Thursday, 18 August 2011

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS _ 011

General Knowledge Questions

01.

 

The Kalahari Desert is located in  ?

Africa

02.

 

What is Aurora Borealis commonly known as  ?

Northern Lights

03.

 

Which is the non-contagious disease that is the most common in the world  ?

Tooth Decay

04.

 

In which country was golf first played  ?

Scotland

05.

 

What is the largest mammal in the world  ?

Blue Whale

06.

 

Which is the country where reggae music originated  ?

Jamaica

07.

 

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel  ?

Michelangelo

08.

 

Who was the writer of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ?

Lewis Carroll

09.

 

What is the rhino's horn made of  ?

Hair

10.

 

The place known as the land of Lincoln  ?

Illinois

11.

 

How many legs do butterflies have  ?

Six

12.

 

The longest river in Russia and Europe  ?

Volga River

13.

 

The US state North Carolina is also known as  ?

Tar Heel

14.

 

Which is the country with the most people  ?

China

15.

 

The Mohenjo-Daro ruins are found in  ?

Larkand District of Sind, Pakistan

16.

 

Which state is the biggest in the US  ?

Alaska

17.

 

The practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was introduced by  ?

Joseph Lister

18.

 

The last letter of the Greek alphabet  ?

Omega

19.

 

Which country has the largest area of land  ?

Russia

20.

 

Which is the smallest ocean in the world  ?

Arctic Ocean

21.

 

The largest strait in the world  ?

Tartar Strait

22.

 

Which is the country hosting the 2008 Olympic Games  ?

China

23.

 

The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson River  ?

Manhattan

24.

 

The largest city of Africa  ?

Cairo

25.

 

Disneyland is located in  ?

California, USA

26.

 

The largest dome in the world   ?

Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, USA

27.

 

The famous words 'Veni Vidi Vici' were said by  ?

Julius Caesar

28.

 

The Heathrow Airport is located in  ?

London

29.

 

After which famous person was the teddy bear named  ?

Theodore Roosevelt

30.

 

The neon lamp was invented by  ?

Georges Claude

31.

 

Who was the creator of Jeeves and Wooster  ?

P.G. Wodehouse

32.

 

The earlier name for tomato  ?

Love apple

33.

 

The world's oldest underground railway  ?

London

34.

 

The first President of USA  ?

George Washington

35.

 

The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses  ?

USA

36.

 

Ministerial meeting of WTO held in Dec 99 was unsuccessful because of what reasons  ?

Environment-related issues

37.

 

The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length  ?

Snow White and Seven Dwarfs

38.

 

The world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles  ?

Hero Cycles, India

39.

 

The first actor to win an Oscar  ?

Emil Jannings

40.

 

Name the only Indian President who was the speaker of Lok Sabha also  ?

Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

41.

 

The first country to issue stamps  ?

Britain

42.

 

What was the venue of world cup of Football in 1994  ?

U.S.A

43.

 

The most densely populated Island in the world  ?

Honshu

44.

 

The famous 'General Motors' company was founded by  ?

William Durant

45.

 

The country that brings out the FIAT  ?

Italy

46.

 

Name the company whose C.E.O was chosen as the manager of the century by Fortune magazine  ?

General Electric (GE)

47.

 

Which International company owns Lotus Development Company  ?

IBM

48.

 

Which film has won 11 Oscar awards other than "Titanic"  ?

Ben Hur

49.

 

The Patagonian desert is located in  ?

Argentina

50.

The person known as the father of aeronautics  ?

Sir George Cayley

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