12) Basic General Knowledge Questions - Part 12

This Section  Consists of 15 basic general knowledge questions.

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1. Who among the following is considered to be the last Independent Nawab of Bengal?

(A)Siraj ud Daula
(B)Mir Kasim
(C)Mir Jafar
(D)Shujaud daula




2. Which among the following Pala rulers is known to have founded the Vikramshila Vihara?

(A)Gopala
(B)Devpala
(C)Dharampala
(D)Mahendrapala



3. Bobby Jindal is the current Governor of which among the following states of USA?

(A)Iowa
(B)Kansas
(C)Kentucky
(D)Louisiana



4. Which among the following is the constitutional body appointed by the president, every five years to review centre state financial relationships?

(A)Finance Commission
(B)Inter State Commission
(C)Inter State Council
(D)Zonal Council



5. In which five year plan Rourkela & Durgapur Steel plants were conceived?

(A)First
(B)Second
(C)Third
(D)Fourth




6. Which among the following country has NOT hosted the FIFA cup twice?

(A)Mexico
(B)Italy
(C)France
(D)Brazil



7. A doctor, while using the Sphygmomanometer to measure the blood pressure of a patient, also uses the Stethoscope to listen a whooshing sound of blood, in which among the following arteries?

(A)Radial Artery
(B)Brachial Artery
(C)Auxiliary Artery
(D)Median Artery



8. Which among the following is the most common media of pollination in flowers without petals?

(A)Wind
(B)Water
(C)Insects
(D)All of above



9. Which among the following Vitamins helps in clotting of Blood?

(A)Vitamin E
(B)Vitamin K
(C)Vitamin C
(D)Vitamin D



10. In genetics, the Reverse transcriptase helps in which among the following transcriptions?

(A)Single stranded DNA into double stranded DNA
(B)Single stranded RNA into double stranded DNA
(C)Single Stranded RNA into double stranded RNA
(D)Double Stranded DNA into single stranded RNA




11. Which among the following compound is most commonly used in the Photochromic lenses?

(A) Potassium Dichromate
(A) Silver Chloride
(C)Potassium ferrate
(D)Ferric Chloride



12. Which among the following types of cultivations is known as Ladang in Indonesia?

(A)Plantations
(B)Shifting Cultivation
(C)Mixed farming
(D)Gardening



13. Which among the following plant hormone plays most important role in establishing dormancy in seeds ?

(A)Ethylene
(B)Gibberlic acid
(C)Abcisic Acid
(D)Auxin



14. Which among the following was the first state in India in the pre-independence times, when the compulsory primary education was launched for the first time?

(A)Baroda
(B)Arcot
(C)Hyderabad
(D)Coorg



15. Which of the following bodies organizes the ‘Bharat Rang Mahotsav’?

(A)Indian Council for Cultural Relations
(B)Ministry of Culture
(C)National School of Drama
(D)Sahitya Academy