General Knowledge Questions

Q:

Amur, one of the longest rivers in the world is in 

A) Africa B) South America
C) Asia D) Europe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Asia

Explanation:

The river flows through south eastern parts of former USSR close to the china border and drains into sea of Okhotsk. It is 4510 Km long

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0 1914
Q:

Where do the greenhouse gases come from?

A) Agriculture B) Land-use change
C) Fosssil fuels D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Most of the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) come primarily from burning fossil fuels (coal, hydrocarbon gas liquids, natural gas, and petroleum) for energy use and the major greenhouse gas is of course carbon dioxide (CO2) which comes from burning fossil fuels and land-use change.

But methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), which mostly come from agriculture and waste, are also significant GHGs and shouldn't be discounted.

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2 1913
Q:

Who is the new president of News Broadcasters Association (NBA) for 2017-18 ?

A) Barun Das B) K. V. L Narayan Rao
C) Ashok Venkatramani D) Rajat Sharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rajat Sharma

Explanation:

India TV chairman and editor-in- chief Rajat Sharma will be the new president of the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) for 2017-18.

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7 1913
Q:

Fiords abound the coast of

A) Sweden B) France
C) Norway D) German
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Norway

Explanation:

Fiords are along narrow inlets into the sea-coast with steep sides. It usually occurs along the coast of a mountainous region.It has been formed by glacial action.

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0 1913
Q:

ATP generally energizes a cellular process by

A) direct chemical transfer of a phosphate group B) becoming oxidized
C) releasing heat upon hydrolysis D) direct chemical transfer of a sugar group
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) direct chemical transfer of a phosphate group

Explanation:

ATP generally energizes a cellular process by direct chemical transfer of a phosphate group.

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2 1912
Q:

What is the maximum number of characters when applying MsgBox and InputBox ?

Answer

The maximum number of characters allowed is 1024 characters.

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13 1911
Q:

Which of the following is UN special agency and not programme

A) UNDP B) UNIFEM
C) IBRD D) UNFPA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) UNDP

Explanation:
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3 1910
Q:

What type of macromolecule is DNA?

A) Proteins B) Carbohydrates
C) Nucleic acids D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nucleic acids

Explanation:

DNA stands for Deoxyribo nucleic acid. It is a nucleic acid made up of monomeric unit called Nucleotide.

A nucleotide consist of -

a) Sugar - Deoxyribose in DNA ( ribose in RNA)

b) An organic base- Adenine, cytosine, guanine.

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Filed Under: General Science
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5 1909