General Knowledge Questions

Q:

Lathyrism is caused by excess consumption of.......

A) Khesari Dal B) Mustard oil
C) Mushrooms D) Polished rice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Khesari Dal

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Q:

What is the noise level of normal conversation?

A) About 60 dB B) About 70 dB
C) About 80 dB D) About 90 dB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) About 60 dB

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Who won the world’s largest pre-college science competition in the US in the environmental engineering category for his project on biodegradation of pesticides  ?

A) Shanmuga Sundaram B) Prashant Ranganathan
C) Suresh Kumar D) Vijay Ragunathan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Prashant Ranganathan

Explanation:

An Indian boy has won the world’s largest pre-college science competition in the US in the environmental engineering category for his project on biodegradation of pesticides. Prashant Ranganathan, a 12th grader from Jamshedpur, alongwith over 20 high school students from various parts of India, participated in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

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Q:

The world famous Ajanta caves are situated in

A) Orissa B) Karnataka
C) Maharashtra D) Madhya Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Maharashtra

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Q:

Processor's speed of a computer is measured in

A) Hertz B) Baud
C) MIPS D) BPS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hertz

Explanation:

CPU speed is the central factor in a computer's performance. And this CPU speed depends on the processor in the CPU chip. In a computer, clock speed refers to the number of pulses per second generated by an oscillator that sets the tempo for the processor. Clock speed is usually measured in Hertz (Hz).

 

But now-a-days, a pure processor's performance is measured in MIPS (Millions of Instructions Per Second). As here in the question, how a processor's speed is measured is asked and it is Hertz. 

 

Hence, Processor's speed of a computer is measured in Hertz(Hz) [MHz, GHz].

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Q:

The O-T-C medicine Crocin is an

A) Analgesic B) Antipyretic
C) Analgesic and antipyretic D) Antiseptic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Analgesic and antipyretic

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Who had, while fasting in the prision, written to the British governor , "The individual must die so that the nation may live.Today,I must die so that India may win freedom and glory"?

A) Jatin Das B) Lala Lajpat Rai
C) MK Gandhi D) SC Bose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jatin Das

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Q:

A piece of ice is floating in water kept in a beaker. When all the ice melts the level of water will

A) first rise and then fall B) fall
C) remain the same D) rise
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) remain the same

Explanation:

The submerged portion of the ice on melting shrinks a little in volume. so the level of water goes down a little.But this is just made up by the water added by the melting of upper portion. Addition is equal to the Shrinkage. Hence level is unchanged.

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