General Knowledge Questions

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Chloroform used as anaesthetic should be preserved in the dark in tightly stoppered bottles because otherwise

A) it becomes coloured B) it gets evaporated in air
C) it gets oxidised to phosgene D) it gets decomposed to chloropicrin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) it gets oxidised to phosgene

Explanation:

Chloroform, CHCl3 is easily oxidised to the highly poisonous gas known as phosgene or carbonyl chloride COCl2. Hence if it is used as anaesthetic it should be kept free from sunlight and air.

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Saraswat Bank, the largest lender in the co-operative space has appointed ______________ as its Managing Director (MD),  in 2017 ?

A) Smita Sandhane B) Shikha Pandey
C) Kavitha Chander D) Laxmi Sadhana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Smita Sandhane

Explanation:

Saraswat Bank, the largest lender in the co-operative space, has appointed Smita Sandhane as its Managing Director (MD). She is the first woman chief of India's largest urban co-operative bank.
'Service to the common man' is the Motto of Saraswat Bank.

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After the ruin of India's trade, industries and handicrafts, the burden of taxation in india had to be mainly borne by

A) Zamindars B) Peasantry
C) Income-tax-payers D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Peasantry

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Q:

The 'Neticket' scheme, which allows a passenger to fly without ever visiting a reservation counter has been introduced by :

A) Jet Airwaya B) Sahara Air
C) Indian Airlines D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indian Airlines

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Q:

Telangana region represents one of the following types of vegetation?

A) Tropical deciduous B) Thorn
C) Tropical ever green D) Sub - tropical decidual
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Thorn

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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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12 year old Padmalaya Nanda from _________has created history by becoming the youngest girl to bag the "Little Miss Universe Internet 2017".

A) Haryana B) Gujarat
C) Karnataka D) Odisha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Odisha

Explanation:

12 year old Padmalaya Nanda from Odisha has created history by becoming the youngest girl to bag the two "Little Miss Universe Internet 2017" and "Little Miss Actress" crowns at the 'Little Miss Universe-2017' at port city of Batumi in Georgia. Padmalaya Nanda, who studies in the 8th standard at a school in Cuttack, Odisha, bagged the crowns at the finale of the little Universe 2017, held at port city of Batumi in Georgia on June 4, 2017.

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Q:

Which of the following is the headquarters of UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)?

A) The Hague B) New York
C) Nairobi D) Vienna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nairobi

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