Friday, 15 May 2015

Basic General Knowledge Test 14



The headquarter of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are situated at ________

a. Vienna      
b. Geneva
c. Rome         
d. Paris

The member of SEATO (South-East Asia Treaty Organisation) are________

a. Australia, France, New Zealand
b. Philippines, Thailand
c. UK and USA
d. All of the above

Deforestation in the uplands may cause pollution in rivers through________

a. leaching of salts
b. erosion and silting
c. inflow of forest material
d. increased discharge rate

The largest party of Ireland, the Ulster Unionist Party, endorses the Northern Ireland peace deal between British and Irish governments in________

a. 1997          
b. 1988
c. 1998          
d. 1990

The last ruler of the Mughal dynasty was________

a. Babur
b. Bahadurshah Zafar
c. Akbar
d. None of the above

The headquarter of the Warsaw Treaty Organization were at________

a. Berlin         
b. Prague
c. Moscow   
d. Warsaw

The normal term of office for which the President and Vice-President of the International Court of Justice are elected is________

a. three years
b. five years
c. seven years
d. nine years

The revival work of the Olympic Games was undertaken by Baron Pierre deCoubertin after a lapse of 15 centuries. The first modern Games were held in 1896 at________

a. Athens     
b. London
c. Paris          
d. St. Louis

The significance of the lotus symbol is________

a. culture and civilisation
b. peace
c. justice
d. sign of mourning, in protest

The term of office of the UN Secretary-General is________

a. three years
b. four years
c. five years
d. six years

The Newspaper Paravada is taken out in________

a. London      
b. Beijing
c. Jakarta      
d. Moscow

The Olympic Symbol (Summer Games) comprises five rings or circles linked together to represent________

a. the sporting friendship of all people
b. the five continents
c. both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above

To which country did the first Secretary-General of the UN belong?

a. Austria       
b. Sweden
c. Burma        
d. Norway

War of the Roses was________

a. civil war in England
b. religious-cum-political war between the Lutherans Catholics in Germany
c. war between Syrian and Roman forces
d. None of the above

The three abundant elements in the earth's crust are aluminium, oxygen and silicon. The correct order of their abundance is________

a. oxygen, aluminium, silicon
b. aluminium, silicon, oxygen
c. oxygen, silicon, aluminium
d. silicon, oxygen, aluminium

Tomb of Vasco-da-Gama is situated at________

a. Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)
b. Kochi (Kerala)
c. Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
d. Durgapur (West Bengal)

UNO Day is on________

a. 20th July
b. 24th October
c. 14th November
d. 12th February

To which of the following country Olympic Airways belong?

a. France
b. Greece
c. Hong Kong
d. Indonesia

When did 19 NATO members and 11 'Partners for Peace' join hands for peace plan for Kosovo Crisis?

a. 1999          
b. 1989
c. 1979          
d. 1969

What is the Indus valley culture called Harappan culture?

a. The first discovery comes from Harappa
b. It was first discovery by a person called Harappa
c. Harappa is the biggest site discovered so far
d. Most of the valuable remains have come from Harappa

What is the measurement of the badminton court for singles?

a. 13.41 m x 6.10 m
b. 13.41 m x 5.18 m
c. 12.30 m x 7.66 m
d. 12.30 m x 6.23 m

What was the purpose of establishment of NATO?

a. To maintain and develop individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack
b. To defend economic and trade interests of the developing nations of the world
c. TO provide collective defence and economic cooperation in south-east Asia
d. None of the above

What is the role of WTO (World Trade Organisation)?

a. To settle trade disputes between nations
b. To widen the principal of free trade to sectors such as services and agriculture
c. both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above

What is the measurement of the volleyball court?

a. 5 m x 4 m divided into two parts by a net
b. 8 m x 7 m divided into two parts by a net
c. 18 m x 9 m divided into two parts by a net
d. 12 m x 11 m divided into two parts by a net

When was pottery developed in the Indus Valley?

a. 5000 BC
b. 6000 BC
c. 3500 BC
d. 2600 BC

Which of the following of the members of OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries)?

a. Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait
b. Libya, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria
c. Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela
d. All of the above

Which of the following acts as a resistance against in the body?

a. Carbohydrates
b. Red corpuscles
c. Vitamins
d. White corpuscles

When was Zoroaster, the founder of Zoroastrianism born in Media(Iran)?

a. 2000 BC
b. 660 BC
c. 1075 BC
d. 740 BC

When was Prophet Mohamed (P.B.U.H), the founder of Islam, born?

a. 420 AD
b. 570 AD
c. 868 AD
d. 1138 AD

Which of the following inventions were done by Thomas Alva Edison?

a. Incandescent lamp
b. Phonograph C (Gramophone) and microphone
c. Carbon telephone transmitters
d. All of the above


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