General Knowledge - 15

1. Marsh gas is

a) Methane
b) Hydrogen
c) Ethane
d) Nitrogen
e) None of the above 

  Answer: a

2. Where was the yo-yo invented?

a) England
b) Philippines
c) United States
d) France
e) None of the above 

  Answer: b

3. THE FIRST METAL MADE BY MAN ?

a) Iron
b) Copper
c) Aluminium
d) Silver
e) None of these 

  Answer: b

4. Which mineral India imports largely?

a) Mercury
b) Iron
c) Gold
d) Uranium
e) None of these

  Answer: a

5. Who invented the Spinning Jenny?

a) Thornton Hargreaves
b) Simon Hargreaves
c) Peter Hargreaves
d) James Hargreaves
 
  Answer: d

6. What groovy item was invented by Englishman Edward Craven Walker in 1963?

a) Hot comb
b) Eight-track tape deck
c) Leisure suit
d) Lava lamp
e) None of the above 

  Answer: d

7. Who was the founder of the Capital city of Agra?

a) Mubarak Shah Sayyad
b) Sikinder Lodi
c) Babar
d) Akbar
e) None of the above 

  Answer: b

8. Unit of loudness of sound ?

a) Decibal
b) Gallon
c) Atmosphere
d) A and C both
e) None of these 

  Answer: a

9. Who invented Gramophone?

a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Alva Edison
c) Fahrenheit
d) Michael Faraday
e) None of the above 

  Answer: b

10. In which of the following activities silicon carbide is used?

a) Cutting very hard substances
b) Making casts for statues
c) Disinfecting water of ponds
d) Making cement and glass
e) None of the above 

  Answer: a