Basic General Knowledge problems
- 1. Which tree yields wood called porcupine wood? Discuss
Correct Answer: The Coconut tree
- 2. Solid Carbon dioxide is known as
Options- A. Wet Ice
- B. Dry Ice
- C. Solid Ice
- D. None Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: Dry Ice
Explanation:
Dry ice or Cardice is the solid form of Carbon dioxide.
1. It has an advantage of lower temperature than the water ice and doesn't leave any residue.
2. The reason why it is called as Dry ice is because unlike the normal ice, it won't melt into liquid form. It directly evaporates into the air as gas. That is Solid to gas form passing through liquid state is a phenomenon called as Sublimation.
3. The primary use of dry ice is as cooling agent.
- 3. India is the largest producer of
Options- A. Cotton
- B. Milk
- C. Mangoes
- D. All the above Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
- Largest producer of milk.
- Largest producer of millets in the world.
- Largest producer of jute.
- Largest producer of ginger.
- Largest producer of bananas.
- Largest producer of castor oil seeds.
- Largest producer of mangoes.
- Largest producer of safflower oil seeds.
- Largest producer of papayas.
- Largest producer of cottonseed (As per International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) report for the month of March 2017)
- Second largest producer of tea, the first position being held by China.
- Second largest producer of sugarcane, the first position being held by Brazil.
- Second largest producer of wheat, the first position being held by China.
- Second largest producer of onions, the first position being held by China.
- Second largest producer of potatoes, the first position being held by China.
- Second largest producer of garlic, the first position being held by China.
- Second largest producer of rice, the first position being held by China.
- Second largest producer of cement., next to China.
- Second largest producer of silk, the first position being held by China.
Correct Answer: All the above
Explanation:
As per the latest updates, India is :
- 4. Which action is safe for a pwc?
Options- A. towing a skier behind a pwc rated for 3 people with two persons on board
- B. shutting off the engine before cleaning debris from the pump intake
- C. seating a child to small to hold on the operator in front of the operator
- D. All the above Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, Analyst, Bank Clerk
Correct Answer: seating a child to small to hold on the operator in front of the operator
Explanation:
Two passengers behind the operator is safe for a PWC.
- 5. Who prepares the topographical maps of India?
Options- A. Defence Ministry
- B. Geological Survey of India
- C. Survey of India
- D. Geographical Survey of India Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: Survey of India
Explanation:
Survey of India publishes maps and the unrestricted category maps can be obtained at very affordable prices from its several Geospatial data centers. Restricted category maps require due approval from government authorities. Many other rules govern the sale and use of Survey of India maps. Only an Indian citizen may purchase topographic maps and these may not be exported from India for any reason.
The Survey of India is India's central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying, set up in 1767. Its members are from Survey of India Service cadre of Civil Services of India. It is headed by the Surveyor General of India.
- 6. Which Bank has opened 9 SmartUp Zones in Bengaluru, Karnataka?
Options- A. Axis Bank
- B. SBI Bank
- C. Karnataka Bank
- D. HDFC Bank Also asked in: Bank Exams, CAT, Bank Clerk
Correct Answer: HDFC Bank
- 7. India has successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from Indian Air Force ___________ fighter aircraft for the first time.
Options- A. Sukhoi-29 MKI
- B. Sukhoi-32 MKI
- C. Sukhoi-31 MKI
- D. Sukhoi-30 MKI Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: Sukhoi-30 MKI
Explanation:
Brahmos, the world?s fastest supersonic cruise missile created history on today after it was successfully flight- tested for the first time from the IAF?s frontline fighter aircraft Sukhoi-30MKI against a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal.
The armed forces are now capable of launching the Brahmos, which has a strike range of around 290 km and is described as the world?s fastest supersonic cruise missile, from land, sea and air, completing the tactical cruise missile triad for the country.
- 8. Which country has successfully launched the world's smallest rocket to carry tiny satellite into orbit?
Options- A. India
- B. Russia
- C. Japan
- D. Australia Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: Japan
Explanation:
Japan's - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully launched the world's smallest rocket with the ability to put a tiny satellite into orbit. Rocket - SS-520 which was pnce failed in 2017 lifted off from the Space Center carrying a microsatellite TRICOM-1R, a three-unit CubeSat weighing about 3 kilograms. The CubeSat will now be used to collect images of the Earth's surface via multiple cameras.
- 9. Which of the following is Not a Greenhouse Gas?
Options- A. Oxygen
- B. Methane
- C. Nitrous Oxide
- D. Carbondioxide Also asked in: GATE, CAT, Bank Exams, AIEEE, IT Trainer, Database Administrator, Bank Clerk, Analyst
Correct Answer: Oxygen
Explanation:
A greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect.
Carbon dioxide is a main greenhouse gas, found in car exhaust pipes.
Methane and nitrous oxide is another type of greenhouse gas.
Oxygen is the only clean gas out there because we need it to survive. Therefore, the only gas that is not a greenhouse gas is Oxygen.
- 10. UDAN - 2 has how many routes?
Options- A. 128
- B. 325
- C. 256
- D. 110 Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: 325
Explanation:
The Indian Government awarded 325 routes to airlines as well as helicopter operators under its regional connectivity scheme (RCS) with an emphasis on enhancing flight services to hilly and remote areas, including Kargil under the Regional air Connectivity Scheme (RCS) ? Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN-2).
In the UDAN - 1 it has 128 routes.
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