General Knowledge Questions

Q:

Which elements are most abundant in living organisms?

A) oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus B) carbon, potassium, iron, magnesium, hydrogen, and nitrogen
C) hydrogen, carbon, calcium, potassium, oxygen, and phosphorus D) oxygen, calcium, phosphorus, sodium, hydrogen, and carbon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus

Explanation:

Living organisms often contain trace amounts of several elements, but the most abundant ones are oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, sulphur and phosphorus.

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Q:

The blind spot of the eye is where the optic nerve leaves the eyeball.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

Everyone of us have a blind spot which is a small portion within the visual field of every eye where the optic nerve and blood vessels leave the eyeball. Optic nerve is connected to brain ehich carries images of what we see.


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Q:

Who among the following has directed the film 'Sardar'

A) Tapan Sinha B) Shyam Benegal
C) Ketan Mehta D) Buddhadeb Das Gupta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ketan Mehta

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Q:

Name venue of the closing cermony of the commonwealth Games 2010

A) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium B) Indira Gandhi sports complex
C) Siri Fort Sports Complex D) Thyagaraj Sports complex
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

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Q:

Which day is the World Press freedom day ?

Answer

3 May

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Q:

Which is not a basic function of a cell?

A) stopping homeostasis from happening B) obtaining and storing energy
C) removing waste D) transferring genetic information
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) stopping homeostasis from happening

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Q:

The persistence of learning over time most clearly depends on

A) memory B) visual encoding
C) chunking D) shallow processing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) memory

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Q:

ACTH stimulates the adrenal cortex to release corticosteroid hormones.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

ACTH means Adrenal Corticotrophic Hormone.


CRH - Corticotrophin Releasing Hormone produced by hypothalamus stimulates the pituitary gland to release the ACTH which in turn produces corticosteroid hormones by adrenal glands.


 


Hence, the given statement is TRUE.

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