GENERAL KNOWLEDGE EXAM

Name: ____________________________________ Score: ___________

Date: ____________

I. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. How many teeth do adult humans have?
a. 28 b. 30 c. 16 d. 32
2. For what does the A in the degree MBA stand?
a. Automation b. Administration c. Authorization d. Association
3. How many red stripes are on the US flag?
a. 5 b. 6 c. 8 d. 7
4. Who invented dynamite?
a. Alfred Nobel b. Benjamin Franklin c. John Hammond d. Thomas Edison
5. To what crystal family does quarts belong?
a. Tetragonal b. Hexagonal c. Isometric d. Monoclinic
6. Which animal is in theory biologically immortal?
a. Immortal Mussel b. Immortal Bee c. Immortal Fly d. Immortal Jellyfish
7. What is a sheath for a sword?
a. Scabbard b. Swage c. Doloire d. Trunnion
8. What organization was founded in 1964 and fights for the freeing of the Palestine?
a. PLO b. GGC c. BSF d. IRA
9. 17 x 14 = ___.
a. 238 b. 228 c. 218 d. 248
10. What is the decayed part of matter in a soil?
a. Humus b. Talus c. Facies d. Till
11. What is influenced by the alignment of Sun and Moon?
a. Earthquakes b. Droughts c. Snowfall d. Tides
12. What inflammation causes a hoarse voice?
a. Pulpitis b. Salpingitis c. Laryngitis d. Meningitis
13. What is attached to the umbilical cord?
a. Breasts b. Placenta c. Kidney d. Ovaries
14. Which of these birds cannot fly?
a. Emu b. Pigeon c. Nightjar d. Pelican
15. Where are epaulettes worn?
a. Neck b. Head c. Waist d. Shoulders
16. Which mammals nose has fused with its upper lip during evolution?
a. Elephant b. Impala c. Giant Panda d. Ocelot
17. What is the name of the number above the line of a fraction?
a. Numerator b. Denominator c. Quotient d. Divisor
18. The human tailbone is an example of?
 a. Vestigiality b. Sterility c. Phytotoxicity d. Totipotency
19. Who was a pioneer of psychodynamics?
a. Niels Bohr b. Ludwig Wittgenstein c. Sigmund Freud d. Jade Wang
20. Transylvania is a historical region in?
a. Poland b. Bulgaria c. Romania d. Slovenia
21. Where did the Klondike Gold Rush take place?
a. North Carolina b. Yukon c. Georgia d. Alaska
22. For what was an amphora used in ancient times?
a. Music b. Cold Protection c. Wine d. Cats
23. In electrical cable, what color do we find on the protective (ground) conductor in some countries?
a. Green b. Red c. Blue d. Brown
24. What is the movement of water through a plasma membrane from low to high concentration of the solutes?
a. Osmosis b. Phagocytosis c. Pinocytosis d. Saltation
25. What economic system of the 16th to 18th centuries had purpose of building a wealthy and powerful state?
a. Mercantilism b. Ecumenicalism c. Commensalism d. Bicameralism
26. During what type of strength training do the joint angle and muscle length not change during contraction?
a. Isometrics b. Cliometrics c. Spiro metrics d. Plyometrics
27. 42 x3 = 15. What is the value of x?
a. 5 b. 4 c. 2 d. 3
28. What function does latex have in plants that produce it?
a. Pheromone b. UV Filter c. Protection d. Leaf Pigmentation
29. What phylum has over 1 million known species?
a. Chordata b. Arthropoda c. Rotifera d. Mollusca
30. Who was queen for only nine days in 1553?
a. Elizabeth I b. Victoria c. Lady Jane Grey d. Mary I
31. What chemical removes color or stain from clothes?
a. Ammonia b. Bronze c. Barium Sulfate d. Bleach
32. Who composed Rhapsody in Blue in 1924?
a. George Gershwin b. Alban Berg c. Igor Stravinsky d. Philip Glass
33. What is Basalt?
a. Breathing Organ b. Igneous Rock c. Planet d. Oceanic Layer
34. Who is known for his theory of evolution by natural selection?
a. Albert Einstein b. Niels Bohr c. Sigmund Freud d. Charles Darwin
35. Which is NOT an infectious disease?
a. Plague b. Trachoma c. Malaria d. Cataract
36. Snakes have no?
a. Eyelids b. Esophagus c. Pancreas d. Brain
37. What birds impale their prey on thorns?
a. Shrikes b. Warblers c. Crows d. Starlings
38. Ohms law states that electric current is proportional to?
a. Lorentz Force b. Charge c. Electric Field d. Potential Difference
39. Which painting was created by Pieter Bruegel the Elder?
a. The Tower of Babel c. The Water Ghost
b. The Flaying of Marsyas d. Anatomical Pieces
40. What is the Ph of sterile water?
a. 7 b. 14 c. 10 d. 1
41. Which is common skin disease?
a. Asthma b. Autism c. Anorexia d. Acne
42. An air balloon works based on the principle of ?
a. Osmosis b. Buoyancy c. Bernoulli d. Navier Strokes
43. What is the national police of the USA?
a. BPOL b. FBI c. CIA d. Police Nationale
44. Which is a structural component of the cell wall of plants?
a. Starch b. Peptidoglycan c. Glycogen d. Cellulose
45. What is the mating season of ruminants?
a. Kip b. Tet c. Tam d. Rut
46. Which pair is wrong?
a. Tucson USA b. Luanda Angola c. Graz Belgium d. Kazan Belgium
47. How many tentacles does an octopus have?
a. 14 b. 8 c. 6 d. 10
48. What is kept in humidor?
a. Gemstones b. Agars c. Fossils d. Fish
49. In baseball, what is the angle between the two foul lines that extend from the home plate?
a. 60 b. 180 c. 120 d. 90
50. Which is an airline?
a. Vivendi b. Volkswagen c. Lufthansa d. Sanofi
51. What is the capital of Libya?
a. Rabat b. Algiers c. Tripoli d. Tunis
52. Where can we find Tiananmen Square and the Summer Place?
a. Shanghai b. Bangkok c. Beijing d. Tokyo
53. What is the most common magnetic element on Earth?
a. Nickel b. Silver c. Iron d. Lead
54. What is a tall grass like plant that grows in net places?
a. Lily b. Acacia c. Reed d. Sunflower
55. What is the capital of Russia?
a. Moscow b. Sofia c. London d. Accra
56. What is the hard outer layer of cereal grain?
a. Jawan b. Bran c. Barbican d. Corban
57. Who discovered the principle of buoyancy?
a. Archimedes b. Pythagoras c. Eratosthenes d. Hippocrates
58. What is the northernmost country of England?
a. Tyre and Lucan b. Cumbria c. Northumberland d. Durham
59. What is categorized into H1N1; H2N2; H3N2; H5N1; etc.?
a. Influenza Virus A b. Hepatitis B Virus c. Streptococcus d. Type 1 Diabetes
60. Where can we find the deepest point of the worlds oceans?
a. Philippine Trench b. Tonga Trench c. Mariana Trench d. Kuril-Kamchatka Trench
61. What stated with the Astro Hungarian invasion of Serbia?
a. World War II b. Napoleonic War c. Russo-Persian War d. World War I
62. Which animal has a cosmopolitan distribution?
a. Housefly b. Brown Bear c. Common Wasp d. Red Fox
63. The slope of what line shows us the correlation between two variables.
a. Linear Regression b. Standard Deviation c. Confidence Interval d. Theta Fraction
64. What is the largest living bird?
a. Emu b. Emperor Penguin c. Dalmatian Pelican d. Ostrich
65. What do we measure with a barometer?
a. Humidity b. Seismic Strain c. Atmospheric Pressure d. Gravity of Liquids
66. Which molecule is responsible for the unpleasant odor of human vomit?
a. Mercaptan b. Hydrogen Sulfide c. Thioacetone d. Butyric Acid
67. When a US company files Chapter 11, it?
a. Declares Bankruptcy b. Downsizes c. Goes Public d. Expands
68. In what month is Halloween?
a. October b. September c. November d. December
69. Dont disturb my circles! is said by _____
a. Socrates b. Archimedes c. Aristotle d. Plato
70. Which is a waste product of photosynthesis?
a. Iron b. Calcium c. Oxygen d. Helium
71. What is a systematic count of people in a country?
a. Casus b. Tarsus c. Census d. Ipsus
72. According to the legend, who is the founder of ancient Rome?
a. Romanov b. Romulus c. Romus d. Romomolus
73. What is an organism that causes a disease?
a. Fungus b. Pathogen c. Saprophyte d. Omnivore
74. Which fungi do normally NOT grow as hyphae?
a. Yeasts b. False Nords c. Death Caps d. Ergots
75. Which amulets in the form of beetles were worn in Ancient Egypt?
a. Gorgoneions b. Cimarota c. Scarabs d. Omamon
76. What is a main trade and transportation center of the south eastern USA?
a. Austin b. Santa Fe c. Kansas City d. Atlanta
77. What color are spots of powdering mildew on plants leaves?
a. Red b. Black c. Blue d. White
78. There is no Nobel Prize for?
a. Chemistry b. Literature c. Philosophy d. Peace
79. Willy Wonka is a character in a book by?
 a. Roald Dahl b. Lewis Carroll c. Charles Dickens d. Wilhelm Grinn
80. Which particle does NOT carry electric charge?
a. Proton b. Ion c. Neutrino d. Electron
81. In which sequence is each number the sum of the preceding numbers?
a. Fibonacci Sequence c. Cauchy Sequence
b. Arithmetic Progression d. Square Sequence
82. Which type of mineral hangs from the ceiling of a cave?
a. Stalagmite b. Stalactite c. Dolomite d. Korst
83. Which Norwegian novelist wrote A Dolls House and Peer Gynt?
a. Torolf Elster b. Lars Berg c. Jon Michelet d. Henrik Ibsen
84. What were ancient Celtic scholars?
a. Nostradami b. Heimdalls c. Freyas d. Druids
85. What type of company was founded by Giovanni Agrelli?
a. Car Manufacturing b. Enterprise Software c. Fast Food d. Social Networking
86. Which material is photovoltaic and is commonly used in solar cells?
a. Selenium b. Silicon c. Bromine d. Sulfur
87. What does an entomologist study?
a. Insects b. Mammals c. Bacteria d. Birds
88. When was Adolf Hitler elected as chancellor of Germany?
a. 1928 b. 1933 c. 1922 d. 1939
89. What was a commander of 80 soldiers in the Ancient Roman army?
a. Praetor b. Centurion c. Pontifex Maximus d. Prefect
90. Who ruled Russia from 1547 to 1917?
a. Habsburger b. Medici c. Tsars d. Grimaldi
91. Which foreign soldiers have protected the Pope since the 1500s?
a. French Priests b. Swiss Guards c. Swedish Force d. German Troopers
92. What is the study of the history of words?
a. Entomology b. Etymology c. Etiology d. Ethnology
93. Which of these disease is the most contagious?
a. AIDS b. Polio c. Measles d. Cholera
94. For what does PhD stands?
a. Physical Doctorate c. Philosophiae Doctor
b. Philadelphia Degree d. Pharmaceutical Degree
95. Against what city state did Rome fight during the Punic wars?
a. Carthage b. Byzantium c. Tripolis d. Alexandria
96. With increasing temperature, viscosity?
a. Remains the same b. Fluctuates c. Decreases d. Increases
97. Vivid dreams are likely to occur in what phase of the sleep cycle?
a. Slow-wave b. NREM2 c. REM d.NREM1
98. An increased greenhouse effect causes?
a. Antarctic ice to increase c. Glaciers to expand
 b. Temperatures to sink d. Sea level to rise
99. Who wrote A Brief History of Time?
a. John Ensley b. Richard Dawkins c. Stephen Hawking d. Matt Ridley
100. What do the Germans call their country?
a. Zentralreich b. Frankreich c. Vorderland d. Deustchland

SPELLING
I. Encircle the letter of the correct spelling.
1. a. Acomodate b. Accommodate c. Accomodate d. Acommodate
2. a. Consense b. Concience c. Consience d. Conscience
3. a. Rhythm b. Rhytm c. Rythm d. Rytmh
4. a. Embarass b. Embaras c. Embarrass d. Embarras
5. a. Milenium b. Millenium c. Millennium d. Milennium
6. a. Liason b. Liaison c. Lison d. Laison
7. a. Convalesce b. Convalace c. Convaelesce d. Convelence
8. a. Superseed b. Supersede c. Supersid d. Superside
9. a. Ecstacy b. Extascy c. Ecstasy d. Exstasie
10. a. Carribean b. Caribean c. Carribbean d. Caribbean
11. a. Harrass b. Harras c. Haras d. Harass
12. a. Maintainance b. Maintenance c. Maintainence d. Maintainansce
13. a. Pronunciation b. Pronounciation c. Pronounciasion d. Pronuntiation
14. a. Arctic b. Aritic c. Arttic d. Arcttic
15. a. Ocurred b. Occured c. Occurred d. Ocured
16. a. Reccommend b. Recommend c. Reccomend d. Recomend
17. a. Diarrhea b. Diarhea c. Diarhhea d. Daiarhea
18. a. Acidentaly b. Accidentaly c. Acidenttaly d. Accidentally
19. a. Belweather b. Bellweather c. Belwether d. Bellwether
20. a. Commited b. Committed c. Comitted d. Comited
21. a. Conscious b. Consious c. Concious d. Concsious
22. a. Drunkenes b. Drunkness c. Drunkenness d. Drunkennes
23. a. Exeed b. Ecxeed c. Eceed d. Exceed
24. a. Grateful b. Greatful c. Greatfful d. Gratteful
25. a. Gurantee b. Guarantee c. Guranttee d. Guarrante
26. a. Hirarchy b. Heirarchy c. Hiarchy d. Hierarchy
27. a. Imediate b. Immediete c. Immediate d. Immediete
28. a. Judgment b. Jugdement c. Jugement d. Judgemment
29. a. Manuever b. Manuiver c. Manuover d. Maneuver
30. a. Mischivous b. Mischeivous c. Mischievuos d. Mischievous
31. a. Noticable b. Noticeable c. Noticeaeble d. Noticeble
32. a. Ocationaly b. Occasionally c. Occationaly d. Occassionaly
33. a. Personel b. Perssonel c. Personnel d. Perssonnel
34. a. Possesion b. Possession c. Posesion d. Posession
35. a. Privilage b. Privileage c. Privelege d. Privilege
36. a. Threshold b. Treshold c. Thresshold d. Tresshold
37. a. Societal b. Socytal c. Soscietal d. Soscital
38. a. Atlethic b. Athlethic c. Athletic d. Atlethec
39. a. Sacrelegious b. Sacrilegious c. Sacreligious d. Sacrelegius
40. a. Aknowlegement b. Acknowledgement c. Acknowledment d. Akcnowledgement

III. ANALOGY

Glove : Hand
A. Neck : Collar B. Tie : Shirt C. Socks : Feet D. Coat : Pocket

Lawyer : Court
A. Chemist : Laboratory B. Businessman : Office C. Labour : Factory D. Athlete : Olympics

Letter : Word
A. Page : Book B. Product : Factory C. Club : People D. Home work : School

Lively : Dull
A. Employed : Jobless B. Flower : Bud C. Factory : Labour D. Happy : Gay

Silence : Noise
A. Quiet : Peace B. Baldness : Hair C. Talk : Whisper D. Sing : Dance

Kick : Football
A. Wash : Dishes B. Dust : Rage C. Mop : Sweep D. Throw : Ring

Scales : Fish
A. Bear : Fur B. Woman : Dress C. Skin : Man D. Tree : Leaves

Numismatist : Coins
A. Jeweller : Jewels B. Cartographer : Maps C. Philatelist : Stamps D. Geneticist : Chromosomes

Sunrise : Sunset
A. Dawn : Twilight B. Noon : Midnight C. Morning : Night D. Energetic : Lazy

Candle : Wick
A. Hammer : Nail B. Light : Bulb C. Oven : Fire D. Bicycle : Wheel
Sound : Muffled
A. Moisture : Humid B. Colour : Faded C. Despair : Anger D. Odour : Pungent

Platform : Train
A. Aeroplane : Aerodrome B. Hotel : Tourist C. Quay : Ship D. Footpath : Traveller

Train : Track
A. Water : Boat B. Bullet : Barrel C. Idea : Brain D. Fame : Television

Chalk : Blackboard
A. Type : Point B. Table : Chair C. Door : Handle D. Ink : Paper

Rectangle : Pentagon
A. Side : Angle B. Diagonal : Perimeter C. Triangle : Rectangle D. Circle : Square

Thermometer : Temperature
A. Millimeter : Scale B. Length : Breadth C. Solar Energy : Sun D. Cardiograph : Heart rate

Border : Country
A. Pen : Cap B. Book : Cover C. Handle : Shade D. Frame : Picture

River : Ocean
A. Child : School B. Book : Library C. Lane : Road D. Cloth : Body

Arc : Circle
A. Number : Count B. Fraction : Percentage C. Pie : Slice D. Segment : Line

BIOLOGY

1. Organism lacking chlorophyll but able to carry out photosynthesis.

a. Protozoa b. Viruses c. Bacteria d. Phaeophyt
2. Fertilization results in the formation of the?
a. Zygote b. Endosperm c. Embryo d. Fetus
3. How many vertebrae are there in the human spinal column?
a. 18 b. 40 c. 10 d. 26
4. Which does not belong to the group?
a. Tangerine b. Lemon c. Orange d. Mango
5. Yeasts are classified as?
a. Fungi b. Shell Fungi c. Sac Fungi d. Molds
6. Milk is one of the rich sources of?
a. Vitamins b. Carbohydrates c. Minerals d. All of the above
7. It is a pigment which enables plants top manufacture their own food.
a. Cytoplasm b. Chlorophyll c. Flowers d. Leaves
8. A process of food manufacturing in plants.
a. Transpiration b. Photosynthesis c. Pollination d. Respiration
9. Commonly known as fruit sugar.
a. Fructose b. Sucrose c. Glucose d. Sucrose
10. It is a disaccharide sugar that is found most notably in milk and is formed from galactose and glucose.
a. Lactose b. Fructose c. Sucrose d. Glucose
11. A section of the circulatory system which plays important role in fishes, but which disappears in the higher
land animals is the?
a. Hepatic Portal System b. Renal Portal System c. Renal Arteries
d. Hepatic Arteries e. Hepatic Veins
12. Cell division resulting in haploid cells are known as?
a. Meiosis b. Mitosis c. Fission d. Cloning e. Budding
13. Enzymes are biological catalysts made up of?
a. Cells b. Carbohydrates c. Tissues
d. Proteins e. Square root of the fats per unit length.
14. An organism lacking chlorophyll, but nevertheless able to carry out photosynthesis has been found among
which of the following?
a. Viruses b. Bacteria c. Zoophytes d. Protozoa e. fungi
15. The attribute that separates life from non-life is?
a. Metabolism b. Reproduction c. Growth d. Adaptation e. Movement
16. The starch-splitting enzyme in saliva is?
a. Lipase b. Amylase c. Lactase d. Trypsin e. Rennin
17. Alteration of generations is seen in?
a. Yeast b. Pines c. Bougainvillea d. Moss e. Grass
18. The Phylum Chordata is characterized by the presence of
a. Notochord b. Nerve Cord c. Vascular System d. Vertebral Cord e. None of the
19. All of the following are ungulates (hoofed mammals) except _____
a. Giraffes b. Horses c. Cows d. Pigs e. Rabbits
20. The following are type of animal tissues except
a. Adipose b. Cellulose c. Cartilage d. Neuronal e. Lymphoid

PHYSICS
1. The path of a particle in motion is?
a. Straight b. Curved c. Hyperbolic d. Parabolic
2. According to Keplers third law, the period of a plant is proportional to some power of its distance from the
sun. Which is the correct statement of this law.
a. T R^2 b. T R^2/3 c. T R^1/3 d. T R^3/2
3. For a given string under constant tension, the frequency of vibration is inversely proportional to the
a. Square of the tension c. Square root of the tension
b. Length of the string d. Square root of the density per unit length
4. If the graph of the velocity vs. time of a particle is plotted, the slope will give the particle's
a. Kinetic Energy b. Inertia c. Momentum d. Acceleration
5. According to Newton's Third Law, for every action, there is an/an ____ reaction.
a. Equivalent b. Equal and direct c. Unequal and opposite d. Equal and opposite
6. For a given string of constant length, the frequency of vibration is directly proportional to the?
a. Square root of the tension c. Square root of its mass per unit length
b. Length of the string d. Square root of the density of the material of the string
7. The unit of work in GCS (centimetre-gram-second) unit of energy and mechanical work is?
a. Dyne b. Newton c. Erg d. Foot-found
8. The work that a body can due to its motion is termed _____.
a. Inertia b. Momentum c. Potential Energy d. Kinetic Energy
9. The force operative in braking a vehicle is
a. Friction b. Resistance c. Momentum d. Inertia
10. All of the following are vector quantities except
a. Force b. Displacement c. Torque d. Weight