GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 20-20 (22.02.2024)
Knowledge ka daily dose…
Q.1 Khalsa was founded by–
(A) Guru Gobind Singh
(B) Guru Ramdas
(C) Guru Nanak
(D) Guru Arjun Dev
Ans:- (A)
Q.2 Where is the Judicature of Orissa?
(A) Bhubaneswar
(B) Cuttack
(C) Both
(D) None of these
Ans:- (B)
Q.3 Which is the highest literary award of the world?
(A) Nobel Prize
(B) Magsaysay Award
(C) Booker Prize
(D) Pulitzer Prize
Ans:- (C)
Q.4 When was Mandela inaugurated as first black President?
(A) 1999
(B) 1994
(C) 2000
(D) None of the above
Ans:- (B)
Q.5 Which body of UNO gives advisory opinion on legal matters to the bodies and special agencies of the UNO?
(A) The Security Council
(B) Trusteeship Council
(C) Secretariat
(D) International Court of Justice
Ans:- (D)
Q.6 Which among the sources of energy tapped in India has shown the largest growth till the Eighth plan?
(A) Hydro
(B) Thermal
(C) Gas
(D) Nuclear
Ans:- (B)
Q.7 Which amongst the following mammals has the highest metabolic rate in terms of oxygen consumption (mm3/g hour)?
(A) Mouse
(B) Dog
(C) Rat
(D) Rabbit
Ans:- (A)
Q.8 When was table tennis introduced in Olympics?
(A) 1896 at Athens
(B) 1924 at Seoul
(C) 1988 at Seoul
(D) 1924 at Paris
Ans:- (C)
Q.9 Which is the sacred text of Hinduism?
(A) The Vedas
(B) The epics of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana
(C) The Bhagavad Gita
(D) All of the above
Ans:- (D)
Q.10 Which is the associated sport of Bombay Gold Cup?
(A) Basketball
(B) Football
(C) Weightlifting
(D) Hockey
Ans:- (D)
Q.11 Which is the place of worship for Judoists?
(A) First temple
(B) Synagogue
(C) Monastery
(D) No church or temple
Ans:- (B)
Q.12 Which Bank has the maximum number of branches?
(A) PNB
(B) State Bank of India
(C) ICICI Bank
(D) HDFC Bank
Ans:- (B)
Q.13 When is the International Workers’ Day?
(A) 15th April
(B) 12 December
(C) 1st May
(D) 1st August
Ans:- (C)
Q.14 When light passes from air into glass it experiences change of–
(A) frequency and speed
(B) frequency and wavelength
(C) wavelength and speed
(D) frequency, wavelength and speed
Ans:- (C)
Q.15 When a moving bus stops suddenly, the passenger are pushed forward because of the–
(A) friction between the passengers and the earth
(B) friction between the earth and the bus
(C) friction between the passengers and the earth
(D) inertia of the passengers
Ans:- (D)
Q.16 When is the World’s Diabetes Day?
(A) 1st July
(B) 14th November
(C) 11th December
(D) 15th October
Ans:- (B)
Q.17 When did Margaret Thatcher became the first women Prime Minister of Britain?
(A) 1800
(B) 1988
(C) 1979
(D) 1989
Ans:- (C)
Q.18 What is the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli?
(A) Shilling
(B) Silvassa
(C) Dispur
(D) Daman
Ans:- (B)
Q.19 When there is a decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, the breathing rate:
(A) increases
(B) first increases and then decreases
(C) decreases
(D) is not affected
Ans:- (A)
Q.20 What is the normal red blood count per cubic mm?
(A) 7-8 million red blood cells
(B) 2-3 million red blood cells
(C) 4-5 million red blood cells
(D) 3-4 million red blood cells
Ans:- (C)