Knowledge ka daily dose..
1. The famous Khajurao Group of Monuments was constructed by the:
(A) Solankis
(B) Gahadavalas
(C) Chaulukyas
(D) Chandelas
Ans:- (D)
2. Heat received by earth from the Sun is known as ________
(A) Insolation
(B) Infrared heat
(C) Solar radiation
(D) Thermal radiation
Ans:- (C)
3. Which country is the largest producer of wool ?
(A) U.S.A.
(B) Australia
(C) Britain
(D) Canada
Ans:- (B)
4. Which of the following organisations publishes an annual report titled Global Competitiveness Index?
(A) International Monetary Fund
(B) Asian Development Bank
(C) World Bank
(D) World Economic Forum
Ans:- (D)
5. As per the Table of Precedence, who among the following enjoys the highest ceremonial protocol?
(A) Holders of Bharat Ratna
(B) Judges of the Supreme Court of India
(C) Cabinet ministers of the Union
(D) Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Ans:- (C)
6. Who among the following was a famous ‘Qawwali’ singer?
(a) Nazia Hassan
(b) Begum Akhtar
(c) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
(d) Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Ans:- (c)
7. _______ the world’s highest polo ground, is located in Pakistan.
(a) Kasur
(b) Attock
(c) Shandur
(d) Okara
Ans:- (c)
8. ‘Kiribath’ is a rice dish from:
(a) Myanmar
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Sri Lanka
Ans:- (d)
9. The Gupta rulers imposed a fine called _______ which was a plough tax paid by every cultivator owning a plough
(a) Hiranya
(b) Sulka
(c) Halivakara
(d) Kara
Ans:- (c)
10. ______ is the capital of Sri Lanka.
(a) Colombo
(b) Sydney
(c) Jakarta
(d) Jayawardenepura Kotte
Ans:- (d)
11. The use of which of the following regional languages was popularised by the Bhakti leader, Shankaradeva ?
(A) Bengali
(B) Brijbhasha
(C) Avadhi
(D) Assamese
Ans:- (D)
12. Which one of the following was created by the ‘Pitt’s India Act’?
(A) Board of Control
(B) Board of Revenue
(C) Standing Council
(D) Court of Directors
Ans:- (A)
13. Which of the following is the strongest coagulant?
(A) Zinc Chloride
(B) Aluminium Chloride
(C) Barium Chloride
(D) Magnesium Sulphate
Ans:- (B)
14. CPU performance is often measured in:
(A) MHz
(B) MIPS
(C) Band rate
(D) GB
Ans:- (B)
15. Full Name of MB is
(A) Magnetic Ball
(B) Motion Bloom
(C) Memory Black
(D) Mega Byte
Ans:- (D)
16. The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet, _____
(a) Jinsena
(b) Dandin
(c) Kamban
(d) Banabhatta
Ans:- (d)
17. In biological terms, ________ is a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.
(a) Amensalism
(b) Commensalism
(c) Parasitism
(d) Mutualism
Ans:- (b)
18. The 14th Dalai Lama resides in _____
(a) Shillong
(b) Kalimpong
(c) Dharamsala
(d) Gangtok
Ans:- (c)
19. In the 4th century BCE, the capital of Magadha was shifted to:
(a) Panipat
(b) Varanasi
(c) Mathura
(d) Pataliputra
Ans:- (d)
20. Article 17 of the Constitution of India, deals with the abolition of:
(a) Untouchability
(b) Slavery
(c) Titles
(d) Sati
Ans:- (a)