General Science Quiz for SSC And Railway Exam

1. Pollination by birds is called  

A. autogamy

B. ornithophily

C. entomophily

D. anemophily

2. The study of phenomena at very low temperatures is called  

A. heat transfer

B. morphology

C. crystallography

D. cryogenics

3. The branch of medical science which is concerned with the study of disease as it affects a community of people is called  

A. epidemiology

B. oncology

C. paleontogy

D. pathology

4.Superconductivity is a material property associated with  

A. cooling a substance without a phase change

B. frictionless liquid flow

C. a loss of thermal resistance

D. a loss of electrical resistance

5.If a metal can be drawn into wires relatively easily it is called  

A. malleable

B. ductile

C. extractive

D. tactile

6. Cystitis is the infection of which of the following?  

A. liver

B. urinary bladder

C. pancreas

D. lung

7. Which of the following is primarily composed of calcium carbonate?  

A. Fish scales

B. Shark teeth

C. Oyster Shells

D. Whale bones

8. Water flows through a horizontal pipe at a constant volumetric rate. At a location where the cross sectional area decreases, the velocity of the fluid  

A. increases

B. decreases

C. stays the same

D. none of the above

9. A cyclone is an engineering device that is used to  

A. transport materials

B. segregate particles

C. control switching devices

D. model fractals

10.A gas used as a disinfectant in drinking water is  

A. Hydrogen

B. Oxygen

C. Fluorine

D. Chlorine

Answer key:
01.B
02.D
03.A
04.D
05.B
06.B
07.C
08.A
09.B
10.D