General Science Quiz for RRB NTPC Exam 2016 – Set 1

1. In the process of
galvanization, an iron sheet is coated with:

A. aluminum

B. zinc

C. tin

D. chromium

2. Rate of
evaporation does not depend upon:

A. temperature of the liquid

B. surface area of the liquid

C. mass of the liquid

D. air pressure

3. Which of the
following process produce Hydrogen gas?

A. Electrolysis of water

B. Passing of steam over red hot iron

C. Reaction of zinc with hydrochloric acid

D. All of these

4. Match the
following with their chemical formulae

(a) Common Salt 1. Na2 SiO3

(b) Alum 2. NaCl

(c) Gypsum 3. K2SO4. Al2 (SO4)3 24H2O

(d) Quartz 4. CaSO4. 2H2O

A. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-l

B. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2

C. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3

D. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4

5. Which of the
following is an element?

A. Ruby

B. Sapphire

C. Emerald

D. Diamond

6. Which of the
following is true regarding a catalyst?

1. It increases the rate of reaction

2. It increases the activation energy

3. It reduces the activation energy

4. It is consumed in the reaction

A. 1 and 2

B. 1 and3

C. 2 and 4

D. 3 and 5

7. The hydraulic
automobiles application of:

A. Archimedes’ Principle

B. Pascal’s law

C. Bernoulli’s theorem

D. Faraday’s law

8. Match the scientists with their inventions:
(a) C. Marconi 1. Gramophone
(b) J.L. Baird 2. Radio
(c) Alexander Graham Bell 3. Television
(d) Thomas Alva Edison 4. Telephone
A. a-l, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
D. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-l

9. Which of the
following planets orbits around the sun in backward direction from east to
west?

A. Earth

B. Mercury

C. Venus

D. Jupiter

10. More than two
third of world’s tin comes from which country?

A. China

B. Malaysia

C. Nigeria

D. Brazil

Winners:

1. Merida
2. $ Dixit
3. Kushagra

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