“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 -131

(1)Raymond Samuel Tomilson is famous for developing which of the following?
(a)E-Mail
(b)SMS
(c)Facebook
(d)Orkut
Ans-a(E-Mail)
(2)The Sewing machine was invented by
(a)Alfred P.Southwick
(b)Isaac Singer
(c)Murasaki Shikibu
(d)Hanaoka Seishu
Ans-b(Isaac Singer)
(3)Which is the second largest gland of Human body?
(a)Liver
(b)Large Intestine
(c)Thorax
(d)Pancreas
Ans-d(Pancreas)
(4)Annona squamosa is the scientific name of
(a)Custard Apple
(b)Papaya
(c)Babhul
(d)Drumstick
Ans-a(Custard Apple)
(5)Binomial Nomenclature was founded by
(a)Charles Darwin
(b)Robert Nucleus
(c)Carl Linnaeus
(d)Lamarck
Ans-c(Carl Linnaeus)
(6)Which among the following is false about acids?
(a)They give H+ ions in aqueous solution
(b)Most acids contain hydrogen
(c)They turn blue litmus red
(d)They are bad conductor of electricity in aqueous solution
Ans-d(They are bad conductor of electricity in aqueous solution)
(7)Which among the following is used in making liquors, medicines and as a fuel in aircrafts?
(a)Propyl alcohol
(b)Dimethyl alcohol
(c)Ethyl alcohol
(d)Methyl alcohol
Ans-c(Ethyl alcohol)
(8)The famous ‘Hawa Mahal’is in which city of Rajasthan?
(a)Ajmer
(b)Jodhpur
(c)Jaipur
(d)Kota
Ans-c(Jaipur)
(9)Where is Pushkar Fair held?
(a)Bihar
(b)Uttar Pradesh
(c)Madhya Pradesh
(d)Rajasthan
Ans-d(Rajasthan)
(10)If a person’s income increases from Rs.10 lakhs per year to Rs.11 lakhs per year and tax increases from Rs.80,000 to Rs.92,500 the marginal tax rate
(a)12.50%
(b)8%
(c)10%
(d)15%
Ans-a(12.50%)
(11)This tax is entirely borne by the entity it is levied upon and cannot be passed.
(a)Direct tax
(b)Indirect tax
(c)Straight tax
(d)Advance tax
Ans-a(Direct tax)
(12)Kaziranga National Park is the only natural habitat of the endangered.
(a)Snow Leopards
(b)One-Horned Rhinos
(c)Asiatic Lions
(d)Swamp Deer
Ans-b(One-Horned Rhinos)
(13)Magnetite is an ore/mineral of
(a)Beryllium
(b)Chromium
(c)Iron
(d)Lead
Ans-c(Iron)
(14)Who directed the movie-“The man who knew infinity”?
(a)Matthew Brown
(b)Christopher Nolan
(c)Martin Scorsese
(d)Alfred Hitchcock
Ans-a(Matthew Brown)
(15)Which among the following is not an inner planet?
(a)Mercury
(b)Saturn
(c)Venus
(d)Earth
Ans-b(Saturn)
(16)Earth is also known as_______________.
(a)Orange Planet
(b)Green Planet
(c)Blue Planet
(d)Yellow Planet
Ans-c(Blue Planet)
(17)Who was the last Mughal emperor?
(a)Babar
(b)Noor Jehan
(c)Akbar
(d)Bahadur Shah
Ans-d(Bahadur Shah)
(18)Lal Bahadur Shastri was born in the year
(a)1844
(b)1864
(c)1884
(d)1904
Ans-d(1904)
(19)First Indian to win an Individual Olympic medal?
(a)Milkha Singh
(b)P.T.Usha
(c)Leander paes
(d)K.D.Jadhav
Ans-d(K.D.Jadhav)
(20)Light travels fastest in
(a)Nitrogen
(b)Air
(c)Steel
(d)Vacuum
Ans-d(Vacuum)
(21)What is impulse equal to?
(a)Change in momentum
(b)Change in force
(c)Change in velocity
(d)Change in acceleration
Ans-a(Change in momentum)
(22)Which country’s constitution is the world’s longest?
(a)United States of America
(b)China
(c)India
(d)Great Britain
Ans-c(India)
(23)Who among the following is addressed as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
(a)Prime Minister
(b)Chief Justice
(c)Vice-President
(d)Attorney General
Ans-c(Vice-President)
(24)Ryder Cup is associated with which sport
(a)Horse Race
(b)Football
(c)Cycling
(d)Golf
Ans-d(Golf)
(25)Who wrote the book”Passage to India”?
(a)Anita Desai
(b)Khushwant Singh
(c)Mark Twain
(d)E.M.Foster
Ans-d(E.M.Foster)

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