General Knowledge - 5

1. The Manhattan Project was started by President Roosevelt in 1942 to ensure that the U.S. beat the Germans in developing a nuclear bomb. Whom did Roosevelt appoint as scientific head the Manhattan Project?

a) Vannevar Bush
b) Robert Oppenheimer
c) James B. Conant
d) Leslie R. Groves
 
  Answer: b

2. In which decade was the telegraph invented?

a) 1840s
b) 1810s
c) 1870s
d) 1890s
e) None of the above 

  Answer: a

3.  Who was the last Mughal emperor?

a) Bhadur shah
b) Akbar
c) Humayun
d) Baber
e) None of these 

  Answer: a

4. The study of tissues ?

a) Chemistry
b) Histology
c) Hydrostatics
d) Geology
e) None of these 

  Answer: b

5. Potassium Permanganate is used for purifying drinking water, because

a) It is an oxidising agent
b) It dissolves the impurities of water
c) It is a reducing agent
d) It is a sterilising agent
e) None of the above 

  Answer: a

6.  Eugenics is the study of

a) People of European origin
b) Genetic of plants
c) Altering human beings by changing their genetic components
d) Different races of mankind
 
  Answer: c

7.  FROZEN FOOD - Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?

a) R. Scott
b) C. Birdseye
c) G. Findus
d) F. Rozenosh
e) None of the above 

  Answer: b
8. Which is correctly matched?

a) Ram Krishna Mission - Keshab Chandra Sen
b) Brahmo Samaj - Annie Basant
c) Arya Samaj - Lala Lajpat Rai
d) Theosophical Society - vivekananda
e) None of the above 

  Answer: c

9.  In which decade was the Internet first implemented?

a) 1960s
b) 1980s
c) 1950s
d) 1940s
e) None of the above 

  Answer: a

10. In the 'individual Satyagraha', who was chosen as the first Satyagrahi?

a) C. Rajagopalachari
b) Vinoba Bhave
c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
e) None of the above 

  Answer: c