CSS General Science & Ability GSA. GK-I Solved MCQs Paper 2015

1. The time taken by the Sun to revolve around the center of our galaxy is
A. 50 mn years
B. 100 mn years
C. 250 mn years
D. 365 mn years
Answer: C.

2.: The planet having the largest diameter is
A. Earth
B. Jupiter
C. Venus
D. Uranus
Answer: B.

3. The planet Mercury completes one rotation around the sun is CSS 2010.
A. 88 days
B. 365 days
C. 98 days
D. 60 days
e. None of these
Answer: A.

4. Although the mass of a man on moon remains same as on the earth he will
A. Be much happier there
B. Weigh one sixth as much
C. Weigh twice as much
D. None of these
Answer: B.

5. The planet of the solar system which has maximum numbers of Moon is: CSS 2011.
A. Jupiter
B. Venus
C. Saturn
D. Uranus
e. None of these
Answer: A.

6. The earth rotates 011 its axis from_
A. North to south
B. South to north
C. East to west
D. West to east
Answer: D.

7. Name two planets which revolve around their axis from east to west
A. Earth and Venus
B. Mars and Earth
C. Venus and Uranus
D. Mars and Uranus
Answer: C.

8. Our sun is classified as CSS 2012.
A. A Blue giant
B. A Yellow dwarf
C. Supernova
D. None of these
Answer: B.

9. The hottest planet of our solar system is
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Mars
D. Earth
Answer: B.

10. Relative to the center of our galaxy, ____.
A. its starts are stationary
B. its stars move entirely at random
C. its stars revolve
D. Population I starts are stationary and Population II star revolve
Answer: C.

In the above equation the value of x is:
A. 3
B. 2
C. 1
D. ½
Answer: C.

12. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is twice the sum of its exterior angles. How many sides does the polygon have?
A. 8 sides
B. 9 sides
C. 12 sides
D. 6 sides
Answer: A.

13. Shahzad said to Hira “Your mother’s husband’s sister is my aunt”. How is Hira related to Shahzad?
A. Daughter
B. Niece
C. Sister
D. Mother
Answer: C.

14. Four years ago, the average age of A and B was 18 years. At present the average age of A, B and C is 24 years. What would be the age of C after 8 years?
A. 30 years
B. 32 years
C. 28 years
D. 25 years
Answer: A.

15. Unscramble the letters of words and find odd one out:
A. ORNI
B. ICAO
C. PPREOC
D. ZENRBO
Answer: D.

16. Oranges are bought at 5 for Rs. 10 and sold at 6 for Rs. 15. The profit or loss as percentage is:
A. 50%
B. 40%
C. 35%
D. 25%
Answer: D.

17. Which of the given Venn diagrams out of 1, 2, 3 or 4 correctly illustrates the relationship among the following classes? Reptiles, Cobras, Turtles.

a         b       c       d
Answer: B.

18. The marks obtained by 10 students in Science out of 50. are 30, 41, 40, 41, 30, 41, 30, 28, 41, 40. The modal mark is:
A. 40
B. 30
C. 41
D. 35
Answer: C.

19. 6, 18, 24, 9, 27, 33, 11?, ?
A. 15, 19
B. 22, 27
C. 33, 39
D. 44, 47
Answer: C.

20. The L.C.M. of two numbers is 12 times their H.C.F. The sum of the H.C.F. and L.C.M. is 403. If one number is 93, then the other number is:
A. 134
B. 124
C. 128
D. 310
Answer: B.

21. X walked 35 meters towards South, then turned left and walked 25 meters, and again turned left and walked for 35 meters. He then turned to his right and walked 20 meters. At what distance and direction from the starting point is X now standing?
A. 20m West
B. 45m East
C. 20m East
D. 45m North
Answer: B.

22. Which is the greatest five digit number exactly divisible by 279?
A. 99603
B. 99882
D. 99550
D. None of these
Answer: B.

23. For Low Sugar content, potato tubers are stored at:
A. 5°C
B. 10 °C
C. 15°C
D. 20°C
Answer: B.

24. For long-term storage, potato should be stored at:
A. 0-5°C
B. 5-10°C
C. 10-15°C
D. 15-20°C
Answer: D.

25. Proteins are made up of CSS 2012.
A. Polynucleotide
B. Polypeptide
C. Oxyacetylene
D. None of these
Answer: B.

26. Milk that can remain on supermarket shelves, free of microbial growth, for many years has been processed by which of the following methods?
A. Using antibiotics in animal feed
B. Sequestrates
C. Aseptic processing
D. Use of humectants
Answer: C.

27. The dominant phase of life cycle in these organisms is haploid:
A. Mosses
B. Bacteria
C. Protozoa
D. None of these
Answer: A.

28. The term cell was coined by
A. Schwann
B. Robert Hooke
C. de Ban
D. Tatum
Answer: B.

29. Cell theory was proposed by
A. Beadle and Tatum
B. Robert Hooke
C. Schwann and Schleiden
D. Antony van Leeuwenhoek
Answer: C.

30. Which of the following, lists the four stages of food processing in order?
A. Ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination
B. Digestion, ingestion, absorption, elimination
C. Ingestion, absorption, elimination, digestion
D. Absorption, digestion, ingestion, elimination
e. None of these
Answer: A.

31. LASER is an acronym for:

A. Light amplification by standard emission of light
B. Light absorption stimulated entrance of radiation
C. Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
D. Light absorption by standard emission of radiation
Answer: C.

32. If carbon dioxide is passed through lime water for a long time, the cloudy white color initially formeD. disappears because of the formation of:

A. Calcium bicarbonate
B. Calcium hydroxide
C. Calcium carbonate
D. Calcium sulphate
Answer: B.

33. Permanent hardness of water is due to the presence of

A. Calcium bicarbonate
B. Magnesium bicarbonate
C. Calcium sulphate
D. Sodium bicarbonate
Answer: C.
Explanation: Permanent hardness in water is hardness due to the presence of the chlorides, nitrates and sulphates of calcium and magnesium, which will not be precipitated by boiling

34. Articles made of copper and bronze slowly tarnish in air and turn green; the green color is due to the formation of:

A. Copper oxide
B. Basic Copper sulphide
C. Copper oxalate
D. All of these
Answer: B.

35. Bleaching powder losses its power on keeping for a long time because

A. It changes into calcium hypochlorite
B. It changes into calcium chloride and calcium hydroxide
C. It absorbs moisture
D. It changes into calcium chloride and calcium chlorate
Answer: D.

36. When the quantity of charge on each of the two bodies is doubled, the force between them becomes

A. One fourth
B. One half
C. Twice
D. Four times
Answer: A.

37. Light year is related to:

A. Time
B. Distance
C. Energy
D. Speed
Answer: B.

38. The word ceramic means:

A. Hard material
B. Soft material
C. Dry material
D. Burnt material
Answer: A.

39. The operation of solar cell is based on

A. Laser technology
B. Photoconduction
C. Thermal emission
D. Tyndall effect
Answer: B.

40. The minimum number of bits required to store hexadecimal number AF is

A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16
Answer: D.

41. The time taken by the Sun to revolve around the center of our galaxy is
A. 50 mn years
B. 100 mn years
C. 250 mn years
D. 365 mn years
Answer: C.

42.: The planet having the largest diameter is
A. Earth
B. Jupiter
C. Venus
D. Uranus
Answer: B.

43. The planet Mercury completes one rotation around the sun is CSS 2010.
A. 88 days
B. 365 days
C. 98 days
D. 60 days
e. None of these
Answer: A.

44. Although the mass of a man on moon remains same as on the earth he will
A. Be much happier there
B. Weigh one sixth as much
C. Weigh twice as much
D. None of these
Answer: B.

45. The planet of the solar system which has maximum numbers of Moon is: CSS 2011.
A. Jupiter
B. Venus
C. Saturn
D. Uranus
e. None of these
Answer: A.

46. The earth rotates 011 its axis from_
A. North to south
B. South to north
C. East to west
D. West to east
Answer: D.

47. Name two planets which revolve around their axis from east to west
A. Earth and Venus
B. Mars and Earth
C. Venus and Uranus
D. Mars and Uranus
Answer: C.

48. Our sun is classified as CSS 2012.
A. A Blue giant
B. A Yellow dwarf
C. Supernova
D. None of these
Answer: B.

49. The hottest planet of our solar system is
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Mars
D. Earth
Answer: B.

50. Relative to the center of our galaxy, ____.
A. its starts are stationary
B. its stars move entirely at random
C. its stars revolve
D. Population I starts are stationary and Population II star revolve
Answer: C.