GK Most Important NTS MCQs 2

  1. The ozone layer restricts Ultraviolet radiation
  2. ▪ Eugenics is the study of altering human beings by changing their genetic components
  3. ▪ Ecology deals with Relation between organisms and their environment.
  4. ▪ Filaria is caused by Mosquito.
  5. ▪ If speed of rotation of the earth increases, weight of the body decreases
  6. ▪ Fathometer is used to measure Ocean depth
  7. ▪ Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was a German Physicist ; developed the mercury thermometer in 1714 ; devised temperature scale
  8. ▪ Who discovered penicillin? Alexander Fleming.
  9. ―Entymology is the study of Insects.
  10. In Algebra and mathematics who is credited with the originating the Binomial Theorem by Omar-i-Khayyam.
  11. ▪ Nitrogen gas is used in electric bulb.
  12. ▪ One US barrel is equal to 159 litres. ▪ Quicklime is an alkaline powder obtained by strongly heating which other material? Chalk.
  13. ▪ What is the name of the milky fluid obtained from trees which is used to produce rubber? Latex.
  14. ▪ Which is the only mammal with the power of active flight? Bat.
  15. ▪ Which lower level of clouds are commonly called ‗rain clouds‘? Nimbus.
  16. ▪ Which medical specialty is concerned with the problems and illnesses of children Pediatrics.
  17. ▪ What name is given to the stiffening of the body after death? Rigor mortis.
  18. ▪ The name of which Roman god means ‘shining father’ in Latin? Jupiter.
  19. ▪ What is the central colour of a rainbow? Green.
  20. ▪ What part of the body consists of the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum? Small intestine.
  21. ▪ What, in internet terminology, does SMTP stand for? Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
  22. ▪ What, in internet terminology, does FTP stand for? File Transfer Protocol.
  23. ▪ What is the art of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of animals to make lifelike models called? Taxidermy.
  24. ▪ What is the technical name for abnormally high blood presure? Hypertension.
  25. ▪ What part of eye is responsible for its color? The iris.
  26. ▪ What is the second planet from the sun? Venus.
  27. Which gas used in advertising signs has the symbol Ne? Neon.
  28. In medicine, which is the most widespread parasitic infection? Malaria.
  29. ▪ What causes earthquakes? Earthquakes occur when energy stored within the Earth, usually in the form of strain in rocks, suddenly releases. This energy is transmitted to the surface of the Earth by earthquake waves.
  30. ▪ What is Galaxy? Galaxy, a massive ensemble of hundreds of millions of stars, all gravitationally interacting, and orbiting about a common center. Astronomers estimate that there are about 125 billion galaxies in the universe. All the stars visible to the unaided eye from Earth belong to Earth‘s galaxy, the Milky Way.
  31. ▪ What is an anemometer? Anemometer (Greek anemos, ―wind; metron, ―measure), an instrument that measures wind speed.
  32. ▪ What is paleontology? Paleontology, study of prehistoric animal and plant life through the analysis of fossil remains.
  33. ▪ How far is the sun from earth? the average distance from Earth is 150 million km (93 million miles).
  34. ▪ What was the first creature to travel in space? The Soviet Union also launched the first living creature, a dog named Laika, into space on November 3, 1957.
  35. ▪ What is dry ice? Solid carbon dioxide, known as dry ice, is widely used as a refrigerant. Its cooling effect is almost twice that of water ice; its special advantages are that it does not melt as a liquid but turns into gas, and that it produces an inert atmosphere that reduces bacterial growth.
  36. The origin of earth dates back to approximately? 4.6 billion year
  37. The dates on which day and night is equal are? 21st march and 23rd september
  38. Haematite is an ore of iron.
  39. Earth completes one rotation on its axis in? 23 hours 56 mints and 4.9 sec
  40. Which of the following gases is most predominant in the sun? Hydrogen