Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Important GK questions with Answers

Postal  voting is otherwise called ?
Proxy Voting
Stability of the Government is assured in?
Presidential form of Government.
According to the Indian constitution,  the vacancy in the office of the president of India shall be filled within?
6 Months.
What is “Vishva Mohini”?
A famous book on Indian dances.
The main function of WTO?
Facilitating multi-lateral trade relations of member countries and reviewing trade policies.
Name of the author of the book “A passage to England”?
Nirad C. Choudhary
Which is the long-range missile that was tested by  Pakistan in the wake of India testing Agni II?
Ghauri II
The Indian Naval Ship being converted into a maritime museum is?
Vikrant.
The first country to legalize medically assisted suicide is?
Netherlands.
The Baisakhi Festival of the year 1999 is of great historical significance to Punjab because?
It commemorates the tercentenary of the foundation of Khalsa Panth
Exobiology deals with the study of?
Life in other planets and space.
The social system of the Harappans was?
Fairly egalitarian.
Which of the following Vedas provides information about the civilisation of the early vedic age?
Rig-Veda.
The university  which became famous in the post-Gupta Era was?
Nalanda.
Banabhatta was the court poet of which emperor?
Harshavardhana.
The first Indian ruler, who established the supremacy of Indian Navy in the Arabian sea was?
Rajaraja I
The Mughal painting reaches its /Zenith during the reign of?
Jahangir.
Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:?
Cornwaills.
The father of extremist movement in india is?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
The World Bank normally gives?
Medium and long-term loans
The international  Monetary Fund (IMF) came into existence with?                                                               
Brettonwoods conference
Multiplier process in economy theory us conventionally taken to mean?
Income of an economy grows on account of an initial investment.
Structural adjustment loans given by the world bank are meant for?
Encouraging capital-intensive industries
A financial instrument is called a ‘primary security’ if it represents the liability of?
The government of india.
Service cooperatives are?
Marketing societies.
Output at break-even point is that output at which the producer is able to?
Recover total costs.
India’s share in the world trade since 1950.
Has shown a mixed trend.
Animals do not have enzyme systems which enable them to make use of  the energy from?
Water.
A clone is a colony of?
Cells having similar genetic  constitution .
The pollen grains of flowers pollinated by insects by  insects are?
Rough and sticky.
Which one of the following substances is used for preservation of food grains?
Sodium benzoate.
The disease caused by asbestos is?
Emphysema.
In the eye, colour  vision is effected by the presence of :?
Cones.
The famous Lagoon lake of  India is:?
Chilka Lake.
The splitting of different colours of light in a prism is?
Disperson of light.
Where are most of the earth’s active volcanoes concentrated?
Pacific Occan.
The deflection of the winds to the right in the northern hemisphere is caused by?
Rotation of the earth.
 Which of the following is NOT one of the important steps in processing tea leaves?
Fermenting .
The Grand Canyon is located on the?
Colorado river.
The Savannah finds its deal conditions of growth in?
Hot humid climate with long dry season.
What should be the proportion of forest cover for India to maintain her ecological balance?
33.3 %
Which one of the following states/union territories of india recorded the lowest density of population in 1991 census ?
Arunachal Pradesh
In Indian republic the real executive authority rests with the:
Council  of Ministers.
The security –General of the UNO is appointed by the:
General assembly
Through which principal or device did Gandhiji strive to bridge economic inequalities?
Trusteeship theory
Governance through trade union organisation is known as ?
Syndicalism

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Important General Knowledge Questions answers for SSC and other exams

Q 1. Penicillin is extracted from:--
Ans. Fungus
Q2. Which is the effect of antigen in an ill person ?
Ans. It prevents the growth of bacteria
Q3.Which among the following helps in circulation of blood?
Ans. Blood platelets
Q4.Which among the following elements increases the absorption of water and calcium in plants?
Ans. Boron
Q5.For which diode is used?
Ans. Purification
Q6.In which of the following styles of dance the story/theme is always taken from Mahabharata and Ramayana ?
Ans.Mohiniatam.
Q7.Which among the following is the popular dance form of Maharashtra's musical theatre ?
Ans.Lavini
Q8.Who among the following developed the technology of under ground nuclear explosion ?
Ans.Dr. Homi J. Bhabha
Q9.Which among the following was the first satellite launched by Indian space research organisation ?
Ans. Aryabhatta
Q10.When Mahatma Gandhi was arrested who among the following took ober the leadership of salt Satyagraha ?
Ans. Abbas Tatybjee
Q11.In which session of congress the demand of ''Poorana Swaraj'' was accepted as the aim of the congress?
Lahore Session
Q12.Who was the leader of Bardoli Satyagraha?
Ans. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.
Q13. Where is island of Man located?
Ans. Between northern Ireland and England
Q14. Which among the following types of coal produces most heat per unit?
Ans. Anthracite.
Q15. Which among the following wave is used for communication by artificial satellites?
Ans. Micro waves
Q16.In which of the following we find difference in the  sounds made by sitar and veena?
Ans. Quality.
Q17. Which among the following statements is not correct ?
a. Sound travels in a straight line
b. Sound travels like waves
c. Sound is form of energy
d. Sound travels faster in vacuum than in air (Correct)
Q18. What happens when a ray of light enters slab of glass from air?
Ans. Its wavelength decreases
Q19. Due to which reasons the larger iceberg melts down from lower surface instead of upper surface?
Ans. Due to more pressure in lower surface the melting point of ice decreases
Q20.  which among the following states has the best facility of hospitals?
Ans. Kerala
Q21. Where is Muslims mosque situated where a hair of Pagamber Mohammad sahib has been preserved ?
Ans. Srinagar
Q22. Which wood will become useless soon after exposing in the open air?
Ans. Wet wood
Q23. Which among the following is a large spectrum antibiotic?
Ans. Ampicillin
Q24. What is found in frequency modulation ?
Ans. Fixed dimension
Q25. When the speed of car is doubled, then what will be the braking force of the car to stop it in the same distance?
Ans. Four times
Q26. The dimension of which of the following is the same as that of impulse?
Ans. Momentum
Q27. Which among the following is the fundamental quantity ?
Ans. Time
Q28. Baryllium sulphate is less soluble in water due to?
Ans. High inflammable energy
Q29. What is the name of that system which uses radioactivity to decide the period of materials of pre-historic period?
Ans. Carbon dating
Q30. Cement is made hard with?
Dehydration
Q31. When a ring a metal is heated what happens to its hole?
Ans. Expands
Q32. If the diameter of a capillary is doubled, then the rise of water in it will be ?
Ans. Half
Q33. Why the needle of iron swims on water surface when it is kept gently?
Ans. Due to surface tension
Q34. The mass of a star is two times the mass of the sun. How it will come to an end?
Ans. Neutron star
Q35. Rain drops fall from great height. which among he following statements is true regarding it?
Ans. They fall with that ultimate velocity, which are different for different droplets.
Q36. which among the following writs comes into the category of public litigation petition before high court or supreme court?
Ans. Against a general topic
Q37. On the administered price of which of the following articles no subsidy is given?
Ans. ATF.
Q38. What happens when a chemical bond is formed ?
Ans. Energy is always released
Q39. Our bones and teeth are generally made of—

Ans. Tricalcium phosphate
Q.40. World Buddhist property organisation is situated at:--
Ans. Zeneva
When did china start the civil services examinations?
6 A.D
Which among the following is the most competitive country, according to world economic forum?
Singapore
Where was the first regular session of UN general assembly held?
London
Angora wool is extracted from?
Goat
Which of the following diseases affects women easily than that of men?
Arthritis
On which of the following techniques Photostate machine works ?
Electrostatic image—making
How the interest-level of a country is affected by FDI?
Decreases
Which among the following institurions is not related to united nations
International confederation of free trade union
Where is INS Ashwini anchored off?
Mumbai
Naokhali is situated in-
Bangladesh
Which is the correct chronological order of following 'acharyas''?
Shankar-Ramanuja-Madhva-Chaitanya
One kilowatt hour is equal to—
3.6 Mega Joule
What is the minimum escape velocity of rocket to be launched into space?
11 Km/Sec.
Pituitary gland is located in—
Brain
What is the limit of MG/DL of blood sugar in the normal person at the time of fast?
70-100
What is size of floppy diskette which is used normally?
3.5'' Inches
In which of the following states wheat is not produced ?
Tamil Nadu
Which of the following statements is true when we see 'rainbow'?
The sun remains behind us and we face raindrops
Which among the following statements is true regarding international date line?
It is a curved line beyond earth
What is the interval between a high tide and neap at a given place?
12 hours 26 minutes
The sunlight is available 24 hours on the longest day at which of the following latitudes of the earth?
66 ½
On which of the following planets water cycles is available?
Earth
Which of the following city is situated in the farthest east?
Lucknow
Which among the following districts is not situated in the terai of Uttar Pradesh ?
Hardoi
Which among the following entrance test is essential to get admission in the educational institutions of America ?
TOFEL
Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested during 'Satyagrah' in the year?
1908
Which among the following has the least possibility of globalisation?
Location of capital works
Which among the following is not a non-customs duty obstacle in the world trade?
Determination of import duty uniformly
Which among the following is a carbohydrate?
Cane-sugar
The cross-section of a stem of tree has fifty rings. What is the age of the tree?
50
Onion is a modified form of
Leaf
The pollination of maize takes place by
Pollination by air
For which game Tiger Woods is famous?
Golf
Who among the following from the first cabinet of independent India was responsible for mass religious conversion?
Dr. B. R Ambedkar
The author of the book 'cosmos' is-?
Carl Sagan
Which among the following is not the outcome of decrease in prime lending rate?
Decline in productivity
The capital city 'Daydo'  established by Kublai Khan situated at-
Beijing
Which of the following numbers can be obtained by inventing the order the digits and multiplying by an integer?
9801
If the radius of cylinder and of a sphere having the same volume as that of cylinder is 'r' then what is the height of cylinder?
4/3r
What is width of goal post in the game of football?
24 feet
The decimal system of Indian currency was started in
1957
Which among the following chronology is correct regarding four 'samvastas'?
Gregorian-saka-hizri-gupta
The Rajiv Gandhi Sadhvawana Puraskar for the year 1997 was given to?
Lata mangeshkar
The home of Gargi, Maitrey, and Kapila was at?
Mithila.
How much calorie of energy is released by a boiled egg?
77
If people's income of a country is denoted in a curved line space that it has increased, then what does it denote?
Dissimilarity is decreasing in income distribution
In which of the following states maximum iron ore is found?
Fe2O3
The author of the famous Indian book of astrology 'Panchsidddhantika is-
Varahmihir
In india 'siberian crane' can be found in
Keoladeva Ghana bird sanctuary
In which of the following dialects kabir wrote?
Avadhi
Which area of india was known as avantika in ancient times?
Malwa
From which of the following countries rubber plant was brought into india for plantation?
Brazil
Which among the following correctly represents the 'icebird'?
It is ship which was used in the melting of ice of carried the 14th Indian Antarctica research team.
Why radiologists do not take direct X-ray photograph of intestine?
Even short exposure of X-rays cause cancer in Intestine.
Utter Ramcharit has been written by-
Bhavbhuti
What was the basis of transfer of power to india on 15th August by?
Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before admiral Mountbatten
''all the four quantum numbers of two electronics in an atom are not the same.''
Exclusion  principal of Pauli.