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Tuesday 20 May 2014

Headquarters Locations of Important International Organizations.


1. United Nations Organization (UNO) - New York, USA
2. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - New York, USA
3. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Paris, France
4. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) - Vienna, Austria
5. World Health Organization (WHO) - Geneva, Switzerland
6. United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) - New York, USA
7. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - Vienna, Austria
8. World Bank - Washington, D.C., United States
9. International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Geneva, Switzerland
10. International Maritime Organization (IMO) - London, United Kingdom
11. Universal Postal Union (UPU) - Bern, Switzerland
12. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Rome, Italy
13. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - Geneva, Switzerland
14. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) - Kathmandu, Nepal
15. International Labour Organization (ILO) - Geneva, Switzerland
16. International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Washington, D.C., United States
17. World Trade Organization (WTO) - Geneva, Switzerland
18. International Court of Justice (World Court or ICJ) - The Hague, Netherlands
19. Amnesty International - London, United Kingdom
20. Transparency International (TI) - Berlin, Germany
21. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - Geneva, Switzerland
22. International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
23. Commonwealth of Nations - London, United Kingdom
24. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) - Geneva, Switzerland

GK Questions and answers for all Competitive Examinations



1. The compounds containing COOH group are called?
Answer: Organic Acid
2. Mixture of concentrated Nitric Acid and concentrated Hydrochloric Acid?
Answer: Aquaregia
3. The major acid present in Grapes?
Answer: Tartaric Acid
4. The Acid present in Palm Oil?
Answer: Palmitate Acid
5. Earliest known Acid?
Answer: Acetic Acid
6. The acid present in Vinegar?
Answer: Acetic acid
7. The first acid used by man?
Answer: Acetic acid
8. Acid also known as ‘Muriatic Acid’?
Answer: Hydrochloric Acid
9. Spirits of Salt?
Answer: Hydrochloric Acid
10. Acid which is known as ‘King of Chemicals’?
Answer: Sulphuric Acid
11. Sulphuric Acid is mainly manufactured by?
Answer: Contact Process
12. The acid used in Lead storage batteries?
Answer: Sulphuric acid
13. The acid present in Lemons?
Answer: Citric acid
14. Fuming Sulphuric acid is called?
Answer: Oleum
15. Acid present in Milk and Curd?
Answer: Lactic Acid

16. Which gas is used to produce soda water?
Answer: Carbon dioxide
17. Which chemical is known as Hypo?
Answer: Sodium Thiosulphate
18. Which chemical is the most common photographic fixer?
Answer: Hypo
19. What is added to reduce the acidity of the soil?
Answer: Lime
20. The chemical used to reduce the alkaline nature of the soil is:
Answer: Aluminium Sulphate
21. What is the optimum soil PH range for the most plants?
Answer: 6 to 7.5
22. What turns blue litmus paper into red?
Answer: Acids
23. Red litmus paper turns blue under ………….. conditions?
Answer: Basic (Alkaline)
24. Which chemical is used for the preservation of biological specimen?
Answer: Formalin
25. The alcohol which is present in the alcoholic beverages is ………….?
Answer: Ethanol (Ethyl Alcohol)
26. What is ‘Laughing gas’?
Answer: Nitrous oxide
27. What is used as eyewash?
Answer: Boric Acid
28. Which element is used for manufacturing computer chips, solar cells and trancistors?
Answer: Silicon
29. Benzodiazepine is the most commonly used ………..?
Answer: Psychoactive drug (Sleeping pill)
30. Which chemical is used for the artificial ripening of fruits?
Answer: Calcium carbide

LIST OF ANTONYMS


  • Above – below
  • Attack – defend
  • Ability – inability
  • Advance – retreat
  • Adversity – prosperity
  • Arrival – departure
  • Ancient – modern
  • Arrest – release, free
  • Ascent – descent
  • Acquit – convict
  • Acceptance – rejection
  • Armament – disarmament
  • Absurd – reasonable
  • Ample – meagre
  • Advantage – disadvantage
  • Agree – disagree
  • Angel – devil
  • Absence – presence
  • Bottom – top
  • Broad – narrow
  • Buy – sell
  • Blunt – sharp
  • Busy – idle
  • Beautiful – ugly
  • Blessing – curse
  • Bravery – cowardice
  • Belief – disbelief
  • Beneficial – harmful
  • Barren – fertile
  • Beginning – end
  • Barbaric – civil
  • Boon – bane, curse
  • Better – worse
  • Cheerful – gloomy
  • Concord – discord, disagreement
  • Complicated – simple
  • Cautious – negligent
  • Consent – dissent
  • Confess – deny
  • Compare – contrast
  • Courageous – timid
  • Care – neglect
  • Creation – destruction
  • Confidence – diffidence
  • Civilized – uncivilized, wild
  • Cause – effect
  • Certain – uncertain
  • Credit – cash
  • Converge – diverge
  • Docile – stubborn
  • Deep – shallow
  • Friendly – hostile
  • Foolish – wise
  • False – true
  • Guest – host
  • Gain – loss
  • Grateful – ungrateful
  • General – particular
  • Genuine – spurious
  • Humility – insolence
  • Heaven – hell
  • Honour – shame, dishonour
  • Hope – despair
  • Heredity – environment
  • Humble – proud, haughty
  • Honest – dishonest
  • Import – export
  • Include – exclude
  • Increase – decrease
  • Innocent – guilty
  • Initial – final
  • Inhale – exhale
  • Justice – injustice
  • Junior – senior
  • Joy – sorrow
  • Knowledge – ignorance
  • Kind – cruel
  • Like – dislike
  • Literate – illiterate
  • Logical – illogical
  • Lack – abundance
  • Legitimate – illegitimate
  • Lend – borrow
  • Material – spiritual
  • Maximum – minimum
  • Mortal – immortal
  • Miser – spendthrift
  • Merit – demerit
  • Mourn – rejoice
  • Noble – ignoble
  • Natural – unnatural, artificiaL
  • Oral – written
  • Dead – alive
  • Dull – bright, interesting
  • Defence – offence
  • Domestic – wild
  • Deficit – surplus
  • Deposit – withdraw
  • Dwarf – giant
  • Demand – supply
  • Defeat – victory
  • Difficult – easy
  • Desolate – inhabited
  • Distress – comfort
  • Dynamic – static
  • Diminish – increase
  • Death – life
  • Defensive – offensive
  • Dependent – independent
  • Dry – wet
  • Exterior – interior
  • Examiner – examinee
  • Expedite – delay
  • Ebb – flow
  • Enjoyment – suffering
  • Early – late
  • Economical – extravagant
  • Encourage – discourage
  • Earn – spend
  • Entrance – exit Failure – success
  • Frank – reserved
  • Freedom – slavery
  • Fame – obscurity
  • Front – back
  • Frown – smile
  • Far – near
  • Fortune – misfortune
  • Full – empty
  • Fine – coarse
  • Fresh – stale