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General Knowledge

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Which layer of the earth's atmosphere reflects the radio waves to the earth's surface?

  1. Ionosphere

  2. Stratosphere

  3. Mesosphere

  4. Exosphere


Correct Option: A

Sound cannot pass through

  1. water

  2. steel

  3. air

  4. vacuum


Correct Option: D

Why two thin shirts can keep us warmer than a single thick shirt in winter?

  1. Two thin shirts become thicker and prevent transmission of heat.

  2. Air layer between two shirts works as a good conductor.

  3. The air layer between the two shirts behaves like an insulating media.

  4. No radiation of heat takes place.


Correct Option: C

The gas used in artificial ripening of fruits is

  1. acetylene

  2. methane

  3. ethane

  4. butane


Correct Option: A

Water is not effective in extinguishing a fire caused by petrol because

  1. the flames are too hot for water to cool it down

  2. water and petrol react chemically

  3. water and petrol are miscible with each other

  4. water and petrol are immiscible with each other and petrol which forms the upper layer continues to burn


Correct Option: D

Ruby and sapphire are oxides of

  1. copper

  2. tin

  3. iron

  4. aluminium


Correct Option: D

Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

  1. Amir Khusro - Sarod

  2. Bhim Sen Joshi - Vocal music

  3. Utpal Dutt - Films

  4. Shambhu Maharaj - Kathak


Correct Option: A

In the 53rd National Film Awards, the award for the best feature film went to

  1. Kaalpurush-Memories in the Mist

  2. Rang De Basanti

  3. Parzania

  4. Paheli


Correct Option: A

Which of the following Universities is a Central University?

  1. Kolkata

  2. Dibrugarh

  3. Pondicherry

  4. Kurukshetra


Correct Option: C

In a photocell light energy is converted into

  1. potential energy

  2. chemical energy

  3. heat energy

  4. electrical energy


Correct Option: D

Which got its independence on July 4, 1776?

  1. China

  2. Australia

  3. Brazil

  4. U.S.A.


Correct Option: D

The science of map-making is called

  1. cartography

  2. geography

  3. carpology

  4. geology


Correct Option: A

Who is known as the father of Indian missile technology?

  1. Dr. U.R. Rao

  2. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

  3. Dr. Chidambaram

  4. Dr. Homi Bhabha


Correct Option: B

According to WHO, bird flu virus cannot be transmitted through food cooked beyond

  1. 60o celsius

  2. 70o celsius

  3. 90o celsius

  4. 100o celsius


Correct Option: D

The age of a candidate to contest the parliamentary election should not be less than

  1. 18 years

  2. 21 years

  3. 25 years

  4. 26 years


Correct Option: C

Provincial Autonomy was one of the important features of the Act of

  1. 1935

  2. 1919

  3. 1909

  4. 1885


Correct Option: A

Who developed the idea that means justify the ends?

  1. Kautilya

  2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

  3. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

  4. Mahatma Gandhi


Correct Option: D

Who is the author of 'A River Sutra'?

  1. V.S.Naipaul

  2. Nirad C.Choudhuri

  3. Gita Mehta

  4. Vikram Seth


Correct Option: C

Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind'?

  1. Aurobindo Ghosh

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  4. Swami Vivekananda


Correct Option: B

Clan Buddha belonged to

  1. Gnathrika

  2. Maurya

  3. Sakya

  4. Kuru


Correct Option: C

Where was Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2011 held?

  1. New Delhi

  2. New York

  3. Singapore

  4. Hawaii


Correct Option: D

Which kind of power accounts for the largest share of power generation in India?

  1. Hydro-electricity

  2. Thermal

  3. Nuclear

  4. Solar


Correct Option: B

The capital of IMF is made up by the contribution of

  1. credit

  2. deficit financing

  3. member nations

  4. borrowings


Correct Option: C

Which of the following cities / towns lies to the northern most latitude?

  1. Patna

  2. Allahabad

  3. Panchmarhi

  4. Ahmedabad


Correct Option: A

Where is the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management located?

  1. Dehradun

  2. Hyderabad

  3. New Delhi

  4. Itanagar


Correct Option: B
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