GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 20-20 (12.02.2024)
Knowledge ka daily dose…
Q.1 Electron volt is a unit of–
(A) Charge
(B) Momentum
(C) Energy
(D) Potential Difference
Ans:- (C)
Q.2 First Municipal Corporation was set-up in 1687 was–
(A) Madras
(B) Allahabad
(C) Kolkata
(D) Bombay
Ans:- (A)
Q.3 The first fully Indian Bank is–
(A) Bank of India
(B) Central Bank of India
(C) Punjab National Bank
(D) State Bank of India
Ans:- (C)
Q.4 The first Telegraph line in India was laid between
(A) Calcutta and Madras
(B) Calcutta and Delhi
(C) Calcutta and Mumbai
(D) Calcutta and Agra
Ans:- (D)
Q.5 Human Development Index was formulated by
(A) UNCTAD
(B) ASEAN
(C) IBRD
(D) UNDP
Ans:- (D)
Q.6 The first newspaper publish in English language in India was
(A) Native Opinion
(B) Young India
(C) The Bengal Gazette
(D) The Hindu
Ans:- (C)
Q.7 Which of the following river makes largest delta of India?
(A) Krishna
(B) Kaveri
(C) Godavari
(D) Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta
Ans:- (D)
Q.8 Which of the following is the longest bridge in India?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi Setu
(B) Rajiv Gandhi Setu
(C) Rabindra Setu
(D) Dhola Sadiya Bridge
Ans:- (D)
Q.9 The Mirror used in Vehicle–
(A) Convex Mirror
(B) Concave Mirror
(C) Plane Mirror
(D) None of these
Ans:- (A)
Q.10 Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) Sucheta Kripalani
(C) Sarojini Naidu
(D) Indira Gandhi
Ans:- (A)
Q.11 The “International Nurse Day” is celebrated on
(A) 12 May
(B) 13 June
(C) 2 May
(D) 10 May
Ans:- (A)
Q.12 Who was the father of “Red Cross”?
(A) Har Gobind Khurana
(B) Jean Henri Dunant
(C) Mother Teresa
(D) Jagdish Chandra Bose
Ans:- (B)
Q.13 In the study of which of the following areas, the instrument of ‘Seismograph’ is used?
(A) Earthquakes
(B) Volcanoes
(C) Stars
(D) Rivers
Ans:- (A)
Q.14 The Waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river–
(A) Zambezi
(B) Amazon
(C) St. Lawrence
(D) Missouri
Ans:- (A)
Q.15 ‘Ranji Trophy’ is associated with the game of–
(A) Hockey
(B) Football
(C) Badminton
(D) Cricket
Ans:- (D)
Q.16 Mount Everest was successfully climbed for the first time in–
(A) 1953
(B) 1955
(C) 1957
(D) 1948
Ans:- (A)
Q.17 Which of the following can be the maximum gap between two sessions of parliament?
(A) Three months
(B) Six months
(C) Nine months
(D) Twelve Months
Ans:- (B)
Q.18 Leander paes is associated with which of the following?
(A) Bridge
(B) Chess
(C) Tennis
(D) Snooker
Ans:- (C)
Q.19 Which of the following chemical elements is essentially present in proteins?
(A) Magnesium
(B) Phosphorous
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Sulphur
Ans:- (C)
Q.20 Who described the Congress as: ‘A safety valve for the escape of great and growing forces generated by our own actions was urgently needed”?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) A.O. Hume
(C) Lord Rippon
(D) Lord Curzon
Ans:- (B)