General Knowledge Practice Quiz 163

Q1.Which report on the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 was published in 2007?

A. Staying Alive B. India Stinking C. Whose Sacrifice is it Anyway? D. Nepal's New Constitution

Q2.Which article by P. Sainath was published in The Hindu on 6 September 1998?

A. Whose Sacrifice is it Anyway? B. Nepal's New Constitution: 65 Years in the Making C. Staying Alive D. India Stinking

Q3.Which website provides information on the Bhopal Gas Tragedy?

A. http://www.studentsforbhopal.org/WhatHappened.htm B. www.countercurrents.org C. http://www.himalmag.com D. https://eci.gov.in

Q4.What is a resource?

A. Anything that can be used to satisfy a need B. Anything that has economic value C. Anything that is natural D. Anything that is man-made

Q5.What makes an object or substance a resource?

A. Its utility or usability B. Its economic value C. Its natural origin D. Its scarcity

Q6.What is the definition of 'patent' as given in the glossary of the source text?

A. The exclusive right over any idea or invention B. A legal document for selling products C. A type of resource D. A method of manufacturing

Q7.Which two factors can change substances into resources?

A. Time and technology B. People and money C. Nature and tools D. Inventions and discoveries

Q8.Who are considered the most important resource?

A. People themselves B. Natural resources C. Human-made resources D. Technology

Q9.The discovery of fire led to which practice?

A. Cooking and other processes B. Development of newer modes of transport C. Creation of hydroelectricity D. Invention of the wheel

Q10.The invention of the wheel ultimately resulted in which development?

A. Development of newer modes of transport B. Practice of cooking C. Creation of hydroelectricity D. Discovery of fire