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general knowledge Online Quiz - 2548

Description: general knowledge Online Quiz - 2548
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The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are

  1. latitudes

  2. longitudes

  3. geographic grids

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

The light of distant starts is affected by

  1. the earth's atmosphere

  2. interstellar dust

  3. both (a) and (b)

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?

  1. Africa

  2. Asia

  3. Australia

  4. Europe


Correct Option: C

Without ____ the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler.

  1. latitudinal redistribution of heat

  2. cycle of air circulation

  3. global wind pattern

  4. All are similar terms


Correct Option: D

The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called

  1. coral reefs

  2. sea grass bed

  3. hot spots

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

Who is the father of Geometry?

  1. Aristotle

  2. Euclid

  3. Pythagoras

  4. Kepler


Correct Option: B

What is common between Kutty, Shankar, Laxman and Sudhir Dar?

  1. Film Direction

  2. Drawing Cartoons

  3. Instrumental Music

  4. Classical Dance


Correct Option: B

Who was known as Iron man of India?

  1. Govind Ballabh Pant

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Subhas Chandra Bose

  4. Sardar Vallabai Patel


Correct Option: D

The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is

  1. Ramanujam

  2. Rina Panigrahi

  3. Raja Ramanna

  4. Shakunthala Devi


Correct Option: D

Jude Felix is a famous Indian player in which of the fields?

  1. Volleyball

  2. Tennis

  3. Football

  4. Hockey


Correct Option: D

Who among the following was an eminent painter?

  1. Sarada Ukil

  2. Uday Shanker

  3. V. Shantaram

  4. Meherally


Correct Option: A

Professor Amartya Sen is famous in which of the fields?

  1. Biochemistry

  2. Electronics

  3. Economics

  4. Geology


Correct Option: C

Which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated with?

  1. Classical music

  2. Commercial art

  3. Film Direction

  4. Classical dance


Correct Option: C

Dr. Joon Lew of korea, the recipient of international Gandhi Award is known for his service in the?

  1. Eradication of leprosy

  2. Campaigning against AIDS

  3. Against Drugs

  4. Against child labour


Correct Option: A

Gather 'round the good stuff.

  1. Pizza Hut

  2. Yellow Pages

  3. Bounty

  4. Burger King


Correct Option: A

Which lines are NOT found in Shakespeare?

  1. Neither a borrower nor a lender be

  2. To sleep, perchance to dream

  3. Out, out, brief candle

  4. When you speak of this - and you will - be kind


Correct Option: D

Shakespeare lived to a ripe old age - for his time. How old was he when he died?

  1. Under 40

  2. In his 60's

  3. In his 40's

  4. In his 50's


Correct Option: D

Which is NOT one of Shakespeare's comedies?

  1. Merry Wives of Windsor

  2. Twelfth Night

  3. Troilus and Cressida

  4. Every Man in his Humour


Correct Option: D

Which is NOT one of Shakespeare's tragedies?

  1. Coriolanus

  2. Timon of Athens

  3. Titus Andronicus

  4. The Duchess of Malfi


Correct Option: D

Which of the following has NOT been seriously suggested as being the true author of Shakespeare's works?

  1. Edward DeVere, Earl of Oxford

  2. John Webster

  3. William Stanley, Earl of Derby

  4. Francis Bacon


Correct Option: B
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