Basic General Knowledge Test 2

The blood pressure of a young male human being is_______________

a. 110/70       

b. 120/80

c. 135/90       

d. 140/100

The first Winter Olympic Games were held at_______________

a. Innsburck (Austria)

b. Lake Placid (USA)

c. Chamonix (France)

d. Calgary (Alberta)

The first attempt in printing was made in England by_______________

a. James Arkwright

b. James Watt

c. William Caxton

d. Isaac Newton

The corresponding Gregorian date of the saka month, Bhadra is_______________

a. July 23

b. August 23

c. September 23

d. October 23

The frequency of which of the following is the highest?

a. Gamma rays

b. Light waves

c. Micro waves

d. Radio waves

The first Olympics in the city of Olympia in Greece took place in_______________

a. 1000 BC

b. 850 BC

c. 776 BC

d. 753 BC

Small amounts of iodine are necessary in our diet to_______________

a. Prevent pellagra

b. Compensate for underactive the thyroid gland

c. Stimulate clotting of blood

d. Stimulate pituitary gland

Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service is an International Airline of _______________

a. Afghanistan

b. Belgium

c. East Africa

d. Australia

Prince Charles and Princess Diana of Britain announce their separation in _______________

a. 1990          

b. 1991

c. 1996          

d. 1997

Paleontology is a branch of science that deals with the_______________

a. Behavior of animals

b. Origin and growth of plants

c. The forms of life as revealed by fossils of animals or plants

d. Formation of new stars

Soil is formed from the parent rock material by_______________

a. Chemical decomposition

b. Physical decomposition

c. Biological decomposition

d. All of the above

The air we inhale is mixture of gases. Which of the following gases in the mixture is highest in percentage?

a. Carbon dioxide

b. Nitrogen

c. Oxygen

d. Ozone

Modern Indo-Aryan languages are based on an ancient language called _______________

a. Hindi                                                                      

b. Sanskrit

c. Kannada                                                               

d. Tamil

University of Engineering and Technology Main Campus is located at_______________

a. Islamabad                                                             

b. Lahore

c. Karachi                                                                  

d. Faisalabad

First Afghan War took place in_______________

a. 1839                                                                      

b. 1843

c. 1833                                                                      

d. 1848

NUST University is situated at_______________

a. Islamabad                                                                       

b. Lahore

c. Sargodha                                                              

d. karachi

Liquids transmit pressure equally in all directions. This is known as_______________

a. Boyle-Pascal's Law

b. Pascal's Law

c. Archimedes' Principle

d. None of the above

John F. Kennedy, President of USA, died on_______________

a. 1963          

b. 1964

c. 1965          

d. 1966

In which year, terrorists crash two planes into New York's World Trade Centre on September 11 in a sequence of destruction?

a. 2000                                                                      

b. 2001

c. 2002                                                                      

d. 2003

In which of the following years, the membership of the Security Council was increased from 11 to 15 (under Article 23)?

a. 1960                                                                      

b. 1965

c. 1972                                                                      

d. 1975

In which season do we need more fat?

a. Rainy season                                                       

b. Spring

c. Winter                                                                   

d. Summer

Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD – 1050 AD are _______________

a. Khajuraho temples

b. Jama Masjid

c.  Sun temple

d. Mahabalipuram temples

Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on _________ and World War I ended

a. January 19, 1918                                                 

b. May 30, 1918

c. November 11, 1918                                           

d. February 15, 1918

For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is_______________

a. kaleidoscope                                                       

b. periscope

c. spectroscope                                                       

d. telescope

In the last World Cup Hockey Finals in 2002, Germany beat _______________

a. Pakistan

b. Australia

c. India

d. Spain

In which world cup cricket final, Australia beat England?

a. 1983, Lord's - England

b. 1987, Kolkata - India

c. 1992, Melbourne - Australia

d. 1996, Lahore - Pakistan

In cricket, a run taken when the ball passes the batsman without touching his bat or body is called_______________

a. leg bye

b. bye

c. bosie

d. drive

How many non-permanent Security Council (UNO) members are from Afro-Asian countries?

a. 5

b. 15

c. 2

d. 1

In which year did Sir Edmund Hillary reach the summit of Mount Everest?

a.1952

b. 1953

c.1954

d. 1955

HP stands for_______________

a. Harmonic Progression

b. Horse Power

c. both (a) and (b)

d. None of the above