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General knowledge questions and answers 

 1. Who among the following is the lyricist of the famous song "Mile Sur Mera Tumhara"?

(A) Anand Shankar

(B) Piyush Pandey

(C) Ashok Patki

(D) Bhimsen Joshi

Answer: (B) Piyush Pandey

Explanation :-

Mile Sur Mera Tumhara is composed by Piyush Pandey. Balamuralikrishna also lent her voice in the 90s song "Mile Sur Mera Tumhara", composed by the country's renowned musicians and artists.

2. In which year was the first economic census conducted in India?

(A) 1975

(B) 1978

(C) 1977

(D) 1976

Answer: (C) 1977

Explanation :-

The first economic census in India was done in the year 1977. The second economic census was conducted in 1980 and the third economic census in 1990. The fourth economic census was conducted in 1998 and the fifth in 2005.

3. Where is the Hazardwari Palace located?

(A) Assam

(B) Jharkhand

(C) Bihar

(D) West Bengal

Answer: (D) West Bengal

Explanation :-

Hazardwari Mahal, Hazardwari Mahal or simply Hazardwari, formerly known as 'Bada Kothi', is located in the premises of Qila Nizamat in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was built in the nineteenth century during the reign of Nawab Nazim Humayun Zeh (1824–1838) of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, by architect Duncan McLeod.

4. Whose mausoleum is Vijaya Ghat?

(A) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(B) Indira Gandhi

(C) Rajiv Gandhi

(D) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: (A) Lal Bahadur Shastri

Explanation :-

Vijay Ghat has the tomb of the former Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri. There is an intersection on the ring route of Delhi. It crosses the Rajaram route. Vijaya Ghat means Vijay Bank. Lal Bahadur Shastri died of a heart attack in 1966 during his peace mission in Tashkent. This monument is located near an artificial lake to the north of a beautiful lake on the banks of the Yamuna.

5. What is the insignia of the United Nations?

(A) Hippopotamus

(B) Green tree

(C) Red Cross

(D) Olive leaves

Answer: (D) Olive leaves

Explanation :-

The current United Nations logo was accepted on 7 December 1946. This insignia displays a misguided world map showing the North Pole in the center. The olive leaves encircling the North Pole are depicted.

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6.Which is also known as 'laughing gas'?

(A) Carbon dioxide

(B) Carbon monoxide

(C) Nitrous oxide

(D) Sulfur dioxide

Answer: (C) Nitrous Oxide

Explanation :-

Nitrous oxide, often called liquefied gas, or NOX, is a chemical inorganic compound with the chemical formula N2O. At normal temperature, it is colorless, non-flammable and has a seductive odor and mild sweet taste.

7. Which mountain range is the youngest in India?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Eastern Ghats

(C) Himalayan Range

(D) Satpura series

Answer: (C) Himalayan Range

Explanation :-

It is the most southern and geographically young part of the Himalayan Mountains that extends from the west to the east. It is the southernmost and geological link of the Himalayan mountain system, the lowest mountain link.

8. Which crop is grown in black soil?

(A) Tea

(B) Cotton

(C) Cashew

(D) Sugarcane

Answer: (B) Cotton

Explanation :-

Cotton is cultivated in black soil. Temperature for its cultivation - 21 to 27 cent. Gray Is required. At the same time 75 to 100 cent. M Till the rain is required for this farming. Cotton in India is mainly sown in Maharashtra. Cotton is also cultivated in West Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh.

9. 'Pedology' is the science of

(A) Ground water

(B) Dermatitis

(C) childhood sickness

(D) Soil

Answer: (D) Soil

Explanation :-

The science of soil studies is called Pedology. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has divided India's soils into eight classes: alluvial soil, black soil, red soil, laterite soil, mountain and forest soil, saline and alkaline soil, desert and dry soil, and PT and marshy soil.

10. Who is the author of the book 'Mother Teresa'?

(A) Naveen Chawla

(B) Vikram Seth

(C) Tariqa Ali

(D) V.V. P. Owner

Answer: (A) Naveen Chawla

Explanation :-

Naveen Chawla is the author of the book 'Mother Teresa'. This book was written in 1992.

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