General Knowledge Pointers - 23

 

● Who was the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission?

Answer :- Swami Vivekananda,

● Who led the Mutiny at Kanpur?

Answer :- Nana Sahib,

● Which ‘Water Body’ separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

Answer :- Ten Degree Channel,

● State Highways are maintained by –

Answer :- Individual States,

● The first port developed after Independence was –

Answer :- Kandla,

● The neighbouring country of India which has the smallest area is –

Answer :- Bhutan,

● Resin is extracted from –

Answer :- Pine,

● A common plant found in tropical rainforest is –

Answer :- Orchid,

● Influenza virus contains –

Answer :- RNA only,

● Lung fish is a link between –

Answer :- Amphibia and Reptiles,

● Green gland is the excretory organ of –

Answer :- Prawn,

● When pressure is increased, the boiling point of water –

Answer :- Increases,

● In the treatment of skin disease the radio isotope used is –

Answer :- Radio phosphorous,

● A cyclist in circular motion should lean –

Answer :- Sideways towards the centre,

● Amalgam is an alloy in which the base metal is –

Answer :- Mercury,

● The physical method commonly used to purify sea water is –

Answer :- Evaporation,

● The chemical name of oil of vitriol is –

Answer :- Sulphuric acid,

● Cathode rays are –

Answer :- Stream of electrons,

● The National Park Valley of Flowers lies in the State of–

Answer :- Uttarakhand,

● Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused by –

Answer :- Methyl isocyanite,

● The example of a secondary pollutant is –

Answer :- PAN (peroxy acetyl nitrate),

● In big cities, air pollution is mainly due to –

Answer :- Burning of fossil fuel,

● The oral polio vaccine was discovered by –

Answer :- Jonas Salk,

● The expenses of the Government of India are the highest on account of subsidy on–

Answer :- Food,

● Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), an autonomous self-governing body, was created within the State of–

Answer :- Assam,

● Simla Pact between India and Pakistan was signed in the year –

Answer :- 1972,

● In which States are Garo and Khasi tribes found?

Answer :- Meghalaya,

● Over 90% of the world’s biomass is in –

Answer :- oceans,

● Which is a source of methane emission into the atmosphere?

Answer :- Wetland,

● Carbon dioxide is called a greenhouse gas because –

Answer :- it absorbs infrared radiation,

● The fossil of Archaeopteryx represents the evidence of origin of –

Answer :- Birds from reptiles,

● The imaginary line on the Earth’s surface that closely follows the 180° Meridian is–

Answer :- International Date Line,

● The country that shares longest border with India is –

Answer :- Bangladesh,

● The distance between two consecutive longitudes (91°E and 92° E) at the Poles is–

Answer :- 0 km,

● Lack of atmosphere around the Moon is due to –

Answer :- Low gravitational attraction only,

● The basis of European Union began with the signing of –

Answer :- Maastricht Treaty,

● The soil formed by wind dust in and around hot deserts is called –

Answer :- loess soil,

● Logically, what does a continually rising air pressure indicate?

Answer :- Fine and settled weather,

● Which is the type of the Comoros Islands which lie in the Indian Ocean between Northern Madagascar and the African Coast ?

Answer :- Volcanic,

● The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river –

Answer :- Ravi,

● The Constitution of India is republican because it –

Answer :- Has no hereditary elements,

● The best colours for a Sun umbrella will be –

Answer :- white on top and black on inside,

● Before X-ray examination (coloured X-ray) of the stomach, patients are given suitable salt of barium because–

Answer :- Barium is a good absorber of X-rays and helps stomach to appear dearly,

● The elements of a group in the periodic table –

Answer :- Have similar chemical properties,

● The pH of human blood is normally around –

Answer :- 7.5–8.0,

● The pH of fresh groundwater slightly decreases upon exposure to air because –

Answer :- carbon dioxide from air is dissolved in the water,

● Which Indian Universities has a unique tradition of having the incumbent Prime Minister as its Chancellor ?

Answer :- The Visva Bharati University,

● The Brabourne Stadium which is India’s first permanent sporting venue is situated in–

Answer :- Mumbai, Maharashtra,

● Approximately half of all anaemia cases worldwide are found to be caused due to–

Answer :- Iron Deficiency,

● The largest producer of cotton in the world is –

Answer :- China,

● The Sun is a daily tabloid newspaper published in –

Answer :- United Kingdom and Ireland,

● The chemical name of baking soda is –

Answer :- Sodium bicarbonate,

● As an export item of India, which spice-occupies the top position in value?

Answer :- Chillies,

● The name of the train Shatabdi Express refers to the centenary of –

Answer :- Jawaharlal Nehru,

● The driest part of India is –

Answer :- Western Rajasthan,

● Mumbai High is associated with –

Answer :- Petroleum,