General Knowledge Pointers - 39

 

● How can the quantity of water vapour the atmosphere hold increases?

Answer :- With increase of temperature,

● Which is a non-metal that remains liquid at room- temperature?

Answer :- Bromine,

● In which Aryans first settled?

Answer :- Punjab,

● With which religion is Kalvalya associated?

Answer :- Jainism,

● Where did Alexander die?

Answer :- Babylon,

● To whom was the title 'Devanam Priya' given?

Answer :- Ashoka,

● From when Vikrama era started?

Answer :- 57 B.C.,

● How was the Gupta administration?

Answer :- Monarchial,

● Which ruler died while playing Chaugan?

Answer :- Jalal-ud-din-Khilji,

● Tulsidas wrote Ramacharitamanas during the which reign?

Answer :- Akbar,

● By whom was Agra Fort built?

Answer :- Akbar,

● Of which treaty was the Third Carnatic War ended?

Answer :- Parts,

● Who was the pioneer social reformer?

Answer :- Raja Ram Mohan Roy,

● Who gave the slogan Inquilab Zindabad?

Answer :- Iqbal,

● Which animal had the Stone Age people first?

Answer :- sheep,


● Which war was ended by the Treaty of Madras?

Answer :- First Mysore war,

● Who gave the motto Go back to the Vedas?

Answer :- Swami Dayanand Saraswati,


● Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmed Shah Abdali’s invasion of India?

Answer :- Shah Alam II,

● Which was a revolutionary who later turned into a yogi and a philosopher?

Answer :- Aurobindo Ghosh,

● The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are. Why is this?

Answer :- Atmospheric refraction,

● One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to how much distance?

Answer :- 50 miles,

● Which region of the world is called the bread basket of the world?

Answer :- Temperate grassland,

● What is a person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called?

Answer :- Mestizo,

● The oldest inhabitants of India are considered by which name?

Answer :- Negritoes,

● The Tibetan river Tsangpo enters India through which State?

Answer :- Arunachal Pradesh,

● Why does north-western India receive substantial rainfall during winter months?

Answer :- Westerly disturbances,

● Which would be most suited for an area which has only two months of scanty rainfall in a year?

Answer :- Pulse,

● Which state has the highest amount of Nickel Ore resources?

Answer :- Odisha,

● In whom did the Government of India Act, 1935 veste the residuary power?

Answer :- Governor-General,

● Why is the constitution of India republican?

Answer :- Because it has no hereditary elements,

● How many times has National Emergency been declared?

Answer :- Three times,

● Who has the power to form a new State within the Union of India?

Answer :- President,

● Which was the first woman film star nominated/ elected to the Rajya Sabha?

Answer :- Nargis Dutt,

● How many High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one State (Union Territories not included)?

Answer :- 3,