For purifying drinking water alum is used

for coagulation of mud particles

Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because

the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D

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1
First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christiaan Barnard was conducted when
1922
1967
1968
1958
2
Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country
UK
Fiji
USA
India
3
Entomology is the science that studies
The origin and history of technical and scientific terms
Behavior of human beings
The formation of rocks
Insects
4
For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?
Physiology or Medicine
Physics and Chemistry
Literature, Peace and Economics
All of the above
5
Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of
Kohima, Nagaland
Africa
Gangtok, Sikkim
Aisa
6
Galileo was an Italian astronomer who
discovered movement of pendulum produces a time measurement
discovered four satellites of Jupiter
all of the above
developed the telescope
7
Guru Gobind Singh was
author of Dasam Granth
the 10th Guru of the Sikhs
all the above
founder of Khalsa, the inner council of the Sikhs in 1699
8
Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as
Ku-Klux-Klan
Nazi Party
Democratic Party
Labour Party
9
For safety, fuse wire in mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having
low melting point
low specific heat
high melting point
high resistance
10
Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's
highest railway station
longest railway station
None of the above
largest railway station
11
For purifying drinking water alum is used
to remove gases
for coagulation of mud particles
to kill bacteria
to remove salts
12
Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because
the infrared light kills bacteria in the body
pigment cells in skin get stimulated to produce healthy tan
the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
resistance power increases
13
Garampani sanctuary is located at
Gangtok, Sikkim
Kohima, Nagaland
Diphu, Assam
Junagarh, Gujarat
14
For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is
spectroscope
telescope
periscope
kaleidoscope
15
First China War was fought against
France
Egypt
Britain
Greece
16
The ozone layer restricts
Visible light
Ultraviolet radiation
X-rays and gamma rays
Infrared radiation
17
FFC stands for
Film Finance Corporation
Foreign Finance Corporation
Federation of Football Council
None of the above
18
Epsom (England) is the place associated with
Shooting
Horse racing
Polo
Snooker
19
Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended
February 15, 1918
January 19, 1918
May 30, 1918
November 11, 1918
20
Friction can be reduced by changing from
dynamic to static
potential energy to kinetic energy
rolling to sliding
sliding to rolling

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General Knowledge

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Basic general knowledge questions

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Questions 20

Answers

1
First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christiaan Barnard was conducted when
1922
1967
1968
1958
2
Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country
UK
Fiji
USA
India
3
Entomology is the science that studies
The origin and history of technical and scientific terms
Behavior of human beings
The formation of rocks
Insects
4
For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?
Physiology or Medicine
Physics and Chemistry
Literature, Peace and Economics
All of the above
5
Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of
Kohima, Nagaland
Africa
Gangtok, Sikkim
Aisa
6
Galileo was an Italian astronomer who
discovered movement of pendulum produces a time measurement
discovered four satellites of Jupiter
all of the above
developed the telescope
7
Guru Gobind Singh was
author of Dasam Granth
the 10th Guru of the Sikhs
all the above
founder of Khalsa, the inner council of the Sikhs in 1699
8
Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as
Ku-Klux-Klan
Nazi Party
Democratic Party
Labour Party
9
For safety, fuse wire in mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having
low melting point
low specific heat
high melting point
high resistance
10
Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's
highest railway station
longest railway station
None of the above
largest railway station
11
For purifying drinking water alum is used
to remove gases
for coagulation of mud particles
to kill bacteria
to remove salts
12
Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because
the infrared light kills bacteria in the body
pigment cells in skin get stimulated to produce healthy tan
the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
resistance power increases
13
Garampani sanctuary is located at
Gangtok, Sikkim
Kohima, Nagaland
Diphu, Assam
Junagarh, Gujarat
14
For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is
spectroscope
telescope
periscope
kaleidoscope
15
First China War was fought against
France
Egypt
Britain
Greece
16
The ozone layer restricts
Visible light
Ultraviolet radiation
X-rays and gamma rays
Infrared radiation
17
FFC stands for
Film Finance Corporation
Foreign Finance Corporation
Federation of Football Council
None of the above
18
Epsom (England) is the place associated with
Shooting
Horse racing
Polo
Snooker
19
Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended
February 15, 1918
January 19, 1918
May 30, 1918
November 11, 1918
20
Friction can be reduced by changing from
dynamic to static
potential energy to kinetic energy
rolling to sliding
sliding to rolling