Basic General Knowledge – Series 10

a) Ganga

b) Brahmaputra

c) Indu

d) Testa

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Option – b)

32) Which one among the following is not a chemical change?

a) Curdling of milk

b) Ripening of fruit

c) Evaporation of water

d) Burning of Coal

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Option – c)

33) The bar at the top of the Window that bear the name of the Window is known as

a) Status Bar

b) Control Panel

c) Menu Bar

d) Title Bar

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Option-d)

34) WTO came  into existence at the conclusion of which round of GATT?

a) Singapore

b) Uruguay

c) Tokyo

d) Merrakesh

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Option – b)

35) The Indus Valley Civilization specialized in

a) Town planning

b) Architecture

c) Craftsmanship

d) All of these

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Option – a)

36) World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on

a) 15th March

b) 18th March

c) 27th March

d) 10th December

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Option – a)

37) The interval between two high tides is approximately

a) 4 h

b) 6 h

c) 12 h

d) 24 h

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Option – c)

38) The metal atom, which is present conductors of heat are respectively

a) Sodium (Na)

b) Potassium (K)

c) Calcium (Ca)

d) Magnesium (Mg)

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Option – c)

39) Among the following elements, which one is essential for the transmission of impulses in the nerve  fibre?

a) Calcium

b) Iron

c) Sodium

d) Zinc

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Option – c)

40)’Pitch’ is characteristic of sound that depends upon its

a) Intensity

b) Frequency

c) Quality

d) None of these

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Option – b)

41)Indian agriculture is typically characterized as

a) land surplus, labour scare economy

b) land surplus, labour surplus economy

c) land scare, labour surplus economy

d) land scare, labour scare economy

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Option – c)

42) Which one of the following method of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas?

a) Mulching

b) Shelter belt

c) Gully Plugging

d) terracing

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Option – b)

43) Who among the following annulled the Partition of Bengal?

a) Lord Chelmsford

b) Lord Curzon

c) Lord Minto

d) Lord Hardinge

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Option – d)

44) Red list of threatened species is released by

a) WWF

b) IUCN

c) CITES

d) UNESCO

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Option – b)

45) Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to  the Second and Third Round Table Conference?

a) Faiz Ahmed Faiz

b) Josh Malihabadi

c) Muhammad Iqbal

d) Firaq Gorakhpuri

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Option – c)


46) With which one of the following is the ‘tennis Court Oath’ associated?