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BPSC Test General Knowledge I (Everyday Science) Flashcards
62 question-and-answer cards covering General Knowledge I (Everyday Science) as it is examined in BPSC Test. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the General Knowledge I (Everyday Science) deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
How many chambers does the human heart have, and what are they?
Four chambers: two atria (upper) and two ventricles (lower).
Which organ in the human body is responsible for filtering blood and producing urine?
The kidneys (part of the excretory/urinary system).
What is the functional unit of life?
The cell.
What is the powerhouse of the cell, and why?
The mitochondrion, because it produces energy (ATP) through cellular respiration.
What molecule carries genetic information, and where is it located in the cell?
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), located mainly in the nucleus of the cell.
What is photosynthesis, and what are its raw materials and products?
The process by which green plants make food using sunlight. Raw materials: carbon dioxide and water; products: glucose and oxygen (in the presence of chlorophyll and light).
What is the green pigment in plants that captures light energy?
Chlorophyll, found in the chloroplasts of plant cells.
Through which structures do plants exchange gases and lose water vapour?
Stomata (tiny pores, mainly on the underside of leaves).
Name the disease-causing microorganisms (pathogens) by type with one disease each.
Bacteria (tuberculosis), viruses (COVID-19/influenza), fungi (ringworm), protozoa (malaria).
Which microorganism causes malaria, and how is it transmitted?
The protozoan Plasmodium, transmitted by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito.
What is a vaccine and how does it work?
A preparation of weakened or killed pathogens (or their parts) that stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies, giving immunity against a disease.
Which vitamin deficiency causes scurvy, and what is its source?
Deficiency of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) causes scurvy; sources include citrus fruits and fresh vegetables.
Which vitamin is produced in the skin by sunlight and prevents rickets?
Vitamin D; its deficiency causes rickets in children.
What are the main components of a balanced diet?
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre (roughage), and water in proper proportions.
Name the planets of the solar system in order from the Sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Which is the largest planet and which is the smallest in the solar system?
Jupiter is the largest planet; Mercury is the smallest.
What causes the phases of the Moon?
The changing portions of the Moon's sunlit half visible from Earth as the Moon orbits the Earth.
What are the main layers of Earth's atmosphere from the ground up?
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.
Which atmospheric layer contains the ozone layer, and what does ozone do?
The stratosphere; the ozone layer absorbs most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
Name the main layers of the Earth's interior.
The crust, the mantle, the outer core (liquid), and the inner core (solid).
What instrument is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes, and on what scale?
A seismograph records earthquakes; magnitude is measured on the Richter scale.
Differentiate between renewable and non-renewable energy resources with examples.
Renewable resources are naturally replenished (solar, wind, hydro); non-renewable resources are finite and exhaustible (coal, petroleum, natural gas).
What does ICT stand for, and what does it broadly include?
Information and Communication Technology; it covers computers, software, networks, and the internet used to store, process, and transmit information.
What is the difference between hardware and software in a computer?
Hardware is the physical parts of a computer (CPU, monitor, keyboard); software is the set of programs and instructions that run on it.
What this deck covers
The General Knowledge I (Everyday Science) deck follows the BPSC Test General Knowledge I (Everyday Science) syllabus — 5 chapters and 21 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 12.4 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 88 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
General Knowledge I (Everyday Science) flashcards FAQ
How many General Knowledge I (Everyday Science) flashcards are in this BPSC Test deck?
62 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these BPSC Test flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 62-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the General Knowledge I (Everyday Science) cards cover?
They follow the BPSC Test General Knowledge I (Everyday Science) syllabus — 5 chapters and 21 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.