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