GENERAL SCIENCE MCQS CLASS 4TH TO 8TH TAKEN FROM GOVT BOOKS

191: The process in which seed grows into a new plant is called:
Germination

192: The first growth from seed is called:

Radical

193: Cotyledons are very important because they……………

Store food

194: The optimum temperature for seed germination is 25o C to………….

30o C

195: …………….protects earth from the sun’s harmful rays.

Ozone layer

196: Air pollution is the main cause of…………….

depletion of ozone layer

197: Those materials which degraded by nature are called:

Bio-degradable materials

198: Pollution is mainly caused by………………

people

199: The best indicator of SO2 pollution is:

Lichen

200: CNG is a……………….

Cleaner fuel

201: Greenhouse gas is……………….

Carbon dioxide
202: Heavy dust can cause …………………..
Closure of stomata

203: Minamata disease was caused by pollution of water by………….

Mercury

204: Most polluted river in the world is……………….

Ganga

205: BOD stands for………………………

Biochemical Oxygen Demand

206: …………… is the process of converting gas into liquid state.

Condensation

207: …………….is the process of converting liquid into gaseous state.

Evaporation

208: The process of converting solid into liquid is called:

Melting

209: The process of converting liquid into gas is called:

Boiling

210: The boiling point of water is:

100o C

211: The melting point of pure water is:

0o C

212: …………….is the tiny drops of water present in the air.

Moisture

213: ………….is the droplets of water vapor suspended in the air and are
much close to the ground.
Fog
214: ……………is the moisture in the air that settles on plants due to cold.
Dew

215: When weather becomes cold and temperature falls to the freezing
point ……………..is form.
Frost

216: In water cycle, the sun plays important role in………….

Evaporation

217: The attractive forces between molecules are stronger in………….

Solid

218: Metal which can be melted even by warmth of human palm is………
Gallium

219: Which process is the opposite of evaporation?

Condensation

220: Particles of matter are…………………

In continuous motion

221: Friction is a force which…………….motion.

Opposes

222: …………….is the quantity of an object.

Mass

223: The gravitational force acting on an object is called it’s………….

Weight

224: Friction prevents the vehicle from …………….

skidding

225: Friction causes wastage of…………….

Energy
226: The claw hammer is an example of…………..
Class 1 lever

227: The SI unit of force is………………..

Newton (N)

228: The unit of mass is…………

Kg

229: Balance force are equal and opposite

in………….
Direction

230: Ball bearing reduce friction because

they………………..
Roll on surface to reduce friction