General Studies – Questions and Answers
General Studies – Questions and Answers
1-Which imaginary line joins the areas having equal rainfall?
(A) Isobar
(B) Isotherm
(C) Isohyet
(D) Isotope
2-Name the scientist who first declared that the earth revolves around the sun
(A) Newton
(B) Galileo
(C) Ptolemy
(D) Copernicus
3-Which of the following is most toxic gas?
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Hydrogen
(D) Carbon monoxide
4-With which of the following games is the Davis Cup associated?
(A) Basketball
(B) Lawn Tennis
(C) Table Tennis
(D) Badminton
5-When it is 3pm at Greenwich, what will be the time at a place situated at 60° east longitude?
(A) 12 noon
(B) 6 pm
(C) 7 pm
(D) 12 midnight
6-Which of the following gases in air unites with many metals?
(A) Hydrogen
(B) Oxygen
(C) Helium
(D) Carbon dioxide
7-Which organ is affected by Trachoma?
(A) Eyes
(B) Liver
(C) Brain
(D) Heart
8-The human cell contains
(A) 21 pairs of chromosomes
(B) 22 pairs of chromosomes
(C) 23 pairs of chromosomes
(D) 24 pairs of chromosomes
9-Which one of the following describes water as a resource?
(A) Abiotic Resource
(B) Biotic Resource
(C) Non-renewable Resources
(D) Cyclic Resource
10-Parliamentary form of government first evolved in
(A) The United States
(B) Britain
(C) Spain
(D) Italy
11-Which is the largest living bird on Earth?
(A) Emu
(B) Ostrich
(C) Albatross
(D) Siberian Crane
12-The phenomenon of light associated with the appearance of blue colour of the sky is
(A) Interference
(B) Reflection
(C) Refraction
(D) Scattering
13-The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber
(A) Sulphur
(B) Bromine
(C) Silicon
(D) Phosphorous
14-Sound waves with frequency greater than 20000 Hz is
(A) Sonic
(B) Ultrasonic
(C) Infrasonic
(D) Subsonic
ANSWERS:
1-(C), 2-(D), 3-(D), 4-(B), 5-(C), 6-(B), 7-(A), 8-(C), 9-(D), 10-(B), 11-(B), 12-(D), 13-(A), 14-(B)