Basic General Knowledge

basic general knowledge questions
DIRECTIONS : Questions based on GK.
71. Who among the following got the Bharat Ratna award before becoming the president of India?
  A.  R Venkataraman
  B.  Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  C.  DR Zakir Hussian
  D.  W Giri
72. Who is the first non-indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?
  A.  Martin Luther King
  B.  Mother Terasa
  C.  Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  D.  Aubin Mehta
73. When did Mother Teresa win the Nobel Peace Prize?
  A.  1975
  B.  1979
  C.  1981
  D.  1982
74. Which one of the following glasses is used in bullet proof screens?
  A.  Soda glass
  B.  Pyrex glasss
  C.  Jena glass
  D.  Reinforced glass
75. Which substance is used to retard the setting action of cement?
  A.  CaO
  B.  AlO
  C.  CaSO.2HO
  D.  NaO + KO