General Science Class 7 MCQs

The SI unit of electric current is:

Ampere

Volt

Coulomb

none of these

Mass number of an atom shows:

Numbers of protons

Number of electrons

Number of proton and neutron

Number of proton and electrons

Protons and neutrons are collectively known as:

Nucleotides

Nucleons

Isotopes

Positrons

Our solar system is located in which galaxy:

Andromeda

Milky way

Whirlpool

Black eye

How many times the proton is heavier than an electron?

1030

1205

1650

1836

The average adult has a blood volume of about ___ litters.

6
4

The SI unit of resistance is:

Volt

Ohm

Ampere

Farad

The Sun is a:

Planet

Element

Asteroid

Star

The lungs receive deoxygenated blood from heart through:

Renal artery

Branchial artery

Pulmonary artery

Pulmonary vein

When white light is passed through a prism, it splits into _____ colors.

The brightest star visible in the sky without a telescope is?

Altair

Aretonus

Regulus

Sirius
Light year is a unit of:

Light

Distance

Time

All of these

A light year is related to:

Time

Distance

Frequency

None

In which color the hottest stars are appeared?

Red

Blue

Dark

Green

A chemical process that changes vegetable oil into fat is called:

Combustion

Hydrogenation

Hydration

Neutralization

What is the normal value of blood pressure in the body?

80 to 120mg/100 ml of blood

70to 120mg/100 ml of blood

60 to 120mg/100 ml of blood

90 to 120mg/100 ml of blood

The following are common diseases of the respiratory system except?

Tuberculosis

Hepatitis
Asthma

Pneumonia

The stomach is like a___bag:

I-shaped

J-shaped

K-shaped

L-shaped

A form of energy which flows from a region of high temperature to a region of low
temperature is known as?

Heat

Light

Sound

Work

A sphygmomanometer is used to check:

Blood pressure

White blood cells

Sugar level

None

What are the charges of Proton, Electron, and Neutron respectively?

Negative, Positive, Neutral

Neutral, Negative, Positive

Positive, Negative, Neutral

Neutral, Positive, Negative

Which of the following is NOT a digestive function?

Filtration

Absorption

Mechanical processing

Ingestion
“Digestion”, alone, refers to the (very specific answer)?

Absorption of nutrients

Transport of nutrients

Chemical/mechanical breakdown of food

Elimination of waste

Which is not a tissue layer of the alimentary canal?

Mucosa

Secretin

Muscular

Serosa

The breakdown of large food particles into small particles is called?

Egestion

Absorption

Utilization

Digestion

A continuous tube, extending from the mouth to the anus is called?

Respiratory Tract

Alimentary Canal

Nervous System

Circulatory System

Each of the following organs is a component of the digestive tract except one.
Identity the exception:

Spleen

Oesophagus

Stomach

Colon

In mouth saliva starts the chemical digestion of:

Proteins
Fats

Carbohydrates

Fibers

Food is reduced to a soft and flexible semi-solid food called?

Chyme

Morsel

Gastrografin

Bolus

Which of the following acts as a pathway and transports the food from pharynx to
stomach?

Small intestine

Oesophagus

Trachea

Mouth

Where chemical digestion of proteins start?

Oesophagus

Small intestine

Mouth

Stomach

Which structure prevents the food from entering the larynx during swallowing?

Epiglottis

Pharynx

Tongue

Oesophagus

During the swallowing of food:

The epiglottis opens

The glottis closes

The trachea dilates

Food is normally digested in the:

Large intestine

Stomach

Small Intestine

Mouth

Which of the following is secreted by liver and stored in the gallbladder?

Saliva

Bile

Gastric juice

Pancreatic juice

____ acts as fats decomposers into smaller pieces in human digestive system.

Gastric juice

Pancreatic juice

Bile

Saliva

Absorption only occurs in:

Small Intestine

Large intestine

Stomach

Mouth

____ contains enzymes which help to digest proteins, fats and carbohydrates?

Pancreatic juice

Gastric juice

Saliva

Bile

Undigested food is expelled from the human body through:

Small intestine
Stomach

Large Intestine

Oesophagus

The water and mineral salts are absorbed in:

Large Intestine

Small intestine

Stomach

Oesophagus

If rhythmic action of digestive tract becomes slow cause:

Diarrhea

Vomiting

Abdominal Pain

Constipation

If rhythmic action of digestive tract becomes fast cause:

Diarrhea

Vomiting

Abdominal Pain

Constipation

Respiration involves:

Only Mechanical Process

Only Biochemical Process

Mechanical and Biochemical processes

Neither Mechanical nor Biochemical Process

If oxygen is used in the respiration process like humans it is called?

Anaerobic Respiration

Photosynthesis

Fermentation

Aerobic Respiration
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of burning process?

It is a physical process

It is a chemical process

It takes place in all living cells

It release energy

Various enzymes are required

In human and higher animals the exchange of gases is carried put by:

Circulatory processes

Respiratory processes

Digestive processes

Nervous processes

The blood vessels that carry blood from other parts of body to the heart are called?

Arteries

Capillaries

Veins

None

All veins transport de-oxygenated blood to the heart except?

Pulmonary Vein

Pulmonary Artery

Veins

Arteries

Doctors usually check the blood pressure of body through apparatus called:

Thermometer

Sphygmomanometer

Glucometer

Stethoscope

Circulation of blood starts from the:

Right side of the heart

Top of the heart

Bottom of the heart

Which one of the following is the main reason of heart attack?

Low blood pressure

Anaemia

Dehydration

Cholesterol

Heart attack is scientifically known as?

Cardiac Arrest

Coronary Thrombosis

Myocardial Infarction

Arterial Fibrillation

In plants, water and minerals are transported from roots to the leaves by:

Phloem

Xylem

Stomata

Cambium

In plants, which part transports sugar produced in the leaves to all parts of plants?

Phloem

Xylem

Stomata

Roots

The tubular outgrowth part of roots in plants have the function of ___in the system.

Support the plant

Absorb salts and gases

Photosynthesis

Reproduction
Water enters the root hair by:

Diffusion

Osmosis

Active Transport

Transpiration

The evaporation of water from aerial parts of the plant especially through leaves is
called?

Translocation

Photosynthesis

Respiration

Transpiration

The movement of materials/sugar from the leaves to other tissues of the plant is
called?

Translocation

Photosynthesis

Respiration

Transpiration

The male reproductive part of the flower is called?

Stamen

Pistil

Carpel

Anther

The female reproductive part of the flower is called?

Stamen

Pistil

Anther

Filament

Pollen grains are microscopic structure located in _____ of flower:

Stamen
Anther

Pistil

Petal

Plants in garden are usually pollinated by:

Animals

Water

Sunlight

Insects

Fruit plants are mostly pollinated by:

Insects

Water

Animals

Sunlight

The process by which living organism increase their numbers is known as?

Reproduction

Respiration

Digestion

Photosynthesis

The type of reproduction in which two parents of different sexes are involved?

Asexual Reproduction

Sexual Reproduction

Binary Fission

Fragmentation

Which reproduction performed by flowers?

Asexual Reproduction

Binary Fission

Sexual Reproduction

Fragmentation
The type of reproduction in which only one parent is involved?

Asexual Reproduction

Sexual Reproduction

Fragmentation

Binary Fission

Roots, stem and leaves produce their offspring through:

Sexual Reproduction

Fragmentation

Binary Fission

Asexual Reproduction

The process in which fusion of male and female cells occur to develop a new plant
is called?

Fertilization

Pollination

Reproduction

Germination

Sperms fuse with eggs to form:

Embryo

Fetus

Zygote

Gamete

Zygote forms after the fusion of different:

Gametes

Embryo

Fetus

None

A mature, large ovary and seed are:

Stem
Leaf

Flower

Fruit

A place of living according to particular environment of living things is?

Ecosystem

Habitat

Community

Population

The actual location or place where an organism lives and reproduce is:

Habitat

Ecosystem

Community

Population

Water contain very low amount of salt is?

Estuarine water

Marine water

Freshwater

Solid water

Water contain high amount of salt is?

Estuarine water

Solid water

Freshwater

Marine water

Area where river meet with sea is?

Estuarine water

Solid water

Freshwater

Marine water
The interaction of living organisms with each other and with their environment is?

Community

Population

Ecosystem

Habitat

A land where rainfall is high i.e 250 to 450 mm annually is called?

Forest

Grassland

Tundra

Desert

A land where rainfall is lower than forest so it does not support growth of trees is
called?

Forest

Grassland

Tundra

Desert

Area where rainfall is very low resulting barren area is called?

Forest

Grassland

Tundra

Desert

Area below ice caps which are very cold climate is called?

Forest

Grassland

Tundra

Desert

The food chain always starts from:

Producers
Consumers

Decomposers

Predators

The transfer of energy from producers to consumers and then to decomposers is

Food Web

Food Chain

Ecosystem

Nutrient Cycle

In an ecosystem several food chains overlap form a network called:

Ecosystem

Food Web

Food Chain

Nutrient Cycle

How much percentage of water on the earth is saltwater?

90%

95%

98.5%

97.5%

How much percentage of water on the earth is freshwater?

2.5%

3.5%

4.5%

5.5%

Which one of the following tablets are used for water purification?

Aspirin

Antibiotic

Vitamin C
Halazone

The following are the methods to purify water except?

Filtration

Distillation

Crystallization

Chlorination

A process by which solvent passes through a porous membrane called?

Filtration

Distillation

Osmosis

Sedimentation

The maximum mass of an atom is concentrated in:

Electron

Proton

Neutron

Nucleus

Periods in the periodic table are:

Vertical columns

Horizontal rows

Diagonal lines

Blocks

An atom has the same number of:

Electrons and Neutrons

Protons and Neutrons

Electrons and Protons

Neutrons and Molecules

The specific number of protons present in the nucleus of every an atom is called
its?
Atomic Number

Mass Number

Atomic Mass

Valance Number

The sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom is known as:

Atomic Mass

Mass Number

Atomic Number

Valance Number

An atom of an element has 11 protons, 11 electrons and 12 neutrons. The atomic

11

12

22

23

24

An atom has atomic number 16 and mass number 32, the number of protons is?

32

14

16

18

In the periodic table, rows is considered to be a:

Periods

Groups

Zigzag

Diagonal

In the periodic table, columns is considered to be a:

Periods
Groups

Zigzag

Diagonal

In periodic table elements are arranged according to:

Increasing atomic mass

Decreasing atomic number

Both A and B

Increasing in atomic number

In modern periodic table, how many periods are there?

In modern periodic table, how many groups are there?

12

18

The number shown above the symbol of element is called?

Mass Number

Valency

Atomic Number

Oxidation State

The number shown below the symbol of element is called?

Mass Number

Atomic Number

Valance Number

Atomic Mass
The maximum number of electrons K orbit possesses?

The maximum number of electrons L orbit possesses?

12

18

The maximum number of electrons M orbit possesses?

12

18

Ions are charged particles of atoms and form negative and positive charges due to:

Proton

Electron

Neutron

None

Atoms that gain electron will become negatively charged ion and they are known
as?

Ion

Cation

Isotope

Anion

Nuclei having the same nuclear charge but different masses are called:

Isobars
Isotopes

Isoelectronic

Isomers

Isotopes of an element are identical in:

Mass number

Electron number

Valency

Atomic number

How many proton is present in the nucleus of Protium isotope?

How many proton and neutron are present in the nucleus of Deuterium isotope?

3 and 2

2 and 3

1 and 1

2 and 2

How many proton and neutron are present in the nucleus of Tritium isotope?

2 and 1

1 and 2

3 and 2

4 and 1

Which isotope is used for diagnosis and treatment of Wilson’s disease?

Copper – 64

Gallium – 67

Cobalt – 60

Iron – 59
Which among the following isotope is used to kill cancer cells by a particular type
of treatment, known as radiotherapy?

Gallium – 67

Cobalt – 60

Iron – 59

Copper – 64

Which among the following isotope is used for detection of prolonged infection and
cancer cells?

Copper – 64

Gallium – 67

Cobalt – 60

Iron – 59

Which among the following isotope is used for radiotherapy to stop the growth of
cancer cells?

Copper – 64

Gallium – 67

Cobalt – 60

Iron – 59

Which among the following isotope is used for diagnosis of function of thyroid
gland?

Iodine – 123

Copper – 64

Gallium – 67

Cobalt – 60

Which isotope is used to identity efficiency rates of organic and inorganic

Phosphorus – 32

Carbon – 14

Lead – 210
Nitrogen – 15

Which isotope is used to study the uptake of phosphorus containing fertilizers?

Phosphorus – 32

Carbon – 14

Lead – 210

Nitrogen – 15

Which isotope is used to determine the accumulation rates of pollutants in layers

Phosphorus – 32

Carbon – 14

Lead – 210

Nitrogen – 15

Carbon dating is used for the estimation of the age of:

Rocks

Fossils

Soil

Water

The symbolic representation of molecule of a compound is called?

Equation

Structure

Formula

Reaction

Chemical formula shows:

Number of atoms of each elements

Number of atoms in a compound

Number of atoms in a molecule

None

Which one of the following is not a sign of chemical change?

A release of gas

Change in colour, temperature, smell

Production of a new material

Which one of the following is not a sign of physical change?

Change that can be reversed

The substance does not turn into a new substance

A release of gas

None

A change in physical appearance or state of a substance is called:

Chemical Change

Physical Change

Nuclear Change

Biological Change

A change that alters the composition of a substances is known as ____?

Physical Change

Nuclear Change

Chemical Change

Biological Change

Which one among the following is not a chemical change?

Melting of ice

Burning of fuel

Explosion of firework

Cooking raw food

What is produced when fuel is burned?

Carbon monoxide gas

Methane gas

Carbon dioxide gas

Which one among the following is a hydrocarbon compound?

Candle wax

Polyurethane

Glycerol

Aspirin

The substance that are added in the soil to make up any deficiency of nutrients are
called?

Pesticides

Herbicides

Manure

Fertilizers

Fertilization are used to fill ___requirements of plants.

Water

Nutritional

Space

Light

Burning of wood is a ______ change.

Chemical

Physical

Temporary

Both A and B

Heat is a form of energy associated with:

Atomic Stability

Molecular Motion

Nuclear Reaction

Electromagnetic Radiation

Transfer of internal energy by collision of particles and movements of electrons

Convection

Radiation

Insulation

In which mode heat transfer in solids?

Convection

Radiation

Conduction

None

Which among the following is a good conductor of heat?

Wood

Plastic

Paper

Copper

A mode of heat transfer that occurs by the mass motion of a fluid is called?

Radiation

Convection

Conduction

None

In which mode heat transfer in liquids and gases?

Convection

Radiation

Conduction

None

During the daytime, the air above the land gets heated up its density:

Increase

Decrease

Remain same
Fluctuate

During the night time, the air above the land loses heated up its density:

Decrease

Fluctuate

Remain same

Increase

The heat from Sun reaches to earth in form of waves called:

Conduction

Radiation

Convection

None

Refrigerator works on the phenomenon of ____of heat transfer.

Conduction

Convection

Radiation

All of these

The cooling fins at the back of refrigerator are made of black and rough surface
because:

They are good conductors of heat

They are good radiators of heat

They are good insulators of heat

They are not important for heat transfer

A thermos flask keeps things close to their original temperature by reducing:

Conduction

Convection

Radiation

All of these

Thermal energy can be transferred by:

Convection

Radiation

All of these

When light changes in direction when entering one transparent medium to another
is known as?

Reflection

Diffraction

Refraction

Absorption

Rainbow is formed due to:

Emission of light

Absorption of light

Refraction of light

Transmission of sound

The angle of incidence of a ray for which the angle of refraction is 90° is called:

Refracted Angle

Critical Angle

Incident Angel

Angle of Deviation

Total internal reflection of light is possible when light enters from:

Air to water

Glass to glass

Water to air

Air to glass

Reflecting prisms usually work on the principle of total:

Internal Reflection

External Reflection
Refraction

Diffraction

Periscope is another optical instrument that works on the principle of total:

Refraction

Diffraction

External Reflection

Internal Reflection

Binocular work on the principle of which one of the following?

Refraction of Light

Diffraction of Light

Total Internal Reflection of Light

Transmission of Sound

A binocular uses _____ prisms to see distant objects.

Porro

Schmidt

Fresnel

Kepler

Which prism in one of the most commonly used dispersive prisms?

Rectangular

Triangular

Square

Pentagonal

The splitting of white light into its component colours is called:

Refraction of light

Reflection of light

Dispersion of light

Diffraction of light

When light passes through prism _____ occurs to form spectrum.

Reflection

Diffraction

None

The primary colors of light are:

The band of seven colours is called:

Prism

Rainbow

Lightwave

Spectrum

Rainbow is the best example of:

Refraction of light

Dispersion of light

Spectrum of white light

Reflection of light

The colour of an opaque or non-luminous object is the colour of light it:

Absorbs

Reflects

Transmits

Refracts

When an object reflects the entire component colours of light, it appears:

White

Black

Green
Dark

If an object absorbs all seven colours of light, it appears in ____ colour.

White

Black

Dark

Green

When sound wave travels from one place to another, what is transported?

Matter

Momentum

Energy

Velocity

Sound waves travel in solvents in the form of:

Transverse Waves

Longitudinal Waves

Electromagnetic Waves

Mechanical Waves

In a transverse wave, the ___ is the distance b/w its two adjacent crests or troughs?

Wavelength

Frequency

Amplitude

Velocity

Wavelength symbol “λ” is termed as:

Delta

Gamma

Omega

Lambda

Decibel (dB) is the unit of measurement of:

Amplitude
Wavelength

Pitch

None

The number of vibrations produced by a vibrating body in a second is called?

Velocity

Amplitude

Frequency

Wavelength

The fundamental frequency of a guitar is string 220 Hz, the frequency of the second
harmonic is?

220 Hz

440 Hz

320 Hz

620 Hz

Which of the following harmonics is two octaves higher in pitch than the
fundamental?

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

The velocity of a wave is equal to:

Wavelength x Frequency

Wavelength / Frequency

Frequency / Wavelength

Wavelength + Frequency

Sound travels fastest in:

Air

Water

Diamond
Steel

Sound travels slowest in which one of the following?

Air

Water

Steel

Diamond

The speed of the sound in air is:

143 m/s

243 m/s

343 m/s

443 m/s

The speed of the sound in diamond is:

6000 m/s

12000 m/s

9000 m/s

15000 m/s

The characteristic of sound by which we can differentiate between shrill and grave
sound is:

Loudness

Timbre

Tone

Pitch

The meaning of Echoes is:

Repeating sounds

Refracted sounds

Absorbed sounds

Amplified sounds

The audible range of normal human ear is:

10 Hz to 31kHz

67 Hz to 45kHz

20 Hz to 20kHz

The audible range of normal elephant ear is:

16 Hz to 20kHz

10 Hz to 31kHz

67 Hz to 45kHz

20 Hz to 20kHz

The audible range of normal whale ear is:

16 Hz to 20kHz

10 Hz to 31kHz

67 Hz to 45kHz

20 Hz to 20kHz

The audible range of normal dog ear is:

16 Hz to 20kHz

10 Hz to 31kHz

67 Hz to 45kHz

20 Hz to 20kHz

The audible range of normal cat ear is:

10 Hz to 31kHz

67 Hz to 45kHz

20 Hz to 20kHz

45 Hz to 64kHz

The audible range of normal dolphin ear is:

20 Hz to 120 kHz

20 Hz to 20 kHz

20 Hz to 100 kHz
20 Hz to 50 KHz

The audible range of normal bat ear is:

20 Hz to 120 kHz

20 Hz to 20 kHz

20 kHz to 110 kHz

20 Hz to 50 KHz

The rate of flow of charge at certain point is called:

Voltage

Current

Resistance

Power

The movement of free electrons is called:

Electric Field

Electric Potential

Electric Current

Electric Charge

The circuit that provides only one path for the current is called?

Series Circuit

Parallel Circuit

Short Circuit

Open Circuit

Two bulbs are connected in a series circuit. One bulb blows (blast), what will
happen to the other bulb?

Will glow brighter

Also blow (blast)

Remains same

Will glow dimmer

The circuit that provides two or more paths for the current is called?
Series Circuit

Short Circuit

Parallel Circuit

Open Circuit

A voltmeter is always connected in a circuit in:

Series

Parallel

Both A and B

None

Electric current is measured by:

Ammeter

Voltmeter

Ohmmeter

Multimeter

The circuits in most businesses places and homes are connected in:

Series

Parallel

Both A and B

None

The hindrance to the flow of current is called?

Conductance

Inductance

Resistance

Capacitance

Stars are huge balls of gas mainly consist of ____ and:

Oxygen, Nitrogen

Helium, Oxygen

Hydrogen, Helium
Nitrogen, Carbon

Star gets denser and hotter ultimately changing into helium by process of:

Nuclear fusion

Nuclear Fission

Radioactive decay

Chemical reaction

Our Sun is a star and is the closest star to Earth. The next closer star to Earth is
known as:

Sirius

Orion

Alpha Centauri

Andromeda

Colours of stars are due to their:

Temperature

Size

Distance

Composition

The coolest stars are the red stars and their temperature is around:

2000°C

3000°C

4000°C

5000°C

In which color the coolest stars are appeared?

Blue

Yellow

Red

White

The Sun has temperature of around 6,000 °C and glows:

Blue

Green

Orange/Yellow

The Sun has temperature of around:

3000 °C

6000 °C

4000 °C

5000 °C

The hottest stars are the blue stars and their temperature is around:

25000°C

20000°C

15000°C

10000°C

Which one of the following stars are hotter than red and orange stars?

Green

Dark

Blue

Yellow

What causes the stars in space to absorb and scatter starlight that resulting in a
reduction in their brightness?

Planets and Moons

Asteroids and Comets

Black Holes and Neutron Stars

Dust and Gas

The earth is part of a galaxy called?

Andromeda Galaxy

Triangulum Galaxy
Milky Way Galaxy

Pinwheel Galaxy

Our galaxy is _____ in shape.

Irregular

Spiral

Elliptical

Circular

How many light years the earth and sun are away from the center of Milky Way
galaxy?

27000

23000

20000

25000

How many years our solar system takes to one orbit around Milky Way galaxy?

250

225

300

275

Light reaches us from the Sun is about 8 minutes and from Sirius in about:

8 minutes

8 days

8 months

8 years

Nebulae are made up of:

Oxygen (97%) and Nitrogen (3%)

Hydrogen (97%) and Helium (3%)

Carbon (50%) and Nitrogen (50%)

Helium (97%) and Hydrogen (3%)

White Dwarf

Wormhole

Black Hole

Neutron Star

A group of stars in the sky that, when viewed from Earth, create an outline of some
recognizable shape or pattern is called:

Constellation

Nebula

Asterism

Galaxy

A telescope is an instrument that gathers ____from distant sources.

Sound

Light

Heat

Water

Who invented the telescope?

Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Galileo Galilei

Johannes Kepler

ECG is used for the diagnosis of the ailment of the:

Brain

Heart

Liver

Kidneys