Assessment Test-9 Everyday Science (MCQs)

The operation of solar cell is based on:

  • (A) Laser technology
  • (B) Photoconduction
  • (C) Thermal emission
  • (D) Tyndall effect
Check Answer
  • (B) Photoconduction

The minimum number of bits required to store hexadecimal number AF is:

  • (A) 2
  • (B) 4
  • (C) 8
  • (D) 16
Check Answer
  • (C) 8

Which of the following minerals is most resistant to chemical weathering:

  • (A) Olivine
  • (B) Quartz
  • (C) Hornblende
  • (D) Potassium feldspar
Check Answer
  • (B) Quartz

An igneous rock contains a radioactive isotope that has a half-life of 10 million years. Careful analysis shows that only one quarter of the original concentration of the parent isotope is left. How old is this igneous rock?

  • (A) 10 Million years
  • (B) 20 Million years
  • (C) 30 Million years
  • (D) 40 Million years
Check Answer
  • (D) 40 Million years

The discipline which deals with the understanding and treatment of mental health is called:

  • (A) Applied psychology
  • (B) Clinical psychology
  • (C) Psychoanalysis
  • (D) Psychiatry
Check Answer
  • (D) Psychiatry

Overcooking of food should be avoided because overcooking:

  • (A) Makes the food difficult to digest
  • (B) Makes the food toxic
  • (C) Increase the nutritive value of food
  • (D) Reduces the nutritive value of food
Check Answer
  • (D) Reduces the nutritive value of food

Optical fibre operates on the principle of:

  • (A) Tyndal effect
  • (B) Photoelectric effect
  • (C) Laser technology
  • (D) Total internal reflection
Check Answer
  • (D) Total internal reflection

The sensation of the skin is perceived by:

  • (A) Epidermis
  • (B) The dermis
  • (C) Endodermis
  • (D) None of these
Check Answer
  • (B) The dermis

The loudness of sound depends on its:

  • (A) Wavelength
  • (B) Frequency
  • (C) Amplitude
  • (D) All of these
Check Answer
  • (C) Amplitude

A person standing in front of a mirror finds his Image smaller than him and erect. this implies that the mirror is:

  • (A) Plane
  • (B) Concave
  • (C) Convex
  • (D) Not of good quality
Check Answer
  • (C) Convex

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