General Knowledge - 22


Q1.

Who signs one rupee currency note of India ?
(A) RBI Governor
(B) Finance Secretary
(C) Finance Minister
(D) President

Q2.

Who wrote the 'Das Capital', an extensive treatise on political economy ?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Friedrich Engles
(C) Leo Tolstoy
(D) Maxim Gorky

Q3.

Who was the first law minister of independent India ?
(A) Vallabhbhai Patel
(B) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
(C) B.R.Ambedkar
(D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Q4.

Arabica, Robusta and Liberica are the varieties of which popluar beverage ?
(A) Tea
(B) Coffee
(C) Yoghurt
(D) Lemonade

Q5.

Which Indian classical dance form, native of Andhra Pradesh, was developed by Siddhendra Yogi from Bhamakalapam dance drama ?
(A) Odissi
(B) Kathakali
(C) Bharatanatyam
(D) Kuchipudi

Q6.

Where is the headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography located ?
(A) Dona Paula (Goa)
(B) Kochi (Kerala)
(C) Mumbai (Maharashtra)
(D) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

Q7.

Which European country is known as the 'Land of a thousand lakes' ?
(A) Denmark
(B) Sweden
(C) Norway
(D) Finland

Q8.

Which is the nearest star to the Sun ?
(A) Proxima Centauri
(B) Alpha Centauri A
(C) Alpha Centauri B
(D) Bernard's Star

Q9.

Which gas is commonly known as 'Laughing Gas' ?
(A) Ozone
(B) Methane
(C) Nitrous Oxide
(D) Carbon dioxide

Q10.

Which is the only continent through which all three main latitude lines - Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn - passes ?
(A) Asia
(B) Africa
(C) Europe
(D) South America

Answers :

Q1.    (B) Finance Secretary
Q2.    (A) Karl Marx
Q3.    (C) B.R.Ambedkar
Q4.    (B) Coffee
Q5.    (D) Kuchipudi
Q6.    (A) Dona Paula (Goa)
Q7.    (D) Finland
Q8.    (A) Proxima Centauri
Q9.    (C) Nitrous Oxide
Q10.   (B) Africa

5 comments:

pratap said...

Q1.
Who signs one rupee currency note of India ?
(A) RBI Governor
(B) Finance Secretary
(C) Finance Minister
(D) President
Ans: (B) Finance Secretary
Is this correct ?
Pl. don't give wrong answer

Sudhir Goyal said...

Dear Pratap ji,

Given answer is correct. One rupee note is an exceptional case and is signed by Finance Secretary only. For confirmation, you may yourself check one rupee note and get your doubts fully cleared.

With best wishes!

Anonymous said...

Hi Pratap!

The answer is absolutely correct.You can google the same and find it out. If you are stll persited with doubt you can verify the same with an actual one.

Anonymous said...

hi i am anudarshini ,

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