1. Who was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize? a) Rabindranath Tagore b) Yasunari Kawabatha c) CV Raman d) None of these 2. Who among the following scientists have won the Nobel Prize for chemistry and peace? a) Niels Bohr b) Linus Pauling c) Madam Curie d) DeContinue Reading
1. Who founded the new religion Din-i-Elahi? a) Akbar b) Sikander Lodhi c) Qwaja Moinuddin Chisti d) Babur 2. Who was the first woman Chief Minister of an Indian state? a) Jayalalitha b) Padmaja Naidu c) Sucheta Kripalani d) Vijayalakshmi Pandit 3. Name the Indian political leader who served twoContinue Reading
1. Who led a military campaign with 1000 men all wearing red shirts, leading to the unification of Italy? a) Benito Mussolini b) Oliver Cromwell c) Giuseppe Garibaldi d) Otto Von Bismarck 2. Who among the following American Presidents was assassinated in 1963? a) Eisenhower b) John F Kennedy c)Continue Reading
The Reserve Bank of India has decided to increase the cash withdrawal limit for ATMs to Rs one lakh in a single day. National Technology Day is observed on May 8.Continue Reading
The distance between planets was calculated by Copernicus using Kepler’s Third Law of Planetary Motion. According to Kepler’s Law of Motion, the square of the time period of the revolution of a planet around the sun is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.Continue Reading
1. “Stored Program Concept” postulated by: Ans. John von neumann 2. Founder of the social networking website ‘Facebook’: Ans. Mark Elliot Zuckerberg 3. Name associated with Open Source Program: Ans. Richard Stallman 4. The main routes that data travels over the internet is called: Ans. Internet backbone 5. An ITContinue Reading
World Heritage Day, also known as the international day for monuments, is observed on April 18. World Health Day is observed on April 7. World Haemophilia Day is observed on April 17. Haemophilia is a genetic blood disorder in which blood does not clot properly. Civil Services Day is observedContinue Reading
The first credit card, issued in 1950, was Diner’s Club. Frank X. McNamara started the company with 200 card holders. The 1st personal computer, the Apple II, went on sale in 1977. The first product to have a UPC bar code on its packaging was Wrigley’s gum. VHS stands forContinue Reading
1. Barry Allen was the alter ego of which DC comic superhero? The Flash 2. In 1901 which brand of car was seen for the first time? Mercedes 3. Brisbane is the state capital of which SE Australian state? Queensland 4. In Norse mythology what is the name of theContinue Reading
1. What is the capitol of Morocco? Rabat 2. If you suffer from epistaxis what is wrong? Nose bleed 3. In which book would you find the manservant Pas Partout? Around the world in 80 days 4. What animals name translates as water horse? Hippopotamus 5. In Greek mythology whoContinue Reading
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