Basic general knowledge

Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for   A. Chemistry in 1958 and 1980 B. Physics in 1956 and 1972 C. Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962 D. Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911 During World War II, when did Germany attack France?   A. 1940 B. 1941 C. 1942 D. 1943 Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended   A. January 19, 1918 B. May 30, 1918 C. November 11, 1918 D. February 15, 1918 Hermann Scheer (Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 for   A. his indefatigable work for thepromotion of solar energy worldwide B. his long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators C. showing that organic agriculture is a key to both environmental sustainability and food security D. None of the above Guru Gobind Singh was   A. the 10th and the last Guru of the Sikhs B. founder of Khalsa, the inner council of the Sikhs in 1699 C. author of Dasam Granth D. All the above Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in A. 1991 B. 1992 C. 1993 D. 1994 Film and TV institute of India is located at A. Pune (Maharashtra) B. Rajkot (Gujarat) C. Pimpri (Maharashtra) D. Perambur (Tamilnadu) Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion? A. Taoism B. Judaism C. Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion) D. Shintoism From the following, choose the set in which names of Secretary-Generals of the UNO are arranged in correct chronological order? A. U Thant, Kurt Waldheim, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie. B. Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjoeld, U Thant, Kurt Waldheim. C. Trygve Lie, U Thant , Dag Hammarskjoeld, Kurt Waldheim. D. U Thant, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie, Kurt Waldheim. During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March 1992 ____ was installed. A. SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging) B. Second Permanent Station 'Maitree' C. First permanent station 'Dakshin Gangotri' D. None of the above Friction can be reduced by changing from A. sliding to rolling B. rolling to sliding C. potential energy to kinetic energy D. dynamic to static Guwahati High Court is the judicature of A. Tripura B. Arunachal Pradesh C. Assam D. All of the above Gravity setting chambers are used in industries to remove A. SOx B. NOx C. suspended particulate matter D. CO Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD – 1050 AD are A. Khajuraho temples B. Jama Masjid C. Sun temple D. Mahabalipuram temples Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on A. May 8 B. May 18 C. June 8 D. June 18 Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of A. Tennis B. Volleyball C. Basketball D. Cricket For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are A. 26 m x 14 m B. 28 m x 15 m C. 27 m x 16 m D. 28 m x 16 m Dumping is A. selling of goods abroad at a price well below the production cost at the home market price B. the process by which the supply of a manufacture's product remains low in the domestic market, which batches him better price C. prohibited by regulations of GATT D. All of the above First China War was fought between A. China and Britain B. China and France C. China and Egypt D. China and Greek Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by A. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates B. Second World Nations C. Third World Nations D. Fourth World Nations First Afghan War took place in A. 1839 B. 1840 C. 1833 D. 1848 Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known as

A. Letter of Credit (L/C) B. laissezfaire C. inflation D. None of the above