Objective General Knowledge

Q. Which one among the following cities never get the vertical rays of the Sun all through the year?
1 Srinagar
2 Chennai
3 Mumbai
4 Kolkata
Ans: 1
Q. Climate change resulting in the rise of temperature may benefit which of the countries/regions?
1 Russia and Northern Europe
2 South Africa
3 East Indies islands comprising of Java, Sumatra and Borneo
4 The western coasts of South America
Ans: 1
Q. Which of the following statements regarding ozone layer within the atmosphere is/are correct?
1. It absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation found in the Sun's rays.
2. Chlorofluorocarbons are serious threat to the ozone layer.
Select the correct answer using the code given below -
1 1 only
2 2 only
3 Both 1 and 2
4 Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: 3
Q. When we consider 15 degree meridian on a world map or globe and count them in an eastward direction starting with Greenwich meridian (0 degree), we find that the time of this meridian is-
1 1 hour fast
2 same as Greenwich
3 1 hour slow
4 12 hours fast
Ans: 1
Q. What is the target of the Millennium Development Goal of the United Nations with respect to Universal Primary Education?
1 All children both boys and girls would complete a full course primary schooling by 2015
2 All children both boys and girls are to be literate by 2050
3 All boys should go to school to complete a full course of primary schooling by 2025
4 All girls should be enrolled in primary school by 2015
Ans: 1
Q. Sodium thiosulphate (Na2S2O3) solution is used in photography to -
1 remove undecomposed (AgBr) as a soluble silver thiosulphate complex.
2 remove reduced silver
3 reduce silver bromide (AgBr) grain to silver
4 convert the metallic silver to silver salt
Ans: 1
Q. Fire fly gives us cold light by virtue of the phenomenon of -
1 Bioluminescence
2 Fluorescence
3 Phosphorescence
4 Effervescence
Ans: 1
Q. The Iron Pillar near Qutub Minar draws attention of scientists due to its -
1 Rustlessness
2 Antiquity
3 Glitter
4 Hardness
Ans: 1
Q. Sacrificial anode protects iron of ships, underground pipelines etc., from rusting, a process known as cathodic protection. Which one of the following metals cannot be used as a sacrificial anode?
1 Tin
2 Zinc
3 Magnesium
4 Aluminium
Ans: 1
Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists-
List-I List-II
(a) Lactic acid 1. Tamarind
(b) Tartaric acid 2. Orange
(c) Oxalic acid 3. Tomato
(d)Citric acid 4. Citric acid
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 4 1
1 (D)
2 (A)
3 (B)
4 (C)
Ans: 1