General Science - Online Test

Q1. Three elements needed for the healthy growth of plants are
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

Nitrogen , phosphorus, and potassium are needed.

Q2. Mohr’s salt is a better volumetric agent then ferrous sulphate because
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

Mohr’s salt is a better volumetric agent then ferrous sulphate because it is less readily oxidised in the solid state. Also Mohr salt is more stable than FeSO4.
Q3. Which of the following is not a use for r?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

Power Analysis allows us to determine the sample size required to detect an effect of a given size and it does not require the use of r.

Q4. The poverty line defined for urban areas as consumption worth rs ____ per person a month
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

Suresh Tendulkar Committee defined the poverty line on the basis of monthly spending on food, education, health, electricity and transport. According to this estimate, a person who spends Rs. 27.2 in rural areas and Rs. 33.3 in urban areas a day are defined as living below the poverty line. The Rangarajan panel considered people living on less than Rs. 32 a day in rural areas and Rs. 47 a day in urban areas as poor.

Q5. Peristome of Moss takes part in
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

All moss capsules have an operculum and peristome. During spore dispersal , peristome teeth bend outwards and spores fall out of the capsule and are carried by air currents.

Q6. Nucleoplasm otherwise called as
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

The nuclear matrix or the nucleoplasm contains nucleolus and chromatin. The nucleoli are spherical structures present in the nucleoplasm.

Q7. Which of the following is not the source of government publications?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

Union and state governments at time appoint some committees or commissions to make research into any problem such as Finance Commission, Minority Commission, Planning Commission etc. These committees are given a term to probe into the matter. After the expiry of the term, they present the report to the respective authority, which are then published.

Q8. Estimates of soil erosion show that soil is being eroded at a rate of ____ excess of the recharge capacity
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
No Explaination.


Q9. All the terminator codons begin with the nucleotide of
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

Terminator codon do code for any amino acids. UAA, UAG, UGA are three codon that do not code for amino acids. All three terminator or stop codon start with U.

Q10. Angular resonant frequency and Q-factor of a series LCR circuit with L = 3.0 H, C = 27 μF, and R = 7.4 Ω are respectively
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

L = 3.0 H

C = 27 

R = 7.4 

Angular resonant frequency

Q-factor