Basic General Knowledge Questions and Answers Part-3

1. Hundred year war was fought between
a) France and England
b) Civil war in England
c) Greek and Persian forces
d) None of the above

Answer: a

2. In which of the following pairs, the two substances forming the pair are chemically most dissimilar?
a) Sugar and paper
b) Chalk and marble
c) Butter and paraffin wax
d) Charcoal and diamond

Answer:c

3.India's Integrated Missiles Development Programme was started in ____ under the chairmanship of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
a) 1979-80
b) 1980-81
c) 1981-82
d) 1982-83

Answer: d

4. INS Agrani (Petty Officers' School) is situated at
a) Lonavla
b) Coimbatore
c) Mumbai
d) Jamnagar

Answer: b

5. Hybridization is
a) decayed vegetable matter
b) a process of tilling the land
c) cross-fertilization between two varieties
d) downward movement of water through soil

Answer: c

6.If force is expressed in Newton and the distance in metre, then the work done is expressed in
a) Joule
b) Kg wt m
c) Kg wt
d) Watt

Answer: a

7. How many teeth does a normal adult dog have?
a) 32
b) 34
c) 38
d) 42

Answer: d

8. How many red blood cells does the bone marrow produce every second?
a) 5 million
b) 7 million
c) 10 million
d) 12 million

Answer: c

9. How many times has Brazil won the World Cup Football Championship?
a) Once
b) Twice
c) Four times
d) Five times

Answer: d

10. If speed of rotation of the earth increases, weight of the body
a) increases
b) decreases
c) remains unchanged
d) may decrease or increase

Answer: b