Knowledge ka daily dose…
1. Who is famously known as sitar maestro in India?
(a) Maharshi Patanjali
(b) Pt. Ravi Shankar
(c) Ustad Bismillah khan
(d) Sitara Devi
2. In badminton each game consist of how many points?
(a) 15
(b) 21
(c) 11
(d) 20
3. What is the chemical formula of baking soda?
(a) CaSO4
(b) Na2CO3
(c) NH4CL
(d) NaHCO3
4. Ladakh lies between ______.
(a) Shiwaliks and Zanskar Mountains
(b) Karakoram Range and Zanskar Mountains
(c) Middle Himalayas and Shiwaliks
(d) Greater Himalayas and Shiwaliks
5. What is the main component of CNG?
(a) Methane
(b) Butane
(c) Ethane
(d) Propane
6. Which was the first English newspaper published in India?
(a) Bengal Gazette
(b) The Statesman
(c) The Hindu
(d) The Bombay Herald
7. Who founded the ‘Somapuri’ University?
(a) Kumaragupta
(b) Dharmapala
(c) Rampal
(d) Gopal
8. In whose writing is the character ‘Tenida’ found?
(a) Premendra Mitra
(b) Narayan Gangopadhyay
(c) Saradindu Banerjee
(d) Sukumar Roy
9. The Lonar lake is situated in which state?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh
10. When did the Bhopal Gas tragedy happened?
(a) 3 Dec, 1984
(b) 3 Nov, 1984
(c) 3 Dec, 1985
(d) 3 Nov, 1985
11. Kisan Credit Card scheme was recommended by
(a) Balvantrai Mehta committee
(b) R. V. Gupta committee
(c) Gadgil committee
(d) Narasimham committee
12. “Ritusanhar” – who wrote?
(a) Bhavabhuti
(b) Jayadeva
(c) Vidyapati
(d) Kalidasa
13. What is the definition of Power in Physics?
(a) Pressure/Volume
(b) Work done/time taken
(c) Work done × time taken
(d) Pressure × Volume
14. The highest peak in Western Ghats is _________.
(a) Anamudi
(b) Mahendragiri
(c) Saddle peak
(d) Blue mountain
15. Who wrote the epic poem “Divine Comedy”?
(a) William Shakespeare
(b) Dante Alighieri
(c) Leo Tolstoy
(d) V.S Naipaul
16. What is the term used to refer to the study of soil?
(a) Pedology
(b) Geology
(c) Doxology
(d) Ecology
17. Who is the Author of the book “Monsoon”?
(a) Abhay K
(b) Rupa Pai
(c) Ruskin Bond
(d) Bob Dylan
18. ‘Shylock’ is a character of the _______ drama :
(a) As you like it
(b) The merchant of Venice
(c) The Tempest
(d) Twelfth Night
19. Who first discovered nucleic acid ?
(a) Friedrich Miescher
(b) Edward Jenner
(c) Charles Darwin
(d) Alexander Fleming
20. Full form of I.S.P. is _________.
(a) Internet Service Promoter
(b) Internet Service Provider
(c) Intranet Service Provider
(d) None of these