General Knowledge-56

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Q In which year did India win the men’s Hockey World Cup?

Ans 1. 1979

2. 1971

3. 1975

4. 1973

Q What are the best examples of Phyllosilicates?

Ans 1. Pyrite, galena, sphalerite

2. Mercury, graphite, diamond

3. Calcite, magnesite, dolomite.

4. Micas, chlorite, talc, and serpentine

Q According to Census of India 2011, in which of the following states was the Scheduled Caste (SC) population NOT recorded?

Ans 1. Nagaland

2. Gujarat

3. Punjab

4. Manipur

Q Who arranged the 56 elements in an ascending order of their atomic mass and foundthat each 8th element had the same properties?

Ans 1. Van Spronsen

2. Dmitri Mendeleev

3. John Newlands

4. Lothar Meyer

Q The Car Festival or Festival of Chariots (Rath Yatra) of Puri is a famous festivalassociated with which God?

Ans 1. Jagannath

2. Shiva

3. Kartikeya

4. Ganesh

Q Who among the following Assamese playback singers was conferred with Bharat Ratna in 2019?

Ans 1. Zubeen Garg

2. Bhupen Hazarika

3. Zoi Barua

4. Jayanta Hazarika

Q When was the voting age in India reduced from 21 years to 18 years?

Ans 1.1989

2. 1987

3. 1988

4. 1990

Q Which element is the first element in group 13 of the periodic table?

Ans 1. Boron

2. Aluminium

3. Indium

4. Gallium

Q Which of the following Mahajanapadas emerged as the most powerful at the end of aprolonged conflict for supremacy?

Ans 1. Vatsa

2. Magadha

3. Gandhara

4. Kosala

Q Yamini Krishna Murti is a dancer of which of the following dance forms?

Ans 1. Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam

2. Kuchipudi and Odissi

3. Kuchipudi and Mohiniyattam

4. Kuchipudi and Kathak

Q In which year did the government of British India pass a law according to which thosewho converted into Christianity got the right in their ancestral property?

Ans 1. 1855

2. 1839

3. 1850

4. 1846

Q Select the correct combination of novelist and their works.

Ans 1. Tamas – Shrilal Shukla

2. Jhootha Sach – Yashpal

3. Maila Anchal – Bhisham Sahani

4. Chitralekha – Phanishwar Nath Renu

Novelist and their works Tamas [ Bhisham Sahani ] , Maila Ancha [ Phanishwar Nath Renu ] , Jhootha Sach [ Yashpal ] , Chitralekha [ Bhagwati Charan Verma ]

Q According to the Puranas, Lord Vishnu took the shape of __ in order to rescue the earth, which had sunk into water.

1 a boar

2 a tiger

3 an elephant

4 a lion

In Vaishnavism , Ten avatars or incarnation of deity were recognised Fish [ Matsya ] , Tortoise [ Kurma ] , Boar [ Varaha ] , Narasimha [ Half Man-Half Lion] , Vamana [ Dwarf ] , Parashurama [ Rama-with-the-Ax] , Lord Rama , Krishna , Gautam Buddha and Kalki

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