50 Questions of General Knowledge - 2

1. In Mountainous areas a natural cause for road blocks is often land slides.
2. The difference in the value of visible exports and visible imports is called balance of trade.
3. Where is the headquarter of European Union (EU)? – Brussels, Belgium
4. Addition of excessive amounts of heat to a lake is referred to as thermal pollution.
5. Which country has longest overland tunnel? – Switzerland
6. What according to communism is the chief enemy of the society?  - Religion
7. The soft silvery metallic element which ionizes easily when heated or exposed to light and is present in atomic clocks is cesium.
8. Movement of people from a village to small town and later to a city is known as Stepwise Migration.
9. The only AICC session Gandhiji presided was held at Belgaum.
10. What is the feature of indifference curve? – They don’t intersect each other, they slope downwards to the right, they are concave to each other.
11. The substrate of photorespiration is pyruvic acid.
12. Wall Street is the name of the Stock exchange of New York.
13. The mercury and sodium street lamps light up because of electron emission.
14. The green colour seen in firework displays is due to the chloride salt of barium.
15. Kautilya’s “Arthashstra” mainly deals with political state crafts.
16. Ecosystem consists of a biotic community and its non-living elements.
17. How Alfa toxins are produced? – Viruses
18. Rainbows are produced when sunlight incident on rain drops hanging in the atmosphere is dispersed after suffering refraction and internal reflection.
19. Who was the first sultan of delhi to issue regular currency and declare delhi as the capital of his empire? - Iltumish.
20. What is the specialty of Window – NT? – Supports multi-processing.
21. Bio-diversity is also known as within habitat diversity.
22. Cloves,used as a spice, are derived from which of the following plants parts? – Flower Buds.
23. The election disputes regarding the election of president and vice-president can be heard by Supreme Court.
24. When will demand become a grant? – After the demand demand is granted.
25. Which gland produces growth hormone (Somatotropin)? – Thyroid
26. Who was the founder of Sayyid Dynasty? – Khizr Khan
27. In Buddhism, What does Patimokkha stand for? – The rules of Sangha.
28. Which articles of the Indian Constitution provides for the institution of Panchayati Raj? – Article 40.
29. Who invented Back Box Flight Recorder? – David Warren
30. In human beings, the opening of the stomach into the small intestine is called Pylorus.
31. Whose philosophy is called the Advaita? – Shankracharya.
32. When was the NABARD formed? – 1982
33. Which agency acts as co-ordinator between union government,planning commission and state governments? – National Development Council
34. The Great Barrier Reef is located in which country? – Australia
35. River originates near pushkar and drains into which place? – Rann of Kutch
36. Which seas are connected by the Suez Canal? – The Mediterranean Sea and The Red Sea
37. What is the other name for the equilateral rain forests? – Selvas
38. Which vitamin is abundant in Guava Fruits? – Vitamin C
39. Which gland of human body stores iodine? – Adrenal
40. Narasimhan Committee is related to Bank Sector Reforms.
41. In which year, the first railway line between Bombay and thane laid? – 1853
42. In which land of India is an active volcano? - Barren Island
43. Which longitude determines the Indian Standard Time? – 82.5°E
44. Which oldest mountain range in India? – Aravali
45. Who was the founder of Muslim League?  - Aga Khan
46. Which lake in India has the highest water salinity? – Sambhar
47. Which bank gives long term loans to agriculture? – State Co-operative Bank
48. In which States has built the famous Gandhi Sagar across the Chambal River? – Madhya Pradesh
49. The Palghat Gap serves inland communications from Madurai to Thiruvananthpuram.
50. To be regional party, the minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to secure in any election is 4%.