Potpourri of Questions: Knowledge Quiz; for IAS/IPS Examinations.

31.Which country is, both an island ,and a continent?

Ans. “Australia”..

 

32.What is, the only mammal capable of true sustained flight?

Ans. “Bat”..

 

33.Who is, credited with discovering penicillin?

Ans.  “Alexander Fleming”..

 

34.What is, the largest species of bear?

Ans. “Polar bear”..

 

35.Which country, has the most UNESCO ,World Heritage Sites?

Ans. “ Italy”..

 

36.What is ,the largest species of shark?

Ans. “Whale shark”..

 

37.Who wrote; the renowned novel (One Hundred Years of Solitude),?

Ans. “Gabriel García Márquez”..

 

38.What is, the only continent with land in all four hemispheres?

Ans. “Africa”..

 

39.What is, the rarest blood type among humans?

Ans. “AB negative”..

 

40.Which bird is, considered the fastest animal on Earth when in a dive?

Ans.  “Peregrine falcon”..

 

41.What is, the national flower of Japan?

Ans.  “Cherry Blossom (Sakura)”..

 

42.Which country is, regarded as the (Land of Fire and Ice),?

Ans. “Iceland”..

 

43.Who composed, the well-known musical piece “Für Elise”?

Ans.  “Ludwig van Beethoven”..

 

44.What is, the largest non-polar desert in the world?

Ans.  “Sahara Desert”..

 

45.Which element, has the chemical symbol (Fe),?

Ans. “Iron”..

 

46.What is, the tallest tree species, in the world?

Ans.  “Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)”..

 

47.Who was, the first woman, to win, a Nobel Prize in Physics?

Ans.  “Marie Curie”..

 

48.What is, the capital of New Zealand?

Ans.  “Wellington”..

 

49.Which planet, has the most moons in our solar system?

Ans. “Jupiter”..

 

50.Who painted, the well-known artwork (The Persistence of Memory).?

Ans. “Salvador Dalí”..

 

51.What is, the largest living species of lizard?

Ans. “Komodo dragon”..

 

52.Which city is, located both in Europe and Asia?

Ans. “Istanbul, Turkey”..

 

53.What is ,the capital of South Africa?

Ans. “Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)”..

 

54.Who wrote; the renowned novel (1984),?

Ans. “George Orwell”..

 

53.What is, the deepest part, of the ocean?

Ans. “ Mariana Trench”..

 

54.Which planet, has the most similar atmosphere to Earth’s?

Ans. “Venus”..

 

55.Who is, regarded the father, of modern physics?

Ans. “Albert Einstein”..

 

56.What is the national animal of India?

Ans. “Bengal tiger”..

 

57.Which country is, the largest producer of coffee in the world?

Ans. “Brazil”..

 

58.Who was, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Ans.  “Amelia Earhart”..

 

59.What is, the national flower ,of the Netherlands?

Ans. “Tulip”..

 

60.Which country is, considered as the (Land of a Thousand Lakes)?

Ans. “ Finland”..