Daily General Knowledge Quiz: 12 October 2012

1. As per Railway Buget for 2011-12 the senior citizen concession for men have been increased from:
[A]30% to 40%
[B]30% to 50%
[C]25% to 30%
[D]40% to 50%


2. The monster earth Quake cum Tsunami that hit the Japan on March 11, 2011 has moved the country’s main island, Honshu, by about:
[A]Three feet
[B]Eight feet
[C]Two feet
[D]Five feet


3. Which is the commonly used unit for measuring the speed of data transmission?
[A]Character per seconds
[B]Nano seconds
[C]Mega Hertz
[D]Bits per seconds


4. Which type of reactions produces the most harmful radiations?
[A]Fission reaction
[B]Photo chemical reaction
[C]Fusion reaction
[D]Chemical reaction


5. Which of the following type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic?
[A]Flint glass
[B]Fibre glass
[C]Pyrex glass
[D]Quartz glass