GK Questions about Science with answers. General knowledge questions about science free practice tests online.
1.Which instrument is used to measure pressure?
c. Manometer
2. What does Angstrom measure?
d. Speed of ships
3. Light year is related to
c. Distance
5. Which of the following instruments is used to measure pressure of gases?
b. Manometer
6. Joule is the unit of
b. Energy
7. How many Dynes are there in one gram weight?
c. 981
8. How many Ergs are these in 1 Joule?
d. 107
9. The unit of current is
c. Ampere
10. The unit of energy in MKS system is
d. Joule
11. The intensity of an earthquake is measured with a
d. Seismograph
12. Centigrade & Fahrenheit scales give same reading at
a. - 400o
14. Who among the following described protoplasm as the physical basis of life?
a. T. H. Huxley
15. The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun was
c. Copernicus
16. Alexander Fleming discovered
a. Penicillin
17. Who among following invented the steam engine?
b. James Watt
18. Who invented typewriter?
c. Sholes
20. Who discovered circulation of blood in human body?
c. William Harvey
21. The first attempt in printing was made in England by
c. William Caxton
22. Who was the surgeon who pioneered antiseptic surgery in 1865?
a. Edward Jenner
b. Joseph Lister
c. Henry William
d. John Sleeman
23. The credit of inventing the television goes to
a. Faraday
b. Baird
c. Edison
d. Marconi
24. The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to
a. Jonas Salk
b. Alb E. Sabin
c. Selman Waksman
d. None of these
25. Mark the wrong combination
a. James Watt: Steam Engine
b. A.G. Bell: Telephone
c. J. L. Baird: Television
d. J. Perkins: Penicillin
Answers
1. c 2. d 3. c 4. a 5. b
6. c 7. c 8. d 9. c 10. d
11. d 12. a 13. b 14. a 15. c
16. a 17. b 18. c 19. c 20. c
21. c 22. b 23. b 24. a 25. D
c. Manometer
2. What does Angstrom measure?
d. Speed of ships
3. Light year is related to
c. Distance
5. Which of the following instruments is used to measure pressure of gases?
b. Manometer
6. Joule is the unit of
b. Energy
7. How many Dynes are there in one gram weight?
c. 981
8. How many Ergs are these in 1 Joule?
d. 107
9. The unit of current is
c. Ampere
10. The unit of energy in MKS system is
d. Joule
11. The intensity of an earthquake is measured with a
d. Seismograph
12. Centigrade & Fahrenheit scales give same reading at
a. - 400o
14. Who among the following described protoplasm as the physical basis of life?
a. T. H. Huxley
15. The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun was
c. Copernicus
16. Alexander Fleming discovered
a. Penicillin
17. Who among following invented the steam engine?
b. James Watt
18. Who invented typewriter?
c. Sholes
20. Who discovered circulation of blood in human body?
c. William Harvey
21. The first attempt in printing was made in England by
c. William Caxton
22. Who was the surgeon who pioneered antiseptic surgery in 1865?
a. Edward Jenner
b. Joseph Lister
c. Henry William
d. John Sleeman
23. The credit of inventing the television goes to
a. Faraday
b. Baird
c. Edison
d. Marconi
24. The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to
a. Jonas Salk
b. Alb E. Sabin
c. Selman Waksman
d. None of these
25. Mark the wrong combination
a. James Watt: Steam Engine
b. A.G. Bell: Telephone
c. J. L. Baird: Television
d. J. Perkins: Penicillin
Answers
1. c 2. d 3. c 4. a 5. b
6. c 7. c 8. d 9. c 10. d
11. d 12. a 13. b 14. a 15. c
16. a 17. b 18. c 19. c 20. c
21. c 22. b 23. b 24. a 25. D
26. Choose the correct combination
a. Typewriter: Remington
b. Dynamite: Dunlop
c. Evolution: Darwin
d. Aeroplane: Harway
27. Who invented the ball point pen?
a. Waterman
b. Oscar
c. Wilson
d. Lazlo Biro
28. Blaze Pascal is associated with
a. Calculating machine
b. Computer
c. Cinema
d. None of these
29. Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the
a. Balloon
b. Bicycle
c. Aeroplane
d. None of these
30. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
a. Roentgen: X-ray
b. Newton: Law of gravitation
c. Faraday: Diffusion of gases
d. Pasteur: Bacteriology
31. Philology is the
a. Study of bones
b. Study of muscles
c. Study of architecture
d. Study of languages
32. Anatomy is the branch of science which deals with
a. Structure of animals and plants
b. Functioning of body organs
c. Animal behavior
d. Cells and tissues
33. Study of earthquakes is known as
a. Ecology
b. Seismology
c. Numismatics
d. None of these
34. Ecology deals with
a. Birds
b. Cell formation
c. Relation between Organisms and their environment
d. Tissues
35. Meteorology is the science of
a. Weather
b. Meteors
c. Metals
d. Earthquakes
36. Oncology is the study of
a. Birds
b. Cancer
c. Mammals
d. Soil
37. Study of life in outer space is known as
a. Endobiology
b. Exobiology
c. Enterobiology
d. Neobiology
38. Numismatics is the study of
a. Coins
b. Numbers
c. Stamps
d. Space
39. Eugenics is the study of
a. Altering humans beings by changing their genetic components
b. People of European origin
c. Different races of mankind
d. Genetics of plants
40. Ornithology is the
a. Study of bones
b. Study of birds
c. Study of smells
d. None of these
41. Who invented the Doctor?s thermometer?
a. Fahrenheit
b. Edison
c. Galileo
d. None of these
42. The velocity of light was first measured by
a. Einstein
b. Newton
c. Romer
d. Galileo
43. Who proposed the chemical evolution of life?
c. Haechel .
44. The telephone was invented by
b. Alexander Graham Bell
45. Who among the following evolved the concept of relationship between mass and energy?
a. Einstein
48. Robert Koch worked on
a. Tuberculosis
49. Who discovered Uranus?
a. Herschel
50. Who among the following is associated with the invention of computers?
b. Babbage
ANSWERS
26. c 27. d 28. a 29. c 30. c
31. d 32. a 33. b 34. c 35. a
36. b 37. b 38. a 39. a 40. b
41. a 42. c 43. c 44. b 45. a
46. d 47. c 48. a 49. a 50. b
a. Typewriter: Remington
b. Dynamite: Dunlop
c. Evolution: Darwin
d. Aeroplane: Harway
27. Who invented the ball point pen?
a. Waterman
b. Oscar
c. Wilson
d. Lazlo Biro
28. Blaze Pascal is associated with
a. Calculating machine
b. Computer
c. Cinema
d. None of these
29. Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the
a. Balloon
b. Bicycle
c. Aeroplane
d. None of these
30. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
a. Roentgen: X-ray
b. Newton: Law of gravitation
c. Faraday: Diffusion of gases
d. Pasteur: Bacteriology
31. Philology is the
a. Study of bones
b. Study of muscles
c. Study of architecture
d. Study of languages
32. Anatomy is the branch of science which deals with
a. Structure of animals and plants
b. Functioning of body organs
c. Animal behavior
d. Cells and tissues
33. Study of earthquakes is known as
a. Ecology
b. Seismology
c. Numismatics
d. None of these
34. Ecology deals with
a. Birds
b. Cell formation
c. Relation between Organisms and their environment
d. Tissues
35. Meteorology is the science of
a. Weather
b. Meteors
c. Metals
d. Earthquakes
36. Oncology is the study of
a. Birds
b. Cancer
c. Mammals
d. Soil
37. Study of life in outer space is known as
a. Endobiology
b. Exobiology
c. Enterobiology
d. Neobiology
38. Numismatics is the study of
a. Coins
b. Numbers
c. Stamps
d. Space
39. Eugenics is the study of
a. Altering humans beings by changing their genetic components
b. People of European origin
c. Different races of mankind
d. Genetics of plants
40. Ornithology is the
a. Study of bones
b. Study of birds
c. Study of smells
d. None of these
41. Who invented the Doctor?s thermometer?
a. Fahrenheit
b. Edison
c. Galileo
d. None of these
42. The velocity of light was first measured by
a. Einstein
b. Newton
c. Romer
d. Galileo
43. Who proposed the chemical evolution of life?
c. Haechel .
44. The telephone was invented by
b. Alexander Graham Bell
45. Who among the following evolved the concept of relationship between mass and energy?
a. Einstein
48. Robert Koch worked on
a. Tuberculosis
49. Who discovered Uranus?
a. Herschel
50. Who among the following is associated with the invention of computers?
b. Babbage
ANSWERS
26. c 27. d 28. a 29. c 30. c
31. d 32. a 33. b 34. c 35. a
36. b 37. b 38. a 39. a 40. b
41. a 42. c 43. c 44. b 45. a
46. d 47. c 48. a 49. a 50. b