GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 20-20 (11.12.2023)
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Q.1 The largest lake in India is-
A. Luni lake
B. Wular lake
C. Sambhar lake
D. None of the above
Ans: (B)
Q.2 The national sport of Canada is
A. tennis and cricket
B. hockey and lacrosse
C. judo
D. rugby and football
Ans: (B)
Q.3 Vir Chakra (a medal) is made up of
A. bronze
B. gold gilt
C. standard silver
D. None of the above
Ans: (C)
Q.4 Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake?
A. Water
B. Sambhar
C. Dal
D. Govind Sagar
Ans: (B)
Q.5 The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun was
A. Newton
B. Dalton
C. Copernicus
D. Einstein
Ans: (C)
Q.6 The headquarter of ‘Assam Rifles’ at
A. Kohima
B. Shillong
C. Aizawl
D. Dispur
Ans: (B)
Q.7 Which of the following causes Poliomyelitis?
A. Dengue virus
B. Enterovirus
C. Mumps virus
D. Rhabdovirus
Ans: (B)
Q.8 Liquids transmit pressure equally in all directions. This is known as
A. Boyle-Pascal’s Law
B. Pascal’s Law
C. Archimedes’ Principle
D. None of the above
Ans: (B)
Q.9 The term steeplechase is associated with which of the following sports?
A. Boxing
B. Chess
C. Rowing
D. Horse Racing
Ans: (D)
Q.10 Malfunctioning of which of the following organs causes jaundice?
A. Stomach
B. Pancreas
C. Liver
D. Kidney
Ans: (C)
Q.11 Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the
A. Hot Air Balloon
B. Bicycle
C. Aeroplane
D. None of the above
Ans: (C)
Q.12 How many Dynes are there in 1 gram weight?
A. 250
B. 375
C. 981
D. 900
Ans: (C)
Q.13 Golden Temple, Amritsar is India’s
A. largest Gurdwara
B. oldest Gurudwara
C. Both option A and B are correct
D. None of the above
Ans: (A)
Q.14 The National Sports Festival for women was, for the first time, organized in
A. 1970
B. 1975
C. 1980
D. 1985
Ans: (B)
Q.15 The velocity of light was first measured by
A. Einstein
B. Newton
C. Romer
D. Galileo
Ans: (C)
Q.16 UNO Day is on
A. 20th July
B. 24th October
C. 14th November
D. 12th February
Ans: (B)
Q.17 The ‘pulse’ of the aquatic environment can be ascertained by measuring
A. nitrogen
B. oxygen
C. alkalinity
D. conductivity
Ans: (B)
Q.18 Ornithology is the
A. study of smells
B. study of birds
C. study of bones
D. None of the above
Ans: (B)
Q.19 Weight of an object put in a satellite orbiting in space around the earth is
A. the same as on the earth
B. slightly more than that on the earth
C. less than that on the earth
D. reduced to zero
Ans: (D)
Q.20 India’s first satellite is named after
A. Aryabhatta
B. Bhaskara II
C. Bhaskara I
D. Barahmihir
Ans: (A)