Knowledge ka daily dose….
1. Which of these institutions fixes the Repo Rate and the Reverse Repo Rate in India?
(a) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) Ministry of Finance
(d) State Bank of India
Ans:- (B)
2. Name the physicist who is credited with the discovery of the Neutron. This 1932 discovery led to his winning the Nobel Prize.
(a) Enrico Fermi
(b) J.S. Fleming
(c) James Chadwick
(d) Max Plank
Ans:- (C)
3. The Narora atomic power plant is located in which district of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Bulandshahar
(b) Barabani
(c) Saharanpur
(d) Chanduali
Ans:- (A)
4. Which law of physics states that the force between the two electric charges reduces to a quarter of its former value when the distance between them is doubled?
(a) Coulomb’s Law
(b) Pascal’s Law
(c) Stefan’s Law
(d) Hooke’s Law
Ans:- (A)
5. The ruin of the ancient city of Hampi – capital of Vijayanagara – is located in which present day Indian state?
(a) Haryana
(b) Bihar
(c) Karnataka
(d) Telangana
Ans:- (C)
Q.6 Which among the following is a Treeless biome?
(A) Taiga
(B) Tundra
(C) Chaparral
(D) Savannah
Ans:- (B)
Q.7 Lithification is a process of formation of:
(A) Minerals
(B) Plates
(C) Rocks
(D) None of these
Ans:- (C)
Q.8 Which Mineral is the ore of Aluminium?
(A) Haematite
(B) Bauxite
(C) Magnetite
(D) Siderite
Ans:- (B)
Q.9 Vindyashakti was the founder of _____ Dynasty.
(A) Vakataka
(B) Satavahana
(C) Hoysala
(D) Kadamba
Ans:- (A)
Q.10 The site which has given evidence that the people of Indus Valley Civilisation were aware of tides:
(A) Suktagendor
(B) Surkotda
(C) Lothal
(D) Kalibagan
Ans:- (C)
11. In which district of Karnataka is the Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary located?
(a) Kodagu
(b) Mandya
(c) Hassan
(d) Udupi
Ans:- (A)
12. Which of the following books is NOT written by Salman Rushdie?
(a) An Era of Darkness
(b) Shame
(c) Midnight’s Children
(d) The Satanic Verses
Ans:- (A)
13. Objects that shine in the night sky are known as:
(a) Constellations
(b) Celestial bodies
(c) Asteroids
(d) Meteoroids
Ans:- (B)
14. Icons are _____ commands.
(a) Typed
(b) Verbal
(c) Picture
(d) Imaginary
Ans:- (C)
15. Who among the following was the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty?
(a) Govishanaka
(b) Kaivarta
(c) Dhanananda
(d) Panduka
Ans:- (C)
11. In which district of Karnataka is the Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary located?
(a) Kodagu
(b) Mandya
(c) Hassan
(d) Udupi
Ans:- (A)
12. Which of the following books is NOT written by Salman Rushdie?
(a) An Era of Darkness
(b) Shame
(c) Midnight’s Children
(d) The Satanic Verses
Ans:- (A)
13. Objects that shine in the night sky are known as:
(a) Constellations
(b) Celestial bodies
(c) Asteroids
(d) Meteoroids
Ans:- (B)
14. Icons are _____ commands.
(a) Typed
(b) Verbal
(c) Picture
(d) Imaginary
Ans:- (C)
15. Who among the following was the last ruler of the Nanda dynasty?
(a) Govishanaka
(b) Kaivarta
(c) Dhanananda
(d) Panduka
Ans:- (C)
Q.16 Which of the following is a good conductor of Both Heat and Electricity?
(A) Diamond
(B) Anthracite
(C) Granite
(D) Graphite
Ans:- (D)
Q.17 The main commercial fibre crop of India is?
(A) flex
(B) Jute
(C) mesta
(D) Cotton
Ans:- (D)
Q.18 Windows XP is a ______.
(A) Processor
(B) Operating System
(C) Input Device
(D) Memory
Ans:- (B)
Q.19 Which sports playing area is 2.7 metres by 1.5 metres ?
(A) Billiard
(B) Table Tennis
(C) Lawn Tennis
(D) None of these
Ans:- (B)
Q.20 Who among the following is known to have started portfolio system in India?
(A) Lord Dalhousie
(B) Lord Canning
(C) Lord Elgin
(D) Sir John Lawrence
Ans:- (B)