GENERAL SCIENCE

1. The greater the mass of an object,

a. the more space it takes up.

b. the easier the object starts moving.

c. the more balanced it is.

d. the greater its inertia.

2. Optic fibers are mainly used for which of the following?

a. Musical instruments

b. Communication

c. Weaving

d. Food industry

3. Of the planets below, which has the largest number of satellites?:

a. Neptune

b. Pluto

c. Mercury

d. Jupiter

4. What it the process called when acids and bases react to form salt?

a. Naturalization

b. Neutralization

c. Normalization

d. Nationality
5. The living material comprising the bulk of a cell is called the:

a. Chloroplast

b. Cytochrome

c. Genes

d. Protoplasm

6. Which one of the following is a source of methane emission into the atmosphere?

a. Automobile exhaust fume

b. Mining

c. Industrial chimney

d. Wetland

7. Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?

a. where Earth's tectonic plates are moving together

b. where magma cools slowly beneath Earth's surface

c. where Earth's lithosphere is in constant slow motion

d. where Earth's seafloor is spreading into deep ocean trenches

8. A skydiver with a mass of 70 kg accelerates to Earth at a rate of 9.8 m/s2 due to gravity. What is the
force on the skydiver?

a. 79.8 Newtons

b. 686 Newtons

c. 0.14 Newtons

d. 714 Newtons
EXPLANATION: Force = Mass/Acceleration = 70 kg x 9.8 m/s² = 686 kg m/s² = 686 N

According to Newton's second law of motion, force equals mass times acceleration. Therefore, if you
know both mass and acceleration, you can find the force. In this case, the mass of the person and the
acceleration due to gravity were known. Since 2 1 N = 1 kg m/s, the final unit is the newton.

9. How many valence electrons do elements in group 17 have in their outer energy level?

a. 17

b. 0

c. 7

d. 1

10. Any force that causes an object to move in a circle is called a(n)

a. balanced force

b. gravitational force.

c. centripetal force

d. unbalanced force

11. Nitrogen is fixed in ecosystems in ways stated below. Which one of the statements below is false?

a. By industrially synthesized fertilizer

b. By cyanobacteria

c. By denitrification

d. By electrical discharges in the atmosphere

12. The element Tellurium has the atomic mass of 127.60 and its atomic number is 52. How many
neutrons are in the element Tellurium?

a. 179.60

b. 52
c. 127.60

d. 76

13. Kepler's First Law states that the is at one of the foci of the orbits of the planets in our solar system

a. Sun

b. Moon

c. Haley's comet

d. Earth

14. A battery operated DVD player uses 12 volts from AA batteries and draws a current of 3 amperes.
What is the resistance?

a. 36 ohms

b. 4 ohms

c. 9 ohms

d. 15 ohms

15. Which of the options below is an example of velocity?

a. 200 km/h

b. 20 East

c. 20 m/s East

d. 20 m/s

16. Scientists once thought that the continents had formed in their current locations. Alfred Wegener
first published this theory of continental drift in 1915. Which of the following provides evidence for
continental drift?

a. Africa North America and South America fit together like puzzle pieces.

b. Movement of the Australian continent was observed.

c. Plants and animals found in Africa differ from those found in Australia

d. Africa and South America have the same type of climate.

17. A body is taken from the earth to the moon:

a. both mass and weight will be different

b. its mass will be different but weight will remain the same

c. its mass will remain the same but weight will be different

d. its mass and weight will be different

18. One finds it more difficult to walk on ice than on a concrete road because:

a. None of these

b. Ice is soft and spongy where as concrete is hard.

c. The friction between the ice and the feet is less than that between the concrete and feet.

d. There is more friction on the ice than on concrete.

19. Radioactivity is a phenomenon of the spontaneous emission of:

a. Gamma rays (short wave electromagnetic waves)

b. Protons (alpha particles)

c. Electrons (beta particles)

d. All of these

20. The fossil of Archaeopteryx represents the evidence of origin of:

a. birds from reptiles.

b. reptiles from amphibians.

c. mammals from birds.

d. mammals from reptiles.

21. What happens when two forces act in the same direction?

a. Their sum divided by two is the total force.

b. They cancel each other out.

c. Their strengths are added.

d. The stronger one prevails.

22. Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density and is solid?

a. crust

b. inner core

c. mantle

d. outer core

23. The current explanation for the geologic processes behind the Ring of Fire is that large pieces of the
Earth's surface, called plates, are moving around. What is the name for the field of study which
investigates this motion?

a. Oceanography

b. Crust kinematics

c. Terrology

d. Plate tectonics

24. It is easier to roll a barrel than to pull it because:

a. None of these

b. The full weight of the barrel comes into play when it is pulled.

c. Rolling friction is much less than sliding friction.

d. The surface area of the barrel in contact with the road is more in case of pulling.

25. Most of the mass in an atom is made up of ?

a. neutrons and electrons

b. protons and electrons

c. electrons and quarks

d. protons and neutrons

26. Which rock will most likely contain fossils?

a. extrusive igneous rock

b. intrusive igneous rock

c. sedimentary

d. metamorphic

27. When two mercury drops are brought into contact, they merge to a bigger drop because liquids have
tendency to possess:

a. Minimum volume

b. Minimum surface area

c. Maximum surface area

d. Maximum volume

28. According to Newton's third law of motion, when a hammer strikes and exerts force on a nail, the
nail-

a. disappears into the wood.

b. moves at a constant speed.

c. creates a friction with the hammer.

d. exerts an equal and opposite force on the hammer.

29. Isotopes of an element contain same number of:

a. Neutrons but different number of protons.

b. Protons and neutrons.

c. Protons but different number of neutrons.

d. Electrons and neutrons.

30. Who formulated the geocentric theory?

a. Copernicus

b. Ptolemy

c. Galileo

d. Newton

31. In vulcanization, natural rubber is heated with:

a. Silicon

b. Carbon

c. Sulphur

d. Phosphorous

32. The lithosphere combines what two layers?he lithosphere combines what two layers?

a. Athenosphere and inner core

b. Crust & Upper Mantel

c. Mantel & Athenosphere

d. Athenosphere & Crust

33. The Earth's diameter is approximately how many kilometers?

a. 9,655

b. 15,448

c. 12,756

d. 6,542

34. Which is/are the important raw material(s) required in cement industry?

a. Gypsum and Clay

b. Limestone

c. Clay

d. Limestone and Clay

35. The gravitational force with which the sun attracts the earth:

a. is less than the force with which the earth attracts the sun.

b. is same as the force with which the earth attracts the sun.

c. is constant throughout the year.

d. is more than the force with which the earth attracts the sun.

36. What is the curved path that an object follows when thrown or launched near the surface of the
Earth?

a. Projectile Motion

b. Free Fall

c. Gravity

d. Terminal Velocity
37. The thinnest layer of the Earth is?

a. Crust

b. Lithosphere

c. Mantle

d. Athenosphere

38. According to the law of conservation of momentum, when two objects collide in the absence of
outside forces,

a. the objects have the same momentum before and after they collide.

b. velocity increases

c. the objects have more momentum after they collide than they did before.

d. velocity decreases

39. Alex wants to mix two substances together and to find out if a chemical reaction happens. What
should he do?

a. test the solubility before and after mixing

b. test the density of the before substance but not the after substances.

c. measure the mass before and after mixing

d. measure the volume before and after mixing

40. The force of gravity on a person or object on the surface of a planet is called

a. mass

b. free fall

c. terminal velocity

d. weight
41. One should not connect a number of electrical appliances to the same power socket because:

a. this can damage the domestic wiring due to overloading.

b. this can damage the electrical meter.

c. the appliance will not get full voltage.

d. this can damage the appliances due to overloading.

42. Kepler's second law or the equal area law states that the closer a planet is to the sun the ________ it
travels.

a. Slower

b. Faster

c. Higher

d. Lower

43. Which two substances can be mixed together to form a new substance through a chemical reaction?

a. baking soda and baking powder

b. Baking soda and vinegar

c. water and vinegar

d. baking soda and water

44. It is a special area of the atmosphere that protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet rays emitted by
the sun.

a. Ionosphere

b. Van Allen belts

c. Ozone layer

d. Thermosphere
45. Around what body of water will you find the region known as the Ring of Fire?

a. Indian Ocean

b. Arctic Ocean

c. Pacific Ocean

d. Atlantic Ocean

46. If a 10 kilogram object accelerates suddenly at 15 m/s2, how much force was applied to the object?

a. 150 kilograms

b. 100 kilograms

c. 150 Newtons

d. 15 Newtons

47. Which occurs when atoms link together in new ways to create a substance different from the
original substances?

a. A physical change

b. a chemical change

c. an inversion

d. A nuclear reaction

48. A student mixes apple juice, water, and cinnamon together. Did a chemical reaction occur?

a. Yes, because dissolving is always a chemical reaction.

b. Yes, because the apple juice changed the color of the water.

c. No, because the properties stayed the same.

d. Yes, because the temperature stayed the same.

49. Earth has how many natural satellites visible to the naked eye?
a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

50. What is the greenhouse effect?

a. The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

b. The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

c. Releasing Earth's radiation back into space.

d. The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

51. If the distance between the earth and the sun were twice what it is now, the gravitational force
exerted on the earth by the sun would be:

a. one-fourth of what it is now

b. twice as large as now

c. four times as large as it is now

d. half of what it is now

52. Which of the following is common bleaching agent?

a. Sodium Chloride

b. Chlorine

c. Calcium Chloride

d. Sodium Hydroxide

53. Which statement is correct?

a. Energy cannot be created but never destroyed,

b. Energy can be destroyed but not created.

c. Energy cannot be created or destroyed. -

d. Energy is always created but never destroyed.

54. Mumps is a disease caused by:

a. Bacterium

b. Protozoa

c. Virus -

d. Fungus

55. The mass number of a nucleus is:

the sum of the number of protons and neutrons

a. present in the nucleus. -

b. a fraction.

c. always more than the atomic weight.

d. always less than its atomic number.

56. Metamorphic rock can form from:

a. magma

b. igneous rock only

c. igneous or sedimentary rock -

d. sedimentary rock only

57. Natural radioactivity was discovered by:

a. Enrico Fermi
b. Marie Curie

c. Ernest Rutherford

d. Henri Becquerel -

58. When velocity is doubled:

a. Momentum is doubled

b. Acceleration is doubled

c. Kinetic energy is doubled

d. Potential energy is doubled

59. Metamorphic rock forms as a result of:

a. compaction and cementation

b. heat and pressure -

c. cooling magma

d. volcanoes

60. Which of the following items could best be called biodegradable?

a. Phosphate detergents

b. Polystyrene cups

c. Polyvinylchloride pipes

d. Cellulose -

61. Rate of change of velocity is called:

a. Speed

b. Acceleration -
c. Weight

d. Momentum

62. The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is:

a. Acetylene

b. Carbon dioxide

c. Ethylene -

d. Ethane

63. You are at the Kennedy Space Center, sitting in your rocket, ready to launch. You look out the
window and view the sky. You are currently sitting at the lowest level of the atmosphere. What is this
level called?

a. Lithosphere

b. Terrasphere

c. Earthosphere

d. Troposphere -

64. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid is called;

a. radiation

b. conduction

c. thermal transfer

d. convection -

65. The universal law of gravitation was propounded by:

a. Nicolas Copernicus

b. Isaac Newton -
c. Johannes Kepler

d. Galileo Galilei

66. A woman lifts 20 bricks, each of weight 6N. What other information is needed to calculate the useful
work done in lifting the bricks?

a. the mass of the bricks

b. the time taken to lift the bricks

c. the volume of the bricks

d. the distance she lifts the bricks -

67. Organisms in temperate zones are able to time their activities to cues given by the photoperiod,
since:

a. All organisms have a biological clock.

b. Day length is always constant for a specific locality and season.

c. Light is a limiting factor. -

d. All organisms need time to rest.

68. Detergents used for cleaning clothes and utensils contain?

a. Bismuthates

b. Sulphonates -

c. Bicarbonates

d. Nitrates

69. Which particle does not contribute mass to the atom?

a. Nucleus

b. Electron -
c. Proton

d. Neutron

70. Your rocket eventually reaches an altitude of approximately 1,000 km (620 mi) above the Earth's
surface. Here you will reach an area where belts of radiation surround the Earth. What are these belts
called?

a. Hawking belts

b. Van Allen belts -

c. Einstein belts

d. Von Braun belts

71. Most of the mass in an atom is made up of _____________________?

a. electrons and quarks

b. protons and neutrons -

c. neutrons and electrons

d. protons and electrons

72. The force of __________________ is a type of friction that works against the motion of falling
objects.

a. Air Resistance -

b. Gravity

c. Free Fall

d. Terminal Velocity

73. A force is a ____________________

a. motion

b. speed
c. push or pull -

d. net force

74. The existence of microorganisms in the human gastric system is an example of:

a. Parasitism

b. Mutualism -

c. Phylesis

d. Meiosis

75. Why should we wear light colored clothes during summer?

a. Light color soaks sweat faster.

b. Light color absorbs less heat. -

c. Light color is a good radiator of heat.

d. Light color allows body heat escape faster.

76. Deep blue color is imparted to glass by the presence of:

a. Nickel Oxide

b. Iron Oxide

c. Cobalt Oxide -

d. Cupric Oxide

77. Why is DNA important?

a. it is very small and very complicated

b. because we eat it every day for energy

c. it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things -

d. it's in everything

78. Which of the following is an example of a homozygous dominant genotype?

a. Bb

b. bB

c. bb

d. BB -

79. The flower of a plant is involved in reproduction. Which parts are male and which are female?

a. Male: stamen; female: pistil -

b. Male: ovary; female: stamen

c. Male: xylem; female: anther

d. Male: style; female: filament

80. The hardest form of carbon is?

a. Diamond -

b. Graphite

c. Coke

d. Charcoal

81. Isotopes of an element contain same number of:

a. Electrons and neutrons.

b. Protons but different number of neutrons. -

c. Neutrons but different number of protons.

d. Protons and neutrons.

82. Ptyalin is an enzyme produced in the:

a. Pituitary glands

b. Thyroid glands

c. Pancreas

d. Salivary glands

83. A person weighs more in an elevator, which is:

a. accelerating upward

b. moving down with constant velocity

c. accelerating downward

d. moving up with constant velocity

84. The group number tells us how many _________ there are in an element.

a. chemicals

b. valence electrons

c. energy levels

d. groups

85. Glass is made of the mixture of:

a. Quartz and mica

b. Sand and silicates

c. Salt and quartz

d. Sand and salt

86. During summer, we feel comfortable under a fan because it:

a. Produces convection currents.

b. Produces air which takes heat away from us.

c. Throws cool air on us.

d. Set the air in motion, thereby increasing the evaporation of sweat.

87. Sandra was burning a vanilla candle. Was there a chemical reaction?

a. No, because burning is never a chemical reaction.

b. Yes, because heat was added.

c. Yes, because the properties of the wick changed.

d. No, because the ash formed was a different substance.

88. The following are the half lives of four active isotopes. Which one of the following is the most
dangerous to handle?

a. 0.01 minute

b. 3 billion years

c. 100 years

d. 13 days

The ________________ tells you how many energy levels are used in an element.

a. period number

b. protons

c. group number

d. atom
89. According to Newton’s third law of motion, the strength of a reaction force is
____________________ the strength of the action force.

a. positive to

b. negative to

c. equal to

d. greater than

90. If a car is rolling down a ramp, the force between the tires and the ramp is an example of:

a. Balanced Force

b. Kinetic Friction

c. Static Friction

d. Air resistance

91. Sound of frequency below 20 Hz is called:

a. ultrasonic

b. audio sounds

c. infrasonic

d. supersonics

92. The weight of a body is:

a. the same everywhere on the surface of the earth.

b. more on the hills than in the plains.

c. maximum at the equator.

d. maximum at the pole.

93. Peanut ran 50 meters in 10 seconds. What was Peanut's average speed?
a. 5 m/s North

b. 2 m/s

c. 5 km/h

d. 5 m/s

94. What should be the final temperature of a 25.0 L sample of hydrogen gas at 1.00 atm and 35°C if it is
compressed to a volume of 20.0 L and a pressure of 2.00 atm?
a. 164 °C
b. 220 °C

c. 330 °C
d. 493 °C

95. Geothermal energy is possible where there is _________.

a. wind
b. coal
c. oil
d. magma

96. What is the largest planet in the solar system?

a. Uranus
b. Neptune
c. Jupiter

d. Saturn

97. The amount of solar energy reaching the surface of the earth is maximum at the equator and
minimum at the poles. Which of the following cause/es the uneven solar heating of the Earth’s surface?

I. Sunlight strikes the earth at a nearly perpendicular angle at the equator

II. Atmosphere absorbs a certain fraction of the sunlight striking the earth
III. Amount of solar activity varies in time
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II only
d. II and III only