Knowledge ka daily dose…
1. The “10 Degree Channel” is related to _______
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Gulf of Kachch
(c) Lakshadweep islands
(d) Malabar Coast
2. Which state of India is famous for the snake boat races?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Karnataka
3. Rate of radiation of heat from a body is the highest if its surface is
(a) White
(b) Smooth
(c) Smooth but blue
(d) Rough and black
4. Which of the following is India’s highest (tallest) dam?
(a) Sardar Sarovar Dam, Gujarat
(b) Hirakud Dam, Odisha
(c) Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand
(d) Bhakra Nangal Dam, Himachal Pradesh
5. Mushroom rocks are formed due to ___.
(a) Glacial deposition
(b) Running water erosion
(c) Deposition of sea waves
(d) Wind erosion
6. Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
(a) Babur
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Jahangir
7. Name India’s first Superfast train :
(a) Shatabdi
(b) Duronto
(c) Decan Queen
(d) Rajdhani
8. Which of the following is an example of an unorganised sector?
(a) Police
(b) Farming
(c) Banks
(d) Government Jobs
9. Which country has started the world’s longest metro line?
(a) Australia
(b) Japan
(c) America
(d) China
10. Indian boxing champion Mary Kom belongs to which state?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Assam
(c) Manipur
(d) Meghalaya
11. The author of the book ‘Wealth of Nations’ –
(a) Marx
(b) Malthus
(c) Adam Smith
(d) Lional Robbins
12. Where is Gobind Sagar man-made reservoir situated?
(a) Bihar
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Telangana
(d) Himachal Pradesh
13. Which of the following states has the highest road density?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Karnataka
14. The first site discovered at the Indus Valley Civilisation is:
(a) Lothal
(b) Mohenjo-Daro
(c) Kalibangan
(d) Harappa
15. What is meant by Epigraphy?
(a) Study of inscriptions
(b) Study of skeletons
(c) Study of maps
(d) Study of coins
16. The author of the book “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” is:
(a) Edward Gibbon
(b) Thomas Macaulay
(c) William Dalrymple
(d) James Mill
17. The largest dinosaur fossil found in India was:
(a) Rajasaurus
(b) Bruhathkayosaurus
(c) Titanosaurus
(d) Jainosaurus
18. Which type of reproduction occurs in hydra?
(a) Binary Fission
(b) Spore Formation
(c) Budding
(d) Fragmentation
19. Who wrote the book ‘The Blue Umbrella’?
(a) Ruskin Bond
(b) Jhumpa Lahiri
(c) Aravind Adiga
(d) R K Narayan
20. The President of India can be impeached under which article?
(a) Article 61
(b) Article 70
(c) Article 75
(d) Article 356