Showing posts with label August. Show all posts
Showing posts with label August. Show all posts

Monday, 1 August 2016

Questions and Answers 02 August 2016

Questions


1.The name of the ancient foreign traveller to India,popularly known as "the prince of pilgrims" is
   [A]I-Tsang  [B]Megasthenese  [C]Fa-Hian  [D]Huen-Tsang

2.It is dangerous to leave the car engine running in a closed garage,because it may cause serious pollution due to leoisoning by emission of
  [A]SO2 [B]CO2 [C]CO [D]unburnt petrol

3.When water and honey be dropped individually,water comes out ealier because
  [A]Viscosity of honey is much higher than water.
  [B]Viscosity of water is much higher than honey.
  [C]Viscosity of honey is less than water.
  [D]None of these.

4.Which IPO issue is called as Cultural touchstone by media?
  [A]Google
  [B]Microsoft
  [C]Apple
  [D]
Facebook

5.Nagarjuna sagar dam was built on which of the following rivers ?
   [A]Godavari
   [B]Penna
   [C]Krishna
   [D]Kaveri 


6.Which one of the following events was characterised by Montague as 'Preventive Murer'?
   [A]Killing of INA activists
   [B]Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh
   [C]Shooting of the Mahatama
   [D]Shooting of Curzon-Wylle  

7. Recently, who among the following has bagged the women’s air rifle gold in the Sahara 56th National shooting championship?
    [A]Apurvi Chandela
    [B]Pournima Zanane
    [C]Avneet Sidhu
    [D]Nikita Salunke 
8.By what percent U.S. economy grew in April-June 2015?
   [A]2.3%
   [B]3.7%
   [C]4.6%
   [D]4.1%  

9.Which country announced that it would fund a capacity building programme for making Kolkata a carbon city? 
   [A]Denmark
   [B]Australia
   [C]United States
   [D]United Kingdom  

10.Hingoli Loksabha constituency is in which indian state ?
    [A]Madhya pradesh

    [B]Kerala
    [C]Rajasthan
    [D]Maharashtra
 

Answers

1.[D]Huen-Tsang
   Huen-tsang came to India in 629 A.D. and stayed here till 643 A,D. When Harsha Vardhan was the ruler of Kannauj.he visited various Buddhist centres in India anf gives detailed account of his travel in India.

2. [C] CO
    In closed garage,oxgen amount will be in less quantity so it will lead to incomplete combustion of petrol or diesel and will produce CO only.

3.[A]Viscosity of honey is much higher than water.
   Viscosity is a measure of the resistance of afluid which is being deformed by either shear or tensile stress.

4.[D] Facebook.
   In May 2012 Facebook went Public.The IPO was biggest in Technology and Internet history.After the IPO Market Capitalization shot up to $104 billion.

5.[C]Krishna.
   This dam construction began in 1955 and opened in 1960.the length of the dam is 1550 metres and height is 124 metres.this dam benefited several districts farmers in Andhra pradesh.

6.[B]Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh.
   On April 13,1919 (Baisakhi Day) thousands of people gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar when General Dyer ordered for the infamous massacre.It was characterized by Montague as 'Preventive Murder'.

7.[A]Apurvi Chandela.
  Apurvi Chandela of Rajasthan beat a strong field to bag the women’s air rifle gold in the Sahara 56th National shooting championship. The 19-year-old Apurvi beat Pooja Ghatkar of Maharashtra by 0.2 points. Former champion and National record holder, Pournima Zanane clinched the bronze 0.2 point ahead of the World championship finalist Avneet Sidhu.

8.[B]3.7%
   On 27th August 2015 the Commerce Department revised sharply upward its estimate of economic growth in the second quarter to a healthy annual pace of 3.7 percent,from an initial estimate of 2.3 percent.

9.[D]United Kingdom
   To cleanse the environment with low carbon emission and help to decrease the effect of climate change,Kolkata mayor and UK Minister have join hands to take an initiative. 

10.[D]Maharashtra
     This constituency comprises 6 assembly segments  namely Umarkhed,Basmath,Kalamnuri,Hingoli,Hadgaon,Kinwat.    

Sunday, 31 July 2016

Questions and Answers 01 August 2016

Questions

1.Sampoor power plant is a joint venture between NTPC of India and:
  [A]Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Sri Lanka
  [B]EDF, France
  [C]Iberdrola, Spain
  [D]Duke Energy, USA

2.The member of Shivaji's Asthapradhana who looked after foreign affairs was (1998)
  [A]Peshwa  [B]Sachiv  [C]Pandit Rao  [D] Sumant

3. Which state tourism of India has won awards at ‘FilmAT’ International film festival in Poland?
  [A]Himachal Pradesh 
  [B]Kerala
  [C]Tamil Nadu 
  [D]Madhya Pradesh

4.Where is the famous Virupaksha temple located?(2015)
   [A]Bhadrachalam
   [B] Chidambaram
   [C]Hampi
   [D]Srikalahasti

5.Which Assamese novel has won the 2016 Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar award?
  [A]Daaga [B]Torbanduda [C]Zantadhari [D]Sulus

6.Which one of the following types of glass can cut off ultra violet rays?
  [A] Soda Glass [B]Pyrex Glass  [C]Jena Glass [D] Crookes Glass

7.A fuse is used in mains electric supply as a safety device.Which one of the following statements about the fuse is correct? (1998)
   [A]It is connected in parallel with the main switch
   [B]It is made mainly from silver alloys
   [C]It must have a low melting point
   [D]It must have a very high resistance 

8.Who among the following invented Lasers?
   [A]Theodore Maiman
   [B]Detis Papin
   [C]William Morton
   [D]Francis Crick 

9.Andy roberts is a/an ?
  [A]Astronaut
  [B]Cricketer
  [C]Journalist
  [D]Economist 
 
 


10.World wide data protection day is observed on ?
    [A]04 August

    [B]26 July
    [C]29 October
    [D]28 January 
 
  
Answers

1.[A]Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Sri Lanka.
   Sampoor power plant is a joint venture between NTPC of India and Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and the NTPC of India on 50:50 basis.

2.[D] Sumanta
 Peshwa-Finanace and Prime minister,Sachiva-Master of Correspondence,Sumanta-Master of Ceremonies and Foreign Affairs,Pandit Rao-Religious Affairs.
3. [B]Kerala.
   The Kerala Tourism has won four awards at the 11th edition of the ‘FilmAT’, which is one of the biggest international film festivals dedicated to tourism, art and ecology in Poland. The ‘Responsible Tourism’ initiative started by Kerala Tourism has won three awards under categories of the Best Promotional Social Campaign, Protection of Nature, and Eco-Food categories respectively. The tourism board’s ad film “The Great Backwaters of Kerala” has won the ‘Best Editing Award’, which showcased life in and around the legendary backwaters. The FilmAT festival is associated with the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals.

4.[C]Hampi.
   Virupaksha Temple is located in Hampi 350 km from Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka in southern India. It is part of the Group of Monuments at Hampi, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Virupaksha is a form of Shiva and has other temples dedicated to him, notably at the Group of Monuments at Pattadakal, another World Heritage Site. The temple was built by Lakkana Dandesha, a chieftain under the ruler Krishna Deva Raya II of the Vijayanagara Empire.
   
5.[C]Zantadhari.
  The Assamese novel “Zantadhari” has won the 2016 Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar award. It has been authored by Prarthana Saikia.

6.[D]Crookes Glass.
    The crookes glass contains cerium and other rare earths and has a high absorption of ultraviolet radiation.It is used in sunglasses.

7.[C]It must have a low melting point.
    The fuse wire is made up of the metal having low melting point.Due to this,it melts when heat is produced in it due to passage of large current through it.This saves the electric equipment from high voltage burning.

8.[A]Theodore Maiman.
   In 1960,US Physicist Theodore Maiman of Huges Aircraft Corporation invented laser from a ruby rod.

9.[B]Cricketer.
   Anderson Montgomery everton Roberts is former west indies Cricketer.he is a fast bowler.

10.[D]28 January.
    The aim is to give citizens an opportunity to understand what kind of data is collected about them.