General awareness / studies questions and answers - Nov 07, 2014
1. The Harappan site which was exclusively devoted for craft production was.a. Lothal.
b. Banawali.
c. Manda.
d. Chanhudaro
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Chanhudaro
Chanhudaro was the tiny settlement of the Harappan civilization which was exclusively devoted for craft production which included bead-making, shell-cutting, metal-working, seals and weight making.
i. It was originated in India in 1921 under Government of India Act of 1919.
ii. The speaker and deputy speaker were called as President and Deputy President.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. Both (i) and (ii).
d. Neither (i) nor (ii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Both (i) and (ii).
The institutions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker originated in India in 1921 under Government of India Act of 1919, before that Governor General of India used to preside over the sessions. Speaker and Deputy Speaker were called as President and Deputy President till 1947.
i. It is useful for the countries in the tropical region.
ii. It is followed in order to save the energy.
iii. During day light saving time the clocks will be set one hour ahead than actual time.
a. (i) and (ii).
b. (ii) and (iii).
c. (i) and (iii).
d. All of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. (ii) and (iii).
Day light saving time is a unique concept of saving the energy. In the middle latitudes there will good amount of light before and after the sunlight so they usually forward the clocks one hour in order to start their work early and make use of it.
a. Maurya Period.
b. Gupta Period.
c. Kushana Period.
d. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Gupta Period.
Aryabhatta was the first one to give concept of decimal system; it was learnt by Arabs and from them Europeans learnt it. Aryabhatta was present during Gupta period during 5th Century.
a. Presiding Officer of the house.
b. Leader of the House.
c. Leader of the Opposition.
d. President of India.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Presiding Officer of the house.
The process of adjourning is done by the Presiding officer of the house and it will end the sitting of the house. Adjournment is the process of terminating for fixed amount of time where as Adjournment Sine Die is terminating for infinite amount of time.
i. The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.
ii. The incident ray, the normal and the reflected ray lies in different plane.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. Both (i) and (ii).
d. Neither (i) nor (ii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Only (i).
If the light ray falls on a highly polished surface like mirror then most of the light is reflected back. If the light is reflected, then the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection and the incident ray, the normal and the reflected ray all lies in the same plane.
i. The optical fiber consists of three parts, the core, the cladding and the coating.
ii. The material which is used to make core is denser than cladding.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. Both (i) and (ii).
d. Neither (i) nor (ii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Both (i) and (ii).
The optical fiber consists of core which is the centre part and most of the activities take place in this, the light ray usually passes through this medium it is made of denser medium compared to the other two layers cladding and coating.
a. Atomic Number.
b. Atomic Mass Number.
c. Atomic Mass Unit.
d. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Atomic Number.
Atom is made up of three small particles called electrons, protons and neutrons. Protons are positively charges particles and number of protons present in one atom of an element is called Atomic number of that element.
A. Oxygen.
B. Helium.
C. Hydrogen.
D. Carbon.
a. 1A, 2B, 3C, 4D.
b. 1A, 2D, 3B, 4C.
c. 1D, 2C, 3B, 4A.
d. 1C, 2B, 3D, 4A.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. 1C, 2B, 3D, 4A.
The modern atomic table is the orderly arrangement of the elements in the increasing order of their atomic number and atomic number is found out according to the number of protons present in it. Accordingly Hydrogen has least atomic number. In the given list the next least is Helium followed by Carbon and Oxygen.
a. Agrostology.
b. Agronomy.
c. Anthology.
d. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Agronomy.
The science which deals with the crop plant is called as Agronomy. Agrostology is the study of grasses and Anthology is the study of the flowers.
