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Sunday, August 18, 2013

General Knowledge Set 17



Bicycle is the main method of commuting in China. Every year 17 million bicycles are produced in China.

The brain of the ostrich is smaller than its eyes. Dolphins don't automatically breathe; they have to tell themselves to do it.

The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada The Japanese call their country as Nippon

Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old It snowed in the Sahara Desert in February of 1979

The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit, USA

Everyone's tongue print is different, like fingerprints. A lion's roar can be heard from five miles away.

12 astronauts walked on the moon between 1969 and 1972. Their footsteps are still seen there because there is no wind on the moon.

Ants and bees recognise members of their own colony by smell The Niagara Falls froze solid as it was extremely cold in the winter of 1932

More than one million earths can fit inside the sun. Java is one of the islands of Indonesia where flying snakes are found.

The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice (Italy) The biggest island of the world is Greenland

Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave

An average American spends six months of his whole life at red traffic lights. A snail can sleep for three years without eating.

Cuba is called The Sugar Bowl of the World. The first nobel prize was awarded in 1901 to Sully Prudhomme.

Male mosquitoes are vegetarians. Only females bite Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing

The longest river in Russia and Europe is Volga River The term 'astrology' literally means Star Speech Coal is also known as Black Diamond

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Q#1127. Afghanistan has vice-presidents? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) None . . . . . . Ans. c

In the accounting cycle? a)Closing entries are made before adjusting entries b)Closing entries are made after adjusting entries . . . . . b

Q#1122. Bhutan is? (a) An Indian state (b) A province of Burma (c) An independent country in South Asia (d) A Chinese state . . . . . . c

Q#1126. Pearl Harbor, USA, naval base in Hawain Islands, during WWII was attacked by? (a) Germany (b) Japan (c) Cuba . . . . . . Ans. b

Q#1129. Cuban Missile Crisis took place in? a) 1970 b) 1981 c) 1962 . . . . . . Ans. c

Q#1128. The Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in? a) 1990 b) 1992 c) 1996 . . . . . . Ans. c

Q#1123. NATO is? (a) An economical union (b) A free trade areas (c) A military alliance (d) An organization of UNO . . . . . . Ans. c

Currency exchange rates tend to vary inversely with their ______? a. Purchasing power b. Interest rates c. Economic power . . . . . . a

G-15 is? a) A group of Third World countries b) A group of industrialized countries c) A musical group d) A military alliance . . . . . . b

Q#1120. When costs are rising, which method reports higher net income? a. LIFO b. FIFO c. Average . . . . . . Ans. b

Q#1130. SAARC was established in? a. 1993 b. 1985 c. 1990 d. 1998 . . . . . . Ans. b

The _____ is the stated interest rate at the time the bond was issued? Coupon rate Yield to maturity Internal rate of return . . . . . . a

A company can improve its debt-to-total assets ratio by doing which of the following? Sell common stock Purchase common stock . . . . . . a

Q#1124. G-7 means? (a) A scientific expression (b) An export Co (c) Group of Seven Western Industrialized Countries . . . . . . Ans. c

Sales to Mustafa of Rs.10,000 not recorded in the books would affect? a)Sales account b)Mustafa account c)Sales and Mustafa Account . c

Alexander`s funeral would have cost $600 million today. A road from Egypt to Babylon was built to carry his body.

Q#1105. The severity of 2005 earthquake in Pakistan on Richter scale was? a. 6.9 b. 7.6 c. 7.1 . . . . . . Ans.b Facebook like Page /GkTests

Soldiers in the Netherlands are not required to salute officers There are 296 steps to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in its stairway

A total of 23.3 million Harry Potter books were sold in the U.S. in the year 2000 We give birth to 100 billion red cells every day.

When we touch something, we send a message to our brain at 124 mph We have over 600 muscles We exercise at least 30 muscles when we smile

*The only nation whose name begins with an A, but doesn't end in an A is Afghanistan *The youngest Pope was 11 years old.

Q#1106. Atom is made up of ........... different kinds of subatomic particles? a.Three b.Two c.Four . . . . . . a Electron, proton, neutron

We make one liter of saliva a day. The USA uses 29% of the world`s petrol and 33% of the world`s electricity.

The only man-made structure visible from space is the Great Wall of China There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are people

Big Ben is actually the name of the largest bell inside the London clock tower, not of the clock itself.

Every year in France there is a "Thieves Fair" where people are encouraged to try to steal things from the stalls.

The direction of rotation of the earth on its axis is from? a) North to south b) East to west c) West to east . . . c (Anti Clockwise)

Which of the following amounts appears in both the income statement and balance sheet? a)Net Income b)Depreciation c)Dividends . . . . . . a

Q#1097. Survey Means? (a) Overlooking (b) Organizing social data (c) Observation . . . . . . Ans. b

Mugging, rape and burglary are examples of ----- crimes? a) Organized crimes b) General crimes c) Street crimes d) Modern crimes . . . b

The cost of goods and services used up in the process of obtaining revenue are called? (a) Revenue (b) Expenses (c) Liabilities . . . b

The length of the coastline of Nepal is? a) 2,562 Km b) 5000 Km c) 0 Km . . . . . . Ans. C (0 Km, because there is no Sea or coastline)

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