Wednesday, February 8, 2012

General Knowledge Quiz - 97

1. Which article of the constitution cannot be amended by a simple majority in both Houses of the Parliament?
[A]Article 15
[B]Article 17
[C]Article 23
[D]Article 27

2. What is the age of retirement of a Judge of a High Court in India?
[A]55 years
[B]60 years
[C]62 years
[D]65 years

3. Which one of the following is not a principal organ of the UN?
[A]General Assembly
[B]Security Council
[D]Trusteeship Council

4. The UN General Assembly meeting is usually held in

5. Where is the headquarters of the World Bank?
[A]New York
[C]Washington DC

6. Where is the headquarters of the UN Security Council?
[A]New York
[B]San Francisco
[C]Washington DC

7. Where is the headquarters of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)?

8. Who is the only sister of Kauravas in Hindu mythology?

9. What are the tropical cyclones of Bay of Bengal usually called?

10. River Indravati is a tributary of

11. Which one of the following rivers flows through Gujarat and Maharashtra?

12. The violent and tropical cyclones in China and Japan are known as

13. Ornithology is the study of
[C]Precious Gems

14. The mode of propagation of heat from the sun to earth is
[B]Convection Alone
[C]Radiation Alone
[D]Convection And Radiation

15. An electric motor is used to convert
[A]Electrical Energy Into Mechanical Energy
[B]Mechanical Energy Into Kinetic Energy
[C]Mechanical Energy Into Electrical Energy
[D]Higher Voltage To Lower Voltage