General Knowledge Questions

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Red Soil is commonly found in the States of :

A) Punjab and Rajasthan B) Himachal Pradesh and Haryana
C) Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

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Q:

The direction of heat flow between two objects depends on

A) Their masses B) Their heat contents
C) Their temperatures D) Whether they are in solid, liquid or gaseous state
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Their temperatures

Explanation:

Heat always flows from a body at higher temperature to a body at a lower temperature.

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Q:

For Galvanizing Iron which of the following Metals is used?

A) Zinc B) Lead
C) Aluminium D) Copper
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Zinc

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The presence or absence of hydroxy group on which carbon atom of sugar differentiates RNA and DNA ?

A) 4th B) 2nd
C) 3rd D) 1st
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2nd

Explanation:

RNA has hydroxy group attached at the 2nd C-atom while DNA does not.

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Q:

India is the largest producer of

A) Cotton B) Milk
C) Mangoes D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

As per the latest updates, India is :

 

  • Largest producer of milk.
  • Largest producer of millets in the world.
  • Largest producer of jute.
  • Largest producer of ginger.
  • Largest producer of bananas.
  • Largest producer of castor oil seeds.
  • Largest producer of mangoes.
  • Largest producer of safflower oil seeds.
  • Largest producer of papayas.
  • Largest producer of cottonseed (As per International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) report for the month of March 2017)

 

  • Second largest producer of tea, the first position being held by China.
  • Second largest producer of sugarcane, the first position being held by Brazil.
  • Second largest producer of wheat, the first position being held by China.
  • Second largest producer of onions, the first position being held by China.
  • Second largest producer of potatoes, the first position being held by China.
  • Second largest producer of garlic, the first position being held by China.
  • Second largest producer of rice, the first position being held by China.
  • Second largest producer of cement., next to China.
  • Second largest producer of silk, the first position being held by China.
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Q:

Bulo C. Rani was associated with which of the following fields

A) Politics B) Music
C) Journalism D) Sports
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Music

Explanation:

Bulo Chandiram Ramchandani popularly known as Bulo C. Rani was a prominent Indian music director in Bollywood from the forties till sixties.

He scored music for 71 films from 1943-72.

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Which of the following does not belong to biosphere reserves set up so far

A) Nilgiris B) Sundarbans
C) Nanda devi D) Reuna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Reuna

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Q:

The United Nations declared 2006 as the International year of

A) Deserts and Desertification B) World population
C) Communication D) Elderly persons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Deserts and Desertification

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