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General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Oleo gum resin (Asafoetida) can be obtained from:

A

dried latex from the stem of ferula

B

dried latex from the roots of mango tree

C

dried latex from the banana leaves

D

dried latex from the tap root of ferula

General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which of the following books was awarded the Booker Prize in 2021?

A

The Fortune Men

B

The Promise

C

A Passage North

D

No One Is Talking About This

General Knowledge » Polity

Who has the right to appoint an inter-state council to promote centre-state and inter-state cooperation?

A

 Both the Prime Minister and Chief Minister together 

B

The President of India   

C

 Both the President and Governor together 

D

 The Prime Minister of India 

General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Shovana Narayan, a Padma Shri awardee, is a dancer of which of the following classical dance forms of India?

A

Kathakali

B

Manipuri

C

Bharatanatyam

D

Kathak

General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who was the first musician to be awarded the prestigious Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour?

A

 M S Subbulakshmi

B

Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia

C

Pt Ravi Shankar

D

Begum Akhtar

General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Why are species of moss used as fuel?

A

 Provide peat that have long been used as fuel 

B

Provide bituminous for energy   

C

 Make a version of coal 

D

 Help in geothermal energy  

General Knowledge » Art and Culture

Which of the following dance types belong to the northern India?

A

Mohiniyattam

B

Kathak

C

Odissi

D

Kuchipudi

General Knowledge » Art and Culture

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is a classical ______ player.

A

santoor

B

flute

C

shehnai

D

tabla

General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which algae produces agar?

A

Chlorella  

B

Gracilaria  

C

Sargassum 

D

Align   

General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Which is the modified form of the game Volleyball?

A

Beach Volleyball  

B

Road Volleyball  

C

Soft Volleyball 

D

Turf Volleyball 

General Knowledge » Books and Authors

Which of the following novels is written by Anita Desai?

A

The Blue Umbrella

B

The White Tiger

C

Jaya

D

Clear Light of Day

General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Identify the correct formula to find the potential difference between two points.

A

Q= 1/W  

B

W= Q/V  

C

 V = Q/W 

D

V = W/Q  

General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Who among the following won the US Open 2021 men’s tennis singles final?

A

Novak Djokovic

B

Daniil Medvedev

C

Lew Hoad

D

Jack Crawford

General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Manish Narwal is related to which of the following sports?

A

Shooting

B

 Wrestling

C

Badminton

D

Cycling

General Knowledge » Economy

When the commodity value of money is less than the monetary value of money, it is called _____________.

A

full bodied money

B

credit money

C

fiduciary money

D

fiat money

General Knowledge » History

In which language did Babur write his memories called ‘Tuzuk-i-Baburi’?

A

Persian

B

Turkish

C

Mongol

D

Arabic

General Knowledge » Geography

The point on the Earth surface directly above the origin of an earthquake is knows as

A

Prime Centre

B

Hypo Centre

C

Epicenter

D

Medi Centre

General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Ornithology is the study of

A

Insects

B

Crustaceans

C

Birds

D

Bees

General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Breaking logical memory into blocks of the same size is called as

A

Frames

B

Packets

C

Segments

D

Pages

General Knowledge » Economy

CENCAT is related to

A

Sales Tax

B

Excise Duty

C

Custom Duty

D

Service Tax