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Complete General Science Quiz with Answers
Question: The earth satellite Aryabhatta was put in orbit by India on __________.
(A) October 20, 1978
(B) November 14, 1978
(C) January 26, 1979
(D) April 19, 1975
Question: The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is ___________.
(A) Pyrometer
(B) Eudiometer
(C) Barometer
(D) Hydrometer
Question: A light year means ___________.
(A) a unit of length
(B) a unit of time
(C) a year of no consequence
(D) illumination throughout the year
Question: The sun continuously produces an enormous amount of energy. This is due to ___________.
(A) nuclear fission
(B) nuclear fusion
(C) chemical combustion
(D) boiling
Question: The principle on which a Jet engine works is __________.
(A) conservation of mass
(B) Newtonian law of action and reaction
(C) conservation of angular momentum
(D) None of the above
Question: A man Jumping out of a moving train is thrown ____________.
(A) forward
(B) backward
(C) sideways
(D) None of the above
Question: It is easier to climb down a staircase than climb up because in climbing down __________.
(A) work is done against gravity
(B) the steepness of the staircase isn’t felt
(C) gravity assists
(D) there is no friction between the legs and steps
Question: In which of the following will a piece of iron weigh most?
(A) in air
(B) in an atmosphere of oxygen
(C) in an atmosphere of CO2
(D) in vacuum
Question: The unit of power in SI is ____________.
(A) Joule
(B) Newton
(C) Joule/Sec
(D) Erg/Sec
Question: Chronometer is an instrument to measure _____________.
(A) heat
(B) electric potential
(C) time
(D) distance between two points
Question: Which physical quantity is measured in watts _____________.
(A) power
(B) kinetic energy
(C) momentum
(D) impulse
Question: When the velocity of a body is halved ______________.
(A) its momentum is halved
(B) its kinetic energy is halved
(C) its acceleration is halved
(D) its potential energy is halved
Question: Mercury is used in thermometers because _________________.
(A) it has a high thermal conductivity
(B) it has uniform expansivity
(C) it has a high boiling point and low freezing point
(D) all the above
Question: An astronomical unit of distance is _______.
(A) a kilometer
(B) light year
(C) the average distance from the earth to the sun
(D) None of the above
Question: The barometer was invented by ______________.
(A) Michael Faraday
(B) Torricelli
(C) Thomas Alva Edison
(D) Benjamin Franklin
Question: Where does the center of gravity of a rubber ring lie?
(A) on the outer surface
(B) in the inner surface
(C) at the centre of the ring
(D) None of the above
Question: A temperature below absolute zero for an ideal gas __________.
(A) cannot be attained experimentally
(B) can be attained
(C) is impossible
(D) Does not exist at all
Question: The atmosphere gets heated up mainly by ____________.
(A) direct sun’s rays
(B) radiation from earth’s surface
(C) radiogenic heat (resulting from radioactive decay)
(D) cosmic rays coming from space
Question: The hygrometer is an apparatus used for finding the _____________.
(A) the density of a liquid
(B) relative humidity of the atmosphere
(C) intensity of light
(D) temperature of air
Question: In a refrigerator, the refrigerant is _________________.
(A) Nitrogen
(B) Oxygen
(C) Chlorine
(D) Freon