“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 -124

(1)The Indian Parliament House was designed by___________.
(a)Alvar Aalto
(b)Michael Graves
(c)Edwin Lutyens
(d)Renzo Piano
Ans-c(Edwin Lutyens)
(2)Raghuveer Chaudhari won Jnanpith Award for work in which language?
(a)Gujarati
(b)Marathi
(c)Hindi
(d)Telugu
Ans-a(Gujarati)
(3)Which drug is used as an Antidepressant?
(a)Oxybutynin
(b)Tramadol
(c)Sumatriptan
(d)Bupropion
Ans-d(Bupropion)
(4)The orange colour of carrot is because of
(a)it grows in the soil.
(b)Carotene
(c)it is not exposed to sunlight
(d)the entire plant is orange in colour
Ans-b(Carotene)
(5)Snake venom is highly modified saliva containing___________.
(a)Prototoxins
(b)neutrotoxins
(c)zootoxins
(d)electrotoxins
Ans-c(zootoxins)
(6)Heavy water is______________.
(a)Monoterium oxide
(b)Polyterium oxide
(c)Deuterium oxide
(d)Trisium oxide
Ans-c(Deuterium oxide)
(7)Which among the following elements has highest electronegativity?
(a)Gallium
(b)Sodium
(c)Arsenic
(d)Caesium
Ans-c(Arsenic)
(8)How many GB is equal to 1 TB?
(a)128
(b)256
(c)512
(d)1024
Ans-d(1024)
(9)Most airports in India are named after______________.
(a)Places
(b)festivals
(c)Politicians
(d)Animals
Ans-c(Politicians)
(10)Find arc elasticity of demand, if quantity demanded falls from 1050 to 950 when price of the item is increased from Rs 250 to Rs 290?
(a)-0.68
(b)-0.6
(c)0.68
(d)0.6
Ans-a(-0.68)
(11)Suppose the equilibrium price for sugar is Rs 50/kg.If the government sets a price floor of Rs70/kg then____________.
(a)quantity of sugar demanded will be greater than the quantity demanded at equilibrium price
(b)there will be a shortage of sugar in the market
(c)there will be a surplus of sugar in the market.
(d)quantity of sugar supplied will be less than what was supplied at the equilibrium price
Ans-c(there will be a surplus of sugar in the market.)
(12)Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of reserves of which of the following animals?
(a)Tiger
(b)Lion
(c)Peacock
(d)Langur
Ans-a(Tiger)
(13)Which type of pathogen causes the water-borne disease Schistosomiasis?
(a)Parasitic
(b)Protozoan
(c)Bacterial
(d)Viral
Ans-a(Parasitic)
(14)The highest airport in India is
(a)Dharamshala airport
(b)pithoragarh airport
(c)Leh airport
(d)Dehradun airport
Ans-c(Leh airport)
(15)World’s longest land border is between which two countries?
(a)Australia and New Zealand
(b)India and China
(c)Switzerland and Italy
(d)Canada and USA
Ans-d(Canada and USA)
(16)Baghdad is the Capital City of______________.
(a)Iraq
(b)Thailand
(c)China
(d)Russia
Ans-a(Iraq)
(17)The Bibi Ka Maqbara is a tomb located in_______________.It was built by Azam Shah,son of Aurangzeb,in 1678.
(a)Hyderabad
(b)Aurangabad
(c)Lucknow
(d)Allahabad
Ans-b(Aurangabad)
(18)Battle of Kanauj was fought in the year_______________?
(a)1764
(b)1526
(c)1540
(d)1857
Ans-c(1540)
(19)Which company developed Java?
(a)Microsoft
(b)Sun
(c)Novell
(d)Oracle
Ans-b(Sun)
(20)Who established the foundations of the Quantum theory?
(a)Max Planck
(b)Mark Nicholas
(c)Albert Einstein
(d)Alfred Hitchcock
Ans-a(Max Planck)
(21)If in a motion, the axis of the rotation passes through an object,then the motion is called______________.
(a)Orbital motion
(b)Circulatory motion
(c)Spin motion
(d)Oscillatory motion
Ans-c(Spin motion)
(22)Call sign of any aircraft carrying the Indian President is
(a)Air India One
(b)Airforce One
(c)Code Eagle
(d)Flight 101
Ans-a(Air India One)
(23)Article 32 of the Indian Constitution”Remedies for enforcement of rights conferred by this Part”deals with?
(a)the Union Government
(b)the State Government
(c)the fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
(d)the directive principles of state policy
Ans-c(the fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen)
(24)First Indian sportsperson to win an individual Olympics silver for India is
(a)Sushil Kumar
(b)Rajyavardhan Singh
(c)Abhinav Bindra
(d)Dhyanchand
Ans-b(Rajyavardhan Singh)
(25)Who wrote the Harry Potter Series?
(a)J.R.R.Tolkins
(b)George R.R.Martin
(c)J.K.Rowling
(d)Stephen King
Ans-c(J.K.Rowling)

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