Friday 8 June 2012

7) Basic General Knowledge Questions - Part 7

This Section  Consists of 15 basic general knowledge questions.



1. The R C Bhargava Committee had recommended a higher Government Control on which among the following institutions?

(A)Indian Institutes of Technology
(B)Indian Institutes of Management
(C)Indian Institutes of Information Technology
(D)All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences




2. India's First Moon Mission Chandrayaan was launched on which among the following dates?

(A)October 27, 2007
(B)October 22, 2008
(C)November 23, 2008
(D)December 17, 2008



3. Consider the following:

1. Badminton
2. Bowling
3. Golf
4. Table Tennis

The sporting event "Singapore Open" is related to which among the above?

(A)Only 1
(B)1 & 2
(C)1, 2 & 3
(D)1, 2, 3 & 4



4. Valiyaveetil Diju & Jwala Gutta of India are related to which among the following sports/ games?

(A)Table Tennis
(B)Lawn Tennis
(C)Badminton
(D)Athletics



5. With which of the following countries, India shares maximum length of border?

(A)Pakistan
(B)China
(C)Bangladesh
(D)Nepal




6. Which among the following is considered to be the best soil for plant growth?

(A)Sand
(B)Clay
(C)Loam
(D)Silt



7. The number of which among the following would be maximum in a Food Chain?

(A)Producers
(B)Primary Consumers
(C)Secondary Consumers
(D)Decomposers



8. Consider the following regions in India:

1. North East Himalayas
2. Western Ghats
3. East Coast

In which among the above the tropical rains forests are found in India?

(A)1 & 2
(B)2 & 3
(C)1 & 3
(D)None of them



9. Consider the following:

1. Western Himalaya
2. Eastern Himalaya
3. Western Ghats
4. Eastern Ghats

Which among the above are two biodiversity Hotspots of India?

(A)1 & 2
(B)2 & 3
(C)3 & 4
(D)1 & 4



10. Which among the following kinds of soil will shrink and crack on drying?

(A)Sandy Soil
(B)Clay
(C)Mineralized Soil
(D)Chalky Soil




11. Luni River, which originates in the Pushkar Valley of Arawali River ends in which among the following?

(A)As a tributary to Sabarmati
(B)In the Rann of Katch
(C)In the Arabian Sea
(D)Near Mount Abu



12. In which of the following states of India is located the Chiria iron ore mine complex ?

(A)Bihar
(B)Chhattisgarh
(C)Jharkhand
(D)Uttar Pradesh



13. The asteroid belt is a region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of which among the following planets?

(A)Earth & Mars
(B)Mars & Jupiter
(C)Jupiter and Saturn
(D)Saturn and Pluto



14. Presence of which among the following minerals in Banana makes them slightly Radioactive?

(A)Sodium
(B)Calcium
(C)Magnesium
(D)Potassium



15. One minute of arc of latitude along any meridian is also known as ______?

(A)One Degree
(B)One Mile
(C)One Nautical Mile
(D)One mach

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