No.General Knowledge QuestionAnswer

1The first Prime minister of Bangladesh wasMujibur Rehman

2The longest river in the world is theNile

3The longest highway in the world is theTrans-Canada

4The longest highway in the world has a length ofAbout 8000 km

5The highest mountain in the world is theMount Everest

6The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world isMyanmar

7The biggest desert in the world is theSahara desert

8The largest coffee growing country in the world isBrazil

9The country also known as "country of copper" isZambia

10The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan isDurand line

11The river Volga flows out into theCaspian sea

12The coldest place on the earth isVerkoyansk in Siberia

13The country which ranks second in terms of land area isCanada

14The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea isSicily

15The river Jordan flows out into theDead sea

16The biggest delta in the world is theGanges Delta

17The capital city that stands on the river Danube isBelgrade

18The Japanese call their country asNippon

19The length of the English channel is564 kilometres

20The world's oldest known city isDamascus

21The city which is also known as the City of Canals isVenice

22The country in which river Wangchu flows isMyanmar

23The biggest island of the world isGreenland

24The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world isDetroit, USA

25The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world isChina & South Africa

26The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world isMalaysia

27The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world isChina

28The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is theAmazon River

29The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' wasPeking

30The country called the Land of Rising Sun isJapan

31Mount Everest was named afterSir George Everest

32The volcano Vesuvius is located inItaly

33The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world isCuba

34The length of the Suez Canal is162.5 kilometers

35The lowest point on earth isThe coastal area of Dead sea

36The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants ofNepal

37The largest ocean of the world is thePacific ocean

38The largest bell in the world is theTsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow

39The biggest stadium in the world is theStrahov Stadium, Prague

40The world's largest diamond producing country isSouth Africa

41Australia was discovered byJames Cook

42The first Governor General of Pakistan isMohammed Ali Jinnah

43Dublin is situated at the mouth of riverLiffey

44The earlier name of New York city wasNew Amsterdam

45The Eiffel tower was built byAlexander Eiffel

46The Red Cross was founded byJean Henri Durant

47The country which has highest population density isMonaco

48The national flower of Britain isRose

49Niagara Falls was discovered byLouis Hennepin

50The national flower of Italy isLily

51The national flower of China isNarcissus

52The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located atKathmandu

53The gateway to the Gulf of Iran isStrait of Hormuz

54The first Industrial Revolution took place inEngland

55World Environment Day is observed on5th June

56The first Republican President of America wasAbraham Lincoln

57The country famous for Samba dance isBrazil

58The name of Alexander's horse wasBeucephalus

59Singapore was founded bySir Thomas Stamford Raffles

60The famous British one-eyed Admiral wasNelson

61The earlier name of Sri Lanka wasCeylon

62The UNO was formed in the year1945

63UNO stands forUnited Nations Organization

64The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on15th August

65'Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter namedMichelangelo

66Paradise Regained was written byJohn Milton

67The first President of Egypt wasMohammed Nequib

68The first man to reach North Pole wasRear Admiral Robert E. Peary

69The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso wasGuermica

70The primary producer of newsprint in the world isCanada

71The first explorer to reach the South Pole wasCap. Ronald Amundson

72The person who is called the father of modern Italy isG.Garibaldi

73World literacy day is celebrated on8th September

74The founder of modern Germany isBismarck

75The country known as the land of the midnight sun isNorway

76The place known as the Roof of the world isTibet

77The founder of the Chinese Republic wasSan Yat Sen

78The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize wasAbdul Salam

79The first woman Prime Minister of Britain wasMargaret Thatcher

80The first Secretary General of the UNO wasTrygve Lie

81The sculptor of the statue of Liberty wasFrederick Auguste Bartholdi

82The port of Baku is situated inAzerbaijan

83John F Kennedy was assassinated byLee Harvey Oswald

84The largest river in France isLoire

85The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law wasCatherine of Aragon

86The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize wasRalph Johnson Bunche

87The first British University to admit women for degree courses wasLondon University

88The principal export of Jamaica isSugar

89New York is popularly known as the city ofSkyscrapers

90Madagascar is popularly known as the Island ofCloves

91The country known as the Land of White Elephant isThailand

92The country known as the Land of Morning Calm isKorea

93The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts isBhutan

94The highest waterfalls in the world is theSalto Angel Falls, Venezuela

95The largest library in the world is theUnited States Library of Congress, Washington DC

96The author of Harry Potter Books isJK Rowling

97Nickname of New York city isBig Apple

98What do you call a group of sheep?A Flock of Sheep

99In which sport do players take long and short corners?Hockey

100Who was the youngest President of the USA?Theodore Roosevelt

101How many legs do butterflies have?6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings

102Who invented the Nintendo Wii?Kashi Kabushiki

103What year does the Nintendo Wii come out?Late 2006

104Who invented the Light Bulb?Humphry Davy

105Who invented the washing machine?James King

106Who invented the first electric washing machine?Alva Fisher

107Who invented the safety pin?Walter Hunt

108Who invented the Vacuum Cleaner?Hubert Booth

109Who won the Football World Cup in 2006?Italy

110Which country hosted the Football World Cup in 2006?Germany

110Who is the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?David Cameron

111Who won Men's Singles title in French Open 2010?Rafael Nadal (Spain)

112Who won Women's Singles title in French Open 2010?Francesca Schiavone (Italy)

113Who won Men's Doubles title in French Open 2010?Daniel Nestor (Canada) & Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia)

114Who won Women's Doubles title in French Open 2010?Serena & Venus Williams (USA)

115What is the longest word in English in which each letter is used at least two times?Unprosperousness

116What is the most popular breed of dog?Retrievers

1.Which strait separates the North and South islands of New Zealand?Cook Strait

2.In which city is the Doges Palace?Venice

3.Who plays Johnny Depps uncle in the 1993 flm Arizona Dream?Jim Carrey

4.Which New Zealand golfer won the 2000 Australian Masters in Melbourne?Michael Campbell

5.Which continent has the larger land mass: Africa or North America?Africa

6.Aston, Aston, Rizzo, Stevenson, Gilvear: which 1980s group?Gene Loves Jezebel

7.What name is given to the art of preparing, stuffng and mounting the skins of animals to make lifelike models?Taxidermy

8.Which artist was appointed court painter to Charles IV of Spain in 1786?Goya

9.The name of which Roman god means shining father' in Latin?Jupiter

10.What is the name of the dog in Punch and Judy shows?Toby

11.What was the name of the Addams Family butler?Lurch

12.Who directed the 1995 flm Heat, which starred Al Pacino?Michael Mann

13.Which theoretical temperature corresponds to minus 273.15 degrees on the Celsius scale?Absolute zero

14.Which seven-a-side ball game is played in a swimming pool?Water polo

15.Which Roman Catholic organization takes its name from the Latin for God's work?Opus Dei

16.Bamboozled is a flm by which controversial US director?Spike Lee

17.Which word meaning rebirth describes the period in European history which began in the 14th century?Renaissance

18.Who starred opposite Pierce Brosnan in the remake of The Thomas Crown Affair?Rene Russo

19.Of which French overseas region in South America is Cayenne the capital?French Guiana

20.In which year did David Koresh and the Branch Davidians Christian cult hold a siege in Waco, Texas?1993

21.Who wrote Bleak House?Charles Dickens

22.Which actors real name was Marion Michael Morrison?John Wayne

23.What would a costermonger sell?Fruits & Vegetables

24.Which actress played the title role in the flm adaptation of Bridget Joness Diary?Renee Zellweger

25.George is an informal name for which feature of an aircraft?Automatic Pilot

26.Who wrote The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner?Alan Sillitoe

27.How is Sarah Michelle Gellar better known to millions?Buffy

28.Ganymede is a satellite of which planet?Jupiter

29.What nationality was the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?Austrian

30.For which element is Co the chemical symbol?Cobalt

31.The German port of Hamburg lies near the mouth of which major European river?Elbe

32.In Arctic regions, what kind of features are sastrugi?Wind-formed patterns in ice and snow

33.In the Americas, what is a mesa?Flat-topped mountain

34.Which city was the frst in the world to have a population of more than one million?London (circa 1811)

35.The Taj Mahal is located near to which Indian city?5 Agra

36.St Michaels Mount lies off the coast of which English county?Cornwall

37.To where would you have to travel in order to stand by the Marsh of Decay?Moon

38.What is the English name for the Bayern region of Germany?Bavaria

39.In Lord of the Rings, what was the name of Gandalfs white horse?Shadowfax

40.Which famous Nazi-hunter died in Vienna in 2005, aged 96?Simon Wiesenthal

41.The 1956 film 'Reach for the Sky' is based on whose life story?Douglas Bader

42.Who voiced Stinky Pete in the flm 'Toy Story 2'?Kelsey Grammer

43.How many times did Bobby Jones win the US Amateur Championship in golf?Five

44.In which sport is the 'Conn Smythe Trophy' awarded?Ice hockey

45.Which female singer recorded the 2001 album Read My Lips?Sophie Ellis Bextor

46.Which singer recorded the 2000 album 'Holy Wood' (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)?Marilyn Manson

47.Which was the frst element to be created artifcially?Technetium

48.In which European capital city is the Institut Pasteur based?Paris

49.Which condition does the acronym AIDS stand for?Acquired Immune Defciency Syndrome

50.In computing, what does ISDN stand for?Integrated Services Digital Network

1. The largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History.2. The lowest mountain range in the world is the Buena Bhaile.3. The country known as the Land of Cakes is Scotland.4. The place known as the Garden of England is Kent.5. The tallest tower in the world is the C. N. Tower, Toronto, Canada.6. The country famous for its fish catch is Japan.7. The old name of Taiwan was Farmosa.8. Montreal is situated on the bank of River Ottawa.9. The city of Bonn is situated in Germany.10. The literal meaning of Renaissance is Revival.11. Julius Caesar was killed by Brutus.12. The title of Desert Fox was given to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.13. The largest airport in the world is the King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia.14. The city in Russia which faced an earthquake in the year 1988 was Armenia. Later on it became a separate country.15. The largest bay in the world is Hudson Bay, Canada.16. The largest church in the world is Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican City, Rome.17. The largest peninsula in the world is Arabia.18. The largest gulf in the world is Gulf of Mexico.19. The tallest statue in the world is the Motherland, Volgograd Russia.20. The largest railway tunnel in the world is the Oshimizu Tunnel, Japan.21. The world's loneliest island is the Tristan da cunha.22. The word 'Quiz' was coined by Jim Daly Irishman.23. The original meaning of 'Quiz' was Trick.24. The busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street.25. The residence of the Queen in London is Buckingham Palace.26. Adolf Hitler was born in Austria.27. The country whose National Anthem has only music but no words is Bahrain.28. The largest cinema in the world is the Fox theatre, Detroit, USA.29. The country where there are no Cinema theatres is Saudi Arabia.30. The world's tallest office building is the Sears Tower, Chicago.31. In the year 1811, Paraguay became independent from Spain.32. The cross word puzzle was invented by Arthur Wynne.33. The city which was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire was Persepolis.34. WHO stands for World Health Organization.35. WHO (World Health Organization) is located at Geneva.36. FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization.37. FAO is located at Rome and London.38. UNIDO stands for United Nations Industrial Development Organization.39. UNIDO is located at Vienna.40. WMO stands for World Meteorological Organization.41. WMO is located at Geneva.42. International Civil Aviation Organization is located at Montreal.43. The Angel Falls is located in Venezuela.44. The Victoria Falls is located in Rhodesia.General Knowledge Facts45. Ice Cream was discovered by Gerald Tisyum.46. The number regarded as lucky number in Italy is thirteen.47. Napoleon suffered from alurophobia which means Fear of cats.48. The aero planes were used in war for the first time by Italians. (14 Oct.1911)49. Slavery in America was abolished by Abraham Lincoln.50. The Headquarters of textile manufacturing in England is Manchester.51. The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson River is Manhattan.52. The founder of plastic industry was Leo Hendrik Baekeland.53. The country where military service is compulsory for women is Israel.54. The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses is USA.55. The famous painting 'Mona Lisa' is displayed at Louvre museum, Paris.56. The earlier name for tomato was Love apple.57. The first President of USA was George Washington.58. The famous words 'Veni Vidi Vici' were said by Julius Caesar.59. The practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was introduced by Joseph Lister.60. The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was nine.61. Mercury is also known as Quick Silver.62. Disneyland is located in California, USA.63. The country which built the first powerful long range rockets is Germany.64. Sewing Machine was invented by Isaac M. Singer.65. Adding Machine was invented by Aldrin.66. The national emblem of Spain is Eagle.67. Archimedes was born in Sicily.68. The total area of Vatican City is 0.272 square kilometers.69. The largest temple in the world is Angkor Wat in Kampuchea.70. The largest dome in the world is Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, USA.71. The largest strait in the world is Tartar Strait.72. The Mohenjo-Daro ruins are found in Larkand District of Sind, Pakistan.73. The largest city of Africa is Cairo.74. The founder of KODAK Company was Eastman.75. The 'Cape of Good Hope' is located in South Africa.76. The Heathrow Airport is located in London.77. The neon lamp was invented by Georges Claude.78. The last letter of the Greek alphabet is Omega.79. The place known as the land of Lincoln is Illinois.80. The US state Utah is also known as Beehive state.81. The Kalahari Desert is located in Africa.82. The Patagonian desert is located in Argentina.83. The person known as the father of aeronautics is Sir George Cayley.84. The most densely populated Island in the world is Honshu.85. The two nations Haiti and the Dominion Republic together form the Island of Hispaniola.86. The largest auto producer in the USA is General Motors.87. The largest auto producing nation is Japan.88. The famous 'General Motors' company was founded by William Durant.89. The country that brings out the FIAT is Italy.90. The first actor to win an Oscar was Emil Jannings.91. The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length was Snow White and Seven Dwarfs.92. The first demonstration of a motion picture was held at Paris.93. The first country to issue stamps was Britain.94. The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star of the silent movies is Tom Mix.95. The Pentagon is located at Washington DC.96. The world's largest car manufacturing company is Toyota Motors, JAPAN.97. The world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero Cycles, India.98. The world's oldest underground railway is at London.99. The White House was painted white to hide fire damage.100. The largest oil producing nation in Africa is Nigeria.101. The longest river in Russia and Europe is Volga River.102. The first Emperor of Germany was Wilhelm.103. The last French Monarch was Louis Napoleon III.104. "History is Bunk" was said by Henry Ford.105. The term 'astrology' literally means Star Speech.106. Togo is situated in Africa.107. Coal is also known as Black Diamond.108. The first Boxer to win 3 gold medals in Olympics was Laszlo Papp.109. The first ruler who started war games for his soldiers was Genghis Khan.110. The first cross word puzzle in the world was published in 1924 by London Sunday Express.111. The lightest known metal is Lithium.112. The Atacama Desert is located in North Chile.113. The oil used to preserve timber is Creosote oil.114. The founder of USA was George Washington.115. The first talkie feature film in USA was 'The Jazz Singer'.116. The chemical name of laughing gas is Nitrous oxide.117. The US state North Carolina is also known as Tar Heel state.118. The US state Tennesse is also known as Volunteer state.119. The US state Indiana is also known as Hoosier state.120. The US state Kentucky is also known as Blue Grass state.121. The US state known as 'Pine Free State' is Vermont.122. The US state known as 'Mountain State' is West Virginia.123. The US state known as 'Land of 1000 Lakes' is Minnesota.124. The popular detective character created by Agatha Christie is Hercule Poirot.125. The Pakistani President who died in an air crash was Zia-ul-Huq.126. Yoghurt means Fermented milk.127. Yankee is the nickname of American.128. The International court of Justice is located in Hague, Holland.129. The headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC.130. Victoria Falls was discovered by David Livingstone.131. The technique to produce the first test tube baby was evolved by Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards.132. The oldest residential university of Britain is the Oxford University.133. The name of the large clock on the tower of the House of Parliament in London is called Big Ben.134. Prado Museum is located in Madrid.135. The number of keys in an ordinary piano is Eighty eight.136. 'Man is a Tool Making Animal' was said by Benjamin Franklin.137. The term 'anesthesia' was coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes.138. The first man to reach Antarctica was Fabian Gottlieb.139. The Kilimanjaro volcano is situated in Tanzania.140. The invention that is considered to have built America is Dynamite.141. Words that contains all the vowels: Authentication, Remuneration, Education, Automobile, Miscellaneous and many more. that contains all the vowels: authentication, remuneration, education, automobile, miscellaneous and many more. >142. Words that contain all the vowels in order: Facetious and Abstemious. that contain all the vowels in order: facetious and abstemious. >143. Words that contain all the vowels in reverse order: Uncomplimentary, Unproprietary, Unoriental and Subcontinental. that contain all the vowels in reverse order: uncomplimentary, unproprietary, unoriental and subcontinental. >144. Words with no vowel in them: Myth, Fly, Sky, Dry, Cry, Rhythm, Crypt. with no vowel in them: myth, fly, sky, dry, cry, rhythm, crypt. >145. Which country declares independence on 18th Feb 2008? - Kosovo.146. Who was the founder of the kindergarten education system? - German educator Friedrich Froebel147. What is the scientific name of Vitamin C? - Ascorbic Acid148. What is the full form of GPRS? - General Packet Radio Service149. Which was the first university established in the world? - Nalanda University150. What is full form of CEO, CFO & CIO titles? Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Information Officer.Technology related Questions:1. Solar power generates electricity from what source?

2. Did the Apple iPhone first become available in 2005, 2006 or 2007?

3. In terms of computing, what does CPU stand for?

4. True or false? Nintendo was founded after the year 1900.

5. The Hubble Space Telescope is named after which American astronomer?

6. Is the wavelength of infrared light too long or short to be seen by humans?

7. Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari and Explorer are types of what?

8. True or false? Gold is not a good conductor of electricity?

9. The technologically advanced humanoid robot ASIMO is made by which car company?

10. True or false? Atomic bombs work by atomic fission.

11. In terms of computing, what does ROM stand for?

12. Did the original Sony Playstation use CDs or cartridges to play games?

13. What is the Earths primary source of energy?

14. IBM is a well known computer and information technology company, what does IBM stand for?

15. Along with whom did Bill Gates found Microsoft?

16. What science fiction writer wrote the three laws of robotics?

17. True or false? In computing, keyboards are used as input devices.

18. What does the abbreviation WWW stand for?

19. Nano, Shuffle, Classic and Touch are variations of what?

20. True or false? DNA is an abbreviation for Deoxyribonucleic acid.

Technology Quiz Answers1. The Sun2. 20073. Central Processing Unit4. False - 1889

5. Edwin Hubble6. Long7. Web browsers8. False

9. Honda10. True11. Read Only Memory12. CDs

13. The Sun14. International Business Machines15. Paul Allen16. Isaac Asimov

17. True18. World Wide Web19. The Apple iPod20. True

Science Quiz1.Researchers working on the accurate calculation of the distance of Milky Way to the nearest galaxy found the exact distance to our nearest galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). What is the exact distance?a) 163000 light yearsb) 175000 light yearsc) 183000 light yearsd) 150000 light yearsAnswer: (a) 163000 light years

2.Which country ranked first on list of countries which distribute spam all over the world, according to new report of SophosLabs?a) Chinab) Indiac) USd) SpainAnswer: (c) US3.Which research centre announced that it was developing the largest magnet of the world? This largest magnet would weigh 50000 tons.a) CERN, Genevab) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Indiac) NASA, USd) Neutrino Observatory, IndiaAnswer: (b) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India

4.According to the study conducted by University of Minnesota in the first week of March 2013, which species of Africa would decline to almost extinction over the period of coming 20-40 years if conservation measures were not undertaken?a) Elephantsb) Wild Catc) Wild Lizardd) Wild LionAnswer: (d) Wild Lion

5.Which compost plant became first in India to receive carbon credits worth 25 lakh rupees from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change?a) Okhla Compost Plantb) ROTOPALA Composting Plantc) Mumbai Compost Plantd) Kanpur Composting PlantAnswer: (a) Okhla Compost Plant

Science and Technology QuizQ51. Who is known as thefather ofelectricity(a)Alexander Graham Bell (b)Benjamin Franklin(c)Michael faraday (d) None of the Above

Answer :Q52. Which scientist formulated 'the theory of evolution'(a) Charles Darwin (b) Isaac Newton(c)Aristotle (d) Alexander Fleming

Answer :Q53. Who invented telescope(a) Galileo Galilei (b) Hans Lipperhey(c) Copernicus(d) None of the above

Answer :Q54. When the nobel prizes were first awarded(a) 1900 (b) 1901(c) 1907(d) 1896

Answer :Q55. Who is the first woman to win anobel prize(a) Marie Curie (b) Irene Joliot-Curie(c) Gertrude B. Elion (d) Rosalyn Yalow

Answer :Q56.Nobel Prizeexcept the Peace Prize is awarded in(a) Oslo (b) Stockholm(c) London (d) Zurich

Answer :Q57. Who is known as thefather ofevolution(a) Gregor Mendel(b) Otto Hahn(c) Charles Darwin (d) Sigmund Freud

Answer :Q58. Who has formulated the Periodic Table for chemical element(a) Dmitri Mendeleev(b) Georges Cuvier(c) Pierre Curie (d) Alfred Wegener

Answer :Q59. Albert Einstein receivedNobel Prizein the year(a) 1912(b) 1915(c) 1918(d) 1921

Answer :Q60. Who is known as the inventor of Hydrogen bomb(a) Enrico Fermi (b) George Gamow(c) Edward Teller(d) Hans Bethe

Answer :Q61. What was the code name of the first nuclear test conducted by USA on 16th July, 1945(a) Hurricane (b) Trinity(c) RDS-1 (d) None of the above

Answer :Q62. How manyUS patentsare in the name of Thomas Alva Edison(a) 176 (b) 435(c) 822 (d) 1093

Answer :Q63. Who first developed the polio vaccines(a) Jonas Salk (b) Alexander Fleming(c) Edward Jenner (d) Howard Florey

Answer :Q64. Edward Jenner is famous for the invention of(a) Penicillin (b) Smallpox vaccine(c) Measles vaccine (d) None of the above

Answer :Q65. Which gas is also known as laughing gas(a) Nitrogen (b) Nitrous Oxide(c) Chlorine (d) Methane

Answer :Q66. Which gas contains in largest volume in our atmosphere(a) Oxygen (b) Carbon(c) Nitrogen (d) Argon

Answer :Q67. Which one is the largest organ in a human body(a) Skin (b) Liver(c) Kidney (d) Lung

Answer :Q68. Which blood goup is known as 'universal recipients' group(a) AB Group (b) A Group(c) B Group (d) O Group

Answer :Q69. Which blood goup is known as 'universal donors' group(a) AB Group (b) A Group(c) B Group (d) O Group

Answer :Q70. Who is known as the inventor of steam engine(a) William Murdoch (b) James Watt(c)Graham Bell (d)Michael Faraday

Answer :Q71. What is the SI unit ofelectric current(a) Volt (b) Watt(c) Ampere(d) Ohm

Answer :Q72. Which vitamin is produced by the sunlight(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin B(c) Vitamin C (d)Vitamin D

Answer :Q73. Total number of chambers in a human heart(a) 1 (b) 3(c) 4 (d) 2

Answer :Q74. The hardest substance available in the world is(a) Platinum (b) Gold(c) Diamond (d) Iron

Answer :Q75. Which type of instrument is used to measure moisture in the atmosphere(a) Barometer (b) Hydrometer(c) Hygrometer(d) None of the above

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Corporate Quiz:1.The World Bank in the month of March 2013 barred which company from doing any business with it or the projects funded by it for a period of six months?a) Punj Lloyd Groupb) Lanco Infratech Limitedc) Larsen & Toubrod) IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects LtdAnswer: (c) Larsen & Toubro

2.The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) on 6 March 2013 cleared the investment proposal of which Malaysian budget carrier to launch the new airline along with Tata Group and Arun Bhatia's Telestra Tradeplace?a) Cebu Pacificb) AirAsiac) JetStard) Tiger AirwaysAnswer: (b) AirAsia

3.Which confectionary giant was slapped with a notice demanding 250 crore Rupees by the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence on the grounds of excise duty evasion?a) Cadbury India Ltdb) Wrigley Indiac) Lotte Indiad) Perk India LtdAnswer: (a) Cadbury India Ltd

4.Which telecom company in the month of March 2013 launched high quality voice service for its subscribers in Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi and Nigeria in the African sub-continent?a) Vodafoneb) Reliancec) Idea Cellulard) Bharti AirtelAnswer: (d) Bharti Airtel

5.Microsoft launched the new version of which software for the businesses running in India? This software will facilitate sharing the data seamlessly across the computers and mobiles with the help of cloud computing technology.a) MS Office 2009b) MS Office 365c) MS Office 2013d) MS Office 2010Answer: (b) MS Office 3651. What date was D-Day?2. How many of King Henry VIII's wives were called Catherine?3. Which country was General Franco a dictator of?4. What famous wall, built by a Roman Emperor, lies between Scotland and England?5. During which year did Fidel Castro gain power over Cuba?6. What is the name of the city where John F. Kennedy was assassinated?7. Which war first introduced the use of tanks?8. During which year did Sir Winston Churchill step into power over Great Britain?9. Since retiring from service, where is the QE2 docked on a permanent basis?10. What was the Nazi symbol called?11. What were Norsemen better known as?12. During which year did the RMS Titanic sink?13. Who was the first president of America?14. During which year did Adolf Hitler die?15. During which year did Christopher Columbus discover the Bahamas?Answers:

1. 6th June, 1944

2. Three

3. Spain

4. Hadrian's Wall

5. 1959

6. Dallas, Texas

7. World War I8. 1940

9. Dubai

10. The swastika

11.Vikings

12. 1912

13.George Washington

14. 1945

15. 1492

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