upsc-rail-bank-wbcs gk quiz

Upsc &wbcs gk quiz question and answer

1. Noscapine is obtained from--

answer= (A) Poppy (B) Basil(C) Eucalyptus (D) Ephedra .

2. Natural rubber is a polymer of –

answer=(A) Butadiene (B) Ethylene (C) Isoprene (D) Styrene.

3. Who was the leader of the team that developed the 'Web Browser known as Mosaic?

answer= (A) Marc Anderssen (B) Bob Kahn (C) Paul Mockapetris (D) Tim Berners-Lee.

4. In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court of India enunciated the 'Doctrine of basic structure'?

answer=(A) Golaknath (B) A.K. Gopalan (C) Keshwanand Bharti (D) Maneka Gandhi.

5. For the myopic eye, the defect is cured by –

answer= (A) Convex lens (B) Concave lens (C) Cylindrical lens (D) None of the above.

6. Who among the following had launched the paper 'Qaumi Awaz'?

answer=(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (B) Jawaharalal Nehru (C) Shaukat Ali (D) Khaliquzzaman.

7. The symbol of Reserve Bank of India is-

answer=(A) Capitol of Asokan Pillar (B) Kuber with a purse of money (C) Tiger before a Palm tree (D) A dog sitting in a defensive state.

8. Which one of the following is used as a rat poison ?

answer=(A) Zinc sulphide (B) Lead sulphide (C) Calcium phosphate (D) Zinc phosphide.

9. Moortidevi Award is given annually in which of the following fields ?

answer=(A) Literature (B) Films (C) Journalism (D) Music.

10. A cut diamond shines brilliantly due to--

answer= (A) its molecular structure (B) absorption of light (C) total internal reflection (D) some other inherent property.

11. Yellow fever is spread by-

answer=(A) mosquito (B) water (C) housefly (D) None of the aobve.

12. Which metal is present in insulin?

answer= (A) Tin (B) Copper (C) Zinc (D) Aluminium.

13. Arthritis is caused by the deposition of which of the following in the joints of the body ?

answer=(A) Urea (B) Uric Acid (C) Albumin (D) Cholesterol.

14. The red colour of the Sun at sunset and sunrise is due to-

answer= (A) scattering of light (B) refraction of light (C) total internal reflection of light (D) dispersion of light .

15. Which one of the following is the longest river in the Poninsular India?

answer=(A) Krishna (B) Narmada (C) Godavar (D) Mahanadi.

16. The Sea coast of Tamil Nadu is known as ----------------

answer=(A) Circar coast (B) Konkan coast (C) Maiabar coast (D) Coromondol coast.

17. Under which Article of the conslilulon the Separate Scheduled Tribe Cormmission was estabished?

answer=(A) Aricle 337 (B) Article 338 (C) Article 338-A (D) Article 340.

18. In which year 'BRIC grouping was formed as 'BRICS?

answer=(A) 2010 (B) 2015 (C) 2009 (D) 2012 .

19. How many countries are members of World Bank?

answer= (A) 189 (B) 181 (C) 164 (D) 193

20. Gene is----

answer= (A) A segment of DNA (B) A segment of DNA & Histone (C) A Segment of DNA, RNA & Histone (D) All of the above.

21. Thalassemia is a heradtory disease which effects-------------

answer= (A) Blood (B) Lungs (C) Heart (D) Kidney.

22. Which one of the followings is a mechanical wave?

answer= (A) Radio-waves (B) X-rays (C)Light waves (D) Suund waves .

23.With the rise of temperature,the viscosity of liquld ---------------

answer=(A) increases (B) Decreases (C)Remains Unchanged(D) may increase or decrease depending on nature of lquid .

24.The time period of revolution of a geo-stationary satellite is-----------------

answer=(A) 12 hrs. (B) 24 hrs. (C) 48 hTs. (D) 6 hrs

25.Which one of the following organization publishes “Red data book”

answer=(A) USEPA (B) IUCN (C) WWF (D) IG-BP

26.Which one of the following is Operating system?

answer=(A) UNIX (B) JAVA (C) ORACLE (D) MS-Office.

27.NASA's Cassini spacecrafl is on mission for which planet?

answer=(A) Jupiter (B) Mars (C) Saturn (D) Venus .

28. 'Bathukamma' is the famous festival of which state?

answer=(A) Odisha (B) Telangana (C) Gujarat (D) Bihar.

29. Who was the founder of Nandadynasty of Magadha ?

answer=( A ) Mahapadmananda (B)Dhanananda ( C ) Nandivardhan ( D ) Mahanandin.

30. Who was called as Sandrocottos ' by Justin , the Greek writer ?

answer=( A ) Chandragupta Maurya (B) Chandragupta 1 ( C) Chandragupta 2 ( D) Samudragupta.

31. Under which Sikh guru the sikhs were transformed into ‘Khalsa ' ?

answer= ( A ) Guru Teg Bahadur ( B ) Guru Arjan (D ) Guru Govind Singh (D ) Guru Nanak dev.

Answer sheet--

1.(A) 2.(C) 3.(A) 4.(C) 5.(B) 6.(B) 7.(C) 8.(A) 9.(A) 10.(C) 11.(B) 12.(C)

13.(B 14.(A) 15.(C) 16.(D) 17.(C) 18.(A) 19.(A) 20.(A) 21.(A) 22.(D)

23.(B) 24.(B) 25.(B) 26.(A) 27.(C) 28.(B) 29.(A) 30.(A) 31.(C).

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