General Knowledge and IQ

(a) Alfred Binet

Binet, with Theodore Simon, developed the first practical intelligence test in France in 1905. Terman later revised it as the Stanford-Binet test.

(b) Jules Verne

Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) is a novel by the French author Jules Verne.

(d) Discovery of Tuberculosis

Pasteur is known for the germ theory of disease, the anti-rabies vaccine and pasteurization. The tubercle bacillus was discovered by Robert Koch in 1882.

(c) Dolpa and Bhaktapur

Dolpa is the largest district of Nepal by area (about 7,889 sq km) and Bhaktapur is the smallest (about 119 sq km).

(a) The operating system

The operating system manages the hardware and software resources of the computer and provides the interface through which users interact with it.

(a) Carfnoit

In each word, split it into two equal halves and reverse each half separately: SYS|TEM gives SYS|MET, and NEA|RER gives AEN|RER. Hence FRAC|TION gives CARF|NOIT, i.e. Carfnoit.

(a) 125

The terms in odd positions are cubes of odd numbers and those in even positions are squares of even numbers:

$1^3,\ 2^2,\ 3^3,\ 4^2,\ 5^3,\ 6^2,\ 7^3 = 1, 4, 27, 16, 125, 36, 343$

So the missing term is $5^3 = 125$.

(b) Decrease

A ship floats by displacing its own weight of water. Sea water is denser than river water, so a smaller volume needs to be displaced and the ship rises, reducing the portion under water.

(b) French Revolution

"Liberty, Equality and Fraternity" was the slogan of the French Revolution of 1789.

(c) Thailand

Among the given options Thailand is the leading producer of natural rubber.

(d) It is not possible to tell whether Bill or Peter is taller

Both Peter and Bill are shorter than Jack, but nothing compares Bill with Peter directly.

(c) Thimpu

Thimphu is the capital of Bhutan, a SAARC member. Tokyo (Japan), Shanghai (a city in China, not a capital) and Bangkok (Thailand) are not capitals of SAARC countries.

(b) 1990

The S.L.C. examination in Nepal was first held in 1990 B.S.

(b) the Netherlands

Amsterdam is the constitutional capital of the Netherlands (the government sits at The Hague).

(b) Koshi

The Koshi is the largest river of Nepal by water discharge and drainage basin, formed by seven tributaries (Sapta Koshi). The Karnali is the longest within Nepal.

(b) Exosphere

The layers from the ground upward are troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere, so the exosphere is the uppermost.

(a) Commuter

A commuter is a person who regularly travels between home and work. A computer is a machine, and a pedestrian travels on foot.

(a) The League of Nations

The League of Nations, founded after the First World War, was replaced by the United Nations in 1945.

(c) Mother

"The only daughter of your father" is the woman herself. So the person's mother is the woman, and she is his mother.

(d) Ammonia

Liquid ammonia absorbs a large amount of heat when it evaporates, so ammonia is used as a refrigerant.

(c) Envelope

Milk is held in a glass as a letter is held in an envelope: the container for the item.

(a) The Sahara

Strictly, Antarctica is the largest desert, but it is not among the options. Of the options, the Sahara (about $9.2 \times 10^6$ km$^2$) is the largest, and it is the largest hot desert.

(d) Omega (ω)

The Greek alphabet begins with alpha (α) and ends with omega (ω).

(b) Moti Ram Bhatta

Moti Ram Bhatta (1866–1896) is called Yubak Kabi (young poet) because he died aged about 29. He is known for his biography of Bhanubhakta and for his ghazals.

(d) Mozambique

M-o-z-a-m-b-i-q-u-e contains the vowels o, a, i, u, e, each exactly once. Australia repeats a and Indonesia repeats i.

(b) Stock market

A bullish trend means rising share prices, with investors optimistic about the market.

(a) Hippocrates

Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician, is called the father of medicine. Herodotus is the father of history.

(b) Nile

The Nile (about 6,650 km) is traditionally regarded as the longest river in the world. The Amazon is larger by volume, while the Ganga and the Bagmati are far shorter.

(b) Club

Hostel, inn and hotel are all places that provide lodging to stay in, whereas a club is a society or association of people, not a place to stay.

(b) Copper

Copper was the first metal used by humans because it occurs in native form and is easily beaten into shape; this began the Copper Age, before the Bronze and Iron Ages.

(b) 18 years

Under the Constitution of Nepal (2015), a citizen who has completed 18 years of age has the right to vote.

(c) Geneva

The World Trade Organization, established in 1995, has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

(a) June 5

World Environment Day is observed every year on 5 June, started by the UN in 1974.

(d) X-rays

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-rays in 1895, so they are also called Röntgen rays.

(d) Chhettri

In the 2011 census of Nepal, Chhetri was the largest single caste/ethnic group (about 16.6% of the population), ahead of Brahmin (Hill), Magar and Tharu.

(b) Lord Ganesha

Ganesha is worshipped as the remover of obstacles (Vighnaharta) and the god of good fortune and new beginnings.

(a) Hematology

Hematology is the study of blood, blood-forming organs and blood diseases. Nephrology deals with the kidneys, rheumatology with joints and autoimmune disease, and pulmonology with the lungs.

(c) Pali

The Buddha preached in Pali (the language of ordinary people of the region), and the Buddhist canon, the Tripitaka, was recorded in it.

(c) architect : blueprint

An author produces a manuscript as the written plan or draft of the work; likewise an architect produces a blueprint, the plan from which the building is made. An engineer makes a bridge (a finished product), and the other pairs are a person and a tool.

(a) New Delhi in 1950

The first Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India (held in March 1951 after being planned for 1950). Of the options, only New Delhi is correct.

(d) 11.664 grams

The traditional Nepali measure of gold, one tola, equals $11.664\ \mathrm{g}$.

(d) Art of making maps

Cartography is the study and practice of drawing maps and charts.

(c) Wordsworth

The line "The child is father of the man" is from William Wordsworth's poem My Heart Leaps Up.

(c) Australia

Kangaroos are native to Australia, which is therefore called the land of kangaroos.

(d) Mayur Times

Basanti, Seto Bagh and Anita are novels by Diamond Shumsher Rana; Mayur Times is not one of his books.

(c) 22 yards

The cricket pitch measures $22$ yards ($20.12\ \mathrm{m}$) between the two sets of stumps.

(a) Big Apple

New York City is nicknamed the "Big Apple".

(a) Pablo Picasso

The long full name beginning "Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso" belongs to Pablo Picasso.

(a) POKI

In the other three words each letter is 4 places before the previous one: M, I, E, A; S, O, K, G; Y, U, Q, M. In POKI the steps are $-1, -4, -2$, so it breaks the pattern.

(b) Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is a fast-growing tree, widely planted for timber and pulp. Teak, banyan and coconut grow much more slowly.

(a) May 1

International Labour Day (May Day) is observed every year on 1 May.

(c) Jupiter

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, hence called the "King of the Planets".

(c) Hari Bansha Acharya

"China Harayeko Manchhe" is a book by the Nepali comedian and writer Hari Bansha Acharya.

(b) England & Wales

The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup was hosted by England and Wales.

(d) Watermen

The modern fountain pen was invented by Lewis Waterman, who patented a practical design in 1884.

(b) Global System of Mobile Communication

GSM stands for Global System for Mobile Communications, the standard for digital cellular networks.

(a) 2030 B.S.

Chitwan National Park, Nepal's first national park, was established in 2030 B.S. (1973 A.D.).

(b) Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is called the "Teardrop of India" because of its shape and its position off the southern tip of India.

(b) S

The letters increase by 6 each time: A (1), G (7), M (13), and the next is the 19th letter, S.

(a) ANNJ

Each letter is shifted one place back in the alphabet: P to O, E to D, N to M. So B to A, O to N, O to N, K to J, giving ANNJ.

(b) Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah

After the royal massacre of June 2001, Dipendra was declared King while in a coma and died without regaining consciousness, so he never knew he had been proclaimed King.

(c) World Refugee Day

World Refugee Day is observed on 20 June every year. World Environment Day is 5 June, World Population Day is 11 July and International Youth Day is 12 August.

(a) 1924

The first Winter Olympics were held at Chamonix, France, in 1924.

(c) The Grand Duke's Madonna

The Grand Duke's Madonna is by Raphael. Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and The Virgin of the Rocks are by Leonardo da Vinci.

(c) 7

"hard" is the word common to the first two codes, so hard $=8$. "study" is common to the first and third, so study $=6$. In $7\,8\,6$ = study very hard, the remaining code $7$ must be "very".

(b) Joe is older than Bob

From the statements: Steve $>$ Joe, Joe $>$ John, John $>$ Bob, so Steve $>$ Joe $>$ John $>$ Bob. Hence Joe is older than Bob. Ray and Jim are only related to each other, so the other options cannot be concluded.

(b) love

Each number is the alphabet position of a letter: $16,5,1,3,5 = P,E,A,C,E$ (peace). Split $1215225$ the same way: $12,15,22,5 = L,O,V,E$, which spells love.

(c) 10 km North-East

Net northward distance $=12-6=6$ km and eastward distance $=8$ km. The distance from the start is $\sqrt{6^2+8^2}=\sqrt{100}=10\text{ km},$ and she lies to the north-east of the starting point.

(d) 14

There are 14 peaks above 8,000 m (the "eight-thousanders"), and Nepal has 8 of them, including Everest.

(b) Sudheer Sharma

Prayogshala is a book by the Nepali journalist Sudheer Sharma, on Nepal's politics after 1990, which won the Madan Puraskar.

(c) France

The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was hosted by France, and the USA won the title.

(a) Flamingo

A flamingo has a bent, downward-curved bill and feeds by turning its head upside down so it can filter algae and tiny crustaceans from the water.

(c) Miroslav Klose

Klose scored 16 goals for Germany across four World Cups (2002 to 2014), the most in World Cup history. Pelé scored 12, Messi 13 (through 2022) and Ronaldo 8.

(d) Licchavi Kingdom

The Licchavi period (about 400 to 750 CE) made the Kathmandu Valley a trade hub on the route between India and Tibet, which brought wealth and cultural exchange.