“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers…

An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

Competitive Exam Questions & Answers -142

(1)The tagline “Do no Evil” is owned by
(a)Yahoo
(b)Bing
(c)Google
(d)Start Page
Ans-c(Google)
(2)Electric chair was invented by
(a)Alfred P.Southwick
(b)Isaac Singer
(c)Murasaki Shikibu
(d)Hanaoka Seish?
Ans-a(Alfred P.Southwick )
(3)Brain fever is a disease spread through which of the following?
(a)Flies
(b)Mosquito
(c)Virus
(d)Cockroach
Ans-b(Mosquito)
(4)Mangroves are plants that have
(a)Modified Roots
(b)Modified Stems
(c)Respiratory Roots
(d)Respiratory Stems
Ans-(Respiratory Roots)
(5)Rodentia Sciurus is the scientific name of
(a)Rat
(b)Platypus
(c)Squirrel
(d)Beaver
Ans-c(Squirrel)
(6)The reactions in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously are called________.
(a)Feral reactions
(b)Redox reactions
(c)Demug reactions
(d)Kerol reactions
Ans-b(Redox reactions)
(7)Who discovered Nitrogen?
(a)Faraday
(b)Heisenberg
(c)Hooke
(d)Rutherford
Ans-d(Rutherford)
(8)Odisha’s World famous Konark Sun Temple was built by
(a)Krushadevray
(b)Ashoka
(c)Chandragupta
(d)Narasimhadeva
Ans-d(Narasimhadeva)
(9)Nepali is primarily spoken in which state?
(a)Karnataka
(b)Rajasthan
(c)Sikkim
(d)Andhra Pradesh
Ans-c(Sikkim)
(10)A manufacturer faces price elasticity of demand for a -2 for its product.If it lowers its price by 5%, the increase in quantity sold will be
(a)3%
(b)10%
(c)2.50%
(d)7%
Ans-b(10%)
(11)If cash reserve ratio decreases,credit creation will_______.
(a)increase
(b)decrease
(c)does not change
(d)first decreases then increases
Ans-a(increase)
(12)Device used for the detection and measurement of all types of radiation(alpha, beta, and gamma)
(a)Geiger counter
(b)Polarimeter
(c)Calorimeter
(d)Radiometer
Ans-a(Geiger counter)
(13)Haematite is an ore/mineral of
(a)Zinc
(b)Iron
(c)Manganese
(d)Lead
Ans-b(Iron)
(14)Name the lead actor in the Hollywood movie”Top Gun”?
(a)Harrison Ford
(b)Tom Cruise
(c)Mel Gibson
(d)Nicolas Cage
Ans-b(Tom Cruise)
(15)The study of universe is known as________.
(a)Cosmology
(b)Astrology
(c)Seismology
(d)Limnology
Ans-a(Cosmology)
(16)Shortest day in the Northern hemisphere is__________.
(a)22nd November
(b)22nd December
(c)22nd March
(d)22nd June
Ans-b(22nd December)
(17)Adolf Hitler, the ________Politician was responsible for the genocide of millions of Jews.
(a)German
(b)French
(c)Austrian
(d)British
Ans-a(German)
(18)Prithviraj Chauhan married_____________.She was the daughter of his enemy Jaichandra Gahadwal.
(a)Krishnavati
(b)Purvavati
(c)Somyukta
(d)Saumyavati
Ans-c(Somyukta)
(19)________is the 2016 Oscar Winner for Best Foreign Language Film.
(a)Son of Saul
(b)Embrace of the Serpent
(c)Mustang
(d)A war
Ans-a(Son of Saul)
(20)If a ball is thrown up, which of the following does not change?
(a)Acceleration
(b)Speed
(c)Potential energy
(d)Distance
Ans-a(Acceleration)
(21)If a body is moving on a circular path, what is its average velocity if it completes one cycle in one second?
(a)Average velocity depends upon time taken to complete one cycle
(b)One
(c)Average velocity is same as average speed
(d)Zero
Ans-d(Zero)
(22)What is the maximum number of Members of the Rajya Sabha?
(a)150
(b)200
(c)250
(d)300
Ans-c(250)
(23)What does the wheel in the National Flag represent?
(a)Speed
(b)Truth
(c)Growth
(d)Future
Ans-b(Truth)
(24)K Srikanth has won Arjuna Award for which sport in India?
(a)Badminton
(b)Billiards
(c)Boxing
(d)Chess
Ans-a(Badminton)
(25)Who is the author of the book “A Life Less Ordinary:A Memoir”?
(a)Salman Rushdie
(b)Arundhati Roy
(c)Baby Halder
(d)Rohinton Mistry
Ans-c(Baby Halder)

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