General Knowledge Quiz No. 22 - Top General Knowledge Questions

General Knowledge Quiz No. 22

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1. An electrical appliance is earthed to–
(A) Protect the appliance against any damage (B) Prevent shocks
(C) Reduce consumption (D) Avoid short-circuiting
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2. The NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) came into force in–
(A) 1968 (B) 1972
(C) 1970 (D) 1974
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3. Allugel tablets used to reduce acidity contain–
(A) Sodium carbonate (B) Sodium hydroxide
(C) Ammonia (D) Aluminium hydroxide
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4. Lowest percentage of carbon is in–
(A) Cast iron (B) Steel
(C) Wrought iron (D) Pig iron
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5. Emeralds are made up of–
(A) Carbon (B) Silica
(C) Beryllium (D) Gold
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6. Beri-Beri is caused due to deficiency of–
(A) Vitamin B-1 (B) Vitamin B-12
(C) Vitamin A (D) Vitamin D
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7. Who invented the electric battery?
(A) Volta (B) Davy
(C) Faraday (D) Newton
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8. What is the period of onset of South-West monsoon?
(A) Mid Januarymid February (B) Marchmid April
(C) DecemberMarch (D) Mid JuneSeptember
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9. SIDO is related to–
(A) Small industries (B) Major industries
(C) Industrial Bank (D) None of these
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10. Which of the following is a vector quantity?
(A) Temperature (B) Energy
(C) Momentum (D) Force
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11. Bishop Desmond Tutu is the native of–
(A) South Africa (B) Cuba
(C) Tanzania (D) Zambia
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12. The first electric railway was opened in–
(A) 1853 (B) 1885
(C) 1905 (D) 1925
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13. Michael Ferreira is associated with which of the following games?
(A) Chess (B) Snooker
(C) Golf (D) None of these
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14. The Lord of Rings–The Return of the King’ won Oscar award in how many categories?
(A) 10 (B) 9
(C) 11 (D) 12
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15. As per census 2011, which of the following has the lowest density population?
(A) Manipur (B) Meghalaya
(C) Nagaland (D) Mizoram
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16. Who is a famous author of Indian origin and writes in English ?
(A) Shobha De (B) M. S. Dhoni
(C) Shahid Kapoor (D) Shreya Ghosal
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17. Which of the following is not an agricultural product ?
(A) Tea (B) Jowar
(C) Urad (D) Calcium
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18. What was the mascot of the last Asiad organised in Busan ?
(A) Appu (B) Nandu
(C) Durian (D) Kanch
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19. Who among the following is the Central Vigilance Commissioner ?
(A) N. Vitthal (B) P. Shankar
(C) I.A. Modi (D) T.R. Prasad
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20. Which of the following two states are concerned with cauvery river water dispute ?
(A) Karnatak and Tamil Nadu (B) Karnatak and Kerala
(C) Kerala and Tamil Nadu (D) Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh
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