General Knowledge Pointers - 26

 ● The refractive index of a given piece of transparent quartz is greatest for which light?

Answer :- Violet light,

● A virtual image larger than the object can be formed by which mirror?

Answer :- Concave mirror,

● If there were no atmosphere, what will be the length of the day on the earth?

Answer :- Decrease,

● For an astronaut in a space ship, how does the sky appear?

Answer :- Black,

● Which phenomena is used in optical fibres?

Answer :- Total internal reflection,

● What is the phenomenon of splitting white light into seven colours?

Answer :- Dispersion,

● In which part of the eye lies the pigment, that decides the colour of the eyes of a person?

Answer :- Choroid,

● To an observer on the lunar surface, during the day time, how will the sky appear?

Answer :- Black,

● What is the unit of luminous efficiency of an electric bulb?

Answer :- Lumen / watt,

● Which of light are strongly absorbed by plants?

Answer :- Blue and red,

● How is image formed on the retina of a human eye?

Answer :- Real and inverted,

● A soap bubble is given negative charge then what happen in its radius?

Answer :- Increases,

● Why do Electricians use rubber gloves while working?

Answer :- Rubber is an insulator,

● Two electron beams are travelling parallel to each other. What will be their reactions?

Answer :- Repel each other,

● Instrument used to store the electric charge is known by which name?

Answer :- Capacitor,

● Conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy occurs in which thing?

Answer :- Battery,

● What is the temperature at which a ferromagnetic material becomes paramagnetic?

Answer :- Curie temperature,

● The north pole of the earth’s magnet is near the geographical which direction?

Answer :- South,

● A hydrogen atom is paramagnetic. What is a hydrogen molecule?

Answer :- Diamagnetic,

● What is the half-life of a radioactive element which has only 1/32 of its original mass left after a lapse of 60 days?

Answer :- 12 days,

● If a proton of mass m is moving with the velocity of light, what will its mass be?

Answer :- Infinite,

● What was the fissionable material used in the bomb dropped at Nagasaki (Japan) in the year 1945?

Answer :- Plutonium,

● Energy transferred to a person through gamma rays is measured in by which unit?

Answer :- Roentgens,

● Einstein’s mass energy relation is given by which expression?

Answer :- E = mc2,

 

● Which region of northern India was not included in the empire of Ala-ud-din Khalji ?

Answer :- Kashmir,

● From which ruler did Humayun received the Kohinoor diamond?

Answer :- The ruler of Gwalior,

● Which was the most significant battle in the establishment of British supremacy in India?

Answer :- Buxar,

● In which year was Vande Mataram first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress?

Answer :- 1896,

● To a space traveller on moon, how does the lunar sky during day time appear?

Answer :- Black,

● Which is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?

Answer :- Oxygen,

● Which wind in the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums?

Answer :- Trade wind,

● What is the cause of Exposure of rock to the changes of temperature?

Answer :- Mechanical weathering,

● Which current is produced by upwelling of water off the coast of Chile and Peru?

Answer :- Humboldt Current,

● West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign countries?

Answer :- Three,

● In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located?

Answer :- Rajasthan,

● Soil can best be conserved on the hills by which of the cultivating methods?

Answer :- Contour ploughing,

● Which State has the largest number of sugar mills?

Answer :- Uttar Pradesh,

● Which State of India is the largest producer of lignite coal?

Answer :- Tamil Nadu,

● How did Constituent Assembly arrived at decisions on the various provisions of the Constitution?

Answer :- By consensus,

● Why is India a democratic republic?

Answer :- Because the Head of the State is elected by the people,

● Which right conferred by the Constitution of India is also available to non-citizens?

Answer :- Freedom to speech,

● Which of appointment is not made by the President of India?

Answer :- Speaker of the Lok Sabha,

● Which State sends the maximum number of members to the Rajya Sabha?

Answer :- Uttar Pradesh,

● What is the age of retirement of the Judges of the High Court?

Answer :- 62 years,

● Whose prior consent can the Money Bills be introduced in the State Legislature?

Answer :- Governor,

● In which year did the Congress loose its monopoly of power in the States for the first time after the elections?

Answer :- 1967,

● A person to be qualified for standing in a panchayat election what age must have he attained?

Answer :- 21 years,

● Who was made the Home Minister when Jawaharlal Nehru formed the Interim Government in 1946 ?

Answer :- Sardar Patel,

● Which polymer is widely used for making bullet proof material?

Answer :- Polyethylene,

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

Answer :- Sprouted gram and groundnuts,

● Which element that does not occur in nature but can be produced artificially?

Answer :- Plutonium,

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

Answer :- Calcium,

● 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 is used as a material for making protective windows in space probes?

Answer :- Diamond,

● In the case of a test-tube baby where does fertilisation take place?

Answer :- Outside the mother’s body,

● Through which material does sound travel slowest?

Answer :- Wood,

● In Which kind of organisms is the phenomenon found wherein the female kills the male after copulation?

Answer :- Spider,

● Where is the headquarters of International Olympic Committee?

Answer :- At Lausanne (Switzerland),