GK Questions in Hindi and English
Mount Everest is named after -
(A) The King of England
(B) The First climber of the peak
(C) A Surveyor General of India
(D) The Viceroy of India
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is named after Sir George Everest, a Welsh geographer and surveyor general of India in the 19th century. Although Sir George Everest himself objected to having the mountain named after him, the proposal was accepted, and the mountain retained the name Everest. The naming was done by the Royal Geographical Society in 1865 to honor his contributions to the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, which played a significant role in mapping the subcontinent.
Literal meaning of the term " Home sapiens " is
(A) Man - The Wise
(B) Man - The supreme
(C) Man - the omnivore
(D) Man - the fool
Correct Answer : A
Which one of the following animals can hear ultrasonic sound?
(A) Rat
(B) Squirrel
(C) Cat
(D) Bat
Correct Answer : D
Clear nights are colder than cloudy nights because of –
(A) conduction
(B) condensation
(C) radiation
(D) insolation
Correct Answer : C
Which of the following is the largest living bird?
(A) Eagle
(B) Peacock
(C) Ostrich
(D) Kiwi
Correct Answer : D
What is name of the biofortified wheat variety developed by Agharkar Research Institute?
(A) UP 1109
(B) MACS 4028
(C) MACS 4028
(D) HS 420
Correct Answer : B
In which year RBI introduced cheque truncation system?
(A) 2005
(B) 2006
(C) 2008
(D) 2010
(E) 2013
Correct Answer : C
Who is the chairperson of the Monetary Policy Committee of India?
(A) RBI Governor
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Finance Minister
(D) Chief Economic Advisor
(E) All of the above
Correct Answer : A
What happens when CRR is increased?
(A) It decreases the money supply
(B) It increases the money supply
(C) It decreases inflation
(D) Only 1 & 3
(E) All of the above
Correct Answer : D
Which among the following is considered to be the most liquid asset?
(A) Bitcoin
(B) Gold
(C) Cheque
(D) T - bill
(E) Money
Correct Answer : E
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