GK Quiz #11

#1. Pyongyang is the capital city of which Asian country ?

North Korea

South Korea

Thailand

Indonesia

#2. The International Day of Peace, sometimes officially known as World Peace Day, is inaugurated at the UN Headquarters by

Ringing the United Nations Peace Bell

Switching on all lights at the UN Headquarters

Sending an email to heads of all nations

Cutting of a red ribbon by the Secretary-General

To inaugurate the day, the United Nations Peace Bell is rung at UN Headquarters (in New York City). The bell is cast from coins donated by children from all continents except Africa, and was a gift from the United Nations Association of Japan, as “a reminder of the human cost of war”; the inscription on its side reads, “Long live absolute world peace”.

#3. His admiration for which famous personality prompted Portuguese professional footballer Cristiano Ronaldo's father to give his son the name "Ronaldo"?

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Dr Ronald Ross

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Colman

The name Ronaldo was added to Cristiano’s name in honour of his father’s favourite movie actor, Ronald Reagan, who was U.S. president at the time of Cristiano’s birth.

#4. Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna?

Indira Gandhi

Mother Teresa

MS Subalakshmi

Sarojini Naidu

Indira Gandhi, who was the first and has been the only female Prime Minister of India so far, was conferred the Bharat Ratna in 1971.

#5. Who is the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize?

Rabindranath Tagore

Har Gobind Khorana

C V Raman

Hideki Yukawa

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian as well as first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Prize. He received the prize for Literature in 1913 for his work “Gitanjali”.

#6. In which of the following the speed of sound will be the fastest?

Vacuum

Air

Water

Iron

The rigidity of iron is much greater than that of air and water. Hence, sound travels faster in it.

#7. What is river Ganga called in Bangladesh?

Teesta

Meghna

Padma

Surma

In West Bengal in India, as well as in Bangladesh, the Ganges is locally called the Padma. The westernmost distributaries of the delta are the Bhagirathi and the Hugli (Hooghly) rivers, on the east bank of which stands the huge metropolis of Kolkata (Calcutta).

#8. What is the name of the bulldog in Tom and Jerry cartoons?

Tyke

Pluto

Spike

Goofy

Spike Bulldog is the deuteragonist (the person second in importance to the protagonist in a drama) of the Tom and Jerry franchise. He’s a grey, rough bulldog that appears in many of Tom and Jerry cartoons.

#9. Vexillology is the study of

fingernails

flags

candles

bees

Vexillology is the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags or, by extension, any interest in flags in general. The word is a synthesis of the Latin word vexillum and the Greek suffix -logia. The first known usage of the word vexillology was in 1959.