GK Questions and Answers Related to General Science

[31] Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. A) 1 and 2
2. B) 1 and 3
3. C) 2 and 3
4. D) 3 and 4

Answer B) 1 and 3

[32] Fungi are plants that lack

1. A) Oxygen
2. B) Carbon dioxide
3. C) Chlorophyll
4. D) None of these

Answer: C) Chlorophyll

[33] Which of the following is not true about the chandrayan1?

1. A) It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008
2. B) India launched the spacecraft using a PSLV-XL rocket, serial number C13
3. C) The vehicle was successfully inserted into lunar orbit on 8 November 2008
4. D) Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced the project on course in his Independence Day speech on 15 August 2003

Answer: B) India launched the spacecraft using a PSLV-XL rocket, serial number C13

[34] Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals?

1. A) Tin
2. B) Lead
3. C) Mercury
4. D) Zinc

Answer: C) Mercury

[35] Which of the following statements regarding ozone layer within the atmosphere is/are correct?

It absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation found in the Sun’s rays

Chlorofluorocarbons are serious threat to the ozone layer

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. A) 1 only
2. B) 2 only
3. C) Both 1 and 2
4. D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: B) 2 only

[36] LPG is a hydrocarbon consisting of a mixture of

1. A) Propane and Butane
2. B) Methane and Butane
3. C) Ethane and Propane
4. D) Ethane and Butane

Answer: A) Propane and Butane

[37] Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is

1. A) Copper
2. B) Magnesium
3. C) Iron
4. D) Calcium

Answer: B) Magnesium

[38] Where is the Headquarter of DRDO?

1. A) New Delhi
2. B) Odisha
3. C) Karnataka
4. D) Maharashtra

Answer: A) New Delhi

[39] As a vegetable preservative poly______ foam is used.

1. A) Uthane
2. B) Urethanes
3. C) Urathanes
4. D) Uriathenes

Answer: B) Urethanes

[40] Amalgam’ is a term used for an alloy of a metal with:

1. A) Copper
2. B) Aluminium
3. C) Lead
4. D) Mercury

Answer: B) Mercury