General Science & Ability MCQs 2010

The planet Mercury completes one rotation around the sun in:
A) 88 days
B) 365 days
C) 98 days
D) 60 days

Cancer can be treated by:
A) Antibiotics and vaccines
B) Radiotherapy and antibodies
C) Chemotherapy and radiotherapy
D) Antibodies and chemotherapy

Fossils found in the lowest geological strata are generally the most:
A) Advanced
B) Complex
C) Primitive
D) Specialized

Animals obtain carbohydrate mainly from:
A) Sucrose
B) Starch
C) Glucose
D) Glycogen

Evolution can be described as:
A) A continuing process
B) A catastrophic event in the past
C) Static
D) The attaining of an ideal type

Animals obtain carbohydrate mainly from:
A) Sucrose
B) Starch
C) Glucose
D) Glycogen

What is the only source of new alleles?
A) Crossing over
B) Independent assortment
C) Mutation
D) Fertilization

Polygenic characteristics are controlled by:
A) Dominant genes
B) Recessive genes
C) Multiple genes
D) Mutated genes

Which of the following lists the four stages of food processing in order?
A) Ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination
B) Digestion, ingestion, absorption, elimination
C) Ingestion, absorption, elimination, digestion
D) Absorption, digestion, ingestion, elimination

In humans, most nutrient molecules are absorbed by the:
A) Stomach
B) Liver
C) Small intestine
D) Large intestine