“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 -58

(1)The rate at which RBI gives short term loan to commercial banks is called
(a)Repo rate
(b)Reverse Repo rate
(c)Bank rate
(d)Cash Reserve rate
Ans-a(Repo rate)
(2)The nationalization of major commercial bank took place in
(a)1947
(b)1956
(c)1969
(d)1980
Ans-c(1969)
(3)Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct control of
(a)Ministry of Home Affairs
(b)Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
(c)Speaker of Lok Sabha
(d)President
Ans-c(Speaker of Lok Sabha)
(4)Which of the following Act introduced separate electorates(Communal representation) for Muslims?
(a)1892 Act
(b)Act of 1909
(c)Reforms of 1919
(d)Government of India Act of 1935
Ans-b(Act of 1909)
(5)Where is the Brihadeshwar temple, built during the Chola period, located?
(a)Mysore
(b)Mahabalipuram
(c)Tanjavur
(d)Kanyakumari
Ans-c(Tanjavur)
(6)The first protocol to ban emissions of chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere was made in
(a)Montreal
(b)Osaka
(c)Geneva
(d)Florida
Ans-a(Montreal)
(7)Blood group was discovered by
(a)Alexander Fleming
(b)William Harvey
(c)Landsteiner
(d)Paulov
Ans-c(Landsteiner)
(8)Magnetic Meridian is a
(a)Line parallel to the equator of the Earth
(b)Latitude
(c)Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth
(d)Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
Ans-d(Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth)
(9)Programs that duplicate the functionality of one system on another system is known as
(a)Emulators
(b)Simulators
(c)Evaluators
(d)PCB
Ans-a(Emulators)
(10)The manufacturing of iron from iron-ore involves the process of
(a)Oxidation
(b)Reduction
(c)Electrolysis
(d)Fractional distillation
Ans-b(Reduction)
(11)In a rainforest, the vegetation that grows under the shade of a canopy is known as
(a)Crown
(b)Canopy
(c)Understorey
(d)Forest floor
Ans-c(Understorey)
(12)The term “roll-in” is used in
(a)Cricket
(b)Tennis
(c)Hockey
(d)Golf
Ans-c(Hockey)
(13)Which of the following is the busiest International sea port in India?
(a)Mumbai
(b)Kolkata
(c)Kochi
(d)Tuticorin
Ans-a(Mumbai)
(14)The word “Secular” was added to the Preamble of the Constitution of India by which Constitutional Amendment?
(a)41st Constitutional Amendment
(b)42nd Constitutional Amendment
(c)43rd Constitutional Amendment
(d)44th Constitutional Amendment
Ans-b(42nd Constitutional Amendment)
(15)Who coined the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”
(a)Subash Chandra Bose
(b)Balgangadhar Tilak
(c)Bhagat Singh
(d)Sukhdev
Ans-c(Bhagat Singh)
(16)“Great Barrier Reef”, the world’s largest Coral reef is located in
(a)Caribbean Islands
(b)Australia
(c)Philippines
(d)Indonesia
Ans-b(Australia)
(17)Decoding and interpretation of visual information in brain is associated with
(a)Frontal lobe
(b)Occipital lobe
(c)Temporal lobe 
(d)Parietal lobe
Ans-c(Temporal lobe)
(18)Flemings “Left-hand Rule” is associated with the effect of
(a)Electric field on current
(b)Magnetic field on magnet
(c)Electric field on magnet
(d)Magnetic Field on current
Ans-d(Magnetic Field on current)
(19)An emulsion is a colloidal solution of
(a)Liquid in liquid
(b)Solid in liquid
(c)Gas in solid
(d)Solid in solid
Ans-a(Liquid in liquid)
(20)_____________ is a byproduct of sewage treatment and can be decomposed to produce biogas
(a)Sewage
(b)Sludge
(c)Sewer
(d)Scum
Ans-b(Sludge)
(21)The BRICS New Development Bank(NDB) is headquartered at
(a)Shanghai
(b)New Delhi
(c)Brasilia
(d)Moscow
Ans-c(Brasilia)
(22)Which one of the following cities of Iraq is located on Tigris river?
(a)Baghdad
(b)Mosul
(c)Kirkuk
(d)Basra
Ans-a(Baghdad)
(23)Human Development Index is prepared by
(a)UNDP
(b)WTO
(c)IMF
(d)WHO
Ans-a(UNDP)
(24)Uber Cup is associated with
(a)Football
(b)Handball
(c)Badminton
(d)Squash
Ans-c(Badminton)
(25)The food in Onion is stored in the form of___________.
(a)Cellulose
(b)Protein
(c)Starch
(d)Sugar
Ans-a(Cellulose)

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