“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

One liner Questions and Answers in English

  1. Which country is not a member of SAARC? – Mauritius
  2. In terms of area, which is the smallest state in India? – Goa
  3. Who founded Forward Block political party? – Subhash Chand Bose
  4. Which was not included in the Eight Fold Path prescribed by Buddha? – Right knowledge
  5. ‘Darwin finches’ refers to a group of which creatrue? – Birds
  6. Which Sikh Gurus started the Gurumukhi script? – Guru Angad
  7. What does the Constitution name our country? – India, that is Bharat
  8. Which mughal emperor built ‘Jama Masjid’? – Shahjahan
  9. The ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem is? – Sun
  10. Which was the first English ship that came to India? – Red Dragon
  11. Which tree, once very popular in social forestry, is now taken to be environmental hazard? – Eucalyptus
  12. Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of which map? – Chropleth map
  13. Independent alternation of generation is found in which plant? – Fern
  14. Because of which factor, clouds do not precipitate in deserts? – Low humidity
  15. Which architect designed the city of Chandigarh? – Le Corbusier
  16. The boundary line demarcating India and Pakistan is known as? – Radcliffe Line
  17. What denotes the smallest temperature? – 1° on the Kelvin scale
  18. In which latitudes largest quantities of bauxite is found? – Tropical latitudes
  19. What does National income ignore? – Salary of employees
  20. Which city lies to the western most longitudes? – Jaipur
  21. Of which dried flower buds are used as a spice? – Cloves
  22. In which time does a ship crosses Date line from west to east? – One day
  23. Right to Constitutional Remedies comes under which rights? – Fundamental Rights
  24. What is the capital of Lakshadweep? – Kavaratti
  25. In 1889 a British Committee of the Indian National Congress was started. Who was its Chairman? – W. Wedderburn
  26. Which waves are used for a communication through artificial satellites? – Microwaves
  27. Which ruler assumed the title of Hazrat-i-Ala? – Sher Shah Suri
  28. By whom is the conditions of service and tenure of the Election Commissioner prescribed? – Parliament
  29. Who was given the title of Andhra-Kavita- Pitamaha? – Peddana
  30. Thermal radiations are electromagnetic wave belonging to which region? – Infrared region
  31. What is the name of first indigenously developed Super Computer of India? – Param
  32. Who is the first Indian Tenis player to win boy’s Australian Open Junior Title? – Yuki Bhambri
  33. Which is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40°latitudes? – Mediterranean Climate Region
  34. Which school of paintings developed independently during the Mughal Period? – The Bijapur School
  35. What is the current produced by upwelling of cold water off the coast of Chile and Peru known? – Humboldt Current
  36. Which city does “Hwang Ho” river flows through? – Shanghai
  37. Evergreen oak forests are found at the height between how many meters? – 2700 and 4000 metre
  38. In which language did Buddha preach? – Pali
  39. The albedo of which cloud is the highest? – Cirrus cloud
  40. Who was the Finance Minister under Shivaji? – Amatya
  41. What is the longest English word that doesn’t repeat a letter? – Uncopyrightables
  42. Which dynasty built Khajuraho temples? – Chandelas
  43. TheRuhr-Westphalia region is a famous industrial region of which country? – Germany
  44. Which was the first newspaper to be published in India? – Bengal Gazette
  45. Which is the capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli? – Silvassa
  46. The Governor General of Fort William became the Governor General of India under which Charter Act? – 1833
  47. What is an upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain parts of the atmosphere? – Jet stream
  48. By whom was Din-i-Ilahi was accepted? – Birbal
  49. Which is the second highest peak in the world? – K-2 (Godwin Austin)
  50. Which Sultan of Delhi introduced measures for improving the quality of fruits? – Firoz shah Tughlaq
  51. Headquarter of SAARC is in? – Kathmandu, Nepal
  52. Who wrote the book ‘City of Joy’? – Dominique Lapierre
  53. Which post does the Constitution of India does not mention? – The Deputy Prime Minister
  54. Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite? – Australia
  55. Which is the updated base for Wholesale Price Index (WPI)? – 2004-2005
  56. Where are the oceanic current named as ‘Kuroshio, Kurile and Alaskan’ located? – North Atlantic Ocean
  57. Which is the longest passenger rail route in India? – Kanyakumari and Jammu Tawi
  58. Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly called ‘Mahamana’? – Madan Mohan Malaviya
  59. ‘Anandmath’ was written by which Bengali writer? – Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
  60. From where did India introduce cultivation of tobacco/tapioca/ pineapple? – South America
  61. When was the Reserve Bank of India taken over by the Government? – 1948
  62. Which is the gas used to extinguish fire? – Carbon dioxide
  63. Deficiency of which vitamin, causes xerophthelmia? – Vitamin A
  64. At where were the High Courts in India first started? – Bombay, Madras, Calcutta
  65. Which electromagnetic radiation has the smallest wavelength? – Gamma rays
  66. Which glass is used in bullet proof screens? – Reinforced glass
  67. Which is the official language of West African Development Bank? – French
  68. Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest? – Bachendri Pal
  69. What is the difference in time between Indian Standard Time (IST) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)? – 05:30 hours
  70. Foot-and-Mouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in some parts of the world, by which is this caused? – Bacterium
  71. In which animal is respiration done by skin? – Frog
  72. What is the average fat content in buffalo milk? – 7.2%
  73. In which was Indian Constitution amended for the first time? – 1951
  74. Which is the softest? – Sodium
  75. Where is the headquarters of African Export and Import Bank? – Egypt
  76. Which is considered as the drug of last resort for human being? – Streptomycin
  77. Which is used as a fuel in Nuclear power stations in India? – Thorium
  78. In which is ‘Foot and Mouth Disease’ found? – Cattle
  79. Who decides the number of Judges in a High Court? – President
  80. Who is entitled to initiate a Bill for Constitutional Amendments? – Either House of Parliament
  81. Capital of Finland is? – Helsinki
  82. In which year Swarn Jayanti Gram Swa-Rozgar Yojna came into being? – April 1999
  83. Country is the new member of International Coffee Organisation? – Vietnam
  84. By which income individual’s actual standard of living can be assessed? – Disposable Personal Income
  85. Chekori powder is obtain from which part of plant? – Root
  86. Which gland regulates the amount of water excreted by the kidneys? – Pituitary gland
  87. What is the capital of Dadar and Nagar Havelli? – Silvassa
  88. Which Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar? – Rani Durgawati
  89. How are Oxygen and ozone? – Allotropes
  90. Who was the founder of the autonomous kingoni of Avadh? – Saadat Khan Burhan-ul Mulk
  91. Where did Mahendra Singh Dhoni make his ODI debut? – Chittagong
  92. The song “Vande Mataram” was originally composed in which language? – Sanskrit
  93. The boundary ‘Durand Line’ is between Pakistan and? – Afghanisthan
  94. Folk painting ‘Madhubani’ is famous in which state? – Bihar
  95. Which is the tree requiring minimum water for its growth? – Babool
  96. By whom is the famous book System a Naturae is written? – Carl Linnaeus
  97. Which Article of the Constitution of India makes a specific mention of Village Panchayats? – Article 40
  98. By which an element is best characterized? – By its atomic number
  99. Which is the maximum spoken language in the world? – Mandarin
  100. India is self-sufficient in production of which of the following commodities? – Milk

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