General Science Questions for Class 4

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General Science questions for class 4 with answers for General Science and ability subject exams preparations.

General Science Questions for Class 4

Science is derived from Latin word “Scientia” which means?

  1. Knowledge
  2. Wisdom
  3. Information
  4. Intelligence

Which is the central control system of your body?

  1. Lungs
  2. Brain
  3. Liver
  4. Heart

The part of the body that controls the overall body movements?

  1. Heart
  2. Lungs
  3. Brain
  4. Liver

An adult brain weighs about?

  1. 1.4 Kg
  2. 1.5 Kg
  3. 1.6 Kg
  4. None

A headache is not a pain in your brain but most headaches happen in the?

  1. Nerves
  2. Bones
  3. Muscles
  4. Blood vessels

The food you eat, the sweets you eat and the drinks you drink, all go down to your?

  1. Liver
  2. Lungs
  3. Stomach
  4. None

The stomach is like a ___ bag.

  1. I-shaped
  2. J-shaped
  3. K-shaped
  4. L-shaped

Digestion begins in one of the following part of the body?

  1. In the stomach
  2. In the mouth
  3. In the esophagus
  4. In the intestine

The stomach works like a?

  1. Oven
  2. Toaster
  3. Mixer
  4. None

Stomach store water and food and digest it with the help of the?

  1. Saliva
  2. Stomach Juices
  3. Bile
  4. Sweet

Which are responsible for biting, chewing, crushing and grinding the food we eat?

  1. Nails
  2. Eyes
  3. Ears
  4. Teeth

Teeth are similar to bone and contain a mineralized matrix called?

  1. Enamel
  2. Canines
  3. Incisors
  4. None

Which teeth are used to rip and tear food?

  1. Enamel
  2. Canines
  3. Incisors
  4. None

The __ are pointed teeth that are adopted for tearing and slashing.

  1. Canines
  2. Incisors
  3. Enamel
  4. None

Tearing teeth present in human are?

  1. Incisors
  2. Enamel
  3. Canines
  4. None

What is the job of incisor teeth?

  1. Grinding and crushing food
  2. Snipping and cutting off pieces of food
  3. Tearing and piercing flesh
  4. Mixing food with saliva
There are _____ primary teeth and _____ permanent teeth.
  1. 20, 28
  2. 20, 32
  3. 32, 20
  4. 28, 20

Which is the body part for hearing and maintaining the body’s balance?

  1. Nose
  2. Ear
  3. Eyes
  4. Brain

Which part of the body is the made up of internal and external parts?

  1. Nose
  2. Brain
  3. Eye
  4. Ear

The part of ear which is visible called?

  1. External Ear
  2. Internal Ear
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

Which part of the body helps elephants to control their temperature?

  1. Eyes
  2. Nose
  3. Ears
  4. None

Which elephants have larger ears than Asian elephants?

  1. European
  2. Australian
  3. African
  4. None

Which part of body has also warms, moistens and filters the air before it goes to the lungs?

  1. Ears
  2. Heart
  3. Brain
  4. Nose

The breathing centre of human body is?

  1. Lungs
  2. Ears
  3. Nose
  4. Brain

Lungs are two soft spongy large balloon like organ located in the?

  1. Abdomen
  2. Chest
  3. Head
  4. Pelvis

The delicate lungs are protected by a cage of bones. This cage is called the?

  1. Sternum
  2. Skull
  3. Pelvis
  4. Ribcage

The air which is inhaled (taken in) through the nose enters the?

  1. Heart
  2. Brain
  3. Lungs
  4. Stomach

During breathing, the clean, moist and warm air enters the wind pipe called?

  1. Bronchi
  2. Larynx
  3. Esophagus
  4. Trachea

Which is a hollow tube in your chest?

  1. Trachea
  2. Bronchi
  3. Esophagus
  4. Larynx

The trachea is divided into two smaller tubes called?

  1. Alveoli
  2. Bronchial Tubes
  3. Tracheoli
  4. None
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Each bronchial tube is joined to each?

  1. Heart
  2. Lung
  3. Liver
  4. Brain

The air you breath in enters the Lungs through the?

  1. Windpipe
  2. Esophagus
  3. Larynx
  4. Bronchi

Which absorb oxygen from the air and gives out carbon dioxide?

  1. Heart
  2. Liver
  3. Lungs
  4. Kidney

Asthma and Lung Cancer are the main disorders of?

  1. Heart
  2. Liver
  3. Brain
  4. Lung

The disorder in respiratory tract takes place without control of cell division and causes, cysts called?

  1. Lungs Cancer
  2. Pulmonary Fibrosis
  3. Emphysema
  4. Cystic Fibrosis

Smoking can cause?

  1. Joint Pains
  2. Eye Problems
  3. Lungs Cancer
  4. Liver Damage

Which is a common breathing disorder and it causes difficulty in breathing due to swollen air passage?

  1. Emphysema
  2. Bronchitis
  3. Asthma
  4. Pulmonary Fibrosis

Which is caused by too much and too fast eating and also eating spicy food?

  1. Diarrhea
  2. Indigestion
  3. Constipation
  4. Vomiting

The pumping station of the human body is/are?

  1. Heart
  2. Brain
  3. Liver
  4. Lungs

Heart pumps blood to all parts of the body through?

  1. Nerve Cells
  2. Muscle Tissue
  3. Blood Vessels
  4. Bone Marrow

Which organ is located a little to the left from the middle of your chest?

  1. Lungs
  2. Liver
  3. Heart
  4. Stomach

The average human heart beats about?

  1. 72 times per minute
  2. 71 times per minute
  3. 70 times per minute
  4. 74 times per minute

All the bones of the body make the framework called?

  1. Skeleton
  2. Muscular system
  3. Nervous system
  4. Circulatory system

The function of the ______ is to support and protect the internal organs of the human body.

  1. Muscles
  2. Tissue
  3. Skeleton
  4. Organs

The part of body that gives you shape is?

  1. Muscles
  2. Skeleton
  3. Skin
  4. Organs

Brain is protected by?

  1. Skull
  2. Ribcage
  3. Sternum
  4. Pelvis

Ribs and breastbone protect the?

  1. Brain and Skull
  2. Heart and Lungs
  3. Liver and Stomach
  4. Kidneys and Adrenal Glands

Humans are born with _______ bones but adults have _______ bones.

  1. 206, 206
  2. 300, 300
  3. 206, 300
  4. 300, 206

We have ___ bones in our one foot and _____ bones in our one hand.

  1. 26, 27
  2. 25, 23
  3. 27, 26
  4. 23, 25

Places where two bones meet are called?

  1. Muscles
  2. Joints
  3. Ligaments
  4. Tendons

The ___work together to support your body and move it forward.

  1. Organs and Tissues
  2. Skeleton and Muscle
  3. Bones and Joints
  4. Ligaments and Tendons

The outer layer of your body is called?

  1. Organs
  2. Muscles
  3. Skeleton
  4. Skin

Which is the largest part of the body as it covers the whole body?

  1. Muscles
  2. Skin
  3. Skeleton
  4. Organs

The largest organ in human with the respect to surface area is?

  1. Organs
  2. Skeleton
  3. Skin
  4. Muscles

Skin is the outer layer of our body. The thickness of skin is?

  1. 2 millimeters
  2. 3 millimeters
  3. 4 millimeters
  4. 1 millimeter

Which one is the sensitive to temperature, touch, pressure and pain?

  1. Muscles
  2. Bones
  3. Organs
  4. Skin

Primary teeth is/are also known as?

  1. Milky Teeth
  2. Baby Teeth
  3. Deciduous Teeth
  4. All of these

Permanent teeth is/are also known as?

  1. Adult Teeth
  2. Secondary Teeth
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

Which act as barrier and prevents harmful germs, diseases from entering your body?

  1. Muscles
  2. Skeleton
  3. Skin
  4. None

Science is derived from which word?

  1. Greek
  2. English
  3. Spanish
  4. Latin

Science is derived from the Latin word?

  1. Scientais
  2. Scientia
  3. Scientiases
  4. None

The part of the body that protects the internal body parts?

  1. Skeleton
  2. Skin
  3. Muscles
  4. Organs

The transfer of characteristics between parents and offspring is called?

  1. Evolution
  2. Inheritance
  3. Genetic drift
  4. Mutation

The characteristics that an organism inherits from its parents are called?

  1. Genes
  2. Cells
  3. Traits
  4. Tissues

Which of the following characteristics are examples of inherited traits in humans?

  1. Colour of hair, skin, eyes
  2. Blood group
  3. Shape of nose and lips
  4. All of these

The stages of growth which an animal and plant passes through to reach the adult stage are called the?

  1. Growth Cycle
  2. Life Cycle
  3. Development Cycle
  4. Reproductive Cycle

The life cycle of butterfly is?

  1. Eggs→caterpillar→pupa→butterfly
  2. Eggs→pupa→caterpillar→butterfly
  3. Eggs→butterfly→caterpillar→pupa
  4. Eggs→caterpillar→butterfly→pupa

Larva of butterfly is also called?

  1. Eggs
  2. Caterpillar
  3. Pupa
  4. Adult

Larva of butterfly is also called?

  1. Eggs
  2. Caterpillar
  3. Pupa
  4. Adult

The life cycle of the frog is?

  1. Frogspawn→tadpoles→frog→froglet
  2. Frogspawn→froglet→frog→tadpoles
  3. Frogspawn→frog→tadpoles→froglet
  4. Frogspawn→tadpoles→froglet→frog

Larva of Frog is also called?

  1. Spawn
  2. Froglet
  3. Tadpoles
  4. Adult

Frog eggs are also called?

  1. Spawn
  2. Froglet
  3. Tadpoles
  4. Adult

The life cycle of the bee is?

  1. Egg→larva→pupa→bee
  2. Egg→larva→bee→pupa
  3. Egg→pupa→larva→bee
  4. Egg→bee→pupa→larva

Larva of a bee is also called?

  1. Egg
  2. Pupa
  3. Adult
  4. Grub

Pupa of a bee is also called?

  1. Egg
  2. Cocoon
  3. Adult
  4. Grub

The life cycle of a bean plant is?

  1. Seed→Flowering→Germination→Leaf growth
  2. Seed→Germination→Leaf growth→Flowering
  3. Germination→Leaf growth→Flowering→Seed
  4. Germination→Leaf growth→Seed→Flowering

Plants absorb____during day time to prepare their food.

  1. Carbon Dioxide
  2. Oxygen
  3. Nitrogen
  4. Hydrogen
Plants prepare their food in the presence of?
  1. Hydrogen
  2. Sunlight
  3. Nitrogen
  4. Both A and C

Animal and Plant bodies contain ________ of water.

  1. 75%
  2. 72%
  3. 70%
  4. 73%

About ______ of the body weight of a mammal is water.

  1. 70%
  2. 75%
  3. 80%
  4. 90%

The major source of quick energy for our body is?

  1. Carbohydrates
  2. Mineral
  3. Vitamin
  4. Protein

Potato, wheat, rice, corn and all types of sweet fruits contain?

  1. Mineral
  2. Vitamin
  3. Protein
  4. Carbohydrates

Which provide instant energy?

  1. Mineral
  2. Vitamin
  3. Carbohydrates
  4. Protein

Which are the found in fruits, vegetables, grains and sea food?

  1. Minerals
  2. Enzymes
  3. Hormones
  4. Fats

Which help in body’s growth and keeping it healthy?

  1. Enzymes
  2. Hormones
  3. Fats
  4. Minerals

Which are mainly found in fruits and vegetables?

  1. Proteins
  2. Vitamins
  3. Fats
  4. Carbohydrates

Among the following, which group of food protects us from many diseases?

  1. Vitamins
  2. Proteins
  3. Fats
  4. Carbohydrates

Milk, meat, eggs and pulses provide us?

  1. Protein
  2. Vitamin
  3. Mineral
  4. Carbohydrate

Which are called body building foods?

  1. Carbohydrate
  2. Protein
  3. Vitamin
  4. Mineral

Among the following, which group of food help our body grow and repair tissues and muscles?

  1. Carbohydrates
  2. Vitamins
  3. Proteins
  4. Minerals

Which of the following food has lowest protein content?

  1. Apples
  2. Watermelon
  3. Mango
  4. Peanut

Which of the following food has high protein content?

  1. Apples
  2. Watermelon
  3. Mango
  4. Peanut

Fats are found in?

  1. Oil and Butter
  2. Margarine and Seeds
  3. Nuts
  4. All of these

Fats are found in following except?

  1. Oil
  2. Margarine
  3. Vegetables
  4. Nuts

Fat provides _______ as much energy as the same amount of carbohydrate.

  1. Half
  2. Twice
  3. Same
  4. One-quarter

In which of the following Vitamin A is found?

  1. Carrots
  2. Cod-liver
  3. Oil
  4. All of these

In which of the following Vitamin B is found?

  1. Vegetables
  2. Whole wheat grains
  3. Fresh meat
  4. All of these

In which of the following Vitamin C is found?

  1. Oranges and Guava
  2. Lemons
  3. Citrus fruits and Vegetables
  4. All of these

In which of the following Vitamin D is found?

  1. Milk
  2. Cold liver oil
  3. Sunlight
  4. All of these

In which of the following Vitamin K is found?

  1. Fresh fruits
  2. Vegetables
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

Serve deficiency of Vitamin A results in?

  1. Beriberi
  2. Scurvy
  3. Night Blindness
  4. Rickets

Serve deficiency of Vitamin B complex results in?

  1. Night Blindness
  2. Rickets
  3. Beriberi
  4. Scurvy

Which type of vitamin strengthens the immune system and prevents from a disease called scurry?

  1. Vitamin A
  2. Vitamin B
  3. Vitamin C
  4. Vitamin D

Serve deficiency of Vitamin C results in?

  1. Scurvy
  2. Rickets
  3. Beriberi
  4. Night Blindness

Which disease is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin D that causes bones to become soft and weak?

  1. Beriberi
  2. Rickets
  3. Night Blindness
  4. Scurvy

Which type of vitamin increases or assists the production of platelets that clot the blood?

  1. Vitamin K
  2. Vitamin B
  3. Vitamin D
  4. Vitamin C

Which disease is caused by deficiency of Iron?

  1. Berberi
  2. Anaemia
  3. Rickets
  4. Scurvy

Anaemia is caused due to the deficiency of?

  1. Calcium
  2. Copper
  3. Iron
  4. Magnesium

Which mineral is the present in milk, cheese, egg, dark green vegetables, small fish and its bones etc etc?

  1. Sodium
  2. Calcium
  3. Iron
  4. Magnesium

Which mineral is essential for building bones and teeth, muscle functioning and blood clotting?

  1. Calcium
  2. Magnesium
  3. Iron
  4. Sodium

Which disease is caused by deficiency of Calcium?

  1. Anaemia
  2. Beriberi
  3. Rickets
  4. Scurvy

Which mineral is present in whole wheat, bananas, prunes, oysters, grains and legumes?

  1. Copper
  2. Magnesium
  3. Sodium
  4. Iron

Which mineral builds red blood cells and it is also involved in the building of bones?

  1. Magnesium
  2. Sodium
  3. Copper
  4. Iodine
Which disease is/are caused by deficiency of Copper?
  1. Anaemia
  2. Kidney problems
  3. Starvation
  4. All of these

Which mineral is the present in nuts, seeds, dried figs, dried apricots, almond seed, corn, vegetables and fruits etc?

  1. Magnesium
  2. Copper
  3. Iodine
  4. Sodium

Which mineral plays a role in developing bones and in metabolic processes?

  1. Sodium
  2. Iodine
  3. Magnesium
  4. Copper

Which disease is/are caused by deficiency of Magnesium?

  1. Painful joints
  2. Osteoporosis
  3. Memory loss
  4. Diabetes
  5. All of these

Which mineral’s deficiency can cause painful joints, osteoporosis, memory loss and diabetes?

  1. Magnesium
  2. Calcium
  3. Sodium
  4. Iodine

Which mineral is the present in meats, eggs, table salt, fruits and vegetables?

  1. Sodium
  2. Iodine
  3. Calcium
  4. Magnesium

Which mineral plays an important role in the distribution of water in the body?

  1. Calcium
  2. Magnesium
  3. Iodine
  4. Sodium

Which disease is/are caused by deficiency of Sodium?

  1. Painful joints and Osteoporosis
  2. Imbalances in fluid volume in the vessels and tissues
  3. Memory loss and diabetes
  4. All of these

Imbalances in fluid volume in the vessels and tissues is caused by due to the deficiency of?

  1. Sodium
  2. Iodine
  3. Calcium
  4. Magnesium

Which mineral is the present in meat, onion, eggs, iodized salt and seafood?

  1. Calcium
  2. Iodine
  3. Magnesium
  4. Copper

Which mineral is involved in formation of a hormone that is required to produce energy?

  1. Copper
  2. Magnesium
  3. Calcium
  4. Iodine

Mental retardation in children is mainly caused by the deficiency of?

  1. Iodine
  2. Sodium
  3. Calcium
  4. Magnesium

A diet which contains all the food groups in proper amount is called?

  1. Vegetarian Diet
  2. Vegan Diet
  3. Junk Food Diet
  4. Balance Diet

A healthy child 7-14 years of age, required approximately __ gram of protein per kilogram of body weight.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Marasmus disease is caused due to serve deficiency of?

  1. Vitamins
  2. Proteins
  3. Carbohydrates
  4. None
Which disease affects infants and young children?
  1. Scurry
  2. Marasmus
  3. Rickets
  4. Osteoporosis

Weight loss of children is due to?

  1. Marasmus
  2. Rickets
  3. Scurvy
  4. Osteoporosis

Kwashiorkor disease is caused by deficiency of?

  1. Protein
  2. Vitamin
  3. Mineral
  4. None

Which of the following is/are the symptoms of kwashiorkor disease?

  1. Fatigue
  2. Diarrhoea
  3. Irritability
  4. Impairment of mental health and stunted growth
  5. All of these

Keeping oneself clean is called?

  1. Sanitation
  2. Hygiene
  3. Cleanliness
  4. Grooming

The natural world that surrounds a living and non-living things is called?

  1. Ecosystem
  2. Environment
  3. Habitat
  4. Biodiversity

Animals, plants, human beings and microorganisms etc is/are an examples of?

  1. Living Components
  2. Biotic Factors
  3. Both A and B
  4. Abiotic Factors

Air, water, sun, land, rocks and light etc is/are an examples of?

  1. Non-Living Components
  2. Abiotic Factors
  3. Biotic Factors
  4. Both A and B

Desert, grassland, forest, highland, valley, urban, rural is/are an examples of?

  1. Water Environments
  2. Land Environments
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

Lake, sea, wetland, river, ocean, pond is/are an examples of?

  1. Water Environments
  2. Land Environments
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

Which is not a type of environment?

  1. Garden
  2. Pond
  3. Storeroom
  4. None

If a plants have needle like leaves to which environment would they belong?

  1. Desert
  2. Grassland
  3. Forest
  4. None

The camel has a special water storage space in its?

  1. Stomach
  2. Hump
  3. Liver
  4. None

Animals in grassland environment have broad feet for fast?

  1. Escape
  2. Swimming
  3. Climbing
  4. None

On the bases of food type, animals can be classified into how many kinds?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Herbivores that eat only?

  1. Plants
  2. Animals
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

Animals that eat only plants are known as?

  1. Carnivores
  2. Omnivores
  3. Herbivores
  4. None
Carnivores that eat only?
  1. Animals
  2. Plants
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

Animals that eat only animals are called?

  1. Carnivores
  2. Herbivores
  3. Omnivores
  4. None

Omnivores that eat only?

  1. Only plants
  2. Only animals
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

Animals that eat both plants and animals are known as?

  1. Omnivores
  2. Herbivores
  3. Carnivores
  4. None

The relationship of eating and being eaten is called?

  1. Food Web
  2. Food Chain
  3. Ecosystem
  4. None

Which of these are not found in the food web?

  1. Air
  2. Sun
  3. Human
  4. None

In the absence of sunlight, the entire food chain would become?

  1. Active and Thrive
  2. Unaffected and Stable
  3. Slow but Survive
  4. Inactive and Collapse

Animal that eat the producers (plants) are called?

  1. Primary Consumers
  2. Secondary Consumers
  3. Tertiary Consumers
  4. None

Which of the following are primary consumers that eat plants and plant products?

  1. Lions and Wolves
  2. Sheep and Birds
  3. Hawks and Snakes
  4. Bears and Humans
Rabbit feed on seeds and leaves that’s why it is called as?
  1. Omnivore
  2. Herbivore
  3. Carnivore
  4. None

Animal that eat the primary consumers are called?

  1. Tertiary Consumers
  2. Secondary Consumers
  3. Primary Consumers
  4. None

Which are the secondary consumers and eat primary consumers (birds and mouse)?

  1. Herbivores
  2. Carnivores
  3. Omnivores
  4. None

Which is a secondary consumer that eats birds/mouse (primary consumers)?

  1. Cat
  2. Goat
  3. Peacock
  4. None

Which of the following animal is secondary consumer?

  1. Dog
  2. Cat
  3. Cow
  4. Both A and B

Animal that eat the primary and secondary consumers are called?

  1. Tertiary Consumer
  2. Primary Consumer
  3. Secondary Consumer
  4. None

Which are consumers that eat both producers and consumers?

  1. Omnivores
  2. Herbivores
  3. Carnivores
  4. None

Which could be secondary and tertiary consumers?

  1. Omnivores
  2. Herbivores
  3. Carnivores
  4. None

In which group would you place human beings?

  1. Herbivores
  2. Carnivores
  3. Omnivores
  4. None

What is the correct order of the levels in a food chain?

  1. Producer → Consumer → Decomposer
  2. Consumer → Producer → Decomposer
  3. Decomposer → Producer → Consumer
  4. Consumer → Decomposer → Producer

Which best describes the frog?

  1. Consumer
  2. Producer
  3. Decomposer
  4. None

Which living thing would decrease, if the number of frogs increased?

  1. Hawks
  2. Snakes
  3. Plants
  4. None

Organisms that eat all the dead and waste products of producers and consumers are called?

  1. Producers
  2. Consumers
  3. Decomposers
  4. None

What is the key role of decomposers?

  1. Break down living plants
  2. Break down dead animals
  3. Provide food for animals
  4. None
Which one of the following animal is a decomposer?
  1. Mould
  2. Wolf
  3. Bird
  4. Cat

Anything that occupies space and has mass is called?

  1. Mass
  2. Force
  3. Volume
  4. Matter

The amount of space a material object occupies is called its?

  1. Volume
  2. Matter
  3. Mass
  4. Force

How many states of matters are there?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

State of matter that has fixed shape and fixed volume is called?

  1. Solid
  2. Liquid
  3. Gas
  4. None

State of matter that hast fixed volume but not fixed shape is called?

  1. Solid
  2. Gas
  3. Liquid
  4. None

State of matter that has no fixed shape and no fixed volume is called?

  1. Liquid
  2. Solid
  3. Gas
  4. None

Which take the shape and volume of a container they are placed in?

  1. Liquids
  2. Gases
  3. Solids
  4. None

Solids, liquids and gases mix together to form?

  1. Mixture
  2. Compound
  3. Element
  4. Solution

Which take the shape of a container they are placed in?

  1. Liquids
  2. Solids
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

Solution is a kind of?

  1. Mixture
  2. Element
  3. Compound
  4. None

Matter can change from one form into another by?

  1. Heating
  2. Cooling
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

Solid can be converted into liquid by?

  1. Heating
  2. Cooling
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

Liquid can be converted into gas by?

  1. Cooling
  2. Heating
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

Gas can be converted into liquid by?

  1. Cooling
  2. Heating
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

Liquid can be converted into solid by?

  1. Heating
  2. Cooling
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

Which dissolves in water to form salt and water mixture?

  1. Gas
  2. Liquid
  3. Solid
  4. None

Which of the following floats on water to form sawdust and water mixture?

  1. Solid
  2. Liquid
  3. Gas
  4. None

Which of the following remains suspended to form sand and water mixture?

  1. Gas
  2. Plasma
  3. Liquid
  4. Solid

Water is a?

  1. Compound
  2. Mixture
  3. Solution
  4. Element
The process of transferring a liquid without disturbing the solid particles is called?
  1. Filtration
  2. Decantation
  3. Sedimentation
  4. Centrifugation

The process of separation of an insoluble solid from a liquid by passing it through filter paper is called?

  1. Filtration
  2. Decantation
  3. Sedimentation
  4. Centrifugation

The process of separation of solute and solvent from the mixture is called?

  1. Decantation
  2. Sedimentation
  3. Filtration
  4. Centrifugation

What happens when you put sand, salt and sawdust in glass of water?

  1. Salt has dissolved in water
  2. Sand sank to the bottom
  3. Sawdust floated on the top
  4. All of these

The measurement of the hotness of an object is called?

  1. Humidity
  2. Temperature
  3. Speed
  4. Force

Heat is a form of?

  1. Matter
  2. Work
  3. Radiation
  4. Energy

The properties used for heat?

  1. Hot, Energy, Cold
  2. Color, Smell, Sound
  3. , Heavy, Light, Hard
  4. Circle, Square, Point

Heat is measured in?

  1. Joule
  2. Mole
  3. Density
  4. None

The SI unit of energy is?

  1. Kelvin
  2. Joule
  3. Temperature
  4. Mole

With the increase in temperature, heat will be?

  1. Increase
  2. Decrease
  3. Remain constant
  4. None

A thermometer is made up of a glass tube which is filled with?

  1. Water
  2. Air
  3. Mercury
  4. Alcohol

How many scales are there to measure temperature?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

In Fahrenheit scale the freezing point of water is _ and boiling point of water is:

  1. 32°F, 212°F
  2. 212°F, 32°F
  3. 35°F, 210°F
  4. 210°F, 35°F

How many divisions does Fahrenheit have?

  1. 150
  2. 160
  3. 170
  4. 180

What is the range of a clinical thermometer on the Fahrenheit scale?

  1. 0°F to 100°F
  2. 95°F to 108°F
  3. 32°F to 212°F
  4. 50°F to 150°F

In the Centigrade scale, the freezing point of water is _ and the boiling point of water is :

  1. 0°C, 50°C
  2. 10°C, 100°C
  3. 0°C, 100°C
  4. 5°C, 90°C

The freezing point of water on a centigrade scale is?

  1. 0°C
  2. 1°C
  3. -1°C
  4. 5°C

The boiling point of water on a centigrade scale is?

  1. 80°C
  2. 90°C
  3. 100°C
  4. 10°C

The instrument used to measure temperature is called the?

  1. Barometer
  2. Hygrometer
  3. Thermometer
  4. Spectrometer

Laboratory Thermometer has a range of?

  1. -20°C to 50°C
  2. 0°C to 100°C
  3. 10°C to 110°C
  4. 50°C to 200°C

Clinical Thermometer has a range of?

  1. 35°C to 42°C
  2. 20°C to 50°C
  3. 30°C to 60°C
  4. 50°C to 70°C

The average internal temperature of human body is?

  1. 42°C
  2. 37°C
  3. 98°C
  4. 35°C

Which of the following liquids is used in the clinical thermometer?

  1. Water
  2. Alcohol
  3. Mercury
  4. Oxygen

A force is a ____ or a _______ that causes movement.

  1. Pull, Twist
  2. Push, Pull
  3. Push, Lift
  4. Twist, Turn

A force can change all of the following of an object except?

  1. Direction
  2. Mass
  3. Size
  4. Speed

You should not do one of the following while handling a clinical thermometer?

  1. Wash it before use
  2. Run
  3. Stay at one place
  4. Place it in cover after use

The lowest temperature in laboratory thermometer is?

  1. 10°C
  2. 0°C
  3. 100°C
  4. -10°C

Speed of any object can be changed by?

  1. Time
  2. Force
  3. Distance
  4. Mass

Lever, pulley, wedge, wheel, inclined plane and screw is/are an examples of?

  1. Simple Machine
  2. Compound Machine
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

A___is a stiff bar that rests on a support called a fulcrum which lifts or move loads.

  1. Pulley
  2. Wedge
  3. Screw
  4. Lever

Which simple machines is used in raising the flag?

  1. Scissors
  2. Pliers
  3. Pulley
  4. Wheels

A __ is an object with at least one slanting side ending in a sharp edge, which cuts material apart.

  1. Pulley
  2. Inclined Plane
  3. Lever
  4. Wedge

A ____ with a rod, called an axle, through its center lifts or moves loads.

  1. Wheel
  2. Pulley
  3. Lever
  4. Inclined Plane
An __ is a slanting surface connecting a lower level to a higher level.
  1. Lever
  2. Pulley
  3. Inclined Plane
  4. Screw

Which simple machine would stairs be an example of?

  1. Pulley
  2. Inclined Plane
  3. Lever
  4. Wheel

A ___ is an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder, used to fasten objects.

  1. Screw
  2. Lever
  3. Pulley
  4. Wheel

Which type of machine is a bicycle and crane?

  1. Compound Machine
  2. Simple Machine
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

Which of the following is an example of compound machine?

  1. Scissors
  2. Pliers
  3. Pulley
  4. None

The matter that sound travels through is called the?

  1. Frequency
  2. Medium
  3. Amplitude
  4. Vibration

Sounds travel faster through solids than:

  1. Liquid
  2. Gases
  3. Solids
  4. Both A and B

Noise intensity is measured in:

  1. Decibels (dB)
  2. Hertz (Hz)
  3. Watts (W)
  4. Meters (m)

Material from which current passes through are called?

  1. Insulators
  2. Conductors
  3. Semiconductors
  4. None

A material through which heat energy can flow easily is called?

  1. Thermal Conductor
  2. Thermal Insulator
  3. Both A and B
  4. None

The materials through which electricity cannot pass are called?

  1. Conductors
  2. Insulators
  3. Semiconductors
  4. None

When the wire is connected and bulb is lit, this is called?

  1. Open Circuit
  2. Close Circuit
  3. Short Circuit
  4. Series Circuit

When the wire is disconnected and the bulb is off, this is called?

  1. Open Circuit
  2. Close Circuit
  3. Short Circuit
  4. Series Circuit

A/an ___ provides a complete path for the current to flow through:

  1. Open Circuit
  2. Closed Circuit
  3. Series Circuit
  4. Short Circuit

A/an __ provides an incomplete path for the current to flow through.

  1. Open Circuit
  2. Closed Circuit
  3. Series Circuit
  4. Short Circuit

Which of the following can not be used to complete the circuit?

  1. Bulb
  2. Wire
  3. Battery
  4. Wood

Which of the following will be attracted to the magnet?

  1. An iron kettle
  2. A rubber ball
  3. A copper plate
  4. An elastic band

The orbit of the Earth is an elongated circle is called?

  1. Ellipse
  2. Parabola
  3. Hyperbola
  4. Oval

What is caused by the rotation of the Earth?

  1. Seasons
  2. Day and Night
  3. Tides
  4. Earthquakes

The earth rotates on its axis. It completes one rotation in?

  1. 36 hours
  2. 24 hours
  3. 12 hours
  4. 48 hours

The period in which earth has completes a day is?

  1. Solar day
  2. Lunar day
  3. Sidereal day
  4. Terrestrial day

The Earth’s axis is an imaginary:

  1. Square
  2. Line
  3. Circle
  4. Dot

What is caused by the revolution of the Earth around the Sun?

  1. Day and Night
  2. Summer and Winter
  3. Tides
  4. Earthquakes
____, days become shorter and nights become longer.
  1. Summer
  2. Spring
  3. Autumn
  4. Winter

____, days become longer and night become shorter.

  1. Autumn
  2. Summer
  3. Winter
  4. Spring

In that the half of the Earth which is facing the sun, there is?

  1. Day
  2. Night
  3. Winter
  4. Both A and B

In that the half of the Earth which is facing away from sun, there is?

  1. Day
  2. Winter
  3. Night
  4. Summer

The Earth is rotating constantly and in __ direction.

  1. South
  2. North
  3. East
  4. Same

The Earth takes ___ to revolve around the sun.

  1. 365 days and 4 hours
  2. 365 days and 6 hours
  3. 365 days and 8 hours
  4. 365 days and 10 hours

The Earth is tilted at an angel of?

  1. 23.50°
  2. 23.0°
  3. 23.08°
  4. 24.30°

Which planet takes 4332 days to complete one revolution?

  1. Earth
  2. Mars
  3. Jupiter
  4. Mercury

A magnet that is hard to magnetize is called a(n)?

  1. Permanent magnet
  2. Temporary Magnet
  3. Electromagnet
  4. None

In Fahrenheit scale the boiling point of water is:

The deficiency of Vitamin A causes?

  1. 208°F
  2. 210°F
  3. 212°F
  4. 214°F
  1. Scurvy
  2. Night Blindness
  3. Rickets
  4. Beriberi

In Fahrenheit scale the freezing point of water is:

  1. 30°F
  2. 32°F
  3. 34°F
  4. 100°

Deficiency of Iodine causes:

  1. Imbalances in fluid volume in the vessels and tissues
  2. Goiter
  3. Tetnas
  4. Cancer

Serve deficiency of Vitamin D results in?

  1. Beriberi
  2. Night Blindness
  3. Scurvy
  4. Ric

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