Basic General Knowledge Questions and Answers Part-7

1. Who amongst the following had called Rabindranath Tagore as THE GREAT SENTINEL?
a) Abul Kalam Azad
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d) Subhash Chandra Bose

Answer: b

2. Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's
a) highest railway station
b) longest railway station
c) largest railway station
d) None of the above

Answer: c

3. Entomology is the science that studies
a) The origin and history of technical and scientific terms
b) Behavior of human beings
c) Insects
d) The formation of rocks

Answer: c

4. Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of
a) Africa
b) Australia
c) Europe
d) asia

Answer: a

5. Garampani sanctuary is located at
a) Gangtok, Sikkim
b) Kohima, Nagaland
c) Diphu, Assam
d) Junagarh, Gujarat

Answer: c

6. Ecology deals with
a) Cell formation
b) Birds
c) Relation between organisms and their environment
d) Tissues

Answer: c

7. Filaria is caused by
a) Protozoa
b) Mosquito
c) Virus
d) Bacteria

Answer: b

8. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in
a) 1955
b) 1956
c) 1957
d) 1958

Answer: c

9. DRDL stands for
a) Defence Research and Development Laboratary
b) Differential Research and Documentation Laboratary
c) Department of Research and Development Laboratory
d) None of the above

Answer: a

10. Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army ?
a) Gen. K.M. Cariappa
b) Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji
c) Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari
d) None of the above

Answer: b