New General Knowledge -14

1. The book “Sunny Days” is written by?

(a) Sunil Gavaskar

(b) Kapil Dev

(c) Dilip Vengsarkar

(d) None of these

2. Who was the creator of famous character “Jessica”?

(a) Ian Fleaming

(b) William Shakespeare

(c) Tennyson

(d) None of these.

3. “Jaldapara Sanctuary” is situated at?

(a) Junagarh (Gujrat)

(b) Chennai (Tamilnadu)

(c) Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

(d) None of these

4. The term “Geophysics”is related to?

(a) The study of plants

(b) The Physics of the earth

(c) The study of tissue

 (d) None of these

5. Who was invented “Ozone” in 1839?

(a) Christian Schonbem (Germany)

(b) Greville Bradshaw (England)

(c) Edward Butler (England)

(d) None of these.

6. The instrument “Salinometer” is used to?

(a) Determine the electrical resistance of conductor

(b) Determine the concentration of salt solutions by measuring their

densities

(c) Spectrum analysis

(d) None of these.

7. The term “Knock” is related to which game?

(a) Boxing

(b) Chess

(c) Horse Racing

(d) None of these.

8. “World Ozone Day” is celebrated on?

(a) September 14
 (b) September 15

(c) September 16

(d) None of these.

9. Which of the following is capital of “Chhattisgarh”?

(a) Raipur

(b) Patna

(c) Panaji

(d) None of these.

10. Which of the following country is used currency “Cedi”?

(a) France

(b) Iceland

(c) Ghana

(d) None of these

11. Which of the following is the national emblem of the country “Ireland”?

(a) Shamrock

(b) White lily

(c) Lion

(d) None of these.

12. Which of the following is capital of “China”?

 (a) Qttawa

(b) Santiago

(c) Beijing

(d) None of these.

13. Which of the following is alternative name of “Sarojini Naidu”?

(a) Lady of The Lamp

(b) Nightingale

(c) Maiden Queen

(d) None of these.

14. Who was first “First British Governor General of Independent India”?

(a) General K.M. Cariappa

(b) Warren Hastings

(c) Lord Mountbatten

(d) None of these.

15. When did Simon Commission arrive in India?

(a) 1928

(b) 1929

(c) 1930

(d) None of these

16. The newspaper “New Statement” is related with?

(a) London

(b) Prague

(c) Jakarta

(d) None of these

17. Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?

(a) Yuri Gagarin

(b) Neil Armstrong

(c) Rakesh Sharma

(d) None of these

18. “Beighton Cup” is associated with which sport?

(a) Table Tennis

(b) Hockey

(c) Weightlifting

(d) None of these

19. Which is the abbreviation of “PM”?

(a) Postal Manager

(b) Press Master

(c) Post Meridian

(d) None of these.

20. “West Chester Cup” is associated with which sport?

(a) Polo (England)

(b) Football (Asia)

(c) Golf (England)

(d) None of these

21. The location of river “Yenisey” is at?

(a) Australia

(b) Russia

(c) South America

(d) None of these

22. Which of the Symbol of “Oxygen” element?

(a) Ox

(b) O

(c) Oy

(d) None of these.

23. Who was adjusted “Man of the series” in IPL Twenty 20 cricket tournament?

(a) Shane Warn

(b) Yousuf Pathan

(c) Shane Watson

 (d) None of these.

24. Who was awarded the Greentech Safety Silver Award 2008?

(a) B.K.Sinha

(b) N.S.Harsha

(c) R.S.Tripathi

(d) None of these

25. When an alkali metal reacts with water, which one of the following gases is

produced?

(a) Nitrogen

(b) Hydrogen

(c) Oxygen

(d) None of these.

Answers –
1. (a) Sunil Gavaskar
2. (b) William Shakespeare
3. (c) Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)
4. (b) The Physics of the earth
5. (a) Christian Schonbem (Germany)
6. (b) Determine the concentration of salt solutions by measuring their densities
7. (a) Boxing
8. (c) September 16
9. (a) Raipur
10. (c) Ghana
11. (a) Shamrock
12. (c) Beijing
13. (b) Nightingale
14. (c) Lord Mountbatten
15. (a) 1928
16. (a) London
17. (b) Neil Armstrong
18. (b) Hockey
19. (c) Post Meridien
20. (a) Polo (England)
21. (b) Russia
22. (b) O
23. (c) Shane Watson
24. (a) B.K.Sinha
25. (b) Hydrogen