General Knowledge Test - Day 44

1) Less dew is formed on cloudy nights because 

2) Mohammad Ghori was first defeated by which of the following rulers?

3) The snow leopard population is found in?

4) Who wrote the song "Sare jahan se acha" ?

5) In india Who Determines the Repo Rate

6) Fire temple is the place of worship of ----------- religion?

7) Satavahanas belonged to

8) Who is the Chairman of NITIAYOG?

9) Total interacting animals and plants in any well defined area is known as

10) Which of the following Chola kings was the first to capture Maldives?
[A] Rajaraja [B] Rajendra I [C] Rajadhiraja [D] Rajendra II

11) Mouth and foot diseases in cattle are caused due to

12) Bahmani Kingdom in South India extinguished in the 

13) Film and TV institute of India is located at

14) Who give music to the song "Sare jahan se acha" ?

Answers:

1) In cloudy nights the radiation takes place very slowly

2) Bhima II He was defeated by Bhima II, the Solanki ruler of Gujarat in 1178.

3) Sikkim

4) Muhammad Iqbal

5) RBI

6) Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)

7) Andhra region

8) Prime Minister

9)Species

10) Rajaraja Rajaraja Chola I laid the foundation for the growth of the Chola kingdom into an empire, by conquering the kingdoms of southern India and the Chola Empire expanded as far as Sri Lanka in the south, and Kalinga (Orissa) in the northeast. He conquered Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Sumatra and other places in Malay Peninsula. The naval conquest of the ‘old islands of the sea numbering 12,000’, the Maldives marked one of the conquests of Rajaraja. Rajaraja I built a strong navy with the aim of controlling the sea.


11) Virus

12) 9Beginning of 16th century

13) Pune (Maharashtra)

14) Pandit Ravi Shankar

General Knowledge Test - Day 43

1) During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March 1992 ____ was installed.

2) Planning Commission Reports Directly to?

3) The 'fine respiratory particles' which deteriorate air quality for breathing by human beings are categorized as 

4) From the following, choose the set in which names of Secretary-Generals of the UNO are arranged in correct chronological order?
A. U Thant, Kurt Waldheim, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie.
B. Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjoeld, U Thant, Kurt Waldheim.
C. Trygve Lie, U Thant , Dag Hammarskjoeld, Kurt Waldheim.
D. U Thant, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie, Kurt Waldheim

5) The Chola ruler who subdued the Ganges and obtained the title 'Gangai Konda Cholan' was

6) During the invasion of Mohammed Bin Kasim, many Hindus in Sindh were forcibly converted to Islam. They were recoverted to Hinduism by the authority of __?

7)  _________is a fast growing tree ?

8) Which is the smallest National Highway in India ?

9) CSO has changed the base year for estimating the national income data

10) How many bones are there in human skull ?

11) To which Country India Exports highest percentage of its Products? 

12) The last ruler of Sunga dynasty was

13) In which century, the Rajatarangini of Kalhana was composed?

14) Decrease in white blood cells results in

Answers:

1) SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging)

SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging), also written as sodar, is a meteorological instrument also known as a wind profiler which measures the scattering of sound waves by atmospheric turbulence.

2) Prime Minister

3) PM 2.5

4) B. Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjoeld, U Thant, Kurt Waldheim.

5) Rajendra Chola I

6) Devala Smriti During the invasion of Mohammed Bin Kasim in ad 712 many Hindus in Sindh were converted to Islam through questionable means. All of them were reconverted to Hinduism on the authority of Deval Smriti written by Deval Rishi. Deval smriti writes down rules for reconversion into Hindu fold of the Hindus forcibly converted into Islam if someone showed his or her desire to be reconverted to Hinduism with due atonement.

7) Eucalyptus

8) NH 966B

9) from 2004-05 to 2011-12

10) 22

11) USA

12) Vasudeva

13) The twelfth century The Rajatarangini ( “The River of Kings”) is a metrical historical chronicle of north-western Indian subcontinent, particularly the kings of Kashmir, written in Sanskrit by Kashmiri Brahman Kalhana in 12th century CE.

14) Decrease in Antibodies

General Knowledge Test - Day 42

1. NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator project aims to test technique for atmospheric entry on which planet?
 Answer:
Mars


2. Which is the most common chemical used in cloud seeding?
Answer:
Silver iodide


3. With which country India has signed an agreement to jointly develop protective suits for chemical and biological warfare? 
Answer:
US

4. Which of the following causes Ground Level Ozone?
Answer:
Oxides of nitrogen


5. Diesel Exhaust Fluid is an aqueous solution of ____? 
Answer:
Urea


6. Which among the following is a correct meaning of medical condition called “Dextrocardia”? 
Answer:
Heart located in the right side


7. Which type of coal has the fewest impurities and the highest calorific content?
Answer:
Anthracite


8. Lysosomes, which are known as suicide bags, are produced by which organelle? 
Answer:
Golgi body

9. The Wohlwill process is an electrolytic process used to refine ? 
Answer:
Gold

10. Which of the following preservatives is most commonly used to preserve meat products?
Answer:
Sodium nitrate


11. In terms of percentage, which of the following metals has highest composition in Polymetalic nodules? 
Answer:
Manganese


12. ___________primary components of Syngas, or synthesis gas? 
Answer:
Carbon Monoxide, Hydrogen


13. The “NuSTAR” is a space based X-ray telescope designed by NASA to study ___?
Answer:
Black Holes 


14. The Line Probe Assay (LPA) and Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (CBNAAT) are the new diagnostic technologies used globally to determine which one of the following diseases?
Answer:
Tuberculosis

15. Ebb and Flow is the name of a mission related to :
Answer: Nasa

General Knowledge Test - Day 41 (History)

1. What was the time period of Indus Civilization / Harappan Civilization ?
Answer:
2500 BC - 1750 BC

2. Which was the largest site of Indus Civilization ?
Answer:
Mohenjodaro


3. Which was the largest Indian site of Indus Civilization ?
Answer:
Dholavira


4. Which two Indus sites found in Afghanistan ?
Answer:
Shatughai and Mundigaq


5. Which was the ancient port of Indus Civilization ?
Answer:
Lothal



6. Source of the Indus river is at ______, near the ______ Lake in Tibet.
Answer:
Singikabab, Mansarover


7. The five main tributaries of Indus river are:
Jhelum, Sutlej, Beas, Ravi and Chenab


8. The mature phase of Indus Valley civilization (2600–1900 BCE) is known as.
Harappan Civilization


9. The ruins of Harrappa near  Sahiwal in Punjab, Pakistan were first discovered in 1842 by _____.
Charles Masson, an East India Company soldier and explorer.


10. Who published the first Harappan seal?
Alexander Cunningham


11.Harappan seals have been found in which foreign civilization?
Mesopotamian


12. The Great Bath ruins of the Indus Valley Civilization are at _____.
Mohenjo-daro


13.The prevalence of overseas trade in Harappan Culture is obvious with the discovery of a massive trading station and dock. Where is it?
Coastal city of Lothal in western India (Gujarat state)


14. A commonly believed natural reason for the Indus Valley Civilization’s decline is connected with ______.
climate change

15. Various settlement of Indus Valley Civilization has been discovered along and inside the river beds of the ______ rivers.
Ghaggar Hakra river system

16. Indus Valley Civilization covered which modern day Indian states?
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab


17. Name the islands, the fifth largest Harappan site in the Indian subcontinent where the Indus Valley sites have been found.
Dholavira, Kachchh district of Gujarat, India.


18. The Indus Valley site discovered in India are:
Manda on the Beas River near Jammu and Alamgirpur on the Hindon River, near Delhi


19. The Harappan civilization was discovered in the year
1921


20. Lothal is a site where dockyard of which of the following civilization were found?
Indus valley


21. The people of the Indus valley civilization usually built their houses of
pucca bricks

22. The Indus valley people traded with the
Mesopotamians

23. The Indus valley civilization was Non-Aryan because
it was urban


24. The local name Mohenjodaro is
Mound of the Dead

25. The Indus valley civilization specialized in
town planning

26. The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavation of Mohenjodaro was made up of
bronze

27. Which of the following animals was not known to the Indus valley civilization
A.bull B.horse C.elephant D.Giraffe E.None of these
Giraffe

27. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus valley which one indicates the commercial and economic development?
seals

28. The earliest city discovered in India was
Harappa

29. Which one of the following Indus civilization site gives evidence of a dockyard?
A.Harappa B.Lothal C.Mohenjodaro D.Rakhigarhi E.None of these
Lothal

30. An advanced water management system of Harappan times has been unearthed at
Dholavira

31. From which one of the following places, remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the developed stage of the Indus valley civilization?
Mohenjodaro

32. The archaeological finds from Alamgirapur in Ghaziabad district reflected the
Harappa culture

33. Cotton for textile was first cultivated in
A.Egypt B.Mesopotamia C.Central America D.India E.None of these
India

34. Rock cut architecture in Harappa culture context has been found at
Dholavira

35. Which one of the following was not known to the Harappas?
A.Construction of wells B.Construction of pillars C.Construction of drains D.Construction of arches
Construction of pillars


36. A copper chariot of Harappa times was discovered at-
Daimabad

37. Who discovered the Indus valley civilization
Dayaram Sahni