Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Current Affairs & Knowledge-10


(1) Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at ?

A.     Darjeeling
B.     Dehradun
C.     Marmago
D.     Dispur

Answer:  A

(2) In which year did Sir Edmund Hillary reach the summit of Mount Everest ?

A.     1952
B.     1953
C.     1954
D.     1955

Answer:  B    

(3)Eugenics is the study of ?

A.     altering human beings by changing their genetic components
B.     people of European origin
C.     different races of mankind
D.     genetic of plants

Answer:  A
    
(4) During World War II, when did Germany attack France ?

A.     1940
B.     1941
C.     1942
D.     1943

Answer:  A

(5) Ecology deals with ?

A.     Birds
B.     Cell formation
C.     Relation between organisms and their environment
D.     Tissues

Answer:  C

(6) Filaria is caused by ?

A.     Bacteria
B.     Mosquito
C.     Protozoa
D.     Virus

Answer:  B

(7) Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of.....

A.     Orissa
B.     Tamil nadu
C.     Andhra Pradesh
D.     Kerala

Answer:  A

(8) Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in year ?

A.     1958
B.     1957
C.     1955
D.     1956

Answer:  B

(9) Durand Cup is associated with the game of ?

A.     Cricket
B.     Football
C.     Hockey
D.     Volleyball

Answer:  B

(10) Hockey was introduced in the Asian Games in.....

A.     1958 in Tokyo
B.     1962 in Jakarta
C.     1966 in Bangkok
D.     1970 in Bangkok

Answer:  A

(11) Dr. Zakir Hussain was ?

A.     the first Muslim president of India
B.     first vice president of India
C.     first president of Indian National Congress
D.     first speaker of Lok Sabha

Answer:  A

(12) Golden Temple, Amritsar is India's ?

A.     largest Gurdwara
B.     oldest Gurudwara
C.     Both option A and B are correct
D.     None of the above

Answer:  A

(13) Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in year ?

A.     2000
B.     2001
C.     2002
D.     2003

Answer:  C

(14) Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for....?

A.     Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962
B.     Peace Prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962
C.     Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962
D.     Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962

Answer:  A

(15) India's first atomic reactor was.....?

A.     Zerlina
B.     Dhruva
C.     Apsara
D.     Kamini

Answer:  C
 

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