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Everyday Science MCQs for Students

The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about various science topics including: - The daily calorie needs of 1-3 year old children - How long it takes a 100 watt bulb to use 1 unit of electricity - Which part of the eye (cornea) is used in eye donation - The main component of kidney stones (calcium oxalate) - How many times per day heart valves normally open and close (100,000) - Fresh air requirements for a man (1000 cubic feet per 10 minutes)

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Everyday Science MCQs for Students

The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about various science topics including: - The daily calorie needs of 1-3 year old children - How long it takes a 100 watt bulb to use 1 unit of electricity - Which part of the eye (cornea) is used in eye donation - The main component of kidney stones (calcium oxalate) - How many times per day heart valves normally open and close (100,000) - Fresh air requirements for a man (1000 cubic feet per 10 minutes)

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Everyday Science Mcqs 5

The amount of energy required by the children of age between one to three years
is___________?
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A. 300 k Calories
B. 600 k Calories
C. 900 k Calories
D. 1200 k Calories

According to the definition of 1 KWh, a 100 watt bulb consumes one unit of electricity
in____________?
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A. 1 hours
B. 5 hours
C. 10 hours
D. 15 hours

In eye donation, which one of the following parts of donor’s eye is utilized ?
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A. Iris
B. Lens
C. Cornea
D. Retina

The ‘stone’ formed in human kidney consist mostly of_____________?


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A. Calcium oxalate
B. Sodium acetate
C. Magnesium sulphate
D. Calcium

Approximately, how many times each day do our heart valves open and close normally?
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A. 10,000
B. 1,00,000
C. 1,50,000
D. 2,00,000
Quantity of fresh air required for a man is 1000 cubic feet of air for every____________?
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A. 5 minutes
B. 10 minutes
C. 15 minutes
D. 20 minutes

What kind of weathering takes place on the valley side above the surface of the glacier?
0

A. Plucking
B. Abrasion
C. Chemical weathering
D. Frost shattering

Rainfall related to mountains is:


0

A. Orographic rainfall
B. Normal rainfall
C. Monsoon rains
D. Cyclonic rainfall

What is meant by “Equinox”?


0

A. The longest day


B. The shortest day
C. The sun-month long day
D. Equal duration of day and night

The distance of longitude represents how many minutes difference in time?


0

A. 10 minutes
B. 4 minutes
C. 15 minutes
D. 1 minute

The season changes because of the ____________?


1

A. Moon is revolving round the earth


B. Earth is revolving round its axis
C. Earth is revolving round the sun
D. Planet Mars is attracting the sun

The largest latitude circle on earth is ________?


0

A. Arctic circle
B. Tropic of cancer
C. Tropic of Capricorn
D. The Equator

The oldest barrage on the river Indus at Sukkur was built in_____?
0

A. 1932
B. 1940
C. 1930
D. 1928

Afternoon rains in the equatorial region are the result of influences _______?
0

A. Land Breeze
B. Monsoon
C. Frontal
D. Convectional

When a warm air is lifted off the surface in temperature depression it is called ________?
0

A. An occlusion
B. A cold front
C. An anticyclone
D. A warm front

Water vapour turns into clouds in the atmosphere when:


0

A. It rains
B. The temperature rise
C. Dew point is reached
D. Evaporation takes place

Weather describe the condition of ______ at any one time.


0
A. The earth
B. The land surface
C. The atmosphere
D. The ionosphere

The Stevenson screen contains all of these EXCEPT:


0

A. Wet bulb thermometer


B. Maximum thermometer
C. Ordinary thermometer
D. Anemometer

A wind which reverses seasonally is known as_____?


0

A. Trade
B. Cyclonic
C. Monsoon
D. Polar

A canyon is a large form of ________?


0

A. Dry valley
B. Gorge
C. Pediment
D. Badiand

Which of the statements to about the Troposphere is not true?


0

A. It contains 85-90% of the atmosphere’s mass


B. It contains nearly all the water and oxygen of the atmosphere
C. It is the zone which exhibits changes in condition of weather
D. It is about 350 km thick

The final phase of a star’s evolution is determined by the star’s:


0

A. Age
B. Gravitational pull
C. Density
D. Mass

Which of these is not a Metamorphic rock?


0

A. Quartzite
B. Slate
C. Gneiss
D. Schist

Bore is caused by______?


0

A. Rising tide while meeting river currents


B. Friction from prevailing winds
C. Spring tide and strong winds
D. Unequal heating of oceans

The strength of wave action depends on all these EXCEPT:


0

A. Currents in the sea


B. Wind strength
C. Depth of coastal water
D. Height of waves

The areas around the North and South poles within the Polar circles is called
_____________?
0

A. The Torrid Zone


B. The Frigid Zone
C. The Temperature Zone
D. The Hardiness Zone

In the Composition of the earth, Aluminum is _______________?


0

A. 27.5%
B. 20.3%
C. 14.5%
D. 8.23%

“Rancidity produced in butter can be decreased by adding quinoline to the butter”. This
statements shows that _______________?
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A. Nothing is impossible
B. Quinoline is an inhibitor
C. Quinoline is a catalyst
D. Quinoline is an activator

Gulf streams are caused by__________.


0

A. Cyclones
B. Ocean Pressure
C. Temperature
D. Difference in water level

The production of rubber tree is better adopted to areas where the climate is_________
0

A. Warm and humid


B. Warm and dry
C. Cool and moist
D. cool and dry

There are three types of plate boundaries i.e Divergent, Convergent and____________
0

A. Normal
B. Transform
C. Complex
D. Plain

The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium____________?
0

A. Decrease
B. Increase
C. Remain the same
D. First decrease then increase

AIDS virus is______________________


0

A. Single-stranded RNA
B. Single-stranded DNA
C. Double-stranded RNA
D. Double-stranded DNA

Which Vitamin gets destroyed on heating?


0
A. B
B. E
C. K
D. C

Cow milk is a rich source of____________?


0

A. vitamin C
B. vitamin B
C. vitamin A
D. vitamin K

Which of the following vitamins is synthesized in the body by intestinal bacteria_______?


0

A. Vitamins B1
B. Vitamins B12
C. Vitamins E
D. Vitamins K

Mercury is also known as_________?


0

A. Shine Silver
B. Quick Silver
C. Slow Silver
D. Slippery Silver

what kind of soil is treated with gypsum to make it suitable for cropping______?
0

A. Alkaline
B. Acidic
C. Waterlogged
D. Soil with excessive clay content

Phobos is the natural satellite of which planet__________ ?


0

A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Saturn
D. Neptune

Galvanised Iron sheets have a coating of____________


0

A. Tin
B. Silver
C. Zinc
D. Chromium

Spinach leaves are rich source of________


0

A. Amino acid
B. Iron 
C. Vitamin E
D. Carotene

Which pollutant from motor car exhaust causes mental disease _____?
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A. Carbon dioxide
B. Lead
C. Sulpher Dioxide
D. Mercury

The ratio of pure gold in 18 carat gold is _______________?


0

A. 0.5
B. 0.9
C. 0.8.5
D. 0.75

What is the element required for solar energy conversion ______?


0

A. Ultra pure carbon


B. Silicon
C. Beryllium
D. Tantalum

An element that does not occur in nature but can be produced artificially is__________?
0

A. Plutonium
B. Uranium
C. Radium
D. Thorium
Muscle fatigue is caused by the accumulation of___________?
0

A. Uric acid
B. Lactic acid
C. Oxalacetic acid
D. Fyruvie acid

The total energy of revolving electron in an atom_____________


0

A. Will always be positive


B. Can never be positive
C. Can have any value above zero
D. Cannot be negative

The Virus of AIDS affects the growth of_____________?


0

A. Hemoglobin
B. RBCs in blood
C. T cells in blood
D. Grey Cells in blood

The vitamin which is generally excreted by humans in urine is__________?


0

A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B
C. Vitamin B12
D. Vitamin C

Which of the following metal occurs in free state ______________?


0

A. Lead
B. Iron
C. Mercury
D. Copper

Magnalium is an alloy of_____________?


0

A. Magnesium and Lead


B. Aluminium and Zinc
C. Aluminium and Magnesium
D. Aluminium and Mercury

By which process copper is refined ____________?


0

A. Roasting
B. Oxidation
C. Zone Refining
D. Electrolysis

In which part of the eye lies the pigment that decides the colour of the eyes of a person___?
0

A. Retina
B. Iris
C. Cornea
D. Pupal

Which among the following is responsible for producing color of human skin ___?
0

A. Insulin
B. Vitamin K
C. Melanin
D. DNA

Which one of the following can be synthesized by Liver _______?


0

A. Vitamin B6
B. Vitamin B12
C. Vitamin K
D. Vitamin E

What is/are the basic purpose(s) of dams?


0

A. Storage of water in a large reservoir


B. Generation of electricity
C. Control of floods
D. All of the above

The point that lies directly above the source of an earthquake is known as
_______________ ?
0
A. Earthquake Center
B. Epicenter
C. Gravitational Center
D. Geological Center

Which one is the world’s largest mangrove forest(s)?


0

A. Changa Manga Forest


B. Amazon Forest
C. Sundarbans Forest
D. None of the above

The rocks formed out of layers of sediment bonded together are known as
_______________?
0

A. Metamorphic rocks
B. Sedimentary rocks
C. Igneous rocks
D. All of the above

What is the name of the central part of the earth?


0

A. Mantle
B. Core
C. Crust
D. None of the above

Evaporation from ice and snow is known as___________?


0

A. evaporation
B. sublimation
C. hydrogenation
D. insolation

Ice mass that covers more than fifty-thousand square kilometers of land area is classified
as____________?
0

A. ice sheet
B. ice field
C. glacier erosions
D. ice cap
Pedosphere is sum of_____________?
0

A. Organisms
B. Soil and water
C. Air
D. All of above

Sum of all ecosystems is classified as___________?


0

A. Aero sphere
B. Ionosphere
C. Biosphere
D. Ozonosphere

Average salinity or ratio of salt as per kilogram of water of ocean is__________?


0

A. 35 grams
B. 55 grams
C. 32 grams
D. 42 grams

The protein content in wheat is approximately_______________?


0

A. 6%
B. 9%
C. 12%
D. 15%

Alzheimer’s disease in human beings is characterized by the degeneration of _______


0

A. Kidney cells
B. Nerve cells
C. Liver cells
D. Spleen cells

The protein content of edible portion of egg is___________?


0

A. 13 %
B. 13.3%
C. 14 %
D. 14.5%

Vitamin A is found in the____________?


0

A. Green vegetables 
B. white vegetables
C. Yellow vegetables
D. Red vegetables

On passing through food stuff, X-ray can kill the___________?


0

A. Fungus
B. Virus
C. Bacteria 
D. insects

Intrinsic Semi-conductor is also known as__________?


0

A. Impure-Conductor
B. Pure-Conductor
C. Simple Conductor
D. None of these

Diameter of Sun is_____________?


0

A. 12 Lakh kms
B. 13 Lakh kms
C. 14 Lakh kms
D. 15 Lakh kms

Which is correct order of solar system starting from Sun ?


0

A. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune


B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
C. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
D. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Big Bang was an explosion that occurred ?


1
A. 10 Billion years ago
B. 15 Billion years ago
C. 20 Billion years ago
D. 25 Billion years ago

Big Bang theory explains_____________?


0

A. Origin of Universe
B. Origin of Sun
C. Laws of physics
D. None of above

Approximately how many Galaxies are there ?


0

A. 10 Billion Galaxies
B. 100 Billion Galaxies
C. 1000 Billion Galaxies
D. 10000 Billion Galaxies

Study of the Universe is known as___________?


0

A. Sociology
B. Cosmology
C. Universology
D. Petology

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)______________?


0

A. helps line up cell proteins


B. is poisonous to tissues
C. is often needed as a catalyst
D. aids in oxidation of glucose

Which of the following is a mammal?


0

A. Ostrich
B. Crocodile
C. Platypus
D. Duck

A man can survive without food for atleast?


0

A. 1 month
B. 2 month
C. 3 month
D. 4 month

Places experiencing equal impact of an earthquake are called_________________?


0

A. Seismic lines
B. Seismic built
C. Seismic plates
D. Seismic waves

Border line which separates outer space from Earth’s atmosphere is known
as___________?
0

A. Durand line
B. Space line
C. Venus line
D. Karman line

Second layer of Earth’s atmosphere is__________?


2

A. Stratosphere
B. Mesosphere
C. Troposphere
D. Thermosphere

what is the height of The atmosphere layer mesosphere?


2

A. 85 km
B. 50 km
C. 40 km
D. 10 km

Bromine is a___________________?
2

A. black solid
B. red-brown liquid
C. colourless gas
D. highly inflammable gas
The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognizable traces of the original plant
material is____________?
0

A. bitumen
B. anthracite
C. lignite
D. peat

The property of a substance to absorb moisture from the air on exposure is


called____________?
0

A. osmosis
B. deliquescence
C. efflorescence
D. desiccation

An extremely small piece of silicon on which integrated circuits are implicated is called
__________________?
0

A. Card Reader
B. Hollerith Code
C. Feed
D. Chip

Earth is closest to the sun every year in early ______________, when it’s winter for the
Northern Hemisphere. We’re farthest away from the sun in early __________________,
during our Northern Hemisphere summer.
0

A. January – July
B. June – December
C. July – January
D. December – June

What is it called when the Earth is closest to the sun _____________?


0

A. Aphelion
B. Perihelion
C. Apoapsis
D. Periapsis

Circadian Rhythm refers to _____________?


0

A. Planetary movements
B. Formation of galaxies
C. Human body cycles
D. Calisthenics

Fuzzy logic is a part of_________________?


0

A. Aristotle’s philosophy
B. Computer science
C. Epicurianism
D. Sophism

Periodontics deals with _____________?


0

A. Surgery of spine
B. Stomach disorders
C. Ligaments restoration
D. Dentistry
E. Heart attacks

Which of the following conditions related to smoking involves damage to the alveoli sacs?
0

A. Lung Cancer
B. Atherosclerosis
C. Emphysema
D. Asthma

How does smoking cigarettes impact the red blood cells?


0

A. Decreases their ability to congeal


B. Decreases their ability to carry oxygen
C. Decreases their ability to reach their typical life duration
D. Decreases their ability to cleanse wounds

What is the addictive drug in tobacco ______________?


0

A. Ethanol
B. Nicotine
C. Ammonia
D. Tar

Which of the following chemicals is not found in tobacco smoke?


0

A. Chlorine bleach
B. Rocket fuel
C. Nail polish remover
D. Barbecue lighter fluid

The atmospheric greenhouse effect is produced mainly by the __________________?


0

A. Absorption and re-emission of visible light by the atmosphere


B. Absorption and re-emission of ultraviolet radiation by the atmosphere
C. Absorption and re-emission of infrared radiation by the atmosphere
D. Absorption and re-emission of visible light by clouds
E. Absorption and re-emission of visible light by the ground

At what time of day is the relative humidity normally at a minimum ________________ ?


0

A. When the air temperature is highest


B. Just before sunrise
C. About midnight
D. When the air temperature is lowest

Water vapor is ______________?


0

A. A gas
B. A cloud droplet
C. A rain drop
D. A snowflake

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