Sunday, 26 April 2015

Basic General Knowledge Test 3



The full-fledged Commonwealth Games were first organized in _________ at _________

a. 1930; Hamilton in Canada
b. 1934; London in England
c. 1932; Sydney in Australia
d. 1936; Cardiff in UK

Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the_______________

a. Balloon      
b. Bicycle
c. Aeroplane           
d. None of the above

The conservation hawks and owls is important to mankind chiefly because these birds eat_______________

a. Numerous weed seeds
b. Harmful birds
c. Many harmful rodents
d. Harmful reptiles

The best way to tackle local environmental problems is to_______________

a. Use the local administrative machinery
b. Implement environmental laws strictly
c. Provide environmental education to the local people and create awareness
d. Leave it to the local public to decide

The common terms used in shooting are_______________

a. Hunting, show-jump, dressage
b. Bed, ballsege, marksmanship, plug
c. Bou, bucket, low, feather, paddle, regatta
d. None of the above

The buoyancy depends on_______________

a. The shape of the body
b. The mass of the body
c. The mass of the liquid displaced
d. The depth to which the body is immersed

Pythagoras was first to __________ the universal validity of geometrical theorem.

a. Give           
b. Prove
c. Both           
d. None of the above

Soil acidity is generally corrected by_______________

a. Proper irrigation
b. Adding sodium hydroxide
c. Liming
d. Application of fertilizers

The 2005 Wimbledon Women's Singles champion defeated which of the following to win the title?

a. Maria Sharapova
b. Lindsay Davenport
c. Mary Pierce
d. Serena Williams

Penicillin is widely used as_______________

a. An antiseptic
b. A disinfectant
c. An antibiotic
d. An insecticide

Radioactive substances can be produced readily in_______________

a. An electron gun
b. An atomic pile
c. A transistor
d. A Wilson cloud chamber

The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in_______________

a. Canada     
b. UK
c. Australia    
d. Malaysia

Joule is the unit of_______________

a. Temperature                                                         
b. Pressure
c. Energy                                                                 
d. Heat

Kemal Ataturk was_______________

a. The first President of Independent Kenya                     
b. The founder of modern Turkey
c. Revolutionary leader of Soviet Union                 
d. None of the above

Malfunctioning of which of the following organs causes jaundice?

a. Stomach                                                               
b. Pancreas
c. Liver                                                                     
d. Kidney

Olympic creed and oath was composed by ________ the founder of modern Olympics.

a. Rev Father Didon                                                
b. Baron Pierre de Coubertin
c. Norman Pitchard                                                  
d. None of the above

Number of commands of Air Force are_______________

a. Five
b. Six
c. Seven
d. Eight

Of the following foods, which one is the best source of protein?

a. Butter         
b. Fish
c. Lettuce      
d. Milk

In a normal human being, how much time does food take to reach the end of the intestine for complete absorption?

a. About 8 hours                                                       
b. About 12 hours
c. About 16 hours                                                     
d. About 18 hours

In certain diseases antibiotics are administered. The object is_______________

a. Stimulate production of white blood cells for fighting the disease
b. Stimulate production of antibodies
c. Inhibit the growth of bacteria
d. Produce toxins against bacteria

In which year of First World War Germany declared war on Russia and France?

a. 1914                                                                      
b. 1915
c. 1916                                                                      
d.1917

ICAO stands for_______________

a. International Civil Aviation Organization
b. Indian Corporation of Agriculture Organization
c. Institute of Company of Accounts Organization
d. None of the above

Hundred year war was fought between_______________

a. France and England                                        
b. Greek and Persian forces
c. Civil war in England                                             
d. None of the above

In which of the following pairs, the two substances forming the pair are chemically most dissimilar?

a. Sugar and paper                                      
b. Butter and paraffin wax
c. Chalk and marble                                     
d. Charcoal and diamond

In which of the following organs of human body does maximum absorption of food take place?

a. Gullet
b. Large intestine
c. Small intestine
d. Stomach

Human Rights Day is on_______________

a. 24 February
b. 10 December
c. 15 May
d. 21 July

In 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin met at Teheran primarily_______________

a. To discuss the strategy to be adopted by the Allies to invade Germany
b. To consider a common plan of action by the Allies forces against the axis powers
c. For creating an effective instrument for maintaining international peace
d. To work out a common line of action against Japan

How much of blood does the normal human heart on each of its contraction pump into the arteries?

a. 30 cm3
b. 60 cm3
c. 30 cm5
d. 60 cm5

Galileo was an Italian astronomer who_______________

a. Developed the telescope
b. Discovered four satellites of Jupiter
c. Discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement
d. All of the above

Epsom (England) is the place associated with_______________

a. Horse racing                                                      
b. Polo
c. Shooting                                                                
d. Snooker




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