General Knowledge Questions

Q:

Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands

A) Sri Lanka B) Indonesia
C) Myanmar D) Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Myanmar

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian Geography

333 63811
Q:

The blue colour of the clear sky is due to

A) Diffraction of light B) Dispersion of light
C) Reflection of light D) Refraction of light
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dispersion of light

Explanation:

A clear cloudless day-time sky is blue because molecules in the air dissipate blue light from the sun more than they dissipate red light. When we look towards the sun at sunset, we see red and orange hues on the grounds because the blue light has been scattered out and away from the line of sight.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: General Science
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank PO

441 63565
Q:

________ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors

A) Tracking B) Formatting
C) Crashing D) Allotting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Formatting

Explanation:

The process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors is called as formatting.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Computer
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

365 63333
Q:

Fastest Shorthand Writer was

A) Dr. G. D. Bist B) J.R.D. Tata
C) J.M. Tagore D) Khudada Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dr. G. D. Bist

Explanation:

Dr. G. D. Bist, Guinness Record Holder, the first-ever Ph.D. in Stenography in the world.

 

fastest_shorthand_writer_-_Dr._G_._D_._Bist_1562583195.jpg image 

 

He had achieved a highest speed of 250 w.p.m. in Shorthand.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

478 63216
Q:

Who proposed the Preamble before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) B.R. Ambedkar
C) B.N.Rau D) Mahatma Gandhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jawaharlal Nehru

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian Politics

344 63192
Q:

Union Budget is always presented first in ________

A) The Lok Sabha B) The Rajya Sabha
C) Joint session of the Parliament D) Meeting of the Union Cabinet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Lok Sabha

Explanation:
Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian Politics

246 63087
Q:

The Saka Era was founded by 

A) Kadphises I B) Kanishka
C) Alexander D) Menander
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kanishka

Explanation:

The Saka Era was founded by Kanishka, the emperor of Kushana empire from the year 78 A.D.

 The_Saka_Era_was_founded_by1551769646.jpg image

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian History
Exam Prep: CAT , Bank Exams , AIEEE
Job Role: Bank PO , Bank Clerk , Analyst

243 62132
Q:

Boron cannot form which one of the following anions?

(1) BO2-

(2) BF63-

(3) BH4-

(4) B(OH)4-

A) Option 1 B) Option 2
C) Option 3 D) Option 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Option 2

Explanation:

Due to absence of low lying vacant d orbital in B, sp3d2hybridization is not possible hence BF63-will not formed. 

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Chemistry
Exam Prep: AIEEE

100 61942