General Knowledge Questions

Q:

How many languages have been listed in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India?

A) 14 B) 15
C) 18 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18

Explanation:

The 1950 Constitution had includeed 14 languages in the 8th Schedule. Sindhi was added seventeen years later, by the Constitution Act of 1967. Three more viz, Konkani, Nepali and Manipuri were added in 1992 by the 71st Amendment Act.

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Q:

Leukorrhea may be associated with

A) Cervicitis B) Ovarian Cysts
C) Eclampsia D) Menorrhagia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cervicitis

Explanation:

Leukorrhea is a thick, whitish or yellowish vaginal discharge. There are many causes of leukorrhea, the usual one being estrogen imbalance. The amount of discharge may increase due to vaginal infection or STDs, and it may disappear and reappear from time to time. This discharge can keep occurring for years, in which case it becomes more yellow and foul-smelling. It is usually a non-pathological symptom secondary to inflammatory conditions of vagina or cervix.

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Exam Prep: AIEEE
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Q:

What is the capital of Telangana?

A) Warangal B) Hyderabad
C) Nizamabad D) Adilabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hyderabad

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Which Bank has bagged the 'Best Bank' award among small banks  ?

A) Karur Vysya Bank B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) BOI Bank D) Karnataka Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Karnataka Bank

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams , CAT
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Q:

Who presided over the cabinet mission?

A) Strafford Cripps B) Clement Attlee
C) V Alexander D) Sir P Lawrence
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sir P Lawrence

Explanation:

The United Kingdom Cabinet Mission of 1946 came to India aimed to discuss the transfer of power from the British government to the Indian leadership, with the aim of preserving India's unity and granting it independence.

 

Sir P Lawrence presided over the cabinet mission which was formulated at the initiative of Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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Filed Under: Indian History
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Q:

Pushkalavati was capital of which of the following acient Kingdoms ?

A) Magadha B) Kashi
C) Gandhara D) Kosal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gandhara

Explanation:

Pushkalavati was capital of ancient Kingdom of Gandhara. Its ruins are currently located in Charsadda, Pakistan, located in Peshawar valley in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (formerly NWFP). Pushkalavati was home of the Sanskrit grammarian Panini.

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Q:

Speed of sound is maximum in which among the following?

A) Gases B) Vaccum
C) Liquids D) Solids
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Solids

Explanation:

We know that, in solids all the particles are packed together and hence sound can travel from one to one very fast.

 

Hence, speed of sound is maximum in solids and decreses from solids to liquids and liquids to gases. Sound can't travel through vaccum.

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Filed Under: Physics
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Q:

Clouds usually form when

A) air temperature reaches the dew point B) evapouration has warmed the surrounding air
C) relative humidity is 0% D) condensation nuclei have been removed from the air
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) air temperature reaches the dew point

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