GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 20-20 (05.08.2024)

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Q.1 The lowest point, on land, in the world is

(A) Death valley, USA

(B) Caspian sea, Russia

(C) Dead sea, Jordan/Israel

(D) Lake Eyre, Australia

Ans:- (C)

Q.2 The mean radius of the earth is approximately?

(A) 32,000 km

(B) 6,400 km

(C) 9,600 km

(D) 12,800 km

Ans:- (B)

Q.3 The progressive wave theory regarding of tides was put forth by

(A) R..A  Harris

(B) Issac Newton

(C) William Whewell

(D) G.B  Airy

Ans:- (C)

Q.4 Who first translated Mahabharata into Tamil?

(A) Perundevanar

(B) Kamban

(C) Sundaramurthi

(D) Bharavi

Ans:- (A)

Q.5 Modern Indo-Aryan languages are based on an ancient language called

(A) Hindi

(B) Sanskrit

(C) Kannada

(D) Tamil

Ans:- (B)

Q.6 Volcanic activity is more common in

(A) Hawal

(B) Japan

(C) Colombia

(D) New Zeland

Ans:- (A)

Q.7 The Parliament and the constitution are the instrument of:

(A) Legal Justice

(B) Political Justice

(C) Economic Justice

(D) Social Justice

Ans:- (C)

Q.8 The Council of Minister is collectively responsible to the

(A) President

(B) Prime Minister

(C) House of the People

(D) Rajya Sabha

Ans:- (C)

Q.9 A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart is called-

(A) A vein

(B) An artery

(C) A capilliary

(D) Nerve

Ans:- (B)

Q.10 Osteocytes are found in:

(A) Bone

(B) Blood

(C) Cartilage

(D) Lymph

Ans:- (A)

Q.11 The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin was

(A) Alexander Fleming

(B) Albert Einstein

(C) Archimeder

(D) Aryabhatta

Ans:- (A)

Q.12  Walker Cup is associated with

(A) Wrestling

(B) Football

(C) Polo

(D) Golf

Ans:- (D)

Q.13 Nalanda is located at

(A) Gujarat

(B) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

(C) Near Patna, Bihar

(D) Near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Ans:- (C)

Q.14 The king of Macedonia, who conquered most of asia Minor and defeated Porus (India) in 327 B .C. was

(A) Adolf Hitler

(B) Alexander the Great

(C) Chandragupta Maurya

(D) Christopher Columbus

Ans:- (B)

Q.15 The lower limit of perpetual snow in mountains such as the Himalayas is termed as the:

(A) tree line

(B) timber line

(C) snow line

(D) boundary line

Ans:- (C)

Q.16 Loktak lake is located in:

(A) Kashmir

(B) Uttarakhand

(C) Manipur

(D) Odisha

Ans:- (C)

Q.17 Who is the first citizen of our country?

(A) PM

(B) President

(C) Speaker/Lok Sabha

(D) Chief Justice of India

Ans:- (B)

Q.18 The first speaker of Lok Sabha is:

(A) Hukum Singh

(B) G.S. Dhillon

(C) G.V Mavalankar

(D) Sardar Patel

Ans:- (C)

Q.19 Which of the following is  a plant hormone?

(A) Insulin

(B) Thyroxine

(C) Auxin

(D) Oestrogen

Ans:- (C)

Q.20 Change of focal length  of the lens of eyes is called 

(A) Pupil

(B) Shipincter muscle

(C) Circular Muscle

(D) Cilliary Muscle

Ans:- (D)

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