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Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Tallest building ?

  1. LIC

  2. Twin towers

  3. Petroans twin towers

  4. Burj Dubai
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Burj Dubai (now officially called Burj Khalifa) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is the tallest building in the world at 828 meters (2,717 feet). The other options - LIC (likely referring to a local building), Twin Towers (destroyed in 2001), and Petronas Twin Towers - are all shorter than Burj Dubai.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Tallest man in the world ?

  1. Vikas Vicky kumar

  2. Robert Wadlow

  3. Kenny Geroge

  4. Ambitab bachan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Robert Wadlow holds the Guinness World Record for being the tallest man in recorded history at 8 feet 11.1 inches (2.72 meters), measured in 1940. The other options are not recognized record holders - Vikas Vicky Kumar and Kenny George are not documented world record holders.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Tallest mountain in the world ?

  1. Mauna kea

  2. Himalyas

  3. Mount McKinley

  4. Otty
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the tallest mountain in the world when measured from base to peak at over 10,000 meters. Most of it is underwater. Mount Everest is the highest above sea level (8,849m), but Mauna Kea is tallest overall. The Himalayas is a mountain range, not a single mountain.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Tallest tree in the world ?

  1. dwarf willow

  2. Great redwoods

  3. green wood tree

  4. pine tree
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The tallest tree in the world is Hyperion, a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in California, measuring 115.92 meters. 'Great redwoods' refers to the correct species (coast redwoods/sequoias), though it's not the precise tree name. Dwarf willow is one of the smallest trees.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Tallest animal in the world ?

  1. giraffe

  2. white elephant

  3. Dinosaur

  4. White dragon
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The giraffe is the tallest living terrestrial animal, with males reaching heights of up to 5.5 meters (18 feet). Elephants are the largest/heaviest, but not the tallest. Dinosaurs are extinct, and white dragons are mythical creatures.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which Indian IT company was ranked the 8th best in the world for its training program by Training Magazine that picks up the top 125 among 1000 companies annually?

  1. Infosys

  2. Satyam

  3. TCS

  4. HCL
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Satyam Computer Services was ranked 8th in Training Magazine's Top 125 training organizations globally for its outstanding employee training and development programs. This recognition came before the 2009 scandal.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Identify this Indian in IT: He is the father of fiber optics, the man that Fortune magazine named as one of the seven ‘Unsung Heroes’ in its ‘Businessmen of the Century’ issue. Born in India, educated in England and working in the US for the past many decades, he invented fiber optics – “the wonder material” – in 1954. That’s the technology that is now used for endoscopy devices to high-capacity telephone lines and has changed the medical, communication and business worlds. Who is he?

  1. Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany

  2. Dr. Nirvikar Singh

  3. Dr.Jhon Vincent Attanasoff

  4. Dr. Arjun Nayak
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany, born in India in 1926, is widely recognized as the 'father of fiber optics' for his pioneering research in the 1950s. He was named one of Fortune's seven 'Unsung Heroes' and his work revolutionized medical and communications technology.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

You are familiar with deja-vu, the feeling that something is already experienced. What is the name for the opposite of deja-vu, the feeling that something is new even when it is not?

  1. Jamais vu

  2. Deja vecu

  3. Deja senti

  4. Presque vu
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Jamais vu is the psychological phenomenon opposite to deja vu - the feeling that something familiar should be unfamiliar, or the strange sensation that a familiar situation has never been experienced before. While deja vu is 'already seen,' jamais vu means 'never seen.' Deja vecu is 'already lived,' deja senti is 'already felt,' and presque vu is 'almost seen' (tip of the tongue).

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

On average, men's brains are smaller than women's

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The statement is false - men's brains are NOT smaller than women's. On average, men's brains are about 10% larger than women's in absolute volume (approximately 1350cc vs 1230cc). However, brain size does not correlate with intelligence. When adjusted for body size, the differences are minimal, and there's no evidence that one gender is more intelligent.