G.K - Test - 3


61. What makes up (approx.) 80% of our brain’s volume ?


Ans: Water


62. What is the largest flower in the world ?


Ans: Rafflesia


63. How many months of the year have 31 days ?


Ans: Seven (January / March / May / July / August / October / December)


64. Who wrote the renowned play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ ?


Ans: William Shakespeare


65. The process by which plants make their own food is called ?


Ans: Photosynthesis


66. Which country is called the ‘Sugar Bowl of the World ?


Ans: Cuba


67. Which country is known as the ‘Land of the Rising Sun ?


Ans: Japan


68. Who painted ‘The Last Supper ?


Ans: Leonardo da Vinci


69. What is the chemical symbol for water ?


Ans: H2O


70. Who invented the telephone ?


Ans: Alexander Graham Bell


71. Who invented the airplane ?


Ans: The Wright brothers


72. What is the largest lizard on Earth ?


Ans: Komodo dragon


73. When is World Environment Day celebrated ?


Ans: June 5


74. Which place is known as the ‘Roof of the World ?


Ans: Tibet


75. Which country does volleyball originate from?


Ans: The USA


76. What is Zumba ?


Ans: A dance workout


77. Is the temperature of the moon higher or lower during the day ?


Ans: Higher


78. Which planet is the smallest: Neptune, Mars, Mercury?


Ans: Mercury


79. Your blood type is determined by the genes you inherit from your parents: True or False ?


Ans: True


80. What is the square root of 144 ?


Ans: 12


81. What is three-fifths of 50 ?


Ans: 30


82. During which year did World War I begin ?


Ans: 1914


83. Which famous explorer discovered Cuba ?


Ans: Christopher Columbus


84. Who hunts most – male or female lion ?


Ans: Female


85. What type of whale is the biggest animal in the world ?


Ans: Blue Whale


86. Who was nicknamed “Trey” (Three in card terminology), when he was young ?


Ans: Bill Gates


87. His tomb in France reads “He taught us how to become free” as his writings were instrumental in creating a spirit of freedom during the French Revolution. Who was he?


Ans: Voltaire


88. The name ‘Teddy Bear’ is used to describe a soft, toy bear. The name comes from President Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt who once set a bear cub free: True or False


Ans: True


89. Which first electrical item did Thomas Edison invent ?


Ans: Lightbulb


90. What is the study of the structure, functions, disorders, and diseases of the muscular system called ?


Ans: Myology