General Knowledge Test - Day 40

1) Which is the Longest National Highway in India ?

2) ______frequency ranges the human ear is most sensitive to noise?

3) Which substance is used to retard the setting action of cement?  

4) Which of the following is the oldest dynasty?
(a) Satavahanas (b) Pallavas
(c) Chalukyas (d) Cheras

5) A firm practising price discrimination will be

6) Who was the first Finance Minister of India?

7) Name of the first Indian woman ruler ?

8) Which of the following is a balanced fertiliser for plants ?

9) Friction can be reduced by changing from

10) The minister of the Gahadvala King Govindachandra and author of Kalpadruma was __?

11) The Indial Institute of Science is located at

12) Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to

13) Potassium Permanganate is used for purifying drinking water, because

14) Who among the following appoints the Prime Minister of India?
 A. Lok Sabha B. Rajya Sabha C. President of India D. Chief Justice of Supreme Court

15) Article 1 of the Constitution declares India as

16) ____Appoints the prime minister? a)loksabha b)raj sabha  c)president d)cheif justice of supreme court

17) Which among the following ranks in Indian Air Force is the highest ?
Flying Officer
Air Commodore
Wing Commander
Squadron Leader

18) Alexander invaded India in

19) _____be called as a part of the service secor? textile, Banking, coal mines, Agriculture, 

20) Where is the Indus Civilization city Lothal ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Punjab
(D) Haryana

21) Which taxes is not shared with states?

22) When was the North-Eastern frontier Railway (NEFR) established?

23) The term ‘epicentre’ is associated with

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General Knowledge Answers - Day 40

Answers:

1) NH 44 (old name NH 7)

2) 100 - 500 Hz

3) CaSO.2HO

4) Satavahanas

5) charging different prices in different markets for a product

6) R.K Shanmukham Chetty

7) Razia Sultan on Delhi's throne

8) Compost

9) sliding to rolling

10) Lakshmidhara THE GAHADVALA DYANSTY – descendants of Suryavansha of Ayodhya. The Gahadvala, or Gaharwar, was a Hindu and Buddhist Indian dynasty that ruled the kingdom of Kannauj for approximately a hundred years, beginning in the late eleventh century. The founder of the Kannauj Gahadvala dynasty was Chandradeva, who took control of Kannauj at the end of the 11th century (1090A.D.). During the rule of his successor, Govindachandra, from 1114–1154, the state of Gahadvala reached the pinnacle of its power,»His minister, Lakshmidhara, was the author of several legal works, including Kalpadruma.


11) Bangalore

12) Literature 

13) it is an oxidising agent 

14) President of India

15) Union of States

16) president

17) Air Commodore

18) 326 BC

19) Banking

20) Gujarat

21) surcharge on incoem tax

22) 15th Jan, 1958

23) Earthquakes

General Knowledge Answers - Day 39

Answers:

1) One man

2) Warangal

3) P.v Narasimha Rao

4) Neptune

5) Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam

6) Release of carbon dioxide

7) A

8) 1979

9) Sarojini Naidu

10) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

11) Government of India Act, 1919 

12) Carbon Dioxide

13) Rate of GDP gROWTH

14) Gorakhpur

15) Gross Domestic Product

16) Physical Capital

17) Rahimulla Sayani

18) Ashok Mehta Committee

19) Barium 

20) latex

21) 322 BC

22) Jawaharlal Nehru

23) Morocco Ibn Batuta was a Moroccan and Berber explorer. He is known for his extensive travels, accounts of which were published in the Rihla.

General Knowledge Test - Day 39

1) Fascism believed in leadership of

2) The capital of Kakatiya dynasty was

3) Which Prime Minister is also Known As "Father of Indian Economics Reforms"?

4) Which is the coldest planet in the solar system?

5) Guwahati High Court is the judicature of

6) It is not advisable to sleep under a tree at night because of the

7) A seismogram records the following types of earthquake waves.
(a) L - waves (b) P - waves (c) S - waves
The correct chronological sequence of the arrival of these waves is :A. (b), (c) and (a)
B. (b), (a) and (c)
C. (c), (a) and (b)
D. (a), (b) and (c) arrive at the same time

8) When did Mother Teresa win the Nobel Peace Prize?

9) Name of first woman governor of India ?

10) The Abbreviations PSLV stands for

11) By virtue of which Act, Diarchy was introduced in India

12) Which gas is used for the preparation of Soda water

13) ______is a major indication of the state of the economy of a country?

14) The headquarters of North-Eastern railway is situated at

15) Many a times we read  a termin financial news papers GDP. What is the full form of the GDP?

16) Basic Infrastructure facilities in Economics are knnows as?

17) The First Muslim president of the Indian National Congress?

18) Which committee is known as ‘Committee on Panchayati Raj Institution’?

19) In fireworks, the green flame is produced because of

20) plant product, natural rubber chemically knows as?

21) The Mauryan Empire was established in

22) Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution

23) Ibn Batuta was a traveler from which nations?
[A] Algeria [B] Morocco [C] Tunisia [D] Libya


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General Knowledge Test 38

24.Which of the following is not a bleaching agent ?

Sulphur dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Sodium hypochlorite
Chlorine
ANSWER : : Carbon dioxide

25.Non stick cooking utensils are coated with

black paint
PVC
teflon
polystyrene
ANSWER : : teflon


26.Find the odd one :

Marble
Chalk
Limestone
Slaked lime
ANSWER : : Slaked lime

27.Arrange the following metals in the decreasing order of their relative abundance in earths crust after aluminium : 1. Calcium 2. Iron 3. Sodium 4. Magnesium

1, 4, 2, 3
1, 2, 4, 3
2, 1, 3, 4
2, 1, 4, 3
ANSWER : : 2, 1, 3, 4

28.A super conductor is characterised by

zero permeability
low permeability
high permeability
infinite permeability
ANSWER : ro permeabilityns: zero permeability

29.Which of the following is used in pencils ?

Charcoal
Silicon
Phosphorus
Graphite
30.The gas used to extivguish fire, is

neon
nitrogen
carbon dioxde
carbon monoxide
ANSWER : : carbon dioxde


31.Which of the following gases is lighter than air ?

Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Ammonia
Chlorine
ANSWER : : Ammonia

32.Of the various forms of carbon, the one which is used for adsorption purpose, is

Diamond
Graphite
Coke
Wood charcoal
ANSWER : : Wood charcoal

33.Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of

tin
lead
zinc
chromium
ANSWER : : zinc

34.The metal used in storage batteries is

iron
copper
lead
tin
ANSWER : : lead

35.The chemical name for urea is

aneurin
chloroethene
carbamide
None of these
ANSWER : : carbamide




36.Which of the following is a non-metal that remains liquid at room temperature ?

Bromine
Chlorine
Helium
Phosphorus
ANSWER : ominens: Bromine

37.In which of following activities silicon carbide is used ?

Making cement and glass
Dinsinfecting water of ponds
Making casts for statues
Cutting very hard substances
ANSWER : : Cutting very hard substances

38.Sodium metal is kept under

water
alcohol
petrol
kerosene
ANSWER : : kerosene

39.Most soluble in water is

camphor
sugar
sulphur
common salt
ANSWER : : sugar

40.Which of the following metals was first discovered by man ?

Bronze
Silver
Iron
Copper
ANSWER : : Copper



41.Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals ?

Lead
Tin
Zinc
Mercury
ANSWER : : Mercury

42.Diamond is an allotropic form of

silicon
caebon
sulphur
germanium
ANSWER : : caebon

43.The presence of which of the following salts in water causes corrosion in steam boilers ?

Sodium chloride
Magnesium chloride
Calcium bicarbonate
Potassium bicarbonate
44.Which of the following is not a neutral oxide ?

Carbon monoxide
Sulphur dioxide
Nitric oxide
Water
ANSWER : : Sulphur dioxide

45.The ratio of pure gold in 18 carat gold is

60%
75%
80%
100%
ANSWER : : 75%

46.Which of the following is the correct sequence of the following elements in increasing order of their relative densities ? 1. Mercury 2. Gold 3. Lead 4. Aluminium

3, 2, 1, 4
3, 1, 4, 2
4, 1, 3, 2
4, 3, 1, 2
ANSWER : : 4, 3, 1, 2

47.Carborundum is

Silicon dioxide
Silicon carbide
Silicon nitride
Silicon phosphide
ANSWER : : Silicon carbide

48.Balloons are filled with

General Knowledge Test 37

1.Carbon, diamond and graphite are together called

isomers
allotropes
isomorphs
isotopes
ANSWER : : allotropes


2.From which mineral is radium obtained ?

Limestone
Haematite
Pitchblende
Rutile
ANSWER : : Pitchblende


3.Tetraethyl lead is used as
mosquito repellent
pain killer
fire extinguisher
petrol additive

ANSWER : : petrol additive


4.Permanent hardness of water, due to sulphates of the metal, can be destroyed by the use of

nitrates
zeolites
sulphonates
None of these
ANSWER : : zeolites



5.Which of the following metals remains in liquid form under normal conditions ?

Uranium
Radium
Zinc
Mercury
ANSWER : : Mercury


6.Which of the following is not a compounds ?

Silica
Red lead
Slaked lime
Black lead
ANSWER : : Black lead


7.Diamond is harder than graphite because of

difference of layers of atom
tetrahedral structrue of diamond
difference of crystalline structures
None of these
ANSWER : : difference of crystalline structures


8.Potassium nitrate is used in

salt
glass
fertiliser
medicine
ANSWER : : medicine


9.Which of the following is the lightest gas ?

Nitrogen
Hydrogen
Ammonia
Carbon dioxide
ANSWER : : Hydrogen


10.Which of the following statements about dry ice are correct ? 1. It is a useful refrigerant. 2. On heating, it turns into a liquid. 3. It has acidic properties. 4. It causes burns when pressed against the skin.

1 and 3
1, 2 and 3
2 and 4
1, 3 and 4
ANSWER : and 3ns: 1 and 3


11.Bromine is

a colourless gas insoluble in water
a highly inflammable gas
a black solid
a red liquid
ANSWER : : a red liquid



12.Which of the following is a non-ferrous metal ?

Aluminium
Iron
Nickel
Cobalt
ANSWER : uminiumns: Aluminium



13.Consider the following statements about aluminium : 1. It is the third most abundant element in the earths crust. 2. It is uses to make over-head electric transmission lines. 3. Aluminium vessels cannot be used for making alkali solutions.of these statements, the correct ones are

1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3
1, 2 and 3
14.Marsh gas is

hydrogen
nitrogen
methane
ethane
ANSWER : : methane



15.Which of the following gases is used as an illuminant in lamps used by hawkers ?

Methane
Ethylene
Acetylene
Hydrogen
ANSWER : : Acetylene



16.Which of the following used as a lubricant ?

Graphite
Silica
Diamond
Iron oxide
ANSWER : aphitens: Graphite




17.The average salinity of sea water is

2%
2.5%
3%
3.5%
ANSWER : : 3.5%


19.Consider the following statements regarding graphite : 1. It is an allotrope of carbon. 2. It is a good conductor of heat and electricity. 3. It can be artificially produced.Of these statements,

1, 2 and 3 are correct.
1 and 2 are correct.
1 and 3 are corrcet
2 and 3 are correct.
ANSWER : 2 and 3 are correct.ns: 1, 2 and 3 are correct.



20.An element that does not occur in nature but can be produced artificially is

thorium
radium
plutonium
uranium
ANSWER : : plutonium




21.Production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) gas which is proposed to be banned in India, is used in which of the following domestic products ?

Television
Tubelight
Cooking gas
Refrigerator
ANSWER : : Refrigerator



22.Soda water contains

nitrous acid
carbonic acid
carbon dioxide
sulphuric acid

ANSWER : : carbon dioxide



23.Which of the following alloys is used for making magnets ?

duralumin
Stainless steel
Alnico
Magnalium

ANSWER : : Alnico