General Knowledge Test 17

Total Questions: 21

2 - Dwight D Eisenhower was an American army general and statesman who served as the?

A ) 34th President ✅
B ) 37th President
C ) 40th President
D ) 43th President

3 - Which Asian capital city was known as Betavia until 1949?

A ) Jakarta ✅
B ) Aukare
C ) Bangkok
D ) Kolalampur

4 - Which dam of Iraq is known as the Dangerous dam of the World?

A ) Fallujah Barrage
B ) Mosul Dam ✅
C ) Hadith Dam
D ) Dibis Dam

5 - Asian Games are held after how many years?

A ) 2 Years
B ) 3 Years
C ) 4 Years ✅
D ) 5 Years

Explanation:

Asian Games are held once in every 4 Years

First Asian Games 

The 1st Asian Games were held in 1951 in New Delhi, India.

📘 Details 

  • Host Country: India
  • Host City: New Delhi
  • Year: 1951
  • Dates: 4 March to 11 March 1951
  • Organized by: Asian Games Federation
  • Participating Nations: 11
  • Total Sports: 6 (57 events).
  • ✅The Asian Games, commonly called the Asiad, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years.
  • ✅Organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
  • ✅Only athletes from Asian countries can participate.
  • ✅It is the second-largest multi-sport event in the world, after the Olympic Games.

The Asian Games in 2010 were held in the Chinese city of 👉 Guangzhou 

📘 Details :

  • Host Country: China
  • Host City: Guangzhou
  • Year: 2010
  • Edition: 16th Asian Games
  • Dates: 12 November – 27 November 2010
  • Participating Nations: 45
  • Sports: 42 sports, 476 events

6 - Legendary Character Sherlock Holmes was created by:(7Time in Exams)

A ) Ion flaming
B ) William Shakespeare
C ) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ✅
D ) Agatha Christie

Explanation:

1.Famous character Sherlock Holmes was  written by Sir Arthur Canon Doyle(1887)

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," was published in 1892.

2.The character of James bond was created by which famous novelist Ian Fleming(1953)

3.Harry potter is the famous character of: J.K Rowlling, The first Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published on June 26, 1997.

4.Famous character of Dracula is Bram stoker(May 26, 1897)

5.Ahmed Khan Kharal the famous character of war of independence belong to Jhamra, Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal ( c1776 – 21 September 1857), known as the Nawab of Jhamra, was a Punjabi Muslim chieftain of the Kharal tribe who led a rebellion in the Bar region of Punjab against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

7 - In "BRICS," what does the "S" include?

A ) South Africa ✅
B ) Singapore
C ) South Korea
D ) Sweden

9 - ____decides when and where UN peacekeeping Mission will operate?

A ) UN General Assembly
B ) UN Security Council ✅
C ) Economic and Council
D ) None of these

10 - The UN body that deals with population problems is:

A ) UNFPA ✅
B ) UNICEF
C ) UNDP
D ) DPKO

11 - 16 November is celebrated as?

A ) Nursing Day
B ) Anti-Nuclear Day
C ) Tolerance Day ✅
D ) Bastille Day

12 - Optical Fibre System is utilized in:

A ) Telecommunication cation system ✅
B ) Eye operation
C ) Air raid system
D ) Defence system

13 - The last King of Afghanistan was:

A ) Habibullah Khan
B ) Muhammad Zahir Shah ✅
C ) Sardar Daud Khan
D ) Amanullah khan

14 - One megawatt is equal to how many kilowatts?

A ) 100 Kilowatt
B ) 1000 kilowatt ✅
C ) 10000 kilowatt
D ) 1000000 Kilowatt

15 - What is contraband?

A ) All Narcotics
B ) Articles banned by a government ✅
C ) All smuggled material
D ) Goods that may assist an enemy in the conduct of war

16 - Study of Handwriting is called?

A ) Graphology ✅
B ) Cartographer
C ) Coriographer
D ) None of these

17 - Scotograph is an instrument for:

A ) Aiding the blind to write ✅
B ) Testing the heartbeat
C ) Magnifying small objects
D ) None of these days 6

18 - The author of the book "Time Machine" is:

A ) Lewis Carroll
B ) Robert Louis Stevenson
C ) Charles Lamb
D ) H.G. Wells ✅

20 - The shuttle weight in Badminton should be from 4.74 to _____.

A ) 5 gm
B ) 4.90 gm
C ) 5.50 gm ✅
D ) 4.80 gm

21 - During the tenure of which Russian President, Geneva Accord was signed?

A ) Mikhail Gorbachev ✅
B ) Boris Yeltsin
C ) Vladimir Putin
D ) Dmitry Medvedev