Knowledge ka daily dose...
Q.1 Water is a good solvent for ionic salts because
(A) it has a high boiling point
(B) it has a high dipole moment
(C) it has a high specific heat
(D) it has no color
Ans:- (B)
Q.2 Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of
(A) Basketball
(B) Tennis
(C) Cricket
(D) Volleyball
Ans:- (D)
Q.3 Mount Everest was captured by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in the year
(A) 1951
(B) 1952
(C) 1953
(D) 1954
Ans:- (C)
Q.4 The Book “It Was Five Past Midnight” is on
(A) Bhuj Earthquakes
(B) Orissa Floods
(C) Andhra Cyclone
(D) Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Ans:- (D)
Q.5 India has the largest deposits of __ in the world
(A) Copper
(B) Gold
(C) Mica
(D) None of these
Ans:- (C)
Q.6 Who among the following is the author of the book “India Remembered”?
(A) J K Rowling
(B) Robert Dallek
(C) Pamela Mountbatten
(D) Stephen Hawking
Ans:- (C)
Q.7 Who among the following is NOT a member of the Constituent Assembly?
(A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(B) Syama Prasad Mookerjee
(C) Lok Narayan Jayprakash
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans:- (D)
Q.8 Petermann Glacier is located in which of the following countries/continents?
(A) Greenland
(B) Africa
(C) Asia
(D) North America
Ans:- (A)
Q.9 Where the IIM in Uttarakhand is situated at?
(A) In Dehradun
(B) In Pauri
(C) In Haridwar
(D) In Kashipur
Ans:- (D)
Q.10 Who is the author of the book ‘Freedom Behind Bars’?
(A) Nelson Mandela
(B) Kiran Bedi
(C) Annie Besant
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans:- (B)
Q.11 Which is the oldest paramilitary force in the country?
(A) Border Security Force (BSF)
(B) Assam Rifles
(C) Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
(D) Coast Guard
Ans:- (B)
Q.12 The industrial organization of the Atomic Minerals Division, Heavy Water Board (HWB) is located at
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Kolkata
(C) Mumbai
(D) Jadugude, Bihar
Ans:- (C)
Q.13 The crop that has the highest photosynthetic activity –
(A) Sugarcane
(B) Wheat
(C) Cotton
(D) Rice
Ans:- (A)
Q.14 Jeevan Rekha (Life line) express is
(A) First hospital on wheels in the world
(B) first railway express
(C) oldest train
(D) None of the above
Ans:- (A)
Q.15 The state which has the largest number of sugar mills in India is
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Punjab
(C) Haryana
(D) Bihar
Ans:- (A)
Q.16 The ‘Theory of Evolution’ was put forward by:
(A) Louis Pasteur
(B) Aristotle
(C) Gregor Mendel
(D) Charles Darwin
Ans:- (D)
Q.17 In which year did Gandhiji establish the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat?
(A) 1916
(B) 1915
(C) 1918
(D) 1920
Ans:- (B)
Q.18 Toda tribes mainly live in:
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Kerala
(D) Odisha
Ans:- (B)
Q.19 The Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is located in which state of India?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Goa
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Haryana
Ans:- (B)
Q.20 Chronometer is an instrument to measure:
(A) Head
(B) Electric potential
(C) Time
(D) Distance between two points
Ans:- (C)