Basic general knowledge

21. When did India hosted the Common wealth meeting?

1961 at Bangalore
1976 at Pune
1983 at New Delhi
None of the above

Detailed SolutionWhen did India hosted the Common wealth meeting?

22. The headquarter of ECA (Economic Commission for Africa) are situated at

Bangkok
Geneva
Addis Ababa
Baghdad

Detailed SolutionThe headquarter of ECA (Economic Commission for Africa) are situated at

23. The headquarter of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries are at

Algiers
Lagos
Kuwait
Vienna

Detailed SolutionThe headquarter of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries are at

24. World War II was fought between

Axis Power (Germany, Italy and Japan) against the Allies (Britain, USSR, USA, France)
Austria, Hungary, Turkey against France, USA, Japan
both (a) and (b)
None of the above

Detailed SolutionWorld War II was fought between

25. The last ruler of the Mughal dynasty was

Aurangzeb
Bahadurshah Zafar
Jahangir
Akbar

Detailed SolutionThe last ruler of the Mughal dynasty was

26. Which of the following Gallantry award was known as Ashok Chakra, class II before 1967?

Saurya Chakra
Kirti Chakra
Param Veer Chakra
Veer Chakra

Detailed SolutionWhich of the following Gallantry award was known as Ashok Chakra, class II before 1967?

27. Oxygen was independently discovered by

Neils Bohr
William Ramsay
Joseph Priestley
Rutherford

Detailed SolutionOxygen was independently discovered by

28. Velocity of wind is measured by

speedometer
tachometer
anemometer
audiometer

Detailed SolutionVelocity of wind is measured by

29. Penicillin is widely used as

an antiseptic
an insecticide
an antibiotic
a disinfectant

Detailed SolutionPenicillin is widely used as

30. The reaction which converts sugar solution into alcohol is an example of

saponification
hydrogenation
fermentation
hydrolysis

Detailed SolutionThe reaction which converts sugar solution into alcohol is an example of

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