general knowledge Online Quiz - 5702

UNICEF is the correct answer because it is the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, specifically dedicated to children's welfare, education, and protection. UNESCO deals with education and culture, UNIDO with industrial development, and UNCTAD with trade and development.

Blood is the correct answer because haemophilia is a genetic blood disorder where blood does not clot properly due to deficiency of clotting factors (Factor VIII or IX). It is not a disease of bone, liver, or kidney, though these organs may be affected secondarily. The primary defect is in blood coagulation.

Fungi is the correct answer because penicillin was first discovered in the Penicillium fungi (mold) by Alexander Fleming. It is not obtained from algae, synthetic substances, or synthetic oil. Most antibiotics are derived from fungi or bacteria, though some synthetic versions exist now.

Hindi is the correct answer because it is not one of the six official languages of the United Nations. The official UN languages are English, French, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic. Despite having millions of speakers, Hindi is not an official UN language for official communications and documents.

Nuclear energy is considered a clean energy source as it produces electricity without direct air pollution or greenhouse gas emissions during operation. While hydrogen is also clean, the question specifically mentions reducing air pollution, and nuclear energy is already established as a large-scale alternative to fossil fuels.

When two subjects are joined by 'and', they form a compound subject requiring a plural verb. 'Mala and Vinod' is plural, so the correct verb is 'were' instead of 'was'. This is a subject-verb agreement rule.

The sentence indicates a definite future event, so the future simple tense 'will join' is appropriate. 'Would join' expresses conditional or hypothetical situations, which doesn't fit the context of 'at the earliest' indicating a certainty.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was the sixth Indian to receive a wax figure at Madame Tussauds museum in London. The figure was unveiled in 2004, making her part of an exclusive group of Indian celebrities honored at the famous wax museum.

The sentence uses parallel structure with gerunds: 'singing, dancing, and playing.' When 'engages herself in' precedes the list, all actions must be gerunds (-ing forms) to maintain grammatical consistency. 'To play' would only work if the sentence began 'She wants to sing, dance, and play.'

In the 2007 film 'Guru,' directed by Mani Ratnam, Aishwarya Rai played the character named Sujata, who was the wife of Abhishek Bachchan's character Gurukant Desai. This was a significant role in her career.

The correlative conjunction 'not only...but also' requires parallel structure. 'Studied' must come before 'not only' so it applies to both subjects: 'studied not only Maths but also Physics.' Placing 'not only' before 'studied' would require repeating it for both verbs.

The negative conjunction 'neither' is always paired with 'nor,' never with 'or.' The correct structure is 'neither sings nor dances.' This is a fixed grammatical pattern in English that cannot be varied.

Aishwarya Rai was born on November 1, 1973, in Mangalore, Karnataka. This is a well-documented biographical fact about the actress and former Miss World.

The phrase 'make a decision about' is the correct idiomatic expression in English. Prepositions like 'in,' 'at,' or 'with' do not collocate properly with 'decision' in this context.

The 2009 film 'Aishwarya' was a remake of the Malayalam film 'Kireedam' and starred Deepika Padukone in the title role. While not directly featuring Aishwarya Rai, the film was named after her, creating the referenced link.

The correct spelling is 'harassment' with one 'r' and two 's' letters. This follows standard English spelling rules where the root 'harass' (single r) gains the suffix '-ment' while doubling the 's'.

Aishwarya Rai's first Bollywood film was 'Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya' (1997), which co-starred Bobby Deol as the male lead. This was her Hindi film debut after Mani Ratnam's 'Iruvar' in Tamil.

In Excel, CTRL+PAGEUP moves to the previous worksheet and CTRL+PAGEDOWN moves to the next worksheet. These are the standard keyboard shortcuts for navigating between tabs in an Excel workbook.