Everyday Science Solved MCQs
1) One of the countries through which equator passes is:
(a) Kenya
(b) Malaysia
(c) Malta
(d) Pakistan
2) Copper can be converted into gold by:
(a) Artificial radioactivity
(b) heating
(c) Electroplating
(d) Chemical reaction
3) The three elements needed for healthy growth of plants are:
(a) N, P, K
(b) N, C, P
(c) N, K,
(d) N, S, P
4) Clocks, which moves with the velocities compareable with the velocity of light, run:
(a) fast
(b) slow
(c) equal to the velocity of light
(d) with zero velocity
5) Max Planck received the noble prize in Physics in 1918 for his discovery of:
(a) electron
(b) energy quanta
(c) photon
(d) positron
6) Bronze medal is made up of metals:
(a) (copper,nickel)
(b) (copper, tin)
(c) (copper, silver)
(d) (copper, zinc)
7) Addison’s disease is caused by the excessive secretion of:
(a) Antiduretic Harmone
(b) Luteinising Harmone
(c) Melanophore stimulating Harmone
(d) Adrenocorticotrophic Harmone
8) Development of calf muscles in ladies who wear high heels is a common example of:
(a) Natural Selection
(b) inheritance of acquired character
(c) Use and disuse of organ
(d) Artificial selection
9) Margalla Hill is a branch of:
(a) Karakorum range
(b) Hindukash range
(c) Himalaya range
(d) Nanga Parbat range
10) Humming bird belongs to a category called:
(a) Ectotherm
(b) Endotherm
(c) Exotherm
(d) Heterotherm.
(a) Oxidation-Loss of an electron
(b) Oxidation – gain of an electron
(c) Reduction – gain of a neutron
(d) Reduction – loss of a neutron
(2) Radioactive isotope of Uranium used in Nuclear Bomb is:
(a)92 U 235
(b)92 U 234
c)92 U 233
d)92 U 238
(3) Human population growth is greatest in developing countries because:
(a) the birth rate is high in developing countries
(b) the death rate is high in developing countries.
(c) much of the population has already reached the child bearing age.
(d) most of the world’s population lives in industrialized countries.
(4) Which woody raw material is used for the manufacture of paper pulp?
(a) Cotton
(b) Poplar
(c) Bagasse
(d) Rice straw
(5) Rectified spirit contains alcohol about:
(a) 80%
(b) 95%
(c) 70%
(d) 85%
(6) Which of the following elements is not present abundantly in earth’s crust:
(a) Silicon
(b) Radium
(c) Aluminum
(d) Carbon
(7) The famous book; Al – Qanoun was written by the Muslim scientist:
(a.) Jabar bin Hayyan
(b) Zakariya Al – Razi
(c) Abu Ali Sina
(d) Abdul Qasim Majreeti
(8) Basic metals can be converted into gold by:
(a) Heating
(b) Beating
(c) Artificial nuclear radioactivity
(d) Chemical reaction
(9) A light year is a unit of:
(a) Time
(b) Energy
(c) Length
(d) Mass
(10) One of the main function of the earth’s ozone layer is to:
(a) Prevent global warming
(b) Filter out ultraviolet rays
(c) Absorb pollution
(d) All of the above
41. Insulin is injected into the intestines by
A. Pancreas
B. Liver
C. Stomach
D. Gall bladder
42. Lock Jaw, i.e., difficulty in opening the mouth is a symptom of
A. Cholera
B. Plague
C. Tetanus
D. Diphtheria
43. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
A. Plague-rats
B. Rabies-dog
C. Tapeworm-pig
D. Poliomyelitis-monkey
44. Match the following columns
Column I Column II
A. Air-borne 1. Tetanus
B. Water-borne 2. Tuberculosis
C. Contact 3. Cholera
D. Wound 4. Syphilis
A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 4 3 2 1
45. Ricketts is a disease of the
A. Bones
B. Tissue
C. Muscles
D. Blood
46. Which of the following statements is correct
A. Pulmonary artery carries pure blood
B. Pulmonary artery carries impure blood
C. Pulmonary vein carries impure blood
D. None of these
47. Lungs are situated in the
A. Abdominal cavity
B. Pericardial cavity
C. Buccal cavity
D. Thoracic cavity
48. The human cell contains
A. 44 chromosomes
B. 48 chromosomes
C. 46 chromosomes
D. 23 chromosomes
49. Enzymes help in
A. Respiration
B. Digestion of food
C. Immune system
D. Reproduction
50. Food is normally digested in the
A. Liver
B. Stomach
C. Small intestines
D. Large intestines
41. a 42. c 43. d 44. b 45. a
46. b 47. d 48. c 49. b 50. c
26. Myopia is a disease connected with
A. Ears
B. Eyes
C. Lungs
D. Brain
27. Leukemia is a disease of the
A. Lungs
B. Blood
C. Skin
D. Nerves
28. Short-sightedness can be corrected by using
A. Convex lens
B. Concave lens
C. Convex-concave lens
D. Concave-convex lens
29. Trachoma is a disease of the
A. Liver
B. Eyes
C. Lungs
D. Kidneys
30. Match the following
Column I Column II
A. Beriberi 1. Vitamin A
B. Scurvy 2. Vitamin B
C. Rickets 3. Vitamin C
D. Night Blindness 4. Vitamin D
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 2 3 1 4
31. Typhoid and cholera are typical examples of
A. Infectious diseases
B. Air-borne disease
C. Water-borne disease
D. None of these
32. Pyorrhea is a disease of the
A. Nose
B. Gums
C. Heart
D. Lungs
33. Lack of what causes diabetes.
A. Sugar
B. Insulin
C. Calcium
D. Vitamins
34. Appendix is appendix is a part of
A. Small intestine
B. Large intestine
C. Stomach
D. Liver
35. Match the following columns
Column I Column II
A. Cataract 1. Bones
B. Jaundice 2. Eyes
C. Diabetes 3. Liver
D. Arthritis 4. Pancreas
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 1 3 4 2
(d) 3 2 4 1
36. Bronchitis is a disease of which of the following organs?
A. Blood
B. Bladder
C. Liver
D. Respiratory tract
37. ECG is used for the diagnosis of aliments of
A. Brain
B. Heart
C. Kidneys
D. Lungs
38. Biopsy is done on
A. Tissues taken from a dead body
B. Tissues taken form a living body
C. Blood from veins
D. Blood from arteries
39. Barium is used for
A. Checking blood group
B. X-ray of alimentary canal
C. X-ray of brain
D. None of these
40. Dialysis is used for the treatment of
A. Kidney failure
B. Heart weakness
C. Brain diseases
D. None of these
ANSWERS
26. b 27. b 28. b 29. b 30. c
31. c 32. b 33. b 34. b 35. a
36. d 37. b 38. b 39. b 40. a