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General Knowledge Capsule Volume III A compilation of www.study-places.com Page 1 General Knowledge Capsule - Volume III About General Knowledge Capsule Volume III This is the third volume of General Knowledge Capsule. The questions in this capsule have been taken from various previous papers of SSC, Bank, LIC, RRB, UPSC, PSC, NDA, CDS, MBA Entrance and other competitive exams. In this capsule we are providing you a mix of important general knowledge questions from history, geography, polity, sports, science etc. The purpose is to provide you best quality questions which are frequently asked in the SSC, PSC, UPSC, NDA, CDS, RRB, IBPS and other competitive exams. In this capsule we are providing you some tough questions also to test your preparation. Also go through our various other capsules on various topics for best preparation of your exams. If you like our study material we will request you to share it with your friends and also tell others about our websites so that others can also download it. A good response will keep us motivating to provide you more and more quality free study material. Question Number 1: The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following? A) Mahapadma Nanda B) Chandragupta Maurya C) Ashoka D) Samudragupta Answer & Explanation: The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with Samudragupta’.

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General Knowledge Capsule – Volume III

A compilation of www.study-places.com Page 1

General Knowledge Capsule - Volume III

About General Knowledge Capsule Volume III

This is the third volume of General Knowledge Capsule. The

questions in this capsule have been taken from various previous

papers of SSC, Bank, LIC, RRB, UPSC, PSC, NDA, CDS, MBA

Entrance and other competitive exams.

In this capsule we are providing you a mix of important general

knowledge questions from history, geography, polity, sports, science

etc. The purpose is to provide you best quality questions which are

frequently asked in the SSC, PSC, UPSC, NDA, CDS, RRB, IBPS and

other competitive exams.

In this capsule we are providing you some tough questions also to

test your preparation. Also go through our various other capsules on

various topics for best preparation of your exams.

If you like our study material we will request you to share it with your

friends and also tell others about our websites so that others can also

download it. A good response will keep us motivating to provide you

more and more quality free study material.

Question Number 1: The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with

which one of the following?

A) Mahapadma Nanda

B) Chandragupta Maurya

C) Ashoka

D) Samudragupta

Answer & Explanation: The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with

‘Samudragupta’.

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Question Number 2: Which one of the following countries was the first to

legalize euthanasia?

A) Austria

B) Switzerland

C) Netherlands

D) Canada

Answer & Explanation: ‘Netherlands’ was the first to legalize euthanasia.

Question Number 3: Which one of the following is not a good source of

nutritional calcium?

A) Rice

B) Ragi

C) Skimmed milk

D) Egg

Answer & Explanation: ‘Ragi’ is not a good source of nutritional calcium.

Question Number 4: Which portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in

the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?

A) Defence

B) External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations

C) Food and Agriculture

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Food and Agriculture’ portfolio was held by Dr.

Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946.

Question Number 5: Which of the following countries is the leading

producer of Uranium?

A) United States of America

B) Canada

C) Germany

D) Zambia

Answer & Explanation: Canada

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Question Number 6: Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which

Mughal Emperor?

A) Babar

B) Akbar

C) Jahangir

D) Aurangzeb

Answer & Explanation: Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of

‘Jahangir’.

Question Number 7: Which one of the following Indian banks is not

nationalized bank?

A) Corporation Bank

B) Dena Bank

C) Federal Bank

D) Vijaya Bank

Answer & Explanation: ‘Federal Bank’ is not nationalized bank.

Question Number 8: In which state is the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute

of Youth Development located?

A) Tamil Nadu

B) Karnataka

C) Himachal Pradesh

D) Uttarakhand

Answer & Explanation: Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth

Development located in ‘Tamil Nadu’

Question Number 9: Who among the following is a Hindustani classical

singer?

A) Geeta Chandran

B) Leela Samson

C) Gangubai Hangal

D) Swapnasundari

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Answer & Explanation: ‘Gangubai Hangal’ is a Hindustani classical

singer.

Question Number 10: The initial design and construction of which massive

temple took place during the reign of Suryavarman II?

A) Sri Mariamman Temple

B) Angkor Vat

C) Batu Caves Temple

D) Kamakhya Temple

Answer & Explanation: The initial design and construction ‘Angkor Vat’

temple took place during the reign of Suryavarman II.

Question Number 11: Between which of the following rivers was the

ancient town of Takshasila located?

A) Indus and Jhelum

B) Jhelum and Chenab

C) Chenab and Ravi

D) Ravi and Beas

Answer & Explanation: Takshasila was located between ‘Indus and

Jhelum’.

Question Number 12: With reference to the invaders in ancient India,

which one of the following is the correct chronological order?

A) Greeks – Sakas - Kushans

B) Greeks – Kushans - Sakas

C) Sakas – Greeks - Kushans

D) Sakas – Kushans - Greeks

Answer & Explanation: ‘Greeks – Sakas – Kushans’ is the correct

chronological order.

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Question Number 13: The Environment Ministry of India decided to put

ban on the trade of feathers of which bird as a measure to conserve the

species?

A) Dove

B) Peacock

C) Hen

D) Eagle

Answer & Explanation: The Environment Ministry of India decided to put

ban on the trade of feathers of ‘Peacock’.

Question Number 14: Acid Rain is caused by the pollution of environment

by?

A) carbon dioxide and nitrogen

B) carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide

C) ozone and carbon dioxide

D) nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide

Answer & Explanation: Acid Rain is caused by the pollution of

environment by ‘nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide’.

Question Number 15: Which of the following is a common refrigerator gas

used in domestic refrigerator?

A) Neon

B) Oxygen

C) Freon

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Freon’ gas used in domestic refrigerator.

Question Number 16: Which electromagnetic radiation is used in remote

control of a television?

A) Infrared

B) Ultraviolet

C) Microwave

D) None of the above

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Answer & Explanation: ‘Infrared’ electromagnetic radiation is used in

remote control of a television.

Question Number 17: The reason of climate change is mainly due to?

A) Greenhouse gases

B) Depletion of ozone layer

C) Pollution

D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation: All of the above

Question Number 18: Which of the following is responsible for global

warming?

A) Methane

B) Carbon dioxide

C) Water vapour

D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation: All of the above

Question Number 19: Which of the following is/are responsible for acid

rain?

A) Carbon dioxide

B) Carbon monoxide

C) Propane

D) Nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide

Answer & Explanation: ‘Nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide’ are

responsible for acid rain.

Question Number 20: Which gas is used in the purification of drinking

water?

A) Helium

B) Chlorine

C) Fluorine

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D) Carbon Dioxide

Answer & Explanation: ‘Chlorine’ gas is used in the purification of drinking

water.

Question Number 21: Which disease is caused by the fungi?

A) Polio

B) Dermatitis

C) Cholera

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Dermatitis’ disease is caused by the fungi.

Question Number 22: Which one of the following is responsible for the red

colour of tomato?

A) β-Carotene

B) Anthocyanin

C) Lycopene

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Lycopene’ is responsible for the red colour of

tomato.

Question Number 23: The World Environment Day is on ___?

A) June 5

B) July 5

C) September 5

D) October 5

Answer & Explanation: World Environment Day is on ‘June 5’.

Question Number 24: The International Women’s Day is on ____?

A) March 5

B) March 8

C) March 10

D) March 12

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Answer & Explanation: International Women’s Day is ‘March 8’.

Question Number 25: China does not share its border with ____?

A) Russia

B) Pakistan

C) Mongolia

D) Bulgaria

Answer & Explanation: China does not share its border with ‘Bulgaria’.

Question Number 26: Congo is situated in _____?

A) Africa

B) Asia

C) Europe

D) North America

Answer & Explanation: Congo is situated in ‘Africa’.

Question Number 27: Who among the following is not the member of

BRICS?

A) Bhutan

B) Russia

C) India

D) China

Answer & Explanation: ‘Bhutan’ is not the member of BRICS.

Question Number 28: Santosh Trophy is related with which game?

A) Hockey

B) Badminton

C) Football

D) Table Tennis

Answer & Explanation: Santosh Trophy is related with ‘Football’.

Question Number 29: UNSC stands for _____?

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A) United Nations Social Council

B) United Nations Security Council

C) United Nations Scientific Council

D) United Nations Secular Council

Answer & Explanation: UNSC stands for ‘United Nations Security

Council’.

Question Number 30: The American President Barack Obama belongs to

which party?

A) Republican Party

B) Democratic Party

C) Liberal Party

D) Social Democratic Party

Answer & Explanation: The American President Barack Obama belongs

to ‘Democratic Party’.

Question Number 31: In which country, Port Gwadar is located?

A) Iran

B) Pakistan

C) Indian

D) Sri Lanka

Answer & Explanation: Port Gwadar is located ‘Pakistan’.

Question Number 32: Nanda Devi is situated in _____?

A) Himachal Pradesh

B) Uttarakhand

C) Nepal

D) Sikkim

Answer & Explanation: Nanda Devi is situated in ‘Uttarakhand’.

Question Number 33: Which of the following is in liquid form at room

temperature?

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A) Lithium

B) Sodium

C) Francium

D) Cerium

Answer & Explanation: ‘Francium’ is in liquid form at room temperature.

Question Number 34: Which country won the FIFA World Cup 2014?

A) Germany

B) Argentina

C) Spain

D) Japan

Answer & Explanation: Germany

Question Number 35: Diffusion of light in the atmosphere takes place due

to _____?

A) Carbon dioxide

B) Dust particles

C) Helium

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: Diffusion of light in the atmosphere takes place

due to ‘Dust particles’.

Question Number 36: Brass gets discolored in air due to the presence of

______?

A) Oxygen

B) Hydrogen sulphide

C) Carbon dioxide

D) Nitrogen

Answer & Explanation: Brass gets discolored in air due to the presence of

‘Hydrogen sulphide’.

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Question Number 37: The normal temperature of the human body is

______?

A) 37 ºC

B) 98 ºC

C) 367 K

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: The normal temperature of the human body is ‘37

ºC’.

Question Number 38: Thalassaemia is a hereditary disease which affects

___?

A) Blood

B) Lungs

C) Heart

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: Thalassaemia is a hereditary disease which

affects ‘Blood’

Question Number 39: Yellow fever is spread by ______?

A) Air

B) Water

C) Housefly

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: Yellow fever is spread by ‘Housefly’.

Question Number 40: The pH value of blood is ____?

A) 5.0

B) 6.4

C) 7.4

D) 8.0

Answer & Explanation: The pH value of blood is ‘7.4’

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Question Number 41: The reason of dental caries is _____?

A) Viral infection

B) Contaminated water

C) Bacterial infection

D) Hereditary reason

Answer & Explanation: The reason of dental caries ‘Bacterial infection’

Question Number 42: Which of the following elements was first produced

artificially?

A) Neptunium

B) Plutonium

C) Francium

D) Technetium

Answer & Explanation: ‘Technetium’ was first produced artificially.

Question Number 43: Enzymes are ____?

A) Fats

B) RNA

C) Proteins

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: Enzymes are ‘Proteins’.

Question Number 44: Which one was the first successful cloned animal?

A) Sheep

B) Gibbon

C) Rabbit

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Sheep’ was the first successful cloned animal.

Question Number 45: Light-year is the unit of ____?

A) Energy

B) Intensity

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C) Age

D) Distance

Answer & Explanation: Light-year is the unit of ‘Distance’

Question Number 46: Which one of the following is the richest source of

protein?

A) Rice

B) Groundnut

C) Apple

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Groundnut’ is the richest source of protein.

Question Number 47: Which metal is present in insulin?

A) Tin

B) Copper

C) Zinc

D) Aluminum

Answer & Explanation: ‘Zinc’ is present in insulin.

Question Number 48: Which of the following is not optically active?

A) Glycine

B) Alanine

C) Serine

D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Glycine’ is not optically active.

Question Number 49: Natural rubber is a polymer of ____?

A) Butadiene

B) Ethylene

C) Isoprene

D) Styrene

Answer & Explanation: Natural rubber is a polymer of ‘Isoprene’.

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Question Number 50: Which of the following is a carrier of parasite

Plasmodium?

A) Mosquito

B) Fly

C) Lice

D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Mosquito’ is a carrier of parasite Plasmodium.

Question Number 51: Which of the following is digested by the help of

saliva?

A) Protein

B) Starch

C) Fibre

D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation: ‘Starch’ is digested by the help of saliva.

Question Number 52: Social accounting system in India is classified into

____?

A) Enterprise, households and government

B) Assets, liabilities and debt position

C) Public sector, Private sector and Joint sector

D) Income, product and expenditure

Answer & Explanation: Social accounting system in India is classified into

‘Income, product and expenditure’.

Question Number 53: Forced Savings refer to ______?

A) Taxes on individual income and wealth

B) Compulsory deposits imposed on income tax payers

C) Provident fund contribution of private sectors employees

D) Reduction of consumption consequent to a rise in prices

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Answer & Explanation: Forced Savings refer to ‘Reduction of

consumption consequent to a rise in prices’.

Question Number 54: The demand for labour is called ____?

A) Direct demand

B) Derived demand

C) Factory demand

D) Market demand

Answer & Explanation: The demand for labour is called ‘Derived

demand’.

Question Number 55: Which of the following is not investment expenditure

in goods and services?

A) Purchase of a house

B) Purchase of machinery

C) An increase in business inventories

D) Expansion of the main plant of a company

Answer & Explanation: ‘Purchase of a house’ is not investment

expenditure in goods and services.

Question Number 56: Which one of the following represents the Savings

of the Private Corporate Sector?

A) Total profits of a company

B) Undistributed profits

C) Excess of income over expenditure

D) Dividends paid to shareholders

Answer & Explanation: ‘Undistributed profits’ represents the Savings of

the Private Corporate Sector.

Question Number 57: Who presides over the Joint Session of Indian

Parliament?

A) President of India

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B) Chairperson of Rajya Sabha

C) Senior most Member of Parliament

D) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Answer & Explanation: ‘Speaker of Lok Sabha’ presides over the Joint

Session of Indian Parliament.

Question Number 58: Division of the Powers and Independent Judiciary

are the two important features of _____?

A) Unitary form of Government

B) Democratic form of Government

C) Federal form of Government

D) Socialist form of Government

Answer & Explanation: Division of the Powers and Independent Judiciary

are the two important features of ‘Democratic form of Government’.

Question Number 59: Which Article of the Indian Constitution did Dr. B.R.

Ambedkar term as the “Heart and Soul of the Indian Constitution”?

A) Article 19

B) Article 356

C) Article 32

D) Article 14

Answer & Explanation: ‘Article 32’ of the Indian Constitution did Dr. B.R.

Ambedkar term as the “Heart and Soul of the Indian Constitution”.

Question Number 60: Who was the first to use the term ‘State’?

A) Plato

B) Aristotle

C) Machiavelli

D) Hobbers

Answer & Explanation: ‘Machiavelli’ was the first to use the term ‘State’.

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Question Number 61: Under which Article of the Constitution of India, can

the fundamental rights of the members of the Armed Forces be specifically

restricted?

A) Article 19

B) Article 21

C) Article 25

D) Article 33

Answer & Explanation: Under ‘Article 33’ of the Constitution of India, can

the fundamental rights of the members of the Armed Forces be specifically

restricted.

Question Number 62: Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of the ___?

A) Chalukyas of Badami

B) Chalukyas of Kalayani

C) Pallavas of Kanchi

D) Cholas of Tamil Nadu

Answer & Explanation: Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of the

‘Chalukyas of Badami’.

Question Number 63: The Uttaramerur inscription provides information on

the administration of the _____?

A) Satavahanas

B) Pallavas

C) Cholas

D) Chalukyas

Answer & Explanation: The Uttaramerur inscription provides information

on the administration of the ‘Cholas’.

Question Number 64: Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an ___?

A) Regulating Act

B) Ordinance

C) Resolution

D) White Paper

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Answer & Explanation: Pitts India Act of 1784 was a ‘Regulating Act’.

Question Number 65: Which of the following statements is not true in

respect of A.O. Hume?

A) He was a member if the Indian Civil Service.

B) He founded the Indian National Congress

C) He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.

D) He was an ornithologist

Answer & Explanation: ‘He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions

twice’ is not true in respect of A.O. Hume.

Question Number 66: Which of the following movements saw the biggest

peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence?

A) Tebhaga Movement

B) Punnapra Vayalar Movement

C) Telangana Movement

D) Noakhali Movement

Answer & Explanation: ‘Telangana Movement’ saw the biggest peasant

guerilla war on the eve of independence.

Question Number 67: Maps on the large scale, representing both natural

and man-made features are called?

A) Topographic maps

B) Thematic maps

C) Atlas maps

D) Wall maps

Answer & Explanation: Maps on the large scale, representing both

natural and man-made features are called ‘Topographic maps’.

Question Number 68: Which river in India flows in a rift-valley?

A) Tapti

B) Narmada

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C) Krishna

D) Cauvery

Answer & Explanation: ‘Narmada’ river in India flows in a rift-valley.

Question Number 69: A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land

masses is called?

A) Peninsula

B) Cape

C) Isthmus

D) Strait

Answer & Explanation: A narrow strip of land that connects two larger

land masses is called ‘Isthmus’.

Question Number 70: Tiny marine animals which constitute limestone

skeletons are called?

A) Foraminifera

B) Coral reefs

C) Diatoms

D) Clamitomonous

Answer & Explanation: Tiny marine animals which constitute limestone

skeletons are called ‘Coral reefs’.

Question Number 71: Apatanis are the major tribal group of?

A) Nagaland

B) Sikkim

C) Arunachal Pradesh

D) Jharkhand

Answer & Explanation: Apatanis are the major tribal group of ‘Arunachal

Pradesh’

Question Number 72: Which of the following plant pigments absorbs in

red and far-red region of light?

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A) Chlorophyll

B) Phytochrome

C) Carotenoids

D) Carotenoids

Answer & Explanation: ‘Phytochrome’ plant pigments absorbs in red and

far-red region of light.

Question Number 73: The process through which excess of light energy is

dissipated in photosynthesis is known as?

A) Scavenging

B) Photolysis

C) Photophosphorylation

D) Quenching

Answer & Explanation: The process through which excess of light energy

is dissipated in photosynthesis is known as ‘Quenching’.

Question Number 74: AIDS virus destroys

A) Monocytes

B) Neutrophils

C) Basophils

D) Lymphocytes

Answer & Explanation: AIDS virus destroys ‘Lymphocytes’.

Question Number 75: Teeth and Bones acquire strength and rigidity from?

A) Fluorine

B) Chlorine

C) Sodium

D) Calcium

Answer & Explanation: Teeth and Bones acquire strength and rigidity

from ‘Calcium’.

Question Number 76: The type of tail found in Shark is?

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A) Homocercal

B) Heterocercal

C) Diphycercal

D) Protocercal

Answer & Explanation: The type of tail found in Shark is ‘Heterocercal’.

Question Number 77: The Sigmoid Colon is part of?

A) Anal Canal

B) Large Intestine

C) Ileum

D) Small Intestine

Answer & Explanation: The Sigmoid Colon is part of ‘Large Intestine’.

Question Number 78: A good conductor while carrying current is?

A) negatively charged

B) positively charged

C) electrically neutral

D) alternately charged positive and negative

Answer & Explanation: A good conductor while carrying current is

‘negatively charged’.

Question Number 79: The angle between the magnetic meridian and the

geographical meridian at a place is?

A) Dip

B) Declination

C) Latitude

D) Azimuth

Answer & Explanation: The angle between the magnetic meridian and the

geographical meridian at a place is ‘Declination’.

Question Number 80: The device used for measuring the wavelength of

X-rays is?

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A) Cyclotron

B) Bragg Spectrometer

C) Mass Spectrometer

D) G.M. Counter

Answer & Explanation: The device used for measuring the wavelength of

X-rays is ‘Bragg Spectrometer’.

Question Number 81: Alpha particle is the nucleus of an atom of?

A) Hydrogen

B) Helium

C) Oxygen

D) Lithium

Answer & Explanation: Alpha particle is the nucleus of an atom of

‘Helium’.

Question Number 82: Who is the founder of “Facebook” which is currently

the No. 1 social networking website in India?

A) Martin Cooper

B) Orkut Buyukkokten

C) Mark Zuckerberg

D) Bill Gates

Answer & Explanation: ‘Mark Zuckerberg’ is the founder of “Facebook”.

Question Number 83: In programming, repeating some statements is

usually called?

A) Structure

B) Looping

C) Control structure

D) Compiling

Answer & Explanation: In programming, repeating some statements is

usually called ‘Looping’.

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Question Number 84: Silicone is a polymer of?

A) Silicon tetrachloride

B) Dialkyl dichloro silane

C) Silane

D) Tetraalkyl silane

Answer & Explanation: Silicone is a polymer of ‘Dialkyl dichloro silane’.

Question Number 85: Which is a natural colloid?

A) Urea

B) Cane-sugar

C) Blood

D) Sodium chloride

Answer & Explanation: ‘Blood’ is a natural colloid.

Question Number 86: Which one of the following does not contain Silver?

A) Lunar Caustic

B) German Silver

C) Horn Silver

D) Ruby Silver

Answer & Explanation: ‘German Silver’ does not contain Silver.

Question Number 87: The presence of Cobalt in Vitamin B12 was

established for the first time by?

A) Spectroscopy

B) Borax-Bead test

C) Sodium Nitroprusside test

D) Hydrolysis test

Answer & Explanation: The presence of Cobalt in Vitamin B12 was

established for the first time by ‘Spectroscopy’.

Question Number 88: Which bacterial strain developed from natural

isolates by genetic manipulation can be used for treating oil spills?

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A) Agrobacterium

B) Clostridium

C) Nitrosomonas

D) Pseudomonas

Answer & Explanation: ‘Nitrosomonas’ bacterial strain developed from

natural isolates by genetic manipulation can be used for treating oil spills.

Question Number 89: Coating of solid waste with impervious material is

known as?

A) Chemical Fixation

B) Landfill

C) Capping

D) Encapsulation

Answer & Explanation: Coating of solid waste with impervious material is

known as ‘Encapsulation’.

Question Number 90: Ultraviolet rays can be used in water treatment as?

A) Precipitator

B) Hydrolyser

C) Disinfectant

D) Flocculator

Answer & Explanation: Ultraviolet rays can be used in water treatment as

‘Disinfectant’.

Question Number 91: Wimbledon Trophy is associated with which sports?

A) Cricket

B) Tennis

C) Football

D) Badminton

Answer & Explanation: Tennis

Question Number 92: Poverty line is expressed in terms of an overall?

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A) Per capita income

B) Per capita consumption expenditure

C) Per capita entertainment

D) Per capita development expenditure

Answer & Explanation: Poverty line is expressed in terms of ‘Per capita

consumption expenditure’.

Question Number 93: Who among the following is the author of the

English novel ‘The Namesake’?

A) Shobha De

B) Jhumpa Lahiri

C) Shashi Tharoor

D) V.S. Naipul

Answer & Explanation: ‘Jhumpa Lahiri’ is the author of the English novel

‘The Namesake’.

Question Number 94: The abbreviation ‘UIDAI’ stands for?

A) Unique Identification Division of All India

B) Unique Identification Department of Ancient India

C) Unique Identity Division of Ancient India

D) Unique Identification Authority of India

Answer & Explanation: ‘UIDAI’ stands for ‘Unique Identification Authority

of India’.

Question Number 95: The term ‘FTZ’ stands for?

A) Free Trade Zone

B) Food Trade Zone

C) Foreign Trade Zone

D) Fiscal Trade Zone

Answer & Explanation: The term ‘FTZ’ stands for ‘Free Trade Zone’.

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Question Number 96: Who amongst the following is a Noble Laureate in

Economics?

A) Kaushik Basu

B) Subir Gokarn

C) Amartya Sen

D) Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Answer & Explanation: ‘Amartya Sen’ is a Noble Laureate in Economics.

Question Number 97: The form ‘ITR-1’ is form of filling?

A) Income Tax Challan

B) Customs Duty

C) Income Tax Return

D) VAT

Answer & Explanation: The form ‘ITR-1’ is form of filling of ‘Income Tax

Return’.

Question Number 98: Which of the following is not a viral disease?

A) Chicken Pox

B) Influenza

C) Epilepsy

D) Measles

Answer & Explanation: ‘Epilepsy’ is not a viral disease.

Question Number 99: International Day of ‘Non-Violence’ is observed

every year on?

A) 15th August

B) 2nd October

C) 26th January

D) 31st January

Answer & Explanation: International Day of ‘Non-Violence’ is observed

every year on ‘2nd October’.

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Question Number 100: The term ‘ATM’ stands for?

A) Alternative to Money

B) Automated Transaction Machine

C) Automatic Teller Machine

D) Automated Teller Machine

Answer & Explanation: The term ‘ATM’ stands for ‘Automated Teller

Machine’.

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