Basic General Knowledge Questions and Answers Part-12

1. Ornithology is the
a) study of smells
b) study of birds
c) study of bones
d) None of the above

Answer: b

2. Rabindranath Tagore is also known as
a) Netaji
b) Guruji
c) Gurudev
d) Mahamana

Answer: c

3. Raj Kapoor received Dada Saheb Phalke Award in
a) 1986
b) 1987
c) 1988
d) 1989

Answer: b

4. Oscar Awards are conferred annually by
a) Government of United States
b) Hollywood Foreign Press Association
c) Academy of Motion Pictures, arts and sciences, USA
d) None of the above

Answer: c

5. Robert Koch worked on.
a) diabetes
b) malaria
c) cholera
d) tuberculosis

Answer: d

6.Shares with a fixed rate of dividend that entitle their holders to priority payment over those who hold ordinary shares of a company are called
a) bear
b) bull
c) shareholder
d) preference shares

Answer: d

7. Shankracharya was the founder of
a) Jainism
b) Buddhism
c) Arya Samaj
d) Advaitic philosophy

Answer: d

8. Sculpture flourished during.
a) Chinese civilization
b) Indus valley civilization
c) Egyptian civilization
d) None of the above

Answer: b

9. Penicillin is widely used as
a) an antiseptic
b) an insecticide
c) an antibiotic
d) a disinfectant

Answer: c

10. Socrates was the wisest man of the ancient world and developed the method of enquiry and instruction, belonged to
a) Greece
b) Athens
c) France
d) China

Answer: b