General Knowledge

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521. Which of the following causes Poliomyelitis?

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A. Dengue virus
B. Enterovirus
C. Mumps virus
D. Rhabdovirus
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Enterovirus causes Poliomyelitis. Poliomyelitis is an acute communicable disease of humans caused by a human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family. The virus is composed of a single-stranded, positive-sense RNA genome and a protein capsid. Most poliovirus infections cause asymptomatic viral replication that is limited to the alimentary tract.

522. To which country did the first Secretary-General of the UN belong?

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A. Austria
B. Sweden
C. Burma
D. Norway
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The first Secretary-General of the UN belong to Norway. LIE, Trygve Halvdan, Norwegian politician and first Secretary-General of the United Nations 1946-1953, was born 16 July 1896 in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway and passed away 30 December 1968 in Geilo, Norway.

523. Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) is famous for

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A. brass ware
B. sandal oil
C. newsprint factory
D. penicillin factory
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) is famous for brass ware. It is because of the large-scale brass works that the city is also known as the ‘City of Brass’ and is nicknamed Pital Nagri. Apart from its brass handicrafts, the city is also famous for the various tourist attractions situated all around it.

525. The five intertwined rings or circles on the Olympic Flag made of white silk are

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A. from right to left blue, yellow, black, green and red respectively
B. from left to right blue, yellow, black, green and red respectively
C. from right to left blue, black, green, red and yellow respectively
D. from left to right yellow, red, green, black and blue respectively
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The five intertwined rings or circles on the Olympic Flag made of white silk are from left to right blue, yellow, black, green and red respectively.

527. The first Asian Games were held in 1951 at

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A. New Delhi, India
B. Manila, Philippines
C. Tokyo, Japan
D. Jakarata, Indonesia
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The first Asian Games were held in 1951 at New Delhi, India. India participated and hosted the 1951 Asian Games held in the capital city , New Delhi from 4 to 11 March 1951. India was ranked second with 15 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad. Sachin Nag won a gold in swimming in this edition.

528. Richter scale is used for measuring

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A. density of liquid
B. humidity of air
C. velocity of wind
D. intensity of earthquakes
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Richter scale is used for measuring intensity of earthquakes. The Richter scale measures the maximum amplitude of seismic waves as they reach seismographs. This scale is expressed with a logarithmic scale. Thus, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale would be 10 times larger than an earthquake that measures 6.0.