Knowledge ka daily dose..
Q.1 Triple antigen provides immunity to children against all of the following disease, except
A. diphtheria
B. polio
C. tetanus
D. whooping cough
Ans: (B)
Q.2 Which language is spoken in Karnataka?
A. Marathi
B. Hindi
C. Malayalam
D. Kannada
Ans: (D)
Q.3 When cream is separated from milk
A. the density of milk increases
B. the density of milk decreases
C. the density of milk remains unchanged
D. it becomes more viscous
Ans: (A)
Q.4 The theory of inheritance of acquired character was propounded by
A. Charles Darwin
B. Gregor Mendel
C. J.B. Lamarck
D. Weismann
Ans: (C)
Q.5 The basic cause of World War II was
A. an unjust Treaty of Versailles
B. rise of the Nazi Party in Germany
C. Japan’s policy of expansion and imperialism of England and France
D. All of the above
Ans: (D)
Q.6 Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended
A. May 30, 1918
B. February 15, 1918
C. November 11, 1918
D. January 19, 1918
Ans: (C)
Q.7 Hybridization is
A. decayed vegetable matter
B. a process of tilling the land
C. cross-fertilization between two varieties
D. downward movement of water through soil
Ans: (C)
Q.8 The main purpose of the Group of 77 was
A. sustained economic growth
B. to promote African unity and solidarity
C. to defend the economic and trade interests of the developing nations of the world
D. None of the above
Ans: (C)
Q.9 The headquarter of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries are at
A. Algiers
B. Lagos
C. Kuwait
D. Vienna
Ans: (D)
Q.10 The date of operation of first open heart surgery in India was
A. February 15, 1961
B. August 12, 1991
C. June 20, 1990
D. January 11, 1985
Ans: (A)
Q.11 India’s first indigenously built submarine was
A. INS Delhi
B. INS Vibhuti
C. INS Shalki
D. INS Savitri
Ans: (C)
Q.12 Trans World Airlines is an International Airline of
A. United Kingdom
B. United States of America
C. Russia
D. Scandinavia
Ans: (B)
Q.13 The trophies and cups awarded for cricket are
A. McDowell’s Challenge cup and World cup
B. Federation cup
C. Moin-ud-Dowla cup and B. C. Gupta cup
D. None of the above
Ans: (A)
Q.14 The Indian Ocean Arc is an Imaginary circle in space about ____ over the equator
A. 20,000 km
B. 34,000 km
C. 36,000 km
D. 30,000 km
Ans: (C)
Q.15 The common pesticides which are in use consist of
A. PCBs
B. organochlorines
C. olefins
D. heterocyclic compounds
Ans:- (C)
Q.16 Radioactive substances can be produced readily in
A. a transistor
B. an atomic pile
C. an electron gun
D. a Wilson cloud chamber
Ans:- (B)
Q.17 Indian Institute of Petroleum is located at
A. Kolkata
B. Dehradun
C. New Delhi
D. Dhanbad
Ans: (B)
Q.18 The national museum is located at
A. Mumbai
B. Lucknow
C. New Delhi
D. Pune
Ans: (C)
Q.19 Michael Faraday discovered
A. electromagnetism
B. benzene, liquid gases and optical glass
C. the induction of electric current
D. All of the above
Ans: (C)
Q.20 Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for
A. Peace Prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962
B. Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962
C. Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962
D. Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962
Ans: (C)