Objective General Knowledge Multiple Questions

Objective GK Multiple Questions

1. The role of the calcinations in metallurgical process is–
(A) to remove moisture (B) to decompose carbonate into oxide
(C) to remove organic matter (D) All of the above
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2. The Right to Equality–
(A) prevents the state from making special provisions for women, children and backward classes
(B) permits the state to make discrimination on ground of residence
(C) permits the state to make special provisions for women, children and backward classes
(D) permits the state to nationalise all means of production and distribution
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3. Which one of the following writs literally means "what is your authority"?
(A) Habeus Corpus (B) Certiorari
(C) Quo Warranto (D) Prohibition
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4. All revenues received by the Union Government by way of taxes and other receipts for the conduct of government business are credited to the–
(A) Contingency Fund of India (B) Public Account
(C) Cosolidated Fund of India (D) Deposits and Advances Fund
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5. Which of the following straits is not in Asia?
(A) Malacca Strait (B) Bass Strait
(C) Formosa Strait (D) Molucca Strait
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6. Which one of the following factors caused the recent depletion of rain forests in Indonesia?
(A) Growth of forest based industries (B) Encroachment by urban areas
(C) Forest fires in peat-bogs in marshy areas (D) Lack of proper management of forests
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7. Minimum Needs Programme (MNP) and Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) were started during which plan?
(A) Sixth (B) Seventh
(C) First (D) None of these
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8. During the year 2009-10, which of the following sectors experienced negative growth rate in India?
(A) Agriculture (B) Construction
(C) Mining and Quarrying (D) Manufacturing
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9. A persian historian of the Sultanate period who accompanied Alauddin Khilji on his expedition to Chittor was–
(A) Amir Khusrau (B) Ziauddin Barani
(C) Minhas-us-Siraj (D) Shams-i-Siraj Afif
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10. Among the following, who was not a proponent of the bhakti cult?
(A) Nagarjuna (B) Tukaram
(C) Tyagaraja (D) Vallabhacharya
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11. Which one of the following military alliances has not been disbanded?
(A) CENTO (B) Warsaw Pact
(C) SEATO (D) NATO
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12. The philosophy of Sufism is similar to the Hindu philosophy of–
(A) Karma (action) (B) Bhakti (devotion)
(C) Kalpa (imagination) (D) Gyana (knowledge)
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13. Which of the following sultans tried to organise the Army on the decimal system, or the Mongol pattern?
(A) Ghiyasuddin Balban (B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (D) Firoz Tughlaq
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14. Which one of the following is the first state to have fully privatised its power distribution network?
(A) Maharashtra (B) Odisha
(C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Paschim Banga
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15. Many communities put the kitchen salt in their dishes while boiling the grams/lentils, why?
(A) To depress the boiling point of the solution (B) To elevate the boiling point of the solution
(C) To elevate the freezing point of the solution (D) None of the above
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16. Which one of the following chemicals is commonly used by farmers to destroy weeds?
(A) Malathion (B) DDT
(C) 2, 4-D (D) Methyl bromide
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17. Which one among the following. metal ions is essential for erythropoesis in human beings?
(A) Ca2+ ion (B) Mg2+ ion
(C) Cu2+ ion (D) Fe2+ ion
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18. When is the Annual Union Budget not passed by the Lok Sabha?
(A) The Budget is modified and presented again
(B) The Budget is referred to the Rajya Sabha for suggestions
(C) The Union Finance Minister is asked to resign
(D) The Prime Minister submits the resignation of Council of Ministers
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19. Under which one of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts, four languages were added to the languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, thereby raising their number to 22?
(A) Constitution (Ninetieth Amendment) Act (B) Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act
(C) Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act (D) Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act
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20. Which one of the following subjects is under the Union List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?
(A) Regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields (B) Agriculture
(C) Fisheries (D) Public health
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21. In Iran during the ancient period, the system of utilizing the underground water table was known as–
(A) Wadi (B) Karez
(C) Aquifer stratum (D) Kanats (Qanats)
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22. The Aral Sea is located between–
(A) Kazakhstan and Turkmenia (B) Uzbekistan and Turkmenia
(C) Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan (D) Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
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23. Which one of the following is not a feature of limited liability partnership firm?
(A) Partners should be less than 20
(B) Partners and management need not to be separate
(C) Internal governance may be decided by mutual agreement among partners
(D) It is a corporate body with perpetual succession
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24. The International Development Association, a lending agency is administered by the–
(A) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(B) International Fund for Agricultural Development
(C) UNDP
(D) UNIDO
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25. Where did the English open their first factories in Eastern India?
(A) Bengal (B) Orissa (Now Odisha)
(C) Bihar (D) Assam (Now Asom)
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