Basic General Knowledge-GK – 03 Posted on June 30, 2020July 5, 2020 by admin Question 1Friction can be reduced by changing from A. rolling to sliding B. sliding to rolling C. dynamic to static D. potential energy to kinetic energy Question 2Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of A. Basketball B. Tennis C. Cricket D. Volleyball Question 3From the following, choose the set in which names of Secretary-Generals of the UNO are arranged in correct chronological order? A. Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjoeld, U Thant, Kurt Waldheim. B. U Thant, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie, Kurt Waldheim. C. U Thant, Kurt Waldheim, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie. D. Trygve Lie, U Thant , Dag Hammarskjoeld, Kurt Waldheim. Question 4During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March 1992 ____ was installed. A. Second Permanent Station 'Maitree' B. First permanent station 'Dakshin Gangotri' C. SODAR (Sonic Detection And Ranging) D. None of the above Question 5Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD - 1050 AD are A. Konark Temple B. Khajuraho temples C. Mahabalipuram temples D. Sun temple Question 6Guwahati High Court is the judicature of A. Assam B. Nagaland C. Arunachal Pradesh D. All of the above Question 7Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on A. June 8 B. June 18 C. May 8 D. May 18 Question 8Gravity setting chambers are used in industries to remove A. NOx B. SOx C. CO D. suspended particulate matter Question 9For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are A. 27 m x 16 m B. 28 m x 15 m C. 26 m x 14 m D. 28 m x 16 m Question 10Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion? A. Taoism B. Shintoism C. Judaism D. Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)