“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 -123

(1)The command that merges the contents of one file to another is
(a)APPEND
(b)RENAME
(c)RESTORE
(d)ADD
Ans-a(APPEND)
(2)Dishwasher was invented by
(a)John Barber
(b)Sir Henry Cole
(c)Josephine Cochrane
(d)Bartolomeo Cristofori
Ans-c(Josephine Cochrane)
(3)Prothrombin,responsible for clotting of blood is released by____________.
(a)Small Intestine
(b)Blood Platelets
(c)Large Intestine
(d)Heart
Ans-b(Blood Platelets)
(4)Acacia arabica is the scientific name of
(a)Neem
(b)Teak
(c)Babhul
(d)Pomegranate
Ans-c(Babhul)
(5)Cannis Vulpes is the scientific name of
(a)Dog
(b)Wolf
(c)Fox
(d)Hyena
Ans-c(Fox)
(6)What is the pH of water?
(a)7
(b)5
(c)3
(d)1
Ans-a(7)
(7)Solid carbon dioxide is known as_____________.
(a)Hypo
(b)Borax
(c)Alum
(d)Dry ice
Ans-d(Dry ice)
(8)Oil paint was first used for Buddhist paintings by Indian and Chinese Painters in western _________sometime between the fifth and tenth centuries.
(a)Iraq
(b)Afghanistan
(c)Pakistan
(d)India
Ans-b(Afghanistan)
(9)Flamingo festival is celebrated in which state?
(a)Karnataka
(b)Kerala
(c)Andhra Pradesh
(d)Maharashtra
Ans-c(Andhra Pradesh)
(10)If for the year a country’s GDP was $990 million, consumer spending was $630 million, investment by businesses was $110 million, exports were $55 million and imports were $45 million, calculate government spending?
(a)$260 million
(b)$240 million
(c)$480 million
(d)$460 million
Ans-b($240 million)
(11)In economic equilibrium____________.
(a)supply is equal to the demand.
(b)the surplus is larger than the shortage.
(c)elasticity of demand equals elasticity of supply
(d)price elasticity of demand is unity
Ans-a(supply is equal to the demand)
(12)Beryl is an ore/mineral of
(a)Nickel
(b)Beryllium
(c)Lead
(d)Tin
Ans-b(Beryllium)
(13)What is the Greenhouse Effect?
(a)The fall in population of plants due to human activity
(b)It is the warming of earth’s surface due to its atmosphere
(c)The polluting effect of burning fossil fuels
(d)The heating of the atmosphere due to depletion of the ozone layer
Ans-b (It is the warming of earth’s surface due to its atmosphere)
(14)The longest railway Platform in India
(a)Amritsar
(b)Gorakhpur
(c)Kathgodam
(d)Kanpur
Ans-b(Gorakhpur)
(15)In terms of size,Saturn ranks no._________in our Solar System.
(a)1
(b)2
(c)3
(d)4
Ans-b(2)
(16)Which of the following continents has the smallest land area?
(a)Antarctica
(b)Europe
(c)North America
(d)South America
Ans-b(Europe)
(17)Who built Jodhpur Fort?
(a)Guru Ramdas
(b)Shah Jahan
(c)Rao Jodhaji
(d)Mahatma Gandhi
Ans-c(Rao Jodhaji)
(18)Battle of panipat was fought in the year_______.
(a)1764
(b)1757
(c)1526
(d)1857
Ans-c(1526)
(19)Name the first Indian to get Nobel prize in literature.
(a)Rabindranath Tagore
(b)CV Raman
(c)Lal Bahadur Shastri
(d)Amartya sen
Ans-a(Rabindranath Tagore)
(20)Atmospheric pressure is measured by_____________.
(a)Barometer
(b)Hexameter
(c)Nanometer
(d)Glaxometer
Ans-a(Barometer)
(21)Instrument for measuring rainfall is called
(a)Lucimeter
(b)Galactometer
(c)Hyetometer
(d)Hygrometer
Ans-c(Hyetometer)
(22)What is the total number of members in Rajya Sabha from States and Union Territories?
(a)218
(b)228
(c)238
(d)248
Ans-c(238)
(23)The Look East Policy in India was started by which of the following Prime Ministers?
(a)Rajiv Gandhi
(b)Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(c)P.V.Narasimha Rao
(d)Manmohan Singh
Ans-c(P.V.Narasimha Rao)
(24)Who won the Gold Medal in 400m sprint in 2016 Summer Olympics?
(a)Usain Bolt
(b)Justin Gatlin
(c)Andre De Grasse
(d)Wayde Van Niekerk
Ans-d(Wayde Van Niekerk)
(25)Who wrote the book “The God of Small Things”?
(a)Arundhati Roy
(b)Anita Desai
(c)Amartya Sen
(d)Arun Shouri
Ans-a(Arundhati Roy)

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