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“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

Competitive Exam Questions & Answers -71

(1)Special Drawing Rights were created by
(a) IBRD
(b) ADB
(c) IMF
(d) WTO
Ans-c(IMF)
(2)In which of the following States India’s first Green Rail Corridor was recently launched
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans-d(Tamil Nadu)
(3)The Andaman is separated from Nicobar by which water body?
(a) 11° channel
(b) 10° Channel
(c) Palk Strait
(d) Gulf of Mannar
Ans-b(10° Channel)
(4)The suicidal bags of the cell are
(a) Lysosomes
(b) Ribosomes
(c) Dictyosomes
(d) Phagosomes
Ans-a(Lysosomes)
(5)In arc welding, Argon is used because of its
(a) Low reactivity with metal
(b) Ability to lower the melting point of the metal
(c) High flammability
(d) High calorific value
Ans-a(Low reactivity with metal)
(6)In India, which city is also known as ‘City of Palaces’?
(a) Jaipur
(b) Kolkata
(c) Gwalior
(b) Udaipur
Ans-b(Kolkata)
(7)Inert gases are
(a) Miscible with water
(b) Not stable
(c) Chemically unreactive
(d) Chemically very active
Ans-c(Chemically unreactive)
(8)Chemical name of vinegar is
(a) Acetone
(b) Acetic acid
(c) Formaldehyde
(d) Ethanol
Ans-b(Acetic acid)
(9)Jalikattu is associated with which Indian festival?
(a) Onam
(b) Pongal
(c) Bihu
(d) Hornbill
Ans-b(Pongal)
(10)Aung San Suu Kyi is the
(a) Prime Minister of Myanmar
(b) President of Myanmar
(c) Foreign Minister of Myanmar
(d) Home Minister of Myanmar
Ans-c(Foreign Minister of Myanmar)
(11)The amount of insurance cover provided by Indian Railways for passengers at a premium of Re. 1 is
(a)One lakh
(b)Fifty thousands
(c)Ten lakhs
(d)Five lakhs
Ans-c(Ten lakhs)
(12)The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by
(a) Elected members of the Legislative Assembly
(b) Elected members of Legislative Council
(c) The people
(d) Lok Sabha
Ans-a(Elected member of the Legislative Assembly)
(13)Which of these is a dwarf planet?
(a) Neptune
(b) Titan
(c) Eris
(d) Hydra
Ans-c(Eris)
(14)The concept of joint sector implies cooperation between
(a) Public sector and private sector industries
(b) State Government and Central Government
(c) Domestic and Foreign Companies
(d) None of these
Ans-a(Public sector and private sector industries)
(15)What was the chief objective of the ‘Wahabi movement’?
(a) Forge cordial relations with the British
(b) Purify Islam
(c) Improve the condition of women
(d) Adopt rational education
Ans-b(Purify Islam)
(16)The Ghatampur thermal power plant recently approved by Cabinet is to be setup in
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans-b(Uttar Pradesh)
(17)Who among the following is credited with starting the work on plant tissue culture?
(a) F.C. Steward
(b) P. Maheshwari
(c) P.R. White
(d) Haberlandt
Ans-d(Haberlandt)
(18)What causes the mottling of the dental enamel?
(a) High levels of chlorine in water
(b) High levels of nitrate in the water
(c) High levels of fluorides in the water
(d) High levels of calcium in the water
Ans-c(High levels of fluorides in the water)
(19)Which one of the following processes is responsible for the glittering of air bubble rising through water?
(a) Reflection of light
(b) Refraction of light
(c) Total internal reflection of light
(d) Scattering of light
Ans-c(Total internal reflection of light)
(20)In an optical fiber, the signal is transmitted
(a) In a straight line path
(b) In a curved path
(c) Due to total internal reflection
(d) Due to refraction
Ans-c(Due to total internal reflection)
(21)In IT, the method for updating the main memory as soon as a word is removed from the cache is called
(a) Write-through
(b) Write-back
(c) Protected-write
(d) Cache-write
Ans-b(Write-back)
(22)Which one of the following is not a non-conventional source of energy?
(a) Solar Energy
(b) Natural Gas
(c) Wind Energy
(d) Tidal Power
Ans-b(Natural Gas)
(23)The space shuttle which took Sunita Williams beyond earth was
(a) Challenger
(b) Galileo
(c) Discovery
(d) Voyager-2
Ans-c(Discovery)
(24)Selling cost have to be incurred in case of
(a) Perfect competition
(b) Monopoly
(c) Monopolistic Competition
(d) None of the given option
Ans-c(Monopolistic Competition)
(25)The earliest reference to sati custom is made in which of the following inscriptions?
(a) Allahabad Pillar inscription
(b) Eran inscription of Bhanugupta
(c) Aihole inscription of Pulkesin II
(d) Bhitan inscription of Skandgupta
Ans-b(Eran inscription of Bhanugupta)

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