Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Quiz 112 | Today's General Questions 31_08

1.The great Victoria Desert is located in

A. Canada
B. West Africa
C. Australia
D. North America



2.The term 'flora' in the context of natural vegetation refers to

A. assemblage of plant species living in association with each other in a given environmental frame
B. plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a group
C. a large tract covered by trees and shrubs and its administration for assessing economic benefits
D. role played by species of animals in the maintenance of ecological balance



3.Who was Man of the Series in Cricket World Cup 1996?

A. Aravinda de Silva
B. Mark Taylor
C. Mark Waughi
D. Sanath Jayasuriya



4.The NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is also used in the country of...?

A. Japan
B. France
C. Germany
D. England



5.Expand AAFI

A. Association Athletics Federation of India
B. Amateur Athletics Fund of India
C. Amateur Athletics Federation of India



6.Who won the Football World Cup in 1982?

A. Brazil
B. Argentina
C. Germany
D. Italy



7.The first lady Prime Minister of a country was

A. Srimavo Bhadaranaike (Sri Lanka)
B. Maria Estate Pew (Argentina)
C. Junko Taibei (Japan)
D. None of the above



8.Monica Seles is associated with which games?

A. Tennis
B. Volley ball
C. Athletics
D. Badminton



9.How many major ports are there at present in India?

A. 8
B. 12
C. 15
D. 14



10.What was the main responsibility of Mir Bakshi during the Mughal Era?

A. all incomes and expenditures
B. military department
C. Royal correspondence



11.In which year Manipur and Tripura became full-fledged state of India?

A. 1972
B. 1968
C. 1982



12.Supreme Court of India was created by _________?

A. Constitution
B. an Act of Parliament
C. a Presidential Order



13.Which among the following is called antisterility vitamin ?

A. Vitamin D
B. Vitamin A
C. Vitamin E



14.Which bank has recently introduced EFEE (e-fee) through which education fees can be remitted through select branches?

A. Vijaya Bank
B. Dena Bank
C. Federal Bank



15.The second world war commenced in 1939 on the following dates?

A. September 1
B. October 1
C. November 1



16.A breakthrough in genetic research in June 2011 uncovered the defect behind a rare hereditary children's disease that inhibits the body's ability to break down vitamin D. Which is the disease in question?

A. Idiopathic Infantile Hypercalcemia
B. Sickle-cell disease
C. Phenylketonuria
D. Haemochromatosis



17.A contact between parallel sedimentary rock layers that records missing geologic time is:

A. a disconformity
B. an angular unconformity
C. a uniformity
D. a nonconformity



18.Physical disintegration of rocks into smaller pieces is called:

A. Mechanical weathering
B. Chemical weathering
C. Pedogenesis
D. Abrasion



19.Rock Doves can see how many degrees around them without turning their head?

A. 100 degrees
B. 150 degrees
C. 235 degrees
D. 300 degrees



20.Which bird sings, 'Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you-all?'

A. American Robin
B. Indigo Bunting
C. Rufous-Sided Towhee
D. Barred Owl



21.Who stated, the Leviathan is the greatest, perhaps the sole, master piece of political philosophy written in English language?

A. Oakeshott
B. Dunning
C. Sabine



22.Hippophobia:

A. fear of horses
B. fear of hippopotmi
C. fear of having large hips
D. fear of getting fat



23.Who won the Fair Play Award in Football World Cup 1978?

A. Italy
B. Brazil
C. Argentina



24.Where was Football World Cup 1974 held?

A. West Germany
B. Holland
C. Scotland



25.Who went on fast unto death against separate electorates for Scheduled Castes?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mohandas Gandhi
C. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
D. Vallabhbhai Patel


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