General Science is an important topic in the General Awareness section in XAT exam. Practising this topic will increase your score overall and make your conceptual grip on XAT exam stronger.
This article gives you a full set of XAT General Science MCQs with explanations and XAT previous year questions (PYQs) for effective practice. Practice of General Awareness MCQs including General Science questions regularly will improve accuracy, speed, and confidence in the XAT 2026 exam.
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XAT General Science MCQs with Solutions
1.
Plasmodium Vivax causes:- Typhoid
- Malaria
- AIDS
- Syphilis
- Bird Flu
2.
What is the common name of the acidic combination of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid that can actually dissolve metals like gold and platinum?- Aqua Pura
- Aqua Regia
- Aqua Fina
- Auro Dissolvo
- Aqua Aura
3.
Which shipyard built INS Tushil, a stealth guided missile frigate, commissioned on Dec 9, 2024?- Honkong United Dockyards, Hong Kong
- Guangzhou Shipyard International, China
- Yantar Shipyard, Russia
- Naval Group Shipyard, France
- Navantia Shipyard, Spain
4.
Monosodium glutamate is:- Not found in any fruit or vegetable
- The name of the company that makes Ajinomoto
- Found in tomatoes
- The reason one cries while peeling onions
- A misnomer since it does not contain sodium
5.
Which of the following liquids demonstrates a convex meniscus when confined within a glass tube?- Water in an anomalous expansion state between 0-4° C
- Water at room temperature
- Olive oil
- Petroleum
- Mercury
6.
Pilatus PC-7 is a(n):- frigate
- aircraft carrier
- ship
- submarine
- aircraft
7.
In India, February 28th is celebrated as:- Army Day
- International Yoga Day
- National Integration Day
- National Science Day
- Sadbhavana Divas
8.
Meghnad Saha was a famous:- Historian
- Economist
- Painter
- Novelist
- Physicist
9.
What is OSIRIS-REx?- It is a new variant of the novel Coronavirus
- It is the moon mission of JAXA
- It is the name of the latest launch vehicle of ESA
- It is a NASA asteroid-study mission
- It is the last satellite launched by ISRO
10.
Malfunction of which of the following organs is the MOST common cause of vertigo?- Stomach
- Kidney
- Ear
- Heart
- Lung
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