GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 20-20 (13.03.2024)
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Q.1 _______is used in photography:
(A) Aluminum hydroxide
(B) Silver bromide
(C) Potassium chloride
(D) Sodium hydroxide
Ans:- (B)
Q.2 Which drug is used to cure Hypertension?
(A) Diazepam
(B) Diazepam
(C) Hydralazine
(D) Aspirine
Ans:- (C)
Q.3 Which of the following bodies is responsible for estimating the National Income?
(A) Ministry of Finance
(B) Indian Statistical Institute
(C) Central Statistical Organisation
(D) RBI
Ans:- (C)
Q.4 For preservation of fruit juice which of the following is used:
(A) Sodium benzoate
(B) Sulphuric acid
(C) Acetic acid
(D) Formic acid
Ans:- (A)
Q.5 Who among the following elects the President of India?
(A) Elected members of both Houses of the Parliament and members of Legislative Assemblies
(B) Members of both Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha
(C) Members of both Legislative Assemblies & Legislative Councils
(D) Members of Rajya Sabha, Legislative Assemblies & Legislative Councils
Ans:- (A)
Q.6 The book ‘Sahibs Who Loved India’ has been written by:
(A) Khushwant Singh
(B) Mulk Raj Anand
(C) Pankaj Mishra
(D) Usha Bhagat
Ans:- (A)
Q.7 The ‘Suez Canal’ connects the Red Sea with the:
(A) Pacific Ocean
(B) Mediterranean Sea
(C) Atlantic Ocean
(D) Caspian Sea
Ans:- (B)
Q.8 Which of the following parts of potato is edible?
(A) Root
(B) Fruit
(C) Stem
(D) Seed
Ans:- (C)
Q.9 When can the writ of ‘Habeas Corpus’ be issued?
(A) Violation of freedom of speech
(B) Wrongful annexation of Property
(C) Violation of freedom of religion
(D) Wrongful Police detention
Ans: (D)
Q. 10 Which among the following coasts belongs to Kerala?
(A) Canara Coast
(B) Konkan Coast
(C) Malabar Coast
(D) Coromandel Coast
Ans: (C)
Q.11 In India, the highest rainfall occurs along:
(A) The Eastern ghat
(B) The Western Ghat
(C) The Aravali
(D) The West Coast, North-East and hills of Meghalaya.
Ans: (D)
Q.12 Where is ‘Mariana Trench’ located?
(A) Mediterranean sea
(B) Atlantic Ocean
(C) Arctic Ocean
(D) Pacific Ocean
Ans: (D)
Q.13 At what time of day is the relative humidity normally at a minimum?
(A) At Midnight
(B) When the air temperature is highest
(C) In the Morning
(D) When the air temperature is lowest
Ans:- (B)
Q.14 RBI conducts Open Market Operations (OMO); what does OMO refer to?
(A) Auctioning of gold reserves
(B) Buying and selling equity
(C) Buying and selling of government securities
(D) Transactions in foreign exchange
Ans: (C)
Q.15 Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie -places famous for gold mines are located in:
(A) Japan
(B) Canada
(C) USA
(D) Australia
Ans: (D)
Q.16 The organisational change to turn the Congress Party into a real mass political party was made for the first time in:
(A) 1930
(B) 1920
(C) 1918
(D) 1911
Ans: (B)
Q.17 The biggest island in Indian Ocean is:
(A) Madagascar
(B) Maldives
(C) Sumatra
(D) Lakshadweep
Ans: (A)
Q.18 With which of the following is ‘Operation Flood’ associated?
(A) water conservation
(B) milk production
(C) flood control
(D) liberation of Goa
Ans: (B)
Q.19 Who is known as the father of ‘Panchayati Raj’ in India?
(A) Vallabh Bhai Patel
(B) Vinobha Bhave
(C) Lord Ripon
(D) Balwant Rai Mehta
Ans: (D)
Q.20 Who among the following was the first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State?
(A) Sucheta Kriplani
(B) Kamla Nehru
(C) Sarojini Naidu
(D) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Ans: (A)