“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 -75

(1)Money market is a market for__________
(a) Short term fund
(b) Long term fund
(c) Negotiable instruments
(d) Sale of shares
Ans-a(Short term fund)
(2)India shares longest international boundary with which country?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) China
(c) Nepal
(d) Bhutan
Ans-a(Bangladesh)
(3)The Residuary powers of legislation under Indian Constitution rests with
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Parliament
(d) States
Ans-c(Parliament)
(4)Appointments for all India Services are made by
(a) UPSC
(b) President
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Parliament
Ans-b(President)
(5)The people of the Indus valley civilisation worshipped____________
(a) Vishnu
(b) Pashupati
(c) Indra
(d) Brahma
Ans-b(Pashupati)
(6)The Upanishads are the___________
(a) Great Epics
(b) Story Books
(c) Source of Hindu Philosophy
(d) Law Books
Ans-c(Source of Hindu Philosophy)
(7)Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for___________
(a) Kosi
(b) Gandak
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Ganga
Ans-c(Brahmaputra)
(8)The largest herbarium of India is located at
(a) Kolkata
(b) Lucknow
(c) Mumbai
(d) Coimbatore
Ans-a(Kolkata)
(9)Temperature of distant luminous bodies can be determined by
(a) Mercury thermometers
(b) Gas thermometers
(c) Pyrometers
(d) Colour thermometers
Ans-c(Pyrometers)
(10)In IT terminology failure in the kernel is called as
(a) Crash
(b) Crash dump
(c) Dump
(d) Kernel error
Ans-a(Crash)
(11)Which of the following institutions were not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) Sabarmati Ashram
(b) Sevagram Ashram
(c) Vishwa Bharti
(d) Phoenix Ashram
Ans-c(Vishwa Bharti)
(12)Which of the following State has become India’s first carbon free State?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Ans-a(Himachal Pradesh)
(13)Energy travels from Sun to Earth through
(a) Conduction
(b) Convection
(c) Radiation
(d) Modulation
Ans-c(Radiation)
(14)C.K. Naidu Cup is associated with which of the following sporting events?
(a) Tennis
(b) Cricket
(c) Hockey
(d) Golf
Ans-b(Cricket)
(15)Pump priming should be resorted to at a time of?
(a) Inflation
(b) Deflation
(c) Stagflation
(d) Reflation
Ans-b(Deflation)
(16)Which is the highest award for gallantry during peacetime?
(a) Vir Chakra
(b) Param Vir Chakra
(c) Ashok Chakra
(d) Mahavir Chakra
Ans-c(Ashok Chakra)
(17)At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in
(a) Andaman Islands
(b) Nicobar Islands
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Minicoy
Ans-b(Nicobar Islands)
(18)The transfer of minerals from the top soil to subsoil through soil­water is called?
(a) Percolation
(b) Conduction
(c) Leaching
(d) Transpiration
Ans-c(Leaching)
(19)Heat is transmitted from higher temperature to lower temperature through the actual motion of the molecules in
(a) Conduction
(b) Convection
(c) Radiation
(d) Both conduction and convection
Ans-b(Convection)
(20)Polio is caused by
(a) Bacteria
(b) Virus
(c) Fungus
(d) Protozoa
Ans-b(Virus)
(21)Which country is in the process of building the largest single Aperture Radio Telescope ­ FAST
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) USA
(d) Russia
Ans-b(China)
(22)The Kovvada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be setup in which State?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
Ans-c(Andhra Pradesh)
(23)Fixed Foreign Exchange Rate can be changed by
(a) RBI
(b) SEBI
(c) Ministry of Finance
(d) FIPB
Ans-a(RBI)
(24)In bio fortification technique plant breeders use breeding to overcome
(a) Loss due to insect pests
(b) Decrease in food production
(c) Deficiencies of micronutrients and vitamins
(d) Loss due to plant diseases
Ans-c(Deficiencies of micronutrients and vitamins)
(25)Which Institution has the final authority to interpret the Constitution of India?
(a) Parliament
(b) Supreme Court of India
(c) President
(d) Attorney General of India
Ans-b(Supreme Court of India)

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