GENERAL SCIENCE QUESTIONS FOR ALL EXAMS


Q.1 Which of the following states is the largest producer of coffee in india?

a) Karnataka
b) Kerala
c) Orissa 
d) West Bengal

Q.2 Tea plants thrive best in 




a) acidic soils with average rainfall above 150 cm and temperature between 20-30*C 
b) alkaline soils with average rainfall avobe  150 cm and temperature between 20-30*C
c) alkaline soils with rainfall above 150 cm and temperature between 15-20*C 
d) none of these

Q.3 The maximum height that a tea plant can attain in nature is 

a) 5 feet
b) 15 feet 
c) 30 feet 
d) more than 40 feet 

Q.4 The most important stimulant in tea leave is 

a) brucine 
b) caffeine 
c) pheny lalanine
d) theine

Q.5 The International Rice Research Institute is based in




a) Australia 
b)  Mexico 
c) Nigeria 
d) Philippines 

Q.6 Turpentine is obtained from

a) crude petroleum 
b) deodar 
c) pine 
d) oak

Q.7 Some plants feed upon  insects for their nitrogen requirements. They are called insectivorousplants. Which of the following is such a plant?




a)  bladderwort 
b) hornwort 
c)  liverwort 
d)  spiderwort 

Q.8  The Red Sea derives its name from the 

a) profuse growth of a red -flowered plant 
b)  red bloom caused by a blue -green alga 
c)  red bloom caused by a red alga 
d) red coloured effluents deposited in it 

Q.9 Which country is called the sugar bowl of the world? 




a) Cuba 
b) India 
c) Argentina  
d) USA 

Q.10 Gene, the basic unit of heredity , was first synthesized in tne laboratory  by 




a) Arthur Kornberg 
b) Hargobind Khorana
c) Gregor Mendel
d) Morgan 


                                     Best of Luck...