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Practise 20 Science questions from General Knowledge for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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Practice questions on Science — with answers

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1. Albert Einstein, who developed the theory of relativity, was of which nationality?

  1. AItalian
  2. BSwedish
  3. CAmerican
  4. DGerman
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Answer: D

The correct answer is 'German'.

2. Isaac Newton, who formulated the laws of motion, was of which nationality?

  1. AGerman
  2. BPolish
  3. CBritish
  4. DItalian
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Answer: C

The correct answer is 'British'.

3. Marie Curie, who researched radioactivity, was of which nationality?

  1. AAustrian
  2. BPolish
  3. CSwedish
  4. DSerbian
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Answer: B

The correct answer is 'Polish'.

4. Charles Darwin, who proposed the theory of evolution, was of which nationality?

  1. AScottish
  2. BSerbian
  3. CSwedish
  4. DBritish
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Answer: D

The correct answer is 'British'.

5. Galileo Galilei, known as the father of observational astronomy, was of which nationality?

  1. AFrench
  2. BItalian
  3. CPolish
  4. DAustrian
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Answer: B

The correct answer is 'Italian'.

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