All Free Everyday Science MCQs with Answers

1261. The scientific study of fingerprints is called _________ ?

• A. Dactylography
• B. Dactylology
• C. Dactyliology
• D. Dialectology

Explanation: Dactylography is the recording and study of fingerprints for identification. Dialectology studies regional language varieties, not finger patterns.

1262. The protein Improtin-11, that was recently identified by scientists, is linked with causing which type of cancer?

• A. Blood Cancer
• B. Colorectal Cancer
• C. Lung Cancer
• D. Prostate Cancer

Explanation: Importin-11, apparently misspelled here as “Improtin-11,” has been associated with colorectal cancer through its role in transporting proteins involved in cell growth. The intended answer is therefore colorectal cancer.

1263. The study of X-rays and their medical applications is called _________ ?

• A. Radiology
• B. Raciology
• C. Rheumatology
• D. Rheology

Explanation: Radiology is the medical specialty that uses imaging techniques such as X-rays for diagnosis and treatment guidance. Rheumatology deals with joints and connective-tissue diseases, while rheology studies the flow of matter.

1264. What is the Medical term for Fever?

• A. HHypothermia
• B. Pyrexia
• C. Hypertension
• D. Thermophilia

Explanation: Pyrexia is the medical term for fever, meaning an abnormally raised body temperature. Hypothermia is abnormally low body temperature, whereas hypertension means high blood pressure.

1265. Disease which transferred from animal to Human is_________?

• A. Sporadic
• B. Epidemic
• C. Endemic
• D. Zoonosis

Explanation: A zoonosis is an infectious disease naturally transmitted from animals to humans, such as rabies or brucellosis. Epidemic and endemic describe patterns of disease occurrence, not animal-to-human transmission.

1266. The Study of growth is called ______ ?

• A. Auxology
• B. Autology
• C. Avionics
• D. Axiology

Explanation: Auxology is the scientific study of human growth and development, including changes in height, weight and body proportions. The other terms refer to different fields or concepts.

1267. How many Number of eyes found in Earthworm?

• A. One
• B. Many
• C. No eye
• D. Two

Explanation: Earthworms have no eyes, although they possess light-sensitive cells in their skin that help them detect light and avoid exposure. Their small sensory structures should not be confused with true eyes.

1268. Botany is also called _______ ?

• A. Phytology
• B. Phycology
• C. Pedology
• D. Plantophyta

Explanation: Botany is the branch of biology concerned with plants and is also called phytology. Phycology is more specifically the study of algae.

1269. The study of the structure of the body is called _______ ?

• A. Anthropobiology
• B. Anatomy
• C. Aphnology
• D. Apiology

Explanation: Anatomy studies the structure and physical organisation of the body, while physiology studies how its parts function. Hence the structural study is anatomy.

1270. What is the scientific name of flying fish ?

• A. Exocoetidae
• B. Anoplopoma fimbria
• C. Orthopsetta sordida
• D. Xiphias gladius

Explanation: Flying fish belong to the family Exocoetidae, whose members have enlarged pectoral fins that let them glide above the water. Exocoetidae is a family name rather than the name of one single species.