General knowledge

B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of

• Music

• Journalism

• Medicine

• Environment

What is the name of the CalTech seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?

• Charles Richter

• Hiram Walker

• Giuseppe Mercalli

• Joshua Rumble

Movement of cell against concentration gradient is called

• Diffusion

• Active transport

• Osmosis

• Passive transport

Neurospora is used as genetic material because

• it has short life cycle of 10 days

• the product of single meiosis can be easily analysed

• .meiotic products are linearly arranged in the form of ordered tetrads

• is a diploid fungus

Total number of union Territories of India

To keeps one's temper means

• To become hungry

• To be in good mood

• To preserve ones energy

• .To be aloof from

Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's

• largest railway station

  .

• highest railway station

• longest railway station

• None of the above

Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of

• Tennis

• Volleyball

• Basketball

• Cricket

Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on

• May 8

• . May 18

• June 8

• June 18

For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is

• kaleidoscope

• periscope

• . spectroscope

• telescope