Basic General Knowledge Questions and Answers

11. The fertility of the soil can be increased by growing-

  • Cereals.
  • Fibre crops.
  • Root crops.
  • Legumes.

Answer with Explanation

Answer: Option D

Explanation: No explanation for this question.

12. The book “Drishtikon” has been written by-

  • Arjun Munda.
  • Tasleema Nasreen.
  • Amitabho Ghosh.
  • Dr. Amartya Sen.

Answer with Explanation

Answer: Option A

Explanation: No explanation for this question.

13. Time taken by the sun to complete one orbit around the galactic centre is called-

  • One parsec.
  • One light year
  • One cosmic year.
  • One astronomical unit.

Answer with Explanation

Answer: Option C

Explanation: No explanation for this question.

14. Which of the following is the rich source of natural litmus?

  • Red algae.
  • Rocella.
  • Agaricus.
  • Lichens.

Answer with Explanation

Answer: Option B

Explanation: No explanation for this question.

15. A man cannot see beyond 10 metres. What disease is he suffering from?

  • Myopia.
  • Cataract.
  • Hypermetropia.
  • None of these.

Answer with Explanation

Answer: Option A

Explanation: No explanation for this question.

16. The sunlight falls on a soap bubble and bright colours are seen. They are produced by-

  • Dispersion.
  • Interference.
  • Refraction.
  • Pigments in the soap.

Answer with Explanation

Answer: Option B

Explanation: No explanation for this question.

17. The Headquarters of the Amnesty International is located-

  • New York.
  • Geneva.
  • London.
  • Addis-Ababa.

Answer with Explanation

Answer: Option C

Explanation: No explanation for this question.

18. Who said – “Truth is ultimate reality and it is God”?

  • Swami Vivekananda.
  • Rabindranath Tagore.
  • M K Gandhi.
  • Radhakrishnan.

Answer with Explanation

Answer: Option C

Explanation: No explanation for this question.

19. What is the full form of “WAN”?

  • Wide Area Network.
  • World Area Network.
  • Work Area Network.
  • Wide Area Navigation.

Answer with Explanation

Answer: Option A

Explanation: No explanation for this question.

20. The full form of “WWW” is-

  • Wider Wide Web.
  • World Wave Web.
  • World Wide Web.
  • None of these.

Answer with Explanation

Answer: Option C

Explanation: No explanation for this question.

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