General Knowledge - 10

1. During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in:

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

  Answer: a

2. Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because

a) It has a high dipole moment
b) It has no colour
c) It has a high specific heat
d) It has a high boiling point
e) None of the above 

  Answer: a




3. What device for new parents did Ann Moore invent in 1969?


a) Disposable diaper
b) Infant carrier
c) Baby monitor
d) Bottle warmer
 
  Answer: b

4. Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals?

a) Mercury
b) Lead
c) Tin
d) Zinc
e) None of the above 

  Answer: a

5. Production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) gas which is proposed to be banned in India, is used in which of the following domestic products?

a) Cooking gas
b) Tube light
c) Refrigerator
d) Television
e) None of the above 

  Answer: c

6. Which of the following are the ingredients of gun metal?

a) Copper, Tin
b) Iron, Brass, Tin
c) Iron, tin
d) Ron, Zinc, Titanium
e) None of the above 

  Answer: a

7. When was barb wire patented?

a) 1900
b) 1840
c) 1874
d) 1895
e) None of the above 

  Answer: c

8. Aryabhatta and Varahamihira belong to which age?

a) Mauryas
b) Guptas
c) Mughals
d) Cholas
e) None of the above 

  Answer: b

9. Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation?

a) Potato Peterson
b) Swede Svenson
c) Cabbage Carlson
d) Turnip Townsend
e) None of the above 

  Answer: d

10. In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated?

a) 1970s
b) 1960s
c) 1950s
d) 1980s
e) None of the above 

  Answer: c