General Science Mcqs for PPSC, FPSC, NTS

Vitamin B3 is also known as__________?

A. Thiamine
B. Riboflavin
C. Niacin
D. Retinol

Which of the following is nutritional deficiency disease?

A. Albinism
B. Cirrhosis
C. Rabies
D. Pellagra

Deficiency diseases are caused due to the deficiency of___________?

A. Proteins
B. Vitamins
C. Carbohydrates
D. Fats

Which of the following is not a contagious disease?

A. Hysteria
B. Measles
C. Typhoid
D. Influenza

Vector of Kala-azar disease is___________? 

A. Sandfly
B. Dragonfly
C. Mosquito
D. Housefly

Who discovered the Solar system ?

A. Copernicus
B. Newton
C. Galileo
D. Kepler

A chronometer meter measures__________?

A. Sound waves
B. Time
C. Color contrast
D. Water waves

Which two organs glands are affected by malaria?

A. Lungs and heart
B. Spleen and liver
C. Kidneys and lungs
D. Heart and brain

Amnesia is related to:__________?

A. Sleeping sickness
B. Loss of sight
C. Loss of hearing
D. Loss of memory 

Which of the following is not a mosquito borne disease?

A. Dengue fever
B. Malaria
C. Sleeping sickness
D. Filariasis

Sleeping sickness in the natives of Africa is caused by________?

A. Trichomonas
B. Giardia
C. Leishmania
D. Trypanosoma

‘ELISA’ test employed to diagnose?

A. Coronavirus
B. AIDS antibodies
C. Tuberculosis bacterium
D. Cancer

Who was the surgeon who pioneered antiseptic surgery in 1865?

A. Edward Jenner
B. Joseph Lister
C. Henry William
D. John Sleeman

Who discovered the Polio Vaccine?

A. Jonas Salk
B. Jaber Ibn Hayan
C. Selman Waksman
D. None of these