SENIOR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

QUIZ
1. State the region of the electromagnetic spectrum in which green pigmented organisms is
able to convert light energy into chemical potential energy.
ANS: VISIBLE LIGHT REGION
2. What name is given to the anterior part of the fore brain?
ANS: TELENCEPHALON
3. The use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or
evidence in the courts of law is called…
ANS: FORENSICS
4. The branch of practice of medicine that produces evidence useful in the public
administration of justice by using medical principles derived from the study of disease
and injury is called…
ANS: FORENSIC PATHOLOGY.
5. The mode of death due to failure of the functions of the brain is called…
ANS: COMA
6. A programmed cell death in the body of an animal is called…
ANS: APOPTOSIS
7. A factor present to such a degree that it allows the process to proceed at maximum rate
is called…
ANS: OPTIMUM CONDITION
8. State a biological term which means “staying the same”.
ANS: HOMEOSTASIS
9. Who devised the binomial nomenclature system of naming things using genus and
species?
ANS: CAROLUS LINNAEUS
10. What term is used to refer to organisms that are first to invade a new environment?
ANS: PIONEER SPECIES
11. A collection of computers in a building or department that can share information is
called …….ANS. (LOCAL AREA NETWORK, OR LAN)
12. A combination of two or more files into a single one is called …… ANS. (MERGE)

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13. What name is given to a sequence of hidden characters that are used to open a file or a
program? ANS. (PASSWORD)
14. Name the technology used to read pencil marks on papers, e.g. the one used at ECZ, to
mark Grade 7 papers.ANS. (OPTICAL MARK RECOGNITION, OR OMR)
15. What is the name given to the computer on the network that allows resources to be
shared with other computers? (SERVER)
16. The operation of putting items in order is called …… ANS. (SORT)
17. “RAM” stand for ….ANS. (RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY)
18. The use of the Internet for commercial activities such as Internet banking and shopping
is known as …. ANS. (E-COMMERCE)
19. Android Operating System is made by the company called Google.
ANS. (TRUE/FALSE)
20. The process of preparing a disk so that it can store information is called…. ANS.
(FORMAT)
21. Deeper layers of the brain hemispheres that are important in regulating emotion and
short-term memory are called…
ANS: HIPPOCAMPUS
22. The thalamus, hypothalamus and the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland are collectively
called…
ANS: DIENCEPHALON
23. What name is given to the tear glands located under the upper eyelid?
ANS: LACRYMAL GLANDS
24. State three different types of deaths.
ANS: SOMATIC, CELLULAR AND BRAIN STEM DEATH
25. The sure sign of death which indicate the state of mind before death is called…
ANS: CADAVERIC SPASM
26. A tissue layer found between the seed coat and endosperm is called…
ANS: A LEURONE
27. The killing of a newborn child within 12 months of birth is called…
ANS: INFANTICIDE
28. The lack of oxygen in the chest cavity and body tissue is called…

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 ANS: ASPHYXIA (ANOXIA OR HYPOXIA)
29. Who discovered the main rules governing inheritance of traits in genetics?
ANS: GREGOR MENDEL
30. What is the chance of a newlywed couple to have their first child a boy?
ANS: 50% OR ½ OR HALF
31. Name the type of a monitor screen that is lighter and thinner that is being used on digital
cameras, calculators, laptops, tablets and cell phones. ANS. (LCD OR LED OR
FLAT SCREEN)
32. The identity number of a tin of beef is stored on ……..ANS. (BAR CODES)
33. What does “http” stand for? ANS. (HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL)
34. Each website came be accessed through an Internet address known as a Uniform
Resource Locator. ANS. (True/False)
35. Android operating system is mostly used on mobile devices such as smart phones and
tablet computers. ANS. (True/False)
36. The intersection of a row and a column in a spreadsheet application program is called
……… ANS. (CELL)
37. CD-ROM stands for ……… ANS. (COMPACT DISC READ ONLY MEMORY)
38. The letters “ZICTA” stand for ……ANS. (ZAMBIA INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY)
39. What is the temporary storage area called used to store information that is cut or copied
from a document? ……. ANS. (CLIPBOARD)
40. The letters “ISP” stand for …….ANS. (INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER)
41. What does “HTML” stand for? ANS. (HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE)
42. The element symbol Sb stand for stibnum or Stibnite.Stibnum was another name for
which element.
ANS;ANTIMONY.
43. The most common isotope of hydrogen is…..
ANS; PROTIUM.
44. The alloy of aluminium used for making magnet is ….
ANS; ALNICO (AN ACRONYM STANDING FOR ALUMINIUM NICKEL AND
COBALT/COPPER).

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45. In the Bible, sulfur is reffered to as;
ANS; BRIMSTONE (BURN STONE).
46. What is the normal audible frequency for human being?
ANS; 20Hz TO 20,000 Hz.
47. How many kilometers do the light rays travels (covers) from the sun to strike the earth?
ANS; 150 MILLION KILOMETRES.
48. What do you call the measure of the human perception of sound?
ANS; LOUDNESS.
49. What are the other names for positive and negative charged ions respectively? (one
attempt only)
ANS; CATION AND ANION.
50. What do the letters LIMA stand for in Agriculture?
ANS; LEARN IMPROVED METHODS OF AGRICULTURE.
51. What is the meaning of the mathematical statement 1+1 =1 in the Bible?
ANS. MARRIAGE
52. If a = b and b = c. what is the relationship between a and c?
ANS. THEY ARE EQUAL OR A = C
53. When next are we going to have a leap year?
ANS. 2016
54. A single binary digit, which can take the value 0 or 1 is called ………….. ANS. (Bit)
55. The means of capturing data about a person’s physical or behavioural characteristics is
called ……….ANS. (BIOMETRIC)
56. A group of eight bits is called ……. ANS. (A BYTE)
57. Name an example of an impact printer which makes noise when printing. ANS. (DOT
MATRIX)
58. Name the storage device that stores application programs and data while the computer is
running. ANS. (RAM / INTERNAL MEMORY / PRIMARY MEMORY)
59. What name is given to the long bar at the bottom of a keyboard that, when pressed
down, gives a blank space.ANS. (SPACE BAR)
60. Name the output device that allows the image on the screen to be shared with an
audience in a large room.ANS. (MULTIMEDIA PROJECTOR / PROJECTOR)
61. Name the input device that can be used to record sound and voice, to give voice
commands and for voice communication over the internet. ANS. (MICROPHONE)

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62. Which halogen is present in tooth paste?
ANS; FLOURINE.
If you allow the ice in a full glass of ice water to melt, the glass will overflow. True or
false?(one attempt)
ANS; FALSE.
63. What term is used to refer to organisms that are first to invade a new environment?
ANS: PIONEER SPECIES
64. Deeper layers of the brain hemispheres that are important in regulating emotion and
short-term memory are called…
ANS: HIPPOCAMPUS
65. The thalamus, hypothalamus and the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland are collectively
called…
ANS: DIENCEPHALON
66. What name is given to the tear glands located under the upper eyelid?
ANS: LACRYMAL GLANDS
67. State three different types of deaths.
ANS: SOMATIC, CELLULAR AND BRAIN STEM DEATH
68. The sure sign of death which indicate the state of mind before death is called…
ANS: CADAVERIC SPASM
69. A tissue layer found between the seed coat and endosperm is called…
ANS: A LEURONE
70. The killing of a newborn child within 12 months of birth is called…
ANS: INFANTICIDE
71. The lack of oxygen in the chest cavity and body tissue is called…
ANS: ASPHYXIA (ANOXIA OR HYPOXIA)
72. Who discovered the main rules governing inheritance of traits in genetics?
ANS: GREGOR MENDEL
73. What is the chance of a newlywed couple to have their first child a boy?
ANS: 50% OR ½ OR HALF
74. I am a geometrical element which has a position but no size or extent. Who am i?
ANS. A POINT
75. What name is given to a finite portion of a line between two fixed points?

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 ANS. A LINE SEGMENT.
76. On a windy day the electric train moved from north to south, if the direction of the wind
was from east to west to which direction did the smoke go?
ANS. THERE WAS NO SMOKE.
77. What do the letters G.P.S mean?
ANS. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM.
78. A.T.M has become a common term in the world today. What does this acronym mean?
ANS. AUTOMATIC TAILOR MACHINE
79. If it takes 5 minutes to boil one egg, how long will it take to boil 5 eggs?
ANS. 5 MINUTES.
80. ONE ATTEMPT. A bag of paper weighs 50kg and a bag of salt weighs 50kg. Which
one is a heavier?
ANS. SAME

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