“AWACS” is the abbreviation (acronym) of:
- (A) Air Warning and Control System
- (B) Airborne Warning and Control System
- (C) Air Warning and Control Survey
- (D) Airborne Warning and Control Survey
- (B) Airborne Warning and Control System
AWACS stands for Airborne Warning and Control System and is a mobile, long-range radar and command-and-control system carried aboard aircraft such as the Boeing E-3 Sentry. Its purpose is air defense, target detection, and the conduct of battles.
Where is “Golden Gate” situated?
- (A) San Francisco
- (B) Paris
- (C) London
- (D) Toronto
- (A) San Francisco
The Golden Gate Bridge, which spans the mile-wide Golden Gate Strait that separates the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco Bay, is located in California, USA. It is a vital link for California State Route 1 and U.S. Route 101, connecting Marin County to the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula.
The “Writ of Habeas Corpus” is:
- (A) Subordinated courts
- (B) Petitioner who requires legal help
- (C) To safeguard people from illegal arrest
- (D) It prevents usurpation of a public office
- (C) To safeguard people from illegal arrest
A strong legal remedy for defending a person’s fundamental right to personal liberty is the Writ of Habeas Corpus, which translates to “you may have the body” in Latin. So option (C) To safeguard people from illegal arrest is suitable.
When the stock exchange market is going down, it is called:
- (A) Bullish
- (B) Bearish
- (C) Falling
- (D) Crashing
- (B) Bearish
When stock prices are generally falling or are predicted to decline, the financial markets are said to be in a bearish market or bear market.
- Bullish: It indicates that prices are rising or are anticipated to rise.
- Crashing: A sudden, steep decline (more severe than typical bearish movement) is referred to as crashing.
- Falling: It is a general term, but bearish is the correct financial term.
Which of the following rivers crosses the Equator twice?
- (A) Amazon
- (B) Congo
- (C) Nile
- (D) Mississippi
- (B) Congo
THE only significant river in the world to cross the Equator twice is the Congo River. The river flows in a huge, sweeping counter-clockwise arc, creating this unusual geographical feature: The river first travels north across the Equator into the Northern Hemisphere after rising in the East African Rift’s highlands. Before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean, it curves back southwestward and makes a second crossing of the Equator. It has a very strong and steady water flow throughout the year because its enormous basin covers both sides of the Equator, meaning that at least one area of the river system is always experiencing a rainy season.
The Headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB) is located in:
- (A) Paris
- (B) New York
- (C) Manila
- (D) Tokyo
- (C) Manila
THE Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) main office is situated in Metro Manila, Philippines, at 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City. The bank was founded in 1966, and since May 1991, its main office has been located in Mandaluyong’s Ortigas Center. Prior to that, it was headquartered in Pasay City. As a multilateral development finance organization, the ADB works to combat poverty and promote social and economic advancement throughout the Asia-Pacific area.
Night blindness is caused by the lack of:
- (A) Vitamin A
- (B) Vitamin B
- (C) Vitamin C
- (D) Vitamin D
- (A) Vitamin A
Vitamin A deficiency is the main cause of night blindness. It arises from a lack of rhodopsin, the retinal pigment required for low-light vision.
Who is known by the title of “Conqueror of Central Asia”?
- (A) Khalid bin Waleed
- (B) Muhammad bin Qasim
- (C) Qutayba bin Muslim
- (D) Marwan bin Ahmed
- (C) Qutayba bin Muslim
Qutayba ibn Muslim (669–715/716 CE) is often called the “Conqueror of Central Asia.” He was an Umayyad commander who expanded the Muslim empire into Transoxiana, which includes modern-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and parts of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, during the early 8th Century.
Who is the author of “India Wins Freedom”?
- (A) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
- (B) Allama Muhammad Iqbal
- (C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
- (D) Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
- (A) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
THE author of “India Wins Freedom” is Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. He was an Indian independence activist, a senior Congress leader, and the first Minister of Education in India. Published in 1959, this autobiographical work provides a firsthand account of the Indian freedom struggle and the partition of India.
Who wrote “A History of God”?
- (A) Richard Dawkins
- (B) Karen Armstrong
- (C) Sam Harris
- (D) Christopher Hitchens
- (B) Karen Armstrong
THE book A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam was written by Karen Armstrong. She is a well-known scholar and commentator on religious matters. The book looks at how the idea of God has changed in Western monotheism from ancient times to today.