Knowledge ka daily dose…
1. Who wrote Aranyer Adhikar (Rights of Forests)?
(a) Bibhutibhushn Bandyopadhyay
(b) Tarashankar Bandyopadhya
(c) Mahasweta Debi
(d) Maitreyee Debi
2. In which Indian state is the Flamingo festival celebrated?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Assam
(c) Manipur
(d) Andhra Pradesh
3. The members of the State Public Service Commission are appointed by the
(a) Chief Minister
(b) Chief Justice
(c) Governor
(d) Vice-President
4. Which of the following rivers is the world’s second longest river?
(a) Nile
(b) Amazon
(c) Mississippi – Missouri
(d) Yangtze
5. In rabbits, the digestion of cellulose takes place in
(a) Rectum
(b) Ileum
(c) Colon
(d) Caecum
6. Which is the highest airport in India?
(a) Blazek Airport
(b) Kargil Airport
(c) Bhuntar Airport
(d) Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport
7. Non stick cooking utensils are coated with ________
(a) Teflon
(b) PVC
(c) Black paint
(d) Polystyrene
8. Which state did the Kalamkari style of painting originate in?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Gujrat
(d) Madhya Pradesh
9. Who introduced the ‘Subsidiary Alliance’?
(A) Dalhousie
(B) Wellesley
(C) Ripon
(D) Minto
10. The national flower of Saudi Arabia is:
(a) jasmine
(b) plumeria
(c) Black iris
(d) Taif’s Rose
11. Concerning Indian economy, what is the full form of FDI?
(a) Foreign Domestic Intelligence
(b) Foreign Direct Intelligence
(c) Foreign Direct Investment
(d) Foreign Domestic Investment
12. Who wrote the book Fit at Any Age?
(a) Vikram Seth
(b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Air Marshal P V Iyer
(d) Aravind Adiga
13. How many digits are there on a debit card?
(a) 15
(b) 16
(c) 14
(d) 17
14. The disease that has been eradicated from the world is :
(a) Smallpox
(b) Leprosy
(c) Poliomyelitis
(d) Chickenpox
15. Which of the following is an input device?
(a) Speaker
(b) Projector
(c) Light pen
(d) Plotter
16. The word ‘Aryan’ denotes
(a) An ethnic group
(b) A nomadic people
(c) A speech group
(d) A superior race
17. Where is the Diesel Locomotive Works located?
(a) Irugur
(b) Chittaranjan
(c) Varanasi
(d) Secunderabad
18. Which country has the largest producer of Guava?
(a) Nepal
(b) India
(c) Bhutan
(d) Bangladesh
19. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple was constructed by ________.
(a) Chandela
(b) Cholas
(c) Pallavas
(d) Hoysalas
20. Nanda Devi Peak is located in:
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Sikkim