General Knowledge - 44


Q1.

On the banks of which river is the Kumbh Mela at Ujjain held ?
(A) Kshipra
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Kaveri

Q2.

Shivkasi in Tamil Nadu is famous for which industry ?
(A) Glass
(B) Leather
(C) Diamond
(D) Fireworks

Q3.

To put out the fire, which gas is released by Fire Extinguishers ?
(A) Oxygen
(B) Hydrogen
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Carbon monoxide

Q4.

'Dromedary' and 'Bactrian' are the types of which animal ?
(A) Goat
(B) Camel
(C) Elephant
(D) Bear

Q5.

In which union territory of India, would you meet the people of the Onge tribe ?
(A) Daman and Diu
(B) Lakshadweep
(C) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Q6.

Ramon Magsaysay Award, often considered as Asia's Nobel Prize, is given in memory of which Asian country's former president ?
(A) Singapore
(B) Indonesia
(C) Philippines
(D) Malaysia

Q7.

The East-West Corridor, being constructed under National Highways Development Project, and which starts at Porbandar (Gujarat) in west, will terminate at which place in the east ?
(A) Silchar (Assam)
(B) Kohima (Nagaland)
(C) Imphal (Manipur)
(D) Shillong (Meghalaya)

Q8.

Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets or planetoids, are generally found between which planets ?
(A) Earth and Mars
(B) Mars and Jupiter
(C) Jupiter and Saturn
(D) Saturn and Uranus

Q9.

By what name is the observation in economics that 'bad money drives out good money' popularly known ?
(A) Say's Law
(B) Gresham's Law
(C) Murphy's Law
(D) Parkinson's Law

Q10.

The subatomic particle 'Boson' is named after which Indian scientist ?
(A) Meghnad Saha
(B) Jagdish Chandra Bose
(C) Satyendra Nath Bose
(D) Homi Bhabha

Answers :

Q1.    (A) Kshipra
Q2.    (D) Fireworks
Q3.    (C) Carbon dioxide
Q4.    (B) Camel
Q5.    (D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q6.    (C) Philippines
Q7.    (A) Silchar (Assam)
Q8.    (B) Mars and Jupiter
Q9.    (B) Gresham's Law
Q10.  (C) Satyendra Nath Bose

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