MCQ’s Science and Technology

1     We use the term match number in connection with :

a)    Sound

b)   Submarines

c)    Aircraft

d)   Spacecraft

2     Which of the following units measures the memory of the computer?

a)    Volts

b)   Amperes

c)    Ohms

d)   Bits

3     Maximum gobar gas is produced during

a)    Summer

b)   Winter

c)    Rainy season

d)   All seasons

4     The first Indian satellite Aryabhatta, was launched into space from a cosmodrome of:

a)    France

b)   USA

c)    USSR

d)   West Germany

5     The Vikram Sarabhai Space centre is at:

a)    Ahmedabad

b)   Bangolore

c)    Sriharikota

d)   Trivandrum

6     The science dealing with the study of inheritance and variation is called:

a)    Genetics

b)   Evolution

c)    Morphology

d)   Cytology

7     Genes are made up of:

a)    Histones

b)   Non histones

c)    Proteins

d)   Polynucleotides

8     Which is the first artificial satellite to be put into orbit on October 4, 1957?

a)    Sputnik 1

b)   Apollo 7

c)    Explorer 1

d)   Solar Max

9     CNG is used for :

a)    Protecting pollution

b)   Saving diesel

c)    Avoiding the use of petrol

d)   All the above

10  Bronchitis is a disease of:

a)    Blood

b)   Liver

c)    Intestine

d)   Respiratory tract

11  The molecules responsible for storing the genetic code are:

a)    DNA

b)   RNA

c)    Protein

d)   Chromosome

12  Test tube baby means:

a)    Ovum fertilized and developed in test tube

b)   Ovum fertilized in test tube and developed in test tubes

c)    Ovum fertilized in test tubes and developed in uterns

d)   Ovum developed without fertilization in test tubes

13  What is the basic characteristic of antigens:

a)    They capable of stimulating the formation of haemoglobin in the blood

b)   They destroy hemoglobin

c)    They are capable of defending themselves against attack by antibodies

d)   They are capable of stimulating formation of antibodies

14  What was the disease that led to the discovery of first anti viral vaccine?

a)    Cancer

b)   Tetanus

c)    Polio

d)   Small pox

15  Which is the most fast spreading disease?

a)    Malaria

b)   Plague

c)    Poliomyelitis

d)   Leprosy

16  The central Food Technological Research Institute is located at:

a)    Kolkata

b)   Kanpur

c)    Mysore

d)   Ranchi

17  The international Rice Research Institute is located in:

a)    Philippines

b)   Thailand

c)    Indonesia

d)   Malaysia

18  AIDS affects

a)    Blood cells of human body

b)   Immune system of human body

c)    Growth of human body

d)   All of the above

19  Which of the following fertilizers is used after sowing the seeds:

a)    Nitrate

b)   Potash

c)    Green manure

d)   Phosphorus

20  Swelling of a strained foot is reduced by soaking in hot water containing a large amount of common salt. This is because of a phenomenon called:

a)    Osmosis

b)   Plasmolysis

c)    Electrolysis

d)   None of these

21  In paints, the pigment is responsible for:

a)    Durability

b)   Colour

c)    Smoothness

d)   Glossy face

22  The working principle of a washing machine is:

a)    Centrifugation

b)   Dialysis

c)    Reverse osmosis

d)   Diffusion

23  Who invented ‘radar’:

a)    J.H. Van Tassell

b)   Wilhelm K. Roentgen

c)    P.T. Farnsworth

d)   A.H Taylor and Zeo C Young

24  Which one of the following is a useful functional association between fungi and the root of higher plants?

a)    Biofertiliser

b)   Coralloid root

c)    Lichen

d)   Mycorrhiza

25  Low temperatures (cryogenics) find application in:

a)    Space travel, surgery and magnetic levitation

b)   Surgery magnetic levitation and telemetry

c)    Space travel, surgery and telemetry

d)   Space travel, magnetic levitation and telemetry

26  Pure silicon is used as a:

a)    Conductor

b)   Insulator

c)    Non conductor

d)   Semiconductor

27  The most common type of fingerprint encountered are

a)    Whorls

b)   Loops

c)    Arches

d)   Composites

28  Indian farmers are unhappy over the introduction of ‘Terminator Seed Technology’ because the seeds produced by this technology are expected to:

a)    Show poor germination

b)   Form low yielding plants despite the high quality

c)    Give rise to sexually sterile plants

d)   Give rise to plants incapable of forming viable seeds

29  Which one of the following genetic diseases in sex linked?

a)    Royal haemophilia

b)   Tay sachs

c)    Cystic fibrosis

d)   Hypertension

30  Guided missiles are :

a)    Missile that guide the soldiers in the army

b)   Unmanned self propelled space or air vehicles carrying explosive war head

c)    Missiles that are launched by the gliders

d)   Ordinary war planes with a very sharp striking power and deep thrust