JP CAREER POINT
(An Institute for IAS and MPSC Exam)
GENERAL SCIENCE CLASS TEST SERIES - I
NAME: _____________________________________ Shift : _______________________
1. The main constituent of liquified petroleum gas is
a) Methane b) Ethane c) Butane d) propane
2. The natural gas mainly consists of
a) Methane b) Ethane c) Butane d) propane
3. The defect of vision which cannot be corrected by using spectacles is
a) Myopia b) Presbyopia c) Cataract d) Hypermetropia
4. The twinkling of stars is due to
a) Reflection of light b) Dispersion of light
c) Interference of light d) Refraction of light
5. The stars appear higher in the sky than they actually are due to
a) diffraction of light b) scattering of light
c) refraction of light d) reflection of light
6. The work done in moving a unit charge across two points in an electric circuit is called
a) Current b) potential difference
c) resistance d) power
7. The device used for measuring potential difference is known as
a) Potentiometer b) Ammeter c) Galvanometer d) voltmeter
8. Sound is produced due to
a) Friction b) Circulation c) Vibration d) Refraction
9. The S.I. unit for measuring potential difference is
a) Ampere b) Joule c) Volt d) coulomb
10. Name the force which is responsible for the revolution of earth around the sun
a) Centrifugal force b) Inertia of rest
c) Inertia of motion d) Gravitational force
11. The audible range of hearing for average human beings is in the frequency range of
a) 20 Hz – 20 kHz. b) 20 Hz – 20 MHz
c) 20 Hz – 20 mHz d) 20 Hz – 20 pHz.
12. Sound waves with frequencies below the audible range are termed
a) Ultrasonic b) Infrasonic
c) Supersonic d) None of these
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13. Rocket works on the principle of
a) Newton’s third law b) Newton’s first law
c) Newton’s second law d) Archimedes principle
14. What does an odometer in a vehicle measures?
a) Distance b) Speed c) Velocity d) Acceleration
15. Life span of RBC is
a) 5-8 days b) 10-20 days c) 80-90 days d) 100-120 days
16. Study of fossils is known as
a) Paleontology b) Paleobotany c) Anatomy d) Ornithology
17. From the list given below select the trait that can be acquired but not inherited
a) Colour of skin b) Colour of eye c) Size of body d) Nature of hair
18. Villi are present in
a) Stomach b) Esophagus c) Large intestine d) Small intestine
19. The medicines kill or stop the growth of the disease-causing microorganisms. Such medicines
are called
a) Antibiotics b) Antigen c) Preservatives d) Pathogens
20. When a disease-carrying microbe enters our body, the body produces _________to fight the
invader.
a) Antigen b) Antibodies c) Vaccine d) None of these
21. Which of the following acts as a carrier of dengue virus?
a) Female Anopheles mosquito b) Female Aedes mosquito
c) House fly d) None of these
22. The BCG vaccine is given for the immunity against
a) Hepatitis b) Jaundice c) Tuberculosis d) Malaria
23. Which of the following is a nutritional deficiency disease?
a) Rickets b) Diabetes c) Hypertension d) Typhoid
24. Xylem and phloem are examples of
a) epithelial tissue b) simple tissue
c) protective tissue d) complex tissue
25. Which type of tissues is/are found in plants?
a) Meristematic tissue b) Permanent tissue
c) Both a) and b) d) None of these
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26. At the time of short circuit the current in the circuit
a) reduces b) does not change
c) increases heavily d) Varies continuously
27. Circuit breaker device which can be used in place of fuse in domestic electric wiring is called
a) CBD b) DCB b) MCD d) MCB
28. MCB is a device which cuts off the electricity supply in case of short circuiting and overloading
works on
a) chemical effect of current b) heating effect of current
c) magnetic effect of current d) Both b and c
29. One nanometer is equal to
a) 10-6m b) 10-8m c) 10-9m d) 10-12m
30. The heart of class Mammalia consists of how many chambers?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
31. Consider the following:
1. 90-92 per cent of plasma is water and proteins contribute 6-8 per cent of it.
2. Fibrinogen, globulins and albumins are the major proteins.
3. Fibrinogens are needed for clotting or coagulation of blood.
Which of the above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 only c) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3
32. Consider the following:
1. Leucocytes are also known as white blood cells (WBC) as they are colorless due to the
lack of haemoglobin.
2. They are non- nucleated.
3. Lymphocytes (20-25 per cent) are of two major types - ‘B’ and ‘T’ forms. Both B and T
lymphocytes are responsible for immune responses of the body.
Which of the above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 only c) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3
33. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Diseases) (Types of diseases)
A. Haemophilia 1. Deficiency disease
B. Diabetes 2. Genetic disease
C. Rickets 3. Hormonal disorder
D. Ringworm 4. Fungal infection
Codes:
A B C D
a) 2 3 4 1
b) 2 3 1 4
c) 3 2 1 4
d) 3 2 4 1
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34. On which of the following principles is Hydraulic lift based?
a) Pascal law b) Bernoulli’s principle
c) Stoke’s law d) Torricelli’s law
35. Which of the following disease caused by coronavirus family
1. SARS
2. MERS
3. COVID-19
Select the correct answer using the code given below
a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3
36. An electric generator converts
a) electrical energy into mechanical energy
b) mechanical energy into heat energy
c) electrical energy into chemical energy
d) mechanical energy into electrical energy
37. Weight of object on the moon = ________ × its weight on the earth.
a) ½ b) ⅓
c) ⅙ d) ⅛
38. A straight current carrying conductor wire has a magnetic field
a) lines of force parallel to the conductor wire
b) lines of force perpendicular to the conductor wire
c) lines of force in concentric circles around the conductor wire
d) lines of force starting radically from the wire
39. Electromagnetic induction is a phenomenon to
a) charge any matter
b) rotate a coil
c) produce magnetic field in a coil
d) to produce induced current when either coil and magnet moves
40. Fleming's left hand rule indicates the direction of
a) Current b) Magnetic field
c) Force experienced by conductor d) None of these
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