General Science Mcqs for PPSC, FPSC, NTS

Which one of the following planets orbits around the sun in a clockwise direction?

A. Earth
B. Mercury
C. Jupiter
D. Venus

Isobars are the lines connecting the places having the same:___________?

A. Pressure
B. Rainfall
C. Height
D. Temperature

Spring tides occur on new moon and full moon days because on these days_____________? 

A. Sun, moon andearth are in a straight line
B. Sun and earth are at right angles
C. Sun and moon are at right angles
D. Earth and moon are at right angles

Which of the following planets is the fastest rotating planet?

A. Mercury
B. Marx
C. Jupiter
D. Venus

Which of the following planets has the smallest diameters_____?

A. Mercury
B. Marx
C. Pluto
D. Venus

Which of the following is the largest planet?

A. Neptune
B. Jupiter
C. Saturn
D. Mars

Who was the first to measure the earth’s radius

A. Galileo
B. Copernicus
C. Ptolemy
D. Eratosthenes

Which is the nearest star to our sun?

A. Proxima Centauri
B. Alpha Scorpii
C. Beta Orionis
D. Vega

The Lunar eclipse occurs when:

A. Moon is b/w the earth and the sun
B. Earth is b/w the sun and the moon
C. Sun is b/w the earth and the moon
D. Earth is at right angles to the direction of the sun and the moon

Most important effect of the moon on earth is that it__________

A. Causes weather change
B. Causes earthquakes
C. Causes solar and lunar eclipse
D. Effects tides of the ocean

Among the planets of the Solar system the position of the Earth from the Sun is:_________?

A. Second
B. Third
C. Fourth
D. Sixth

Which of the following spacecraft enabled man to step on the moon first?

A. Sputnik I
B. Luna II
C. Vostok I
D. Apollo XI