General Science & Ability MCQs 2011

The usual raw material for ceramics, generally found beneath the topsoil is:
A) Sand
B) Silt
C) Clay
D) Plaster of Paris

Polyamides are synthetic polymers commonly known as:
A) Synthetic rubber
B) Nylon
C) Cellulose
D) Protein

Telephone was invented in 1876 in America by:
A) Marconi
B) John Beard
C) Edison
D) Graham Bell

Information can be sent over long distances in the form of:
A) Electrical signals through wires
B) Light signals through optical fibers
C) Radio waves through air
D) Any combination of these three

Information can be stored in:
A) Audio and video cassettes
B) Floppy and compact discs
C) Laser and optical disks
D) All of these

Computers can:
A) Add and subtract information only
B) Add, subtract, and sort information only
C) Add, subtract, sort, and classify information
D) Add and subtract but cannot sort information

IBM stands for:
A) International Business Machines
B) International Big Machines
C) Interrelated Business Machines
D) Interrelated Big Machines

Chemicals used to kill weeds are called as:
A) Insecticides
B) Fungicides
C) Herbicides
D) Fumigants

The cytoplasm consists of several types of structures, which are called:
A) Protoplasm
B) Nucleus
C) Cytochromes
D) Organelles

Which one of the following statements is true:
A) Gases do not conduct heat
B) The best conductors are non-metals
C) Conduction currents occur only in liquids
D) None of these