General Knowledge Quiz for CDS & CAPF : 12th JUNE
Dear Students, Defence Adda is providing you all with this quiz on General Knowledge questions for CDS, AFCAT, CAPF, and other Defence Examinations.
Q1.The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was
led by
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Chittaranjan Das
(c) Rajaguru
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
Q2. The earliest reference to
sati custom is made in which of the following inscriptions?
(a) Allahabad Pillar inscription
(b) Eran inscription of
Bhanugupta
(c) Aihole inscription of
Pulkesin II
(d) Bhutan inscription of
Skandgupta
Q3. Which one among the following
has the maximum number of National Park?
(a) Assam
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Island
Q4. The polar ice-caps are made of
____________ water.
(a) Saline
(b) Salt
(c) Sour
(d) Fresh
Q5. The salary and allowances of
the Judges of the High Court are charged to the
(a) Consolidated fund of India
(b) Consolidated fund of State
(c) Contingency fund of India
(d) Contingency fund of State
Q6.Medium term loans are provided
for a period of _____.
(a) 1 year to 2 years
(b) 15 months to 3 years
(c) 15 months to 4 years
(d) 1 year to 5 years
Q7. Why does a fountain pen leak
in aeroplane flying at a height?
(a) Because of reduced viscosity
of the ink in the pen
(b) Because of increased the viscosity of the ink in the pen
(c) Because of higher atmospheric
pressure outside the pen
(d) Because of lower atmospheric
pressure outside the pen
Q8. Which among the following
noble gas has the highest molar mass?
(a) Kr
(b) Ne
(c) Ar
(d) Xe
Q9. Which of the following group
is NOT Dobereiner triads?
(a) Li, Na, K
(b) N, P , Au
(c) Cl, Br, I
(d) Ca, Sr, Ba
Q10. The buildup of which acid in our
muscles during sudden activity cause cramps?
(a) Lactic acid
(b) Pyruvic acid
(c) Carbonic acid
(d) Oxalic acid
SOLUTION
S1.Ans.(d)
Sol. The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign
of 1922 was led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. In this campaign, the peasants
decided not to pay the taxes. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was an Indian lawyer,
political activist, the first Deputy Prime Minister of India and a leader of
the Indian National Congress.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The earliest reference to sati
custom is made in Eran inscription of Bhanugupta.
S3.Ans.(d)
Sol. There are 96
National Parks and 510 Wildlife Sanctuaries in India. Madhya Pradesh and
Andaman and Nicobar Islands have the maximum number of National Parks (9 each).
S4.Ans.(d)
Sol. The polar ice-caps are made of fresh
water.
S5.Ans.(b)
Sol The salaries and allowances of the
judges of a high court are charged on the consolidated fund of the state. The
pension of a high court judge is charged on the consolidated fund of India and
not the state.
S6.Ans.(d)
Sol. Medium loans are those loans such as 1 to 5 years the interest
rate is upto 36% also medium loans are the unsecured ones in most of the cases.
EMI of such loans is more than the long terms loans.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol.The atmospheric pressure decreases
with altitude because gas molecules which make up the air concentrate near
lower altitude in response to Earth's gravity. Hence, air pressure is low at
higher altitudes. Due to this difference in air pressure, the air inside the
pen forces the ink to come out.
S8.Ans.(d)
Sol. Xenon gas has highest molar mass
among the following given noble gases.
S9.Ans.(b)
Sol.
Dobereiner's law of triads states that, the atomic mass of the middle element
of a triad is the arithmetic mean of the atomic masses of the other two
elements. Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Gold did not belong to that group.
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Lactic
acid in our muscles during sudden activity causes cramps.
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