Knowledge ka daily dose…
1. What is ‘laughing gas?
(A) N2O
(B) NO3
(C) NO
(D) SO2
Ans:- (A)
2. The number of mitochondria in bacterial cells is:
(A) One
(B) two
(C) many
(D) zero
Ans:- (D)
3. The golden view of the sea shell is due to_____
(A) Diffraction
(B) Dispersion
(C) Polarization
(D) Reflection
Ans:- (C)
4. An object covers distance directly proportional to the square of the time. Its acceleration is_____
(A) increasing
(B) decreasing
(C) zero
(D) constant
Ans:- (D)
5. Telnet stands for:
(B) Television Network
(A) Telephone Network
(C) Teletype Network
(D) Telefax Network
Ans:- (C)
6. “Meghdoot” was written by______
(A) Humayun Kabir
(B) Khushwant Singh
(C) Banabhatta
(D) Kalidasa
Ans:- (D)
7. Who among the following is a famous English writer?
(A) Amrita Pritam
(B) Mahadevi Verma
(C) Ashapurna Devi
(D) Mulk Raj Anand
Ans:- (D)
8. Which of the following are consumer semi-durable goods?
(A) Cars and television sets
(B) Milk and milk products
(C) Foodgrains and other food products
(D) Electrical appliances like fans and electric irons
Ans:- (C)
9. Who admits a new State to the Union of India?
(A) President
(B) Supreme Court
(C) Prime Minister
(D) Parliament
Ans:- (D)
10. In which year were the States reorganized on a linguistic basis?
(A) 1951
(B) 1947
(C) 1950
(D) 1956
Ans:- (D)
11. With what bio-region is the term “Steppe” associated?
(A) Grasslands
(B) Tropical Forests
(C) Savanna
(D) Coniferous Forests
Ans:- (A)
12. How much of the world’s land area is tropical rainforest?
(A) 2 percent
(B) 7 percent
(C) 10 percent
(D) 13 percent
Ans:- (B)
13. The world’s growing appetite for what food product is a leading cause of tropical deforestation?
(A) Pork
(B) Sugar
(C) Lamb
(D) Beef
Ans:- (D)
14. The Oscar Award was won 36 times by:
(A) Charlie Chaplin
(B) Alfred Hitchcock
(C) Walt Disney
(D) Akiro Kurosawa
Ans:- (C)
15. The boiling point of water decreases at higher altitudes due to:
(A) low temperature
(B) low atmospheric pressure
(C) high temperature
(D) high atmospheric pressure
Ans:- (B)
16. ISRO’s Master Control Facility is in:
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Orissa
(C) Gujarat
(D) Karnataka
Ans:- (D)
17. India is the largest producer and exporter of______
(A) Cotton
(B) Copper
(C) Tea
(D) Mica
Ans:- (A)
18. The soils which are rich in Calcium are known as:
(A) Pedocals
(B) Pedalfers
(C) Podsols
(D) Laterite
Ans:- (A)
19. Cultivable land is defined as:
(A) the land actually under crops
(B) Cultivable wasteland + fallow land
(C) Old fallow lands + current fallow lands
(D) Total fallow lands + net sown area
Ans:- (B)
20. From which part of the Opium Plant do we get morphine?
(A) Leaves
(B) Stem
(C) Bark
(D) Fruit coat
Ans:- (D)