General Knowledge Pointers - 7

 

● Why is at high altitudes the boiling point of water lowers?

Answer :- Because of atmospheric pressure is low,

● Human stomach produces acid ‘A’ which helps in digestion of food. What is acid ‘A’?

Answer :- Hydrochloric acid,

● Which was the official language of Gupta period?

Answer :- Sanskrit,

● ‘Rally for Valley’ programme in India was organized to highlight the problem of which thing?

Answer :- Environmental degradation,

● Which Directive Principles bears the direct impact of Gandhi’s moral philosophy?

Answer :- Provision of free legal aid and advice,

● Quality is that sensation of sound which is felt by our ears by which virtue?

Answer :- Waveform of sound wave,

● What is a system which can exchange energy with the surrondings but no matter called?

Answer :- A closed system,

● Study of typical behaviour of organisms in their natural habitatis is called –

Answer :- Ethology,

● The year 1995 is the golden Jubilee year of which international organisations?

Answer :- UNO,

● Alberuni lived during the period of which king?

Answer :- Mahmud Ghaznavi,

● A plane mirror reflects a beam of light to form a real image. How is the incident beam?

Answer :- Convergent,

● In which animal, is skin a respiratory organ?

Answer :- Frog,

● What is the total number of judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)?

Answer :- 15

● The seven pagodas of Mahabalipuram are a witness to the art patronised by which dynasty?

Answer :- Pallavas,

● Which has the world’s largest reserves of Uranium?

Answer :- Australia,

● Who was the Prime Minister of India when the Anti-Defection Bill was passed?

Answer :- Rajiv Gandhi,

● Which UN agency has its headquarters at Paris?

Answer :- UNESCO,

● Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction is related to the which thing?

Answer :- Law of conservation of energy,

● When a forgein body inter into blood circulatory system the reaction is started by cells?

Answer :- WBC,

● How many votes are entitled for members of the UN Economic and Social Council?

Answer :- One vote,

● Who was a contemporary of Chinghiz Khan?

Answer :- Iltutmish,

● Which South Asian country has the highest population density?

Answer :- India,

● Volume of air inspired or expired with each normal breath is known as which name?

Answer :- Total volume,

● Who was defeated at kannauj in the hands of Sher Shah in 1540?

Answer :- Humayun,

● Which continent has the lowest birth and death rates?

Answer :- Europe,

● During whose reign did Sir Thomas Roe have regular attendance at the Mughal court to secure commercial privilege?

Answer :- Jahangir,

● From where must the authorization for the withdrawal of funds from Consolidated Fund of India come?

Answer :- The Parliament of India,

● When is a galvanometer converted into an ammeter?

Answer :- When we connect a low resistance in parallel,

● Which element is used as common catalyst?

Answer :- Ni,

● Which land mark in medical history was the first to take place?

Answer :- Plastic surgery,

● Who accords recognition to various political India as National or Regional Parties?

Answer :- The Election Commission,

● Which material is very hard and very ductile?

Answer :- Nichrome,

● What is the a biological process in which glucose and fat is oxidised to librate energy?

Answer :- Respiration,

● Oxygen released during photosynthesis of green plant comes from the breakdown of which thing?

Answer :- Water,