HPSSSC Clerk on contract basis paper – General Science

Himachal Pradesh SSSC Clerk on contract basis paper – General Science

The universal law of gravitation is attributed to
(a) Galileo
(b) Kepler
(c) Newton
(d) Einstein

The food a man eats has
(a) Heat energy
(b) Kinetic energy
(c) Potential energy
(d) None of these

Liquid drops and bubbles acquire spherical shape due to the phenomenon of
(a) Capillary
(b) Surface tension
(c) Gravitational effect
(d) None of these

Which mirror is used as a shaving mirror ?
(a) Plane mirror
(b) Convex mirror
(c) Concave mirror
(d) None of these

Transistors are made from
(a) Metals
(b) Metalloids
(c) Insulators
(d) Semi-conductors

The filament of an electric bulb is generally made of
(a) Manganin
(b) Nihrome
(c) Tungsten
(d) Platinum

India’s biggest Nuclear Research Reactor is known as
(a) Dhruva
(b) Cirus
(c) Apsara
(d) Purnima

The widely used polymer, polyethylene, is made from
(a) Ethylene
(b) Propylene
(c) Butadiene
(d) Tetrafluorethylene

Rifamycin is a drug to cure
(a) Typhoid
(b) Cancer
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) AIDS

Alcoholic Beverages (wines) contain
(a) Acetic acid
(b) Ethanol
(c) Methanol
(d) Butyric acid

Fumagillin is a/an
(a) Detergent
(b) Antibiotic
(c) Insecticide
(d) Herbicide

Malarial parasite is transmitted by
(a) Culex
(b) Anopheles
(c) Aedes
(d) Mansonia

The nut having high carbohydrate content is
(a) Coconut
(b) Chestnut
(c) Beech nut
(d) Almond

Tannin is used making
(a) Shampoos
(b) Soaps
(c) Inks
(d) Buttons

Butter is a good source of
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin C
(c) Vitamin D
(d) Vitamin E