Daily GK Challenge

More practice: Science & Technology GK

5 more SSC CGL questions from the same chapter, with step-by-step solutions. Try each one, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1easy

   Deficiency of Vitamin C causes:

   • ARickets
   • BScurvy
   • CNight blindness
   • DBeriberi
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   Correct answer: (B) Scurvy

   Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy, characterised by weakness, anaemia, and bleeding gums.

2. Q2medium

   The process of converting iron into steel is done in a:

   • ABlast furnace
   • BBessemer converter
   • CCrucible
   • DKiln
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   Correct answer: (B) Bessemer converter

   Steel is manufactured in a Bessemer converter or blast furnace by reducing the carbon content in iron.

3. Q3easy

   Which organ produces insulin in the human body?

   • ALiver
   • BKidney
   • CPancreas
   • DSpleen
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   Correct answer: (C) Pancreas

   The pancreas produces insulin, which regulates blood glucose levels.

4. Q4medium

   The study of fungi is called:

   • ABotany
   • BMycology
   • CZoology
   • DVirology
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   Correct answer: (B) Mycology

   Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi.

5. Q5easy

   Which vitamin is produced in the skin on exposure to sunlight?

   • AVitamin A
   • BVitamin B
   • CVitamin D
   • DVitamin K
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   Correct answer: (C) Vitamin D

   Vitamin D is synthesised in the skin when exposed to UV-B radiation from sunlight.