GENERAL KNOWLEDGE #59
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Study
of earthquakes is known as which of the following?
(a) Ecology
(b) Seismology
(c) Numismatics
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(b)
2. Who
invented penicillin?
(a) Alexander Fleming
(b) Edward Jenner
(c) Howard Florey
(d) Louis Pasteur
Answer:
(a)
3. Which
of the following instituted the Africa Fund (Action for Resisting Invasion,
Colonialism and Apartheid) under India’s leadership?
(a) UNO
(b) NAM
(c) Commonwealth
(d)SAARC
Answer:
(b)
4. Rohinton
Baria Trophy is associated with which of the following?
(a) Inter-university football
(b) Hockey
(c) Inter-university cricket
(d) Badminton
Answer:
(c)
5. Rangaswamy
Cup is associated with which sport?
(a) Cricket
(b) Football
(c) Hockey
(d) Badminton
Answer:
(c)
6. Pakistan
left the Commonwealth in 1972 but rejoined as 49th member of the Commonwealth
in which year?
(a) 1986
(b) 1989
(c) 1995
(d) 2000
Answer:
(b)
7. Which
of the following is the chief constituent of gobar gas?
(a) Ethane
(b) Methane
(c) Carbon dioxide
(d) Hydrogen
Answer:
(b)
8. Which
countries had maintained research stations in Antarctica under Antarctic Trade?
(a) Chile, France and Japan
(b) New Zealand, Norway, former USSR, United Kingdom and
United States
(c) Argentina, Australia, Belgium and South Africa
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(d)
9. When
did first development flight of SLV-3 take place?
(a) 31 May, 1981
(b) 25 January, 1985
(c) 04 April, 1990
(d) 17 January, 1993
Answer:
(a)
10. The
first meeting of the UN General Assembly was held in which of the following
cities?
(a) New York
(b) Tokyo
(c) London
(d) Paris
Answer:
(c)
11. Where
has been the first rice straw power plant set up?
(a) Kolkata, West Bengal
(b) Jalkheri, Punjab
(c) Pune, Maharashtra
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(b)
12. Which
of the following are the founder members of EFTA?
(a) Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland
(b) United Kingdom, Austria and Sweden
(c) Austria, Denmark and Norway
(d) All of the above
Answer:
(d)
13. Where
were the first Afro-Asian Games held?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Cairo
(c) Singapore
(d) Tokyo
Answer:
(a)
14. The
first meeting of the SAARC was opened in which of the following cities?
(a) New Delhi, India
(b) Islamabad, Pakistan
(c) Jakarta, Indonesia
(d) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Answer:
(d)
15. Whe
was the first man-made satellite Sputnik-I launched by the former USSR?
(a) 1957
(b) 1960
(c) 1962
(d) 1967
Answer:
(a)
16.
When was the Department of Atomic Energy in India?
(a) 1952
(b) 1956
(c) 1959
(d) 1965
Answer:
(b)
17. The
committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for which of the
following?
(a) Peace
(b) Economics
(c) Medicine
(d) Literature
Answer:
(a)
18. What
is the date of operation of first open heart surgery in India?
(a) 15 February, 1961
(b) 24 April, 1965
(c) 16 December, 1972
(d) 09 August, 1986
Answer:
(a)
19. Who
is the first Indian to be awarded the Oscar for lifetime achievements in cinema
in 1992?
(a) Dilip Kumar
(b) Amitabh Bachchan
(c) Satyajit Ray
(d) Rajesh Khanna
Answer:
(c)
20. Where
were the first Winter Olympics held in 1924?
(a) Innsburck, Austria
(b) Lake Placid, USA
(c) Chamonix, France
(d) Calgary, Alberta
Answer:
(c)
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