General Knowledge questions and answers

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1. The Olympic Flame, was, for the first time, ceremonially lighted and burnt in a giant torch at the entrance of the stadium at
A. Athens Games (1896)
B. London Games (1908)
C. Paris Games (1924)
D. Amsterdam Games (1928)
Answer: Option D

2. The Olympic Flame symbolises
A. unity among various nations of the world
B. speed, perfection and strength
C. sports as a means for securing harmony among nations
D. continuity between the ancient and modern games
Answer: Option D

3.The reaction which converts sugar solution into alcohol is an example of
A. saponification
B. hydrogenation
C. fermentation
D. hydrolysis
Answer: Option C

4. The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin was
A. Alexander Fleming
B. Albert Einstein
C. Archimeder
D. Aryabhatta
Answer: Option A

5. The number of already named bones in the human skeleton is
A. 200
B. 206
C. 212
D. 218
Answer: Option B

6. The purpose of United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) is
A. studying population dynamics
B. collecting population data
C. evolving population policies, family planning and related programmes
D. All of the above
Answer: Option D

7. B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of
A. Music
B. Journalism
C. Medicine
D. Environment
Answer: Option C

8. In which year was Pulitzer Prize established?
A. 1917
B. 1918
C. 1922
D. 1928
Answer: Option A

9.Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with
A. Sathish Dawan
B. C. Subramanian
C. Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
D. World Healt Organisation
Answer: Option C

10.The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields?
A. Literature
B. Community Welfare
C. Government Service
D. Journalism
Answer: Option C

11.Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an outstanding parliamentarian?
A. Jamanlal Bajaj Foundation
B. Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies
C. G. B. Pant Memorial Society
D. R. D. Birla samara Kosh

Answer: Option C

12. Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN?
A. Biro Brothers
B. Waterman Brothers
C. Bicc Brothers
D. Write Brothers
Answer: Option A

13. In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated?
A. 1950s
B. 1960s
C. 1970s
D. 1980s
Answer: Option A

14. What J. B. Dunlop invented?
A. Pneumatic rubber tire
B. Automobile wheel rim
C. Rubber boot
D. Model airplanes
Answer: Option A

15.Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?
A. Isaac Newton
B. Albert Einstein
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Marie Curie
Answer: Option D
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16. When was barb wire patented?
A. 1874
B. 1840
C. 1895
D. 1900
Answer: Option A

17. What is the name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
A. Charles Richter
B. Hiram Walker
C. Giuseppe Mercalli
D. Joshua Rumble
Answer: Option A

18. What Galileo invented?
A. Barometer
B. Pendulum clock
C. Microscope
D. Thermometer
Answer: Option D

19. This statesman, politican, scholar, inventor, and one of early presidents of USA invented the swivel chair, the spherical sundial, the moldboard plow, and the cipher wheel.
A. George Washington
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. John Adams
D. Thomas Jefferson
Answer: Option D

20. In which decade was the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) founded?
A. 1850s
B. 1880s
C. 1930s
D. 1950s
Answer: Option B

21. What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?
A. Report
B. Field
C. Record
D. File
Answer: Option B

22. 'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ?
A. Order of Significance
B. Open Software
C. Operating System
D. Optical Sensor
Answer: Option C

23. In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur?
A. 1850s
B. 1860s
C. 1870s
D. 1900s
Answer: Option D

24. '.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
A. Image file
B. Animation/movie file
C. Audio file
D. MS Office document
Answer: Option B

25. Which company created the most used networking software in the 1980's
A. Microsoft
B. Sun
C. IBM
D. Novell
Answer: Option D

26. Who is the father of Geometry?
A. Aristotle
B. Euclid
C. Pythagoras
D. Kepler
Answer: Option B

27. The pioneer of Communism in India was:
A. S.A.Dange
B. M.R.Jayakar
C. M.N.Roy
D. Nalin Gupta
Answer: Option C

28. The revolutionary organisation ‘Abhinav Bharat Society’ was founded in 1904 by:
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
C. Barindra Kumar Ghosh
D. Pulin Behari Das
Answer: Option B

29. Which Indian mass movement began with the famous ‘Dandi March’ of Mahatma Gandhi ?
A. Khilafat Movement
B. Non-Cooperation Movement
C. Civil Disobedience Movement
D. Quit India Movement
Answer: Option C

30. Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is related to which among the following Sports?
A. Badminton
B. Hockey
C. Table Tennis
D. Golf
Answer: Option B

Notes: The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual international men’s field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It began in 1983

31. Sachin Tendulkar hit his 100th international century against which among the following team?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Bangladesh
C. Pakistan
D. South Africa
Answer: Option B

32. Which among the following country is the host of 2018 Commonwealth Games?
A. Canada
B. England
C. Australia
D. India
Answer: Option C

33. Who was the first Indian International Cricket Council President?
A. Sharad Pawar
B. Jag Mohan Dalmiya
C. Ray Mali
D. Gavaskar
Answer: Option B

34. Murugappa Gold Cup is related to which among the following sports?
A. Football
B. Hockey
C. Cricket
D. Table Tennis
Answer: Option B

35. The cities of ‘Hiroshima’ and ‘Nagasaki’ are located on which among the following Islands of Japanese Archipelago?
A. Honshu and Kyushu respectively
B. Honshu and Shikoku respectively
C. Hokkaido and Kyushu respectively
D.  Kyushu and Shikoku respectively
Answer: Option A

36. Laterite soils’ are formed due which of the following actions?
A. Leaching
B. Erosion
C. Deposition of fertile riverine silt
D. Mechanical Weathering of Igneous Rocks
Answer: Option A

37. The first death anniversary day of Sri Rajiv Gandhi was observed as the

A. National Integration Day
B. Peace and Love Day
C. Secularism Day
D. Anti-Terrorism Day
Answer: Option D

Note: May 21, the death anniversary of ex-prime minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi is also observed as Anti Terrorism Day in India.

38. January 15 is celebrated as the
A. Republic Day
B. Navy Day
C. Teachers' Day
D. Army Day
Answer: Option D

39. B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of
A. Music
B. Journalism
C. Medicine
D. Environment
Answer:  Option C

40. In which year was Pulitzer Prize established?
A. 1917
B. 1918
C. 1922
D. 1928
Answer: Option A

41. Which of the following mountain ranges form the longest mountain chain in the world?
A. The Rockies of North America
B. The Andes of South America
C. The Transantarctic Range
D.  The Great Dividing Range of Australia
Answer: Option B

42. Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an outstanding parliamentarian?
A. Jamanlal Bajaj Foundation
B. Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies
C. G. B. Pant Memorial Society
D. R. D. Birla samara Kosh
Answer: Option C

43. On which among the following dates, World Hindi Day is celebrated?
A. January 10
B. January 15
C. January 17
D. December 17
Answer: Option A

44. The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields?
A. Literature
B. Community Welfare
C. Government Service
D. Journalism
Answer: Option C

45. Which among the following chronic lung disease commonly known as ‘black lung’ disease,leads to reduced life expectancy in coal-miners?
A. Pneumoconiosis
B. Progressive Massive Fibrosis
C. Mesothelioma
D. Collier’s Asthma
Answer: Option A


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