Dps – Mis, Doha- Qatar Annual Examination (2020-21) Class
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DPS – MIS, DOHA- QATAR ANNUAL EXAMINATION (2020-21) CLASS: XI & XII GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS 1. Who has won the prestigious 2020 World Food Prize, which is equivalent to a Nobel Prize in the field of agriculture? a. Rattan Lal b. Salman Akhtar c. Naresh Dalal d. Nita Ahuja Ans : Rattan Lal 2. Which is the largest passenger plane in the world? a. Boeing 747 c. Airbus A340 b. Airbus A380 d. Boeing 777 Ans: Airbus A380 3. Who won the Styrian Grand Prix 2020 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria? a. Max Verstappen b. Valtteri Bottas c. Lewis Hamilton d. None of the Above Ans: Lewis Hamilton 4. Who is known as the father of Indian army? a. Robert Lockhart c. RD Kothari b. Major Stringer Lawrence d. None of these 1 Ans: Major Stringer Lawrence 5. Who received the 2020 Nelson Mandela Prize? a. Marianna Vardinoyannis b. Morissana Kouyate c. Both A and B d. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande Ans: Both A and B 6. Which of the following became first country to ban sun screen that is harmful for corals? a. Nauru c. Palau b. Tuvalu d. Ivory Coast Ans: Palau 7. Who has been ranked first in the world ranking of men's elite of 52 kg weight category according world rankings 2020 released by The International Boxing Association? a. Vikas Krishan Yadav b. Shiva Thapa c. Manish Kaushik d. Amit Panghal Ans: Amit Panghal 8. The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting stone of ideas" is a statement attributed to a. Bhagat Singh b. Ram Prasad Bismil c. Ashfaqulla Khan 2 d. Khudiram Bose Ans: Bhagat Singh 9. This 30,000-seater 'theatre' of sport can be found in Marina Bay, Singapore. There is no specific sport played here but it is the world's largest floating stage. What is this stadium's name? a. The Boat c. The Float b. The Ice d. The Bay Ans: The Float 10. What is the biggest flower in the world? a. Lily c. Rose b. Petunia d. Rafflesia Ans: Rafflesia 11. In geology, what is a monadnock? a. A type of lake c. a valley b. A type of hill d. Another name for a stream Ans: a type of hill 12. In which of the following states is the Hornbill Festival held annually? a. Mizoram b. Assam c. Sikkim d. Nagaland Ans: Nagaland 13. This mathematician was a pioneer in computer programming language in the 19th Century and created the first algorithm. What was her name? a. Ida Langley c. Muriel Berners 3 b. Ada Lovelace d. None of these Ans: Ada Lovelace 14. Which of the following is the National Aquatic Animal of India? a. Salt Water Crocodile b. Sea Turtle c. Dugong d. Dolphin Ans: Dolphin 15. Which surgeon introduced antiseptic medicine to the world? a. Joseph Lister c. Michael Faraday b. Sir Henry Thompson d. None of these Ans: Joseph Lister 16. Sweating during exercise indicates operation of which one of the following processes in the human body? a. Enthalpy b. Homeostasis c. Phagocytosis d. Osmoregulation Ans: Homeostasis 17. What is the slang term given to a ball that is bowled so well that it is considered unplayable by the batsman? a. a jaffa c. an over b. an in swinger d. a half volley Ans: a jaffa 18. Which of the following best describes the legal phrase amicus curiae? a. let the buyer beware b. friend of the court c. at one's own risk 4 d. on what authority Ans: friend of court 19. Which of these terms describes the rhythmic motion of water in lakes that is sometimes induced by earthquakes? a. Undertow c. Spring b. Seiche d. Riptide Ans: Seiche 20. Which of the following is a percussion instrument? a. Cymbal b. Mandolin c. Santoor d. Accordion Ans: Cymbal 21. Marie Stopes is credited with revolutionising what? a. Metaphysics c. Birth Control b. Radar d. None of thèse Ans : Metaphysics 22. Which organization was formed by Henry Dunant the winner of the first Nobel Peace prize in 1901? a. Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons b. Worldwide Fund for Nature c. Médecins Sans Frontières d. International Red Cross Ans: International Red Cross 5 23. In which session did the Indian National Congress declare Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) to be its goal? a. Lahore, 1929 b. Lucknow, 1916 c. Tripura, 1939 d. Lahore, 1940 Ans : Lahore, 1929 24. Which of these organizations manages internet protocol numbers and Domain Name Systems roots? a. IUCN b. ICANN c. IUPAC d. IAEA Ans: ICANN 25. Who build the St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, Russia? a. Peter I c. Vladislav I b. Ivan the Terrible d. Feodor I Ans: Ivan the Terrible 26. At which of the following places is the Indian National Defence University being set up? a. Medak, Andhra Pradesh b. Amethi, Uttar Pradesh c. Gurgaon, Haryana d. Kasargod, Kerala Ans: Gurgaon, Haryana 27. Who among the following devised the method of making 'Pakka' roads? a. Mc Adam c. Jimi Adams 6 b. George Stephenson d. Graham Brothers Ans: Mc Adam 28. Who said “Where flowers bloom so does hope”? a. Ralph Waldo Emerson b. Shakespeare c. Lady Bird Johnson d. Mother Teresa Ans: Lady Bird Johnson 29. India’s first in-orbit space debris monitoring and tracking system is carried out by a. Atma Nirbhar c. Digantara b. Asthros d. None of these Ans: Digantara 30. What are the 4 "Ps" in marketing? a. Product, Price, Population, Promotion b. Production, Price, Place, Promotion c. Product, Price, Place, Promotion d. Production, Price, Population, Promotion Ans: Product, Price, Place, Promotion 31. From which port of England, did the famous ship Titanic started its journey? a. Liverpool c. Southampton b. Manchester d. Sunderland Ans: Southampton 32. Which of the following is the single largest flower in the world? a. Amorphophallus titanium b. Rafflesia Orlandi 7 c. Corypha Umbraculifera d. Posedonia Oceanica Ans: Rafflesia Orlandi 33. During 18th century who among the following philosophers said these famous words? “Man is born free but is everywhere in chains”. a) Voltaire c. Jack Derrida b) Jean Jack Rousseau d. Montesquieu Ans : Jean Jack Rousseau 34. Who among the following is known as the ‘Father of Indian Medicine’? a. Charaka b. Sushruta c. Patanjali d. Panini Ans: Charaka 35. Which famous book was written by Nostradamus? a) Les Prophéties c. Das Kapital b) The Tempest d. None of these Ans: Les Prophéties 36. Who of the following is credited with the introduction of decimal system? a. Aryabhatta b. Bhaskaracharya c. Varahamira d. Kautilya Ans: Bhaskaracharya 37. The phenomenon of bursting of hydrogen balloon is based on– a. Charles's law c. Boyle's law 8 b. Henry's law d. Bernoulli's theorem Ans: Charles’s Law 38. Which one among the following is not an ape? a. Gibbon c. Gorilla b. Langur d. Orangutan Ans:Langur 39. Who is the present RBI Governor? a. D Subbarao c. YB Reddy b. Arun Ramanathan d. Shaktikanta Das Ans: Shaktikanta Das 40. Which of the following is obtained from a flower? a. Cardamom b. Cotton c. Coffee d. Saffron Ans: Saffron 41. Which country is also known as ‘The pearl of Orient seas’? a. Bhutan c. Japan b. North Korea d. Philippines Ans: Philippines 42. Who is the current Field Marshal of Indian army? a. Sam Manekshaw b. Kodandera Madappa Cariappa c. N C Vij d. General Bipin Rawat. Ans: Kodandera Madappa Cariappa 43. Leakage of which of the following gases had caused the Bhopal Gas Tragedy? 9 a. Methyl isocyanate c. Carbon Mono-oxide b. Nitric oxide d. Sulphur di-oxide Ans: Methyl isocyanate 44. Who among the following is considered the author of the poem "Sarfaroshi Ki tamanna ab hamare dil mein hai"? a. Bhagat Singh b. Sachindranath Sanyal c. Ram Prased Bismil d. Chandershekhar Azad Ans: Ram Prasad Bismil 45. Which of these birds can fly backward? a. Eagle c. Chicken b. Ostrich d. Hummingbird Ans: Hummingbird 46. With which of the following companies is Karshanbhai Patel associated? a. Nirma b. Hindalco c. Lupin d. Essar Ans: Nirma 47. A rainbow can appear at night. What is it called? a. Knight bow c. Moonbow b. Night bow d. All of these Ans: Moonbow 48. In which country is the Salzburg Festival held every year? a. Germany b. Austria c. Switzerland 10 d. France Ans: Austria 49. In which sport is camel spin a type of move? a. Bowling c. Figure Skating b. Tennis d. Snowboarding Ans: Figure Skating 50. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Awards and other sports awards are given to sportspersons on August 29 every year which is the birthday of - a. K.D. Jadhav b. Polly Umrigar c. Rajiv Gandhi d. Major Dhyanchand Ans: Major Dhyanchand 51. Who first used the term nanotechnology and when? a. Richard Feynman, 1959 b. Norio Taniguchi, 1974 c. Eric Drexler, 1986 d. Sumio Iijima, 1991 Ans: Norio Taniguchi, 1974 52. Mesopotamian civilization thrived in the area between which two rivers? a. Euphrates and Nile b. Tigris and Euphrates c. Nile and Tigris d. Euphrates and Diyala Ans: Tigris and Euphrates 11 53. Who has been announced as the winner of Asian region overall winner of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her story, "The Great Indian Tee and Snakes"? a. Amitav Ghosh b. Kiran Desai c. Kritika Pandey d. Jhumpa Lahiri Ans : Kritika Pandey 54. The visible light has a wavelength range from about 380 nm (violet) to 780 nm (red). If an excited object emits light with wavelength of 15 nm, to which one of the following ranges does it belong? a.