Question 1

According to the 2011 census, the Indian State that has the dubious distinction of having the worst male-female ratio was ______.

Accepted Answer

Haryana

Question 2

Name the military exercise that is going on between Japanese and US military in northern Japan ?

Accepted Answer

Northern Viper

Question 3

India's largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel announced a partnership with __________ to provide cyber security solutions to businesses in India.

Accepted Answer

Symantec Corp

Question 4

_______________has launched Digital Education Programme for media agency professionals in Asia Pacific Region.

Accepted Answer

Twitter

Question 5

Who has been appointed as the Election Commissioner of India ?

Accepted Answer

Sunil Arora

Question 6

Breeding and management of bees is called

Accepted Answer

Breeding and management of bees is called Apiculture. A beekeeper or apiarist keeps bees in order to collect their honey and other products that the hive produces (including beeswax, propolis, flower pollen, bee pollen, and royal jelly), to pollinate crops, or to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers. A location where bees are kept is called an 'apiary' or 'bee yard.'

Question 7

Makaibari is the costliest variety of what?

Accepted Answer

Makaibari is the world's first tea factory and was established in 1859 in Darjeeling, West Bengal. It is most expensive tea in India which costs around 1.12 lakhs for 1 kg of tea. Hence, Makaibari is the costliest variety of Tea.

Question 8

What is the saddest fruit?

Accepted Answer

Blueberries are the saddest fruits. Reason :: In English some colors are associated with feelings. Blue is associated with sadness. When you "feel blue" it means that you are feeling sad. Hence, as blueberries has blue in its name it indicates that that is the saddest fruit in logic.

Question 9

6 months day and 6 months night - Country Name?

Accepted Answer

The case where there is 6 months day, and 6 months night could only happen on poles because The Earth is tilted on its axis. The pole which is away (opposite direction of sun) from the Sun remains in complete darkness till it comes in front of the sun. So we conclude that, countries at the poles have 6 months day, and 6 months night. So countries close to these region have such cases like, Alaska, Antarctica, Norway etc. Norway, the northernmost inhabited region of Europe, there is no sunset from approximately 19 April to 23 August. The extreme sites are the poles, where the sun can be continuously visible for half the year. The North Pole has midnight sun for 6 months from late March to late September.

Question 10

India's tallest National flag from the average city elevation has recently installed in which city?

Accepted Answer

Guwahati

Question 11

Which of the following High Courts is opened first e-Court in India?

Accepted Answer

The e-court means a paperless court. India's first e-court was opened at Hyderabad, Telangana. It was inaugurated by Justice Madan B. Lokur, The Supreme Court Judge of India. Purpose :: The purpose of e-court is to ensure seedy justice for the litigants and better access to justice for public.

Question 12

Which country become the 1st country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage?

Accepted Answer

The 1st country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage is Taiwan.

Question 13

Which team has won the most number of ICC Cricket World Cup titles?

Accepted Answer

Cricket World cup Year wise winners list from its starting year. Year - Winner score 1975 - West Indies 1979 - West Indies 1983 - India 1987 - Australia 1992 - Pakistan 1996 - Sri Lanka 1999 - Australia 2003 - Australia 2007 - Australia 2011 - India 2015 - Australia Australia won most number of titles i.e, 5 times Cricket World Cup title.

Question 14

Nachiket Mor Committee was for

Accepted Answer

Financial Services

Question 15

India's rank in 2018 Oxfam World Inequality Index-

Accepted Answer

Oxfam International's is a UK based charity 'Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index' ranks India in bottom 12 of its research. India ranks 147 among 157 countries in Inequality Index.

Question 16

Which of the following country is not a member of 'The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)'?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 17

Richest Municipal Corporation in India?

Accepted Answer

Mumbai

Question 18

Which of the following groups of countries has almost 50% share in global emission of carbon every year?

Accepted Answer

Us, Russia, China & India

Question 19

Which of the following nations in India sub-continent generates about 5000 mw electricity the excesss of which would be imported by india?

Accepted Answer

Bhutan

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT considered as a Greeen House Gas?

Accepted Answer

Oxygen

Basic General Knowledge Questions