General Knowledge Questions And Answers SET-03

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61. For galvanizing iron which of the following metals is used?

A.  AluminiumB.  CopperC.  LeadD.  Zinc

Answer:   D

62. Economic goods are

A.  all commodities that are limited in quantity as compared to their demandB.  Commodities that is available according to their demandC.  Commodities that is available more as compared to demandD.  None of the above

Answer:   A

63. For purifying drinking water alum is used

A.  for coagulation of mud particlesB.  to kill bacteriaC.  to remove saltsD.  to remove gases

Answer:   A

64.Hockey was introduced in the Asian Games in

A.  1958 in TokyoB.  1962 in JakartaC.  1966 in BangkokD.  1970 in Bangkok

Answer:   A
65. ESCAP stands for

A.  Economic and Social Commission for Asia and PacificB.  European Society Council for Africa and PacificC.  Economic and Social Commission for Africa and PacificD.  None of the above

Answer:   A

66. Firdausi was

A.  a poetB.  well known for his epic ‘Shahnama’C.  Both   A and BD.  None of the above

Answer:   C

67.Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at

A.  DarjeelingB.  DehradunC.  MarmagoD.  Dispur

Answer:   A

68.   Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was

A.  a German PhysicistB.  developed the mercury thermometer in 1714C.  devised temperature scaleD.  All of the above

Answer:   D
69. During the first crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in

A.  1000 ADB.  1099 ADC.  1200 ADD.  1515 AD

Answer:   B
70. Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for

A.  Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962B.  Peace Prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962C.  Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962D.  Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962

Answer:   A
71.Free market is

A.  a condition in the international market where nations do not impose customs duty or other taxes on import of goodsB.  market where the price of a commodity is determined by free play of the forces of supply and demandC.  ports that are exempted from payment of customs duty on articles of commerce, primarily to encourage tourismD.  None of the above

Answer:   B

72.East Timor, which became the 191st member of the UN, is in the continent of

A.  AsiaB.  AfricaC.  EuropeD.  South America

Answer:   A

73. Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to the

A.  force of adhesionB.  force of frictionC.  centrifugal forceD.  force of cohesion

Answer:   D

74. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

A.  started as a maths teacher and rose to the position of the principal of Ferguson College, PuneB.  founded the servants of India SocietyC.  served as President of the Indian National Congress in 1905D.  All of the above

Answer:   D
75. GNLF stands for

A.  Gorkha National Liberation FrontB.  Gross National Liberation FormC.  Both   A and BD.  None of the above

Answer:   A

76. Excessive secretion from the pituitary gland in the children results in

A.  increased heightB.  retarded growthC.  weakening of bonesD.  None of the above

Answer:   A
77. Fa-Hien was

A.  the first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta VikramadityaB.  the discoverer of Puerto Rico and JamaicaC.  the first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit ChinaD.  None of the above

Answer:   A

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