Basic General Knowledge Test 13

The main objectives of the UN are________

a. to maintain peace and security in the world

b. to work together to remove poverty, disease and illiteracy and encourage respect for each other's rights of basic freedom.

c. to develop friendly relations among nations

d. All of the above

The headquarter of ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia are situated at________

a. Bangkok

b. Geneva

c. Santiago (Chile)

d. Baghdad

The headquarter of OAU (Organization of African Unity) are at________

a. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

b. Washington DC

c. Paris

d. Jakarta, Indonesia

The king of Macedonia, who conquered most of Asia Minor and defeated Porus (India) in 327 B. C. was________

a. Adolf Hitler

b. Alexander the Great

c. Chandragupta Maurya

d. Christopher Columbus

The headquarter of the International Committee of Red Cross are at________

a. Geneva    

b. Paris

c. Rome         

d. Stockholm

The measurement of Lawn Tennis court for singles________

a. 70 ft. by 26 ft.

b. 78 ft. by 27 ft.

c. 70 ft. by 30 ft.

d. 78 ft. by 38 ft.

The reaction which converts sugar solution into alcohol is an example of ________

a. saponification       

b. hydrogenation

c. fermentation       

d. hydrolysis

The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin was________

a. Alexander Fleming

b. Albert Einstein

c. Archimeder

d. Aryabhatta

The number of already named bones in the human skeleton is________

a. 200

b. 206

c. 212

d. 218

The ozone layer is being destroyed by chlorofluorocarbons. In this regard which do you consider as the most harmful?

a. Carbon atom

b. Chlorine atom

c. Fluorine atom

d. The entire compound

The process of revival of learning that swept across Europe in 15th and 16th centuries is called________

a. feudalisam

b. crusade

c. renaissance        

d. communism

The red blood cells are in the________

a. heart

b. liver

c. lymph nodes

d. bone marrow

UN General Assembly elects a President and how many Vice Presidents at the start of its each regular session?

a. Seven

b. Fifteen

c. Twenty one

d. Two

The term butterfly is associated with________

a. kabaddi     

b. swimming

c. boxing        

d. wrestling

The term used to describe a sudden fall of a government, brought about by illegal force is called________

a. credit squeeze

b. loup de' etat

c. deficit financing

d. deflation

What is the purpose of OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development)?

a. Sustained economic growth

b. Employment

c. Higher standards of living

d. All of the above

Yuri Gagarin was________

a. a Russian cosmonaut & became the first man to travel in space.

b. the first person to fly at great height of about 340 km from the earth

c. both (a) and (b)

d. None of the above

When did Commander Robert Peary discovered North Pole?

a. 1904          

b. 1905

c. 1908          

d. 1909

To consider the large number of agenda items, General Assembly has how many main committees?

a. Five           

b. Seven

c. Nine           

d. Fifteen

Until December 1991________were integral parts of the USSR & not independent countries, but had separate UN memberships.

a. Belarus and Ukraine

b. Czech Republic and Slovakia

c. Tonga and Nauru

d. None of the above

Weight of an object put in a satellite orbiting in space around the earth is ________

a. the same as on the earth

b. slightly more than that on the earth

c. less than that on the earth

d. reduced to zero

When did first test tube baby - Louise Brown born?

a. 1939          

b. 1958

c. 1981          

d. 1978

When cream is separated from milk________

a. the density of milk increases

b. the density of milk decreases

c. the density of milk remains unchanged

d. it becomes more viscous

When did US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin land on the moon?

a. July 21, 1969

b. July 21, 1970

c. July 21, 1963

d. July 21, 1972

Which of the following cities of Maharashtra have airports?

a. Mumbai and Nagpur

b. Pune and Manmad

c. Sholapur and Akola

d. All of the above

Where did last world cup soccer tournament took place (2010)?

a. Japan and South Korea

b. France

c. South Africa

d. West Germany

Which of the following act as a channel of transmission of blood to the heart in the human body?

a. Arteries

b. Muscle fibres

c. Nerves

d. Veins

Which are the important meeting of the Commonwealth?

a. Biennial meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM)

b. Annual meeting of the finance minister of the member countries

c. Regular meeting of the minister of education, law, health and other minister

d. All of the above

When was slavery abolished in Britain?

a. 1830          

b. 1837

c. 1843          

d. 1833

Which is the biggest literary award of Britain?

a. David Cohen Award

b. Kalinya Award

c. Owen Global Prize

d. Golden Bear Award ;font-family:Arial'>d. Rome

When was the city Rome found by Romulus?

a. 753 BC

b. 604 BC

c. 660 BC

d. None of the above