General Science Questions With Answers
21. Who is known as the father of evolution?
- A) Gregor Mendel
- B) Alfred Russel Wallace
- C) Charles Darwin
- D) Ernst Haeckel
Answer: Charles Darwin
22. Lycopene pigment is found in which fruit or vegetable?
- A) Carrot
- B) Tomato
- C) Beetroot
- D) Red bell pepper
Answer: Tomato
23. Where are fat-soluble vitamins stored in the body?
- A) Kidneys
- B) Lungs
- C) Heart
- D) Liver
Answer: Liver
24. What is phenol also known as?
- A) Formic acid
- B) Lactic acid
- C) Citric acid
- D) Carbolic acid
Answer: Carbolic acid
25. What is the angle of dip at the magnetic poles?
- A) 30°
- B) 45°
- C) 60°
- D) 90°
Answer: 90°
26. What is the most common salt in seawater?
- A) Magnesium chloride
- B) Sodium chloride
- C) Calcium sulfate
- D) Potassium bromide
Answer: Sodium chloride
27. How many bones are in the human rib cage?
- A) 18
- B) 20
- C) 22
- D) 24
Answer: 24
28. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
- A) Marie Curie
- B) Gerty Cori
- C) Maria Goeppert Mayer
- D) Dorothy Hodgkin
Answer: Marie Curie
29. Which was India's first permanent base station in Antarctica?
- A) Maitri
- B) Bharati
- C) Dakshin Gangotri
- D) Himadri
Answer: Dakshin Gangotri
30. Who first related a star's spectrum to its temperature?
- A) Meghnad Saha
- B) Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- C) Homi J. Bhabha
- D) Vikram Sarabhai
Answer: Meghnad Saha
