Basic General Knowledge Test 8

The chemical name of Vitamin B is_______________

a. Nicotinamide

b. Ascorbic acid

c. Riboflavin

d. Thiamine

Plorence(Chadwick) is the associated place for which of the following sport?

a. Snooker

b. Racking Horse

c. Skiing

d. Tennis

The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to_______________

a. Jones Salk

b. Alb E. Sabin

c. J.L. Baird

d. J. Perkins

The first NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) conference was held at_______________

a. Belgrade (Yugoslavia)

b. Caire (Egypt)

c. Lusaka (Zambia)

d. Algeria (Algeria)

Oxygen was independently discovered by_______________

a. Rutherford

b. William Ramsay

c. Joseph Priestley

d. Neils Bohr

Steel is more elastic than Rubber because_______________

a. Its density is high

b. It is a metal

c. Ratio of stress to strain is more

d. Ratio of stress to strain is less

The company that has acquired interest in different industries by taking over or merging with other companies, is called_______________

a. Collateral  

b. Coalition

c. Conglomerate    

d. None of the above

Ornithology is the_______________

a. Study of bones

b. Study of birds

c. Study of smells

d. None of the above

Robert Koch worked on_______________

a. Tuberculosis      

b. Cholera

c. Malaria      

d. Diabetes

The agreement according to which the UK, the USA and the former USSR cannot assist other countries in acquiring technology to develop nuclear weapons, is known as_______________

a. Izmir Treaty

b. Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT)

c. both (a) and (b)

d. None of the above

South Africa joined the Commonwealth as 51st member in_______________

a. May 1993

b. May 1994

c. May 1995

d. May 1996

Oxygen was independently discovered by_______________

a. Rutherford

b. William Ramsay

c. Joseph Priestley

d. Neils Bohr

Of the various agencies related to the United Nations, the one that has the longest period is_______________

a. International Labour Organisation

b. Universal Postal Union

c. World Health Organisation

d. World Meteorological Organisation

Kolleru Pelicanary situated at Elluru, Andhra Pradesh has reserves of_______________

a. Elephant, tiger, panther, sambar

b. Pelicans, painted stroke

c. Chital, sambar, chinkara, wild birds

d. Elephant, leopard, tiger, garu, nilgai

Jesus Christ was crucified in_______________

a. 4 BC

b. 4 AD

c. 20 AD

d. 1 AD

Mother Teresa received the Magsaysay Award in 1962 in the area of_______________

a. Community leadership

b. Public service

c. Journalism and literature

d. International understanding

On August 1, 2003, the total strength of India's armed forces approximate to _______________

a. 13,92,000 

b. 10,92,000

c. 71,500       

d. 1,32,000

John F. Kennedy was_______________

a. One the most popular Presidents of USA

b. The first Roman Catholic President

c. Writer of Why England slept and Profile in Courage

d. All the above

How many teeth does a normal adult dog have?

a. 32                                                                          

b. 34

c. 38                                                                           

d. 42

How many red blood cells does the bone marrow produce every second?

a. 5 million                                                                 

b. 7 million

c. 10 million                                                 

d. 12 million

G-15 is an economic grouping of_______________

a. First World Nations                                              

b. Second World Nations

c. Third World Nations                                         

d. Fourth World Nations

Headquarters of UNO are situated at_______________

a. New York, USA                                                  

b. Haque (Netherlands)

c. Geneva                                                                  

d. Paris

ESCAP stands for_______________

a. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific

b. European Society Council for Africa and Pacific

c. Economic and Social Commission for Africa and Pacific

d. None of the above

East Timor, which became the 191st member of the UN, is in the continent of _______________

a. Asia                                                                       

b. Africa

c. Europe                                                                  

d. South America

Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because _______________

a. The infrared light kills bacteria in the body

b. Resistance power increases

c. The pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan

d. The ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D

Dumping is_______________

a. Selling of goods abroad at a price well below the production cost at the home market price

b. The process by which the supply of a manufacture's product remains low in the domestic market, which batches him better price

c. Prohibited by regulations of GATT

d. All of the above

Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's_______________

a. Largest railway station                                    

b. Highest railway station

c. Longest railway station                                        

d. None of the above

Fastest shorthand writer was_______________

a. Dr. G. D. Bist                                                       

b. J.R.D. Tata

c. J.M. Tagore                                                          

d. Khudada Khan

In which of the followings places was the last Winter Olympics Games held?

a. Albertville                                                  

b. Lillehammer

c. Sochi, Russia                                                     

d. Salt Lake City (USA)

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