Thursday, August 25, 2011

Quiz 83 on Great Britain

1.What is the flag of the UK called?

A. Maple Leaf
B. Stars and Stripes
C. Union Jack



2.In the UK, what type of installation requires a fireman's switch?

A. Neon Lighting
B. High Pressure Sodium Lighting
C. Water Features
D. Hotel Rooms



3.Which country was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution?

A. England
B. France
C. USA



4.Isle of Wight rock yielded three fossil footprints of Dinosaurs. In which one of the following countries Isle of Wight is located?

A. UK
B. USA
C. India
D. Germany



5.The first country to issue stamps was?

A. Britain
B. Banglore
C. India



6.‘The British Parliament can do everything except make a woman a man and a woman a man'? To whom is this statement ascribed ?

A. Dicey
B. Hegal
C. Lolme



7.“The Standard Life UK” which is now a part of HDFC Bank Insurance was founded in

A. USA
B. UK
C. Germany



8.What electricity voltage is provided as mains power in Britain?

A. 100 Volts
B. 110 Volts
C. 120 Volts
D. 230 Volts



9.Falkland Islands, located in South Atlantic Ocean, are a self-governing Overseas Territory of which country ?

A. France
B. United Kingdom
C. Argentina
D. Spain



10.When did Margaret Thatcher became the first women Prime Minister of Britain?

A. 1998
B. 1979
C. 1985
D. 1956



11.Which is the oldest parliamentary democracy in the world?

A. USA
B. India
C. Great Britain



12.On the pattern of which among the following countries, the parliamentary system was established in India by the constitutional of India?

A. United States
B. England
C. Australia
D. Canada



13.When was Clement Attlee Prime Minister of UK?

A. 1936-1940
B. 1930-1935
C. 1945-1951
D. 1956-1961



14.The British Prime Minister who declared his ‘Communal Award’ scheme to India in 1932 was

A. Winston Churchill
B. Clement Attlee
C. Ramsay McDonald
D. Neville Chamberlain



15.Saint Helena island, located in the South Atlantic Ocean, is the Overseas Territory of which country?

A. Canada
B. Germany
C. United Kingdom
D. United States of America



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