General Knowledge Quiz 401

General Knowledge

A fresh egg sinks in pure water but floats in salty water. this because
(a) The viscosity of saline water is higher than that of pure water
(b) The surface tension of saline water is lower than that of pure water
(c) Saline water is denser than pure water
(d) Saline water is lighter than pure water

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Metals are good conductors of electricity because
(a) They have high melting point
(b) They contain free electrons
(c) The atoms are lightly packed
(d) All the above

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Photosynthesis generally takes place in which parts of the plant?
(a) Rots and chloroplast bearing plants
(b) Leaf and other chloroplast bearing plants
(c) Bark and leaf
(d) Steam and leaf

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One of the following is not a function of bones?
(a) Production of blood corpuscles
(b) Secretion of hormones for calcium regulation in blood and bones
(c) Place for muscle attachment
(d) Protection of vital organs

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Which of these is called as anti sterility vitamin?
(a) Vitamin E
(b) Vitamin C
(c) Vitamin K
(d) Vitamin B12

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Photo-oxidation is
(a) Light and oxygen induced breakdown
(b) Photorespiration
(c) Photolysis
(d) All of the above

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Between which of the following railway stations was the first railway line opened in India?
(a) Calcutta to Jamshedpur
(b) Thane to Pune
(c) Calcutta to Raniganj
(d) Bombay to Thane

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Who among the following is considered as Father of Modern Hindi Literature?
(a) Premchand
(b) Govardhan Tripathi
(c) Mohamad Iqbal
(d) Bhartendu Harischandra

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The Bombay Mill Hands Association of 1890 was the first of a kind of trade unionin India. it was founded by
(a) S.M. Joshi
(b) M.N. Roy
(c) N.M. Lokhani
(d) Sadipada Banerjee

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Who laid the foundation of a big palace fort known as Tughlaqabad?
(a) Ghiasuddin Balban
(b) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
(c) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
(d) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq

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