PPSC Science Past Papers MCQs 2022 100 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/100 Subscribe 1. The rear view mirror used in the vehicles is _____? (A) Parabolic mirror (B) Plane mirror (C) Concave mirror (D) Convex mirror 2. Who was the Last viceroy of India after independence? (A) Warren Hasting (B) Lord Canning (C) Lord Mountbatten (D) Lord Curzon 3. How many bones in human body? (A) 200 (B) 206 (C) 270 (D) 300 4. What is the chemical name of limestone? (A) Sodium Bicarbonate (B) Calcium carbonate (C) Gypsum (D) Limestone carbonate 5. Who invented Telephone? (A) Thomas Edison (B) Nikola Tesla (C) Alexander Graham Bell (D) None of these 6. Second highest layer of Earth’s atmosphere is _______? (A) Troposphere (B) Stratosphere (C) Mesosphere (D) Thermosphere 7. Which is the largest natural fresh water lake of Pakistan? (A) Kaghan lake (B) Satpara lake (C) Manchhar Lake (D) None of these 8. What is the chemical formula of Washing Soda? (A) NaHCO₃ (B) Na₂SO₃ (C) Na₂CO₃ (D) None of these 9. Ozone layer protect us from the harmful _______ of the Sun. (A) Heat (B) Cold (C) Ultraviolet rays (D) None of these 10. What is the S.I unit of temperature? (A) Kelvin (B) Centigrade (C) Fahrenheit (D) None of these 11. The most abundant gas in the earth’s atmosphere by volume is _____? (A) Nitrogen (B) Oxygen (C) Argon (D) None of these 12. Which is the outermost planet in the solar system? (A) Neptune (B) Pluto (C) Uranus (D) Both A and B 13. Which of the following gases is commonly used as a refrigerant in domestic refrigerators for cooling? (A) Freon/ammonia (B) Neon (C) Spirit (D) None of these 14. Cooking gas is mixture of ______? (A) Butane and Nitrogen (B) Propane and Butane (C) Carbon and Propane (D) None of these 15. The most abundant element in the universe is called? (A) Oxygen (B) Helium (C) Hydrogen (D) None of these 16. The symbol of element Copper is? (A) Ag (B) Cu (C) He (D) Ne 17. Sunlight is a good source of vitamin ____? (A) D (B) A (C) B (D) C 18. Which gas is used in the electric bulb? (A) Argon (B) Silver (C) Mercury (D) Sodium 19. Which organism is known as the powerhouse of the cell? (A) Organ powerhouse (B) Cell membrane (C) Cytoplasm (D) Mitochondria 20. Solar system was discovered by _____? (A) Copernicus (B) Newton (C) Galileo (D) Kepler 21. Which of the following is used in fire extinguishers? (A) Carbon sulphite (B) Carbon monoxide (C) Carbon dioxide (D) None of these 22. What is the world’s largest living mammal? (A) Blue Whale (B) Fish (C) Turtle (D) None of these 23. The normal temperature of human body is _________ degree Fahrenheit. (A) 90.8°F (B) 37.5°F (C) 98.6°F (D) None of these 24. Which of the following gas mainly responsible for ozone layer depletion? (A) Chlorofluorocarbon (B) CO2 (C) Nitrogen oxide (D) Sulphur dioxide 25. Quaid-e-Azam Mausoleum is located in which city? (A) Karachi (B) Ziarat (C) Lahore (D) Quetta 26. The only elemental metal that is liquid at room temperature is ______? (A) Lead (B) Zinc (C) Mercury (D) Aluminum 27. Meteorology is the science of _____? (A) Space (B) Weather and Climate (C) Earthquake (D) None of these 28. Meteorology is study of _____? (A) Seasons (B) Atmosphere (C) Air and sounds (D) Winds and clouds 29. What type of acid is used in car batteries? (A) Hydrochloric acid (B) Hydrofluoric acid (C) Nitric acid (D) Sulphuric acid 30. Special theory of relativity was given by ___? (A) Newton (B) Albert Einstein (C) Darwan (D) None of these 31. A universal donor has the blood group _____? (A) B (B) O- (C) AB (D) A 32. The process of movement of water molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration through a semipermeable membrane is called ________? (A) Induction (B) Transportation (C) Conduction (D) Osmosis 33. The most abundant element in earth crust is _____? (A) Carbon Dioxide (B) Ozone (C) Oxygen (D) None of these 34. Joule is the unit of ______? (A) Joule (B) Energy/Heat (C) Work (D) None of these 35. Hemodialysis means cleaning of ______? (A) Veins (B) Blood (C) Nerves (D) None of these 36. Which of following is used to measure the distance between planet and stars? (A) Light year (B) Staller mile (C) Centimeter (D) None of these 37. An alloy used in making heating elements for electric heating devices (electric heater) is ______? (A) Chromium (B) Graphite (C) Tungsten (D) Nichrome 38. Who discovered Penicillin? (A) F Jacksin (B) Einstein (C) A. Fleming (D) J. Iqbal 39. Which resources are non-renewable? (A) Geo thermal (B) Fossil fuels (C) Solar (D) None of these 40. The steam-engine was invented ____? (A) Thomas Savery (B) Wilson (C) James Chadwick (D) None of these 41. Humans have ______ pairs of chromosomes. (A) 20 pairs (B) 40 pairs (C) 23 pairs (D) None of these 42. The average adult has a blood volume of about ___ liters. (A) 6 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 5 43. Bauxite is an ore of _____? (A) Steel (B) Iron (C) Aluminum (D) Copper 44. Bronze is an alloy of _____? (A) Copper and Nikal (B) Copper and Tin (C) Copper and Steel (D) None of these 45. Soap and detergents remove the dirt from clothes due to ______? (A) Capillary action (B) Osmosis (C) Diffusion (D) Lowering of inter-facial tension 46. Who discovered the circulation of blood? (A) Parker (B) William Harvey (C) Mendel (D) Newton 47. What is the escape of water molecules from surface called? (A) Evaporation (B) Condensation (C) Crystallization (D) None of these 48. Kidney stones are formed by which element? (A) Calcium (B) Calcium oxalate (C) Potassium (D) None of these 49. Loud speaker voice is increased due to _____? (A) High frequency (B) High energy (C) Spectrum technology (D) None of these 50. Nitrogenous wastes excreted through urine in humans is _____? (A) Uric Acid (B) Ammonia (C) Urea (D) None of these 51. The luminous body emits _____? (A) Waves (B) Light (C) Energy (D) None of these 52. Which mushroom is not edible? (A) Amanita phalloides (B) Oyster mushroom (C) Straw mushroom (D) None of these 53. Who invented dynamite? (A) Dr. Alfred B. Nobel (B) H. W. Seeley (C) Lionel Lukin (D) Roger Bacon 54. In the manufacture of banaspati ghee, the gas used is _____? (A) Helium (B) Hydrogen (C) Oxygen (D) None of these 55. What is the cause of rainbow? (A) Rain drops (B) Clouds (C) Dust particle (D) All of these 56. The speed of electromagnetic rays as compared to speed of light is ______? (A) Same as speed of light (B) More than speed of light (C) Less than speed of light (D) None of these 57. Study of sports effect on society is called _____? (A) Sport Sociology (B) Sport Psychology (C) Sport Society (D) None of these 58. The soil maturity color of northeastern areas is ______? (A) Grey (B) Reddish (C) Dark Brown (D) None of these 59. A ball is thrown vertically upwards. The acceleration due to gravity _____? (A) 0.7 m/s² Vertical (B) 9.8 m/s² Downward (C) 9.8 m/s² Upward (D) None of these 60. Which of the following mass wasting phenomenon could a person outrun? (A) A person could not outrun any of these phenomena (B) Creep (C) Avalanche (D) None of these 61. Which sea has no coasts? (A) Dead Sea (B) Sargasso Sea (C) Red Sea (D) None of these 62. Haematite is the ore of _____? (A) Mercury (B) Aluminum (C) Iron (D) Copper 63. In human body, most of the cholesterol is synthesized in _____? (A) Small intestine (B) Liver (C) Kidney (D) Large intestine 64. Smallest planet of solar system is _____? (A) Mars (B) Mercury (C) Pluto (D) Venus 65. Which is the most abundant element by mass in the human body? (A) Oxygen (B) Carbon (C) Hydrogen (D) Nitrogen 66. Which vitamin is generally excreted by humans in urine? (A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin D (C) Vitamin C (D) Vitamin K 67. A natural habitat of a plant is called ____? (A) Sanctuary (B) Niche (C) Biome (D) Habitat 68. All of the following are biodegradable except: (A) Cotton (B) Wool (C) Nylon (D) Silk 69. Which instrument is used to measure the speed of wind? (A) Odometer (B) Anemometer (C) Ammeter (D) Barometer 70. The part of the brain which controls the thinking is _____? (A) Cerebrum (B) Cerebellum (C) Pituitary gland (D) None of these 71. Saliva helps in the digestion of _____? (A) Fats (B) Proteins (C) Starch (D) Vitamins 72. Plants absorb dissolved nitrates from soil and convert them into: (A) Free nitrogen (B) Ammonia (C) Proteins (D) Urea 73. Which gas is commonly used in balloons? (A) Helium (B) Hydrogen (C) Oxygen (D) Nitrogen 74. Most commonly used bleaching agent is _____? (A) Alcohol (B) Chlorine (C) Carbon dioxide (D) Sodium chloride 75. Which branch of biology deals with the study of heredity and variation? (A) Anatomy (B) Genetics (C) Physiology (D) Taxonomy 76. Who gave the first picture of the cell? (A) Leuwenhoek (B) Robert Hooke (C) Robert Brown (D) Schwann 77. The main constituent of biogas is _____? (A) Methane (B) Propane (C) Ethane (D) Butane 78. Most important stimulant in tea leaves is _____? (A) Nicotine (B) Caffeine (C) Morphine (D) Tannin 79. The animal which changes its sex is _____? (A) Chameleon (B) Hyena (C) Snail (D) Crocodile 80. Which is the warmest planet of the solar system? (A) Mercury (B) Venus (C) Jupiter (D) Saturn 81. Which metal is liquid at room temperature? (A) Sodium (B) Mercury (C) Potassium (D) Aluminum 82. Which vitamin is essential for blood clotting? (A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin B (C) Vitamin D (D) Vitamin K 83. Which is the fastest planet in the solar system? (A) Mercury (B) Mars (C) Jupiter (D) Saturn 84. Which planet is known as the Earth’s twin? (A) Venus (B) Mars (C) Mercury (D) Jupiter 85. Which blood group is known as the universal donor? (A) A (B) B (C) AB (D) O 86. Which is the hardest natural substance on Earth? (A) Iron (B) Diamond (C) Quartz (D) Platinum 87. Which is the largest gland in the human body? (A) Kidney (B) Pancreas (C) Liver (D) Thyroid 88. Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure? (A) Thermometer (B) Barometer (C) Hygrometer (D) Anemometer 89. Who is called the Father of Medicine? (A) Aristotle (B) Hippocrates (C) Galen (D) Socrates 90. Which vitamin deficiency causes rickets? (A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin B (C) Vitamin C (D) Vitamin D 91. Which of the following is known as the Red Planet? (A) Mars (B) Jupiter (C) Venus (D) Saturn 92. Which organ purifies blood in the human body? (A) Heart (B) Kidney (C) Liver (D) Lungs 93. Which gas is known as laughing gas? (A) Nitrogen (B) Nitrous oxide (C) Carbon dioxide (D) Oxygen 94. The smallest bone in the human body is found in the _____? (A) Ear (B) Nose (C) Hand (D) Foot 95. Which planet has the largest number of moons? (A) Jupiter (B) Saturn (C) Uranus (D) Neptune 96. What is the chemical name of table salt? (A) Sodium nitrate (B) Sodium chloride (C) Potassium chloride (D) Calcium carbonate 97. Which gas is essential for photosynthesis? (A) Oxygen (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Nitrogen (D) Methane 98. Which instrument is used to measure humidity? (A) Hygrometer (B) Thermometer (C) Barometer (D) Hydrometer 99. Which blood group is known as the universal recipient? (A) A (B) B (C) AB (D) O 100. Which planet is called the “Morning Star” or “Evening Star”? (A) Venus (B) Mars (C) Mercury (D) Jupiter