“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 -5

(1)The demand for a normal good decreases with_________________in the consumer’s income.
(a)increase
(b)decrease
(c)constant
(d)double
Ans-b(decrease)
(2)Short run marginal cost curve cuts the short run average cost curve from___________________at the minimum point of short-run average cost.
(a)top
(b)below
(c)right
(d)left
Ans-b(below)
(3)“Naval, military and air force works” is listed in the________________list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
(a)Union
(b)State
(c)Global
(d)Concurrent
Ans-a(Union)
(4)There are total________________parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha constituency) in Uttarakhand.
(a)14
(b)5
(c)80
(d)2
Ans-b(5)
(5)_________________first became the capital of a kingdom under the Tomara Rajputs.
(a)Delhi
(b)Pataliputra
(c)Calcutta
(d)Taxila
Ans-a(Delhi)
(6)Noor Jahan was the wife of which Mughal emperor?
(a)Babur
(b)Akbar
(c)Shah Jahan
(d)Jahangir
Ans-d(Jahangir)
(7)________________resources are those resources whose quantity is known.
(a)Natural resources
(b)Actual resources
(c)Potential resources
(d)Abiotic resources
Ans-b(Actual resources)
(8)The main mineral constituents of the continental mass are_________________and alumina.
(a)iron oxide
(b)silica
(c)water
(d)oxygen
Ans-b(silica)
(9)Among plants, three different genera Solanum, Petunia and datura are placed in which family?
(a)Cancidae
(b)Solanaceae
(c)Felis
(d)Felidae
Ans-b(Solanaceae)
(10)The members of Chlorophyceae are commonly called_______________algae.
(a)Green
(b)Brown
(c)Red
(d)Yellow
Ans-a(Green)
(11)The body cavity which is lined by mesoderm is called_______________.
(a)Coelom
(b)Chordata
(c)Arthropoda
(d)Platyhelminthes
Ans-a(Coelom)
(12)Convex and concave mirrors are examples of?
(a)Plane mirrors
(b)Spherical mirrors
(c)Inverted mirror
(d)Erect mirror
Ans-b(Spherical mirrors)
(13)The frictional force exerted by fluids is also called________________.
(a)drag
(b)buoyancy
(c)upthrust
(d)convection
Ans-a(drag)
(14)Using_________________one can resize, tag digital images, organise pictures into albums by drag and drop, can export the pictures for external use(by e-mail or print).
(a)Data Organiser
(b)Facebook Organiser
(c)Image Organiser
(d)Media organiser
Ans-c(Image Organiser)
(15)A change in which one or more new substances are formed is called________________.
(a)Physical Change
(b)Chemical change
(c)Rusting
(d)Galvanisation
Ans-b(Chemical change)
(16)The property of metals by which they can be beaten into thin sheets is called________________.
(a)ductility
(b)malleability
(c)viscosity
(d)tensile strength
Ans-b(malleability)
(17)_______________is the number of individuals of the same species that have come into the habitat from elsewhere during the time period under consideration.
(a)Natality
(b)Mortality
(c)Immigration
(d)Emigration
Ans-c(Immigration)
(18)__________________scheme by the Central Government states that an insurance of 10 lakhs will cover each passenger traveling by Indian Rail while booking a ticket if an amount of 92 paise is paid.
(a)Gangajal Delivery Scheme
(b)Mission Bhagiratha In Telangana
(c)National Apprenticeship Promotion
(d)Railway Travel Insurance
Ans-d(Railway Travel Insurance)
(19)Who discovered electricity and invented the lightning rod and bifocals?
(a)Kirkpatrick Macmillan
(b)Benjamin Franklin
(c)William Henry Fox Talbot
(d)Sir Alexander Fleming
Ans-b(Benjamin Franklin)
(20)Which country will be hosting 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup?
(a)Pakistan
(b)Malaysia
(c)Australia
(d)India
Ans-d(India)
(21)Who was the architect of Humayun’s Tomb?
(a)Ustad Ahmad of Lahouri
(b)George Wittet
(c)Mirak Mirza Ghiyath
(d)Yaqut of Dabul
Ans-c(Mirak Mirza Ghiyath)
(22)Which of the following award is to recognize distinguished service of a high order to the nation?
(a)Padma Bhushan
(b)param Vir chakra
(c)Padma Vibhushan
(d)Bharat Ratna
Ans-a(Padma Bhushan)
(23) Which of the statements given below are correct?
1.The author of the novel ‘A Head Full of Ghosts’ is M>R Carey
2.The author of the novel ‘The Cartel’ is Don Winslow.
3.The author of the novel ‘Dodgers’ is Bill Beverly.
(a)1 and 2
(b)2 and 3
(c)1 and 3
(d)1, 2 and 3
Ans-b(2 and 3)
(24)In April 2017, Emma Morano, the world’s oldest woman has passed away at the age of 117. Which country was she from?
(a)Italy
(b)France
(c)China
(d)Germany
Ans-a(Italy)
(25)Bangladesh does not share its border with which Indian state?
(a)Assam
(b)Tripura
(c)Jharkhand
(d)Meghalaya
Ans-c(Jharkhand)

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