GENERAL SCIENCE QUIZ FOR SSC EXAMS

1. Which of the following carbohydrates is most abundant in nature?
(a) glucose
(b) fructose
(c) starch
(d) cellulose

2. The sweetest of all sugars is—
(a) glucose 
(b) lactose
(c) sucrose
(d) fructose

3. Sucrose on hydrolysis gives—
(a) glucose only  
(b) glucose and galactose
(c) glucose and fructose
(d) glucose and lactose

4. The disaccharide present in milk is—
(a) sucrose  
(b) lactose
(c) maltose
(d) none of these

5. Starch is a polymer of—
(a) fructose 
(b) glucose
(c) both (a) and (b) 
(d) none of these

6. Enzymes are—
(a) carbohydrates  
(b) lipids
(c) proteins
(d) None of these

7. On hydrolysis proteins give—
(a) nucleotides  
(b) nucleosides
(c) amides
(d) amino acids

8. Which of the following have coiled helical structure?
(a) Proteins  
(b) Lipids  
(c) Carbohydrate
(d) Vitamins

9. Vitamin C is—
(a) ascarbic acid 
(b) nicotinic acid
(c) citric acid
(d) tartaric acid 

10. Iodine deficiency in diet is known to cause—
(a) beri-beri 
(b) rickets 
(c) night-blindness
(d) goiter


Answer Key
1. (d)
2. (d)
3. (c)
4. (b)
5. (b)
6. (c)
7. (d)
8. (a)
9. (a)
10. (d)