Everyday Science Test 15

Total Questions: 30

1 - A concave lens is also known as

A ) Converging lens
B ) Diverging lens ✅
C ) Simple lens
D ) None

2 - Ultrasonic sound has frequency

A ) Above 20,000 vibrations per sec ✅
B ) Below 20,000 vibrations per sec
C ) Below 20 vibrations per sec
D ) None

3 - Ultrasonic waves are those waves which

A ) Man can hear
B ) Are of high velocity
C ) Man cannot hear ✅
D ) Are of high amplitude

4 - The quality of sound is judged by

A ) It's frequency
B ) It's various overtones ✅
C ) Longer wavelength
D ) All of these

5 - The wall of a sound proof room should be

A ) Good reflectors of sound
B ) Good transmitter of sound
C ) Good absorbers of sound ✅
D ) All the above

6 - The wavelength of ultrasonic waves in air is

A ) 0.1 cm
B ) 0.01cm
C ) 0.001cm
D ) 1.0 cm ✅

7 - Bats can fly in the dark house

A ) They have a better vision in the dark
B ) The pupils of their eyes are very big
C ) They are guided by ultrasonic waves produced by them ✅
D ) None

9 - The supersonic speed of an aeroplane is expressed in

A ) Mach number ✅
B ) Decibel
C ) Hertz
D ) None

10 - Focal length of a converging lens is

A ) Infinite in mangnitude
B ) Positive in sign ✅
C ) Negative in sign
D ) None

11 - The acid used in car battery is

A ) Hydrochloric acid
B ) Boric acid
C ) Sulphuric acid ✅
D ) Carbonic acid

12 - Cooking gas is a mixture of

A ) Methane and Carbon dioxide
B ) Oxygen and Nitrogen
C ) Butane and Propane ✅
D ) Butane and methane

Explanation:

Cooking gas is a mixture of: Butane and Propane

  • Cooking gas is commonly known as LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas).
  • It mainly consists of two hydrocarbons:
    • Butane (C₄H₁₀)   Propane (C₃H₈)

🔹 Properties of LPG:

  • ✅Stored under pressure in liquid form
  • ✅Easily vaporizes to gas when released
  • ✅Highly flammable — used widely as cooking fuel.

13 - Every atom has a tendency to become stable for

A ) The gain of one or more electrons
B ) Loss of one or more electrons
C ) Acquiring the nearest inert gas configuration ✅
D ) Acquiring the nearest active gas configuration

15 - Which of the following gases does not pollute air?

A ) Carbon dioxide
B ) Carbon monoxide
C ) Nitrogen dioxide
D ) Ammonia ✅

16 - Which of the following processes is used in obtaining charcoal from wood?

A ) Destructive distillation ✅
B ) Fractional distillation
C ) Oxidation
D ) Carbonation

20 - Which of these metals is used in storage batteries?

A ) Copper
B ) Lead ✅
C ) Aluminum
D ) Zinc

21 - Vitamin A is found in the

A ) White vegetables
B ) Green ✅
C ) Yellow
D ) Red

22 - Night blindness is due to lack of vitamin?

A ) Vitamin A ✅
B ) Vitamin B
C ) Vitamin C
D ) Vitamin D

23 - Which is our diet promotes bone formation and calcium absorption in our body?

A ) Vitamin A
B ) Vitamin B
C ) Vitamin C
D ) Vitamin D ✅

24 - Rickets in childhood occurs due to the lack of

A ) Vitamin A
B ) Vitamin B
C ) Vitamin C
D ) Vitamin D ✅

25 - Muscular and nervous disorders is due to lack of

A ) Vitamin A
B ) Vitamin B
C ) Vitamin C
D ) Vitamin D ✅

26 - Which vitamin gets destroyed on heating

A ) Vitamin A
B ) Vitamin B
C ) Vitamin C ✅
D ) Vitamin D

28 - The vitamin which can be most easily synthesized in human body?

A ) Vitamin A
B ) Vitamin B
C ) Vitamin C
D ) Vitamin D ✅

29 - Which of the following is known as anti scurvy factor?

A ) Vitamin A
B ) Vitamin B
C ) Vitamin C ✅
D ) Vitamin D