Static Gk Quiz #18 | Important Gk Questions | Static Knowledge

 

IMPORTANT GK QUESTION & ANSWER 

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1. In which state is the Namdroling Monastery Golden Temple located?

 (A) Karnataka

 (B) Assam

 (C) Maharashtra

 (D) Bihar

 Answer: (A) Karnataka

Explanation :-

 The Namdroling Monastery Golden Temple is located in Bailakuppe, Mysore district, Karnataka.  It is a Buddhist sectarian education center founded by Padma Norbu Rinpoche in 1963 and is one of the largest educational institutions of the Nyingma sect under Tibetan Buddhism in the world.  There are hostels, education centers, libraries, schools, hospitals, meditation centers, etc. facilities for thousands of Buddhist students.

 2. In which state is the Jawaharlal Nehru Port located?

 (A) Gujarat

 (B) Maharashtra

 (C) Kerala

 (D) Goa

 Answer: (B) Maharashtra

Explanation :-

 Jawaharlal Nehru Port is a major port located to the south of Mumbai on the Arabian Sea coast.  It has been constructed to reduce the traffic pressure of Mumbai port and mainly cargo ships move here.  It is the largest container port in India.  The port was inaugurated by the Prime Minister in May 1989.

 3.President Under which article of the Indian Constitution two members of the Anglo-Indian community can be nominated in the Lok Sabha?

 (A) Article 321

 (B) Article 322

 (C) Article 323

 (D) Article 331

 Answer: (D) Article 331

Explanation :-

 Under Article 331 of the Constitution, two people from the Anglo-Indian community can be nominated to Parliament in the Lok Sabha.  If the 126th Amendment to the Constitution is passed by the Upper House of the Parliament, then the members of the Anglo-Indian community will not be nominated in Parliament and Legislative Assemblies.  At present, there is one Anglo-Indian member each in 14 state legislatures.

 4.Who was the first ruler of the Gupta dynasty to assume the title of Maharajadhiraja?

 (A) Skanda Gupta

 (B) Samudragupta

 (C) Chandragupta I

 (D) Ram Gupta

 Answer: (C) Chandragupta I

Explanation :-

 In 320, Chandragupta I succeeded his father Ghatotkacha as the king.  Chandragupta was the first independent ruler in the Gupta lineage.  He assumed the title of Maharajadhiraj.  Chandragupta I married the Lichchavi Kumaradevi.  Chandragupta I obtained the kingdom of Vaishali by marrying Kumaradevi.  On the reverse side of the coin of Chandragupta Kumardevi type, the figure of Singhwahini Goddess Durga is made.  He was a powerful ruler, during the reign of Chandragupta, the expansion of Gupta-rule was from south Bihar to Ayodhya.

 5.Which of the following state is the largest producer of jute in India?

 (A) West Bengal

 (B) Bihar

 (C) Meghalaya

 (D) Tripura

 Answer: (A) West Bengal

Explanation :-

 West Bengal of India is the largest producer of jute.  West Bengal produces 75 percent of the total jute produced in the country.  Jute is produced in large numbers in the main parts of the lower Gangetic plains, especially in the districts of Midnapore, Bardhaman, 24 Parganas, Malda and Murshidabad.  India is the largest producer of jute in the world.  India accounts for 60% of the world's jute production.

 6. Tropic of Cancer passes through all the states except which of the following?

 (A) Gujarat

 (B) Haryana

 (C) Madhya Pradesh

 (D) Mizoram

 Answer: (B) Haryana

Explanation :-

 Tropic of Cancer passes through all the states except Haryana.  In the Northern Hemisphere, June 21 has the longest day and the shortest night.  Because on 21st June the Sun is just above this line!  In India, the Cancer Line passes through 8 states (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram).

 7.In which year Indira Gandhi Institute of Atomic Research was inaugurated?

 (A) 1988

 (B) 1942

 (C) 1971

 (D) 1991

 Answer: (C) 1971

Explanation :-

 Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research is one of the major nuclear research centers in India.  It was established in the year 1971 in Kalpakkam, Chennai for the research and development of fast breeder technology.  Its abbreviation is IGCAR (Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research).  This research center also developed the country's first neutron reactor 'Kamini'.

 8.Who among the following is a famous singer of Chhath Puja songs?

 (A) Vishakha Hari

 (B) Ila Arun

 (C) Anima Chaudhary

 (D) Sharda Sinha

 Answer: (D) Sharda Sinha

Explanation :-

 Sharda Sinha is a popular singer from Bihar.  He is famous for the songs of Chhath Puja.  He was born on 1 October 1952.  Apart from Maithili, Bajjika, Bhojpuri, he has sung Hindi songs.  The songs sung by him in movies like Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Koun have become quite popular.  For folk songs, he has been honored with 'Bihar Nightingale', 'Padma Shri' and 'Padma Bhushan'.

 9.Which of the following state is the largest producer of bauxite in India?

 (A) Rajasthan

 (B) Odisha

 (C) Jharkhand

 (D) Gujarat

 Answer: (B) Odisha

Explanation :-

 Odisha is the largest producer of bauxite in India.  India ranks fifth in terms of bauxite production in the world.  Bauxite is an ore of aluminum.  It is the main source of aluminum in the world.  Bauxite is found in India in Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar (Gaya and Munger), Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.

 10.Which of the following is played on a synthetic hard court?

 (A) London Queens Club

 (B) Wimbledon

 (C) Australian Open

 (D) French Open

 Answer: (C) Australian Open

Explanation :-

 The Australian Open is played on hard courts, while the French Open is played on clay and Wimbledon is played on grass.  In both the US Open and the Australian Open, matches are played in artificial light even at night.  The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held every year in the last fortnight of January at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.

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