General Science Test

Test your knowledge of fundamental concepts in chemistry and physics including atomic structure, periodic table, motion, energy, and waves.

24 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are transition elements?

  1. The elements having 2 outermost shells incomplete.
  2. The elements having 3 outermost shells incomplete.
  3. The elements having the outermost shell full.
  4. None of these
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cathode rays are made up of negatively charged particles called electrons. This was discovered by

  1. John Dalton
  2. J.J.Thomson
  3. Rutherford
  4. Goldstein
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is the natural indicator obtained from lichens?

  1. Phenolphthalein
  2. Litmus
  3. Gudhal
  4. None of these
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following affects the ionization energy?

  1. The atomic radius
  2. Nuclear charge
  3. Number of electrons in the inner shell
  4. Option 1) , 2) and 3) are correct
  5. Option 1) and 2) are correct
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Water has pH 7, that means it is

  1. acidic in nature
  2. basic in nature
  3. neutral
  4. pH doesn't tell its nature
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why does atomic radii decrease when moving across the periodic table?

  1. Electrons are added in same shell which increases attraction between nucleus and electrons in outermost shell.
  2. The decrease in ionization, decreases the atomic radii.
  3. The distance between the nucleus and electrons in outermost shell increases.
  4. None of these
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When acids are mixed with water _______are produced.

  1. hydroxyl ions
  2. hydrogen ions
  3. salts
  4. none of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The sulphur dioxide produced on heating sulphur. It has a very

  1. pungent smell
  2. pleasant smell
  3. floral smell
  4. putrid smell
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What did Dobereiner propose?

  1. Law of Triads
  2. The periodic table
  3. Law of octaves
  4. None of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why some gaps are seen in Mendeleev's periodic table?

  1. He predicted the existence of some elements and space was left for them.
  2. It showed gaps between the atomic weight of elements in a continuous manner.
  3. Space was left for isotopes and nobel gases.
  4. None of these
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which period is incomplete in the periodic table?

  1. First period
  2. Second period
  3. Seventh period
  4. None of these
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. Distance travelled by a train is greater than its displacement.
  2. Distance is scalar and displacement is a vector quantity.
  3. Distance covered in a straight line with same sign is not equal to its displacement.
  4. All of these
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The units of which two are same?

  1. Momentum and Impulse
  2. Momentum and torque
  3. Momentum and angular momentum
  4. None of these
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A body starts from rest, its initial speed is x, then he acquires a speed v and finally he stops and speed is again x. What are the possible values of x and v?

  1. O m/sec ; 20 m/sec ; 0 m/sec.
  2. 5m/sec ; 20 m/sec ; 0 m/sec.
  3. 5m/sec ; 20 m/sec ; 5 m/sec
  4. None of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is not a vector quantity?

  1. Speed
  2. Acceleration
  3. Force
  4. Displacement
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which medium is the velocity of sound maximum?

  1. Aluminium
  2. Diamond
  3. Gold
  4. Iron
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why does ice in coke float and does not sink?

  1. Ice is hollow.
  2. Water on freezing expands and becomes less dense.
  3. Water molecules and ice molecules repel each other.
  4. None of these
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following has the unit kgmm/sec*sec?

  1. Work done
  2. Kinetic energy
  3. Potential energy
  4. All of these
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If a sound wave has a frequency of 30, 000 Hz, how loud can a person standing there hear it ?

  1. Too loud
  2. Very light
  3. He cannot hear it
  4. None of these
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who discovered the first mercury thermometer?

  1. Galileo
  2. Joule
  3. Fahrenheit
  4. Celcius
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

At what point the kinetic energy of the ball of simple pendulum has zero potential energy and maximum kinetic energy?

  1. At the mean position
  2. At the extreme ends
  3. When it is in motion, between left/ right ends and mean position.
  4. It is not possible that P.E=0 and K.E = max.
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why does water pipe burst in extreme winter?

  1. Water expands on cooling.
  2. Pipes become brittle.
  3. Flow of water increases.
  4. None of these
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As we move along a period

  1. the size of atom increases
  2. the size of atom decreases
  3. the size remains the same
  4. the size first increases then toward the end it decreases.
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A child is playing with a ball in a train facing the engine. He throws the ball up.The ball falls behind him. In which direction is the train moving?

  1. The train is moving backward with uniform speed.
  2. The train is moving forward with uniform speed.
  3. The train is moving forward with acceleration
  4. The train is moving with deceleration