General Knowledge Pointers - 24

● India switched over to the decimal currency system in –

Answer :- 1957,

● Which goods has only exchange value?

Answer :- Diamond,

● How much of India’s total geographical area is forest land?

Answer :- 23%,

● The Second Plan gave priority to –

Answer :- Heavy Industries,

● The power to decide an Election Petition for the State is vested in the–

Answer :- High Courts,

● When were the Fundamental Duties incorporated in the Constitution?

Answer :- 1976,

● The Crimean War in 1854-1856 was fought between.

Answer :- Russia and Turkey,

● The Last Supper a famous Renaissance Painting, was a master piece of.

Answer :- Leonardo da Vinci,

● Varahamihira was–

Answer :- An Ancient Astronomer,

● Rift Valley is formed –

Answer :- Between two faults,

● How many judges are there in Supreme Court ?

Answer :- 31,

● During the region of Bindusara there was unrest at -

Answer :- Takshasila,

● Widening of a river valley takes place due to –

Answer :- Lateral erosion,

● Resin is a product of –

Answer :- Coniferous trees,

● Water of coconut is –

Answer :- Degenerated liquid endosperm,

● Fish is a first class protein as it contains –

Answer :- Essential amino-acids,

● Stem is usually –

Answer :- Positively phototropic,

● The word insolation means –

Answer :- Incoming solar radiation,

● Terra rossa is a Latin word which means –

Answer :- Red terrain,

● A bullet hits and gets embedded in a solid block resting on a horizontal frictionless table. Which physical quantity is conserved in this process ?

Answer :- Momentum alone,

● An instrument used to measure the density of milk is –

Answer :- Lactometer,

● While ascending a hill, the driver of the vehicle keeps the gear ratio –

Answer :- Either equal to or greater than 1,

● Which component is mainly responsible for doing calculations in computer?

Answer :- Control unit,

● Bacterial cells do not have –

Answer :- Mitochondria,

● The anatomy of Pinus needle reflects the features of a —

Answer :- Xerophyte,

● Pinus is a —

Answer :- Tree,

● The recent era is —

Answer :- Cenozoic,

● Fossils are found in —

Answer :- Sedimentary rocks,

● Which is rootless fern?

Answer :- Salvinia,

● Turpentine oil is obtained from —

Answer :- Pinus,

● Which is an oilseed crop ?

Answer :- Sunflower,


● The Cripps Mission visited India during the regime which governor?

Answer :- Lord Linlithgow,