General Knowledge Questions

Q:

Prof. Amartya Sen has earned worldwide distinction in which of the following fields/areas

A) Economics B) Geology
C) Biochemistry D) Astrophysics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Economics

Explanation:
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Q:

The fish that can taste with its whole body is the

Answer

Catfish

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Q:

Ayurveda Day celebrated globally on

 

A) November 13 B) November 12
C) November 14 D) November 15  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) November 13

Explanation:

Ayurveda Day is annually celebrated across the globe on the day of Dhanwantri Jayanti, as a global initiative to promote and preserve the health science of Ayurveda.

 

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Q:

Most commonly used bleaching agent is

A) Chlorine B) Alcohol
C) Carbon dioxide D) Sodium Chloride
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chlorine

Explanation:

Chlorine is the most commonly used bleaching agent.

 

Bleaching agents are compounds which are used to remove color from substances such as textiles. A bleaching agent is a material that lightens or whitens a substrate through the chemical reaction. The bleaching reactions usually involve oxidative or reductive processes that degrade color systems.

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Q:

In a face centred cubic lattice, atom A occupies the corner positions and atom B occupies the face centre positions. If one atom of B is missing from one of the face centred points, the formula of the compound is

1) A2B5

2) A3B2

3) A2B3

4) A3B4

A) Option 1 B) Option 2
C) Option 3 D) Option 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Option 1

Explanation:

 ZA  = 88  ; ZB = 52

So formula of compound is AB52 

i.e., A2B5.

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Q:

Sound waves cannot travel in

A) Vacuum B) Water
C) Glass D) Hydrogen gas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vacuum

Explanation:

A Sound wave needs a medium for propogation. Hence, Sound cannot travel through a vacuum.

A vacuum is an area without any air, like space. So sound cannot travel through space because there is no matter for the vibrations to work in.

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Q:

Ethylene glycol is used as an antifreeze in a cold climate. Mass of ethylene glycol which should be added to 4 kg of water to prevent it from freezing at –6°C will be: (Kf  for water = 1.86 Kg/mol and molar mass of ethylene glycol = 62 kg/mol)

A) 204.60 g B) 304.30 g
C) 804.32 g D) 400.00 g
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 804.32 g

Explanation:

Tf = kf.m 

for ethylene glycol in aq. solution

 Tf = kf wmol.wt × 1000wt. of solvent6 = 1.86 x w x 100062 x 4000

=> w = 800 g

 

So, the weight of solute should be more than 800 g.

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Q:

Computer storage units smallest to largest?

Answer

The smallest unit of data storage in a computer is called Bit (Binary Digit). Half a byte (four bits) is called a Nibble.


 


1 bit (binary digit) = the value of 0 or 1


8 bits = 1 byte


1024 bytes = 1 kilobyte


1024 kilobytes = 1 megabyte


1024 megabytes = 1 gigabyte


1024 gigabytes = 1 terabyte


1024 terabytes = 1 petabyte


 


Hence, Computer storage units smallest to largest i.e, in ascending order is


 1 bit  <  1 byte  <  1 KB  <  1 MB  <  1 GB  <  1TB  <  1 PB.

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