General Science Quiz for SSC Exam – General Knowledge

1 Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN?
(A)  Biro Brothers
(B)  Waterman Brothers
(C)  Bicc Brothers
(D)  Write Brothers

2  Bromine is a
(A)  Black solid
(B)  Red liquid
(C) Colourless gas
(D) Highly inflammable gas

3 Tetraethyl lead is used as
(A) Pain killer
(B) Fire extinguisher
(C) Mosquito repellent
(D) Petrol additive

4 Which of the following is used as a lubricant?
(A)  Graphite
(B)  Silica
(C)  Iron Oxide
(D)  Diamond

5 Permanent hardness of water may be removed by the addition of
(A)  Sodium carbonate
(B)  Alum
(C)  Potassium permanganate
(D)  Lime

6  Most soluble in water is
(A)  Camphor
(B)  Sulphur
(C)  Common salt
(D)  Sugar

7  Marsh gas is
(A)  Nitrogen
(B)  Ethane
(C)  Methane
(D)  Hydrogen

8 Which part of the plant carries food and water through the plant
(A) Stem
(B) Roots
(C) Leaves
(D) Flower

9  One of the following organisms does not reproduce by binary fission.This is
(A) Amoeba
(B) Plasmodium
(C) Leishmania
(D) Paramecium

10  Asexual reproduction is
(A) A fusion of specialised cells
(B) A method by which all types of organisms reproduce
(C) A method producing genetically identical offspring
(D) A method in which more than one parent is involved

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