Basic General Knowledge Questions and Answers Part-9

1. Headquarters of UNO are situated at
a) Paris
b) Geneva
c) Haque (Netherlands)
d) New York, USA

Answer: d

2. First International Peace Congress was held in London in
a) 1564 AD
b) 1798 AD
c) 1843 AD
d) 1901 AD

Answer: c

3.For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is
a) periscope
b) telescope
c) kaleidoscope
d) spectroscope

Answer: a

4. Dr. Zakir Hussain was
a) first vice president of India
b) first speaker of Lok Sabha
c) the first Muslim president of India
d) first president of Indian National Congress

Answer: c

5. G-15 is an economic grouping of
a) First World Nations
b) Second World Nations
c) Third World Nations
d) Fourth World Nations

Answer: c

6.During World War II, when did Germany attack France?
a) 1940
b) 1941
c) 1942
d) 1943

Answer: a

7. Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for
a) Physics in 1956 and 1972
b) Chemistry in 1958 and 1980
c) Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911
d) Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962

Answer: b

8. The ozone layer restricts
a) X-rays and gamma rays
b) Visible light
c) Infrared radiation
d) Ultraviolet radiation

Answer: d

9. Eugenics is the study of
a) genetic of plants
b) different races of mankind
c) people of European origin
d) altering human beings by changing their genetic components

Answer: d

10. Euclid was
a) Greek mathematician
b) Propounded the geometrical theorems
c) Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry
d) All of the above

Answer: d