MCQ Questions and Answers on General Awareness
1- Which of the following planets is NOT a terrestrial planet?
(A) Mercury
(B) Venus
(C) Jupiter
(D) None of the above
2- The period taken to revolve the Sun around the centre of the galaxy is called _______.
(A) Light year
(B) Astronomical year
(C) Parsee
(D) Cosmic year
3- The temperature of sun is measured by _______.
(A) Hypsometer
(B) Thermopile
(C) Pyrometer
(D) None of the above
4- Which of the following organs of Human body produces insulin?
(A) Liver
(B) Pancreas
(C) Kidney
(D) Large Intestine
5- The distance between two consecutive compressions of a sound wave is called as
(A) Wavelength
(B) Amplitude
(C) Frequency
(D) Intensity
6- Biogas is primarily a mixture of _______.
(A) Methane and carbon dioxide
(B) Methane and oxygen
(C) Propane and carbon dioxide
(D) Propane and oxygen
7- Which one of the following process involves photosynthesis?
(A) Potential energy is released to form free energy.
(B) Free energy is converted into potential energy and stored.
(C) Food is oxidized to release carbon dioxide and water.
(D) Oxygen is taken in, and carbon dioxide and water vapor are given out.
8- Which one of the following has the highest fuel value?
(A) Hydrogen
(B) Natural gas
(C) Charcoal
(D) None of the above
9- An artificial satellite orbiting around the earth does not fall down. This is so because the attraction of the earth _______.
(A) Does not exist at such distance.
(B) Is neutralized by the attraction of the moon.
(C) Provides the necessary speed for its steady motion
(D) Provides the necessary acceleration for its motion
10- Which of the following is NOT a genetic disorder?
(A) Scurvy
(B) Thalassemia
(C) Hemophilia
(D) Cystic fibrosis
11- Which one of the following rays carry 50 percent of the total energy of the Solar Spectrum?
(A) Ultraviolet rays
(B) Visible rays
(C) Infrared rays
(D) Long waves
12- One Astronomical Unit (AU) is approximately equal to _______.
(A) Average distance between Sun & Earth
(B) Average distance between Earth & Moon
(C) Average distance between Moon & Sun
(D) None of the above
13- Which of the following techniques can be used to separate cream from milk?
(A) Chromatography
(B) Distillation
(C) Filtration
(D) Centrifugation
14- Earth’s atmosphere can be divided into how many layers?
(A) Three
(B) Four
(C) Five
(D) Six
ANSWERS:
1-(C), 2-(D), 3-(C), 4-(B), 5-(A), 6-(A), 7-(B), 8-(A), 9-(D), 10-(A), 11-(C), 12-(A), 13-(D), 14-(C)