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

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