G.K - Test - 4


91. How long does humans take to digest the food ?


Ans: 24 to 72 hours


92. What is the smallest country in the world ?


Ans: Vatican City


93. Which element has the atomic number 1 ?


Ans: Hydrogen


94. How many layers does Earth’s atmosphere have ?


Ans: Five


·        Troposphere - Where we live and where weather happens.


·        Stratosphere - Contains the ozone layer; jets fly here.


·        Mesosphere -Where meteors burn up.


·        Thermosphere - Contains the auroras; very thin air.


·        Exosphere - The outermost layer; merges with space.


95. Which country has more kangaroos than humans ?


Ans: Australia


96. What is the largest organ in the human body ?


Ans: Skin


97. Which galaxy is the Earth a part of ?


Ans: Milky Way


98. Which animal has the longest life expectancy ?


Ans: Greenland shark


99. Which mammal does not have vocal cords?


Ans: Giraffe


100. How many US states have a coastline ?


Ans: 23


101. In which ocean is the Ring of Fire found ?


Ans: Pacific Ocean


102. Abraham Lincoln is the ___________ President of the US.


Ans: Sixteen President


103. How many players are there in an ice hockey team ?


Ans: Six


104. LPG(Liquefied Petroleum Gas) is mainly a mixture of which gases ?


Ans: Propane and Butane


105.Which instrument is used for measuring wind speed ?


Ans: Anemometer


106. How many straight edges does a cube have?


Ans: 12


107. Which layer of planet Earth is made up of tectonic plates: Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, or Crust ?


Ans: Crust


108. Convection, Frontal and Relief are the three main types of clouds, rainfall, or winds?


Ans: Rainfall


109. Can you name the legendary Benedictine monk who invented champagne?


Ans: Dom Perignon


110. Which actress has won the most Oscars?


Ans: Katherine Hepburn (4 Oscars and 12 nominations)


111. Which kind of ‘bulbs’ were once exchanged as a form of currency?


Ans: Tulips


112. What does the term ‘Piano’ mean?


Ans: ‘To be played softly.’


113. What does the term ‘birdie’ mean in a game of golf ?


Ans: In golf, a "birdie" means scoring one stroke less than par on a hole.


For example:



  • If a hole is a par 4 and you complete it in 3 strokes, that’s a birdie.


114. Which naturalist sailed in the famous ship called Beagle and found the breakthrough island called the ‘Galapagos’?


Ans: Charles Robert Darwin


115. Apart from cheese and tomato, what other two toppings are usually there on a Hawaiian Pizza ?


Ans: Pineapple and Ham


116. What kind of weapon is a falchion?


Ans: Sword


117. What is another word for a ‘lexicon’?


Ans: Dictionary


118. What color is a Himalayan poppy?


Ans: Blue


119. In football (soccer), who was nicknamed ‘The Divine Ponytail’?


Ans: Roberto Baggio


120. Who wrote the novel ‘1984’?


Ans: George Orwell