Knowledge ka daily dose…
1. Which of the following is the study of vibrations within Earth?
(a) Seismology
(b) Graphology
(c) Ichthyology
(d) Selenology
2. Antibiotic penicillin is obtained from _______.
(a) Virus
(b) Protozoan
(c) Fungus
(d) Bacteria
3. In which state was the 37th National Games inaugurated?
(a) Bihar
(b) Goa
(c) West Bengal
(d) Maharashtra
4. Who invented Dynamite?
(a) John Dalton
(b) Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
(c) Alfred Nobel
(d) Otto Blathy
5. In which country is Golden Rock Pagoda situated?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Myanmar
(c) Nepal
(d) China
6. Which of the following rivers is NOT a tributary of the Yamuna?
(a) Ken
(b) Gandak
(c) Betwa
(d) Chambal
7. Who is the principal regulatory authority for stock market in India?
(a) SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)
(b) Finance Ministry
(c) RBI (Reserve Bank of India)
(d) Supreme Court
8. Who said ‘Man is a political animal’?
(a) Dante
(b) Aristotle
(c) Socrates
(d) Plato
9. Ballots were first used in_____ .
(a) Australia
(b) USA
(c) Ancient Greece
(d) England
10. The approximate diameter of the sun is ___ times the diameter of Earth.
(a) 92
(b) 109
(c) 146
(d) 123
11. ______ is an example of Footloose industry
(a) Jute
(b) Computer Chip
(c) Sugar
(d) Tea
12. What is the full form of BARC?
(a) Bhabha Aromatic Research Center
(b) Bhabha Atomic Rehabilitation Center
(c) Bhabha Aerospace Research Center
(d) Bhabha Atomic Research Center
13. King Shasanka’s capital was Karnasuvarna. It is now known as
(a) Pandua
(b) Bardhaman
(c) Murshidabad
(d) Dacca
14. When did the British make English the medium of instruction in India?
(a) 1835
(b) 1834
(c) 1836
(d) 1833
15. Who founded Krishak Praja Party?
(a) Fazlul Haq
(b) Zafar Ali Khan
(c) Allah Bux
(d) Karam Shah
16. Who issued the Nasik Prasasti (Inscription)?
(a) Samundragupta
(b) Harshavardhan
(c) Dharmapala
(d) GautamiBalasri
17. The smallest size of cell that can be seen in naked eye is
(a) 1 micron
(b) 10 micron
(c) 100 micron
(d) 1000 micron
18. Who introduced the system of Civil Service?
(a) Lord Hardinge
(b) William Bentinck
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) Lord Dalhousie
19. 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
20. ‘Purusha Sukta’ is a hymn from which Veda?
(a) Atharvaveda
(b) Rigveda
(c) Samaveda
(d) Yajurveda