“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 -53

(1)Saving is that portion of money income that is________________.
(a) spent for development of Industries
(b) not spent on consumption
(c) spent on health and education
(d)spent for consumer durables
Ans-b(not spent on consumption)
(2)In which field did Amartya Sen win the Nobel Prize?
(a) Micro Economics
(b) Welfare Economics
(c) Economic Growth Model
(d) Input-Output Model
Ans-b(Welfare Economics)
(3)Raja Ravi Varma was a great painter of which of the following?
(a) Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Punjab
(d) Kerala
Ans-d(Kerala)
(4)Who was the founder of the Theosophical Society of India?
(a) Annie Besant
(b) Womesh Chandra Banerjee
(c) Ram Prasad Bismil
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans-a(Annie Besant)
(5)Who coined the Chipko slogan “Ecology is Permanent Economy”?
(a) Chan Prasad Bhatt
(b) Sundarlal Bahuguna
(c) Shyam Prasad Bahuguna
(d) Bachni Devi
Ans-b(Sundarlal Bahuguna)
(6)Which of the following is Study of fossils?
(a) Ethology
(b) Etiology
(c) Anthropology
(d) Palaeontology
Ans-d(Palaeontology)
(7)Chemical properties of isotopes______________.
(a) must be same
(b) must be different
(c) need not be same
(d) need not be different
Ans-a(must be same)
(8)Which of the following is the operation executed on data stored in registers?
(a) Bit-operation
(b) Macro-operation
(c) Micro-operation
(d) Byte-oper
Ans-c(Micro-operation)
(9)Sour taste of lemon is due to the presence of which of the following?
(a) Citric acid
(b) Acetic acid
(c) Oxalic acid
(d) Formic acid
Ans-a(Citric acid)
(10)Which state has the longest coastline?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Karnataka
Ans-c(Gujarat)
(11)Which among the following cities in India is not located in Golden Quadrilateral Road Network?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Mumbai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Chandigarh
Ans-d(Chandigarh)
(12)Which is the first Indian State to go wholly organic?
(a)Meghalaya
(b) Sikkim
(c) Manipur
(d) Assam
Ans-b(Sikkim)
(13)What is the role of “Ombudsman” in a bank?
(a) To provide quality and speedy redressal of grievances of customers.
(b) To provide suggestions for innovative schemes in the banks.
(c) To inspect the internal working of the branches.
(d) To monitor the poverty alleviation programmes undertaken by or implemented by the bank.
Ans-a(To provide quality and speedy redressal of grievances of customers.)
(14)Which of the following schedules contains special provisions for the administration of tribal areas in the four north-eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram
(a) First Schedule
(b) Second Schedule
(c) Third Schedule
(d) Sixth Schedule
Ans-d(Sixth Schedule)
(15)Who appoints the member of the State Public Service Commission?
(a) Chief Minister
(b) Governor
(c) Chief Justice
(d) Vice President
Ans-b(Governor)
(16)Who was the first Indian to be elected as the leader of the Communist International?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) P.C. Joshi
(c) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
(d) M.N Roy
Ans-d(M.N Roy)
(17)What is the source of natural energy of the hot springs at Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh?
(a) Geothermal Energy
(b) Biomass Energy
(c) Thermal Energy
(d) Hydro Energy
Ans-a(Geothermal Energy)
(18)Which of the following is a Dominant Autosomal Disorder?
(a) Albinism
(b) Cystic Fibrosis
(c) Phenyl Ketorunia
(d) Alzheimer’s Disease
Ans-d(Alzheimer’s Disease)
(19)Glycol is used to manufacture which of the following?
(a) Nylon
(b) Artificial silk
(c) Terylene
(d) Rubber
Ans-c(Terylene)
(20)The movement inside the Earth’s crust is studied by which of the following?
(a) Geology
(b) Seismology
(c) Plate tectonics
(d) Pantograph
Ans-b(Seismology)
(21)“Lona” is related to which game?
(a) Kho Kho
(b) Kabaddi
(c) Lawn Tennis
(d) Badminton
Ans-b(Kabaddi)
(22)Ten thaats or scales, belong to which system of music?
(a) Hindustani Music
(b) Folk Music
(c) Chinese Music
(d) Western Music
Ans-a(Hindustani Music)
(23)Which one among the following components can not be developed within an “integrated circuit”?
(a) Diode
(b) Triode
(c) Transformer
(d) Transistor
Ans-c(Transformer)
(24)What is the transplantation of graft between genetically identical individuals?
(a) Autograft
(b) Isograft
(c) Allograft
(d) Xenograft
Ans-b(Isograft)
(25)Yogeshwar Dutt is associated with which sport?
(a) Discus Throw
(b) Wrestling
(c) Shooting
(d) Pole Vault
Ans-b(Wrestling)

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