General Knowledge

1. which country will host 2020 summer Olympics

a. Tokyo b. France
c. Brazil d. Chile

2. who among the following Filipino statemen was the most vocal to speak against the country’s
foreign policy of the close association with Americans?

a. Claro M Recto b. Manuel L Quezon

c. Cayetano Arellano d. Jose P Laurel

3. In El Filibusterismo, who was the Characterwho like Rizal’s father who owned a land which was
consfiscated by the Spanish friar?
a. Kapitan Tiago b. Padre Irene
c. Kabesang Tales d. Placido Penitente

4. What is the world’s largest island?

a. Iceland b. Australia
c. China d. Greenland

5. Anchor sites for muscles and production of blood cells are some of the functions of our:
a. Bones b. Ligaments
c. Cartilage d. Skin
Muscles are attached to the bones and RBCs are made in the red marrow of flat and long bones.

6. Among the South American nations, this county is the only Portuguese speaking country
a. Mexico b. Chile
c. Peru d. Brazil

7. Which among the following is a first – order consumer?

a. Herbivores b. Carnivores
c. Insectivores d. Omnivores
Correct: Herbivores are animals that feed on plants. They are first – order consumers because they feed
on the producers of food.

8. The digestive tube is composed of how many openings?

a. Four b. Six
c. Three d. Two
The digestive process always starts in the mouth which is an opening for the digestive tube. Digested food
enters the blood stream from absorption into the body while undigested food leaves the small intestine
and enters the colon, or the large intestine, for waste elimination from the body.
9. Some animals have the power to regain or restore their lost body part through the process:
a. Molting b. Mutation
c. Autonomy d. Regeneration
Regeneration is having the power to restore or grow again the lost part of the body. This is common to
echinoderms, such as the starfish and brittle star.

10. Who among the following scientists paved the way for modern exploration by advancing the
theory that planets revolve around the sun?
a. Harvey b. Ptolemy
c. Copernicus d. Aristotle
Copernicus was the one who theorized that the sun is the center of the solar system and that all the
planets revolve around the sun.
General Knowledge – Difficult

1. Where can we find the world’s smallest fish Paedocypris progenetica?

Ans: Indonesia

world’s smallest fish is Paedocypris progenetica, and was only recently discovered in
the last decade. Scientists discovered it living in the forest swamps on the Indonesian
island of Sumatra.

2. What that active component of chili peppers which produces a sensation of burning in any
tissue with which it comes into contact.

Ans. Capsaicin

3. When the North pole is titled towards the sun, it is summer and when the sun shine all the
time both day and night what is called?

Ans: Midnight Sun

It is a natural phenomenon. It occurs in the local summer months in places North of Arctic Circle.
The sun remains visible at the local midnight. The sun is visible for the full 24 hours , given the
fair weather.

4. In which part of the world you can find the international date line (IDL)

Ans: Pacific Ocean

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