MCQ on General Science (Set 9)

1. A liquid drop is spherical in shape due to 

A)capillarity

B) viscosity

C) buoyancy

D) surface tension

  Ans: D) surface tension

2. Ascorbic acid is the chemical name of 

A) vitamin A

B) vitamin B

C) vitamin C

D) Vitamin D

Ans: D) Vitamin D

3. The thermoregulatory centre in the human brain is 

A) pituitry gland

B) spinal cord

C) cerebellum

D) Hypothallamus

Ans: D) Hypothallamus

4.The common mushrooms that erupt out from soil during rainy season is referred to as  

A) Ascocap

B) mesocarp

C)Basidiocarp

D) Epicarp
Ans: C)Basidiocarp

5. The shape of ammonia molecule

A) tetrahedral

B) linear

C) pyramidal

D) planar

Ans: C) pyramidal

6. Whch is a widely used diagnostic test for AIDS

A) Biopsy

B) X Ray

C) Widal Test

D) ELISA

Ans:D) ELISA

7. Unicellular algae in the following which is used as Single Cell protein(SCP) is 

A) chalamydomonas

B) chara

C) Gonyaulax

D) Chlorella

Ans: D)Chlorella

8. Arrangement of floral leave in a bud condition of a flower is termed as 

A) Aestivation 

B) Phyllotaxy

C) Veination

D) Placentation

Ans: A) Aestivation 

9. Give an example for insitu biodiversity conservation?

A) zoological parks

B) botanical parks

C) national parks

D) museums

Ans: C) national parks

10. Flowering response of plants towards the period of light exposure is termed as  

A) phototropism

B) photoperiod

C) photoperiodism

D) photorespiration

Ans:C) photoperiodism