Tag: general knowledge

The four nucleotides that make up DNA are Adenine (A), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G), and Thymine (T). In RNA, Thymine is replaced by Uracil (U), but the question specifically asks about DNA.

A group of whales is called a pod, school, or gam. 'School' can refer to a group of some whale species. Flock refers to birds, pace is not a collective noun, and sloth refers to the animal or a group of bears.

Sanath Jayasuriya has the most duck outs (34) in ODI cricket history among the options listed. A duck means getting dismissed without scoring any run. This record reflects both his long career and aggressive batting style, though some sources may show slightly different totals.

Sanath Jayasuriya held the record for fastest ODI half-century (17 balls) for many years. However, the current record belongs to different players depending on exact criteria - some sources cite AB de Villiers or others. Among the options given, Jayasuriya is the most historically significant record-holder for this milestone.

The best bowling figures in a Test match innings is 10 for 53 by Anil Kumble against Pakistan in 1999. This means he took all 10 wickets in an innings conceding only 53 runs. The other options are close but incorrect.

There's a factual issue here. INS Chakra was India's first nuclear submarine, but it was a leased Russian submarine (Akula-class), not indigenous. INS Arihant is India's first indigenous nuclear submarine. However, the question asks for 'first nuclear submarine' without specifying indigenous, so INS Chakra is technically correct. INS Viraat was an aircraft carrier, INS Delhi is a destroyer.

The World Trade Center towers in New York were constructed between 1966 and 1973. The North Tower was completed in 1972 and the South Tower in 1973. This construction period is well-documented in the history of American architecture and urban development.