General Science & Ability MCQs 2012

Science attempts to:
A) Explain how the universe works by discovering the laws regulating everything around us
B) Use discovered laws to engineer new devices
C) Both a & b
D) None of these

Ibn Zuhr, the author of 'Al-Taisir', is known as:
A) The father of experimental surgery
B) The founder of calculus
C) A biographer of provincial governors
D) None of these

Ibn Khaldun’s Muqaddimah is regarded by many as:
A) The first work dealing with a philosophy of history
B) A minor footnote in his writings
C) A well-documented tale of his trial
D) None of these

A physical, mathematical, or logical representation of a natural phenomenon is called:
A) Phenomenal
B) A scientific model
C) A theoretical postulate
D) None of these

Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz, working independently in the 17th century, laid the foundation of classical physics and are known as fathers of:
A) Astrology
B) Relativistic theory
C) Integral & differential calculus
D) None of these

A light year is:
A) A year devoid of heavy rainfall
B) The time taken by light to be generated and propagated from the center of the sun to our earth
C) The distance covered by light in one of our solar years
D) None of these

Our sun is classified as:
A) A blue giant
B) A yellow dwarf
C) Supernova
D) None of these

The sun produces most of its energy by:
A) Nuclear fusion which involves converting hydrogen to helium
B) Nuclear fission involving the burning of uranium & plutonium
C) Nuclear fission involving the combining of uranium and palladium
D) None of these

Which of the following is the correct ordering of the inner planets according to their proximity to the sun?
A) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
B) Phobos, Deimos, Europa, Titan
C) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
D) None of these

How long does our Earth take to turn about its axis?
A) One hour
B) 23 hours
C) 24 hours
D) None of these