General Knowledge - 11

1. "Autobiography of An Unknown Indian" is a book written by -

a) R.K. Narayan
b) Nirad C.Choudhary
c) R.K. Laxman
d) Rajmohan Gandhi
e) Pankaj Saini

  Answer: b

2. What Enrico Fermi invented?

a) Cyclotron
b) Nuclear reactor
c) Betatron
d) X ray machine
e) None of the above

  Answer: b

3. Who invented Jet Engine?

a) Roger Bacon
b) Gottlieb Daimler
c) Sir Frank Whittle
d) Lewis E. Waterman
e) None of the above

  Answer: c

4. What J. B. Dunlop invented?

a) Model airplanes
b) Automobile wheel rim
c) Pneumatic rubber tire
d) Rubber boot
e) None of the above

  Answer: c

5. Which of the following is the lightest metal?

a) Lithium
b) Silver
c) Lead
d) Mercury
e) None of the above


  Answer: a

6. What piece of clothing was invented by French fashion designer Louis Reard in 1946?

a) Zoot suit
b) Tank top
c) Mini-skirt
d) Bikini
e) None of the above

  Answer: d

7. What item, originally called the 'Whirlwind', was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869?

a) Blender
b) Vacuum cleaner
c) Washing machine
d) Electric mixer
e) None of these

  Answer: b

8. What invention caused many deaths while testing it?

a) Race cars
b) Parachute
c) Ladders
d) Dynamite
e) None of the above

  Answer: b

9. What Sir Isaac Newton invented?

a) Spectacles
b) Chronometer
c) Reflecting telescope
d) Microscope
e) None of the above

  Answer: c

10. Consider the following statements in regard to Rowlatt Act:

1. Rowlatt Act was passed in 1919
2. It was an act which gave the British government massive power to repress political Activities.
3. The act allowed that government to arrest anybody without a trial for two years.

Which one of the following given above is/are correct?

a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Only 1 and 2
d) 1 ,2 and 3
e) None of the above 

  Answer: d