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Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

LHC (CERT)

  1. Low Hydro Collector

  2. Large Hydro Collider

  3. Large Hadron Collider

  4. Large Hydro Collector
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

LHC stands for Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator located at CERN. It collides protons at near-light speed to study fundamental particles. 'Hadron' refers to composite particles like protons and neutrons.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

S.W.A.T. (military)

  1. Special Warfare Action Team

  2. Special Weapons and Tactics

  3. Special Weapon Action Threat

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

SWAT stands for Special Weapons and Tactics, a specialized law enforcement unit. These teams handle high-risk operations like hostage situations, counter-terrorism, and armed confrontations. The name reflects their specialized equipment and tactical training.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

INTEL (Chip maker)

  1. Integrated Electronics

  2. Intelligent Telephonics

  3. Iowa National Engineering Laboratory

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Intel was founded as Integrated Electronics, from which the name Intel was derived. The company was founded in 1968 and became the world's largest semiconductor chip maker. The name reflects their focus on electronic components.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

PNG (image format)

  1. Penn American Graphics

  2. Pacific Northwest Graphics

  3. Portable Network Graphics

  4. PNG's Not Gif
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

PNG stands for Portable Network Graphics, a lossless image compression format. It was developed as an improved replacement for GIF. The name reflects its portability across different platforms and network-friendly design for web use.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

K.G.B. (Secret service)

  1. Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti

  2. Keighley Grouse Beaters

  3. Komitet Grand Bureau

  4. Komitet Generale Bureau
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

KGB stands for Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti (Committee for State Security) in Russian. It was the main security agency for the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991. The name reflects its role in state security and intelligence operations.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

MIME (ref: internet)

  1. Mail In Mail Enhancements

  2. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

  3. Multi Intra Mail Errors

  4. Mail Internet Machine Ethernet
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

MIME stands for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, an internet standard that extends email format to support text, images, audio, video, and other non-text attachments. It allows email systems to handle diverse content types beyond plain text.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

LTTE (Terror group)

  1. Last Tamil Tigers of Ernakulam

  2. Last Terror Tigers Eelam

  3. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

  4. Last of Tamil Tigers Eelam
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

LTTE stands for Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a separatist militant organization that operated in Sri Lanka from 1976 until its defeat in 2009. They fought for an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka. Option C is correct because Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is the full form of LTTE.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Number of US Presidents who hold Nobel Laureates

  1. 3

  2. 5

  3. 4

  4. 6
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Four US Presidents have won Nobel Prizes: Theodore Roosevelt (1906, Peace), Woodrow Wilson (1919, Peace), Jimmy Carter (2002, Peace), and Barack Obama (2009, Peace). All won the Peace Prize. Roosevelt won for mediating the Russo-Japanese War, Wilson for the League of Nations, Carter for decades of diplomacy, and Obama for efforts in international cooperation.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

choose the odd one out.

  1. chlorine

  2. flourine

  3. astatine

  4. radon

  5. iodine
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Radon is the odd one out because it's a noble gas (Group 18), while chlorine, fluorine, astatine, and iodine are all halogens (Group 17). Halogens are highly reactive nonmetals, while noble gases are largely inert. Radon is also radioactive and gaseous at room temperature.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

choose the odd one out.

  1. joule

  2. calorie

  3. kilo-watt

  4. kilo-watt hour
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Kilowatt (kW) is the odd one out because it's a unit of POWER (rate of energy use), while joule, calorie, and kilowatt-hour are all units of ENERGY or work done. Power = Energy / Time, so 1 kW = 1 kJ/s. The kilowatt-hour (kWh) is a unit of energy equal to 1 kW used for 1 hour.