Knowledge ka daily dose…
1. The red soil region of West Bengal is known as the
(a) Rahr
(b) Barind
(c) Tanr
(d) Bhabar
2. Athlete’s foot is caused by
(a) Virus
(b) Roundworm
(c) Fungus
(d) Bacterium
3. An important port in the time of Satavahanas was
(a) Sopara
(b) Tamralipta
(c) Calicut
(d) Cochin
4. Which of the following is NOT a plant product?
(a) Jute
(b) Rubber
(c) Teak
(d) Honey
5. Amongst the states of India lowest sex ratio is found in :
(a) Bihar
(b) Orissa
(c) Punjab
(d) Madhya Pradesh
6. Who wrote ‘Sahaj-Path’?
(a) Abanindranath Tagore
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Iswarchandra Vidyasagar
(d) Madhusudan Dutta
7. During the reign of which Sultan, Chinghiz Khan invaded India ?
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Alauddin Khilji
(c) Ghiyasuddin Balban
(d) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
8. Jhijhia dance originated in the Indian state of ___.
(a) Bihar
(b) West Bengal
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Gujarat
9. Which of the following states was previously know as NEFA?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Manipur
(c) Assam
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
10. ‘Canter’ relates to the animal___.
(a) Tiger
(b) Monkey
(c) Horse
(d) Elephant
11. Jute requires _____.
(a) Moist climate
(b) Much rain
(c) Hot climate
(d) warm and wet climate
12. The Battle of Haldighati was fought between ____.
(a) Maharana Pratap and Akbar
(b) Akbar and Hemu
(c) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi
(d) Babur and Rana Sanga
13. Who is the author of the book ‘Hit Refresh’?
(a) Aishwarya Rai
(b) Kazi Nazrul Islam
(c) Jagmohan Bhanver
(d) Satya Nadella
14. GPS stands for :
(a) Global Postal System
(b) Global Positioning System
(c) Global Peace Summit
(d) Global Prime System
15. Who is the current President of the European Central Bank?
(a) Mario Draghi
(b) Christine Lagarde
(c) Janet Yellen
(d) Mark Carney
16. Which form of phospharus is used in safety metals?
(a) Red Phosphorus
(b) White Phosphorus
(c) Yellow Phosphorus
(d) Black Phosphorus
17. Which hill station’s name means ‘place of the thunderbolt’?
(a) Gangtok
(b) Shillong
(c) Oottacarnand
(d) Darjeeling
18. Which is the First Indian Nuclear Reactor?
(a) Dhruva
(b) Apsara
(c) Damini
(d) None of these
19. Asia’s largest Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip garden is situated in which city?
(a) Shimla
(b) Manali
(c) Ganatok
(d) Srinagar
20. Lucknow is famous for which traditional art of embroidery?
(a) Phulkari
(b) Kantha
(c) Patchwork
(d) Chikankari work