Tuesday 27 November 2012

General Knowledge 20



  1. Which of the following gases is used in the preparation of soda water?
    1. CS 2
    2. CO 2
    3. CO
    4. IS

  1. Which state in India is the major producer of antimony?
    1. Punjab
    2. Bihar
    3. Orissa
    4. Tamil Nadu

  2. The first nuclear explosion in India took place at
    1. Mumbai
    2. Nellie
    3. Pokhran
    4. Sriharikota

  3. Dentist deals with
    1. Bones
    2. Teeth
    3. Fingers
    4. Eyes

  4. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born in the year?
    1. 1889
    2. 1899
    3. 1900
    4. 1914

  5. Corbett National park is in
    1. Bihar
    2. Madhya Pradesh
    3. Uttar Pradesh
    4. Himachal Pradesh

  6. Silicon is used in
    1. I.C Chips
    2. Cast Iron
    3. Steel
    4. None of these

  7. The two nation theory was given by
    1. W.C. Banerjee
    2. M.A Zinnah
    3. Jawaharlal Nehru
    4. None of these

  8. Which soil owes its color to oxides of iron?
    1. Black
    2. Alluvial
    3. Laterite
    4. None of these

  9. Vertical distance above mean sea level is known as
    1. Attitude
    2. Longitude
    3. Latitude
    4. Height

Tuesday 20 March 2012

Answer In One Word 15


  1. Who is famous in playing ‘Ghatam’ percussion in India at present – The Grammy award winner? T. H. Vikku Vinayakram.
  2. Where will be held the 79th International Agricultural Fair from 12 th to 18 th may, 2012 – Novi Sad in Serbia.
  3. What is the full form of ‘IFRS’ – International financial reporting standards.
  4. Which coast of odisha is now preferred by ‘Olive Ridleys’ for mass nesting – Rushikulya Rookery Coast in Ganjam district of south odisha.
  5. Who has been awarded ‘Pritzker Prize’, considered as the Nobel Prize in Architecture in 2012 – Wang shu of people’s Republic of China.
  6. Which organization has designed and developed the advanced light weight Torpedo (TAL) recently – Naval science and technological Labortary in Visakhapatnam, under DRDO, Govt of India.
  7. On which date the first ‘Tripartite Bodo Accord’ was signed – 20th February, 1993
  8. Anirban Lahiri is associated with which game – Golf.
  9. At which place Prime Minister Dr. Monmohan Singh unveiled the bust of Jawarharlal Nehru in honour for India and as a symbol of friendship between two countries – Singapore.
  10. Which was a great centre of trade and commerce in the Gupta period – Mathura
  11. Where the ‘Relics of Buddha’ are preserved – Stupa.
  12. The first Mulim invasion of India was led by whom – Mohammad Bin Kasim.
  13. Whose influence refencts the sculptures of the Gandhara school – Greek.
  14. Which famous ruler of ancient India, towards the end of his life, is said to have converted to Jainism – Chandragupta
  15. Who is the Foreign Minister of People’s Republic of China – Yang Jiechi.
  16. On whose recommendations ‘Know your customer’ (KYC) guidelines followed by the Bank have been framed – Reserve Bank of India
  17. ‘Bridge Loans’ refer to which type of loans – Interim finance allowed by banks to their customers pending disbursement of term loans by financial institutions.
  18. On which issue International Monetary Fund has supported monetary policy of India – Tightening of monetary policy.
  19. In the term ‘STRIPS’ the first letter ‘S’ denotes which word – Separate.
  20. Which movement was started by the Indian National Congress during the course of the second world war and formed part of our freedom struggle – Quit India.
  21. Who is the author of ‘Meri Ekawan Kavitayen’ (My 51 Poems) – Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
  22. Permanent settlement of Bengal was introduced by whom – Lord Cornwallis
  23. The Governor general of Fort William Became the governor general of India under which charter Act – The Charter act of 1833
  24. Where did Buddha attain Parinirvana – Kushinagara.
  25. Madhura was the capital of the kingdom of which king – Pandyas.

Wednesday 29 February 2012

General Knowledge 19

  1. Who is the author of the book “The Path to Tranquility”?
    1. Harish Salve
    2. Dalai Lama
    3.  Barak Obama
    4. Mother Teresa



  1. Who has been chosen as the Laureus Sportsman of the year 2011?
    1. Federer
    2. Raonaldo
    3. Nadal
    4. Watson



  1. Euro cup 2016 will be held at
    1. France
    2. Germany
    3. England
    4. Greece



  1. Black Revolution is associated with which production?
    1. Coffee
    2. Tea
    3. Bajra
    4. Rubber



  1. At present who is the Finance Secretary of India?
    1. Ranjan Mathai
    2. D. Subbarao
    3. Pratik Roy
    4. Sunil Mitra



  1. The winner of World Food Prize 2011 is?
    1. Lula da Silva
    2. John Kufuor
    3. Both (a) and (b)
    4. None of the above



  1. Which city will host the global biodiversity meet in 2012?
    1. New Delhi
    2. Bengaluru
    3. Hyderabad
    4. Mumbai



  1. The nature of usual status unemployment is
    1. Seasonal
    2. Disguised
    3. Chronic
    4. Frictional



  1. Browne waterfalls are situated in which country?
    1. New Zeland
    2. Cuba
    3. Canada
    4. Brazil



  1. Which is the highest glacial lake of India?
    1. Nainital
    2. Surajtal
    3. Bhimtal
    4. Devtal


Sunday 26 February 2012

General Knowledge 18


  1. The major constituent of Bio gas is
    1. Methane
    2. Butane
    3. Ethane
    4. None of these


  1. Which of the following compounds is not used in dry cell?
    1. Nh4cl
    2. Zncl2
    3. Mno2
    4. Pbs



  1. Which mirror is used as reflectors in car head lights, search lights?
    1. Plane
    2. Concave
    3. Convex
    4. None of these.



  1. The speed of light in glass is ____ to than that in air
    1. Less
    2. Greater
    3. Equal
    4. None of these



  1. Green plants of an ecosystem are called
    1. Producers
    2. Consumers
    3. Decomposers
    4. None of these.



  1. A food chain starts with
    1. Dewy
    2. Photosynthesis
    3. Respiration
    4. Nitrogen fixation.



  1. Rinderpest disease of poultry is caused by
    1. Insects
    2. Bacteria
    3. Virus
    4. Protozoa



  1. The element which is required in largest quantity by plants is
    1. Sulphur
    2. Calcium
    3. Phosphorus
    4. Nitrogen



  1. Of these the non conventional source of energy is
    1. Petroleum
    2. Coal
    3. Wood
    4. The sun



  1. The most toxic metal pollutant of automobile exhausts is
    1. Mercury
    2. Cadmium
    3. Copper
    4. Lead



  1. Which substance is used to impart yellow colour to glass
    1. Cobalt oxide
    2. Cadmium sulphide
    3. Manganese dioxide
    4. None of these



  1. pellagra is caused due to deficiency of which Vitamin?
    1. Thiamine
    2. Calciferol
    3. Niacin
    4. Ascorbic acid



  1. Which of the following is rich in Vitamin A
    1. Carrot
    2. Apple
    3. Amla
    4. Gren vegetables



  1. The animal which uses sound as its eyes is
    1. Dog
    2. Cat
    3. Cow
    4. Bat



  1. Guru Gobind Singh, the 10the Sikh Guru, was born at ---
    1. Hyderabad
    2. Patna
    3. Anandpur sahib
    4. Amritsar.