FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POST
IN BPS-17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1984
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, PAPER – I EVERYDAY SCIENCE
Time Allowed: 2 Hours Maximum Marks: 50
Note: Attempt Ten questions in all. Answer should be brief and to the point. All questions carry equal marks
- What do you know about Bacteria and Virus? Name a common Viral and Bacterial disease of man.
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Honey bee is called the social insect. Discuss.
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Name the four basic food groups. What are the factors affecting the food needs of a person?
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What is short-sightedness and how it can be corrected?
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What is the difference between a physical change and a chemical change? State whether the following are physical changes or chemical changes:
(i) Burning of a Candle (ii) Lightning of a bulb (iii) Boiling of an egg -
Describe the construction and working of a dry battery cell.
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What do you understand by climate? What are the factors which influence climate?
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Answer any Two of the following:
(i) Why do people’s voice sound differently?
(ii)Why are the lamps in homes connected in parallel rather than in series?
(iii) Why the front wheels of a vehicle lean outwards slightly?
(iv) Why does a blotting paper absorb in? -
What is meant by knocking property of petrol? How is the anti-knocking property of fuel be improved?
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Write a concise note on yeast. What are the industrial uses of yeast?
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What is the difference between petro, kerosene oil and diesel oil?
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What are satellites? What do you know about communication satellites?
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Writes short notes on any Two of the following:
(i) Drug abuse (ii) Clotting of blood (iii) Chromosome (iv) Breathing -
What is fermentation? Name three compounds which can be obtained industrially by fermentation.
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What is white light? How is a rainbow formed?
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What can be measured by the following instruments:
(i) Hygrometer (ii) Barometer (iii) Lactometer (iv) Odometer (v) Polarimeter (vi) Tonometer (vii) Ammeter (viii) Tachometer (ix) Wattmeter (x) Thermometer -
An iron nail floats on mercury but sinks in water. Give reasons.
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How does the pouring of kerosene oil stagnant water contribute to the eradication of Malaria?
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Why is it dangerous to have a charcoal fire burning in a badly ventilated room?
20 State the utility of the following oils:
1. Linseed Oil, 2. Cotton Seed, 3. Corn Oil, 4. Soya bean Oil, 5. Peanut Oil, 6. Olive Oil, 7. Cocoa Oil, 8. Palm Oil, 9. Coconut Oil, 10 Castor Oil