General Knowledge Pointers - 35

● Old-written material, which cannot be read easily, how can be read?

Answer :- By infrared rays,

● Which synthetic fibre is known as artificial silk?

Answer :- Rayon,

● Which vegetable protein is considered as good as an animal protein?

Answer :- Soyabean protein,

● mho is the unit of which unit?

Answer :- Specific resistance,

● Which are the important raw materials required in cement industry?

Answer :- Limestone and clay,

● By which would Desert plants be characterised?

Answer :- By sunken stomata,

● What is the number of basic units in the International System of Units?

Answer :- 7,

● Which are the high-temperature superconductors?

Answer :- Ceramic oxides,

● Which is the sweetest sugar?

Answer :- Fructose,

● A small weight is put on the pressure cooker.It increases the pressure of the steam. Why?

Answer :- Area of contact is small,

● Which is the highest grade of coal whose surface is shining and has the highest calorific value?

Answer :- Anthracite,

● In certain amino acids, which elements is found in addition to carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen?

Answer :- Sulphur,

● A car is running on a road at a uniform speed of 60 km/hr.What is the net resultant force on the car?

Answer :- Equal to zero,

● Which substance coated on plastic tape?

Answer :- Iron oxide,

● Which combination of foods providing protein quality nearest to that of meat?

Answer :- Sprouted gram and groundnuts,

● Which common devices works on the basis of the principle of mutual induction?

Answer :- Transformer,

● Which charcoal is used to deeolourise raw sugar?

Answer :- Wood charcoal,

● Milk cheese and eggs are the source of vitamins which vitamins?

Answer :- A and D,

● Which is the wave in which the particies of the material move up and down as the wave goes from left to right?

Answer :- Transverse,

● According to Dalton’s atomic theory, which is the smallest particle which can exist independently?

Answer :- An atom,

● What is the source of immediate energy for cellular activity?

Answer :- ATP,

● Which is most efficient engine?

Answer :- Electric,

● By whom was Gene first isolated?

Answer :- Hargobind Khurana,

● When milk is churned, how does the cream separate from it?

Answer :- Due to the centrifugal force,

● For which thing is Washing soda the common name?

Answer :- Sodium carbonate,

● From the biological evolutionary point of view, the human heart is close to the heart of which animal?

Answer :- Pig,

● By which impact is Nuclear fission is caused?

Answer :- Neutron,

● What is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust?

Answer :- Aluminium,

● In which organ of the human body are the lymphocyte cells formed?

Answer :- Spleen,

● What is the wavelength of visible spectrum?

Answer :- 3900-7600 A,

● Which is used in beauty parlours for hair setting?

Answer :- Sulphur,

● In which Photosynthesis occurs?

Answer :- Chloroplast,

● What is the function of heavy water in a nuclear reactor?

Answer :- Slow down the speed of neutrons,

● Which pair does not contain a coinage metal?

Answer :- Zinc and Gold,

● What is the short upper part of the human intestine next to the stomach?

Answer :- Duodenum,

● By whom was Electron first identified?

Answer :- J. J. Thomson,

● The filament of an electric bulb is made of which metal?

Answer :- Tungsten,

● Who laid the foundation of nuclear science in the country?

Answer :- Homi J. Bhabha,

● Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of which metal?

Answer :- Zinc,

● Healing of wounds is hastened by which vitamin?

Answer :- C,

● What does Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles produce as exhaust?

Answer :- H2O,

● Glass is made of the mixture of which things?

Answer :- Sand and silicates,

● Which element is essentials for the transmission of impulses in the nerve fibre?

Answer :- Calcium,

● What is the best conductor of electricity?

Answer :- Salt water,