General Science Questions

Q:

The disease that has been eradicated from the world is

A) small pox B) poliomyelitis
C) leprosy D) seizures
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) small pox

Explanation:

The disease that has been eradicated from the world is small pox. Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by one of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977 and the World Health Organization (WHO) certified the global eradication of the disease in 1980.

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3 1924
Q:

Free-floating anxiety refers to anxiety that is

A) unrelated to any realistic, known source B) related to a specific event
C) related to a realistic source D) related to a specific object
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) unrelated to any realistic, known source

Explanation:

Free floating anxiety is also known as Generalised Anxiety Disorder in which the individual may be unable to identify specific triggers for the anxiety.

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0 1923
Q:

Oxygen released during photosynthesis comes from

A) Sugar B) Water
C) Co2 D) Pyruvic acid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Water

Explanation:

Oxygen released during photosynthesis comes from splitting of water.

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2 1923
Q:

Which Chinese space probe touched down on the far side of the moon?

A) Voyager 2 B) Juno
C) Mars Pathfinder D) ChangE4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ChangE4

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1 1919
Q:

What is the average amount of Blood in human body?

A) 5 - 6 lit B) 7 - 8 lit
C) 8 - 9 lit D) 3 - 5 lit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5 - 6 lit

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1 1916
Q:

Where is the atmosphere the most dense?

A) Stratosphere B) Mesosphere
C) Troposphere D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Troposphere

Explanation:

Troposphere is the most densest layer and is the lowest atmospheric layer.

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2 1913
Q:

The first Indian communication satellite was

A) Aryabhatta B) Bhaskara-I
C) Apple D) Chandrayaan-I
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Apple

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3 1913
Q:

What substance gives plants their green color?

A) Chloroform B) Chlorine
C) Chlorophyll D) Caustic soda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chlorophyll

Explanation:

Chlorophyll is the pigment that gives pant leaves their green color.

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2 1905