General Knowledge Quiz - 20

1. Which is the principal ore of Mercury?
[A]Galena
[B]Bauxite
[C]Cinnabar
[D]Hematite



2. To measure hardness of minerals, which scale is used?
[A]Kelvin
[B]Richter
[C]Mohs
[D]Mercalli



3. Who was the first Jain Tirthankar?
[A]Rishabh Dev
[B]Neminath
[C]Parshavnath
[D]Mahavir



4. Which imaginary line, located at zero degrees latitude, divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres?
[A]Prime Meridian
[B]Equator
[C]Tropic of Cancer
[D]Tropic of Capricorn



5. Which is the largest brackish water lake in India?
[A]Wular Lake,
[B]Pulicat Lake
[C]Kaliveli Lake
[D]Chilka Lake



6. Whose birthday on 29 August is celebrated as `National Sports Day' in India?
[A]C.K.Naidu
[B]Dhyan Chand
[C]Milkha Singh
[D]Wilson Jones



7. In 2010, which Asian city will host Commonwealth Games?
[A]Tokyo
[B]Shanghai
[C]New Delhi
[D]Kuala Lumpur



8. In which city are the headquarters of European Union (EU) located?
[A]Brussels
[B]Geneva
[C]New York
[D]Paris



9. Who was the first Indian to win All England Open Badminton Championships Singles title?
[A]Prakash Nath
[B]Prakash Padukone
[C]Nandu M. Natekar
[D]Pullela Gopichand



10. In which city is the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports situated?
[A]Gwalior
[B]Patiala
[C]Bangalore
[D]Chennai



11. Which associate of Mahatma Gandhi founded Paunar Ashram near Wardha in Maharashtra?
[A]Baba Amte
[B]C.Rajagopalachari
[C]C.F.Andrews
[D]Vinoba Bhave



12. Which among the following is not a Prime number?
[A]5
[B]7
[C]9
[D]11



13. In humans, the deficiency of Vitamin C leads to which disease?
[A]Beriberi
[B]Scurvy
[C]Rickets
[D]Nyctalopia (Night Blindness)



14. Phobos and Deimos are two moons (natural satellite) of which planet?
[A]Mars
[B]Venus
[C]Mercury
[D]Jupiter



15. In 1612, where did the British establish their first factory (trading post) in India?
[A]Surat
[B]Mumbai
[C]Chennai
[D]Kolkata