General Science forms an essential part of many competitive exams in India, including those conducted by the Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSS(c) for various positions like Revenue Inspector (RI), Assistant Revenue Inspector (ARI), Amin, SFS, and ICDS Supervisor. To excel in these exams, candidates must have a strong grasp of fundamental scientific concepts. Here, we present the top 30 General Science multiple-choice questions (MCQs) to help candidates prepare effectively.
Top 30 General Science MCQS For OSSSC RI,ARI, Amin, SFS, ICDS Supervisor
- Which is the largest part of the blood?
A. Red Blood Cells
B. White Blood Cells
C. Plasma
D. Platelets
Ans. C - Plasma Therapy is also known as…..
A. Convular Plasma Therapy
B. Convalescent Plasma Therapy
C. Coviscule Plasma Therapy
D. Functional Plasma Therapy
Ans. B - Which of the following statement is/are correct about Plasma Therapy?
A. In plasma Therapy, the blood from recovered person is used to treat other sick people as it is rich in antibodies.
B. The convalescent plasma is the liquid part of the blood from the recovered patients of COVID-19.
C. The idea behind the Plasma therapy is that antibodies produced by the patients who have had survived the virus will boost the immune system of those who are critically ill or fighting with the COVID-19.
D. All the above are correct
Ans. D - Plasma Therapy was used first time in …….
A. 1870
B. 1890
C. 1896
D. 1899
Ans. B - Which of the following statement is/are correct about Plasma?
A. Plasma carries dissolved substances from one part to another part in the body.
B. The protein in plasma includes antibodies to assist in the body’s defense system against disease or infection.
C. Plasma also contains some traces of other substances like amino acids, organic acids, vitamins, pigments, and enzymes.
D. All the above are correct
Ans. D - Name the process in which the liquid part of the blood or plasma is separated from the blood cells?
A. Plasmametases
B. Plasmaphorosioses
C. Plasmapheresis
D. None of the above
Ans. C - Use of Plasma Therapy has been studied in several outbreaks of other respiratory infections? Name the outbreaks?
A. SARS-CoV-1
B. H1N1
C. MERS-CoV
D. All the above
Ans. D - Which of the following are the different types of Full Moons?
(A) Blood Moons
(B) Supermoons
(C) Blue Moons
(D) All the above
Ans. D - Who coined the term “Supermoon”?
(A) Richard Nolle
(B) Michel Gauquelin
(C) Shawn Carlson
(D) None of the above
Ans. A - Supermoon is also known as……
(A) Perigee-syzygy Moon
(B) Perigee Moon
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above
Ans. A - How does a supermoon occur?
(A) It occurs when the Moon is at perigee.
(B) When the Moon is at the closest point to Earth in its 27-day orbit.
(C) The moon at its full phase happens every 29.5 days when the sun fully illuminates the moon.
(D) All the above
Ans. D - Super Pink Moon gets its name from…..
(A) Wildflowers
(B) Grass
(C) Soil
(D) None of the above
Ans. A - In how many days does the moon orbit the Earth?
(A) 27 days
(B) 28 Days
(C) 29 Days
(D) 30 Days
Ans. A - The well-known cycle of the Moon’s phases is governed by which month?
(A) Sidereal month
(B) Synodic month
(C) Both A and B
(D) Neither A nor B
Ans. B - Name the full bright Moon that occurs closest to the start of autumn…..
(A) Harvest Moon
(B) Blue Moon
(C) Super Pink Moon
(D) Blood Moon
Ans. A - Super Pink Moon is also known as……
(A) Samkal Moon
(B) Paschal Moon
(C) Samach Moon
(D) Puravach Moon
Ans. B - Which of the following statements is correct about the Full Moon?
(A) All full moons do not look the same.
(B) A full moon occurs when the Moon side facing Earth is fully lit up by the Sun.
(C) Both A and B are correct
(D) Neither A nor B are correct
Ans. C - Which of the following statements is/are correct about asteroid ‘1998 OR2’?
(a) It has a diameter of 1.8-4.1 km.
(b) It was found in 1998.
(c) It will stay 3.9 million miles away from our planet.
(d) All the above are correct
Ans: (d) - When was the first asteroid named Ceres discovered?
(a) 1 January, 1800
(b) 12 January, 1801
(c) 12 February, 1800
(d) 1 January, 1801
Ans: (d) - Which law suggested that there should be a planet between Mars and Jupiter?
(a) Bode’s Law
(b) Planetary Law
(c) Celestial Law
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a) - Asteroids are made up of:
(a) Nickel
(b) Iron
(c) Rocks
(d) All the above
Ans: (d) - Asteroids are also known as:
(a) Minor Planets
(b) Small Stars
(c) Planets
(d) Only A and B
Ans: (d) - Who discovered the first asteroid, 1 Ceres?
(a) Giuseppe Piazzi
(b) William Herschel
(c) Nicolaus Copernicus
(d) Edwin Hubble
Ans: (a) - Which of the following statements is/are correct about the asteroid belt?
(a) Most of the asteroids lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
(b) This belt is divided into smaller belts.
(c) This belt is separated by distances known as Kirkwood gaps.
(d) All the above
Ans: (d) - Name an asteroid that is located at the Lagrangian points, L4 and L5, and lies in the same orbit as Jupiter.
(a) Eros
(b) Pallas
(c) Trojan
(d) Vesta
Ans: (c) - Name the group of asteroids that cross Earth’s orbit and may come close to Earth or even collide with the planet.
(a) Apollo
(b) Vesta
(c) Davida
(d) Juno
Ans: (a) - Name an asteroid that has a dog-bone shape.
(a) 216 Kleopatra
(b) 25143 Itokawa
(c) 2062 Aten
(d) 21 Lutetia
Ans: (a) - Who coined the term “asteroid”?
(a) Carl Sagan
(b) William Herschel
(c) Isaac Newton
(d) Edmond Halley
Ans: (b) - Which technique is used to separate the substances from a mixture?
(a) Chromatography
(b) Racing Forging
(c) Assembling
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a) - In what way iodine can be separated from a mixture of potassium chloride and iodine?
(a) Filtration
(b) Sedimentation
(c) Distillation
(d) Sublimation
Ans: (d)
