#dailyquizadda #ssc #gkQuiz #19-05-2013 #75Questions
Reduction of nitrates to ammonia can be achieved through one of the following methods :
in alkaline medium using Devarda’s alloy.
in neutral medium using Devarda’s alloy.
in acidic medium using Devarda’s alloy.
in neutral medium using Cupric oxide.
A
The Red Data Books published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources enumerate
Biodiversity parks and wild life sanctuaries in different countries.
Centres of origin of cultivated plants.
Centres of origin of all economically important plants.
Threatened species of plants and animals.
D
Grits of sewage are removed in
Grit chamber
Detritus tank
Skimming tank
Trickling filter
A
Environmental impact assessment was first formally established in 1969 in which country?
United Kingdom
United States
France
Netherlands
B
The most affected sulphur containing amino acid by PAN is
Cysteine
Methonine
Proline
Globuline
No authentic source of correct answer could be obtained. Cysteine and Methonine are both sulphur containing amino acids
The first non-Englishman elected as Chairman of the International Cricket Council was
Cydle Walcot
Gary Sobers
Imran Khan
Sunil Gavaskar
A
Which of the following has zero electron affinity?
Oxygen
Fluorine
Nitrogen
Neon
D
Who is the first British Author to win the Man Booker Prize for fiction twice?
Peter Carey
J. M. Coetzee
Hillary Mantel
None of the above
C
Which one of the following is wrongly paired?
B
The two South American countries, which are members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ) are
Ecuador and Brazil
Ecuador and Bolivia
Ecuador and Venezuela
Venezuela and Brazil
C
Who is the Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal?
Markandey Katju
Swatantra Kumar
Satyananda Mishra
K. G. Balakrishnan
B
On 18 October 2010, Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta became its first Chairman. Currently it is chaired by Justice Swatanter Kumar since 20 Dec 2012.
Which is the capital of Mali?
Mopti
Barmako
Cairo
Nairobi
B
Which was the first film of Jaspal Bhatti?
Power Cut
Mahaul Theek Hai
Thank You Jijaji
None of the three above
B
Who was the first recipient of the "Bharat Ratna" Award posthumously?
K. Kamaraj
Lal Bahadur Shastri
M. G. Ramachandran
B. R. Ambedkar
B
Given and taken back-subash chandra bose
An irrigation project is categorized as a major project if it covers a cultivable command area of
less than 2,000 hectares
2,000 to 10,000 hectares
above 10,000 hectares
all the above
Answer (c).
Major irrigation project: above 10,000 hectares.
Medium irrigation project: between 2,000 - 10,000 hectares.
Minor irrigation project: below 2000 hectares.
High powered money is
Banks reserves at Central Bank
All loans and advances of banks
Money held by banks
Currency held by public and reserves with the Central Bank
A
Hardening interest rate means
interest rate is remaining sticky
interest rate is very low
interest rate is increasing
interest rate is falling
C
Dumping is a situation when the seller
supplies more than the demand for products in the World Market.
supplies more in the Domestic Market.
sells a commodity at a lower price in the World Market and charges a higher price in the Domestic market.
sells a commodity at a higher price in the World Market and charges a lower price in the Domestic Market.
A
Which one of the following is not a function of Election Commission?
Allotment of symbols
Fixation of election dates
Maintaining fairness of election
Selecting the candidates for election
D
‘State is a necessary evil’ is associated with
Individualism
Idealism
Marxism
Constructivism
A
. The programme of ‘Operation Flood’ was concentrated on
increasing irrigation facilities.
flood control.
increasing the milk production.
increase the flood grains production.
C
Which of the following is not associated with Marxism?
Dialectical Materialism
Class Struggle
Welfare State
Surplus Value
C
Article 324 of the Indian Constitution deals with the
imposition of President’s Rule in States.
appointment of Finance Commission.
powers and functions of the Chief Election Commissioner.
functions of the Union Public Service Commission.
C
The founder of the Lodi Dynasty was
Bahlol lodi
Sikandar Shah Lodi
Jalal Khan Lodi
Ibrahim Lodi
A
The Gandharva School of art is also known as the
Buddhist-Roman art
Dravidian-Roman art
Greco-Roman art
Greco-Roman-Buddhist art
D
The Bolshevik Revolution of Russia symbolized following :
coming of the Communist Rule
establishment of Republic of Russia
establishment of Democracy in Russia
overthrow of Romanov Dynasty
B
Which General, who commanded the British forces against the Americans in their War of Independence later became Governor-General of India?
Dalhousie
William Bentinck
Wellesley
Cornwallis
D
Who was the first President of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)?
C. R. Das
V. V. Giri
Lala Lajpat Rai
Sarojini Naidu
C
If there is a deadlock between Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha over an ordinary bill, it will be resolved by
The President
The Council of Ministers
The Joint Session of Parliament
The Supreme Court
C
According to Ferrel’s law (Coriolis Force) winds change their direction
Towards left in Northern hemisphere and towards right in Southern hemisphere.
Towards right in Northern hemisphere and towards left in Southern hemisphere.
Towards right in both the hemisphere.
Towards left in both the hemisphere.
B
Which one of the following atmospheric layers absorb ultraviolet rays of the sun?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Ionosphere
Ozonosphere
D
The drainage pattern developed on folded sedimentary rock is termed as
Trellis
Dendritic
Radial
Deranged
A
Which one of the following is not a line of demarcation between two countries?
Durand Line
Mac Mahon Line
Plimsoll Line
Maginot Line
C
The Plimsoll Line is the line where the hull of a ship meets the surface of the water.
Water potential remains lowest in
Water plants
Woody plants
Succulents
Halophytes
D
Halophytes are plants that grow in waters of high salinity. Water moves from higher potential to lower potential. Since all plants need water, the water potential within the plant must be lesser than that outside it. Water potential of pure water is assumed to be zero. Addition of solute (salts etc.) lowers the water potential. For a plant growing in salt water, its water potential must be lesser than that of salt water outside it.
The free living bacterium in the soil which increases the yield of rice is
Rhizobium
Azotobacter
Acetobacter
Anabaena
D
The human body’s largest blood vessel is
Pulmonary artery
Aorta
Renal artery
Coronary artery
B
In human body, which one of the following hormones regulates blood calcium and phosphate?
Glucagon
Growth hormone
Parathyroid hormone
Thyroxine
C
Frontal cyclones occur characteristically in
Equatorial region
tropical region
Mid-latitudinal region
Polar region
C
How do most insects respire?
Through skin
Through gills
By tracheal system
By lungs
C
In nuclear reactions, there is conservation of
mass only
momentum only
energy only
mass, energy and momentum
D
When a particle and an antiparticle come in contact with each other, they
repel each other
annihilate each other
go undisturbed
spin about a common axis
B
Photoelectric effect is
an instantaneous process
delayed process
emission of protons
emission of neutrons
A
For a particle moving with a constant speed along a straight line PQ, the hodograph is
a straight line parallel to PQ
a straight line perpendicular to PQ
a point
a circle
C
Which computer was the first to use the magnetic drum for memory?
IBM-650
IBM-7090
IBM-701
IBM-360
A
Identify the FIFO (First in First Out) structure among the following :
Stack
Queue
De-queue
Array
B
LIFO-last In First Out>>Stack
Aluminium is obtained by the electrolysis of pure A2O3 dissolved in
Bauxite
Cryolite
Feldspar
Alumina
B
Complete hydrolysis of cellulose gives
D- fructose
L- glucose
D- glucose
L - fructose
C
Each body segment of Earthworm is called
Proglottid
Metamere
Scolex
Rostellum
B
Next...Cont...
The demand for labour is called
Derived demand
Factory demand
Market demand
Direct demand
A
Which of the following is not an investment expenditure in goods and services?
Purchase of machinery
An increase in business inventories
Expansion of the main plant of a company
Purchase of a house
Answer (c). (c) is the closest answer, though its 100% accuracy is in doubt. The question relates to Expenditure Approach in calculation of GDP. Total expenditure is broken into four categories viz. Consumption expenditure, Investment expenditure, Government expenditure and Net exports.
Which one of the following represents the Savings of the Private Corporate Sector?
Undistributed profits
Excess of income over expenditure
Dividends paid to shareholders
Total profits of a company
A
Who presides over the Joint Session of Indian Parliament?
Chairperson of Rajya Sabha
Seniormost Member of Parliament
Speaker of Lok Sabha
president of India
C
Social accounting system in India is classified into [WRONG]
Assets, liabilities and debt position
Public sector, Private sector and Joint sector
income, product and expenditure
enterprise, households and government
No authentic source of classification could be obtained.
Forced Savings refer to
Compulsory deposits imposed on income tax payers
Provident fund contribution of private sector employees
Reduction of consumption consequent to a rise in prices
Taxes on individual income and wealth
C
.Under which Article of the Constitution of India, can the fundamental rights of the members of the Armed Forces be specifically restricted?
Article 21
Article 25
Article 33
Article 19
C
Pulakesin 2 was the greatest ruler of the
Chalukyas of Kalyani
Pallavas of Kanchi
Cholas of Tamil Nadu
Chalukyas of Badami
D
The Uttaramerur inscription provides information on the administration of the
Pallavas
Cholas
Chalukyas
Satavahanas
B
Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an
Ordinance
Resolution
White paper
Regulating Act
D
Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A. O. Hume?
He founded the Indian National Congress.
He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.
He was an ornithologist.
He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.
B
Division of powers and independent Judiciary are the two important features of
Democratic form of Government
Federal form of Government
Socialist form of Government
Unitary form of Government
B
Which Article of the Indian Constitution did Dr. B. R. Ambedkar term as the ‘Heart and Soul of the Indian Constitution"?
Article 356
Article 32
Article 14
Article 19
B
Who was the first to use the term ‘State’?
Aristotle
Machiavelli
Hobbes
Plato
D
answer given as D but right is b,, Machiavelli uses the word "state" (Italian stato which could also mean "status
Which river in India flows in a rift-valley?
Narmada
Krishna
Cauvery
Tapti
A
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called
Cape
Isthmus
Strait
Peninsula
B
Tiny marine animals which constitute limestone skeletons are called
Coral reefs
Diatoms
Clamitomonous
Foraminifera
A
Apatanis are the major tribal group of
Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
Nagaland
B
Which of the following plant pigments absorbs in red and far-red region of light?
Phytochrome
Cryptochrome
Carotenoids
Chlorophyll
A
The process through which excess of light energy is dissipated in photosynthesis is known as
Photolysis
Photophosphorylation
Quenching
Scavenging
C
AIDS virus destroys
Neutrophils
Basophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
C
Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence?
Punnapra Vayalar Movement
Telangana Movement
Noakhali Movement
Tebhaga Movement
B
Maps on large scale, representing both natural and man-made features are called
Thematic maps
Atlas maps
Wall maps
Topographic maps
D
The device used for measuring the wavelength of X-rays is
Bragg Spectrometer
Mass Spectrometer
G. M. Counter
Cyclotron
A
Alpha particle is the nucleus of an atom of
Helium
Oxygen
Lithium
Hydrogen
A
To be continued....
Reduction of nitrates to ammonia can be achieved through one of the following methods :
in alkaline medium using Devarda’s alloy.
in neutral medium using Devarda’s alloy.
in acidic medium using Devarda’s alloy.
in neutral medium using Cupric oxide.
A
The Red Data Books published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources enumerate
Biodiversity parks and wild life sanctuaries in different countries.
Centres of origin of cultivated plants.
Centres of origin of all economically important plants.
Threatened species of plants and animals.
D
Grits of sewage are removed in
Grit chamber
Detritus tank
Skimming tank
Trickling filter
A
Environmental impact assessment was first formally established in 1969 in which country?
United Kingdom
United States
France
Netherlands
B
The most affected sulphur containing amino acid by PAN is
Cysteine
Methonine
Proline
Globuline
No authentic source of correct answer could be obtained. Cysteine and Methonine are both sulphur containing amino acids
The first non-Englishman elected as Chairman of the International Cricket Council was
Cydle Walcot
Gary Sobers
Imran Khan
Sunil Gavaskar
A
Which of the following has zero electron affinity?
Oxygen
Fluorine
Nitrogen
Neon
D
Who is the first British Author to win the Man Booker Prize for fiction twice?
Peter Carey
J. M. Coetzee
Hillary Mantel
None of the above
C
Which one of the following is wrongly paired?
| Country | Currency |
|---|---|
| Japan | Yen |
| Iran | Rand |
| Bangladesh | Taka |
| Bhutan | Ngultrum |
The two South American countries, which are members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ) are
Ecuador and Brazil
Ecuador and Bolivia
Ecuador and Venezuela
Venezuela and Brazil
C
Who is the Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal?
Markandey Katju
Swatantra Kumar
Satyananda Mishra
K. G. Balakrishnan
B
On 18 October 2010, Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta became its first Chairman. Currently it is chaired by Justice Swatanter Kumar since 20 Dec 2012.
Which is the capital of Mali?
Mopti
Barmako
Cairo
Nairobi
B
Which was the first film of Jaspal Bhatti?
Power Cut
Mahaul Theek Hai
Thank You Jijaji
None of the three above
B
Who was the first recipient of the "Bharat Ratna" Award posthumously?
K. Kamaraj
Lal Bahadur Shastri
M. G. Ramachandran
B. R. Ambedkar
B
Given and taken back-subash chandra bose
An irrigation project is categorized as a major project if it covers a cultivable command area of
less than 2,000 hectares
2,000 to 10,000 hectares
above 10,000 hectares
all the above
Answer (c).
Major irrigation project: above 10,000 hectares.
Medium irrigation project: between 2,000 - 10,000 hectares.
Minor irrigation project: below 2000 hectares.
High powered money is
Banks reserves at Central Bank
All loans and advances of banks
Money held by banks
Currency held by public and reserves with the Central Bank
A
Hardening interest rate means
interest rate is remaining sticky
interest rate is very low
interest rate is increasing
interest rate is falling
C
Dumping is a situation when the seller
supplies more than the demand for products in the World Market.
supplies more in the Domestic Market.
sells a commodity at a lower price in the World Market and charges a higher price in the Domestic market.
sells a commodity at a higher price in the World Market and charges a lower price in the Domestic Market.
A
Which one of the following is not a function of Election Commission?
Allotment of symbols
Fixation of election dates
Maintaining fairness of election
Selecting the candidates for election
D
‘State is a necessary evil’ is associated with
Individualism
Idealism
Marxism
Constructivism
A
. The programme of ‘Operation Flood’ was concentrated on
increasing irrigation facilities.
flood control.
increasing the milk production.
increase the flood grains production.
C
Which of the following is not associated with Marxism?
Dialectical Materialism
Class Struggle
Welfare State
Surplus Value
C
Article 324 of the Indian Constitution deals with the
imposition of President’s Rule in States.
appointment of Finance Commission.
powers and functions of the Chief Election Commissioner.
functions of the Union Public Service Commission.
C
The founder of the Lodi Dynasty was
Bahlol lodi
Sikandar Shah Lodi
Jalal Khan Lodi
Ibrahim Lodi
A
The Gandharva School of art is also known as the
Buddhist-Roman art
Dravidian-Roman art
Greco-Roman art
Greco-Roman-Buddhist art
D
The Bolshevik Revolution of Russia symbolized following :
coming of the Communist Rule
establishment of Republic of Russia
establishment of Democracy in Russia
overthrow of Romanov Dynasty
B
Which General, who commanded the British forces against the Americans in their War of Independence later became Governor-General of India?
Dalhousie
William Bentinck
Wellesley
Cornwallis
D
Who was the first President of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)?
C. R. Das
V. V. Giri
Lala Lajpat Rai
Sarojini Naidu
C
If there is a deadlock between Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha over an ordinary bill, it will be resolved by
The President
The Council of Ministers
The Joint Session of Parliament
The Supreme Court
C
According to Ferrel’s law (Coriolis Force) winds change their direction
Towards left in Northern hemisphere and towards right in Southern hemisphere.
Towards right in Northern hemisphere and towards left in Southern hemisphere.
Towards right in both the hemisphere.
Towards left in both the hemisphere.
B
Which one of the following atmospheric layers absorb ultraviolet rays of the sun?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Ionosphere
Ozonosphere
D
The drainage pattern developed on folded sedimentary rock is termed as
Trellis
Dendritic
Radial
Deranged
A
Which one of the following is not a line of demarcation between two countries?
Durand Line
Mac Mahon Line
Plimsoll Line
Maginot Line
C
The Plimsoll Line is the line where the hull of a ship meets the surface of the water.
Water potential remains lowest in
Water plants
Woody plants
Succulents
Halophytes
D
Halophytes are plants that grow in waters of high salinity. Water moves from higher potential to lower potential. Since all plants need water, the water potential within the plant must be lesser than that outside it. Water potential of pure water is assumed to be zero. Addition of solute (salts etc.) lowers the water potential. For a plant growing in salt water, its water potential must be lesser than that of salt water outside it.
The free living bacterium in the soil which increases the yield of rice is
Rhizobium
Azotobacter
Acetobacter
Anabaena
D
The human body’s largest blood vessel is
Pulmonary artery
Aorta
Renal artery
Coronary artery
B
In human body, which one of the following hormones regulates blood calcium and phosphate?
Glucagon
Growth hormone
Parathyroid hormone
Thyroxine
C
Frontal cyclones occur characteristically in
Equatorial region
tropical region
Mid-latitudinal region
Polar region
C
How do most insects respire?
Through skin
Through gills
By tracheal system
By lungs
C
In nuclear reactions, there is conservation of
mass only
momentum only
energy only
mass, energy and momentum
D
When a particle and an antiparticle come in contact with each other, they
repel each other
annihilate each other
go undisturbed
spin about a common axis
B
Photoelectric effect is
an instantaneous process
delayed process
emission of protons
emission of neutrons
A
For a particle moving with a constant speed along a straight line PQ, the hodograph is
a straight line parallel to PQ
a straight line perpendicular to PQ
a point
a circle
C
Which computer was the first to use the magnetic drum for memory?
IBM-650
IBM-7090
IBM-701
IBM-360
A
Identify the FIFO (First in First Out) structure among the following :
Stack
Queue
De-queue
Array
B
LIFO-last In First Out>>Stack
Aluminium is obtained by the electrolysis of pure A2O3 dissolved in
Bauxite
Cryolite
Feldspar
Alumina
B
Complete hydrolysis of cellulose gives
D- fructose
L- glucose
D- glucose
L - fructose
C
Each body segment of Earthworm is called
Proglottid
Metamere
Scolex
Rostellum
B
Next...Cont...
The demand for labour is called
Derived demand
Factory demand
Market demand
Direct demand
A
Which of the following is not an investment expenditure in goods and services?
Purchase of machinery
An increase in business inventories
Expansion of the main plant of a company
Purchase of a house
Answer (c). (c) is the closest answer, though its 100% accuracy is in doubt. The question relates to Expenditure Approach in calculation of GDP. Total expenditure is broken into four categories viz. Consumption expenditure, Investment expenditure, Government expenditure and Net exports.
Which one of the following represents the Savings of the Private Corporate Sector?
Undistributed profits
Excess of income over expenditure
Dividends paid to shareholders
Total profits of a company
A
Who presides over the Joint Session of Indian Parliament?
Chairperson of Rajya Sabha
Seniormost Member of Parliament
Speaker of Lok Sabha
president of India
C
Social accounting system in India is classified into [WRONG]
Assets, liabilities and debt position
Public sector, Private sector and Joint sector
income, product and expenditure
enterprise, households and government
No authentic source of classification could be obtained.
Forced Savings refer to
Compulsory deposits imposed on income tax payers
Provident fund contribution of private sector employees
Reduction of consumption consequent to a rise in prices
Taxes on individual income and wealth
C
.Under which Article of the Constitution of India, can the fundamental rights of the members of the Armed Forces be specifically restricted?
Article 21
Article 25
Article 33
Article 19
C
Pulakesin 2 was the greatest ruler of the
Chalukyas of Kalyani
Pallavas of Kanchi
Cholas of Tamil Nadu
Chalukyas of Badami
D
The Uttaramerur inscription provides information on the administration of the
Pallavas
Cholas
Chalukyas
Satavahanas
B
Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an
Ordinance
Resolution
White paper
Regulating Act
D
Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A. O. Hume?
He founded the Indian National Congress.
He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice.
He was an ornithologist.
He was a member of the Indian Civil Service.
B
Division of powers and independent Judiciary are the two important features of
Democratic form of Government
Federal form of Government
Socialist form of Government
Unitary form of Government
B
Which Article of the Indian Constitution did Dr. B. R. Ambedkar term as the ‘Heart and Soul of the Indian Constitution"?
Article 356
Article 32
Article 14
Article 19
B
Who was the first to use the term ‘State’?
Aristotle
Machiavelli
Hobbes
Plato
D
answer given as D but right is b,, Machiavelli uses the word "state" (Italian stato which could also mean "status
Which river in India flows in a rift-valley?
Narmada
Krishna
Cauvery
Tapti
A
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called
Cape
Isthmus
Strait
Peninsula
B
Tiny marine animals which constitute limestone skeletons are called
Coral reefs
Diatoms
Clamitomonous
Foraminifera
A
Apatanis are the major tribal group of
Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
Nagaland
B
Which of the following plant pigments absorbs in red and far-red region of light?
Phytochrome
Cryptochrome
Carotenoids
Chlorophyll
A
The process through which excess of light energy is dissipated in photosynthesis is known as
Photolysis
Photophosphorylation
Quenching
Scavenging
C
AIDS virus destroys
Neutrophils
Basophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
C
Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence?
Punnapra Vayalar Movement
Telangana Movement
Noakhali Movement
Tebhaga Movement
B
Maps on large scale, representing both natural and man-made features are called
Thematic maps
Atlas maps
Wall maps
Topographic maps
D
The device used for measuring the wavelength of X-rays is
Bragg Spectrometer
Mass Spectrometer
G. M. Counter
Cyclotron
A
Alpha particle is the nucleus of an atom of
Helium
Oxygen
Lithium
Hydrogen
A
To be continued....
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