Knowledge ka daily dose…
1. Saffron is produced in a large scale in-
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Kerala
2. Who is the author of the book ‘The Why-Why Girl’?
(a) Mahasweta Devi
(b) Ruskin Bond
(c) Enid Blyton
(d) Olivia Fraser
3. Who was the first person to reach South Pole?
(a) Roald Amundsen
(b) Robert Falcon Scott
(c) Frederick Cook
(d) Robert E. Peary
4. Gross National Product – Depreciation Allowance = ___.
(a) Personal Income
(b) Gross Domestic Product
(c) Per Capita Income
(d) Net National Product
5. ‘Law and Order’ is included in the-
(a) Concurrent List
(b) State List
(c) Union List
(d)None of the above
6. Which part of the Constitution deals with citizenship?
(a) Part 1
(b) Part 2
(c) Part 3
(d)Part 4
7. Which of the following is used for the preparation of dynamite?
(a) Methyl alcohol
(b) Iron oxide
(c) Nitroglycerol
(d) Copper sulphate
8. Who is also known as ‘Light of Asia’?
(a) Gautam Buddha
(b) Jesus Christ
(c) Prophet Mohammad
(d) Swami Vivekanand
9. The Mid-Day Meal scheme comes under the purview of which ministry?
(a) Ministry of Education
(b) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(c) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
(d) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
10. The Cabinet Mission came to India in the year ___________.
(a) 1946
(b) 1945
(c) 1942
(d) 1940
11. Global Recycling Day has been observed on which day?
(a) 12th February
(b) 18th March
(c) 10th January
(d) 29th December
12. ‘Mekhela Chador’ is a traditional dress from the state of:
(a) Odisha
(b) West Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Tripura
13. In which newspaper ‘Boycott’ was first declared?
(a) Sanjivini
(b) Hitawadi
(c) Yugantar
(d) Amrita Bazar
14. Who is the Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
(a) President of India
(b) Prime Minister of India
(c) Vice-President of India
(d) Finance Minister of India
15. Where is the Sabarimala temple located?
(a) Kerala
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Maharashtra
16. In which state/UT is Rohtang Pass located?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Ladakh
17. Who is named as the Missile Man of India?
(a) Vikram Sarabhai
(b) C. V. Raman
(c) APJ Abdul Kalam
(d) Homi Bhabha
18. The gas that filled the electric bulb is
(a) nitrogen
(b) hydrogen
(c) carbon dioxide
(d) oxygen
19. In which river is the river island Majuli located?
(a) Kosi
(b) Sutlej
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Ganges
20. What is ECF?
(a) Economic Capital Framework
(b) Equity Cash flow
(c) Entity Concept Fund
(d) None of the above