General Knowledge - 16

1. From the following, choose the set in which names of Secretary-Generals of the UNO are arranged in correct chronological order?

a) Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjoeld, U Thant, Kurt Waldheim.
b) Trygve Lie, U Thant , Dag Hammarskjoeld, Kurt Waldheim.
c) U Thant, Kurt Waldheim, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie.
d) U Thant, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie, Kurt Waldheim
e) None of the above 

  Answer: a

2. Which was the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilization?

a) Social life
b) Town Planning
c) Religious life
d) Economic System
e) None of the above 

  Answer: b

3. It travels over land and water. Who invented the HOVERCRAFT?

a) O. Stricheg
b) C. Cockerell
c) T. Henman
d) S. Sperrow
e) None of the above 

  Answer: b

4. The number of medals won by Indians in the 2010 Commonwealth Games-

a) 98
b) 101
c) 107
d) 115
e) None of these 

  Answer: b

5. Brass gets discolored in air because of the presence of which of the following gases in air?

a) Hydrogen sulphide
b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Oxygen
e) None of the above 

  Answer: a

6. Who invented Internal Combustion Engine?

a) Karl Benz
b) Otto
c) Dr. Alan M. Turing
d) Roger Bacon
e) None of the above 

  Answer: b

7. Consider the following statements:

1. The term Swaraj means self-rule, self-government

2. Swaraj Party was established by Motilal Nehru and C. R. Das.

3. Lahore session of the congress demand for Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) in its resolution on 26 January, 1930.

Which one of the following statements 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

8. Which began with the Dandi March?

a) Civil disobedience Movement
b) Quit India Movement
c) Non-Cooperation Movement
d) Both a and b
e) None of the above 

  Answer: a

9. What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Kheda?

a. The Administration did not suspend the land revenue collection in spite of a drought

b. The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent Settlement in Gujarat.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only a
b) Only b
c) Both a and b
d) Either a or b
e) None of the above 

  Answer: a

10. In which year Muslim League first gave the call for a separate State of Pakistan?

a) 1939
b) 1940
c) 1941
d) 1942
e) None of the above 

  Answer: b