Science Quiz for SSC CHSL, RRB NTPC Railway

(Q.1) Diamond is an allotropic form of:

Uranium
Carbon
Silicon
Sulphur

(Q.2) Who proposed the ‘Wave Theory’ of light?

Huygens
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Thomas Edison

(Q.3) If a bar magnet is broken into two pieces, then

one piece will have North Pole on both ends and other piece will have South Pole on both ends
only longer piece will behave as bar magnet
each piece will remain a magnet with North Pole at one end and South Pole at the other end
both pieces will lose their magnetism

(Q.4) Why does a corked bottle filled with water break when frozen

glass is a bad conductor of heat
the bottle contracts on freezing
volume of water decreases on freezing
volume of water increases on freezing

(Q.5) ________________ is a medication used to prevent and to treat malaria in areas where malaria is known to be sensitive to its effects

chloroquine
isoprene
aspirin
neoprene

(Q.6) Wood is the primary raw material for the manufacture of:

paint
paper
ink
gun powder

(Q.7) Spondylitis is a disease that affects:

liver
intestine
spinal column
brain cells

(Q.8) What is the maximum limit of sound intensity in decibel units beyond which a human being cannot hear?

80 decibel
85 decibel
90 decibel
95 decibel

(Q.9) The filament of an electric bulb is made up of which material?

tungsten
iron
stainless steel
graphite

(Q.10) What is the chemical name of laughing gas?

Carbon monoxide
Sulphur dioxide
Hydrogen peroxide
Nitrous Oxide

Answers
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. B
9. A
10.D