General Knowledge Pointers - 18

 

● The minimum age required to be the Prime Minister of India –

Answer :- 25 years,

● The largest desert in the world is –

Answer :- Sahara Desert,

● Which planet is known as Red planet?

Answer :- Mars,

● Pongal is famous festival of –

Answer :- Tamil Nadu,

● Which deities are worshipped in Badrinath and Kedarnath?

Answer :- Vishnu and Shiva,

● National Bird of India is –

Answer :- Peacock,

● First pistal shooter of India, who is credited to have won Gold medal in World Cup–

Answer :- Rahi Sakhtobat,

● Famous Hawa Mahal is located in —

Answer :- Jaipur,

● Ritcher Scale is used for measuring -

Answer :- Intensity of Earthquakes,

● Sensex is the Sensitive Index of —

Answer :- Bombay Stock Exchange,

● Which is the capital of Manipur?

Answer :- Imphal,

● Which is the capital of Nepal?

Answer :- Kathmandu,

● Islamabad is the capital of —

Answer :- Pakistan,

● Myrmecology is study of?

Answer :- Ants,

● Cactus is referred to as -

Answer :- Xerophyte,

● Barr body is found in?

Answer :- Female somatic cells,

● The colours of stars depend on their -

Answer :- temperature,

● The pollutant responsible for ozone holes is -

Answer :- CFC,

● One of the best solutions to get rid of non-biodegradable wastes is -

Answer :- Recycling,

● Vermicomposting is done by -

Answer :- Worms,

● The metal used for making aircrafts and rockets is -

Answer :- Aluminium,

● Which is not a noble gas?

Answer :- Hydrogen,

● Sunda Trench is in?

Answer :- Indian Ocean,

● Which vein brings clean blood from the lungs into the heart?

Answer :- Pulmonary Vein,

● The first woman President of Indian National congress was?

Answer :- Annie Besant,

● The process of improving the quality of rubber by heating it with sulphur is called?

Answer :- Vulcanization,

● Green Revolution was started in?

Answer :- 1960,

● The term of the Finance Commission is?

Answer :- Five years,

● The daily and annual range of temperature is maximum in which area?

Answer :- Savanna grassland,

● Which environment leads to the occurrence of acid rain?

Answer :- Sulphur dioxide,

● Which endangered Ridley turtles have the world’s largest aggregation?

Answer :- Gahirmatha,

● Which climate factor has the least effect upon terrestrial ecosystem?

Answer :- Wind,

● The wave length of electromagnetic wave of the spectrum is expressed in which unit?

Answer :- Angstorm,

● Which Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the region?

Answer :- North-West Atlantic,