General Knowledge Questions

Q:

Dust particles in the air of large industrial cities are removed by 

A) Sedimentation B) Electrophoresis
C) Tyndall effect D) Brownian movement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Electrophoresis

Explanation:

Dust particles such as coal dust(smoke) are fine particle of a solid (carbon in the case of smoke) dispersed in air. They are colloidal systems and the particles are charged either positive or negative. In an applied electrical field, they are attracted towards the opposite electrodes. Movement of the particles towards the electrodes is known as 'electrophoresis'. Hence electrophoresis is applied to remove smoke within the chimeny itself without allowing it to escape into the air and cause nuisance.

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Q:

What term is used for initiation into Sikhism?

Answer

Pahul

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Q:

The earliesr cirty discovered in India was

A) Harappa B) Rangpur
C) Mohenjodaro D) Sindh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Harappa

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Q:

Circuit breaker usually operate under

A) after D. C. component has ceased B) transient state of short-circuit current
C) sub-transient state of short-circuit current D) steady state of short-circuit current
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) transient state of short-circuit current

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Q:

If a barometric reading is falling, this usually indicates what

A) Increasing pressure B) Decreasing pressure
C) No pressure D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Decreasing pressure

Explanation:

A barometer is a tool that measures air pressure

A rising barometer indicates increasing air pressure, a falling barometer indicates decreasing air pressure.

In space, there is a nearly complete vacuum, so the air pressure is zero.

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Q:

 The Narasapur in West godavari district is renowned for which of the following crafts ?

A) Leather Puppetry B) Ikat
C) Crochet Lace D) Siver Filligri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Crochet Lace

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Q:

Vision can be affected by drugs and alcohol making, especially difficult to distinguish

A) Light B) Colors
C) Distance D) Shapes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Colors

Explanation:

Drinking alcohol can cause many damages to your body. Your vision can be affected as you will face blurred and double vision and even you can't identify colors.

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Q:

Who was the first Indian woman who owns the gold medal in Asian Games?

A) P.T.Usha B) Sunita Rani
C) Shiny Abraham D) Kamaljit Sandhu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kamaljit Sandhu

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