General Knowledge Questions

Q:

Diameter of a Ping Pong Ball?

A) 37 mm B) 38 mm
C) 40 mm D) 42 mm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40 mm

Explanation:

The ball with which Table Tennis is played is called Ping Pong Ball.

According to the International rules, the diameter of the ping pong ball must be not less than 39.5 millimeters and not greater than 40.5  millimeters having a mass of 2.7 grams.

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Q:

Galileo was an Italian Astronomer who

A) Discovered 4 satellites of Mars B) Developed the Telescope
C) Discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement D) Both B & C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both B & C

Explanation:

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an Italian Astronomer who

1) Discovered 4 satellites of Jupiter

2) Developed Telescope

3) Discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement

 

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He is Physicist, Mathematician, inventor, and philosopher Too.

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Q:

Which company has introduced 91-Octane petrol EXTRA PREMIUM in India?

A) BPCL B) Hindustan Petroleum
C) Indian Oil D) IBP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indian Oil

Explanation:
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Q:

A person who is always dissatisfied

A) malcontent B) surrogate
C) heresy D) felon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) malcontent

Explanation:

The one word substitute for "a person who is always dissatisfied" is malcontent.

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Q:

Study of the sun is called

A) Coronagraphy B) Seismography
C) Helioseismology D) Heliography
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Helioseismology

Explanation:

Helioseismology is the study of the solar interior using observations of waves on the Sun's surface. It has done much to improve our understanding of the interior of the Sun, testing the physical inputs used to model stellar interiors and providing a detailed map of the Sun's structure and internal rotation.

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Q:

An Expenditure Reforms Commission was set up by the Government of India in the year 2000 under the Chairmanship of:

A) A.M. Khusro B) G.T. Nanavati
C) M.N. Venkatachaliah D) K.P. Geetakrishnan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) K.P. Geetakrishnan

Explanation:
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Q:

Metal present in chocolate wrappers is

A) Aluminium B) Haemoglobin
C) Chalk D) Chlorophyll
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Aluminium

Explanation:

Metal Aluminium is present in chocolate wrappers.

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Q:

The artificial kidney is a

A) transplant B) machine
C) another's kidney D) other kidney from same body
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) machine

Explanation:

The artificial kidney is the dialysis machine. Blood from the body is fed into the machine which removes nitrogenous wastes like urea and returns the blood back to the body.People with renal failure have to use this machine.

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