Basic General Knowledge Quiz - 2 - Current Affairs MCQ

It was originally known as the High Court of Assam and Nagaland, but renamed as Gauhati High Court in 1971 by the North East Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. It has largest jurisdiction in terms of states, with its area covering the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Mizoram.

There are several ways to reduce friction: 
The use of bearing surfaces that are themselves sacrificial, such as low shear materials, of which lead/copper journal bearings are an example. Replace sliding friction with rolling element friction, such as with the use of rolling element bearings.

SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging), also written as sodar, is a meteorological instrument also known as a wind profiler which measures the scattering of sound waves by atmospheric turbulence.

Trygve Lie (Norway) Term of Office: 1946-1952
Dag Hammarskjold (Sweden) Term of Office: 1953-1961
U Thant (Myanmar) Term of Office: 1961-1971
Kurt Waldheim (Austria) Term of Office: 1972-1981

The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune.

A fire temple in Zoroastrianism is the place of worship for Zoroastrians, often called dar-e mehr (Persian) or agiyari (Gujarati). In the Zoroastrian religion, fire (see atar), together with clean water (see aban), are agents of ritual purity.

GCT is the largest train station in the world in terms of area occupied and number of platforms. The terminal is spread over 49 acres and has 44 platforms.

Entomology: The branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects.

Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded in the fields of 
► Physics
► Chemistry
► Physiology
► Medicine
► Literature
► Peace
While a memorial prize in economic sciences was added in 1968.

Eritrea is a northeast African country on the Red Sea coast. It shares borders with Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti. The capital city, Asmara, is known for its Italian colonial buildings, like St. Joseph's Cathedral, as well as art deco structures. Italian, Egyptian and Turkish architecture in Massawa reflect the port city's colorful history. Notable buildings here include St. Mariam Cathedral and the Imperial Palace.

• Famous for Hot water springs and homeland for Hoolock Gibbons and Golden Langurs, The Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Karbi Anglong of Diphu area.
• One of the oldest Sanctuary containing Hot water spring and waterfalls, surrounded by Nambour Sanctuary having 51 rare species of Orchid. It has a total area of 6 sq. Km.

Adolf Hitler's rise to power began in Germany in September 1919 when Hitler joined the political party known as the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei – DAP (German Workers' Party). The name was changed in 1920 to the National sozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei – NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers' Party, commonly known as the Nazi Party).

Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) is a Missile System laboratory - under the Defence Research and Development Organisation - with thrust on design, development and flight evaluation of various types of Missile Systems for the Indian armed forces.

General Kodandera Madappa Cariappa was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He took office on January 15, 1949, succeeding the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, General Sir Roy Bucher. General Cariappa was appointed to this position after India gained independence from British rule in 1947. He played a significant role in the integration of the Indian Army and the modernization of its forces. Cariappa served as the Chief of Army Staff until his retirement on January 14, 1953.

It is the min. velocity required for an object at the earth's surface so that it just escapes the earth's gravitational field. 
► Escape velocity at earth surface=11.2km/sec.

Fellowship of the Royal Society is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of London judges to have made a 'substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge,including mathematics, engineering science and medical science'.

• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), set of multilateral trade agreements aimed at the abolition of quotas and the reduction of tariff duties among the contracting nations.
• When GATT was concluded by 23 countries at Geneva, in 1947 (to take effect on Jan. 1, 1948), it was considered an interim arrangement pending the formation of a United Nations agency to supersede it. When such an agency failed to emerge, GATT was amplified and further enlarged at several succeeding negotiations. It subsequently proved to be the most effective instrument of world trade liberalization, playing a major role in the massive expansion of world trade in the second half of the 20th century. 

Coral reef in India found at Lakshadweep island,Gulf of Kutch,Gulf of Mannar and Andaman Islands, marine species and creatures like Dolphins, Sea-horse, Sea-cucumber, Sea-anemone,Dugong and sea turtle are the few wild animals of coral reefs found in India.

The fuse wire is made up to metals like as tin, lead, or zinc. These metals have low melting point.

Whenever a high current flows through the circuit either due to  short circuit or overloading, the wires gets heated up and melts. Thus, the circuit is broken and current stops flowing. In this way the fuse prevents the appliances from getting damaged due to overflow of current.

Golden Temple, Amritsar is India's largest Gurdwara. The Golden Temple Amritsar India (Sri Harimandir Sahib Amritsar) is not only a central religious place of the Sikhs, but also a symbol of human brotherhood and equality. Everybody, irrespective of cast, creed or race can seek spiritual solace and religious fulfilment without any hindrance. It also represents the distinct identity, glory and heritage of the Sikhs.

The first gurdwara was built in Kartarpur, on the banks of Ravi River in the Punjab region by the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev in the year 1521. But it is in Pakistan.

The Battle of Verdun, fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916, was the largest and longest battle of the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies. The battle took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France. The German 5th Army attacked the defences of the Fortified Region of Verdun and those of the French Second Army on the right bank of the Meuse. 

Talcher Heavy Water Plant. Facility Status: Owned and operated by the DAE's Heavy Water Board (HWB), the Talcher Heavy Water Plant in Orissa state is linked to a fertilizer factory owned by the Fertilizer Corporation of India.

The Durand Cup is a prestigious football tournament of India and is the oldest tournament in Asia and 3rd oldest in the world after Football Association Cup of England and Scotland Football Association Cup.

Hamid Karzai
► As Acting President - From 22 December 2001 to 19 June 2002
► As President - From 19 June 2002 to 7 December 2004.

G-15 is an economic grouping of Third World Nations. The countries listed in G-15 group are Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe.