Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Basic General Knowledge-GK

The headquarter of ECA (Economic Commission for Africa) are situated at Addis Ababa. Addis Ababa, also spelled Addis Abeba, capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is located on a well-watered plateau surrounded by hills and mountains, in the geographic centre of the country.

The last month of the Saka year is Phalguna. Phagun is the twelfth and last month of the Nanakshahi calendar, which governs activities within Sikhism. This month coincides with Phalguna in the Hindu calendar and the Indian National calendar, and February and March of the Gregorian and Julian calendars and is 30 or 31 days long.

The Olympic Flame, was, for the first time, ceremonially lighted and burnt in a giant torch at the entrance of the stadium at Amsterdam Games (1928). An employee of the Electric Utility of Amsterdam lit the first modern Olympic flame in the Marathon Tower of the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. The Olympic flame has been part of the Summer Olympics ever since.

The Olympic Flame symbolises continuity between the ancient and modern games. On the opening day of the Games, the torch is taken into the stadium and the chosen torchbearer lights the cauldron. This ritual symbolizes the continuity between ancient times and the new generations. The Flame burns for the entire duration of the Games and is extinguished during the Closing Ceremony of the competition.

The reaction which converts sugar solution into alcohol is an example of fermentation. Fermentation is a metabolic process in which an organism converts a carbohydrate, such as starch or a sugar, into an alcohol or an acid.

The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin was Alexander Fleming. In 1928 Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, though he did not realize the full significance of his discovery for at least another decade. He eventually received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945.

The number of already named bones in the human skeleton is 206.

The purpose of United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) is studying population dynamics, collecting population data and evolving population policies, family planning and related programmes.

The National Sports Festival for women was, for the first time, organized in 1975. The National Sports Festival for Women was started in 1975 as part of celebration of International Women Year by the Government of India to boost women participation in games and sports. The organization of the championships in selected sports disciplines was entrusted to the National Institute of Sports, Patiala.

The six official languages of the United Nations are:
1. Arabic 2. Chinese (Mandarin) 3. English
4. French 5. Russian 6. Spanish