GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 20-20 (18.07.2024)

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Q.1 The Author of the book “The Gin Drinkers” is

(A) Arundhati Roy

(B) Anita Desai

(C) Sagarika Ghose

(D) Shoba Dey

Ans: (C)

Q.2 The abbreviation IGNOU stands for

(A) Indian Government’s Nuclear Option Ultimatum

(B) Indira Gandhi National Open University

(C) Inter-Governmental and Non-Official Understanding

(D) Informal Group on National Occupational Utilities

Ans:- (B)

Q.3 After which war did Babur hold the title of Ghazi?

(A) Battle of Kabul

(B) Battle of Panipat

(C) Battle of Khanwa

(D) Battle of Ghaghra

Ans:- (C)

Q.4 Who were the last powerful Mughal rulers?

(A) Akbar

(B) Shah Jahan

(C) Jahangir

(D) Aurangzeb

Ans:- (D)

Q.5 Which one of the following has the highest value of specific heat?

(A) Glass

(B) Copper

(C) Lead

(D) Water

Ans:- (D)

Q.6 Which one of the following trees is considered to be an environmental hazard?

(A) Babool 

(B) Amaltas

(C) Neem

(D) Eucalyptus

Ans:- (D)

Q.7 Which of the following bears naked seeds?

(A) Angiosperms

(B) Gymnosperms

(C) Bryophytes

(D) Pteridophytes

Ans:- (B)

Q.8 Who among the following introduced the Bluewater policy (Cartaze System)?

(A) Alfonso De ALbuquerque

(B) Franciso de Almeida

(C) Nino da Cunha

(D) None of these

Ans:- (B)

Q.9 Cholesterol is related to

(A) Fats

(B) Starch

(C) Proteins

(D) Minerals

Ans:- (A)

Q.10 Which mirrors are used  by doctors to examine eyes, ears, nose, and throat

(A) Concave mirror

(B) Convex mirror

(C) Normal mirror

(D) Plane mirror

Ans:- (A)

Q.11 Who holds the power to appoint the nominees for Anglo- Indian Community in the Lok Sabha?

(A) Minorities Commission

(B) President of India

(C) Prime Minister

(D) Vice–president

Ans:- (B)

Q.12 What is the minimum age laid down for a candidate to seek election to the Lok Sabha?

(A) 18 years

(B) 21 years

(C) 25 years

(D) None of these

Ans:- (C)

Q.13 Who of the following is the biographer of Akbar?

(A) Abul Fazl

(B) Faizi

(C) Abul Nabi Khan

(D) Birbal

Ans:- (A)

Q.14 Name the sportsman who has made maximum centuries in one one-day cricket.

(A) Vivianl Richards

(B) Sachin Tendulkar

(C) Saeed Anwar

(D) Brian Lara

Ans:- (B)

Q.15 The time difference between I.S.T and G.M.T is

(A) 5 hours

(B) 5 hours 15 minutes

(C) 5 hours 30 minutes

(D) 5 hours 45 minutes

Ans:- (C)

Q.16 Who is known as the father of Homoeopathy?

(A) Aristotle

(B) Ronald Fisher

(C) Hippocrates

(D) Samuel Hahnemann

Ans:- (D)

Q.17 Which blood vessels are the smallest blood vessels?

(A) Lymphatic

(B) Arterioles

(C) Capillaries

(D) Venules

Ans:- (C)

Q.18 The Pole Star Indicates Which Direction

(A) North

(B) South

(C) East

(D) West

Ans: (A)

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)

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