Basic General Knowledge - Study Mode

[#636] Which amongst the following mammals has the highest metabolic rate in terms of oxygen consumption (mm 3 /g hour)?
Correct Answer

(B) Mouse

Explanation

Solution: Mouse amongst the following mammals has the highest metabolic rate in terms of oxygen consumption (mm 3 /g hour).

[#637] When was Mandela inaugurated as first black President?
Correct Answer

(A) 1994

Explanation

Solution: In 1994, Mandela was inaugurated as first black President. The African National Congress won 63%of the votes in the election, and Mandela, as leader of the ANC, was inaugurated on 10 May 1994 as the country's first black President, with the National Party's F.W. de Klerk as his first deputy and Thabo Mbeki as the second in the Government of National Unity.

[#638] Which among the sources of energy tapped in India has shown the largest growth till the Eighth plan?
Correct Answer

(B) Thermal

Explanation

Solution: Thermal sources of energy tapped in India has shown the largest growth till the Eighth plan. Thermal energy (also called heat energy) is produced when a rise in temperature causes atoms and molecules to move faster and collide with each other.

[#639] Which body of UNO gives advisory opinion on legal matters to the bodies and special agencies of the UNO?
Correct Answer

(B) International Court of Justice

Explanation

Solution: International Court of Justice body of UNO gives advisory opinion on legal matters to the bodies and special agencies of the UNO. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), sometimes called the World Court, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). The ICJ settles disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on international legal issues referred to it by the UN.

[#640] Which is the highest literary award of the world?
Correct Answer

(B) Booker Prize

Explanation

Solution: Booker Prize is the highest literary award of the world. The leading literary award in the English speaking world, which has brought recognition, reward and readership to outstanding fiction for over 50 years. Awarded annually to the best novel of the year written in English and published in the UK or Ireland.