PSC NOTES 35 GK

    1 Which mountain range stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north?

    Ans : Aravallis
    2 What is the name of the highest summit of Nilgiri Hills?

    Ans : Doda-betta
    3 For whose removal Parliament’s resolution is not needed?

    Ans : Judge of Supreme Court
    4 In which animal skin is a respiratory organ?

    Ans : Frog
    5 What is the largest state in the USA?

    Ans : Alaska
    6 Which crop does India have the largest cultivated area in the world?

    Ans : Rice
    7 St. Thomas came to India in 1st century A. D. to propogate christianity. During which reign did he come?

    Ans : Gondophernes
    8 What do the contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originate?

    Ans : Temperate cyclones
    9 Which is the birth place of Guru Gobind Singh?

    Ans : Patna
    10 In which country are ‘Dykes’ especially constructed?

    Ans : Norway
    11 Which formulates fiscal policy?

    Ans : Finance Ministry
    12 Who was the first black tennis player to win a Wombledon title?

    Ans : Althea Gibson
    13 Of which metals were the tools and weapons of Harappan civilisation?

    Ans : Copper; tin and bronze
    14 Which is the largest sea in the world?

    Ans : South China Sea
    15 What does the theory of Fundamental Rights imply?

    Ans : Limited government
    16 Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission?

    Ans : Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
    17 Which polymeric material is used for making bullet proof jacket?

    Ans : KEVLAR
    18 By whom was ltmad-ud-daula’s tomb at Agra was built?

    Ans : Nur Jahan
    19 The cauliflower shape is associated with which cloud formations?

    Ans : Cumulus
    20 Which organs are morphologically different but perform the same function?

    Ans : Analogous organs
    21 The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty came into force in which year?

    Ans : 1970
    22 What is used in preparing match sticks?

    Ans : Red phosphorus
    23 Nobel Prize winning scientist James D. Watson is known for his work in which area?

    Ans : Genetics
    24 Knowledge about the- existence of which animal is doubtful in the Indus VaElley Civilization?

    Ans : Cat
    25 Which is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?

    Ans : Oxygen
    26 In which year was the first International Film Festival of India held?

    Ans : 1952 at Bombay
    27 Baan Ki-moon; the former UNO Secretary-General belong to which country?

    Ans : South Korea
    28 Where are a large number of species are found within a small unit of area?

    Ans : Wet evergreen equatorial forests
    29 In which plan was the growth rate of agricultural production negative?

    Ans : Third Plan
    30 Who was not the member of the Cabinet Mission which visited India in 1946?

    Ans : Lord Mountbatten