11/21/2015

TNPSC - General Studies in Science - Important Questions and Answer

1. Which of the following is used in making smoke bombs ?
a. Sulphur
b. Hydrogen
c. Carbon
d. Phosphorus

Answer: Phosphorus

2. The gas usually filled in electric bulb is _____
a. Oxygen
b. Carbon di-oxide
c. Hydrogen
d. Nitrogen

Answer: Nitrogen

3. Which of the following is not an ore of Aluminium?
a. Felsper
b. Bauxite
c. Cryolite
d. Azurite

Answer: Azurite

4. The gases used in different types of welding would include ____
a. Oxygen & Hydrogen
b. Oxygen & Acetylene
c. Oxygen, acetylene & argon
d. Oxygen, hydrogen & nitrogen

Answer: Oxygen & Acetylene

5. Most soluble in water is ____
a. Camphor
b. Sugar
c. Sulphur
d. Common Salt

Answer: Sugar

6. Permanent hardness of water can be removed by adding ____
a. Washing Soda
b. Potassium Permanganate
c. Chlorine
d. Bleaching Powder

Answer: Washing Soda

7. Which of the following substance is a bad conductor of electricity but a good conductor of heat?
a. Mica
b. Celluloid
c. Asbestos
d. Purspecks

Answer: Mica

8. What in another name of Washing soda?
a. Calcium Carbonate
b. Sodium Carbonate
c. Calcium Bi-Carbonate
d. Sodium Bi-Carbonate

Answer: Sodium Carbonate

9. The chemical name of Uria is ____
a. Aneurin
b. Carbamide
c. Chloroetane
d. None of these

Answer: Carbamide

10. What is Bromine?
a. A Highly inflammable gas
b. A Black solid
c. A Red liquid
d. None of these above

Answer: A Red liquid

11. The metal used in storage batteries ____
a. Iron
b. Copper
c. Lead
d. Zinc

Answer: Lead

12. Water has maximum density at _____
a. –4°C
b. 0°C
c. 4°C
d. 100°C

Answer: 4°C

13. The filament of electric bulb is made of _____
a. Silver
b. Nichrome
c. Graphite
d. Tungsten

Answer: Tungsten

14. What are the two elements frequently used for making transistors?
a. Boron and Aluminium
b. Iridium and Tungsten
c. Silicon and Germenium
d. Niobium and Columbium

Answer: Silicon and Germanium

15. Which of the following is the most stable element?
a. Uranium
b. Lead
c. Hydrogen
d. Oxygen

Answer: Lead

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