Basic General Knowledge Questions and Answers Part-37

1.The headquarter of a few agencies related to the UN are located in Vienna, which is in
a) Belgium
b) Austria
c) Denmark
d) Sweden

Answer: b

2. The Law of Natural Selection is associated with
a) Dalton
b) Darwin
c) Kepler
d) Mendel

Answer: b

3. The Indian space programme began in
a) 1961
b) 1962
c) 1965
d) 1969

Answer: b

4. The influx of domestic sewage containing detergents cause nutrient enrichment in water bodies due to the presence of
a) carbonates
b) nitrates
c) phosphates
d) silicates

Answer: c

5. The member states of European Union are
a) Belgium, Denmark, France and Greece
b) The Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of Ireland, Italy
c) Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK
d) All of the above

Answer: d

6. The main objective of the Department of Atomic Energy is
a) to generate safe, economic electrical power from nuclear energy
b) to built research reactors and to utilize the radioisotopes
c) to encourage technology transfer and interaction with industry for industrial & social development
d) None of the above

Answer: d

7.The last Asian Games took Place in 2010 at
a) Islamabad, Pakistan
b) Busan, South Korea
c) Hiroshima, Japan
d) Guangzhou, China

Answer: d

8. The important minerals of Assam are
a) coal and limestone
b) petroleum
c) copper and mica
d) manganese, gold and quartzite

Answer: b

9. The headquarter of BSF(India) is at
a) Chennai
b) Kolkata
c) New Delhi
d) Mumbai

Answer: c

10. The headquarter of Lalit Kala Academy is at
a) New Delhi
b) Chandigarh
c) Pune
d) Kolkata

Answer: a