Basic General Knowledge Quiz - 12 | 25 Questions MCQ Test

QUESTION: 1

Sulphur is not present in

A. iron pyrites
B. gypsum
C. coal
D. chlorapatite

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QUESTION: 2

Oxygen was independently discovered by

A. Rutherford
B. William Ramsay
C. Joseph Priestley
D. Neils Bohr

Solution: Oxygen was independently discovered by Carl Wilhelm Scheele, in Uppsala, in 1773 or earlier, and Joseph Priestley in Wiltshire, in 1774, but Priestley is often given priority because his work was published first.

QUESTION: 3

Presently known as the European Union, the EEC was established in

A. 1957
B. 1958
C. 1959
D. 1960

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QUESTION: 4

Steel is more elastic than Rubber because

A. its density is high
B. it is a metal
C. ratio of stress to strain is more
D. ratio of stress to strain is less

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QUESTION: 5

Rise of the Chinese civilization along the banks of Hawang 40 took place in

A. 2500 - 2000 BC
B. 2700 - 2600 BC
C. 2205 - 1122 BC
D. 2000 - 1200 BC

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QUESTION: 6

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

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QUESTION: 7

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

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QUESTION: 8

Ornithology is the

A. study of bones
B. study of birds
C. study of smells
D. None of the above

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QUESTION: 9

Rabindranath Tagore is also known as

A. Guruji
B. Gurudev
C. Mahamana
D. Netaji

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QUESTION: 10

Raj Kapoor received Dada Saheb Phalke Award in

A. 1986
B. 1987
C. 1988
D. 1989

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QUESTION: 11

Robert Koch worked on

A. tuberculosis
B. cholera
C. malaria
D. diabetes

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QUESTION: 12

Oscar Awards are conferred annually by

A. Academy of Motion Pictures, arts and sciences, USA
B. Government of United States
C. Hollywood Foreign Press Association
D. None of the above

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QUESTION: 13

Satyajit Ray received Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts in

A. 1963
B. 1965
C. 1966
D. 1967

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QUESTION: 14

The agreement according to which the UK, the USA and the former USSR cannot assist other countries in acquiring technology to develop nuclear weapons, is known as

A. Izmir Treaty
B. Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT)
C. both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above

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QUESTION: 15

The 'Red Triangle' symbol denotes

A. Air India
B. family planning
C. culture and civilization
D. None of the above

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QUESTION: 16

Pressure cooker cooks rice faster because

A. it always lets the steam escape
B. high pressure crushes the hard covering of rice grains
C. it does not let the heat energy escape easily
D. high pressure raises the boiling point of water

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QUESTION: 17

Photophobia is

A. a disease cause by too much sunlight
B. abnormal intolerance of light
C. the adjustment of the eye for light
D. the ability to perceive light

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QUESTION: 18

P.T. Usha, who came close to bagging a bronze finished fourth in ____ in 1984 Olympics.

A. 400 m final
B. 800 m final
C. 400 m hurdle
D. the marathon

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QUESTION: 19

The ancient Olympics Games came to a sudden end when the Roman Emperor Theodosius banned them as paper manifestations. The modern Olympic Games were received after a lapse of nearly