Current affairs and static general knowledge — history, geography, polity, economy, science, sports, awards, books, and important days as asked in the general awareness section.
Which chemical element of Group 18 of the periodic table is produced by the natural radioactive decay of uranium in soils and rocks?
Oganesson
Krypton
Radon
Neon
Correct answer
Oganesson
1 kilowatt is equivalent to:
3600 KJ/h
3600 calorie
7200 KJ/h
7200 Joule
Correct answer
3600 KJ/h
Who among the following had written the novel Coolie, that concentrated on social misery caused by inhumanity?
RK Narayan
Vijay Tendulkar
VS Naipal
Mulk Raj Anand
Correct answer
RK Narayan
Which of the following dance forms originated in Southeastern India?
Chhau
Sattriya
Kathak
Kuchipudi
Correct answer
Chhau
From the given options, choose the one which is NOT a product of the decomposition reaction of Lead nitrate.
Nitrogen dioxide
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Lead oxide
Correct answer
Nitrogen dioxide
Which of the following is NOT an example of a minor industrial region of India?
Durg - Raipur region
Ambala - Amritsar region
Northern Malabar region
Hugli region
Correct answer
Durg - Raipur region
The Eastern Ghats stretch from the ____________ to the Nilgiris in the south.
Damodar Valley
Son Valley
Mahanadi Valley
Godavari Valley
Correct answer
Damodar Valley
Which of the following industries was NOT in Schedule A of Industrial Policy 1956?
Air transport
Mining of salt
Mineral oils
Iron and steel
Correct answer
Air transport
Which radioactive element with atomic number 43 in the modern periodic table is unstable, and the half - lives of all its isotopes are relatively short, from 4.2 million years to 5.0 s?
Nobelium
Promethium
Neptunium
Technetium
Correct answer
Nobelium
In which of the following languages is ‘Childhood Days - A Memoir’ by Satyajit Ray written?
Hindi
Telugu
Kannada
Bengali
Correct answer
Hindi
The ________ birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year per 1000 population estimated at midyear.
crude
positive
negative
neutral
Correct answer
crude
Which of the following is a roundworm?
Planaria
Ascaris
Liver fluke
Taenia
Correct answer
Planaria
Hara Shankar Bhattacharya is a maestro of ___________.
sitar
sarangi
violin
santoor
Correct answer
sitar
Vultures are:
carnivores
omnivores
decomposers
herbivores
Correct answer
carnivores
Chad Sukra festival is celebrated by the Jaintia tribe of ________.
Jharkhand
Assam
Punjab
Meghalaya
Correct answer
Jharkhand
When was Khandesh merged into the Mughal empire by Akbar?
1601
1595
1597
1605
Correct answer
1601
When was the Atmiya Sabha founded to attack the evils within Hinduism?
1845
1814
1839
1828
Correct answer
1845
Maimata is a popular folk dance of which of the following states?
Tripura
Uttarakhand
Haryana
Punjab
Correct answer
Tripura
Which cell organelle appears as rounded or sausage - shaped structures under electron microscopy, measuring about 0.5 - 1.0 µm in diameter and 2 - 8 µm in length?
Ribosomes
Lysosomes
Mitochondria
Plastids
Correct answer
Ribosomes
What do you call the type of drugs that mimic natural messengers by switching on receptors?
Antidepressants
Agonist
Depressants
Antagonist
Correct answer
Antidepressants
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