General Knowledge Quiz Questions
16-The instrument to measure light is called
(A) Thermometer
(B) Barometer
(C) Lux meter
(D) Hygrometer
17-Which of the following is the ore of Mercury?
(A) Cinnabar
(B) Litharge
(C) Chalcopyrite
(D) Hematite
18-The basic SI unit for volume is
(A) Deciliter
(B) Microliter
(C) Cubic meter
(D) Milliliter
19-Seasons are the result of
(A) Shape of earth
(B) Revolution of earth
(C) Rotation of earth
(D) None
20-Which of the following is proximate principle of food ?
(A) Fibres
(B) Minerals
(C) Carbohydrates
(D) Vitamins
21-The constant presence of a disease in a given geographic area, throughout the year is called
(A) Sporadic
(B) Pandemic
(C) Epidemic
(D) Endemic
22-Which of the following is the governing body of WHO?
(A) Secretariat
(B) Cabinet
(C) Executive board
(D) World Health Assembly
23-Where the Food and Agricultural Organization is situated now?
(A) Rome
(B) Geneva
(C) Moscow
(D) Paris
24-“Pellagra” occurs due to the deficiency of
(A) Vitamin B2
(B) Vitamin B1
(C) Vitamin B3
(D) Vitamin B6
25-Which of the following Cereal has highest percentage of Total Dietary Fiber?
(A) Maize
(B) Pearl millet
(C) Sorghum
(D) Wheat
26-Diseases which are imported into a country in which they do not otherwise occur, are called
(A) Exotic
(B) Epornithic
(C) Epizootic
(D) Pandemic
27-Temporary hardness of water occurs due to
(A) Bicarbonates
(B) Nitrates
(C) Chlorides
(D) Sulphates
28-Which of the following is not recycled in an ecosystem
(A) Energy
(B) NO2
(C) CO
(D) SO2
29-The energy flow in an ecosystem is
(A) Unidirectional
(B) Multidirectional
(C) Cyclic
(D) Sometime cyclic, other time multidirectional
30-Which of the following is the most stable ecosystem ?
(A) Mountain
(B) Ocean
(C) Forest
(D) Desert
ANSWERS:
16-(C), 17-(A), 18-(C), 19-(B), 20-(C), 21-(D), 22-(D), 23-(A), 24-(C), 25-(D), 26-(A), 27-(A), 28-(A), 29-(A), 30-(B)