General Science & Ability MCQs 2006

Development of calf muscles in ladies who wear high heels is a common example of:
A) Natural selection
B) Inheritance of acquired character
C) Artificial selection
D) None of these

Margalla Hills is a branch of:
A) Karakoram Range
B) Hindu Kush Range
C) Himalayan Range
D) None of these

Hummingbird belongs to a category called:
A) Exothermic
B) Endothermic
C) Exothermal
D) None of these

One of the countries through which the equator passes is:
A) Kenya
B) Malaysia
C) Malta
D) None of these

Copper can be converted into gold by:
A) Artificial radioactivity
B) Heating
C) Chemical reaction
D) None of these

Three elements needed for the healthy growth of plants are:
A) Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium
B) Nitrogen, Carbon, Phosphorus
C) Nitrogen, Potassium, Carbon
D) Nitrogen, Sulphur, Phosphorus

Max Planck received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918 for his discovery of:
A) Electron
B) Energy quanta
C) Proton
D) None of these

A bronze medal is made up of metals:
A) Copper, Nickel
B) Copper, Tin
C) Copper, Silver
D) None of these

Clocks which move with velocities comparable to the velocity of light run:
A) Fast
B) Slow
C) With zero velocity
D) None of these

Addison’s disease is caused by the deficiency of:
A) Antidiuretic hormone
B) Luteinizing hormone
C) Adrenocorticotropic hormone
D) None of these