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People who were mad about General Knowledge may look in to this thread -

- To Answer the questions or
- To Post the questions or
- To read the questions.

But Please don't answer the questions by googling or by referring! Just try the questions and have fun 😀 No gift will be offered; So Just screw your brain; No problem, options will be given to the questions 😛

And one more request is don't spam this thread, you should either ask the questions or answer the questions.

Let's start with simple questions 😛

1. IBSA?

A) India, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Australia.
B) India, Bangladesh, South Africa, Australia.
C) India, Brazil, South Africa.
D) India, Brazil, Saudi Arabia.

Please, don't refer to answer!

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Reya

India,Brazil,South Africa!
Sahithi Pallavi

Reya is right!

1. IBSA?

A) India, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Australia.
B) India, Bangladesh, South Africa, Australia.
C) India, Brazil, South Africa.
D) India, Brazil, Saudi Arabia.

And the next question is.

2. Sound travels fastest in -

A) Water
B) Vacuum
C) Steel
D) Alcohol

Starting with simple questions, will increase the difficulty level question by question! 😀
silverscorpion

Sound travels fastest in Steel.. 😀
Sahithi Pallavi

SS is right!

2. Sound travels fastest in -

A) Water
B) Vacuum
C) Steel
D) Alcohol

And the next question is -

3. Insulin was discovered by?

A) Ronald Ross
B) EDward Jenner
C) Jobas E. Salk
D) F. Banting
Reya

Edward Jenner 😀 Very easy!
Sahithi Pallavi

Wrong answer, Reya!
Edward Jenner discovered Small Pox vaccine!
Gandalf

Sada
SS is right!

2. Sound travels fastest in -

A) Water
B) Vacuum
C) Steel
D) Alcohol

And the next question is -

3. Insulin was discovered by?

A) Ronald Ross
B) EDward Jenner
C) Jobas E. Salk
D) F. Banting
D) F. Banting
Sahithi Pallavi

Gandalf is right

3. Insulin was discovered by?

A) Ronald Ross
B) EDward Jenner
C) Jobas E. Salk
D) F. Banting

And the next question is -

4. The total number of muscles in the human body is -

A) 457
B) 525
C) 639
D) 734
ISHAN TOPRE

C. 639.

Ok Let me post a question now. 😀

5. Which is the most used Family of Ford's engine?

A) Duratorq
B) EcoBoost
C) Duratec
D) Dual Vanos
Gandalf

Issue
C. 639.

Ok Let me post a question now. 😀

5. Which is the most used Family of Ford's engine?

A) Duratorq
B) EcoBoost
C) Duratec
D) Dual Vanos
B) Eco Boost
Sahithi Pallavi

Issue is right!

4. The total number of muscles in the human body is -

A) 457
B) 525
C) 639
D) 734

And I guess Gandalf is also right!

5. Which is the most used Family of Ford's engine?
A) Duratorq
B) EcoBoost
C) Duratec
D) Dual Vanos
Sahithi Pallavi

And the next questions is..

6. How many women have won Noble Prize for peace till date? 😀

A) 12
B) 14
C) 15
D) 16
Gandalf

A) 12
Sahithi Pallavi

Gandalf, your answer is wrong! Try once again!
Gandalf

Sada
Gandalf, your answer is wrong! Try once again!
Its B) 14
since in 2011 itis shared by 3 of them
😀
didnt consider it
Sahithi Pallavi

No Gandalf, You missed one person; 15 is the correct answer 😀
If you want the names, here are they,

1905 - Baroness Bertha von Suttner
1931 - Jane Addams
1946 - Emily Greene Balch
1976 - Betty Williams
1976 - Mairead Corrigan
1979 - Mother Teresa
1982 - Alva Myrdal
1991 - Aung San Suu Kyi
1992 - Rigoberta Menchu Tum
1997 - Jody Williams
2003 - Shirin Ebadi
2004 - Wangari Maathai
2011 - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
2011 - Leymah Gbowee
2011 - Tawakkul Karman

6. How many women have won Noble Prize for peace till date? 😀

A) 12
B) 14
C) 15
D) 16

And my next question is..

7. Dr. Mahaveer golechha was in news for winning the USA young investigator scholarship award for his research on which of the following?

A) Swine flu.
B) Alzheimer's disease.
C) Leukemia.
D) Arthritis.
Reya

Alzhemier's disease!

One who studied in BITS!
Sahithi Pallavi

Awesome! You are right, Reya!
A new drug derived from citrus fruits can help people suffering from Alzheimer's disease to improve their quality of life, claims a researcher of AIIMS.

7. Dr. Mahaveer golechha was in news for winning the USA young investigator scholarship award for his research on which of the following?

A) Swine flu.
B) Alzheimer's disease.
C) Leukemia.
D) Arthritis

And the next question is

8. Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?

A) China
B) Brazil
C) Mexico
D) India
Ankita Katdare

Sada
8. Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?

A) China
B) Brazil
C) Mexico
D) India
I know this one! It is Brazil. ☕

I am a coffee-fan! 😍
Gandalf

8. Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?

A) China
B) Brazil
C) Mexico
D) India

Ans : B) Brazil
Sahithi Pallavi

Akd and Gandalf are right!

8. Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?

A) China
B) Brazil
C) Mexico
D) India

And my next question is -

9. "India House" is located in -

A) New Delhi
B) Kolkata
C) London
D) New York
Harshad Italiya

London
Sahithi Pallavi

godfather is right!

9. "India House" is located in -

A) New Delhi
B) Kolkata
C) London
D) New York

And my next question is -

10. World Computer Literacy Day is celebrated on -

A) 5th July
B) 2nd December
C) 3rd November
D) 1st December
Harshad Italiya

5th July, Not Sure this time.
Sahithi Pallavi

godfather
5th July, Not Sure this time.
Your guess is wrong! Try your luck once again 😁
Gandalf

its today 2 december
Sahithi Pallavi

Gadalf is right 😀 Today is the World Computer Literacy Day 😁

10. World Computer Literacy Day is celebrated on -

A) 5th July
B) 2nd December
C) 3rd November
D) 1st December

And the next question is -

11. Who is the present UN Secretary General?

A) Kofi Annan
B) Horst Koehler
C) Koichiro Matsuura
D) Ban Ki-Moon
Gandalf

d) Ban Ki-Moon
Sahithi Pallavi

Gandalf is right!

11. Who is the present UN Secretary General?

A) Kofi Annan
B) Horst Koehler
C) Koichiro Matsuura
D) Ban Ki-Moon

And my next question is -

12. World Bank's headquarters are in -

A) Geneva
B) Paris
C) Washington D.C.
D) New York

@CEans - If you want to give any suggestions, do let them come out. And you may post questions too.
Gandalf

c) wASHINGTON DC
Sahithi Pallavi

Gandalf is right!

12. World Bank's headquarters are in -

A) Geneva
B) Paris
C) Washington D.C.
D) New York

PS - @Gandalf - How many General knowledge book have you read?

And my next question is -

13. Who was the founder of Homeopathy?

A) Berliner
B) Robert koch
C) Elias How & Broquet
D) Hahnemann
Gandalf

No Idea This Time 😳
Anil Jain

Easy one...
D) Hahnemann
Sahithi Pallavi

CB is right 😀

13. Who was the founder of Homeopathy?

A) Berliner
B) Robert koch
C) Elias How & Broquet
D) Hahnemann

And the next question is -

14. Which International Telecom Company uses the baseline 'Intelligence Everywhere'?

A) Motorola
B) Ericsson
C) Alcatel
D) Blackberry
Ankita Katdare

Motorola! And now it is I believe, 'HelloMoto' 😛
Sahithi Pallavi

Akd is right 😀

14. Which International Telecom Company uses the baseline 'Intelligence Everywhere'?

A) Motorola
B) Ericsson
C) Alcatel
D) Blackberry

And the next question is -

15. The red color of red sea is because of -

A) Trichodesmium erythrium
B) Brown algae
C) red algae
D) Cephaleuros
Reya

Algae named Trichodesmium erythrium!
Sahithi Pallavi

Reya is right!

15. The red color of red sea is because of -

A) Trichodesmium erythrium
B) Brown algae
C) red algae
D) Cephaleuros

And my next question is -

16. The year 2011 i s being observed as -

A) International Year of the Youth
B) International Year of Chemistry
C) International Year of Potato
D) Both A, B & C
E) Both A & B
Gandalf

d) Both A & B

year of youth - aug 2010 - aug 2011
international year of chemistry 2011
Kaustubh Katdare

Sada
15. The red color of red sea is because of -
A) Trichodesmium erythrium
B) Brown algae
C) red algae
D) Cephaleuros
It's not 'red', trust me. I've dived in it 😘 .
Sahithi Pallavi

The_Big_K
It's not 'red', trust me. I've dived in it 😘 .
Yeah mostly may be 😀. But our sources are saying - Occasionally, the sea becomes filled with seasonal blooms of the red colored cyanobacteria algae, called trichodesmium erythraeum, which, upon dying, turn the usually blue-green water, reddish-brown. The color is not intense and is said to vary across the expansive body of water.

And yeah we can not take this. Because then how about yellow sea, black sea and all? 😀
Sahithi Pallavi

Gandalf is right!

16. The year 2011 i s being observed as -

A) International Year of the Youth
B) International Year of Chemistry
C) International Year of Potato
D) Both A, B & C
E) Both A & B

And the next question is -

17. 'Daughters of Shame' is a book written by -

A) Shazia Aziz
B) Jasvinder Sanghera
C) Kermit Roosevelt
D) Mehar Fatima Hussain
Gandalf

B) jasvinder Sanghera
sowjitha

Sada
Gandalf is right!

16. The year 2011 i s being observed as -

A) International Year of the Youth
B) International Year of Chemistry
C) International Year of Potato
D) Both A, B & C
E) Both A & B

And the next question is -

17. 'Daughters of Shame' is a book written by -

A) Shazia Aziz
B) Jasvinder Sanghera
C) Kermit Roosevelt
D) Mehar Fatima Hussain
Daughters of shame was written by Jasvinder Sanghera
Sahithi Pallavi

Gandalf and Sowjitha are right!

17. 'Daughters of Shame' is a book written by -

A) Shazia Aziz
B) Jasvinder Sanghera
C) Kermit Roosevelt
D) Mehar Fatima Hussain

Will post the new question tomorrow 😀
And one more thing is any CEan can post the questions here 😉
Harshad Italiya

18. What is common between Kutty, Shankar, Laxman and Sudhir Dar?

A) Film Direction
B) Drawing Cartoons
C) Instrumental Music
D) Classical Dance
Kaustubh Katdare

18: Is 'B' the answer?
Reya

You are right Biggie!

Here is the question!

19. He is the professor of IITM.He was awarded the Padma Shri for his service in science and engineering and telecommunication by the Government of India.He has developed advanced wireless communication system.Who is he?
Gandalf

Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala in year 2002
Reya
You are right Biggie!

Here is the question!

19. He is the professor of IITM.He was awarded the Padma Shri for his service in science and engineering and telecommunication by the Government of India.He has developed advanced wireless communication system.Who is he?
PraveenKumar Purushothaman

Let me ask one!
20. Raj is 25 years old in 1975. But he is only 20 years old in 1980! How?
Gandalf

Is it due to use of different calendars to calculate age of Raj ??
Mayan calender has 260 days
PraveenKumar Purushothaman

@Gandalf: It is English year only! Not anything else... Easy dude, guess... 😀
Gandalf

Is it the age from the death of raj ??
PraveenKumar Purushothaman

@Gandalf: Nopes, try again... Its his age, living age... Not the dead one! 😀
PraveenKumar Purushothaman

Any guesses???
PraveenKumar Purushothaman

20. Still unanswered, waiting for your answers... 😀

21. Who declared that his ultimate aim was to wipe 'every tear from every eye'?
A. Rajendra Prasad
B. Sardar Patel
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Gandalf

Praveen-Kumar
20. Still unanswered, waiting for your answers... 😀

21. Who declared that his ultimate aim was to wipe 'every tear from every eye'?
A. Rajendra Prasad
B. Sardar Patel
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Mahatma Gandhi
C Jawaharlal Nehru
PraveenKumar Purushothaman

@Gandalf: Right! 😀
PraveenKumar Purushothaman

Anyone to answer the 20th question?
Dancer_Engineer

Praveen-Kumar
Let me ask one!
20. Raj is 25 years old in 1975. But he is only 20 years old in 1980! How?
How is that possible? :O
Is he suffering from Progeria? 😕
PraveenKumar Purushothaman

Try again ya... No suffering... I am waiting for a smart answer... Easy one... 😀
Reya

@Praveen: Give them a clue atleast!
PraveenKumar Purushothaman

What can I give as clue. You give them a better clue...
Sahithi Pallavi

22.Who holds the record for earning the highest amount as prize money in tennis in a single season?

A) Novak Djokovic
B) Serena williams
C) Kim clijsters
D) Rafael Nadal.
Dancer_Engineer

Reya
@Praveen: Give them a clue atleast!
Praveen-Kumar
What can I give as clue. You give them a better clue...
Oh, one of you give a clue now 😛
Dancer_Engineer

Sada
22.Who holds the record for earning the highest amount as prize money in tennis in a single season?

A) Novak Djokovic
B) Serena williams
C) Kim clijsters
D) Rafael Nadal.

Serena Williams is the all-time highest paid prize money among the women.

OR,
Rafael Nadal 😍
Sahithi Pallavi

@Dancer_Engineer - 2 Options 😲 But Wrong Options 😀
Dancer_Engineer

Sada
@Dancer_Engineer - 2 Options 😲 But Wrong Options 😀
Oops! That leaves me with 2 options then. 😳
The answer will be Novak Djokovic at $12 million.

Actually, Serena Williams is the highest prize money earner among the women Athletes. 😍
naga lakshmi

Sada
Awesome! You are right, Reya!
A new drug derived from citrus fruits can help people suffering from Alzheimer's disease to improve their quality of life, claims a researcher of AIIMS.

7. Dr. Mahaveer golechha was in news for winning the USA young investigator scholarship award for his research on which of the following?

A) Swine flu.
B) Alzheimer's disease.
C) Leukemia.
D) Arthritis

And the next question is

8. Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?

A) China
B) Brazil
C) Mexico
D) India
A) china
Sahithi Pallavi

@Dancer-Engineer - you are right!

naga lakshmi
A) china
No, Brazil is the right answer and it was already answered.
Dancer_Engineer

Which is the first country to have its three top positions of power held simultaneously by women?
A) Denmark
B) Canada
C) New Zealand
D) Australia
PraveenKumar Purushothaman

Dancer_Engineer
Which is the first country to have its three top positions of power held simultaneously by women?
A) Denmark
B) Canada
C) New Zealand
D) Australia
Is it C) New Zealand?
Dancer_Engineer

Praveen-Kumar
Is it C) New Zealand?
Yes, that's the right answer.

New Zealand is the first country to have its three top positions of power held simultaneously by women:
The Prime Minister (Helen Clark), the Governor General (Dame Silvia Cartwright) and the Chief Justice (Sian Elias).
Jyothi Jo

Praveen-Kumar
Let me ask one!
20. Raj is 25 years old in 1975. But he is only 20 years old in 1980! How?
Is it BC calendar counting ? 😛
PraveenKumar Purushothaman

Jyothi Jo
Is it BC calendar counting ? 😛
Yeah!!! 😀
ashuashi

Praveen-Kumar
Let me ask one!
20. Raj is 25 years old in 1975. But he is only 20 years old in 1980! How?
He is born on 29th Feb. remove 5 leap years as his B'day date did not come.... he is now 20 years... m i right
ashuashi

Q.22)

Solve this....

A man goes to work one day to discover that he could not log on to his computer. His password won't work. Then he remembers that the passwords are reset every month for security reasons. So he goes to his boss's office and had this conversation:

Man: "Hey, boss, my password is out of date."

Boss: "Yes. The password is different, but if you listen carefully you can figure out the new password. It has the
same number of letters as your old one, but only 4 of the letters are the same."

Man: "Thanks, boss!"

The man then goes to his computer and logs on successfully. Question: What is his new password, and what was the old one?
PraveenKumar Purushothaman

ashuashi
He is born on 29th Feb. remove 5 leap years as his B'day date did not come.... he is now 20 years... m i right
How do you even think like that? Wrong!!! 😲 Even if it is a leap year, his age should increase na? He was 25!!! And now he's 20!!! So he is in BC!!! 😀
PraveenKumar Purushothaman

ashuashi
Q.22)

Solve this....

A man goes to work one day to discover that he could not log on to his computer. His password won't work. Then he remembers that the passwords are reset every month for security reasons. So he goes to his boss's office and had this conversation:

Man: "Hey, boss, my password is out of date."

Boss: "Yes. The password is different, but if you listen carefully you can figure out the new password. It has the
same number of letters as your old one, but only 4 of the letters are the same."

Man: "Thanks, boss!"

The man then goes to his computer and logs on successfully. Question: What is his new password, and what was the old one?
New Password: Different (the boss said "The password is different")
Old Password: OutOfDate (the man said "My password is out of date")
ashuashi

Praveen-Kumar
New Password: Different (the boss said "The password is different")
Old Password: OutOfDate (the man said "My password is out of date")
u got it.... right
Anoop Kumar

Dancer_Engineer
Which is the first country to have its three top positions of power held simultaneously by women?
A) Denmark
B) Canada
C) New Zealand
D) Australia
Lol..

India should answer for Uttar Pradesh,Delhi,West Begal and Tamilnadu people
😁😁😁😛
K Vikrant

In which calendar year was Rahul Dravid the top scorer in ODIs and in which year was he the top scorer in International Test Matches? (Use Cricinfo if you want.) ?
ashuashi

K Vikrant
In which calendar year was Rahul Dravid the top scorer in ODIs and in which year was he the top scorer in International Test Matches? (Use Cricinfo if you want.) ?
I think 1999 WC in England... & 1999 year
K Vikrant

Nope, for 1999 in test matches it is Sachin. 1999 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com
And for ODIs it is Saurav Ganguly.
1999 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com

Though Rahul Dravid missed out just by 6 runs in 1999 to Saurav Ganguly.

Now that I have posted the links to the cricinfo stats pages, it would be easy after observing the URL formats,to search who were the highest in the two formats in other years too. 😉

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