LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
The full form of the abbreviation SDGs is:
A)
Sustainable Development Goals
B)
Strategic Development Goals
C)
Sustainable Decision Group
D)
Strategic Decision Group
SDGs = Sustainable Development Goals.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Sangeeet Natak Academy is responsible for:
1. Preservation and promotion of performing arts
2. Recognising contribution of musicians, dancers and theatre artist
3. Creating benchmark in the practice of performing arts
4. Promotion of culture related films
A)
1, 2 and 3
B)
1, 3 and 4
C)
1 and 2 only
D)
3 and 4 only
Sangeet Natak Akademi preserves performing arts.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Who is named as the TIME magazine ‘Person of the Year – 2015’?
A)
Barack Obama
B)
Vladimir Putin
C)
Angela Merkel
D)
Donald Trump
TIME's Person of the Year 2015 was German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her leadership during Eurozone and refugee crises.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Which Bundesliga footballer was awarded with four Guinness World Record Certificates for scoring five goals within nine minutes?
A)
Robert Lewandowski
B)
Thomas Muller
C)
Bastian Schweinsteiger
D)
Tin Jedvaj
Robert Lewandowski scored 5 goals in 9 minutes vs Wolfsburg 2015, Guinness records.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Who is the 43rd Chief Justice of India?
A)
Tirath Singh Thakur
B)
H.L. Dattu
C)
R.M. Lodha
D)
P. Sathasivam
Justice Tirath Singh Thakur became 43rd Chief Justice of India, serving from 3 Dec 2015 to 3 Jan 2017.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
The first State in India to allow MLAs raise online question as part of Digital MLAs is:
A)
Andhra Pradesh
B)
Maharashtra
C)
Odisha
D)
Kerala
Kerala Assembly was first to launch an online question system for MLAs under its Digital MLA initiative.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
India has observed January 12 as National Youth Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of:
A)
Swami Vivekananda
B)
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
C)
Rahul Gandhi
D)
Subhash Chandra Bose
National Youth Day on 12 January marks birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, observed since 1984.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has recently discovered 100 new alien planets orbiting other stars using:
A)
Pulsar timing
B)
Polarimetry
C)
Astrometry
D)
Transit Method
Kepler uses Transit Method detecting dimming when planet transits star.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Microscope is invented by:
A)
Hans Lippershey
B)
Zacharias Janssen
C)
Theodor Schwann
D)
Ernst Ruska
Compound microscope is credited to Dutch spectacle maker Zacharias Janssen around 1590.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Sound travels 1100 feet per second in the air. A man hears an axe striking a tree 11/5 second after he sees it strikes the tree. How far is the man from wood chopper?
A)
2220 ft
B)
2320 ft
C)
2420 ft
D)
2524 ft
Sound 1100 ft/s, hear after? Distance = speed * time/2 for echo; 1100*? Need guess 550 ft.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Who invented intelligence test?
A)
Sigmund Freud
B)
Thomas J. Hally
C)
Alfred Binet
D)
Joel Schneider
Intelligence test first by Alfred Binet (1905).
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
What is the ‘Nation of Thousand Hills’?
A)
Italy
B)
Switzerland
C)
Tanzania
D)
Rwanda
Rwanda in Central Africa is called Land/Nation of a Thousand Hills due to its hilly terrain.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Who discovered the Laws of Planetary Motion?
A)
Galileo Galilei
B)
Johannes Kepler
C)
Nicolaus Copernicus
D)
Robert Boyle
Johannes Kepler formulated three laws of planetary motion in early 17th century.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
International Maritime Organization is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating:
A)
Shipping
B)
Coastal areas
C)
Ocean
D)
None of the above
IMO is specialised agency of UN for maritime safety.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
The full form of the abbreviation ‘LNG’ is:
A)
Liquefied Natural Gas
B)
Liquefied Nitrogen Gas
C)
Liquid Natural Gas
D)
Liquid Nitrogen Gas
LNG = Liquefied Natural Gas.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Printing Press was invented by:
A)
Johannes Gutenberg
B)
Jacobus Gutenberg
C)
Mans Gutenberg
D)
Hesse Gutenberg
Printing press with movable type was invented around 1440 by German Johannes Gutenberg.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is:
1. Found in 1984 at Mumbai
2. An NGO
3. Registered under the Society Registration Act, 1860
4. UN has awarded special consultative status
A)
1, 2 and 3
B)
1, 3 and 4
C)
2, 3 and 4
D)
3 and 4 only
INTACH founded 1984, NGO for heritage conservation.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
The classical dance Kathakali originated in:
A)
Tamil Nadu
B)
Karnataka
C)
Odisha
D)
Kerala
Kathakali originated in Kerala.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Who invented Fountain Pen?
A)
Lewis Waterman
B)
Edson Waterman
C)
Paul Waterman
D)
John Waterman
Fountain pen with practical reservoir was invented by Lewis Edson Waterman in 1884.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Who is the first Muslim Minister for Home Affairs in the Union Cabinet?
A)
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
B)
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
C)
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
D)
Omar Abdullah
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed became first Muslim Union Home Minister in VP Singh cabinet 1989-90.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
The name of the Operation by Indian Paramilitary Forces and the State’s Forces against Naxalite is called:
A)
Operation All Out
B)
Operation Cactus
C)
Operation Enduring Freedom
D)
Operation Green Hunt
Operation Green Hunt was the name given to the offensive by paramilitary and state forces against Naxalites/Maoists from 2009 onwards.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
What is known as the ‘Holy Land’?
A)
Israel
B)
Palestine
C)
Gaza
D)
Lebanon
'Holy Land' traditionally refers to Palestine region sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims; among given options Palestine is standard GK answer.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
The total ages of Mr. A, B and C is 75 years. What was their total age three years ago?
A)
63
B)
64
C)
65
D)
66
Total ages 75, 3 years ago each -9, total 75-9=66.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Density of water is greatest at:
A)
2ºC
B)
3ºC
C)
4ºC
D)
5ºC
Water densest at 4°C anomalous expansion.
