MCQ Questions on General Science
MCQ Questions on General Science
1- The specific volume of a liquid is the reciprocal of
(A) weight density
(B) mass density
(C) specific weight
(D) specific volume
2- Density of water is
(A) 1 gm/cm3
(B) 1000 Kg/m3
(C) 62.43 lb/ft3
(D) All of the above
3- The specific weight is also known as _______.
(A) Specific density
(B) Specific volume
(C) Weight density
(D) None of the above
4- _______ is measured in Hydrometer scale.
(A) API gravity
(B) Specific gravity
(C) Density
(D) None of the above
5- Liquid widely used in thermometer is _______.
(A) Water
(B) Lime
(C) Copper Sulphate
(D) Mercury
6- Beam balance or calibrated electronic balance is used to measure _______.
(A) Mass
(B) Time
(C) Weight
(D) Acceleration
7- As we gain altitude, density of air _______.
(A) increases
(B) decreases
(C) remains constant
(D) None of the above
8- The turning effect of a force is called the _______ of the force.
(A) perpendicular distance
(B) lever
(C) equilibrium
(D) moment
9- The point through which the weight of a body appears to act is called its
(A) centre of gravity
(B) pivot
(C) fulcrum
(D) handle
10- According to Archimede’s principle, loss of weight of a body immersed in a liquid is equal to
(A) weight of the body
(B) weight of the liquid displaced
(C) weight of the total liquid
(D) None of the above
11- Gun metal is an alloy of
(A) Cu and Al
(B) Cu and Sn
(C) Cu, Zn and Sn
(D) Cu, Zn and Ni
12- Zinc and mercury do not show variable valency like d-block elements because
(A) they are soft
(B) their d-shells are complete
(C) they have only two electrons in the outermost subshell.
(D) their d-shells are incomplete
ANSWERS:
1-(B), 2-(A), 3-(C), 4-(A), 5-(D), 6-(A), 7-(B), 8-(D), 9-(A), 10-(B), 11-(C), 12-(B)