Knowledge ka daily dose…
1. ‘Dandia’ is a popular dance of
(a) Punjab
(b) Gujarat
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra
2. Who is the author of the book ‘Forbidden Verses’?
(a) Salman RushDie
(b) Abu Nuwas
(c) Ms. Taslima Nasrin
(d) D.H. Lawrence
3. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology is located at
(a) Delhi
(b)Shimla
(c) Dehradun
(d) Kulu
4. Who was known as Iron man of India?
(a) Govind Ballabh Pant
(b)Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
5. Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is
(a) copper
(b) magnesium
(c) iron
(d) calcium
6. The members of the panchayat are
(a) nominated by the district officer
(b) the electorates of the respective territorial constituencies
(c) nominated by local self-government minister of the state
(d) nominated by the block development organization
7. Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after
(a) military affairs
(b)the state treasury
(c) the royal household
(d) the land revenue system
8. The hazards of radiation belts include
(a) deterioration of electronic circuits
(b)damage of solar cells of spacecraft
(c) adverse effect on living organisms
(d) All of the above
9. The metal used to recover copper from a solution of copper sulphate is
(a) Na
(b)Ag
(c) Hg
(d) Fe
10. Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an outstanding parliamentarian?
(a) Jamanlal Bajaj Foundation
(b)Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies
(c) G. B. Pant Memorial Society
(d) R. D. Birla samara Kosh
11. The book of Parsis is
(a) Torah
(b)Bible
(c) Zend Avesta
(d) Gita
12. Who wrote the line: ‘ A thing of beauty is a joy forever’?
(a) John Keats
(b)Robert Browing
(c) P.B.Shelley
(d) William Wordsworth
13. The Indian Institute of Science is located at
(a) Kerala
(b)Madras
(c) Bangalore
(d) New Delhi
14. Professor Amartya Sen is famous in which of the fields?
(a) Biochemistry
(b)Electronics
(c) Economics
(d) Geology
15. Washing soda is the common name for
(a) Sodium carbonate
(b)Calcium bicarbonate
(c) Sodium bicarbonate
(d) Calcium carbonate
16. The present Lok Sabha is the
(a) 14th Lok Sabha
(b)15th Lok Sabha
(c) 16th Lok Sabha
(d) 17th Lok Sabha
17. The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya’s work Amuktamalyada, was in
(a) Telugu
(b)Sanskrit
(c) Tamil
(d) Kannada
18. The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?
(a) Africa
(b)Asia
(c) Australia
(d) Europe
19. The metallurgical process in which a metal is obtained in a fused state is called
(a) smelting
(b)roasting
(c) calcinations
(d) froth floatation
20. Which state gives Mewar Award?
(a) Haryana
(b)Delhi
(c) Punjab
(d) Rajasthan