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Thursday, 27 August 2015

General Knowledge Quiz 1

1. The Landmines Treaty became a global law in September 1998 with the approval of:
(a) Norway       
(b) Burkina Faso
(c) Thailand      
(d) Ethiopia

2. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi won two doubles Grand Slams in 1999. Which were they?
(a) Australian Open and French Open
(b) French Open and Wimbledon
(c) Wimbledon and Australian Open
(d) U.S. Open and French Open

3.Who created a world record for the maximum number of dismissals in Test Cricket as a Wicket Keeper?
(a) Alan Knott     
(b) Rodney Marsh
(c)Ian Healy      
(d) Moin Khan

4.Who invented optical fibre?
(a) Samuel Cohen    
(b) Narinder Kapany
(c) Percy L. Spencer    
(d) T.H. Maimah

5.Who amongst the following is renowned in the field of painting?
(a) Parveen Sultana   
(b) Prof. T.N. Krishnan
(c) Ram Kinhar      
(d) Raja Ravi Varma

6.Who amidst the following won the Nobel Prize in Science in two different disciplines?
(a) Russel Hulse     
(b) David Lee
(c) Madam Curie     
(d) Paul Boyer

7.Who is the auther of “The Company of Women”?
(a) John Gray       
(b) David Baldacci
(c) Dick Francis     
(d) Khuswant Singh

8.In the 13th Lok Sabha elections in which of the following states did the ruling alliance won all the seats?
(a) Andhra Pradesh   
(b) Orissa
(c) Haryana        
(d) Gujarat

9.Who represented Indian in the Second Round Table Conference?
(a) Aruna Asaf ali    
(b) Sucheta Karipalani
(c) Sarojini Naidu    
(d) Kalpana Joshi

10.The rulers of which dynasty started the practice of granting tax-free villages to Brahmanas and Buddhist Monks?
(a) Satavahanas     
(b) Mauryas
(c) Guptas         
(d) Cholas

11.The Bandung Conference was a major milestone in the history of:
(a) The Non-aligned movement
(b) Indo-Chinese relationship
(c) U.S- Vietnam War
(d) Creation of ASEAN

12.The most important text of Vedic mathematics is:
(a)Satapatha Brahman    
(b) Atharva Veda
(c) Sulva Sutras        
(d) Chhandogya Upanishad

13.  Tear of man have a enzyme which kill the bacteria –
(a) Amylase         
(b) Urease
(c) Lysozyme       
(d) Ptylin

14.  Myoglobine contain the metal –
(a) Copper             
(b) Silver
(c) Gold               
(d) Iron

15.  Fossils are found in—
(a) Igneous rocks
(b) Quartz
(c) Soil
(d) Sedimentary rocks

16.  Pinus is a—
(a) Tree
(b) Shrub
(c) Herb
(d) None of these

17.  Which instrument is used to measure heat radiation ?
(a) Radar
(b) Salinometer
(c) Refractometer
(d) Radio micrometer

18.  The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves
(a) viscosity of inks
(b) capillary action phenomenon
(c) diffusion of ink through the blotting
(d) siphon action

19.  Mirage is due to
(a) unequal heating of different parts of the atmosphere
(b) magnetic disturbances in the atmosphere
(c) depletion of ozone layer in the atmosphere
(d) equal heating of different parts of the atmosphere

20.  Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit named
(a) Fermi 
(b) angstrom
(c) Newton
(d) Tesla
  
21.  Highest melting point has?
(a) Nicrome
(b) Tungsten
(c) osmium
(d) rhenium

22. Change from vapour to liquid is called?
(a) Evaporation
(b) Condensation
(c) convection
(d) radiation

23. The ‘interest Rate Policy’ is a component of
(a) Fiscal Policy
(b) Monetary Policy
(c) Trade Policy
(d) Direct Control

24. ‘Gresham’s Law’ in Economics related to
(a) Supply and demand
(b) Circulation of currency
(c) consumption of supply
(d) distribution of goods and services  

25. A mixed economy works primarily through the
(a) market mechanism
(b) central allocative machinery
(c) market mechanism regulated by Government policy
(d) market mechanism guided by Government participation and planning

26. How will a reduction in ‘Bank Rate’ affect the availability of credite?
(a) Credit will increase
(b) credit will not increase
(c) credit will decrease
(d) None of these

27. When a large number of investors in a country transfer investment elsewhere because of disturbed economic condition, it is called
(a) Transfer of Capital
(b) Escape of Capital
(c) Outflow of capital
(d) Flight of Capital

28. ‘Golden Handshake Scheme’ is associated with
(a) inviting foreign companies
(b) private investment in public enterprises
(c) establishing joint enterprises
(d) Voluntary retirement

29. Inflation occurs when aggregate supply is
(a) more than aggregate demand
(b) less than aggregate demand
(c) equal to aggregate demand
(d) None of these

30. In Economics, production means
(a) manufacturing
(b) making
(c) creating utility
(d) farming

31. According to modern thinking, the law of diminishine returns applies to
(a) agriculture
(b) industry
(c) mining
(d) all fields of production

32. The concept that under a system of free enterprise, it is consumers who decided what goods and services shall be produced and in what quantities is known as :
(a) consumer Protection
(b) Consumers’ Decision
(c) Consumers Preference
(d) Consumer’s Sovereignty



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