Sunday 26 April 2015

Basic General Knowledge Test 7



The first meeting of the UN General Assembly was held in which of the following cities?

a. London
b. New York
c. San Francisco
d. Teheran

The founder member of EFTA are_______________

a. Austria, Denmark, Norway
b. Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland
c. UK, Austria, Sweden
d. All of the above

The exhaled air contains_______________

a. Carbon dioxide only
b. A mixture which has more carbon dioxide than oxygen
c. A mixture of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen in which nitrogen has the highest percentage
d. A mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen

The five permanent members of the Security Council are_______________

a. China, France, Russia, UK, USA
b. China, UK, Belgium, France, USA
c. India, UK, USA, China, Germany
d. None of the above

The clear sky looks blue because_______________

a. Reflection of light
b. Refraction of light
c. Diffraction of light
d. Dispersion of light


The chief administrative office of the UNO, which co-ordinates and supervises the activities of the UNO, is_______________

a. The International court of justice
b. The General Assembly
c. The secretariat
d. The Trusteeship council

Philology is the_______________

a. Study of bones
b. Study of muscles
c. Study of architecture
d. Science of languages

The 2006 World Cup Football Tournament held in_______________

a. France       
b. China
c. Germany  
d. Brazil

Republican party is_______________

a. One of the important parties in USA
b. The political parties which has no definite principles
c. The political party which changes with the change in the times and circumstances in the country
d. All of the above

Taoism is followed in_______________

a. Worldwide
b. Iran and north-west India
c. China, Taiwan, Nauru, Brunei, Singapore and Vietnam
d. Japan

The 2003 Right Livelihood Honorary Award honors _________, when the jury recognizes "for his steadfast work over many years for a world free of nuclear weapons".

a. New Zealand's former Prime Minister David Lange
b. Martin Almada (Australia)
c. Martin Green (Australia)
d. None of the above

Tansen was_______________

a. A great exponent of Indian classical music
b. One of the nine gems in the court of Akbar
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above

Marco Polo_______________

a. Discovered Greenland
b. Travelled through China, India and other parts of Asia
c. Travelled round the cape of Good Hope
d. Discovered Canada

Of the blood groups A, B, AB and O, which one is transfused into a person whose blood group is A?

a. Group A only
b. Group B only
c. Group A and O
d. Group AB only

Light Year is related to_______________

a. Energy       
b. Speed
c. Distance  
d. Intensity

Liquid asset is_______________

a. A type of asset that is in cash in the current account of the commercial bank
b. A type of asset that is in the form of a deposit in the current account of the commercial bank
c. Either of these
d. None of the above

Of the various non-conventional energy sources that are being tapped, which has the largest potential?

a. Water power
b. Wind power
c. Solar power
d. Biomass power

Microphone is used to convert_______________

a. Sound waves into electrical energy
b. Sound waves into light rays
c. Electrical energy into sound waves
d. Sound waves into magnetic currents

Filaria is caused by_______________

a. Bacteria                                                                
b. Mosquito
c. Protozoa                                                               
d. Virus

Durand Cup is associated with the game of_______________

a. Cricket                                                                  
b. Football
c. Hockey                                                                  
d. Volleyball

Economic goods are_______________

a. All commodities that are limited in quantity as compared to their demand
b. Commodities that is available according to their demand
c. Commodities that is available more as compared to demand
d. None of the above

For purifying drinking water alum is used_______________

a. For coagulation of mud particles
b. To kill bacteria
c. To remove salts
d. To remove gases

Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was_______________

a. A German Physicist
b. Developed the mercury thermometer in 1714
c. Devised temperature scale
d. All of the above

During the first crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in _______________

a. 1000 AD                                                               
b. 1099 AD
c. 1200 AD                                                               
d. 1515 AD

Hermann Scheer (Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 for _______________

a. His indefatigable work for the promotion of solar energy worldwide
b. His long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators
c. Showing that organic agriculture is a key to both environmental sustainability and food security
d. None of the above

Fathometer is used to measure_______________

a. Earthquakes                                                         
b. Rainfall
c. Ocean depth                                                       
d. Sound intensity

For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are _______________

a. 26 m x 14 m                                                          
b. 28 m x 15 m
c. 27 m x 16 m                                                          
d. 28 m x 16 m

For galvanizing iron which of the following metals is used?

a. Aluminium                                                 
b. Copper
c. Lead                                                                      
d. Zinc

The first man-made satellite, Sputnik I was launched by the former USSR in _______________

a. 1957          
b. 1955
c. 1967          
d. 1970

The 'Black flag' signifies_______________

a. Revolution/danger
b. Peace
c. Protest     
d. Truce


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