Description : On August 26, 1920 the 19th Amendment to US Constitution gave voting right to: (a) Women (b) Negroes (c) Indians
Last Answer : a) Women
Description : During his first voyage, Columbus accidentally landed at the: (a) Virgin Islands (b) Hawaiian Islands (c) Watlings Island in the Bahamas (d) Northern Mariana Islands
Last Answer : (c) Watlings Island in the Bahamas
Description : Which of the following English Colonies in America was named after Queen Elizabeth? (a) Maryland (b) Florida (c) Virginia (d) Georgia
Last Answer : (a) Maryland
Description : The colony of Virginia was founded in 1607 by : (a) Captain Robert (b) Christopher Columbus (c) Johan Smith (d) Scott Barlow
Last Answer : (c) Johan Smith
Description : Give the correct order of the states‟ entry into the Union: (a) Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia (b) Massachusetts, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland (c) Maryland, Georgia, New Jersey, Texas (d) New Hampshire, Virginia, Massachusetts, Georgia
Last Answer : (a) Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia
Description : ____________ state is known as Golden Gate state: (a) Oklahoma (b) Ohio (c) Virginia (d) None of these
Last Answer : d) None of these
Description : In 1729 AD, Pieter Van Musschenbroek used the term ‘PHYSICS’ for the first time. What was the subject called so far?
Last Answer : Answer: Natural philosophy.
Description : The Fair Deal was name, given to ____ programme of Harry Truman. (a) Foreign (b) Security (c) Domestic (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (c) Domestic
Description : President Carter secured senate ratification of treaties to return Panama Canal to Panama by: (a) 1997 (b) 1999 (c) 2000 (d) 2001 (e) None of these
Last Answer : (c) 2000
Description : In March 2001 George Bush announced rejection of Kyoto Protocol of: (a) 1995 (b) 1996 (c) 1997 (d) 1998 (e) None of these
Last Answer : (c) 1997
Description : Civil Rights Act was passed in: (a) 1962 (b) 1966 (c) 1862 (d) 1866 (e) None of these
Last Answer : (d) 1866
Description : In 1989 Summit meeting between Bush and Gorbachev was held in: (a) Yalta (b) Malta (c) Camp David (d) Tehran (e) None of these
Last Answer : (b) Malta
Description : Fourteenth amendment pertained to: (a) Definition of citizenship (b) Appointment of Representatives in Congress (c) Validity of public debt (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (a) Definition of citizenship
Description : Eighteenth amendment pertained to: (a) Abolition of slavery (b) Extension of suffrage to women (c) Popular election of senators (d) Right to keep and bear arms (e) None of these
Last Answer : (e) None of these
Description : In addition to natural harbours and a hospitable climate, America was easily accessible because of its: (a) Well developed interior waterways (b) Exclusive Western deserts (c) Well travelled interior routes (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (a) Well developed interior waterways
Description : Large scale African slavery began as a means of: (a) Dispersing the captives of African warfare (b) Dispersing populations from overcrowded areas (c) Supplying labour for New World plantations (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : c) Supplying labour for New World plantations
Description : The Americas changed from continents inhabited by people of mongoloid stock to: (a) The most racially mixed region of the world (b) Completely Indo-European Stock (c) Majority Negroid Stock (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (d) All of these
Description : During the height of European emigration between 1900 and 1910 most emigrants settled in: (a) Australia (b) New Zealand (c) South America (d) All of these (e) None of these
Description : The North American colonies enjoyed economic success because of: (a) Hardworking populations (b) The practice of monoculture on plantations (c) The use of slave labour (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (c) The use of slave labour
Description : The “White man‟s burden” refers to: (a) A belief in the equality of all races of man (b) The assumed “Superiority of the white race with obligation to guide and develop “inferior” races (c) European isolation policies (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (b) The assumed “Superiority of the white race with obligation to guide and develop “inferior” races
Description : A major difference between World War I and World War II was: (a) A global involvement (b) American intervention (c) War strategy and weapons (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (c) War strategy and weapons
Description : Which of the following pertains to American involvement in World War II? (a) Lend Lease Act (b) Atlantic Charter (c) Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour (d) All of these (e) None of these ese
Last Answer : (c) Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour
Description : Europe‟s rapid economic recovery after World War II was mainly due to: (a) Truman Doctrine (b) Big Four Conference (c) Marshall Plan (d) All of these (e) None of these
Last Answer : (c) Marshall Plan
Description : The American commitment to prevent spread of Communism was expressed in: (a) The Marshal Plan (b) The Truman Doctrine (c) The Yalta Declaration (d) All of these (e) None of these
Description : The Virgin Islands were bought for US $: (a) 25 (b) 250 (c) 2500 (d) 25000 (e) None of these
Last Answer : e) None of these
Description : Virgin Islands were purchased from: (a) Spain (b) Denmark (c) Portugal (d) Great Britain (e) None of these
Last Answer : (b) Denmark
Description : In 1602: (a) Pope Draw’s demarcation line (b) Harvard College is established (c) Hudson explores Hudson River (d) Pilgrims land at Plymouth (e) None of these
Description : The mean velocity of blood flow in the aorta during systole is 1.5 × 10–2 m / s. What is the frequency change in an instrument with a signal frequency of 105 Hz (speed of sound in blood, 1570 m / s)?
Last Answer : 1060 kg/m3, very close to pure water's density of 1000 kg/m3. The average adult has a blood volume of roughly 5 litres (11 US pt) or 1.3 gallons, which is composed of plasma ... .4 million (female) erythrocytes: Red blood cells contain the blood's hemoglobin and distribute oxygen. Mature red blood
Description : A superhet receiver has an IF of 455 kHz and is experiencing image-channel interference on a frequency of 1570 kHz. The receiver is tuned to A. 1115 kHz B. 660 kHz C. 2025 kHz D. 910 kHz
Last Answer : B. 660 kHz
Description : A 3-phase, 400 votts, 50 Hz, 100 KW, 4 pole squirrel cage induction motor with a rated slip of 2% will have a rotor speed of (A) 1500 rpm (B) 1470 rpm (C) 1530 rpm (D) 1570 rpm
Last Answer : Ans: B N = NS (1-S) and NS =120 f / p =120 x 50 /4 = 1500 rpm ∴N= 1500 (1-0.02) =1470 rpm
Description : Who were the first black Americans to arrive in 1619?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : Which colonies first imported slaves in 1619?
Last Answer : Virginia
Description : The first capital of the United States of America was: (a) New York (b) James Town (c) Washington
Last Answer : (a) New York
Description : The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of America was: (a) John Marshal (b) John Jay (c) J. Adams
Last Answer : (b) John Jay
Description : George Washington was elected as the President of America for the first time in: (a) 1785 (b) 1787 (c) 1789
Last Answer : (c) 1789
Description : One of the first two political factions in United States, the Democratic Republicans, was led by: (a) Jefferson Davis (b) Alexander Hamilton (c) Thomas Jefferson (d) George Washington
Last Answer : (c) Thomas Jefferson
Description : In which capacity did Alexander Hamilton work with George Washington, the first President of United States of America: (a) Secretary of Defense (b) Secretary of State (c) Secretary of Treasury (d) Attorney General
Last Answer : c) Secretary of Treasury
Description : The first President of USA from 1787-1797 was: (a) George Washington (b) John Adams (c) James Maclison
Last Answer : (a) George Washington
Description : The confusion at the time of Jefferson‟s election was corrected by the adoption in 1804 of the: (a) First amendment (b) Eleventh amendment (c) Twelveth amendment (d) Thirteenth amendment
Last Answer : (c) Twelveth amendment
Description : )A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed, is the: (a) First amendment (b) Second amendment (c) Tenth amendment
Last Answer : (b) Second amendment
Description : The first ten amendments to the American Constitution are known as: (a) Bill of rights (b) Citizen demands (c) Governments regulations
Last Answer : (a) Bill of rights
Description : “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed,” is the: (a) First amendment (b) Second amendment (c) Sixth amendment
Description : In the amendments to the constitution of the USA freedom of religion, speech and the press and right to assembly are protected by: (a) First Amendment (b) Second Amendment (c) Third Amendment (d) Fifth Amendment
Last Answer : (a) First Amendment
Description : Thomas Jefferson was the ________ president of America. (a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fifth
Last Answer : (c) Third
Description : First _________ amendments were passed by the congress on September 25, 1789. (a) Ten (b) Fourteen (c) Four
Last Answer : (a) Ten
Description : The First Bank of the United States was: (a) A Private Corporation (b) Government’s Institution (c) City worker‟s operated (d) Industrial management
Last Answer : (c) City worker‟s operated
Description : he first Secretary of State of US was: (a) Hamilton (b) Jefferson (c) John Adams
Last Answer : (a) Hamilton
Description : What fraction is greater 1315 or 1619?
Last Answer : Assuming the fractions are 13/15 and 16/19 (and not 1/315 nor1/619), then 13/15 is greater.
Description : If degree of a road curve is defined by assuming the standard length of an arc as 30 metres, the radius of 1° curve is equal (A) 1719 m (B) 1146 m (C) 1046 m (D) 1619 m
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Which US president was behind the “Star Wars” program?
Last Answer : President Ronald Reagan