General Knowledge Pointers - 45

 

● A cold local wind draining occasionally down the Rhone valley is known by which name?

Answer :- Mistral,

● What the wind is deflected due of the rotation of the earth?

Answer :- Geostropic wind,

● Which winds are flowing from sub tropical high pressure to sub polar low pressure?

Answer :- Westerlies,

● Which hot dust-laden wind is blowing from Sahara desert to Mediterranean region?

Answer :- Sirocco,

● How is angular speed of a whirlwind in a tornado towards the centre?

Answer :- Decreases rapidly,

● What are tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal usually called?

Answer :- Typhoons,

● What is the name of very violent and serious types of winds which bring lot of disaster?

Answer :- Hurricane,

● Who introduced the term anticyclone for the first time?

Answer :- F. Galton,

● Why do the tropical cyclones not occur close to the equator?

Answer :- Weak coriolis force,

● Which authority sanctions foreign exchange for the import of goods?

Answer :- Reserve Bank of India,

● What is the ideal average NPK ratio aggregated for the country as a whole?

Answer :- 4 : 2 : 1,

● In India, which is regulated by the forward Markets Commission?

Answer :- Commodities Futures Trading,

● What does Every object at a temperature above absolute zero?

Answer :- Radiates energy,

● Which ceil organelles function as the power house of a living cell?

Answer :- Mitochondria,

● By which can the location and energy of an electron in an atom be specified?

Answer :- Quantum numbers,

● By which Transfer of genetic information from one generation to the other is accomplished?

Answer :- By transfer RNA,

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

Answer :- Due to the centrifugal force,

● Chlorophyll is a naturally occuring chelate compound in, what is the which the central metal in this?

Answer :- Magnesium,

● Which will provide maximum roughage to our diet,if taken in equal mass?

Answer :- Cabbage,

● A metal plate with a circular hole at the centre is heated. What will happen to the area of the hole?

Answer :- Decrease,

● Which polymer is used for making bulletproof material?

Answer :- Polyethylene,

● Which part of the pitcher plant becomes modified into a pitcher?

Answer :- Leaf,

● Which personality is credited with starting Vana Mahotsava in 1950?

Answer :- K. M. Munshi,

● Where are the headquarters of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) located?

Answer :- Jeddah,

● Foot-and-Mouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in some parts of the world, By which is this caused ?

Answer :- bacterium,

● Ogaden region has been a source of conflict between which countries?

Answer :- Ethiopia and Somalia,

● From which country did India buy the Barak anti-missile defence systems?

Answer :- Israel,

● Meghanath Saha award is given for outstanding contribution in which field?

Answer :- Science,

● What does Every object at a temperature above absolute zero?

Answer :- Radiates energy,

● Which ceil organelles function as the power house of a living cell?

Answer :- Mitochondria,

● By which can the location and energy of an electron in an atom be specified?

Answer :- Quantum numbers,

● By which Transfer of genetic information from one generation to the other is accomplished?

Answer :- By transfer RNA,

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

Answer :- Due to the centrifugal force,

● Chlorophyll is a naturally occuring chelate compound in, what is the which the central metal in this?

Answer :- Magnesium,