“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 -12

(1)A_______________deficit is financed by net capital flows from the rest of the world, thus by a capital account surplus.
(a)Current Account
(b)Savings Account
(c)Capital Account
(d)Asset Account
Ans-a(Current Account)
(2)_______________is defined as the output per unit of variable input
(a)Marginal product
(b)Production function
(c)Total product
(d)Average product
Ans-d(Average product)
(3)”Taxes on lands and buildings” is listed in the________________list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
(a)Union
(b)State
(c)Global
(d)Concurrent
Ans-b(State)
(4)There are total_______________parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Maharashtra.
(a)11
(b)19
(c)10
(d)1
Ans-b(19)
(5)Akbar was______________years old when he became emperor.
(a)16
(b)19
(c)13
(d)10
Ans-c(13)
(6)Sultan Mahmud was a ruler of________________.
(a)Persia
(b)Ghazni
(c)Lahore
(d)Arab
Ans-b(Ghazni)
(7)As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming large bends known as_________________.
(a)crooks
(b)flections
(c)rounds
(d)meanders
Ans-d(meanders)
(8)The method of soil conservation in which stones, grass, soil are used to build barriers along contours and trenches are made in front of the barriers to collect water is called?
(a)Mulching
(b)Contour barriers
(c)Rock dam
(d)Terrace farming
Ans-b(Contour barriers)
(9)In male reproductive system, the testes are situated outside the abdominal cavity within a pouch called___________________.
(a)Glands
(b)Scrotum
(c)Testicular Lobules
(d)Seminiferous Tubules
Ans-b(Scrotum)
(10)Which of the following is not among the 3 main classes of Algae?
(a)Chlorophyceae
(b)Rhodophyceae
(c)Phaeophyceae
(d)Gymnosperms
Ans-d(Gymnosperms)
(11)Sycon (Scypha), Spongilla (Fresh water sponge) and Euspongia (Bath sponge) are examples of which Phylum?
(a)Coelenterata
(b)Platyhelminthes
(c)Ctenophora
(d)Porifera
Ans-d(Porifera)
(12)If the force applied on the object is in the direction opposite to the direction of motion, the speed of the object________________.
(a)increases
(b)stops
(c)decreases
(d)no effect
Ans-c(decreases)
(13)The SI unit of acceleration is_______________.
(a)meters per seconds squared
(b)meters per second
(c)seconds per meter
(d)seconds per meter squared
Ans-a(meters per seconds squared)
(14)In Microsoft Excel, the_____________() function returns the smallest value among the values passed as arguments.
(a)LEAST
(b)LESS
(c)MIN
(d)LOW
Ans-c(MIN)
(15)Fire extinguishers emit which gas?
(a)Carbon monoxide
(b)Chlorine
(c)Carbon dioxide
(d)Nitrogen
Ans-c(Carbon dioxide)
(16)What is formed when Magnesium is burnt?
(a)Baking Soda
(b)Calcium Carbonate
(c)Ash
(d)Vinegar
Ans-c(Ash)
(17)The salt concentration (measured as salinity in parts per thousand), is less than___________% in inland waters.
(a)5
(b)20
(c)50
(d)75
Ans-a(5)
(18)______________scheme launched by the Central Government aims to improve rural livelihoods and promote rural development and strengthen the Panchayati Raj across the country.
(a)Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
(b)Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan
(c)Stand up India scheme
(d)National RU URBAN Mission
Ans-b(Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan)
(19)Who discovered Photon?
(a)George Crum
(b)Albert Einstein
(c)Henry Cavendish
(d)Humphry Davy
Ans-b(Albert Einstein)
(20)Who is the winner of 2016-17 Premier League (Football)?
(a)Leicester City
(b)Manchester City
(c)Chelsea
(d)Manchester United
Ans-c(Chelsea)
(21)Gol Gumbaz was designed by?
(a)Ustad Ahmad of Lahouri
(b)George Wittet
(c)Henry Irwin
(d)Yaqut of Dabul
Ans-d(Yaqut of Dabul)
(22)Which of the following was the winner of the Grammy Awards 2016 “Country Song of the Year”?
(a)Chances Are
(b)Girl Crush
(c)Hold My Hand
(d)Traveller
Ans-b(Girl Crush)
(23)A] The author of the novel ‘Bird Box’ is Victor LaValle.
B] The author of the novel ‘The Devil in Silver’ is Josh Malerman.
C] The author of the novel ‘Fellside’ is Victor LaValle.
Which of the statements given above are not correct?
(a) A and B
(b) B and C
(c) A and C
(d) A, B and C
Ans-d(A, B and C)
(24)In April 2017, to address growing unemployment, which country has abolished the 457 Visa Programme used by thousands of temporary foreign workers, a majority of them Indians?
(a)USA
(b)Canada
(c)Australia
(d)UK
Ans-c(Australia)
(25)SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC) is based in which city?
(a)Islamabad
(b)Dhaka
(c)Colombo
(d)Kathmandu
Ans-b(Dhaka)

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