General Science MCQ and A

Here are some general science quiz questions along with answers to increase your general knowledge about science.
General Science Quiz Questions

1. Which instrument is used to measure pressure?
1. Saccharimeter
2. Ammeter
3. Manometer
4. Lactometer

2. What does Angstrom measure?
1. Quantity of liquid
2. Length of light waves
3. Length of cables
4. Speed of ships

3. Light year is related to
1. Energy
2. Speed
3. Distance
4. Intensity

4. Match the following columns
Column 1 Column 2
A. Relative 1. Pyrometer humidity
B. Anemometer 2. High temperature
C. Navigation 3. Hygrometer
D. Direction of wind 4. Chronometer
1 2 3 4
a. B D A C
b. D B A C
c. A D B C
d. C A D B

5. Which of the following instruments is used to measure pressure of gases?
1. Barometer
2. Manometer
3. Ammeter
4. None of these

6. Joule is the unit of
1. Temperature pressure
2. Energy
3. Heat

7. How many Dynes are there in one gram weight?
1. 900
2. 375
3. 981
4. 250

8. How many Ergs are these in 1 Joule?
1. 102
2. 104
3. 106
4. 107

9. The unit of current is
1. Ohm
2. Watt
3. Ampere
4. None of these

10. The unit of energy in MKS system is
1. Volt
2. Erg
3. Ohm
4. Joule

11. The intensity of an earthquake is measured with a
1. Barometer
2. Hydrometer
3. Polygraph
4. Seismograph

12. Centigrade & Fahrenheit scales give same reading at
1. - 40°
2. - 32°
3. - 273°
4. - 100°

13. Match the following columns
Column 1 Column 2
A. Anemometer 1. To measure underwater depth using sound
B. Aneroid barometer 2. To measure very small distances
C. Micrometer 3. Find out wind speed
D. Fathometer 4. Find out direction of wind
5. Measure atmospheric pressure
1 2 3 4
a. A4 B5 C3 D1
b. A3 B5 C2 D1
c. A5 B1 C3 D4
d. A3 B1 C5 D2

14. Who among the following described protoplasm as the physical basis of life?
1. T. H. Huxley
2. Leeuwenhoek
3. Rudolf Virchow
4. J. C. Bose

15. The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun was
1. Newton
2. Dalton
3. Copernicus
4. Einstein

16. Alexander Fleming discovered
1. Penicillin
2. X-ray
3. Streptomycin
4. Telephone

17. Who among following invented the steam engine?
1. Marconi
2. James Watt
3. Thomas Savery
4. Wright Brothers

18. Who invented typewriter?
1. Shockley
2. Pascal
3. Sholes
4. Waterman

19. Match the following columns:
Column 1 Column 2
A. Proton 1. Chadwick
B. Neutron 2. Millikan
C. Charged Electron 3. Goldstein
D. Shelled nature of atom 4. Rutherford
5. Madam Curie
a. A1 B2 C3 D5
b. A2 B1 C4 D3
c. A2 B3 C1 D4
d. A4 B2 C3 D1

20. Who discovered circulation of blood in human body?
1. Edward Jenner
2. Joseph Lister
3. William Harvey
4. Jonon Esals

21. The first attempt in printing was made in England by
1. James Arkwright
2. James Watt
3. William Caxton
4. Isaac Newton

22. Who was the surgeon who pioneered antiseptic surgery in 1865?
1. Edward Jenner
2. Joseph Lister
3. Henry William
4. John Sleeman

23. The credit of inventing the television goes to
1. Faraday
2. Baird
3. Edison
4. Marconi

24. The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to
1. Jonas Salk
2. Alb E. Sabin
3. Selman Waksman
4. None of these

25. Mark the wrong combination
1. James Watt: Steam Engine
2. A.G. Bell: Telephone
3. J. L. Baird: Television
4. J. Perkins: Penicillin

26. Choose the correct combination
1. Typewriter: Remington
2. Dynamite: Dunlop
3. Evolution: Darwin
4. Aeroplane: Harway

27. Who invented the ball point pen?
1. Waterman
2. Oscar
3. Wilson
4. Lazlo Biro

28. Blaze Pascal is associated with
1. Calculating machine
2. Computer
3. Cinema
4. None of these

29. Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the
1. Balloon
2. Bicycle
3. Aeroplane
4. None of these

30. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
1. Roentgen: X-ray
2. Newton: Law of gravitation
3. Faraday: Diffusion of gases
4. Pasteur: Bacteriology

31. Philology is the
1. Study of bones
2. Study of muscles
3. Study of architecture
4. Study of languages

32. Anatomy is the branch of science which deals with
1. Structure of animals and plants
2. Functioning of body organs
3. Animal behavior
4. Cells and tissues

33. Study of earthquakes is known as
1. Ecology
2. Seismology
3. Numismatics
4. None of these

34. Ecology deals with
1. Birds
2. Cell formation
3. Relation between Organisms and their environment
4. Tissues

35. Meteorology is the science of
1. Weather
2. Meteors
3. Metals
4. Earthquakes

36. Oncology is the study of
1. Birds
2. Cancer
3. Mammals
4. Soil

37. Study of life in outer space is known as
1. Endobiology
2. Exobiology
3. Enterobiology
4. Neobiology

38. Numismatics is the study of
1. Coins
2. Numbers
3. Stamps
4. Space

39. Eugenics is the study of
1. Altering humans beings by changing their genetic components
2. People of European origin
3. Different races of mankind
4. Genetics of plants

40. Ornithology is the
1. Study of bones
2. Study of birds
3. Study of smells
4. None of these

41. Who invented the Doctor’s thermometer?
1. Fahrenheit
2. Edison
3. Galileo
4. None of these

42. The velocity of light was first measured by
1. Einstein
2. Newton
3. Romer
4. Galileo

43. Who proposed the chemical evolution of life?
1. Darwin
2. Lammarck
3. Oparin
4. Haechel

44. The telephone was invented by
1. John Logie Baird
2. Alexander Graham Bell
3. Thomas Elva Edison
4. James Watt

45. Who among the following evolved the concept of relationship between mass and energy?
1. Einstein
2. Planck
3. Dalton
4. Rutherford

46. Match the following columns:
Column 1 Column 2
A. Radioactivity 1. Planck
B. Periodic Table 2. Thomson
C. Quantum Theory 3. Rutherford
D. X-Rays 4. Mendeleev
5. Roentgen
6. Becquerel
a. A1 B3 C5 D2
b. A6 B5 C3 D5
c. A3 B2 C1 D5
d. A6 B4 C1 D5

47. Match the following columns:
Column 1 Column 2
A. Marconi 1. Radio
B. Darwin 2. Natural selection theory
C. Laennec 3. Orthogenesis theory
D. Baird 4. Stethoscope
5. Television
a. A1 B3 C4 D5
b. A5 B4 C3 D2
c. A1 B2 C4 D5
d. A3 B5 C2 D4

48. Robert Koch worked on
1. Tuberculosis
2. Cholera
3. Malaria
4. Diabetes

49. Who discovered Uranus?
1. Herschel
2. Ganleo
3. Copernicus
4. None of these

50. Who among the following is associated with the invention of computers?
1. Edison
2. Babbage
3. Mac Millen
4. Rangabhashyam

Answers to General Science Quiz Questions

1. c 2. d 3. c 4. a 5. b
6. c 7. c 8. d 9. c 10. d
11. d 12. a 13. b 14. a 15. c
16. a 17. b 18. c 19. c 20. c
21. c 22. b 23. b 24. a 25. d
26. c 27. d 28. a 29. c 30. c
31. d 32. a 33. b 34. c 35. a
36. b 37. b 38. a 39. a 40. b
41. a 42. c 43. c 44. b 45. a
46. d 47. c 48. a 49. a 50.