Improve your General Knowledge (G.K)
1. Euclid was
1. Greek mathematician
2. Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry
3. Propounded the geometrical theorems
4. All of the above
Ans. 4
2. Ecology deals with
Ans. Relation between organisms and their environment
3. Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?
Ans. Bromine
4. Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals?
Ans. Mercury
5. Filaria is caused by
Ans. Mosquito
6. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in
Ans. 1957
7. Chemical formula for water is
Ans. H2O
8. Washing soda is the common name for
Ans. Sodium carbonate
9. First Chief of the Army staff (India) was
Ans. Gen. K.M. cariappa
10. FRS stands for
Ans. Fellow of Royal Society
11. Quartz crystals normally used in quartz clocks etc. is chemically
Ans. Silicon dioxide
12. Which of the gas is not known as green house gas?
Ans. Hydrogen
13. Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the
Ans. Earth's gravitational pull
14. Bromine is a
Ans. Red liquid
15. Coral reefs in India can be found in
Ans. Rameshwaram
16. The hardest substance available on earth is
Ans. Diamond
17. Golden Temple, Amritsar is India's
Ans. Largest Gurdwara
18. Tetraethyl lead is used as
Ans. Petrol additive
19. During World War I Germany was defeated in the Battle of Verdun on the western front and Romania declared war on the eastern front in the year
Ans. 1916 AD
20. Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of
Ans. Orissa
21. Which of the following is used as a lubricant?
Ans. Graphite
22. In which of the following activities silicon carbide is used?
Ans. Cutting very hard substances
Answer: Option 3
23. The average salinity of sea water is
Ans. 3.5%
24. Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in
Ans. 2002
25. Headquarters of UNO are situated at
Ans. New York, USA
