General Knowledge - 12

1. Where is the village of Branston, after which the famous pickle is named?

a) Staffordshire
b) Yorkshire
c) Lancashire
d) Norfolk
e) None of the above

  Answer: a

2. Which of the following does not contain a coinage metal?

a) Copper and Gold
b) Copper and Silver
c) Zinc and Gold
d) Silver and Gold
e) None of the above

  Answer: c

3. Who among the following was the prime advocates of widow remarriage in modern India?

a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
b) Raja Rammohun Roy
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Vinoba Bhave
e) None of the above

  Answer: a

4. When was the game Frisbee invented?

a) 1870s
b) 1900s
c) 1890s
d) 1920s
e) None of the above

  Answer: a

5. What treat was invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905?

a) Cracker Jacks
b) Banana split
c) Popsicle
d) Cotton candy
e) None of the above

  Answer: c

6.  In which decade was the transistor invented?

a) 1960s
b) 1940s
c) 1950s
d) 1980s
 
  Answer: b

7. The entry port for trade between the Indus trading centers and Mesopotamia was

a) Oman
b) Elam
c) Behrain
d) All of the above
e) None of the above 

  Answer: c

8. Which of the gas is not known as green house gas?

a) Nitrous oxide
b) Hydrogen
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Methane
e) None of the above 

  Answer: b

9. The Simon Commission was appointed in:

a) 1929
b) 1928
c) 1930
d) 1931
e) None of the above 

  Answer: a

10. Which of the following were the districts called in the Vijayanagar Empire?

a) Kottam
b) Janpad
c) Khurram
d) Both b and c
e) None of the above 

  Answer: a