General Knowledge Quiz for NDA & CDS : 21st NOVEMBER
Dear Students, Defence Adda is providing you all with this quiz on General Knowledge questions for CDS, AFCAT, CAPF, INET, and other Defence Examinations.
Q1. The
title of Persian translation of the Mahabharata is:___________.
(a)
Anwar-e-Suhaili
(b)
Razmanama
(c) Hasht
Bahisht
(d) Ayar
Danish
Q2. Which of
the following rulers was not related to Sangam State Chera?
(a) Nedeon
(b) Udayin
Jarral
(c)
Nedunjaral
(d) Nedum
Q3. Which
state in India has the longest coastline?
(a)Kerala
(b)Tamil
Nadu
(c)
Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat
Q4.Where is
New Moore Island located?
(a) In
Arabian Sea
(b) In Gulf
of Mannar
(c) In Bay
of Bengal
(d) In
Andaman Sea
Q5.Part XVII
of India Constitution deals with ______.
(a) Elections
(b) Official language
(c) Panchayat
(d) Fundamental rights
Q6. Which country has the highest population density in the world?
(a)Bangladesh
(b)India
(c)Monaco
(d)Bermuda
Q7. Which one of the following is
the main objective of the Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA)?
(a) To facilitate inter-country
adoptions of orphaned children
(b) To prevent the inter-country
adoption of children
(c) To prevent the parents from
abandoning children in the childcare centers
(d) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
Q8. The shape of carbon dioxide
molecule is
(a) octahedral
(b) tetrahedral
(c) linear
(d) trigonal
Q9.Which allotropy of carbon is
in a rigid three-dimensional structure?
(a) Graphite
(b) Fullerene
(c) Diamond
(d) Carbon black
Q10.Insulin is secreted by
(a) spleen
(b) gonads
(c) liver
(d) pancreas
SOLUTION
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. The
Razmnama (Book of War) is a Persian translation of the Mahabharata. In Persian,
“Razm” means “war” and "nama" means “tale” or “epic”; the name Razmnamah,
therefore, means a tale of war.
S2.Ans.(a)
Sol. Nedeon
was not related to Sangam State Chera.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol.Gujarat
forms the longest coastline of all Indian states. The total length of the coastline
of Gujarat is 1214.7 Km.
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. The New Moore island was
located in the coastal, shallow Bay of Bengal immediately south of the
international border river, the Hariabhanga, flowing between Satkhira district
of Bangladesh and the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Part XVII part of the constitution consists Official Language from
Article ( 343-351).
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. European city-state of
Monaco is the most densely populated country with a population density of
25,105 people per sq. km (67,612/sq mile). The Chinese territory of Macau has
the world's 2nd highest population density at 21,151/km².
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. CARA primarily deals with
adoption of orphan, abandoned and surrendered children through its associated
/recognized adoption agencies.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The CO2 bond angle will be
180 degrees since it has a linear molecular geometry.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. The
diamond derives its name from the Greek adamas, "untameable" or
"unconquerable", referring to its hardness. Diamonds typically
crystallize in the cubic crystal system and consist of tetrahedrally bonded
carbon atoms.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Insulin
and glucagon are hormones secreted by islet cells within the pancreas.
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