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General Knowledge (Static)

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The first Indira Gandhi award for international Justice and Harmony was given to

  1. Nelson Mandela

  2. A.T. Ariyaratna

  3. Yasser Arafat

  4. Javier Perez de Cuellar


Correct Option: C

The Indian National Congress was founded by

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Dadabhai Naoroji

  3. A.O. Hume

  4. Annie Besant


Correct Option: C

Lakshmibai national College of Physical education is located at

  1. Jhansi

  2. Gwalior

  3. Patiala

  4. Baroda


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Lakshmibai national college of Physical education is located at Gwalior

The country popularly known as the Land of the Rising Sun is

  1. Norway

  2. China

  3. Japan

  4. Switzerland


Correct Option: C

Akbar defeated Rana Pratap in the battle of Haldighati in the year

  1. 1650

  2. 1576

  3. 1856

  4. 1428


Correct Option: B

Nalanda the ancient Buddhist University is situated in what is now called the state of

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Bihar

  3. Orissa

  4. Madhya Pradesh


Correct Option: B

Which of the following has the minimum humus?

  1. Grey-desert soil

  2. Red-desert soil

  3. Chestnut soil

  4. Chernozom


Correct Option: B

Penicillin was discovered by

  1. Edward Jenner

  2. Alexander Flemming

  3. Louis Pasteur

  4. Robert Koch


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is a fungal disease?

  1. Elephantiasis

  2. Diphtheria

  3. Pneumonia

  4. Ringworm


Correct Option: D

Aryabhatta the great Indian mathematician and astronomer lived during the reign of

  1. Harshavardhana

  2. Ashoka

  3. Chandragupta Maurya

  4. Chandragupta Vikramaditya


Correct Option: D

Which is a proper food chain showing a producer, a herbivore and a carnivore?

  1. Fish - Insect - Whale

  2. Grass - Insect - Elephant

  3. Plants - Rabbit - Tiber

  4. Tiger - Rabbit - Owl


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Plants - Rabbit - Tiber

Permanent hardness of water can be removed by using

  1. Nitrates

  2. Sulphnates

  3. Zeolites

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is not a wind instrument?

  1. Shehnai

  2. Sitar

  3. Nadaswaram

  4. Flute


Correct Option: B

Zero was invented by

  1. Kautilya

  2. C.V. Raman

  3. Ramanujan

  4. An unknown Indian


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Zero was invented by an unknown indian.

Ginger is a stem and not a root because

  1. It lacks chlorophyll

  2. It stores food material

  3. It grows horizontally

  4. It has nodes and internodes


Correct Option: D

Who delivered his first sermon at Sarnath?

  1. Buddha

  2. Mahavira

  3. Shankaracharya

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Earthquakes occur most frequently in

  1. Alaska

  2. Mexico

  3. New Zealand

  4. Japan


Correct Option: D

What is meant by the term pisciculture?

  1. Rearing of sheep

  2. Rearing of fish

  3. Rearing of cattle

  4. Vegetable cultivation


Correct Option: B

Ghatsila in Bihar is known for

  1. Explosives industry

  2. Oil refinery

  3. Paper

  4. Hindustan Copper corporation


Correct Option: D

Mandal Panchayats were recommended by

  1. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

  2. Narashimha committee

  3. Ashoka Mehta Committee

  4. Vengal Rao Committee


Correct Option: C

Prasar Bharati pertains to

  1. Autonomy to Newspapers

  2. Autonomy to Doordarshan and Radio

  3. Autonomy to states

  4. Autonomy to Parliament


Correct Option: B

Which of the following group shows the different layers of atmosphere in the correct sequence?

  1. Troposphere, Ionosphere, Stratosphere Exosphere

  2. Stratosphere, Exosphere, Ionosphere, Troposphere

  3. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere

  4. Ionosphere, Stratosphere, Exosphere, Troposphere


Correct Option: C

Ghana was previously known as

  1. Tanganyka

  2. Abyssinia

  3. Congo

  4. Gold Coast


Correct Option: D

Iodised salt is useful for it

  1. Improves taste

  2. Improves digestion

  3. Controls thyroid deficiently

  4. Slows down the ageing process


Correct Option: C

Which of the following vitamins helps in the clotting of blood?

  1. Vitamin B

  2. Vitamin D

  3. Vitamin C

  4. Vitamin K


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4). 

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