Friday, 11 May 2018

Environment Quiz 67: Wildlife Quiz

Environment Quiz 67: Wildlife Quiz



1. The blood of which one of the following animal is harvested in huge quantities to be used in a test to ensure medical products like drugs or vaccines are not contaminated?
Rabbit
Guinea Pig
Horseshoe crab
Sea turtle

2. Which one of the following animals is NOT blue-blooded?
Octopus
Horseshoe crab
Squid
Leeches

3. What colour does the blood protein Chlorocruorin gives to blood?
Purple
Red
Green
Yellow

4. Where is the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, famous for its nesting beach for olive ridley sea turtles, located?
Gujarat
Tamilnadu
Odisha
West Bengal

5. The area of which national park is locally known as Sairandhri's Valley (Sairandhrivanam)?
Nanda Devi National Park
Satpura National Park
Silent Valley National Park
Madhav National Park

6. Name the national fish of Pakistan
River dolphin
Ilish
Monal
Masheer

7. What kind of an animal is "bongo"?
Rabbit
Rodent
Insect
Antelope

8. White winged wood duck, one of the most endangered species of birds is found in India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is the state bird of one of the Indian states. Name the state
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Meghalaya
Nagaland

9. Where is the Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary, an elephant reserve, situated?
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Assam

10. There are some animals with blood colour other than red. Which one of the following is the reason for the blue blood?
Haemocyanin
Heamoglobin
Chlorocruorin
Haemorythrin

Thursday, 10 May 2018

General Knowledge Quiz 44

General Knowledge Quiz 44



1. Which year was named as the International Women's Year by the United Nations?
1975
1986
1992
1978

2. 26th of July Movement was the name of the political party during which one of the following revolutions?
Cuban Revolution
Haitian Revolution
Irish Revolution
French Revolution

3. Guarani is the national currency of which country?
Spain
Paraguay
Nicaragua
Cuba

4. In which year did RMS Titanic sink in the North Atlantic Ocean after it collided with an iceberg during its maiden voyage?
1912
1922
1910
1892

5. The first country to enact the freedom of information legislation is
Britain
Sweden
United States of America
India

6. The United Nations' (UN) International Human Solidarity Day is held annually on
June 20
January 26
March 22
December 20

7. Which business magazine has the motto "The Capitalist Tool"?
Harvard Business Review
Fortune
Forbes
Wired

8. Which capital city's name comes from Amharic language that means”New Flower”?
Addis Abada
Mogadishu
Porto-Novo
Yamoussoukro

9. With which one of the following will you associate Pichichi Trophy?
Literature
Science
Sports
Music

10. Which one of the following companies is the largest company by revenue and the largest employer in the world?
China National Petroleum
Toyota
Google
Walmart

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

India Quiz 83

India Quiz 83



1. Farmana, the largest burial site of Indus Valley Civilisation in India, is located in
Punjab
Uthar Pradesh
Gujarat
Haryana

2. In which yere Goa, Daman and Diu were liberated from the Portuguese and officially became a part of India?
1948
1952
1961
1958

3. Malana is an ancient village believed to be the world's oldest standing democracy. In which state is it located?
Himachal Pradesh
Haryana
Madhya Pradesh
Uttaranchal

4. Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is one of the Ramsar Convention Sites in India which is known for its migratory birds. Where is it located?
Haryana
Gujrat
Madhya Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh

5. Name the state bird of Gujarat
Greater flamingo
Wester tragopan
House sparrow
Great hornbill

6. The Pong Dam Lake or Pong Reservoir, one of the 26 international wetland sites declared in India, is named in the honour of a Rajput king. Do you know who he is?
Maharana Pratap
Prithviraj Chauhan
Jai Singh
Chatrapati Shivaji

7. Where is Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary located?
Manipur
Arunachal Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan

8. With which one of the following states will you assocate "akhyana", a folk musical theatre art form?
Andhra Pradesh
Haryana
Gujrat
Madhya Pradesh

9. Which one of the following is known as the "Coal Capital of India"?
Korba
Dhanbad
Nagpur
Cuddalore

10. Williamson Sangma Museum is the State museum of which one of the following states?
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Nagaland
Meghalaya

Sunday, 6 May 2018

General Science Quiz 44

Science Quiz 44



1. Bordeaux mixture used as a fungicide gets its name from
A region in France
The inventor of the mixture
A fungus
An instrument

2. Name the country which recently launched its bitcoin like digital currency "petro"
Brazil
Venezuela
China
North Korea

3. Name the enzyme that helps digest the protein in food
Lipase
Amylase
Nuclease
Pepsin

4. Snellen Chart is used to measure which one of the following abilities?
Hearing
Vision
Smell
Touch

5. The mineral material from which soil is formed is called parent materials. Which one of the following is a soil parent material?
Calcite
Feldspar
Quarts
All the above

6. The unpleasant odor when butter goes rancid is because of
Butyric acid
Lactic acid
Stearci acid
Myristic acid

7. What is the major component of Vitallium, an alloy used in dentistry?
Lead
Cobalt
Molybdenum
Chromium

8. Which company announced Project Brainwave for artificial intelligence?
Microsoft
Apple
Sun Microsystems
Adobe

9. Which is the active ingredient of turmeric that gives it the yellow color?
Curcumin
Beta carotin
Betanin
Lycopene

10. Which one of the following is the only major component of most food that contains nitrogen?
Fats
Carbohydrates
Oil
Protein

Friday, 4 May 2018

General Knowledge Quiz 42: Personalities Quiz

General Knowledge Quoz 42: Personalities Quiz



1. In honour of the prime minister of which country the Mahathir Award for Global Peace  instituted?
Kenya
Malaysia
Egypt
Sudan

2. John Pemberton is an American pharmacist best known for the invention of this popular brand. Can you name this brand?
Vicks
Coco-cola
Dettol
Halls

3. Mein Kampf is the autobiography of
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Nabakov

4. Melba Hernandez was politician who played a vital role in the revolutionary war of her country. Name the country
France
Serbia
Russia
Cuba

5. The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza is a satirical play about several political philosophies. Who is the author?
William Shakespeare
George Bernard Shaw
Henrik Ibsen
Ben Jonson

6. The Laskar Awards named after American businessman Albert Lasker are given in the field of
Advertising
Management
Cinema
Medicine

7. Which fictional sports was devised by J K Rowling in her series Harry Potter?
Dragon Poker
Fizzbin
Quidditch
Hyperblade

8. Who has the distinction of being the youngest to win Man Booker Prize?
Arundhati Roy
Eleanor Catton
Jhumpa Lahiri
Martha Kearney

9. Who is considered as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain?
Margaret Thatcher
David Lloyd George
Sir Henry Campbell
Robert Walpole

10. With which comic strip will you associate Charles M. Schulz?
Tintin
Garfield
Peanuts
Calvin and Hobbs

Tuesday, 1 May 2018

Logos Quiz 4

Picture Quiz - Logos Quiz 4



1
1. What you see on the left is the logo of an Italian fashion company. Can you name it?
Valentino
Dolce & Gabbana
Gucci
Emporio Armani
2
2. Here is the logo of a bank in India. Identify it
Bank of India
Bank of Baroda
BNP Paribas
South Indian Bank
3
3. This company is ranked 358th on the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's biggest corporations.
Bharat Petroleum
Bajaj Auto
Oasis Infotech
GAIL
4
4. The logo belong to one of the largest circulated Hindi daily newspaper in India. Name it
Amar Ujala
Nav Bharat Times
Dainik Bhaskar
Dainik Jagaran
5
5. This one is a famous name in the film industry. Identify the company
Vinod Chopra Films
Yash Raj Films
Red Chillies
Rajshri Productions
6
6. The famous logo is that of a luxury sports car manufacturer that built its first car in 1940.
Fiat
Porshe
Lambhorgini
Ferrari
7
7. This logo was in the news recently as the company temporarily changed its crocodile logo to 10 endangered species. Name the company
Puma
Lacoste
Gucci
Louis Vuitton
8
8. Can you identify this logo?
NSE
BSE
RBI
IDBI
9
9. Identify the logo which belongs to an agency of United Nations
ILO
UNESCO
UNEP
FAO
10
10. Which American multinational company's logo is seen in the picture?
Walmart
Exxon Mobile
Chevron
Hewlett-Packard


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Sunday, 29 April 2018

Environment Quiz 66


Environment Quiz 66



1. Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 every year which marks the anniversary of the birth of modern environmental movement. In which year did it happen?
1980
1990
1970
1975

2. Garden of the Gods is a public park designated as National Natural Landmark. Where is it located?
United States of America
United Kingdom
India
Egypt

3. HALCA is the first Radio Telescope Satellites launched into space. Which country launched the satellite in 1997?
USA
France
China
Japan

4. Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of planet Eath taken in 1990 from a record distance of about 6 billion kilometers. Which space probe took this photograph?
Voyager 1
Sojourner
Juno
Cassini-Huygens

5. Ranthambhor e Wildlife Sanctuary is known for
Lion
Bengal Tiger
Rhinoceros
Lion Tailed Macaque

6. The boundary between the crust and mantle is called
Brittle–ductile transition zone
Lehmann discontinuity
Mohorovicic discontinuity
Seismogenic layer

7. The outermost layer of the Earth that is composed of soil and is subject to soil formation processes is called
Lithosphere
Biosphere
Exosphere
Pedosphere

8. The Peacock Island is the smallest river island in India. In which river it is located?
Ganges
Krishna
Brahmaputra
Hooghly

9. What is term used for a violent windstorm characterised by a twisting, funnel-shaped cloud cause large destruction?
Tornado
Fohn
Cyclone
Hurricane

10. What is the process of movement of water through the subsurface soil layers to the water table called?
Infiltration
Perlocation
Seepage
Precipitation

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