GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ-5
What is the practice of using oils extracted from flowers and plants to enhance psychological and physical well being of someone called ?
Ans. Aromatherapy
From which year to which was Calcutta the British capital ?
Ans. 1772 to 1911
What is the length of a small intestine ?
Ans. 22 feet (or seven meters) on average
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ-5
Who was known as Frontier Gandhi ?
Ans. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Which state literally means “Land of the Dawn – lit Mountains” ?
Ans. Arunachal Pradesh
What are diseases that occur for a very short time and the body is able to recover from them soon called ?
Ans. Acute disease
Which continent is known as “The Dark Continent” ?
Ans. Africa
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ-5
Name the caves in Maharashtra, along the river Waghora which were retreats of Buddhist monks ?
Ans. Ajanta Caves
Who gave the theory of relativity ?
Ans. Albert Einstein
For which game is the Thomas Cup awarded ?
Ans. Badminton
Who was the first cosmonaut to take a spacewalk ?
Ans. Alexei Leonov
Who founded the Indian National Congress ?
Ans.Allan Octavian Hume
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ-5
Name the place which is known as “The Venice of East” ?
Ans. Alappuzha
Which rainforests are known as the “Lungs of our Planet” ?
Ans. The Amazon rainforest
Who was the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo and the only person to do it twice ?
Ans. Earhart
Sharks have special sensory pits in the skin of hte snout to detect weak electric signals that are given off naturally by muscles of their prey. Whwat are these sensory pits called ?
Ans. the ampullae of Lorenzini
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ-5
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Which place is known as “The City of the Golden Temple” ?
Ans. Amritsar
Name the polar desert that is also the largest desert ?
Ans. Antarctic Polar Desert
Which was the first manned mission to land on the moon ?
Ans. Apollo 11
