Set-14

G.K Practice Set-14


1.  In the short run, a producer,’ how long continues his production?

2.  Which is the largest mosque in India?

3. Absorption of water by root occurs in the region of which parts?

4.  What is the transfer of energy through matter from particle to particle?

5.  The monuments at Khajuraho belong to the period of which rular?

6.  When the Vice-President officiates as President, whose salary does he draw?

7.  Which is the anti-knocking compound used in petrol-engines?

8.  Where did the first nuclear explosion in India take place?

9.  Which last atmospheric layer has an altitude greater than 80 kilometers?

10.  Kanchi was the capital of which rulers?

11. Which place does Buyer’s market denote?

12. Which component of plants receives stimulus for flowering?

13. Which is the largest committee of Parliament of India?

14.  Who was first to measure the circumference of the Earth?

15.  In which year was Goa captured by the Portuguese?

16.  In which process the internal energy of a system remains constant?

17.  When is the ‘National Science Day’ celebrated in India?

18.  United nations adopted a charter of Economic Rights in which year?

19.  What is the position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun,?

20. Which was the first fort constructed by the British in India?






Answer :

1. Fixed cost 2. Jama Masjid 3. Root hairs 4. Conduction 5. Chandelles 6. President 7. Tetra-ethyl Lead 8. Pokhran 9. Thermosphere 10. Pallavas 11. The demand exceeds the supply 12. Leaves 13. Estimates Committee 14. Era-tosthenes 15. 1510 A.D. 16. Isothermal 17. February 28 18. 1974 19. Perihelion 20. Fort St. George



Next 20 Questions:-



1.  Silviculture is the branch of botany what do we study in that?

2.  Who was the first Foreign Minister of free India?

3.  Chlorine acts as a bleaching agent only in the presence of which thing?

4. Which is the longest Railway Tunnel?

5.  Where was the seat of the first Republic of the world in 6th century BC?

6.  What is the principal source of revenue to the State Government in India?

7.  Which UN body deals with population problem?

8.  Jointed appendages are characteristic of which phylum?

9. Which Australian state is an island?

10.  By which ruler was Pataliputra chosen for the first time as a capital?

11. Of which country Indian Constitution closely follows the constitutional system?

12.  During adiabatic compression of a gas, what is the its temperature?

13. Where and when was the first official Non-Aligned Movement Summit held?

14.  How much is the portion of the earth’s surface covered with water roughly?

15. During the time of Harshavardhana, where was a great Buddhist assembly held?

16. In which policy India opted for ‘Mixed Economy’?

17. Plant and animal living in a particular area, what is it called?

18.  What is the life of Rajya Sabha?

19.  Which oceans does not have a north south submarine ridge?

20. To whom is the phrase 'The Light of Asia' applied?






Answer :

1. Development of forest 2. Jawaharlal Nehru 3. Moisture 4. Tanna (Japan) 5. Vaishali 6. Sales Tax 7. UNFPA 8. Arthropoda 9. Tasmania 10. Udayin 11. UK 12. Rises 13. Belgrade, 1961 14. Two-third 15. Prayag 16. Industrial Policy of 1948 17. Community 18. Permanency19. Pacific ocean 20. Buddha


Next 20 Questions:-


1. Which alloy is used for making magnets for hearing aids?

2. Which year is celebrated as International Year of Biodiversity?

3.  The United Nations declared 2011 as which International Year?

4.  Which pair of metals- are supposed to constitute the internal core of the earth?

5.  Which was the Mughal emperor, who died to a’ sudden fall from the staircase,?

6.  Which tissue in man where no cell division, occurs after birth?

7.  What does the power of judicial review ensure?

8. Which physical quantities do not have same dimensions?

9.  Which is a high cloud?

10.  Where is the mausoleum of Sher Shah?

11. How is the contribution of agriculture to India’s economy?

12. The first railway line was laid in which state?

13.  Which is the branch of agriculture concerned with the production of crops?

14. Which is the smallest country in South America?

15. Who annulled the Partition of Bengal?

16. Chief Ministers of all the States are ex-officio members of which council?

17.  What does Nail polish remover contain?

18.  Which is the largest man-made canal in the world?

19. Which is ‘the largest island?

20. With which did the Civil Disobedience Movement in India commence?






Answer :

1. Alinco 2. 2010 3. Forest 4. Nickel and Iron5. Humayun 6. Nerves 7. The constitutionality of laws 8. Force and Pressure 9. Cirrus 10. Sasaram 11. Decreasing 12. North-East England 13. Agronomy 14. Surinam 15. Lord Hardinge 16. National Development Council 17. Acetone 18. Suez Canal 19. Kalatdeitnunat 20. The Dandi March



 Next 20 Questions:-



1.  Under which do all taxes come?

2.  In India famous Bengal famine accurred in 1942 by which disease?

3.  Who is a legal advisor of the State Government as provided by the Constitution?

4.  Which type of rubber provides the best commercial rubber?

5.  In which text are the original teachings of Mahavira contained?

6.  If the momentum of a body is increased by 50%, how much will its K.E. will increase?

7.  Which book has been written by Vikram Seth?

8.  “Man without society is either a beast or a God”. Who said this?

9.  Which biomass has the highest species diversity?

10. In ancient India, which was the earliest capital of Magadha Kingdom?

11.Which animal can fight with snake?

12. According to which article untouchability is abolished and its practice is punishable?

13. Which is used as a mordant in dying and tanning industry?

14.  Which is a type of planetary wind?

15. During which reign was the Moti Masjid in Delhi built?

16.  Which is poorest state in India?

17.  Which is the biggest port in India?

18.  Mycology is the branch of botany, what do we study about in that branch?

19.  The monsoon has well-developed cycle in which area?

20. At the time of Shahjahan’s illness, Aurangzeb was the viceroy of which area?






Answer :

1. Revenue receipts 2. Leaf spot of rice 3. Advocate General 4. Castillo 5. 14 Purvas 6. 125% 7. A Suitable Boy 8. Aristotle 9. Tropical rainforests 10. Rajgir 11. Mongooes 12. Article 17 13. Magnesium sulphate 14. Westerlies 15. Aurangzeb 16. Orissa 17. Mumbai 18. Fungi 19. South and South East Asia 20. Deccan



Next 20 Questions:-



1.  What is the respect for the National Flag and National Anthem?

2.  What is the principle by which a cooling system (Radiator) in a motor car works?

3. Which ruler established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines?

4.  In India, how many States share the coastline?

5.  Which struggley of Mahatma Gandhi was related to Industrial worker?

6.  Why was Mashelkar Committee constituted?

7. Which branch of biology in which we-study about cultivation of flowering plant?

8.  Ministers in a State get salaries, by whom is it as determined?

9.  Which State of India, has the oldest rock formations in the country?

10.  Who was associated with Kakori Conspiracy case?

11. Select the compound in which chlorine shows oxidation state + 7?

12.  Whose successful book include circle of Reason and shadow lines?

13.  The Lord of Rings The Return of the King won Oscar award in how many categories?

14.  The concept of carbon credit originated from which protocal?

15. From which site, was the famous Bull-seal of Indus Valley found?

16. What is the process in which water is split during photosynthesis?

17.  From which fund are the salary and allowances of the Governor charged?

18. If an ideal gas is isothermally expanded, what will its internal energy?

19. The daily and annual range of temperature is minimum in which area?

20.  Who is the expounder of yoga philosophy?






Answer :

1. Fundamental Duty of every citizen 2. Convection 3. Tipu Sultan 4. 9 5. Ahmedabad Struggle 6. Auto fuel policy 7. Floriculture 8. State Legislature 9. Karnataka 10. Ashfaqulla 11. HClO4 12. Amitav Ghosh 13. 11 14. Kyoto Protocol 15. Mohenjodaro 16. Photolysis 17. Consolidated Fund of the State18. Remain the same 19. Hot desert 20. Patanjali







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