General Knowledge - 18

1. Film and TV institute of India is located at

a) Perambur (Tamilnadu)
b) Rajkot (Gujarat)
c) Pune (Maharashtra)
d) Pimpri (Maharashtra)
e) None of the above

  Answer: c

2. Who invented Bakelite?

a) Charles Goodyear
b) Roy Plunkett
c) Leo Hendrik Baekeland
d) Henry Ford
 
  Answer: c

3. Regarding Indian freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for:

a) Leading a contingent of Indian National Army
b) Running the secret Congress Radio in the wake of Quit India Movement
c) Assisting in the formation of Interim Government under Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Participating in the Second Round Table Conference
e) None of the above

  Answer: b

4. Which of the following is used as a lubricant?

a) Iron Oxide
b) Silica
c) Graphite
d) Diamond
e) None of the above

  Answer: c

5. Who wrote the drama 'Hallabol'?

a) Safdar Hashmi
b) Badal Sarkar
c) Utpal Dutta
d) Manoj Mitra
e) None of the above

  Answer: a

6. 'Byomkesh Bakshi' Character was created by -

a) Banaful
b) Satinath BhaduriSharadindu Bandyopadhyaya
c) Manik Bandyopadhyaya
d) Satinath Bhaduri
e) None of these

  Answer: b

7. Who invented Gunpowder?

a) Roger Bacon
b) Leo H Baekeland
c) Sir Frank Whittle
d) G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
e) None of the above

  Answer: a

8. Mention the most important social issue taken up by Ghandhiji for reforms:

a) Women's status
b) Orthodoxy in Hinduism
c) Cast
d) Religion
e) None of the above

  Answer: c

9. Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion?

a) Shintoism
b) Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)
c) Judaism
d) None of the above

  Answer: b

10. Which is the longest mountain range in the world?

a) The Andes
b) Alps
c) The Himalayas
d) K2
e) None of these

  Answer: a