GS 3

General Science Quiz 3

1)

Vulcanisation is the process of heating rubber with 3-5% of -

A) Lime
B) Sulphur
C) Naphthalene
D) Potassium permanganate

2)

Watson and Crick are famous for their discovery of -

A) Antibodies
B) Structure of DNA
C) Vaccinia
D) Life history of Plasmodium Vivax

3)

A non-conventional source of power is—

A) Solar Power
B) Coal
C) Uranium
D) Petroleum

4)

The study of relationship between organisms and enviornment is known as ----

A) Ecology
B) Entomology
C) Etiology
D) Eugenics

5)

Study of disease causing organisms is known as ----

A) Palaeontology
B) phycology
C) Pathology
D) Pomology

6)

Study of heart is known as ----

A) Batracology
B) Philately
C) Ophthalmology
D) Cardiology

7)

RDX is ----

A) An instrument to measure blood pressure
B) A gene
C) A chemical used in the manufacture of fertilizers
D) An explosive

8)

The branch of study dealing with old age and aging is called -

A) Oncology
B) Gerentology
C) Teratology
D) Ornithology

9)

"Green House Effect" means

A) Pollution in houses in tropical regions
B) Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
C) Trapping of Solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
D) Cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution

10)

2, 4-d is -

A) an insecticide
B) an explosive
C) a fungicide
D) a herbicide