General Knowledge Quiz 12

1. In domestic LPG cylinders, a small quantity of which foul smelling chemical is added to act as a warning agent in case of any gas leakage ?

Ethyl Mercaptan
Cadaverine
Pyridine
Isocyanide

2. Launched on 1st July 1822, which newspaper is the Asia's oldest extant daily ?

Hindustan Times
The Indian Express
The Times of India
Mumbai Samachar

3. In Mumbai terror attacks on 26 Nov. 2008, what was the code name of security forces commando action against terrorists ?

Operation Black Tornado
Operation Cactus
Operation Vijay
Operation Shakti

4. Sadakat Ashram memorial in Patna is dedicated to which former President of India ?

V.V.Giri
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Zakir Hussain
Rajendra Prasad

5. Garba dance is native of which Indian state ?

West Bengal
Gujarat
Punjab
Maharashtra

6. Who is the first Indian woman to graduate from the Harvard Business School ?

Chanda Kochhar
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Naina Lal Kidwai
Lalita D. Gupte

7. At which temprature, Celsius and Fahrenheit scales will show same reading ?

minus 40 degree
180 degree
0 degree
32 degre

8. Who discoverd Penicillin ?

Ronald Ross
Alexander Fleming
Jonas Salk
Frederick Benting

9. Antarctica is the largest cold desert in the world. Which is the largest hot desert in the world ?

Kalahari
Sahara
Thar
Gobi

10. Kavaratti, an island town, is the capital of which Indian union territory ?

Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Puducherry
Lakshadweep
Daman and Diu

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