Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Quiz 18 | General Studies 1-25

1. Faraday's law is associated with

A. Electrolysis
B. Reaction of gases
C. Pressure of gases
D. Temperature and pressure

Answer : A

2. Solar energy is due to

A. Fusion reaction
B. Fission reaction
C. Combustion reaction
D. Chemical reaction

Answer : A

3. The growth of plants is measured by

A. Photometer
B. Calorimeter
C. Auxanometer
D. Thermometer

Answer : C

4. Lime water contains

A. Sodium hydroxide
B. Calcium hydroxide
C. Sodium carbonate
D. Calcium chloride

Answer : B

5. Who among the following heads of National Sports federation was conferred with the "OCA Award of Merit", by the Olympic Council of Asia recently?

A. V.K. Malhotra
B. K.P. Singh Deo
C. Dr.B. SivanthiAdityan
D. Jagdish Tytler

Answer : C

6. Which of the following Union government ministries won the Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Award recently?

A. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
B. Ministry of Civil Aviation
C. Ministry of Micro,Small and Medium enterprises
D. Ministry of Railways

Answer : C

7. Who won this year's Nobel prize in Economics recently?

A. Elinor Ostrom, Oliver Williamson
B. Robert Aumann, Thomas Schelling
C. Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen, Christopher A. Pissarides
D. Paul krugman

Answer : C

8. Which of the following awards is given for excellent work in cinema?

A. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award
B. Kalidas Samman
C. Dronacharya Award
D. Dadasahab Palke Award

Answer : D

9. What does UNESCO celebrate November 10 as?

A. World Education Day
B. World Science Day
C. World Humanities Day
D. World Habitat Day

Answer : B

10. Which among the following date has been fixed for National Voters day?

A. January 26
B. January 25
C. January 24
D. January 28

Answer : A

11. The expansion of TRAI is

A. Telecom Regulations and Inspection
B. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
C. Transport Regulatory Authority of India
D. Transfer Regulations Act of India

Answer : B

12. Sri Krishna Commitee is related to

A. Telangana
B. Ram Mandir
C. Education Rights
D. Basel

Anwer : A

13. Which country has recently banned Internet Telephony service 'Skype'?

A. India
B. Russia
C. China
D. Japan

Answer : C

14. The concept of "carbon credit" is associated with which of the following areas?

A. Protection of environment
B. Woman empowerment
C. Development of rural infrastructure
D. Development of coal mines

Answer : A

15. "Booker Prize" is given in the field of

A. Literature
B. Social Service
C. Films
D. Science

Answer : A

16. If a potato is placed on a pure paper plate which is white and unprinted and put in a microwave oven, the potato heats up but the paper plate does not, This is because

A. Potato is mainly made up of starch whereas paper is mainly made up of cellulose
B. Potato transmits microwaves whereas paper reflects microwaves
C. Potato contains water whereas paper does not contain water
D. Potato is fresh organic material whereas paper is a dead organic material

Answer : B

17. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of sports?

A. Kallinga Award
B. Golden Pen Award
C. Arjuna Award
D. Bharat Ratna

Answer : C

18. The capital of Western Australia is—

A. Perth
B. Canberra
C. Melbourne

Answer : A

19. Which is the largest cotton producing country in the world?

A. Russia
B. U.S.A.
C. India

Answer : B

20. Which State is the largest producer of manganese in India?

A. Orissa
B. Rajasthan
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Assam

Answer : A

21. Lines joining places receiving equal amount of rainfall are called—

A. Isohyets
B. Isobars
C. Isotherms

Answer : A

22. A radio broadcast from Tokyo on Saturday at 12 noon should be heard at Vancouver—

A. On Friday
B. The same evening
C. On Sunday

Answer : A

23. What is Great Barrier Reef?

A. A belt of Coral along the east coasts of Australia
B. A cave between Sydney and Malbourne

Answer : A

24. Plants of tropical and sub-tropical regions are called

A. Megatherms
B. Mesotherms
C. Microtherms
D. Heksotherms

Answer : A

25. Who said : 'Similar locations lead to similar mode of life'?

A. F. Ratzel
B. Carl Ritter
C. Alexander Von Humboldt

Answer : A

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