Quiz 136 | Indian Economy Questions

1.Which group’s motto is ‘Be Prepared’?

A. The Indian Army
B. Green Peace
C. Sun Microsystems
D. The Scouts



2.When was Carthage destroyed?

A. 149 B.C.
B. 323 B.C.
C. 44 A.D.
D. 70 A.D.



3.On which route is the longest railway tunnel of about 6.5 km situated?

A. Central Railway
B. Konkan Railway
C. Southern Railway
D. Western Railway



4.Which among the following revolutions is related to 'fertilizers'?

A. Silver Revolution
B. Grey Revolution
C. Black Revolution



5.Which among the following two wities were joined by 'sadak-i-Azam' or the precursor of the Grand Trunk Road built by Shershah Suri?

A. Agra & Calcutta
B. Delhi & Patna
C. Delhi & Sasaram
D. Agra & Sasaram



6.The resistance to movement or deformation of debris is its:

A. shear strength
B. mass
C. shear force
D. density



7.The 'Amos' series of the satellites belongs to which among the following countries?

A. Brazil
B. Israel
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Iran



8.Which novel of Robert Louis Stevenson has the theme of a man changing into another person and committing crimes?

A. Treasure Island
B. Kidnapped
C. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
D. The Black Arrow



9.'Blue Baby' syndrome is because of drinking water with excess amounts of-

A. Phosphates
B. Phosphates
C. Carbonates
D. Nitrates



10.The value of Pi was calculated as 3.1416 by...

A. Aryabhatta
B. Budhayana
C. Bhaskara
D. Brahmagupta



11.'New Horizons' spacecraft was launched by NASA to Study which of the following Planet?

A. Mars
B. Pluto
C. Jupiter
D. Mercury



12.In the Mahabharata, who became the General of Duryodhana after the death of Dronacharya?

A. Karna
B. Bhisma
C. Drupada
D. Ashvatthama



13.The 2009 C. K. Nayadu LifeTime Achievement Award of the year has been won by—

A. Mohinder Amarnath
B. Kapil Dev
C. Gundappa Vishwanath
D. Madan Lal



14.Which among the following exchanges launched the TASIS SHARIAH 50 Index

A. National Stock Exchange
B. Dubai Stock Exchange
C. Bombay Stock Exchange



15.Broccoli is a plant in the cabbage family. It is rich in which nutrients?

A. Fats
B. Minerals
C. Micro Nutrients
D. Vitamin C and Fiber



16.Who is Don Quixote’s imaginary Lady?

A. Emilia
B. Prima
C. Julia
D. Dulcinea



17.Who is the author of the book - 'Preparing for the Twenty - First Century'?

A. Larry Collins
B. V.S. Naipul
C. V.R. Krishna Iyer
D. Paul Kennedy



18.When was slavery abolished in Britain?

A. 1830
B. 1837
C. 1843
D. 1833



19.Plants that grow in saline water are called

A. halophytes
B. hydrophytes
C. mesophytes



20.On the banks of which river is the holy city Ayodhya located ?

A. Gomti
B. Ganga
C. Yamuna
D. Saryu



21.In how many floristic-regions India has been divided?

A. 8
B. 7
C. 4



22.Kosovo declared itself independent from which of the following countries ?

A. Ukraine
B. Croatia
C. Serbia
D. Russia



23.Phylloquinone is the chemical name of

A. Vitamin D
B. Vitamin E
C. Vitamin K
D. Vitamin C



24.Founding Partner of which of the following companies of India became first Finance Minister of Pakistan?

A. Tata Motors
B. Mahindra & Mahindra
C. Larsen & Toubro
D. Nicholas Piramal



25.Which city means "rock" in French?

A. Colorado Springs, Colorado
B. Pierre, South Dakota
C. Billings, Montana