Knowledge ka daily dose…
1. Recently, researchers of which institute have developed a novel and safer method to mass produce recombinant proteins?
(a) Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
(b) Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
(c) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
(d) National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG)
2. Jaitkhamb pilgrimage centre, recently seen in news, is located in which state?
(a) Punjab
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Bihar
(d) Haryana
3. Which of the following is India’s largest inland saline lake?
(a) Sambhar lake
(b) Chilka lake
(c) Pulicat lake
(d) Karna Lake
4. What is the theme for ‘International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2024’?
(a) Women in Peacekeeping
(b) The Road To A Lasting Peace
(c) Fit for the future, building better together
(d) People Peace Progress
5. Gulf of Aden, recently seen in the news, is a deepwater basin that forms a natural sea link between which two seas?
(a) Red Sea and Arabian Sea
(b) Red Sea and Black Sea
(c) Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Sea
(d) Caspian Sea and Sargasso Sea
6. Recently, who has been elected as the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA)?
(a) Sukumar Pattjoshi
(b) Rachna Srivastava
(c) Kapil Sibal
(d) Pradeep Rai
7. Raja Parb, recently seen in news, is an agricultural-based festival of which state?
(a) Odisha
(b) Assam
(c) Punjab
(d) Uttar Pradesh
8. Recently, ISRO collaborated with which company for sustainable space exploration through additive manufacturing?
(a) Wipro 3D
(b) Skyroot aerospace
(c) Google 3D
(d) IBM
9. Which of the following is referred to as the land of human paradise on the Persian gulf, blessed by the gods?
(a) Egyptian Civilization
(b) Sumerian Civilization
(c) Babylonian Civilization
(d) None of the above
10. Who amongst the following British Governor Generals abolished dual system of administration in 1772?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) Lord Minto-I
11. The science of histology is related to which of the following studies?
(a) Tissues
(b) Cells
(c) Algae
(d) Fungi
12. What is the effect of increase of temperature on the speed of sound?
(a) it increases
(b) it decreases
(c) it may or may not increase
(d) No effect
13. Who is the author of the book “Veerappan: Chasing the Brigand”?
(a) Kapish G. Mehra
(b) K. Vijay Kumar
(c) Shekhar Gupta
(d) D.R. Karthikeyan
14. In which of the following states is the festival of Hareli celebrated?
(a) Punjab
(b) Odisha
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Chhattisgarh
15. How many times did India win the “Cricket World Cup champion” title?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
16. Which is the most malleable metal?
(a) Copper
(b) Silver
(c) Gold
(d) Aluminium
17. What is the full form of RNA?
(a) Reverse Nucleic Acid
(b) Ribonitric Acid
(c) Ribonutrient Acid
(d) Ribonucleic Acid
18. Who was the Viceroy of India when Simon commission visited India?
(a) Lord Hardinge II
(b) Lord Chelmsford
(c) Lord Irwin
(d) Lord Minto II
19. What is the property of matter by which a body tends to regain its original configuration after the removal of deforming force known as?
(a) Plasticity
(b) Ductility
(c) Elasticity
(d) Malleability
20. In Sufism, Which of the following have music and dance sessions in its practices?
(a) Silsilahs
(b) Khanqas
(c) Sama
(d) All of the above