General Knowledge Quiz for NDA & Other Defence Exams: 19th April
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Q1. The Chola kingdom mostly
ruled which region of India?
(a) East
(b)West
(c) North
(d) South
Q2. ________ succeeded to the
throne of Fergana in 1495 when he was only 12 years old.
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Jahangir
(d) Babur
Q3. Which Indian state touches
the border of maximum states?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Chhattisgarh
Q4.Sandstone is which type of
rock?
(a) Calcareous Rock
(b) Igneous Rock
(c) Metamorphic Rock
(d) Sedimentary Rock
Q5. Election Commission of India is not concerned
with which of the following elections?
(a) Election of President of
India
(b) Elections of Parliament
(c) Elections of State
Legislature
(d) Elections of Panchayat
Q6. Which one of the following is
not an immediate indicator of Industrial Sickness?
(a) Drop in profitability
(b) Labour unrest
(c) Shrinking of market credit
(d) Decline in market share
Q7. A cut diamond sparkles
because of its
(a) Hardness
(b) High refractive index
(c) Emission of light by the
diamond
(d) Absorption of light by the
diamond
Q8.Which orbital is dumb-bell
shaped
(a) s-orbital
(b) p-orbital
(c) d-orbital
(d) f-orbital
Q10. Xerophthalmia in human beings is caused due
to deficiency of–
(a) Vitamin-K
(b) Vitamin-D
(c) Vitamin-A
(d) Vitamin-C
SOLUTION
S1.Ans(d)
Sol. The Chola dynasty was one of
the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of southern India.
S2.Ans(d)
Sol. Babur ascended the throne of
Ferghana in 1495 at the age of twelve.
S3.Ans(c)
Sol. Uttar
Pradesh shares boundary with the maximum number of other Indian states. It shares
its border with Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar as well as Delhi.
S4. Ans(d)
Sol. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock
composed of sand-sized grains of mineral, rock, or organic material.
S5. Ans(d)
Sol. The
State Election Commissions constituted under the Constitution (Seventy-third
and Seventy-fourth) Amendments Act, 1992 for each State / Union Territory are
vested with the powers of conduct of elections to the Corporations,
Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, District Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, Gram
Panchayats and other local bodies. They are independent of the Election
Commission of India.
S6. Ans(d)
Sol. Decline
in market share is not an immediate indicator of Industrial Sickness.
S7. Ans(b)
Sol.
Diamonds have a very high refractive index (about 2.42 compared to about 1.5
for
glass). The
amount of light reflected at an air/other material interface is related to the
refractive
index charge at the interface and the bigger the refractive index change, the
more
light is
reflected. Thus, diamond reflects a large amount of light and therefore, sparkles
more.
S8.Ans(b)
Sol. Orbitals
define regions in space where you are likely to find electrons. P-orbitals are
dumb-bell shaped. The three possible p orbitals are always perpendicular to
each other. principle.
S9.Ans(b)
Sol. The most common form of Down syndrome is known as trisomy 21, a condition where
individuals have 47 chromosomes in each cell instead of 46. Trisomy 21 is
caused by an error in cell division called nondisjunction. This leaves a sperm
or egg cell with an extra copy of chromosome 21 before or at conception.
S10.Ans(c)
Sol.
Xerophthalmia caused by a severe vitamin A deficiency is described by
pathologic dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea. The conjunctiva becomes dry,
thick and wrinkled. If untreated, it can lead to corneal ulceration and
ultimately to blindness as a result of corneal damage.
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