General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Which one of the following is the largest tropical rainforest in the world?

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    Congo
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    Daintree
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    Amazon
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    Kinabalu
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Answer : 3. "Amazon"
Explanation :

The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. The Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world. It is home to more than 30 million humans and one in ten known species in the world. The Amazon rainforest covers a vast area of 6.7 million square kilometres.

Q:

Hygrometer is used to measure

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    relative humidity
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    Earthquake
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    body temperature
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    viscosity
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Answer : 1. "relative humidity"
Explanation :

The means of measuring the humidity of the atmosphere are called hygrometers.

Q:

Which of the following instrument is used to measure the humidity in the air?

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    Hydrometer
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    Hygrometer
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    Hydrophone
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    Heliometer
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Answer : 2. "Hygrometer "
Explanation :

The means of measuring the humidity of the atmosphere are called hygrometers.

Q:

Proton was discovered by______.  

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    James Chadwick
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    Ernest Rutherford
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    J.J. Thomson
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    Robert Andrew Cook
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Answer : 2. "Ernest Rutherford "
Explanation :

1. The proton was discovered by Rutherford. The name proton is derived from the Greek word protos meaning 'first'. The proton is a positively charged particle located in the nucleus of an atom, which was discovered by Ernest Rutherford in 1920. Rutherford proved in 1917 that the nucleus of the hydrogen atom (ie a proton) is present in the nuclei of all other atoms.

2. The nucleus of the atom was discovered by Ernest Rutherford in his famous gold foil experiment in the year 1911. The value of the particle is 1.6*10-19 C. To make an atom neutral, it has the same number of protons and electrons. He used the same concept to discover the proton.

Q:

The Gurumukhi script was started by which Sikh Guru?

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    Guru Angad Dev
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    Guru Amar Das
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    Guru Har Raj
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    Guru Har Krishan
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Answer : 1. "Guru Angad Dev"
Explanation :

1. The Gurmukhi script was created by the second Sikh Guru, Guru Angad (1539-1552) in the 16th century AD.

2. He was the second Sikh Guru after the death of Guru Nanak (1469-1539).

3. The Sikh religious book, Guru Granth Sahib or Adi Granth was written in this script.

Q:

What are the D.K. Basu guidelines which were laid down by the Supreme Court of India?

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    guidelines related to prevention of sexual harassment at workplace.
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    guidelines related to protection of children from hazardous employment.
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    guidelines related to protection of women from domestic violence.
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    guidelines related to the procedures to be followed by police for arrest, detention and interrogation.
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Answer : 4. "guidelines related to the procedures to be followed by police for arrest, detention and interrogation. "
Explanation :

D.K. given by the Supreme Court of India. The Basu Instructions are instructions regarding procedures to be followed by the police during arrest, detention and interrogation.

Q:

Which of the following not a feature of Representative Democracy? 

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    Representatives chosen through elections.
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    Decision making in the hands of the representatives.
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    Direct participation of people in decision making.
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    Franchise rights to people.
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Answer : 3. "Direct participation of people in decision making. "
Explanation :

Which of the following is a characteristic of representative democracy.        

(1) Election of representative by voting

(2) The process of decision making in the hands of representatives

(3) The public has the right to vote

Q:

What is true in the context of administration and consolidation under the Khaljis and Tughlaqs? 

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    Large parts of the subcontinent remained under the control of the Delhi Sultans.
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    The forested areas in the gangetic plain were penetrated for the first time.
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    It was difficult to control distant provinces like Bengal from Delhi .
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    Alauddin Khalji and Muhammad Tughlaq forced their control in the gangetic plains for alonger duration.
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Answer : 3. "It was difficult to control distant provinces like Bengal from Delhi ."
Explanation :

1. The Khilji dynasty, founded by Jalal-ud-din Firoz Khalji, ruled large parts of the Indian subcontinent between 1290 and 1320.

2. The use of slaves by the Delhi Sultans was criticized by the elites in the state.

3. Unity in the vast empire of the Sultanate depended on trusted administrators and governors.

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