Quiz 58 | General Knowledge for Government Jobs

1.Which of the following language is not recognized by U.N.O.?

A. Russian
B. English
C. Chinese
D. German



2.Whats country is the first producer of emeralds in the world?

A. Congo
B. Hungary
C. Colombia
D. Greece



3.On February 2007 on Australia this cricketer received the player of the year award. Identify the Australian cricketer.

A. Shane Warne
B. Adam Gilchrist
C. Ricky Ponting



4.“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains” Who among the following is identified with the above famous line?

A. Thomas Hobbes
B. John Locke
C. Karl Marx
D. Jean-Jacques Rousseau



5.During which war did Leo Tolstoy command a battery?

A. Peninsular War
B. Balkan War I
C. Crimean War
D. World War I



6.Which of the following was the first state in the country to introduce Mobile Number Portability Service in November 2010?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Haryana
C. Punjab
D. Rajasthan



7.Fathometer is used to measure

A. Earthquakes
B. Ocean depth
C. Rainfall
D. Sound intensity



8.When did Ranjit Singh conquer Lahore?

A. 1799
B. 1792
C. 1788
D. 1786



9.Recently Investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett has donated his Berkshire Hathaway shares worth $1.25 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust. What is the core business of Berkshire Hathaway?

A. Textiles
B. Insurance
C. Bullion



10.Digestion is not a function of which of the following ?

A. biotin
B. pepsin
C. renin



11.Beach sediment is typically quartz-rich sand because:

A. other minerals are not deposited on beaches.
B. quartz is the only mineral that can be sand-sized.
C. quartz is a durable mineral that resists chemical weathering.
D. quartz is a mineral precipitated from seawater.



12.Sedimentary rocks provide clues about:

A. Earth surface conditions at the time the sediment was depsoited
B. temperate climates
C. tropical climates
D. polar climates



13.What is the name of the nutty mixture Sikh's eat?

A. Roti
B. Kara parshad
C. Parautha
D. Sabzi



14.Which is the zoo where a large number of tigers had died in 2001?

A. Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad
B. Nandankanan Zoological Park, Bhubaneshwar
C. Simlipal National Park, Mayurbhanj
D. Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh



15.Information about local flora cab be obtained from-

A. Herbarium
B. Auditorium
C. Sanitarium
D. Planetarium



16.When was Carlos Saavedra Lamos President of the International Labour Congress?

A. 1914
B. 1928
C. 1918
D. 1932



17.To which of the republic of Buddha belong?

A. Licchavis
B. Sakyas
C. Mallas
D. None of the above



18.Florence became famous as 'The Lady with the Lamp', looking after wounded British soldiers in which war?

A. Franco-Prussian War
B. Afghan War
C. Crimean War
D. Boxer Rebellion



19.In the plant cells golgi complex is scattered in the cytoplasm in the form of small vesicles called

A. Lysosomes
B. Oxysomes
C. Dictyosomes
D. Ribosomes



20.Which is the largest port by Cargo Tonnage in the world?

A. Mumbai (India)
B. Port Guinea (France)
C. Sydney (Australia)
D. Singapore



21.Which part protects the inner part of the cell ?

A. Cell wall
B. Cell membrane
C. Nucleus
D. Plastids



22.In the 2007 Cricket World Cup, the match between Indian and Bangladesh was played at

A. Sabina Park
B. Queens Park Oval
C. Beausejour stadium



23.In India, the broadest continental shelf is found in...?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Gujarat
C. Andhra Pradesh



24.Which Mughal Emperor struck leather coins after a bhishti saved his life?

A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Babur



25.The frequency of which of the following is the highest?

A. Gamma rays
B. Light waves
C. Micro waves
D. Radio waves