Knowledge ka daily dose…
1. Who became the new President of the European Commission in June 2024?
(a) Ursula von der Leyen
(b) Charles Michel
(c) Christine Lagarde
(d) Josep Borrell
2. Which continent is known as ‘Cradle of Mankind’ ?
(a) Asia
(b) Africa
(c) Europe
(d) South America
3. Boundary line between Pakistan and Afghanistan is known as
(a) Rovers Line
(b) Mortimer Line
(c) Radcliffe Line
(d) Durand Line
4. Stromboli is a?
(a) Dormant Volcano
(b) Active Volcano
(c) Depleted Volcano
(d) None of these
5. Which state was formed in 2014?
(a) Telangana
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Chandigarh
6. Which of the following gas causes explosion in coal mines?
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Butane
(d) Methane
7. The Hindustan Antibiotic Plant is located at?
(a) Pimpri
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Rishikesh
(d) Kolaba
8. The author of the book ‘Indira Gandhi Returns’ is___.
(a) Khushwant Singh
(b) Nirad C. Choudhury
(c) Kuldip Nayyar
(d) Vijaylaxmi Pandit
9. Baglihar Dam is situated in which of these states/ UTs?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
10. In which of the following Indian states will you find the Buxa Fort?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Odisha
(c) West Bengal
(d) Karnataka
11. ‘Anna Karenina’ was composed by
(a) Tolstoy
(b) Gorky
(c) Dostoevsky
(d) Turgenev
12. Saffron is a product of ________
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Goa
(c) West Bengal
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
13. GSI discovered India’s largest national arch in:
(a) Bihar
(b) West Bengal
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Odisha
14. India earns maximum foreign exchange by the export of?
(a) Iron
(b) Tea
(c) Textile
(d) Rubber
15. Sodium is stored by keeping it immersed in
(a) Water
(b) Kerosene
(c) Air
(d) Ammonia
16. The Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through ______.
(a) Assam
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Gujarat
(d) Tripura
17. Which of the following substances has greatest specific heat ?
(a) Iron
(b) Water
(c) Copper
(d) Mercury
18. Which of the following is used in pencils?
(a) Graphite
(b) Silicon
(c) Charcoal
(d) Phosphorous
19. The highest mountain peak of Chhotanagpur Plateau is ________.
(a) Dhoopgarh
(b) Pachmarhi
(c) Parasnath
(d) Mahabaleshwar
20. What is the name of largest irrigation canal in India?
(a) Sirhand canal
(b) Yamuna canal
(c) Upper Bharai Dobb canal
(d) Indira Gandhi canal