General knowledge(GK) — Quiz

Basic General Knowledge - Section 7

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1 The Olympic Flame, was, for the first time, ceremonially lighted and burnt in a giant torch at the entrance of the stadium at
2 The Olympic Flame symbolises
3 The reaction which converts sugar solution into alcohol is an example of
4 The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin was
5 The number of already named bones in the human skeleton is
6 The purpose of United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) is
7 The National Sports Festival for women was, for the first time, organized in
8 The official working languages recognised by the UNO are
9 The ozone layer restricts
10 The Secretary-General is required to submit an annual report on the work of the UN to
11 The SLV-3 project provided India with the expertise to lop a larger and more sophisticated launch vehicle
12 The site of the third oldest civilisation after the Sumerian and Egyption, Mohenjo-daro, was Built in
13 The saffron colour in the national flag signifies
14 The official languages of the United Nations are
15 The news agency Reuters belongs to which of the following country?
16 The sacred place of the followers of Shintoism is
17 The smallest state of India is
18 The parts of the Mahabharata which include Bhagawad Gita, is
19 The ruling party of Singapore, where no opposition parties are allowed is called
20 The restoration o the Olympic Games at the end of the last century was at the initiative of a/an
21 The national sport of Canada is
22 The Prize that is awarded every two years to people who have worded for "Freedom of speech", is
23 The origin of modern badminton is attributed to
24 The SAF (South Asian Federation) Game, as a part of the SAARC programme, was first held in
25 The normal threshold of hearing is around
26 The refrigerant commonly used for domestic refrigerators is
27 The normal term of office for which the President and Vice-President of the International Court of Justice are elected is
28 The ozone layer is being destroyed by chlorofluorocarbons. In this regard which do you consider as the most harmful?
29 The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was created in
30 The principal bodies of the UNO areI. The General Assembly and the Security CouncilII. The Economic and Social CouncilIII. International Court of JusticeIV. Trusteeship Council and secretariat
31 The name of Ronaldinho is associated with the game of
32 The range of missile Agni is approximately
33 The process of revival of learning that swept across Europe in 15th and 16th centuries is called
34 The red blood cells are in the
35 The revival work of the Olympic Games was undertaken by Baron Pierre deCoubertin after a lapse of 15 centuries. The first modern Games were held in 1896 at
36 The significance of the lotus symbol is
37 The number of judges is European Court of Human Rights are
38 The Roman governor and principal assassin in the murder of Julies Caesar was
39 The term of office of the UN Secretary-General is
40 The Newspaper Paravada is taken out in
41 The Olympic Symbol (Summer Games) comprises five rings or circles linked together to represent
42 The prize given to individuals fighting for freedom, independence and dignity of people is
43 The SI unit of ___ is named after Andre Marie Ampere.
44 The national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on
45 The regional economic commissions of the Economic and social Council (UNO) are
46 The playground of baseball is known as
47 The sacred text of Confucianism is
48 The state having maximum cities is
49 The National Convention framed the new Republican constitution of France in 1795, according to which
50 The Sports Authority of India is was registered as a society in
51 The playground of lawn tennis is called
52 he NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) was established on
53 The number of principal organs of the United Nation is
54 The Reliance Cup was earlier known by the name of
55 The Rh factor refers to
56 The Reliance Cup is associated with
57 The National Emblem was adopted by Government of India on
58 The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun was
59 The number of sovereign countries who are members of the United Nations, is
60 The sacred place for Buddhists is
61 The national museum is located at
62 The only Indian woman who become President of the World Health Organisation so far is/was
63 The News Agency "Associated Press" is of
64 The Olympic Flame was lit for the first time at the Amsterdam stadium in
65 The significance of peace is denoted by which of the following symbol?
66 The objective of Indias space programme was
67 The number of permanent members of the UN Security Council is
68 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awards the Nobel Prize in
69 The prize winning title of Arundhati Roy for Bookers Prize in 1997 was
70 The official language of the Government of India is
71 The number of chromosomes in human body is
72 The purest form of water can be obtained from
73 The Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports is located at
74 The Pilotless target aircraft, fabricated at the Aeronautical Development Establishment, Bangalore, is
75 The pulse of the aquatic environment can be ascertained by measuring
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