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Hi I would like to have the practice test questions for General Science for the UPCAT entrance examination which is useful in reviewing the preparation of the examination?

[Pathak]

the practice test questions for General Science for the UPCAT entrance examination which is useful in reviewing the preparation of the examination are as given below:

Question 1
What is 34, 567, 500 in scientific notation?
A
$latex \displaystyle 3.45\,\Chi \,{{10}^{-7}}$
B
$latex \displaystyle 3.46\,\Chi \,{{10}^{7}}$
C
$latex \displaystyle 3.46\,\Chi \,{{10}^{-7}}$
D
$latex \displaystyle 3.00\,\Chi \,{{10}^{7}}$

Question 2
What type of clouds will be seen during a stormy day?
A
stratus
B
cirrus
C
cumulus
D
nimbus

Question 3
Which of the following is not an example of physical weathering?
A
Frost wedging
B
Thermal Expansion
C
Unloading
D
Oxidation of iron-bearing minerals

Question 4
Vincent noticed that the clouds were thin and feathery. What type of clouds is he seeing?
A
Nimbus
B
Cumulus
C
Cirrus
D
Stratus

Question 5
Which of the following planets do not have rings?
A
Neptune
B
Jupiter
C
Mercury
D
Uranus

Question 6
How much work is done when you walk on 50 meters on a plain surface carrying 30 kilograms of load?
A
150
B
75
C
50
D
0

Question 7
Johannes Kepler once believed that the planets revolve around the sun in a perfect circular orbits. However, after being provided with astounding evidences, he change his notion to the fact that they follow elliptical ones. This exhibits Kepler’s __________.
A
Critical thinking
B
Intellectual honesty
C
Curiosity
D
Open-mindedness

Question 8
What is the phenomenon that we usually call as falling stars?
A
Comets
B
Meteorites burned by contact with the atmosphere
C
Star particles falling from other space
D
None of the above

Question 9
What is 30 oC in oF?
A
86 F
B
102 F
C
58 F
D
30 F

Question 10
Which of the following statements best describes weather?
A
Long-term differences in atmospheric elements of an area.
B
A large body of air that forms over an area.
C
Heat or moisture exchanges between surfaces.
D
The current state of the atmosphere.

Question 11
Which of the following does not have an orbit?
A
Moon
B
Asteroids
C
Meteors
D
Comet

Question 12
Brown dwarves are ___________.
A
Stars that lack energy.
B
Stars that have just exploded.
C
Huge and hot planets.
D
Planets that are burning due to nuclear blasts.

Question 13
Greenhouse gases are the main factors affecting ________.
A
Global warming
B
Thinning of the Ozone Layer
C
Erosion
D
Skin Cancer

Question 14
What gives Mars its red color?
A
Crustaceans
B
Iron
C
Sunlight
D
Algae

Question 15
Which layer of the atmosphere returns radio and TV broadcasts back to earth?
A
stratosphere
B
ionosphere
C
mesosphere
D
exosphere