Top 50 Common GK Questions and Answers
Which are the smallest cells in the human body?
(A) Muscle cells
(B) Nerve cells
(C) Sperm cells
(D) Brain Stem cells
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The sperm cell is the smallest cell in the human body. The volume of these cells is quite tiny. The head of a sperm cell is roughly 4 micrometres long, about the same size as a red blood cell (RBCs). Egg cells are the biggest cells in the human body (ovum).
Who is the winner of Miss World 2017 title?
(A) India's Manushi Chhillar
(B) England's Stephanie Hill
(C) Mexico's Alma Andrea Meza Carmona
(D) Puerto Rico's Stephanie Del Valle
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
During the Miss World 2017 pageant, Manushi made it to the semi-finals in the Top Model, People's Choice, and Multimedia competitions. Along with this, she was also declared the co-winner of 'Beauty with a Purpose' contest.
(A) Polyester
(B) Rayon
(C) Terrycloth
(D) Nylon
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Nylon, the first synthetic fiber in the "fully synthetic" sense of that term, was developed by Wallace Carothers, an American researcher at the chemical firm DuPont in the 1930s. It soon made its debut in the United States as a replacement for silk, just in time for the introduction of rationing during World War II.
Which country has got its first female Prime Minister?
(A) Somalia
(B) UAE
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Chad
Correct Answer : C
(A) Methane
(B) butane
(C) ethane
(D) propane
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
LPG is liquefied petroleum gas. They are the flammable mixtures of hydrocarbon gases used as fuel in home appliances and vehicles. They are also referred to as butane since butane is the main component of LPG.
When did China start civil service examinations?
(A) 206 AD
(B) 207 AD
(C) 304 AD
(D) 105 AD
Correct Answer : A
D-Day is the day on which
(A) Germany waged war with Britain
(B) The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
(C) Allied forces landed in Normandy
(D) Germany surrendered to the Allies
Correct Answer : C
Who among the following was the first Caliph?
(A) Suleiman the Great
(B) Abu Bakr
(C) Imam Hussain
(D) Constantine
Correct Answer : B
At which of the following places the trial of war criminals of World War II was held?
(A) Nuremberg
(B) Petersburg
(C) Gettysburg
(D) Pettsburgh
Correct Answer : A
Arrange the following events in chronological order:
(a) Death of Sir Winston Churchill (b) Alaska became the 49th state of the USA (c) China and Pakistan signed the Treaty of Frontier (d) First Earth Satellite (Sputnik I) launched by the USA
(A) (a)(b)(c)(d)
(B) (d)(b)(c)(a)
(C) (b)(c)(a)(d)
(D) (c)(d)(b)(a)
Correct Answer : B
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