General Science MCQs for Junior Elementary

School Teacher (JEST) Test

Sukkur IBA Testing Service (STS)

General Science Multiple Choice Questions

The following 50 multiple-choice questions are designed to test your knowledge
of general science for the Junior Elementary School Teacher (JEST) test conducted
by Sukkur IBA Testing Service (STS). Each question has four options, with the cor-
rect answer marked. Explanations are provided separately.
1. What is the primary source of energy for Earth’s climate?
A) Moon B) Sun C) Earth’s core D) Wind
Correct Answer: B) Sun

2. Which state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape?

A) Solid B) Liquid C) Gas D) Plasma
Correct Answer: B) Liquid

3. What is the basic unit of life?

A) Atom B) Cell C) Molecule D) Tissue
Correct Answer: B) Cell

4. What gas do plants use during photosynthesis?

A) Oxygen B) Carbon dioxide C) Nitrogen D) Helium
Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide

5. Which force pulls objects toward the Earth?

A) Magnetism B) Gravity C) Friction D) Electricity
Correct Answer: B) Gravity

6. Which of the following is a physical change?

A) Burning wood B) Melting ice C) Rusting iron D) Cooking food
Correct Answer: B) Melting ice

7. What is the chemical symbol for water?

A) H2 O B) CO2 C) O2 D) NaCl

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 Correct Answer: A) H2 O

8. Which organ in the human body pumps blood?

A) Brain B) Heart C) Liver D) Kidney
Correct Answer: B) Heart

9. What is the process by which plants make their own food?

A) Respiration B) Photosynthesis C) Digestion D) Excretion
Correct Answer: B) Photosynthesis

10. Which of the following is a renewable resource?

A) Coal B) Oil C) Solar energy D) Natural gas
Correct Answer: C) Solar energy

11. What is the boiling point of water at standard pressure?

A) 0°C B) 50°C C) 100°C D) 150°C
Correct Answer: C) 100°C

12. Which of the following animals is a mammal?

A) Crocodile B) Python C) Dolphin D) Lizard
Correct Answer: C) Dolphin

13. What is the main function of leaves in a plant?

A) Absorb water B) Make food C) Support the plant D) Store nutrients
Correct Answer: B) Make food

14. Which of the following is a conductor of electricity?

A) Plastic B) Wood C) Copper D) Glass
Correct Answer: C) Copper

15. What is the smallest unit of an element?

A) Molecule B) Atom C) Compound D) Mixture
Correct Answer: B) Atom

16. Which gas makes up about 78% of Earth’s atmosphere?

A) Oxygen B) Nitrogen C) Carbon dioxide D) Argon
Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen

17. What is the process of a liquid turning into a gas called?

A) Condensation B) Evaporation C) Freezing D) Sublimation
Correct Answer: B) Evaporation

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18. Which human organ is responsible for breathing?
A) Lungs B) Stomach C) Liver D) Pancreas
Correct Answer: A) Lungs

19. What type of energy is stored in food?

A) Kinetic B) Chemical C) Thermal D) Mechanical
Correct Answer: B) Chemical

20. Which of the following is a herbivore?

A) Lion B) Eagle C) Cow D) Snake
Correct Answer: C) Cow

21. What is the chemical formula for table salt?

A) NaCl B) KCl C) CaCl2 D) MgCl2
Correct Answer: A) NaCl

22. Which part of a plant anchors it to the ground?

A) Stem B) Leaf C) Root D) Flower
Correct Answer: C) Root

23. What is the main function of the human skeleton?

A) Digestion B) Support and movement C) Breathing D) Blood pro-
duction
Correct Answer: B) Support and movement

24. Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

A) Cutting paper B) Freezing water C) Burning paper D) Dissolving
sugar
Correct Answer: C) Burning paper

25. What is the primary function of the small intestine?

A) Absorb nutrients B) Store food C) Break down proteins D) Remove
waste
Correct Answer: A) Absorb nutrients

26. Which of the following is a non-metal?

A) Iron B) Sulfur C) Copper D) Aluminum
Correct Answer: B) Sulfur

27. What is the process of a gas turning into a liquid called?

A) Evaporation B) Condensation C) Freezing D) Melting
Correct Answer: B) Condensation

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28. Which of the following is a form of energy?
A) Light B) Water C) Air D) Soil
Correct Answer: A) Light

29. Which organ filters waste from the blood in the human body?
A) Heart B) Kidney C) Lungs D) Stomach
Correct Answer: B) Kidney

30. What is the green pigment in plants that helps in photosynthesis?

A) Chlorophyll B) Hemoglobin C) Melanin D) Carotene
Correct Answer: A) Chlorophyll

31. Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

A) Wind B) Coal C) Solar energy D) Hydropower
Correct Answer: B) Coal

32. What protects the brain in the human body?

A) Skull B) Ribs C) Spine D) Pelvis
Correct Answer: A) Skull

33. Which of the following is a producer in a food chain?

A) Lion B) Grass C) Wolf D) Eagle
Correct Answer: B) Grass

34. What is the main source of nutrients for a plant?

A) Air B) Soil C) Sunlight D) Water
Correct Answer: B) Soil

35. Which of the following animals breathes through gills?

A) Frog B) Fish C) Snake D) Bird
Correct Answer: B) Fish

36. What is the pH of a neutral solution?

A) 0 B) 7 C) 14 D) 10
Correct Answer: B) 7

37. Which of the following is an omnivore?

A) Cow B) Lion C) Human D) Deer
Correct Answer: C) Human

38. What is the chemical symbol for oxygen gas?

A) O B) O2 C) O3 D) CO

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 Correct Answer: B) O2

39. Which of the following is a method to separate sand and water?

A) Evaporation B) Filtration C) Distillation D) Chromatography
Correct Answer: B) Filtration

40. What is the process of shedding old skin in reptiles called?

A) Molting B) Hibernation C) Metamorphosis D) Migration
Correct Answer: A) Molting

41. Which human body system includes the brain and spinal cord?
A) Circulatory system B) Nervous system C) Digestive system D) Res-
piratory system
Correct Answer: B) Nervous system

42. What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide?

A) CO B) CO2 C) C2 O D) O2
Correct Answer: B) CO2

43. Which of the following is a source of light energy?

A) Battery B) Sun C) Food D) Wind
Correct Answer: B) Sun

44. What is the main component of the cell wall in plants?

A) Cellulose B) Protein C) Starch D) Sugar
Correct Answer: A) Cellulose

45. Which of the following is an acid?

A) Lemon juice B) Baking soda C) Sugar syrup D) Milk
Correct Answer: A) Lemon juice

46. What is the process by which caterpillars turn into butterflies?

A) Molting B) Metamorphosis C) Hibernation D) Migration
Correct Answer: B) Metamorphosis

47. Which of the following animals hibernates?

A) Lion B) Bear C) Eagle D) Snake
Correct Answer: B) Bear

48. What is the largest organ in the human body?

A) Heart B) Liver C) Skin D) Brain
Correct Answer: C) Skin

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49. Which of the following is a decomposer?
A) Grass B) Mushroom C) Lion D) Eagle
Correct Answer: B) Mushroom

50. What is the main function of white blood cells?

A) Carry oxygen B) Fight infection C) Clot blood D) Transport nutri-
ents
Correct Answer: B) Fight infection

Explanations
1. Sun: The Sun provides solar energy that drives Earth’s climate through
heating and weather patterns.
2. Liquid: Liquids have a definite volume but take the shape of their con-
tainer.
3. Cell: The cell is the smallest unit of life, performing all functions necessary
for living organisms.
4. Carbon dioxide: Plants use carbon dioxide in photosynthesis to produce
glucose and oxygen.
5. Gravity: Gravity is the force that pulls objects toward Earth’s center, caus-
ing them to fall.
6. Melting ice: Melting ice is a physical change, as it changes state without
altering its chemical composition.
7. H2 O: Water is a compound with two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom,
represented as H2 O.
8. Heart: The heart pumps blood, supplying oxygen and nutrients throughout
the body.
9. Photosynthesis: Plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce
food in photosynthesis.
10. Solar energy: Solar energy is renewable, unlike finite fossil fuels like coal,
oil, and natural gas.
11. 100°C: Water boils at 100°C at standard atmospheric pressure.
12. Dolphin: Dolphins are mammals, characterized by warm-bloodedness and
nursing their young.
13. Make food: Leaves contain chlorophyll, enabling photosynthesis to pro-
duce food for the plant.
14. Copper: Copper, a metal, conducts electricity, unlike plastic, wood, or glass.

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15. Atom: The atom is the smallest unit of an element that retains its chemical
properties.
16. Nitrogen: Nitrogen constitutes about 78% of Earth’s atmosphere by vol-
ume.
17. Evaporation: Evaporation occurs when liquid molecules gain energy and
become a gas.
18. Lungs: Lungs facilitate breathing by taking in oxygen and releasing carbon
dioxide.
19. Chemical: Food stores chemical energy, which is released during digestion.
20. Cow: Herbivores like cows eat only plants, unlike carnivores or omnivores.
21. NaCl: Table salt is sodium chloride, with the chemical formula NaCl.
22. Root: Roots anchor the plant to the ground and absorb water and nutrients.
23. Support and movement: The skeleton provides structural support and en-
ables movement.
24. Burning paper: Burning paper produces new substances like ash, indicat-
ing a chemical change.
25. Absorb nutrients: The small intestine absorbs nutrients from digested
food into the bloodstream.
26. Sulfur: Sulfur is a non-metal, unlike iron, copper, and aluminum, which
are metals.
27. Condensation: Condensation occurs when gas molecules lose energy and
form a liquid.
28. Light: Light is a form of energy, unlike water, air, or soil.
29. Kidney: Kidneys filter waste from the blood, producing urine.
30. Chlorophyll: Chlorophyll absorbs sunlight, enabling photosynthesis in plants.
31. Coal: Coal is a fossil fuel formed from ancient plant remains.
32. Skull: The skull protects the brain from injury.
33. Grass: Producers like grass make their own food through photosynthesis.
34. Soil: Soil provides essential nutrients for plant growth.
35. Fish: Fish breathe through gills, extracting oxygen from water.
36. 7: A neutral solution has a pH of 7, with equal hydrogen and hydroxide
ions.
37. Human: Omnivores like humans eat both plants and animals.
38. O2 : Oxygen gas exists as a diatomic molecule, O2 .
39. Filtration: Filtration separates solids like sand from liquids like water.

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40. Molting: Reptiles shed old skin in a process called molting.
41. Nervous system: The brain and spinal cord form the nervous system, con-
trolling body functions.
42. CO2 : Carbon dioxide has one carbon and two oxygen atoms, written as CO2 .
43. Sun: The Sun is a natural source of light energy.
44. Cellulose: Plant cell walls are primarily made of cellulose, providing rigid-
ity.
45. Lemon juice: Lemon juice contains citric acid, making it acidic.
46. Metamorphosis: Caterpillars undergo metamorphosis to become butter-
flies.
47. Bear: Bears hibernate during winter to conserve energy.
48. Skin: The skin is the largest organ, protecting the body and regulating tem-
perature.
49. Mushroom: Decomposers like mushrooms break down dead organic mat-
ter.
50. Fight infection: White blood cells defend the body against pathogens.