Tetanus is caused by____________...? Mcqs

PPSC Past Papers

Latest MCQs

Tetanus is caused by____________...?

(A) Clostridium
(B) Virus

(C) Bacteriophage
(D) Salmonella

Comments
Latest MCQs

Sum of all ecosystems is classified as___________...?

(A) Aero sphere
(B) Ionosphere

(C) Biosphere
(D) Ozonosphere

Comments
Latest MCQs

In human osmoregulation takes place by___________...?

(A) Liver
(B) Kidney

(C) Spleen
(D) Lungs

Comments
Latest MCQs

Ultra Microscopic viruses are the main cause of__________...?

(A) Malaria
(B) Measles

(C) Mumps
(D) Cholera

Comments
Latest MCQs

A group of elephants is called___________...?

(A) ZEAL
(B) Herd

(C) MOB
(D) TOWER

Comments
Latest MCQs

Sleeping sickness in the natives of Africa is caused by________...?

(A) Trichomonas
(B) Giardia

(C) Leishmania
(D) Trypanosoma

Comments
Latest MCQs

Candela is the basic unit of_________________...?

(A) luminous intensity
(B) heat producing value

(C) Thermodynamic temperature
(D) radioactive decay

Comments
Latest MCQs

Cancer can be treated by ___________...?

(A) Antibiotics & vaccines
(B) Radiotherapy & antibiotics

(C) Chemotherapy & radiotherapy
(D) Antibiotics & Chemotherapy

Comments
Latest MCQs

Gulf streams are caused by__________....?

(A) Cyclones
(B) Ocean Pressure

(C) Temperature
(D) Difference in water level

Comments
Latest MCQs

Fine organic or inorganic particles suspended in air is called _______________...?

(A) particulate pollutant
(B) gaseous pollutant

(C) aerosol
(D) none of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

The Sun produces most of its energy by_____________...?

(A) Nuclear fusion
(B) nuclear fission

(C) Burning hydrogen
(D) None of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

Calcium level in the blood is regulated by the: ___________...?

(A) Thyroid
(B) Parathyroid

(C) Adrenal medulla
(D) A and B

Comments
Latest MCQs

In the Composition of the earth, Aluminum is _______________...?

(A) 27.5%
(B) 20.3%

(C) 14.5%
(D) 8.23%

Comments
Latest MCQs

The season changes because of the ____________...?

(A) Moon is revolving round the earth
(B) Earth is revolving round its axis

(C) Earth is revolving round the sun
(D) Planet Mars is attracting the sun

Comments
Latest MCQs

DNA is _____________...?

(A) Acetic Acid
(B) A class of nucleic acids

(C) Citric Acid
(D) None of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

Trypsin is an enzyme which digests protein produced by_____________...?

(A) Liver
(B) Pancreas

(C) Stomach
(D) Small intestine

Comments
Latest MCQs

The temperature of the dead body is_______________...?

(A) 0 ‘C
(B) 37 ‘

(C) Room Temperature
(D) Temperature of the place where it is kept

Comments
Latest MCQs

The gas heater gives us heat by __________...?

(A) Radiation
(B) Conduction

(C) Convection
(D) Environmental pressure

Comments
Latest MCQs

The optic nerve which is found in the human brain is also called ___________...?

(A) Second cranial nerve
(B) Mini nervous

(C) Carnival nerve
(D) Sustained nerve

Comments
Latest MCQs

The moon has a large, circular basin called _____________...?

(A) the Simerian Basin
(B) the Inbrium Basin

(C) the Imbrium Basin
(D) Black Bowl Basin

Comments
Latest MCQs

The setting sun often looks oval in the shape because of__________...?

(A) The fact that sun really becomes oval in the evening
(B) Refraction of rays of sun passing through the atmosphere

(C) Optical Illusion
(D) Dispersion

Comments
Latest MCQs

Inflammation of liver is caused by____________...?

(A) Cholera
(B) Hepatitis

(C) Typhoid
(D) Jaundice

Comments
Latest MCQs

The study of the weather is called____________...?

(A) Meteorology
(B) Weatherology

(C) Ecology
(D) Geology

Comments
Latest MCQs

Medium sized kidney stones are removed by__________...?

(A) Dialysis
(B) Lithotripsy

(C) Excretion
(D) Laser

Comments
Latest MCQs

Bore is caused by______...?

(A) Rising tide while meeting river currents
(B) Friction from prevailing winds

(C) Spring tide and strong winds
(D) Unequal heating of oceans

Comments
Latest MCQs

Dengue Fever is also called___________...?

(A) Black Fever
(B) Breakbone Fever

(C) Plasmodium Fever
(D) Remittent Fever

Comments
Latest MCQs

Deficiency of Iodine causes:____________...?

(A) Anemia
(B) Scurvy

(C) Goiter
(D) Rickets

Comments
Latest MCQs

Hepatitis is caused by: ____________...?

(A) Protozoans
(B) Algae

(C) Fungi
(D) Virus

Comments
Latest MCQs

The study of cancer is called_____________...?

(A) Zoology
(B) Ecology

(C) Genomic
(D) Oncology

Comments
Latest MCQs

The scientific study of teeth is called ____________...?

(A) Odontology
(B) Ornithology

(C) Orthoepy
(D) Pedagogy

Comments
Latest MCQs

The outermost layer of the sun is called __________...?

(A) Coach
(B) Core

(C) Corona
(D) Comma

Comments
Latest MCQs

Ozone layer thickness is measured in____________...?

(A) Metre
(B) Joule

(C) Pounds
(D) Dobson

Comments
Latest MCQs

Potassium nitrate is used in__________...?

(A) Medicine
(B) Fertilizer

(C) Salt
(D) Glass

Comments
Latest MCQs

Bolometer measures: ____________...?

(A) Breadith of tree
(B) Burning capacity

(C) Heat radiation
(D) Bearing capacity

Comments
Latest MCQs

Tetanus is a _________ infection....?

(A) Viral
(B) Bacterial

(C) Fungal
(D) Parasitic

Comments
Latest MCQs

The property of a substance to absorb moisture from the air on exposure is called____________...?

(A) osmosis
(B) deliquescence

(C) efflorescence
(D) desiccation

Comments
Latest MCQs

The Blood Grouping Was Discovered by__________ ...?

(A) Robert Oppenheimer
(B) Karl Landsteiner

(C) Dr Hollerith
(D) None of them

Comments
Latest MCQs

Deficiency of vitamin C will cause:__________...?

(A) Beri-Beri
(B) Architis

(C) Scurvy
(D) Night-blindness

Comments
Latest MCQs

The process by which air flows from one location in the atmosphere to another is called __________...?

(A) Convection
(B) Radiation

(C) Conduction
(D) Electromagnetic Induction

Comments
Latest MCQs

The species that flower are called ______________...?

(A) Gymnosperms
(B) Bryophytes

(C) Angiosperms
(D) Algae

Comments
Latest MCQs

The areas around the North and South poles within the Polar circles is called _____________...?

(A) The Torrid Zone
(B) The Frigid Zone

(C) The Temperature Zone
(D) The Hardiness Zone

Comments
Latest MCQs

Albert Einstein was a____________...?

(A) Physicist
(B) Physician

(C) Chemist
(D) Biologist

Comments
Latest MCQs

Main constituent in air is ___________...?

(A) Oxygen
(B) Nitrogen

(C) Hydrogen
(D) Helium

Comments
Latest MCQs

Ice mass that covers more than fifty-thousand square kilometers of land area is classified as____________...?

(A) ice sheet
(B) ice field

(C) glacier erosions
(D) ice cap

Comments
Latest MCQs

Pollutants that are introduced into the environment by human activity are called as ___________...?

(A) Qualitative pollutants
(B) Quantitative pollutants

(C) Anthropogenic pollutant
(D) All of Above

Comments
Latest MCQs

A slow-running pendulum clock can be speeded up by_______________...?

(A) Increasing the length of the rod
(B) Increasing the weight of the bob

(C) Reducing the length of the rod
(D) Reducing the weight of the bob

Comments
Latest MCQs

The Study of human beauty is called____________...?

(A) Oncology
(B) Agrostology

(C) Kalology
(D) Argology

Comments
Latest MCQs

The alpha particles are compact clusters of______________...?

(A) Electron and Proton
(B) Two Protons and two Neutrons

(C) Three protons and three Neutrons
(D) None

Comments
Latest MCQs

Radioactivity was discovered by __________...?

(A) Kelvin
(B) Thomson

(C) Rutherford
(D) Bacquerel

Comments
Latest MCQs

‘Magnetometer’ is used to measure: ______________...?

(A) Air Pressure on Ships
(B) Electromagnetic Force in Space Devices

(C) Changes in the Earth’s Magnetic Field
(D) Changes in Oceanic Current

Comments
Latest MCQs

The diagnosis of anthrax in cattle may be made by__________...?

(A) Spore staining
(B) Quellung reaction.

(C) Mcyfaydean reaction
(D) None of the above

Comments
Latest MCQs

Acid deposition causes ______________________...?

(A) the greenhouse effect to lessen
(B) lakes and forests to die

(C) acid indigestion in humans
(D) all the above are correct

Comments
Latest MCQs

Hepatitis and Polio is caused by________...?

(A) Virus
(B) Fungus

(C) Moss
(D) None of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

Spring tides occur on new moon and full moon days because on these days_____________...?

(A) Sun, moon and earth are in a straight line
(B) Sun and earth are at right angles

(C) Sun and moon are at right angles
(D) Earth and moon are at right angles

Comments
Latest MCQs

Pressure is measured by_________...?

(A) barometer
(B) Voltmeter

(C) Lactometer
(D) Ammeter

Comments
Latest MCQs

Fan was invented by___________...?

(A) Arthur Schimit
(B) Alfered Nobel

(C) Skaats Wheeler
(D) None of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

The position of earth in its orbit, when it is at its greatest distance from the sun causing northern summer is called ___________...?

(A) Aphelion
(B) Perihelion

(C) Perigee
(D) Apogee

Comments
Latest MCQs

Analytical solutions to Quadratic equations were introduced by__________...?

(A) Al-Khawarzimi
(B) Al-haitham

(C) IsasacNewton
(D) Pythagoras

Comments
Latest MCQs

With the rise in temperature, metals conductivity____________...?

(A) Remains same
(B) Increases

(C) Decreases
(D) None of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

A force applied on a body through the string is called_________...?

(A) Weight
(B) Momentum

(C) Tension
(D) Torque

Comments
Latest MCQs

Parkinson is a disease of____________...?

(A) Eyes
(B) Brain

(C) Heart
(D) Lungs

Comments
Latest MCQs

Metal are highly ___________ ...?

(A) Electropositive
(B) Electronegativity

(C) Both of these
(D) Neutral

Comments
Latest MCQs

The main constituent of Pearls are: ______________...?

(A) Calcium oxide &Ammonium Chloride
(B) Calcium Carbonate &Megnesium Carbonate

(C) Aragonite & Conchiolin
(D) None of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

Mohus scale is used for to measure ____________...?

(A) Hardness
(B) Humidity

(C) Pressure
(D) Temperature

Comments
Latest MCQs

In order to prevent the corrosion of iron pipes they are often coated with a layer of zinc. This process is termed as____________...?

(A) Electroplating
(B) Annealing

(C) Galvanization
(D) Vulcanization

Comments
Latest MCQs

Telephone was invented by__________...?

(A) Vint Cerf
(B) Charles Babbage

(C) Edison
(D) Alexander Graham Bell

Comments
Latest MCQs

An extremely small piece of silicon on which integrated circuits are implicated is called __________________...?

(A) Card Reader
(B) Hollerith Code

(C) Feed
(D) Chip

Comments
Latest MCQs

Monsoon is caused by____________________...?

(A) Seasonal reversal of winds
(B) Revolution of earth

(C) Movement of clouds
(D) Rise in temperature

Comments
Latest MCQs

Dead red blood corpuscles are stored in____________...?

(A) Liver
(B) Spleen

(C) Kidney
(D) Heart

Comments
Latest MCQs

The repetition of property after a certain interval called ___________...?

(A) Electron efinity
(B) Atomic radius

(C) periodicity of property
(D) none of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

The color of a sedimentary rock is often mostly determined by___________...?

(A) Zinc
(B) Iron

(C) Calcium
(D) None of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

Joint in which bones are joined together by fibrous tissues is called _____________ ...?

(A) Fibrous joint
(B) Cartilaginous joint

(C) Synovial joint
(D) Ball and socket joint

Comments
Latest MCQs

The movement of any solvent across a semipermeable membrane is called__________...?

(A) Osmosis
(B) Cataphoresis

(C) Electrolysis
(D) Electrophoresis

Comments
Latest MCQs

Sunlight is composed of___________...?

(A) Three colours
(B) six colours

(C) seven colours
(D) eight colours

Comments
Latest MCQs

Fog that most often forms as warm rain falls into a cold layer of surface air is called ______________...?

(A) Radiation fog
(B) Evaporation (mixing) fog

(C) Advection fog
(D) Upslope fog

Comments
Latest MCQs

The average acceleration caused by gravity per second is____________...?

(A) 22 feet
(B) 32 feet

(C) 52 feet
(D) 42 feet

Comments
Latest MCQs

When a star becomes a singularity and has zero volume and infinite density, it is called_______________...?

(A) White dwarf
(B) Blue giant

(C) Wolf-Raynet star
(D) Black hole

Comments
Latest MCQs

The SI standard of time is based on_____________...?

(A) the daily rotation of the earth
(B) the frequency of light emitted by Kr86

(C) the yearly revolution of the earth about the sun
(D) a precision pendulum clock

Comments
Latest MCQs

Study of fruit is called ___________...?

(A) Pomology
(B) Plriculture

(C) Sericulture
(D) Apiculture

Comments
Latest MCQs

Study of “Aging” is called __________...?

(A) Gerontology
(B) Hstologyh

(C) Pysiology
(D) Anthropology

Comments
Latest MCQs

Diesel engine was discovered by___________...?

(A) Paul Muller
(B) Faraday

(C) Waldeyer
(D) Rudolf Diesel

Comments
Latest MCQs

In the manufacture of banaspati ghee the gas used is __________...?

(A) Helium
(B) Hydrogen

(C) Oxygen
(D) Nitrogen

Comments
Latest MCQs

Most of the ozone in the atmosphere is concentrated in the _____________...?

(A) Mesosphere
(B) Troposphere

(C) Stratosphere
(D) ionosphere

Comments
Latest MCQs

Battery was invented by__________...?

(A) Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot
(B) Alessandro Volta

(C) Michael Faraday
(D) Friedrich Bessel

Comments
Latest MCQs

The outermost layer of the Earth is called ____________...?

(A) Crust
(B) Mental

(C) Core
(D) None of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

Deficiency of vitamin E in the human body causes __________...?

(A) Muscle weakness and vision problem
(B) Bone problem

(C) Rickets
(D) Osteoporosis

Comments
Latest MCQs

The shape of the external ear is due to____________...?

(A) Elastic cartilage
(B) Fibrocartilage

(C) Articular cartilage
(D) none

Comments
Latest MCQs

Insects responsible for transmitting diseases are called___________...?

(A) Drones
(B) Vectors

(C) Hybirds
(D) None of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

Insulin drug was discovered by____________...?

(A) Charles Herbert Best
(B) Prof John James Rickard Macleod

(C) Sir Frederick Grant Banting
(D) Leonard Thompson

Comments
Latest MCQs

Carbon,Diamond and Graphite are together called:___________...?

(A) Allotrope
(B) Isomers

(C) Isomorphs
(D) Isotopes

Comments
Latest MCQs

Places experiencing equal impact of an earthquake are called_________________...?

(A) Seismic lines
(B) Seismic built

(C) Seismic plates
(D) Seismic waves

Comments
Latest MCQs

Water soluble vitamins are released by__________...?

(A) Sweat
(B) Tears

(C) Injections
(D) Urine

Comments
Latest MCQs

The study of forces acting upon bodies in motion in the air is called__________...?

(A) Aeronautics
(B) Aerophysics

(C) Aerodynamics
(D) Aerofraction

Comments
Latest MCQs

The hard, solid rocks, whose composition or texture has been changed by heat or pressure in the Earth are called____________...?

(A) Sedimentary rocks
(B) Metamorphic rocks

(C) Igneous rocks
(D) All of the above

Comments
Latest MCQs

Wood is the main raw material for the manufacture of ____________...?

(A) Paint
(B) Gun powder

(C) Paper
(D) Ink

Comments
Latest MCQs

It is observed that the total pressure exerted by air on the man of average size is around 14.7 lb wt. per square inch. But the man feels quite comfortable,. It is because of__________...?

(A) An equal and opposite pressure acts from inside
(B) of the height of a man

(C) of gravity
(D) Earth pulls the man upward

Comments
Latest MCQs

The fruits without seed, like banana, are called_____________...?

(A) Seedless fruits
(B) Parthenogenesis fruits

(C) Parthenocarpic fruits
(D) placental fruits

Comments
Latest MCQs

Deficiency of vitamin B1 is causes__________...?

(A) Rickets
(B) Bone Infection

(C) Beriberi
(D) Myopia

Comments
Latest MCQs

The thermosphere extends from an altitude of ________ to the base of ________ at ________...?

(A) 75 km, Mesosphere, 670 km
(B) 80 km, Ionosphere, 680 km

(C) 85 km, Exosphere, 690 km
(D) 90 km, Ozone Layer , 690 km

Comments
Latest MCQs

Some substances are good conductor of electricity in both the solid and liquid states. These substances are generally______________...?

(A) ionic substances
(B) metallic substances

(C) molecular solids
(D) covalent network solids

Comments
Latest MCQs

Terrestrial planets in solar system are made of____________...?

(A) Metal
(B) Rock

(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above

Comments
Latest MCQs

Hepatitis C is a leading cause of_________...?

(A) HIV
(B) Diabetes

(C) Chronic Liver disease
(D) AIDS

Comments
Latest MCQs

Maximum biological damage is caused by ____________...?

(A) Gamma rays
(B) Alpha rays

(C) Beta rays
(D) Microwaves

Comments
Latest MCQs

The theory of Expanding Universe was first propounded by____________...?

(A) Einstein
(B) Newton

(C) Gahleo
(D) Hubble

Comments
Latest MCQs

Highest Clouds are ___________...?

(A) Cirrocumulus
(B) Cirrus

(C) Cirrostratus
(D) All of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

Activity of Brain is recorded by ____________...?

(A) ECG (Electrocardiogram)
(B) EEG (Electroencephalogram)

(C) X-Ray
(D) None of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

The sun’s surface is called ___________...?

(A) Cromosphere
(B) Leutosphere

(C) Thermosphere
(D) Photosphere

Comments
Latest MCQs

The second most abundant metal found in the earth’s crust is_____________...?

(A) Silicon
(B) Aluminium

(C) Calcium
(D) Sodium

Comments
Latest MCQs

The disease “Itai Itai “is caused by____________...?

(A) Carbon
(B) Cadmium

(C) Manganese
(D) None of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

Cotyledons are very Important because they ________...?

(A) Store Food
(B) Store Water

(C) Store Air
(D) None of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

Disease beri beri is because of___________...?

(A) Lack of green vegetables in diet
(B) Use of milled rice

(C) Deficiency of calcium in bones
(D) Poor use of citrus fruits

Comments
Latest MCQs

Very small time intervals are accurately measured by the___________...?

(A) Pabsars
(B) White dwarfs

(C) Atomic Clocks
(D) None of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

Types of bones in human body are: Long, short, irregular and ____________...?

(A) Flat
(B) Medium

(C) Regular
(D) Rough

Comments
Latest MCQs

Oil rises up to wick in a lamp because_____________...?

(A) Oil is very light
(B) Oil is volatile

(C) Diffusion of oil through the wick
(D) Capillary action phenomenon

Comments
Latest MCQs

Short-sight defect could be corrected by a _____________ lens...?

(A) concave lens
(B) convex lens

(C) converging lens
(D) none of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

When oil and gas resources are burnt they kill many forests and lakes by ________________ ...?

(A) deforestation
(B) water pollution

(C) acid rain
(D) forest fire

Comments
Latest MCQs

Atom was a name given by ____________ ...?

(A) Democritus
(B) Bohr

(C) Rutherford
(D) Archimedes

Comments
Latest MCQs

The blue colour of clear sky is due to_______________...?

(A) Reflection of light
(B) Refraction of light

(C) Diffraction of light
(D) Dispersion of light

Comments
Latest MCQs

“Beaufort Scale” is used to measure____________...?

(A) Wind Velocity
(B) Air Pressure

(C) Wind Direction
(D) Humidity

Comments
Latest MCQs

Blood is cleaned by __________...?

(A) Lungs
(B) Liver

(C) Heart
(D) Kidneys

Comments
Latest MCQs

Diamond is harder than Graphite because of___________...?

(A) Difference in crystalline Structure
(B) Tetrahedral structure of diamond

(C) Difference in layer of atoms
(D) None of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

Nucleus of an atom was discovered by___________...?

(A) Goldstein
(B) James Chadwick

(C) J J Thomson
(D) Rutherford

Comments
Latest MCQs

The Saturn rings discovered by___________...?

(A) Newton
(B) Robert Brown

(C) Galileo
(D) None of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

The process of converting wet waste to manure is___________...?

(A) Metabolism
(B) Conservation

(C) Incineration
(D) Composting

Comments
Latest MCQs

According to kinetic molecular theory, the pressure exerted by a gas is caused by the _______...?

(A) Bombardment of the gas molecules on the walls of the container
(B) Collision between gas molecules

(C) Large distances between gas molecules
(D) Random motion of the gas molecules

Comments
Latest MCQs

Sodium carbonate is produced by____________...?

(A) haber process
(B) Amonia solvay process

(C) decons process
(D) lead chamber process

Comments
Latest MCQs

Vacuum tubes have been replaced by__________...?

(A) Conductors
(B) Diodes

(C) Transistors
(D) None of these

Comments
Latest MCQs

The over-cooking of food should be avoided because____________...?

(A) Make the food difficult to digest
(B) Reduce the nutrition value of food

(C) Make food Poison
(D) None

Comments

MCQs Categories


Best of Luck

From ShineGk.com

Share our website's link