Part 1 – General Studies: General Science and Technology

Question | Correct Answer |
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What is the name of the process by which organisms break down food to release energy? | Cellular respiration |
What is the term for the force exerted by a gas against the walls of its container? | Pressure |
What is the name of the principle that explains the behavior of non-compressible fluids in closed systems? | Pascal’s Principle |
What is the term for the study of the Earth’s physical structure and substance? | Geology |
What is the name of the process in which light energy is converted into chemical energy? | Photosynthesis |
What is the term for the study of the interaction of charged particles and electromagnetic fields? | Electrodynamics |
What is the name of the phenomenon where an electron is emitted from a metal when light is shone on it? | Photoelectric effect |
What is the term for the study of the behavior of objects under the action of forces? | Mechanics |
What is the name of the principle that states energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed? | Law of Conservation of Energy |
What is the term for the attractive force between two objects that depends on their masses and the distance between them? | Gravitational force |
What is the term for the study of the relationship between heat, work, temperature, and energy? | Thermodynamics |
What is the name of the first successful vaccine developed in history? | Smallpox |
What is the term for the maximum distance that particles in a wave medium move from their rest position? | Amplitude |
What is the chemical symbol for Mercury? | Hg |
What is the term for the study of the causes and effects of diseases? | Pathology |
What is the name of the phenomenon where the observed frequency of a wave changes due to the motion of the source or observer? | Doppler Effect |
What is the term for a material that allows heat or electricity to pass through it? | Conductor |
What is the name of the principle that states the pressure of a fixed amount of gas varies inversely with its volume at constant temperature? | Boyle’s Law |
What is the term for the study of the motion of bodies in a frame of reference? | Kinematics |
What is the name of the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation? | Radioactive Decay |
Choose the correct answer
Question 1: What is the name of the process by which organisms break down food to release energy?
Option 1: Photosynthesis
Option 2: Cellular respiration
Option 3: Fermentation
Option 4: Digestion
Correct Answer: Cellular respiration
Question 2: What is the term for the force exerted by a gas against the walls of its container?
Option 1: Pressure
Option 2: Volume
Option 3: Temperature
Option 4: Density
Correct Answer: Pressure
Question 3: What is the name of the principle that explains the behavior of non-compressible fluids in closed systems?
Option 1: Pascal’s Principle
Option 2: Archimedes’ Principle
Option 3: Bernoulli’s Principle
Option 4: Newton’s Principle
Correct Answer: Pascal’s Principle
Question 4: What is the term for the study of the Earth’s physical structure and substance?
Option 1: Biology
Option 2: Meteorology
Option 3: Astronomy
Option 4: Geology
Correct Answer: Geology
Question 5: What is the name of the process in which light energy is converted into chemical energy?
Option 1: Photosynthesis
Option 2: Cellular respiration
Option 3: Fermentation
Option 4: Photolysis
Correct Answer: Photosynthesis
Question 6: What is the term for the study of the interaction of charged particles and electromagnetic fields?
Option 1: Electrodynamics
Option 2: Thermodynamics
Option 3: Quantum Mechanics
Option 4: Fluid Dynamics
Correct Answer: Electrodynamics
Question 7: What is the name of the phenomenon where an electron is emitted from a metal when light is shone on it?
Option 1: Photoelectric effect
Option 2: Compton scattering
Option 3: Doppler effect
Option 4: Rayleigh scattering
Correct Answer: Photoelectric effect
Question 8: What is the term for the study of the behavior of objects under the action of forces?
Option 1: Mechanics
Option 2: Optics
Option 3: Thermodynamics
Option 4: Electromagnetism
Correct Answer: Mechanics
Question 9: What is the name of the principle that states energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed?
Option 1: Law of Conservation of Mass
Option 2: Law of Conservation of Energy
Option 3: Newton’s First Law
Option 4: Bernoulli’s Principle
Correct Answer: Law of Conservation of Energy
Question 10: What is the term for the attractive force between two objects that depends on their masses and the distance between them?
Option 1: Electromagnetic force
Option 2: Gravitational force
Option 3: Strong nuclear force
Option 4: Weak nuclear force
Correct Answer: Gravitational force
Question 11: What is the term for the study of the relationship between heat, work, temperature, and energy?
Option 1: Thermodynamics
Option 2: Mechanics
Option 3: Electrodynamics
Option 4: Optics
Correct Answer: Thermodynamics
Question 12: What is the name of the first successful vaccine developed in history?
Option 1: Smallpox
Option 2: Polio
Option 3: Influenza
Option 4: Rabies
Correct Answer: Smallpox
Question 13: What is the term for the maximum distance that particles in a wave medium move from their rest position?
Option 1: Frequency
Option 2: Velocity
Option 3: Amplitude
Option 4: Wavelength
Correct Answer: Amplitude
Question 14: What is the chemical symbol for Mercury?
Option 1: Hg
Option 2: Mg
Option 3: Mc
Option 4: Mr
Correct Answer: Hg
Question 15: What is the term for the study of the causes and effects of diseases?
Option 1: Pathology
Option 2: Epidemiology
Option 3: Anatomy
Option 4: Physiology
Correct Answer: Pathology
Question 16: What is the name of the phenomenon where the observed frequency of a wave changes due to the motion of the source or observer?
Option 1: Doppler Effect
Option 2: Photoelectric Effect
Option 3: Compton Scattering
Option 4: Rayleigh Scattering
Correct Answer: Doppler Effect
Question 17: What is the term for a material that allows heat or electricity to pass through it?
Option 1: Insulator
Option 2: Conductor
Option 3: Semiconductor
Option 4: Resistor
Correct Answer: Conductor
Question 18: What is the name of the principle that states the pressure of a fixed amount of gas varies inversely with its volume at constant temperature?
Option 1: Boyle’s Law
Option 2: Charles’s Law
Option 3: Avogadro’s Law
Option 4: Dalton’s Law
Correct Answer: Boyle’s Law
Question 19: What is the term for the study of the motion of bodies in a frame of reference?
Option 1: Dynamics
Option 2: Statics
Option 3: Kinematics
Option 4: Aerodynamics
Correct Answer: Kinematics
Question 20: What is the name of the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation?
Option 1: Nuclear Fusion
Option 2: Nuclear Fission
Option 3: Radioactive Decay
Option 4: Photodisintegration
Correct Answer: Radioactive Decay
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