GK Quiz based on previous papers - Part 53

GK Quiz Part - 53

Based on SSC CGL, RAILWAY NTPC Exams

Q1. A Cyclotron is an engineering device that is used to ?
A. model fractals
B. control switching devices
C. segregate particles
D. transport materials


Q2. Which prefix is often used with scientific terms to indicate that something is the same, equal or constant ?
A. mega
B. meta
C. iso
D. quasi


Q3. Yeast, used in making bread is a ?
A. plant
B. seed
C. fungus
D. bacteria


Q4. The study of phenomena at very low temperatures is called ?
A. cryogenics
B. crystallography
C. morphology
D. heat transfer


Q5. Water flows through a horizontal pipe at a constant volumetric rate. At a location where the cross sectional area decreases, the velocity of the fluid ?
A. decreases
B. increases
C. stay the same
D. none of these


Q6. The branch of medical science which is concerned with the study of disease as it affects a community of people is called ?
A. epidemiology
B. pathology
C. paleontogy
D. oncology


Q7. Which of the following is primarily composed of calcium carbonate ?
A. Fish scales
B. Shark teeth
C. Oyster Shells
D. Whale bones


Q8. Superconductivity is a material property associated with ?
A. cooling a substance without a phase change
B. frictionless liquid flow
C. a loss of thermal resistance
D. a loss of electrical resistance


Q9. Cystitis is the infection of which of the following ?
A. liver
B. pancreas
C. lung
D. urinary bladder


Q10. If a metal can be drawn into wires relatively easily it is called ?
A. ductile
B. extractive
C. tactile
D. malleable