“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 -133

(1)The unit of measurement of a word length is
(a)Meter
(b)Byte
(c)Bit
(d)Millimetre
Ans-b(Byte)
(2)Who invented E-Mail?
(a)Tim Berners-Lee
(b)James Gosling
(c)Vinton Cerf
(d)VA Shiva Ayyadurai
Ans-d(VA Shiva Ayyadurai)
(3)Which of the following is also used as a Biofertilizer?
(a)Urea
(b)Ammonia
(c)Uric Acid
(d)Nitrates
Ans-b(Ammonia)
(4)Which one of the following is an insectivorous plant?
(a)Utricularia
(b)Sequoia Gigantia
(c)Nostoc
(d)Bryophyta
Ans-a(Utricularia)
(5)___________is a multibranched polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a form of energy storage in animals and fungi.
(a)Cellulose
(b)Glycogen
(c)Pectin
(d)Chitin
Ans-b(Glycogen)
(6)Which of the following gas leaked in the Bhopal Gas tragedy in December 1984?
(a)Methyl isocyanate
(b)Methyl isochlorate
(c)Methyl Phosphate
(d)Methyl isopropate
Ans-a(Methyl isocyanate)
(7)__________is used for making vinegar.
(a)Tartaric acid
(b)Malic acid
(c)Oxalic acid
(d)Acetic acid
Ans-d(Acetic acid)
(8)Who built Shantiniketan?
(a)Guru Ramdas
(b)Maharaja Pratap Singh
(c)Rabindra Nath Tagore
(d)British Govt
Ans-c(Rabindra Nath Tagore)
(9)The language in which Buddha preached?
(a)Hindi
(b)Urdu
(c)Pali
(d)Hebrew
Ans-c(Pali)
(10)If the average total cost is Rs 54, the total fixed cost is Rs 45000 and quantity produced is 2500 units, find the average variable costs(in Rs) of the firm?
(a)24
(b)18
(c)36
(d)60
Ans-c(36)
(11)The law of demand states that
(a)if the price of a good increases, the demand for that good decreases.
(b)if the price of a good increases, then the demand for that good increases.
(c)if the price of a good increases, the quantity demanded of that good decreases.
(d)if the price of a good increases, the quantity demanded of that good increases.
Ans-c(if the price of a good increase, the quantity demanded of that good decreases.)
(12)Major portion of the earth’s crust is mainly constituted by
(a)Oxygen and Iron
(b)Oxygen and Silicon
(c)Silicon and Iron
(d)Silicon and Aluminium
Ans-b(Oxygen and Silicon)
(13)Cinnabar is an ore/mineral of
(a)Lead
(b)Manganese
(c)Molybdenum
(d)Mercury
Ans-d(Mercury)
(14)Who played the lead character in the movie”Bandit Queen”?
(a)Rupa Ganguly
(b)Sangeeta Mahapatra
(c)Seema Biswas
(d)Sonali Saha
Ans-c(Seema Biswas)
(15)If a star is bigger than Sun, but not more than twice as big , it will turn into a_______________.
(a)Pulsar
(b)Maxima
(c)Avenger
(d)Discover
Ans-a(Pulsar)
(16)Name the largest desert of Asia
(a)Thar
(b)Gobi
(c)Takla Makan
(d)Karakum
Ans-b(Gobi)
(17)Who was appointed by Akbar as his Court Musician?
(a)Abul Fazal
(b)Mian Tansen
(c)Raja Birbal
(d)Raja Todar Mal
Ans-b(Mian Tansen)
(18)Ashoka was a king of which dynasty?
(a)Pradyota
(b)Haryanka
(c)Maurya
(d)Nanda
Ans-c(Maurya)
(19)Which Indian won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?
(a)Kailash Satyarthi
(b)Venkat Raman
(c)Ram Krishnan
(d)Mother Teresa
Ans-a(Kailash Satyarthi)
(20)One nanometer is equal to_______________meters.
(a)10 raised to the power(-3)
(b)10 raised to the power(-6)
(c)10 raised to the power(-9)
(d)10 raised to the power(-12)
Ans-c(10 raised to the power(-9)
(21)What is the unit of relative density?
(a)kg/m
(b)kg/m²
(c)kg/m³
(d)It has no unit
Ans-d(It has no unit)
(22)To be a voter in India, what is the minimum qualifying age?
(a)24 years
(b)22 years
(c)20 years
(d)18 years
Ans-d(18 years)
(23)Indian Constitution came into force on
(a)15th August 1947
(b)26th January 1950
(c)26th November 1948
(d)6th November 1948
Ans-b(26th January 1950)
(24)The first Asian city to host Summer Olympics was________________.
(a)Moscow
(b)Beijing
(c)Tokyo
(d)Singapore
Ans-c(Tokyo)
(25)Who is the author of”I Too Had A Love Story”?
(a)Jhumpa Lahiri
(b)Amish Tripathi
(c)Ravinder Singh
(d)Salman Rushdie
Ans-c(Ravinder Singh)

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