General Knowledge Questions

Q:

Gujarat is noted for the cultivation of 

A) Cotton B) Sugarcane
C) Saffron D) Jute
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cotton

Explanation:

Black soil coupled with favorable climatic conditions (Temperature of 21-320C and 30 -100 cm of rainfall) are responsible for cotton cultivation in Gujarat.

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Q:

When a steel ball is placed on the surface of mercury, it does not sink because

A) of the surface tension of mercury B) mercury is a semisolid
C) of the high viscosity of mercury D) the density of mercury is greater than that of steel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the density of mercury is greater than that of steel

Explanation:

A solid sinks in a liquid if its density is greater than that of the liquid. if less, it floats

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Q:

The first speaker of the Lok Sabha was 

A) GV Mavlankar B) Hukum Singh
C) MA Ayyangar D) GS Dhillon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) GV Mavlankar

Explanation:
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Q:

The book ' Discovery of India ' is written by

A) Maithilisharan Gupt B) Mahadevi Verma
C) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar D) Surya Kant Tripathi Nirala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

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Q:

The playground of baseball is known as

A) Diamond B) Court
C) Ring D) Pitch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Diamond

Explanation:

The playground of baseball is known as Baseball Diamond or the ball field.

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Q:

Which of the following is an endocrine gland?

A) Mammary glands B) Apocrine sweat glands
C) Reproductive glands D) Salivary glands
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Reproductive glands

Explanation:

Endocrine glands are glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into the blood rather than through a duct.

 

The major glands of the endocrine system include:

pineal gland,

pituitary gland,

pancreas,

ovaries,

testes,

thyroid gland,

parathyroid gland,

hypothalamus and

adrenal glands.

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Q:

Which type of molecule is CF4?

A) nonpolar, with a symmetrical distribution of charge B) polar, with an asymmetrical distribution of charge
C) nonpolar, with an asymmetrical distribution of charge D) polar, with a symmetrical distribution of charge
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) nonpolar, with a symmetrical distribution of charge

Explanation:

CF4 is tetrahedral.

Since the four 'F' atoms have the same electronegativity values, there is no bias in electron distribution toward any one.

 

Therefore, electron/charge distribution is symmetrical, which also means that the molecule is nonpolar.

 

Hence, CF4 is nonpolar molecule with a symmetrical distribution of charge.

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Q:

How many wickets Kapil Dev had taken in test matches when he retired

A) 450 B) 430
C) 435 D) 434
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 434

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