A Few Objective Type Questions Of GK
 

[B]Q.[/B] Who is regarded as the founder of scientific socialism?
[B]Ans.[/B] Karl Marx

[B]Q.[/B] The Pacific Ocean was named so by......?
[B]Ans.[/B] Megellan

[B]Q.[/B] The communist Manifesto was first published in ..........?
[B]Ans.[/B] Manifesto issued by Marx in 1848, Late 1847; First Published: February 1848.

[B]Q.[/B] When the Magna Carta signed by King Jon of England?
[B]Ans.[/B] Magna Carta (Latin, “Great Charter”), document sealed by King John of England on June 15, 1215.

[B]Q.[/B] Economic crisis of 1930 originated in..........?
[B]Ans.[/B] The Great Depression in the United States is associated with the stock market crash on October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday.

[B]Q.[/B] 1917 is known for?
[B]Ans.[/B] Russian Revolutions of 1917.

[B]Q.[/B] Who commanded the American Forces during American War of Independence?
[B]Ans.[/B] General George Washington

[B]Q.[/B] The ideas of Liberty Equality and Fraternity were emphasized by.........?
[B]Ans.[/B] Rosseau

[B]Q.[/B] Which style of painting was used by early renaissance artists ?
[B]Ans.[/B] Graeco-roman

[B]Q.[/B] What is the national language of Kenya ?
[B]Ans.[/B] swahili

[B]Q.[/B] Which Asian city is called "Venice of the East"?
[B]Ans.[/B] Bangkok Thailand or Udaipur India

[B]Q.[/B] The Nicobar Islands are part of which country?
[B]Ans.[/B] India

[B]Q.[/B] Who is considered as the founder of Moscow?
[B]Ans.[/B] Prince Yury Dolgoruky

[B]Q.[/B] The famous 'midnight sun' can be seen in which main city of Norway?
[B]Ans.[/B] Tromso. The sun is continuously visible from May to July because of Tromso’s position north of the Arctic Circle

[B]Q.[/B] Triton is a moon of which planet?
[B]Ans.[/B] Neptune

[B]Q.[/B] Which famous physicist wrote a book called 'A Brief History of Time'?
[B]Ans.[/B] Stephen Hawking

[B]Q.[/B] What do we call the study of birds?
[B]Ans.[/B] Ornithology

[B]Q.[/B] In which country is the world's highest waterfall?
[B]Ans.[/B] Venezuela

[B]Q.[/B] Which is the largest stringed instrument in a classical orchestra?
[B]Ans.[/B] Double bass

[B]Q.[/B] When is the Earth Day celebrated?
[B]Ans.[/B] Earth day is celebrated twice a year; one is the Equinoctial Earth day celebrated by UN on spring equinox (around 21st of March) while the 2nd is the Global Earth Day celebrated by about 175 countries on 22nd of April.

[B]Q.[/B] When was Earth Day observed first?
[B]Ans.[/B] March 21, 1970

[B]Q.[/B] Which planet is known as "Morning Star”?
[B]Ans.[/B] Venus

[B]Q.[/B] The temperature of sun's outer surface is .....?
[B]Ans.[/B] About 6000 degrees Centigrade

[B]Q.[/B] Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis as the fastest rate ?
[B]Ans.[/B] Jupiter

[B]Q.[/B] Which planet looks reddish in the night sky ?
[B]Ans.[/B] Mars

[B]Q.[/B] The study of heavenly bodies is known as.....?
[B]Ans.[/B] Astronomy

[B]Q.[/B] Supernova is.......?
[B]Ans.[/B] Supernova is a stellar explosion, which occurs when the nuclear fuel of a massive star gets exhausted causing the core of the star to collapse and releasing a vast amount of energy, which blasts away the outer parts of the star and leaves behind a neutron star or a black hole. This explosion can outshine a galaxy of billions of stars.

[B]Q.[/B] The lightest metal is.....?
[B]Ans.[/B] Lithium (Under low pressure it will be lithium, under very high pressure it is hydrogen)

[B]Q.[/B] The most important ore of aluminum is ........?
[B]Ans.[/B] Bauxite is the principal ore of aluminum.

[B]Q.[/B] The element present in the largest amount in rocks and minerals is.......?
[B]Ans.[/B] Silica

[B]Q.[/B] An alloy used in making heating elements for electric heating devices is.......?
[B]Ans.[/B] Nichrome

[B]Q.[/B] Diamond is an allotropic form of.......?
[B]Ans.[/B] Carbon

[B]Q.[/B] The element common to all acids is............?
[B]Ans.[/B] Hydrogen

[B]Q.[/B] Gobar gas contains mainly .............?
[B]Ans.[/B] Methane

[B]Q.[/B] The most malleable metal is...........?
[B]Ans.[/B] Gold

[B]Q.[/B] Which element is used in Beauty Parlors for hair setting?
[B]Ans.[/B] Sulphur

[B]Q.[/B] From which mineral is radium obtained?
[B]Ans.[/B] Uranium

[B]Q.[/B] What is laughing gas ?
[B]Ans.[/B] Nitrous Oxide

[B]Q.[/B] Which form of phosphorous is used in safety matches?
[B]Ans.[/B] Red Phosphorous.

[B]Q.[/B] Stainless steel is an alloy of .............?
[B]Ans.[/B] Iron, Chromium and nickel

[B]Q.[/B] Which metal form an amalgam with other metals?
[B]Ans.[/B] Mercury

[B]Q.[/B] Which metal is used in storage batteries?
[B]Ans.[/B] Lead

[B]Q.[/B] Water has max density at.........Centigrade?
[B]Ans.[/B] 4°C

[B]Q.[/B] The chemical name for urea is .........?
[B]Ans.[/B] Carbamide with chemical formula (NH2) 2CO.

[B]Q.[/B] Non stick cooking utensils are coated with.....?
[B]Ans.[/B] Teflon


[B]Name of the Airports and their respective Countries:[/B]

• Ezezia Aeroparque............Argentina
• Tullamarine......................Australia
• Kingsford-Smith................Australia
• Dorval.............................Canada
• Schwechat......................Austria
• Congonhas......................Brazil
• Kaitak.............................Hong Kong
• Hellenic..........................Greece
• Tegel.............................Germany
• Dum Dum........................India
• Leonard de Vinci..............Italy
• Kimpo............................Korea
• Heathrow.......................UK
• Kennedy........................USA
• Bandaranaike..................Sri Lanka
• Gatwick.........................UK
• Hellenic.........................Greece
Kastrup...........................Denmark

[B]Name of the Airlines and their countries[/B]

1.Aeroflot .........Russia
2.Alitalia ...........Italy
3.Biman ............Bangladesh
4.BOAC .............British
5.Cathy Pacific....Hong Kong
6.Garuda............Indonesia
7.KLM................Netherlands
8.Lufthansa........Germany
9.Qantas............Australia
10.PIA................Pakistan
11.Sabena........Belgium
12.SIA.............Singapore
13.TWA...........America

[B]Q. [/B]On what date and month, are the following days celebrated?
[B]Ans:[/B]

1.Woman’s day = 8 March
2.Water day = 22 March
3.Health day = 7 April
4.Earth day = 22 April
5.Environmental day = 5 June
6.Population day = 11 July
7.Peace day = 21st September
8.Teachers day = 5th October in Pakistan
9.United Nations day= 24 October
10.Human Rights day= 10 December
Name the authors of the following books :

[B]Q.[/B] A farewell to Arms
[B]Ans.[/B] Hemingway

[B]Q.[/B] Pride and Prejudice
[B]Ans.[/B] Jane Austin

[B]Q.[/B] Preparing the 21st century
[B]Ans.[/B] Tom Dickson

[B]Q.[/B] Sword of Tipu Sultan
[B]Ans.[/B] B. S. Gidwani

[B]Q.[/B] War and Peace
[B]Ans.[/B] Leo Tolstoy

[B]Q.[/B] The spirit of laws
[B]Ans.[/B] Charles de Secondat Montesquieu

[B]Q.[/B] City of Saints
[B]Ans.[/B] Candace Slater

[B]Q.[/B] My experiments with truth
[B]Ans.[/B] Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (or Mahatma Gandhi) covers his life.

[B]Q.[/B] The Daughter of the East
[B]Ans.[/B] Benazir Bhutto

[B]Q.[/B] Glimpses of the world history
[B]Ans.[/B] Jawaharlal Nehru

[B]Q.[/B] Shahnama
[B]Ans.[/B] Qudratullah Shahaab

[B]Q.[/B] Gulliver's Travel
[B]Ans.[/B] Jonathan Swift

[B]Q.[/B] To live or not to live
[B]Ans.[/B] Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri

[SIZE=4][B]Some info about the assailant of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah:[/B][/SIZE]

[B]Q.[/B] In 1943, Mohammad Ali Jinnah faced an assailant. Name this man?
[B]Ans.[/B] Rafiq Sabir Mazangvi

[B]Q.[/B] What was the assailant's alias?
[B]Ans.[/B] M Sadiq Moulana Oomeruddin

[B]Q.[/B] On which date was the attempt on the life of Mohammad Ali Jinnah made?
[B]Ans.[/B] July 26, 1943

[B]Q.[/B] What was the approx. age of the a Upon arriving at Bombay, at which rest house did the assailant stay assailant?
[B]Ans.[/B] 30, 5. Haji Ismail Haji Habib Trust Musafarkhana

[B]Q.[/B] How many days did he reside at the rest house?
[B]Ans.[/B] 8 days (July 6- July 13)

[B]Q.[/B] Up until the assailant attempted murder, where did he stay?
[B]Ans.[/B] Office of the Khaskar Organization, Bombay

[B]Q.[/B] Name the watchman who unknowingly guided the assailant into the
office of Mohammad Ali Jinnah's Secretary?
[B]Ans.[/B] Shah Mohammad

[B]Q.[/B] Which type of weapon did the assailant use?
[B]Ans.[/B] Knife

[B]Q.[/B] How long a sentence was passed upon the assailant?
[B]Ans.[/B] 5 Years rigorous imprisonment