Basic General Knowledge Questions and Answers Part-21

1. The chemical name of Vitamin B is
a) thiamine
b) ascorbic acid
c) riboflavin
d) nicotinamide

Answer: a

2. The first Indian actress to have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha was
a) Nargis Dutt
b) Hema Malini
c) Jaya Prada
d) None of the above

Answer: a

3.The first NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) conference was held at
a) Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
b) Caire (Egypt)
c) Lusaka (Zambia)
d) Algeria (Algeria)

Answer: a

4. The first recipient of Bharat Ratna award in 1954 was
a) S. Radhakrishnan
b) C. Rajagopalachari
c) C.V. Raman
d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: b

5. The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to
a) Jones Salk
b) Alb E. Sabin
c) J.L. Baird
d) J. Perkins

Answer: a

6. The important industries of Rajasthan are
a) textiles and woollen
b) sugar and cement
c) glass and zinc smelters
d) All of the above

Answer: d

7.The headquarter of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation is at
a) Kolkata
b) Darjeeling
c) Mumbai
d) New Delhi

Answer: d

8. The member states of Benelux Economic Union are
a) Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
b) Indonesia, Kuwait, Libya
c) Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Iraq
d) Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago

Answer: a

9. The largest city of India is
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Kolkata
d) Chennai

Answer: b

10. The literacy rate of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is
a) 86.63 per cent
b) 80.76 per cent
c) 79.23 per cent
d) 78.11 per cent

Answer: a