Assessment Test-8 Everyday Science (MCQs)

Man belongs to the family:

• (A) Felidae
• (B) Hominidae
• (C) Mammalia
• (D) Primataceae

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Deficiency of vitamin C in the human body causes a deficiency disease called:

• (A) Beriberi
• (B) Night blindness
• (C) Rickets
• (D) Scurvy

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To measure the specific gravity of milk, the instrument used is:

• (A) Hygrometer
• (B) Barometer
• (C) Lactometer
• (D) Hydrometer

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One of the fundamental characteristics of living organisms is called as:

• (A) Photosynthesis
• (B) Digestion
• (C) Excretion
• (D) Metabolism

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Plants growing on other plants are called as:

• (A) Saprophytes
• (B) Parasites
• (C) Epiphytes
• (D) Pathogens

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As per eating habit, squirrels are:

• (A) Frugivorous (Fruit eater)
• (B) Herbivorous (Plant eater)
• (C) Carnivorous (Animal eater)
• (D) Omnivorous (Plants + animal eater)

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Water loss from leaves through stomata is called as:

• (A) Evaporation
• (B) Transpiration
• (C) Evapotranspiration (ET)
• (D) Respiration

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The study of how plants and animals interact with one another with the non-living environment is called as

• (A) Ecosystem
• (B) Sociology
• (C) Ecology
• (D) Habitat

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The number of bones in human body is:

• (A) 200
• (B) 202
• (C) 204
• (D) 206

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Nervous system in human body consists of:

• (A) Brain and spinal cord
• (B) Brain and nerves
• (C) Spinal cord and nerves
• (D) Brain, spinal cord and nerves

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