MOST IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS

1) Athlete’s foot is a dangerous disease caused by

A. Fungus
B. Fly
C. Virus
D. Vitamin deficiency

 Answer: Fungus


2) The heavenly body nearest to the earth is the

A. Venus
B. Sun
C. Moon
D. Saturn

 Answer: Moon


3) Second’s pendulum is a pendulum which executes one oscillation in

A. Half a second
B. One second
C. Two seconds
D. None of these

 Answer: Two seconds


4) Small pox is a deadly and highly contagious

A. Bacterial Disease
B. Viral disease
C. Fungal disease
D. Vitamin deficiency disease

 Answer: Viral disease


5) Quartz crystals normally used in quartz clocks etc. is chemically

A. Silicon dioxide
B. Germanium oxide
C. a mixture of germanium oxide and silicon dioxide
D. Sodium silicate

 Answer: Silicon dioxide


6) Which of the gas is not known as green house gas?

A. Methane
B. Nitrous oxide
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Hydrogen

 Answer: Hydrogen


7) Bromine is a

A. Black solid
B. Red liquid
C. Colourless gas
D. Highly inflammable gas

 Answer: Red liquid


8) Who invented the microscope?

A. Joseph Niepce
B. Blaise Pascal
C. Linus Pauling
D. Zacharias Janssen

 Answer: Zacharias Janssen


9) Which of the following elements has the lowest melting point?
A. Zinc
B. Titanium
C. Sulphur
D. Fluorine

 Answer: Fluorine


10) Which of the following is an antibiotic?

A. Paracetamol
B. Aspirin
C. Sulphadizine
D. Penicillin


 Answer: Penicillin


11) Intelligent behaviour directly depends upon

A. Memory
B. Instincts
C. Innate behaviour
D. Reflex

 Answer: Memory


12) SI unit of magnetic flux is

A. Weber
B. Tesla
C. Henry/meter
D. Weber/meter2

 Answer: Weber


13) Trachoma is a disease of the

A. Liver
B. Eyes
C. Lungs
D. Kidneys

 Answer: Eyes


14) The hardest substance available on earth is

A. Gold
B. Iron
C. Diamond
D. Platinum

 Answer: Diamond


15) The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the original plant material is

A. Bitumen
B. Anthracite
C. Lignite
D. Peat

 Answer: Peat


16) Tetraethyl lead is used as

A. Pain killer
B. Fire extinguisher
C. Mosquito repellent
D. Petrol additive

 Answer: petrol additive


17) Which of the following is a radioactive element?

A. Cobalt
B. Uranium
C. Argon
D. Chromium

 Answer: Uranium


18) Which group is not concerned with the solar system?

A. Nebulae
B. Asteroids
C. Nervous system
D. Planets


 Answer: Nervous system


19) Which of the following substances or chemicals is obtaind from plants?

A. Insulin
B. Qunine
C. Chloromycetin
D. Aspirin

 Answer: Qunine


20) The mass density of Kerosene is:

A. More than water
B. Equal to water
C. Less than water
D. None of the above

 Answer: Less than water