General Knowledge

Which one of the following cities was named by UNESCO as World Capital of Architecture for 2020?

• Tokyo

• Johannesburg

• Rio de Janerio

• New Delhi

Who among the following was named ICC's emerging player of the year 2018?

• Rishabh Pant

• Josh Hazlewood

• Hasan Ali

• Mustafizur Rahman

India's first private sector Howitzer gun-making unit is located at:

• Jamshedpur

• Kolkata

• Hazira

• Gwalior

Which of the following pairs of old names and new names of islands in India is/are correctly matched?

1. Ross Island : Shaheed Dweep
2. Neil Island : Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep
3. Havelock Island : Swaraj Dweep

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1, 2 and 3

• 2 and 3 only

• 1 and 2 only

• 3 only

Who among the following was posthumously conferred with the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award, in 2019?

• Jyoti Prakash Nirala

• Nazir Ahmad Wani

• Hangpan Dada

• Mohan Nath Goswami

As per code of the nomenclature, which one of the following is the correct way of writing a biological name?

• Amoeba Proteus

• Amoeba proteus

• amoeba proteus

• Amoeba Proteus

Which one of the following statements regarding Electrocardiogram is correct?

• Electrocardiogram is graphical representation of electrical activity of cornea

• Electrocardiogram is graphical representation of activity of kidney

• Electrocardiogram is graphical representation of activity of brain

• Electrocardiogram is graphical representation of electrical activity of heart

Which one of the following statements regarding Penicillin is correct?

• Penicillin resistant bacteria can store this antibiotic in vacuole

• Penicillin resistant bacteria can degrade this antibiotic by an enzyme called ß-lactamase

• Penicillin resistant bacteria can degrade this antibiotic by an enzyme called lactic acid dehydrogenase

• Penicillin is not absorbed by bacteria, so most bacteria are resistant

Which one of the following organelles of mammalian cell is rich in hydrolytic enzymes?

• Mitochondria

• Ribosomes

• Lysosome

• Nucleus

Which one of the following statements regarding Cholera is correct?

• Cholera is a disease that causes loss of memory

• Cholera is a disease of muscles due to consumption of alcohol

• Cholera is a disease due to consumption of contaminated food or water

• Cholera is a genetic disease