General Knowledge Questions And Answers :: General Science: part14



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Following General Knowledge Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in TRB, SSC and UPSC 2014 examinations :

1.Given below are two statements, labeled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). In the context of the two statements, which of the following is correct ?Assertion (A) : Air passengers sometimes feel pain in the ears when the plane rapidly loses height.Reason (R) : Atmospheric pressure is larger at lower altitudes.

Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.

2.Athletes normally have larger sized hearts because

their blood is thicker and requires more heart muscle to circulate it.
greater blood pressure developed during workout requires thicker heart walls.
their cardiac output is regulated by change of cardiac rate during workout.
their cardiac output is regulated by change of stroke volume during workout.

3.Who first established the fact that the earth revolves round the sun ?

Kepler
Copernicus
Newton
Galileo

4.Which of the following vitamins is considered to be a hormone ?

A
B
C
D

5.Given below are two statements, labeled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). In the context of the two statements, which of the following is correct ?Assertion (A) : The process of nuclear fusion produces more energy than nuclear fission.Reason (R) : Nuclear fission is an exothermic process.

Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.

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