GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1.)    Who was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha from May 15, 1952 to Apirl 1957 ?

Ans.) G.V MaValankar was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha from May 15, 1952 to April 1957.

2.)    Under which article of the Indian has Jammu and Kashmir got the special status ?

Ans) Article 370.

3)    Who was the only Indian to be honoured with the pakistani Nishan-I- Pakistan Award on May 17,1991?

Ans) The late Morarji Desai, Prime Minister from 1977 to 1979, was the only Indian to be honoured with the Pakistani Nishan-i- Pakistan Award on May 17,1971.

4)   There are four types of common defects of vision. What are they ?

Ans) The common defecs of vision are (i) Myopia: Distant objects are not clearly visible in this defect. (ii) Hypertrophy : The Near objects are not clearly visible (iii) Presbyopia: Both near and far objects in two perpendicular directions. (iv) Astigmatism : Eye cannot clearly see objects in tow perpendicular directions.

5)   The green colour of the leaves of plants is due to the presence of which pigment?

Ans) Chlorophyll.

6)    Which human organ secretes enzymes as well as hormones? Explain.

Ans) Pancreas. It is called as an mixocrine gland because it produces both enzymes and hormones. it produces pancreatic polypeptide's (enzymes) to breakdown proteins, etc in food. Also it secretes hormones like insulin and glucagon to control the blood sugar level throughout the human body.

7)    In which year were the University of Madras along with University of Bombay and University of Calcutta established on the basis of recommendations of Woods Despatch ?

Ans) 1857 AD.

8)    In the context of said question, define Woods Dispatch.

Ans) Charies Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company in 1854 Ad, Sent a despatch to Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General of India from 1848 to 1856. This is known as Woods despatch, Recommendation made by Woods Despatch included universities on the model of the London University be established in big cities like Bombay, Madras and Calcutta.

9)   'Nil Darpan' a Bengali play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1858-59 is about the _________?

Ans) Indigo revolt.

10)      Between whom was the Poona Pact signed on September 204, 1932 at Yerweda Central Jail ?

Ans) It was singed btween Dr. B.R Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi.

11)      "I have nothing to offer but Blood, toil, tears and sweat," who said this ?

Ans) Winston Churchill.

12)    Who said, "Whom the Gods love die young '"?

Ans)  Lord Byron (Don Juan)

13)      Which strait separates Sri Lanka from the Indian mainland towards the south?

Ans)  Palk Strait.

14)     Which is the deepest port of India?

Ans)   Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

15)      Which place is located at the confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers ?

Ans )  Devprayag

16)     Who wrote the famous book, Bisrjan ?

Ans) Rabindranath Tagore.

17) Explain why smoke comes out when wood or coal is lighted ?

Ans )   When wood or coal is lighted, smoke comes out because of the burning of volatile matter which is a complex mixture of gases and tar-forming vapours.

18)   What do bulls and bears refer to in the Stock market?

Ans ) Bulls and bears refer to speculators going up and down respectively in the Stock market.

19)    In which country is Wimbledon, famous for hosting tennis matches, located?

Ans)  England.

20) Who won the Women's Singles crown at the 2016 French Open ?

Ans ) Garbine Muguruza of Spain won her Maiden Grand Slam title after defeating World No .1 Serena Williams of USA - 7-5,6-4 in the Women 's Singles final.