General Knowledge Set 5

81. Approximately how many stations are there on the Indian Railway Network?

(1) 6000

(2) 7000

(3) 8000

(4) 9000

82. The Headquarters of North Western Railway is at

(1) Abu Road

(2) Jodhpur

(3) Ajmer

(4) Jaipur

83. The new electric railway engines are manufactured in

(1) Varanasi

(2) Chittaranjan

(3) Patiala

(4) Chennai

84. Which of the following is true in regard to Indian railway?

(1) It is the cheapest means of transportation

(2) The chief source of income is transportation of goods

(3) It is the only largest employer

(4) All of the above

85. The highest gallantry award in India is

(1) Ashok Chakra

(2) Paramvir Chakra

(3) Mahavir Chakra

(4) Param Vishista Chakra

86. Oscar prize is related to

(1) Literature

(2) Films

(3) Science

(4) Music

87. Arjuna award is given for

(1) Bravery in the battle field

(2) Excellence in archery

(3) Excellence in sports

(4) Excellent service during emergency

88. The first Indian recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature is

(1) Mother Teresa

(2) Rabindranath Tagore

(3) Sorijini Naidu

(4) C.V. Raman

89. Bismillah Khan is related to

(1) Tabla

(2) Sarod

(3) Flute

(4) Shehnai

90. Who is the external affairs minister in the present union Cabinet?

(1) Shivraj Patil

(2) S.M. Krishna

(3) Priyaranjan Dasmunshi

(4) Pranab Mukherjee

91. The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium

(1) Increases

(2) Decreases

(3) Remains unaltered

(4) Drops sharply

92. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?

(1) Mahanadi

(2) Brahmaputra

(3) Ravi

(4) Chenab

93. The gas predominantly responsible for global warming is

(1) Carbon dioxide

(2) Carbon monoxide

(3) Nitrous oxide

(4) Nitrogen peroxide

94. 26th January is India’s

(1) Independence Day

(2) Republic Day

(3) Revolution Day

(4) Parliament Day

95. Which of the following uses non-conventional Source of Energy?

(1) Kerosene lamp

(2) Wax candle

(3) Solar lantern

(4) Torch

96. Electric current is measured by

(1) Voltmeter

(2) Anemometer

(3) Commutator

(4) Ammeter

97. The dynamo is a device for converting

(1) Heat energy into electrical energy

(2) Mechanical energy into electrical energy

(3) Magnetic energy into electrical energy

(4) None of these

98. Galvanised Iron sheets have a coating of

(1) Tin

(2) Lead

(3) Zinc

(4) Chromium

99. The hardest substance available on earth is

(1) Platinum

(2) Diamond

(3) Quartz

(4) gold

100. Washing soda is the common name for

(1) Calcium carbonate

(2) Calcium bicarbonate

(3) Sodium carbonate

(4) Sodium bicarbonate

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