General Knowledge Quiz for NDA & CDS : 14th DECEMBER
Q1.Which one
of the following is the correct sequence of the victories of Babur?
(a) Panipat,
Chanderi, Ghaghara and Khanwah
(b) Panipat,
Ghaghara, Khanwah and Chanderi
(c) Panipat,
Khanwah, Chanderi and Ghaghara
(d)
Ghaghara, Panipat, Khanwah and Chanderi
Q2.During
the Mughal period Polaj was the
(a) Land
annually cultivated
(b) Land
left fallow
(c) Land
uncultivated
(d) Barren
land
Q3. Consider
the following statements
1. When the
Sun, the Earth and the Moon are aligned in a straight line, the position is
referred to as SYZYGY.
2. When the
Sun and Moon are in straight line, it results in Spring Tide.
3. When the
Sun and moon are in right angle, it results in Neap Tide.
Which of the
statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and
3
Q4. Which
one of the following districts is well known for the cultivation of
coffee?
(a) Balasore
(b)
Chikmangalur
(c) Guntur
(d) Khurda
Q5.
Inclusive growth as enunciated in the Eleventh Five Year Plan does not include
which one of the following?
(a)
Reduction of poverty
(b)
Extension of employment opportunities
(c)
Reduction of gender inequality
(d)
Strengthening of capital market
Q6. Buyer’s
market denotes the place where ___________.
(a) the demand exceeds the supply
(b) the supply exceeds the demand
(c) commodities are available at competitive rates
(d) the demand and supply are well balanced
Q7.
Mechanical waves
(a) are
longitudinal only
(b)
transverse only
(c) can be
both longitudinal and transverse
(d) none of
these
Q8.Generally
covalently bonded molecules ______.
I. have high
boiling and melting point as compare to ionically bonded molecules
II. poor
conductors of electricity
III. have
weak intermolecular force
(a) Only I
and II
(b) Only I and III
(c) Only II and III
(d) All I, II and III
Q9. First
compound which is fixed during photosynthesis is
(a)
phosphoglyceric acid
(b) starch
(c) glucose
(d)
diphosphoglyceric acid
Q10.Lymph
carries digested and absorbed fat from ______.
(a) Lungs
(b)
Intestine
(c) Stomach
(d) Kidney
SOLUTION
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol.Battle
of Panipat -1526
Battle of
Khanwah -1527
Battle of
Chanderi- 1528
Battle
of Ghaghara- 1529
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol.Polaj
was the ideal and best type of land throughout the empire. This land was
cultivated always and was never allowed to lie fallow.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. In
astronomy, a syzygy is a straight-line configuration of three or more celestial
bodies in a gravitational system. When the Sun and Moon are in straight line,
it results in Spring Tide. These spring tides occur because the Sun and Moon's
gravity tug on Earth together. Weaker, or neap, tides happen when the Sun, the
Moon, and Earth form an L-shape.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. The
most commonly used coffee beans are Arabica and Robusta grown in the hills of
Karnataka (Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru and Hassan), Kerala (Malabar region) and
Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris District, Yercaud and Kodaikanal).
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol.
Strengthening of capital market is not included as Inclusive growth in the
Eleventh Five Year Plan.
S6.Ans.(b)
Sol. A
buyer's market is a situation in which supply exceeds demand, giving purchasers
an advantage over sellers in price negotiations. The term "buyer's
market" is commonly used to describe real estate markets, but it applies
to any type of market in which there is more product available than there are
people who want to buy it.
S7.Ans(c)
Sol. A
mechanical wave is a wave that is an oscillation of matter, and therefore
transfers energy through a medium. Mechanical waves can be both longitudinal
and transverse.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol.
Covalently bonded molecules has poor conductors of electricity and weak
intermolecular force.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Glucose
is the first compound which is fixed during photosynthesis.
S10.Ans.(b)
Sol.
Lymphatic vessels present in the intestinal villi absorb fatty acids and
carries the digested food and fats from the small intestine. It acts as a
reservoir of digested food and water.
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