Knowledge ka daily dose...
Q.1 What is the term of a member of Rajya Sabha?
(A) Three years
(B) Four years
(C) Five years
(D) Six years
Ans: (D)
Q.2 Where did the game of chess originated?
(A) India
(B) Persia
(C) Arabia
(D) Europe
Ans:- (A)
Q.3 Who has written the book “The White Castle”?
(A) Orhan Pamuk
(B) R.K. Narayan
(C) Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
(D) Vikram Seth
Ans:- (A)
Q.4 With which brand or product is the slogan “Connecting India” associated?
(A) BSNL
(B) MTNL
(C) Airtel
(D) Nokia
Ans:- (A)
Q.5 “Thomas Cup” is associated with which game/sport?
(A) Hockey
(B) Football
(C) Basketball
(D) Badminton
Ans:- (D)
Q.6 The book ‘Sahibs Who Loved India’ has been written by :
(A) Khushwant Singh
(B) Mulk Raj Anand
(C) Pankaj Mishra
(D) Usha Bhagat
Ans:- (A)
Q.7 Black Forests are found in:
(A) Rumania
(B) France
(C) Czechoslovakia
(D) Germany
Ans: (D)
Q.8 Other than Annie Besant, who among the following also launched the ‘Home Rule Movement’ in India?
(A) Moti Lal Nehru
(B) Aurobindo Ghosh
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Gopal Krihna Gokhle
Ans: (C)
Q.9 By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were transferred to __________?
(A) The Secretary of State
(B) Commander-in-Chief
(C) Viceroy
(D) Parliament
Ans: (A)
Q.10 The First Human heart transplant operation was conducted in 1967 by:
(A) Dr. Ben Carson
(B) Dr. Joseph Lister
(C) Dr. Christian Bernard
(D) Dr. Alfred Blalock
Ans:- (C)
Q.11 Force of deflection was first discovered by
(A) Coriolis
(B) Ferrel
(C) Thornthwaite
(D) Kowppen
Ans:- (B)
Q.12 Which of the following metals occurs in a free state?
(A) Copper
(B) Iron
(C) Zinc
(D) Lead
Ans:- (A)
Q.13 The fertile land between two rivers is called
(A) Watershed
(B) Water divide
(C) Doab
(D) Terai
Ans:- (C)
Q.14 Black soil is mainly related to the crop of
(A) Cotton
(B) Sugarcane
(C) Tea
(D) Coffee
Ans:- (A)
Q.15 The Vice President is the ex officio chairman of the
(A) Rajya Sabha
(B) Lok Sabha
(C) Planning Commission
(D) National Development Council
Ans:- (A)
Q.16 Shankracharya was the founder of:
(A) Jainism
(B) Buddhism
(C) Arya Samaj
(D) Advaitic philosophy
Ans:- (D)
Q.17 India’s first ocean wave energy project was launched in
(A) 1981
(B) 1995
(C) 1991
(D) 2000
Ans:- (C)
Q.18 Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on?
(A) June 8
(B) June 18
(C) May 8
(D) May 18
Ans:- (C)
Q.19 The speaker of the Lok Sabha can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak. This phenomenon is known as :
(A) Crossing the floor
(B) Yielding the floor
(C) Calling Attention Motion
(D) Point of Order
Ans: (B)
Q.20 Who starts the construction of Agra Red Fort?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Babur
Ans: (A)