General Knowladge

For which of the following disciplines is Nobel prize award ?

• Literature, Peace and Economics

• Physics and Chemistry

• Physiology or Medicine

• All of the above

Galileo was an Italian astronomer who

• developed the telescope

• discovered four satellites of Jupiter

• discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement

• All of the above

Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because

• resistance power increases

• the infrared light kills bacteria in the body

• the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D

• the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan

Light year is a unit of

• Time

• Distance

• Light

• Light

Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN?

• Biro Brothers

• Waterman Brothers

• Bicc Brothers

• Write Brothers

What J. B. Dunlop invented?

• Pneumatic rubber tire

• Automobile wheel rim

• Rubber boot

• Rubber boot

Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Benjamin Franklin

• Marie Curie

What James Watt invented?

• Diving bell

• Steam boat

• Rotary steam engine

• Hot air balloon

Which of the following is used in pencils?

• Silicon

• Graphite

• Charcoal

• Phosphorous

Plants receive their nutrients mainly from

• chlorophyll

• atmosphere

• light

• soil