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
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