Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Basic general knowledge

Golden Temple, Amritsar is India's
 
A. largest Gurdwara
B. oldest Gurudwara
C. Both option A and B are correct
D. None of the above


For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having
 
A. low melting point
B. high resistance
C. high melting point
D. low specific heat


Coral reefs in India can be found in
 
A. the coast of Orissa
B. Waltair
C. Rameshwaram
D. Trivandrum


GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is
 
A. international agreement signed in 1947 between non-communist nations with the object of encouraging international trade unobstructed by tariff barriers
B. agreement which seeks to achieve its aim by arranging and encouraging bargaining with trade concessions between members
C. Both option A and B
D. None of the above


Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the
 
A. Earth's gravitational pull
B. Moon's gravitational pull
C. Centripetal force due to the earth's rotation
D. Pressure of the atmosphere


FRS stands for
 
A. Fellow Research System
B. Federation of Regulation Society
C. Fellow of Royal Society
D. None of the above


Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army ?
 
A. Gen. K.M. Cariappa
B. Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari
C. Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji
D. None of the above


DRDL stands for
 
A. Defence Research and Development Laboratary
B. Department of Research and Development Laboratory
C. Differential Research and Documentation Laboratary
D. None of the above


Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in
 
A. 1958 B. 1957
C. 1956 D. 1955


Filaria is caused by
 
A. Bacteria B. Mosquito
C. Protozoa D. Virus


Ecology deals with
 
A. Birds
B. Cell formation
C. Relation between organisms and their environment
D. Tissues


Euclid was
 
A. Greek mathematician
B. Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry
C. Propounded the geometrical theorems
D. All of the above


Eugenics is the study of
 
A. altering human beings by changing their genetic components
B. people of European origin
C. different races of mankind
D. genetic of plants

The ozone layer restricts
A. Visible light
B. Infrared radiation
C. X-rays and gamma rays
D. Ultraviolet radiation

 

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