GK Questions and Answers, General Knowledge Quiz

Q. The working of a rocket is based on the principle of -

1) electricity
2) Kepler's Law
3) Newton's Law
4) Conservation of momentum

Q. If the speed of rotation of the earth increases, the weight of the body -

1) increases
2) remains unchanged
3) decreases
4) may decrease or increase

Q. The free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to the -

1) Force of adhesion
2) Force of friction
3) Centrifugal force
4) Force of cohesion

Q. The steel of more elastic than rubber because -

1) its density is high
2) it is a metal
3) the ratio of stress to strain is more
4) the ratio of stress to strain is less

Q. A transistor is most likely to be found in a -

1) Fuse
2) Fluorescent lamp
3) Hearing aid
4) Wristwatch

Q. Radioactive substances can be produced readily in -

1) an electron gun
2) an atomic pile
3) a transistor
4) a Wilson cloud chamber

Q. An element is common to all acids -

1) oxygen
2) hydrogen
3) sulphur
4) chlorine

Q. Which of the following is needed by a person suffering from diabetes?

1) Antibiotics
2) Insulin
3) Penicillin
4) Streptomycin

Q. Which of the following vitamins is stored in the liver?

1) Vitamin A
2) Vitamin C
3) Vitamin E
4) Vitamin K

Q. The purest form of water can be obtained from -

1) a deep tubewell
2) a running stream
3) a hot water spring
4) a heavy shower of rain