Kerala PSC - Important and Expected General Science Questions - 65

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1. The name of the ship Charles Darwin used for his epic voyage was
[a] HMS Beagle
[b] HMS Victory
[c] RMS Lusitania
[d]RMS Titanic

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2.  Pollination by Birds is called
[a] anemophily
[b] entemophly
[c] ornithophily
[d] zoophily

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3. An irregularly occurring and complex series of climatic changes affecting the equatorial Pacific region characterized by the appearance of unusually warm current of water is known as
[a] Pacific current
[b] La Nino
[c] Adriatic current
[d] El Nino

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4. Which one of the following is a water soluble vitamin?
[a] Vitamin A
[b] Vitamin D
[c] Vitamin C
[d] Vitamin K

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5. Light Year is the unit of
[a] Time
[b] Light
[c] distance
[d] intensity of light

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6. The scientist who got Nobel Prize for both in Physics and Chemistry is
[a] Rosalind Franklin
[b] Marie Curie
[c] Gregor Mendel
[d] James Watson

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7. The number of moles of solute present in 1 Kg of solvent is called its
[a] Molality
[b] Molarity
[c] Normality
[d] Solubility

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8. Which one of the following gases is predominant in the atmosphere?
[a] Argon
[b] Carbon
[c] Nitrogen
[d] Oxygen

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9. The acid produced when milk gets soured is
[a] Tartaric acid
[b] Acetic acid
[c] Palmitic acid
[d] Lactic acid

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10. Pure water freezes at what temperature?
[a] 32F
[b] 100 F
[c] 0 F
[d] 46 F

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11. The common name of Washing Soda is
[a] Calcium Carbonate
[b] Sodium Carbonate
[c] Calcium Bicarbonate
[d] Calcium Sulphate

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12. The weight of an object will be minimum when it is placed at
[a] North Pole
[b] South Pole
[c] Equator 
[d] Centre of the Earth

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13. The first metal used by man was
[a] Copper
[b] Iron
[c] Aluminium
[d] Bronze

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14. Which one is a male sex hormone?
[a] Adrenalin
[b] Androgen
[c] Angiotensin
[d] Estrogen

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15. Artificial food ripening is carried out by using the gas
[a] Carbon dioxide
[b] Ethylene
[c] Nitrogen
[d] Chlorine

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