General Knowledge Questions And Answers
SET-02
31. Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in
- A. 1991
- B. 1992
- C. 1993
- D. 1994
Answer: B
32. Guru Gobind Singh was
- A. the 10th Guru of the Sikhs
- B. founder of Khalsa, the inner council of the Sikhs in 1699
- C. author of Dasam Granth
- D. All the above
Answer: D
33. Hermann Scheer (Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 for
- A. his indefatigable work for thepromotion of solar energy worldwide
- B. his long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators
- C. showing that organic agriculture is a key to both environmental sustainability and food security
- D. None of the above
Answer: A
34. Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended
- A. January 19, 1918
- B. May 30, 1918
- C. November 11, 1918
- D. February 15, 1918
Answer: C
35. During World War II, when did Germany attack France?
- A. 1940
- B. 1941
- C. 1942
- D. 1943
Answer: A
36. Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for
- A. Chemistry in 1958 and 1980
- B. Physics in 1956 and 1972
- C. Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962
- D. Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911
Answer: A
37. The ozone layer restricts
- A. Visible light
- B. Infrared radiation
- C. X-rays and gamma rays
- D. Ultraviolet radiation
Answer: D
38. Eugenics is the study of
- A. altering human beings by changing their genetic components
- B. people of European origin
- C. different races of mankind
- D. genetic of plants
Answer: A
39. Euclid was
- A. Greek mathematician
- B. Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry
- C. Propounded the geometrical theorems
- D. All of the above
Answer: D
40. Ecology deals with
- A. Birds
- B. Cell formation
- C. Relation between organisms and their environment
- D. Tissues
Answer: C
41. Filaria is caused by
- A. Bacteria
- B. Mosquito
- C. Protozoa
- D. Virus
Answer: B
42. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in
- A. 1958
- B. 1957
- C. 1956
- D. 1955
Answer: B
43. DRDL stands for
- A. Defence Research and Development Laboratary
- B. Department of Research and Development Laboratory
- C. Differential Research and Documentation Laboratary
- D. None of the above
Answer: A
44. Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army ?
- A. Gen. K.M. Cariappa
- B. Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari
- C. Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji
- D. None of the above
Answer: A
45. FRS stands for
- A. Fellow Research System
- B. Federation of Regulation Society
- C. Fellow of Royal Society
- D. None of the above
Answer: C
46. Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the
- A. Earth’s gravitational pull
- B. Moon’s gravitational pull
- C. Centripetal force due to the earth’s rotation
- D. Pressure of the atmosphere
Answer: A
47. GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is
- A. international agreement signed in 1947 between non-communist nations with the object of encouraging international trade unobstructed by tariff barriers
- B. agreement which seeks to achieve its aim by arranging and encouraging bargaining with trade concessions between members
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of the above
Answer: C
48. Coral reefs in India can be found in
- A. the coast of Orissa
- B. Waltair
- C. Rameshwaram
- D. Trivandrum
Answer: C
49. For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having
- A. low melting point
- B. high resistance
- C. high melting point
- D. low specific heat
Answer: A
50. Golden Temple, Amritsar is India’s
- A. largest Gurdwara
- B. oldest Gurudwara
- C. Both A and B are correct
- D. None of the above
Answer: A
51. During World War I Germany was defeated in the Battle of Verdun on the western front and Romania declared war on the eastern front in the year
- A. 1914 AD
- B. 1915 AD
- C. 1916 AD
- D. 1917 AD
Answer: C
52. Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of
- A. Orissa
- B. Tamil nadu
- C. Andhra Pradesh
- D. Kerala
Answer: A
53. Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in
- A. 2000
- B. 2001
- C. 2002
- D. 2003
Answer: C
54. Durand Cup is associated with the game of
- A. Cricket
- B. Football
- C. Hockey
- D. Volleyball
Answer: B
55. Headquarters of UNO are situated at
- A. New York, USA
- B. Haque (Netherlands)
- C. Geneva
- D. Paris
Answer: A
56. First International Peace Congress was held in London in
- A. 1564 AD
- B. 1798 AD
- C. 1843 AD
- D. 1901 AD
Answer: C
57. For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is
- A. kaleidoscope
- B. periscope
- C. spectroscope
- D. telescope
Answer: B
58. Dr. Zakir Hussain was
- A. the first Muslim president of India
- B. first vice president of India
- C. first president of Indian National Congress
- D. first speaker of Lok Sabha
Answer: A
59. G-15 is an economic grouping of
- A. First World Nations
- B. Second World Nations
- C. Third World Nations
- D. Fourth World Nations
Answer: C
60. Fathometer is used to measure
- A. Earthquakes
- B. Rainfall
- C. Ocean depth
- D. Sound intensity
Answer: C