Monday, March 28, 2011

Quiz 28 | General Studies 26-50

26.In which one of the following states are Namchik-Namphuk coalfields located?

A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Maghalaya
C. Manipur
D. Mizoram

Answer : A

27.During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India company establish its first factory in India?

A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shahjahan
D. Aurangzeb

Answer : B

28.Which one of the following laser types is used in a laser printer?

A. Dye Laser
B. Gas laser
C. Semiconductor laser
D. Excimer laser

Answer : C

29.Which one of the following is used as an explosive?

A. Phosphorus trichloride
B. Mercuric oxide
C. Graphite
D. Nitroglycerine

Answer : D

30.Which among the following has the world's largest reserves of Uranium?

A. Australia
B. Canada
C. Russian Federation
D. USA

Answer : A

31.In making the saffron spice, which one of the following parts of the plants is used?

A. Leaf
B. Petal
C. Sepal
D. Stigma

Answer : D

32.Which one of the following is not a feature of limited liability partnership firm?

A. Partners should be less than 20
B. Partnership and management need not be seperate
C. Internal governence may be decided by mutual agreement among partners
D. It is corporate body with perpetual succession

Answer : A

33.When the Reserve Bank of India announces in increase of the cash Reserve Ratio, what does it mean?

A. The commercial bank will have less money to lend
B. The Reserve Bank of India will have less money to lend
C. The Union Government will have less money to lend
D. The commercial banks will have more money to lend

Answer : A

34.On a clean glass plate a drop of water spreads to form a thin layer whereas a drop of mercury remains almost spherical because

A. Mercury is a metal
B. The density of mercury is greater than its adhension with glass
C. The cohesion of mercury is greater than its adhestion with glass

Answer : C

35.Under which one of the following Constitution Amendment Acts, four languages were added to the languages under the Eighth schedule of the Constitution of India thereby raising their number to 22?

A. Constitution (Ninetieth Amendment) Act
B. Constitution (Ninety-first Amendnent) Act
C. Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act
D. Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act

Answer : C

36.In India, which type of forest among the following occupies the largest area?

A. Montane Wet Temperate Forest
B. Sub Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest
C. Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
D. Tropical West Evergreen Forest

Answer : C

37.Which one among the following south asian countries has the highest population density?

A. India
B. Nepal
C. Pakistan
D. Sri Lanka

Answer : A

38.What is Agent Orange?

A. An ace spying group trained by the police in London
B. Aweed killing chemical used by the US military in the Vietnam war
C. A technique used in the advanced railway safety procedure
D. A special chemical used in making alloy steel

Answer : B

39.What is the pH level of blood of a normal person?

A. 4.5-4.6
B. 6.45-6.55
C. 7.35-7.45
D. 8.25-8.35

Answer : B

40.Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?

A. Home Rule Movement
B. Non-Cooperation Movement
C. Civil Disobedience Movement
D. Quit India Movement

Answer : C

41.Which one of the following is responsible for the preparation and presentation of Union Budget to the parliment?

A. Department of Revenue
B. Department of Ecomonic Affairs
C. Department of Financial Services
D. Department of Expenditure

Answer : C

42.The Latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through

A. Rajasthan
B. Punjab
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Jammu and Kashmir

Answer : A

43.Which bacterial strain, developed from natural isolates by generic manipulations, can be used for treating oil spills?

A. Agrobacterium
B. Clostridium
C. Nitrosomonas
D. Pseudomonas

Answer : D

44.In a dry cell battery, which of the following are used as electrolytes?

A. Ammonium Chloride and Zinc Chloride
B. Sodium Chloride and Calcium Chloride
C. Magnesium Chloride and Zinc Chloride
D. Ammonium Chloride and Calcium Chloride

Answer : A

45.Amongst the following states, which one has the highest percentage of rural population to its total population on the basis of the census 2001?

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Orissa
D. Uttar Pradesh

Answer : A

46.Which one of the following is an insectivorous plant?

A. Passion flower plant
B. Pitcher plant
C. Night queen
D. Flame of the forest

Answer : B

47.The term "Green Revolution" was given by

A. Dr. Norman Borlaug
B. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
C. Dr. William Gande
D. Sada Shiv Rao

Answer : A

48.The visible light of the sun is made of

A. X Rays and Gamma Rays
B. Red and Yellow colors
C. Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red
D. None of these

Answer : A

49.The Ajanta caves were built during the period of

A. Guptas
B. Kushans
C. Mauryas
D. Chalukyas

Answer : D

50.Vitamin A is abundantly found in

A. Brinjal
B. Tomato
C. Carrot
D. Cabbage

Answer : C

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