GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 20-20 (19.01.2025)

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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)

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