How many members are there in Lok Sabha (House of the People) or the lower house?
- A. 541
- B. 543
- C. 545
- D. 547
Correct Answer: C. 545
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The largest artificial lake is:
- A. Lake Baikal
- B. Lake Superior
- C. Lake Great beer
- D. Lake Kariba
Correct Answer: D. Lake Kariba
Kariba is the biggest man-made lake in the world, located in the Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe. With a catchment area of 663,000 square kilometers and a surface area of 5,400 square kilometers, this dam can retain up to 180 cubic kilometers of water. The dam formed Lake Kariba, which is 97 meters below the water’s surface.
Which of the following languages has most alphabets?
- A. Urdu
- B. Sindhi
- C. English
- D. Khmer
Correct Answer: D. Khmer (Cambodian)
According to the Guinness Book Of World Records, the Khmer Language has the largest alphabet in the world, with a total of 74 letters, consisting of 33 consonants, 23 vowels and 12 independent vowels.
What is called the part of desert where adequate water is available for cultivation
- A. Oasis
- B. Marsh
- C. Island
- D. Isthmus
Correct Answer: A. Oasis
An Oasis is a fertile area in a desert or semi-desert environment. Oases also provide habitats for animals and plants. Oasis means “dwelling place”. Oasis is made fertile when sources of freshwater, such as underground rivers, irrigate the surface naturally.
The oldest Tennis Tournament in the world is:
- A. Wimbledon
- B. French Open
- C. Australian Open
- D. US Open
Correct Answer: A. Wimbledon
The name of which North African city literally means ‘white house’?
- A. Rabat
- B. Marrakesh
- C. Casablanca
- D. Cairo
Correct Answer: C. Casablanca
Casablanca is the largest city of Morocco. Located in the central-western part of Morocco bordering the Atlantic Ocean. During World War II, the Germans passed up a chance to kill Franklin D. Roosevelt because they mistranslated the name of the city Casablanca as “White House.” Since “Casablanca” literally means “white house” in Spanish.
What country suffered the worst two earthquakes in history, killing 830,000 in 1556 and 750,000 in 1976?
- A. USA
- B. Japan
- C. China
- D. India
Correct Answer: C. China