Everyday Science Mcqs - Set 8

1)   The SI base unit for mass is_____________?

a. Gram
b. Pound
c. Kilogram
d. Ounce
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Kilogram

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


2)   The average speed of a moving object during a given interval of time is always:

a. the magnitude of its average velocity over the interval
b. the distance covered during the time interval divided by the time interval
c. one-half its speed at the end of the interval
d. its acceleration multiplied by the time interval
e. one-half its acceleration multiplied by the time interval
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: the distance covered during the time interval divided by the time interval

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   All of the following statements are incorrect except:

a. Precision and accuracy should go side by side in a scientific work
b. Scientific work must be precise, accuracy is not essential
c. Scientific work must be accurate, precision is not essential
d. Calculations must be made before any experiment
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Precision and accuracy should go side by side in a scientific work

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   An atom is_____________?

a. smallest indivisible particle in an element
b. smallest particle of an element which can undergo a chemical reaction
c. building block of an element
d. always smaller than molecule
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: smallest particle of an element which can undergo a chemical reaction

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   Honey contain glucose and fructose along with some other ingredients, it has greater viscosity due to____________?

a. hydrogen bonding
b. irregular shape of the molecules
c. irregular shape of the molecules and strong inter-molecular forces
d. greater molecular size
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: irregular shape of the molecules and strong inter-molecular forces

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   Rate of evaporation of petrol is greater than that of water at room temperature because:

a. petrol molecules do not have any hydrogen bond
b. petrol is an organic compound
c. water molecules have small size
d. petrol molecules have greater size
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: petrol molecules do not have any hydrogen bond

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   The increasing vapor pressure caused by heating a liquid is due to___________?

a. increase inter-molecular interactions
b. increasing potential energy of molecules
c. increasing kinetic energy of molecules
d. decreasing surface tension
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: increasing kinetic energy of molecules

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   Color of the glow produced in the discharge tube:

a. depends on the pressure in the discharge tube
b. depends on the metal used as cathode
c. depends on the gas used in the discharge tube
d. does not depend on the nature of the gas used in the discharge tube
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: depends on the gas used in the discharge tube

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   Nuclear radiation is emitted by those elements whose:

a. molecules are stable
b. molecules are unstable
c. nuclei are stable
d. nuclei are unstable
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: nuclei are unstable

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   Second ionization energy:

a. is always less than first ionization energy
b. is always greater than first ionization energy
c. is equal to the first ionization energy
d. may be greater or less than the first ionization energy depending on the nature of the element
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: is always greater than first ionization energy

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


11)   All of the following are electromagnetic radiations except__________?

a. Red light
b. Sound waves
c. X-Rays
d. Photon
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sound waves

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   Which of the following has the highest energy?

a. gamma rays
b. X-rays
c. Ultra-violet radiation
d. radio waves
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: gamma rays

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   Which of the following has the largest wavelength?

a. visible light
b. x-rays
c. infrared light
d. ultraviolet radiation
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: infrared light

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   Select the arrangement of electromagnetic radiation which starts with the lowest energy and increases to greatest energy?

a. radio, visible, infrared, ultraviolet, x-ray, gamma ray
b. radio, infrared, visible, x-ray, gamma ray, ultraviolet
c. visible, radio, infrared, ultraviolet, x-ray, gamma ray
d. radio, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-ray, gamma ray
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: radio, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-ray, gamma ray

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   “Each electron in an atom must have its own unique set of quantum numbers” is a statement of_______________?

a. Aufbau principle
b. Pauli exclusion principle
c. Hund’s rule
d. Periodic law
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Pauli exclusion principle

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   One of the following ways of expressing the concentration of a solution does not depend on temperature. It is__________?

a. Molarity
b. Molality
c. Normality
d. Formality
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Molality

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   A substance which increases the efficiency of a catalyst is termed as:

a. Promoter
b. Activator
c. Retarder
d. Super catalyst
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Promoter

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   The amount of energy required by the children of age between one to three years is___________?

a. 300 k Calories
b. 600 k Calories
c. 900 k Calories
d. 1200 k Calories
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1200 k Calories

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   According to the definition of 1 KWh, a 100 watt bulb consumes one unit of electricity in____________?

a. 1 hours
b. 5 hours
c. 10 hours
d. 15 hours
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 10 hours

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   In eye donation, which one of the following parts of donor’s eye is utilized ?

a. Iris
b. Lens
c. Cornea
d. Retina
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cornea

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


21)   The ‘stone’ formed in human kidney consist mostly of_____________?

a. Calcium oxalate
b. Sodium acetate
c. Magnesium sulphate
d. Calcium
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Calcium oxalate

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   Approximately, how many times each day do our heart valves open and close normally?

a. 10,000
b. 1,00,000
c. 1,50,000
d. 2,00,000
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1,00,000

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   Quantity of fresh air required for a man is 1000 cubic feet of air for every____________?

a. 5 minutes
b. 10 minutes
c. 15 minutes
d. 20 minutes
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 20 minutes

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


24)   What kind of weathering takes place on the valley side above the surface of the glacier?

a. Plucking
b. Abrasion
c. Chemical weathering
d. Frost shattering
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Frost shattering

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


25)   What is meant by “Equinox”?

a. The longest day
b. The shortest day
c. The sun-month long day
d. Equal duration of day and night
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Equal duration of day and night

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


26)   The oldest barrage on the river Indus at Sukkur was built in_____?

a. 1932
b. 1940
c. 1930
d. 1928
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1932

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


27)   When a warm air is lifted off the surface in temperature depression it is called ________?

a. An occlusion
b. A cold front
c. An anticyclone
d. A warm front
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: An occlusion

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


28)   Water vapour turns into clouds in the atmosphere when:

a. It rains
b. The temperature rise
c. Dew point is reached
d. Evaporation takes place
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Dew point is reached

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


29)   Weather describe the condition of ______ at any one time.

a. The earth
b. The land surface
c. The atmosphere
d. The ionosphere
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The atmosphere

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   A wind which reverses seasonally is known as_____?

a. Trade
b. Cyclonic
c. Monsoon
d. Polar
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Monsoon

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


31)   Which of the statements to about the Troposphere is not true?

a. It contains 85-90% of the atmosphere’s mass
b. It contains nearly all the water and oxygen of the atmosphere
c. It is the zone which exhibits changes in condition of weather
d. It is about 350 km thick
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: It is about 350 km thick

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


32)   The final phase of a star’s evolution is determined by the star’s:

a. Age
b. Gravitational pull
c. Density
d. Mass
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mass

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


33)   Which of these is not a Metamorphic rock?

a. Quartzite
b. Slate
c. Gneiss
d. Schist
e. Diorite
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Diorite

Explanation:
All f the above are Metamorphic rocks while Diorite is the name used for a group of coarse-grained igneous rocks with a composition between that of granite and basalt. It usually occurs as large intrusions, dikes, and sills within continental crust. These often form above a convergent plate boundary where an oceanic plate subducts beneath a continental plate.


34)   The strength of wave action depends on all these EXCEPT:

a. Currents in the sea
b. Wind strength
c. Depth of coastal water
d. Height of waves
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Currents in the sea

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


35)   In the Composition of the earth, Aluminum is _______________?

a. 27.5%
b. 20.3%
c. 14.5%
d. 8.23%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 8.23%

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


36)   “Rancidity produced in butter can be decreased by adding quinoline to the butter”. This statements shows that _______________?

a. Nothing is impossible
b. Quinoline is an inhibitor
c. Quinoline is a catalyst
d. Quinoline is an activator
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Quinoline is an inhibitor

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


37)   Gulf streams are caused by__________.

a. Cyclones
b. Ocean Pressure
c. Temperature
d. Difference in water level
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Ocean Pressure

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


38)   The production of rubber tree is better adopted to areas where the climate is_________

a. Warm and humid
b. Warm and dry
c. Cool and moist
d. cool and dry
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Warm and humid

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


39)   There are three types of plate boundaries i.e Divergent, Convergent and____________

a. Normal
b. Transform
c. Complex
d. Plain
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Transform

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


40)   The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium____________?

a. Decrease
b. Increase
c. Remain the same
d. First decrease then increase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Remain the same

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


41)   AIDS virus is______________________

a. Single-stranded RNA
b. Single-stranded DNA
c. Double-stranded RNA
d. Double-stranded DNA
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Single-stranded RNA

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


42)   Which Vitamin gets destroyed on heating?

a. B
b. E
c. K
d. C
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: C

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


43)   Cow milk is a rich source of____________?

a. vitamin C
b. vitamin B
c. vitamin A
d. vitamin K
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: vitamin A

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


44)   Which of the following vitamins is synthesized in the body by intestinal bacteria_______?

a. Vitamins B1
b. Vitamins B12
c. Vitamins E
d. Vitamins K
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Vitamins K

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


45)   Mercury is also known as_________?

a. Shine Silver
b. Quick Silver
c. Slow Silver
d. Slippery Silver
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Quick Silver

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


46)   what kind of soil is treated with gypsum to make it suitable for cropping______?

a. Alkaline
b. Acidic
c. Waterlogged
d. Soil with excessive clay content
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Alkaline

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


47)   Phobos is the natural satellite of which planet__________ ?

a. Mars
b. Venus
c. Saturn
d. Neptune
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mars

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


48)   Galvanised Iron sheets have a coating of____________

a. Tin
b. Silver
c. Zinc
d. Chromium
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Zinc

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


49)   Spinach leaves are rich source of________

a. Amino acid
b. Iron
c. Vitamin E
d. Carotene
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Iron

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


50)   Which pollutant from motor car exhaust causes mental disease _____?

a. Carbon dioxide
b. Lead
c. Sulpher Dioxide
d. Mercury
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Lead

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!