General Knowledge - 76


Q1.

By which amendment were the 'Socialist' and 'Secular' words included in the Preamble to the Constitution of India ?
(A) 42nd Amendment
(B) 44th Amendment
(C) 46th Amendment
(D) 48th Amendment

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Q2.

Which among the following natural fibre is obtained from the flower of a plant ?
(A) Silk
(B) Wool
(C) Jute
(D) Cotton

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Q3.

The Khyber pass, a strategic mountain pass between Central Asia and South Asia, connects the Pakistan to which country ?
(A) Iran
(B) China
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Tajikistan

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Q4.

What name is given to the scientific study of human populations ?
(A) Caligraphy
(B) Lithography
(C) Demography
(D) Topography

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Q5.

In humans, where do Red blood cells (RBC) originate ?
(A) Heart
(B) Bone Marrow
(C) Pancreas
(D) Thyroid

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Q6.

The Indian Institute of Geomagnetism is located in which city ?
(A) Jabalpur
(B) Allahabad
(C) New Delhi
(D) Navi Mumbai

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Q7.

By what name is the Urdu poet Raghupati Sahay, recipient of Jnanpith Award 1969 for anthology of poems 'Gul-e-Nagma', better known ?
(A) Kaifi Azmi
(B) Firaq Gorakhpuri
(C) Sahir Ludhianvi
(D) Jigar Muradabadi

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Q8.

In which north eastern Indian state is the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve located ?
(A) Assam
(B) Manipur
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Nagaland

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Q9.

On 29 August 1988, which Indian lady became the first woman in the world to swim across the Straits of Gibraltar ?
(A) Aarti Pradhan
(B) Nisha Millet
(C) Meghna Narayan
(D) Bula Choudhury

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Q10.

Which African country was formerly known as 'French Somaliland' ?
(A) Benin
(B) Somalia
(C) Malawi
(D) Djibouti

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