GK Quests - Part 9 (401-450)

(401) Aam Aadami Party (AAP) won how many seats in Delhi Assembly election – 2013?

[A] 29

[B] 28

[C] 32

[D] 24

(402) Name the film which won the Golden Peacock for 2013 award in the 44th International Film Festival of India?

[A] Beatrix’s War

[B] The Wolf Call

[C] A Place in Heaven

[D] Thou Gilds't The Even

(403) Union Cabinet approved how many districts for proposed Telangana state in December 2013?

[A] 12

[B] 10

[C] 14

[D] 08

(404) Name the place where WTO-2013 Ministerial Conference held in December

[A] Brunei

[B] New Delhi

[C] Bali

[D] Singapore

(405) In which five year plan self reliance as an object of planning was emphasized?

[A] I Five Year Plan

[B] II Five Year Plan

[C] III Five Year Plan

[D] IV Five Year Plan

(406) What is the approximate share of Road transport in India’s total transport?

[A] 60%

[B] 70%

[C] 80%

[D] 90%

(407) Which of the following is true?

[A] FDI limit in airports is 74% and airlines is 26%

[B] FDI limit in airports in 74% and airlines is 49%

[C] FDI limit in airports is 49% and airlines is 51%

[D] FDI limit in airports is 100% and airlines is 49%

(408) The Centre rejected the demand for introduction of Inner line permit (ILP) system in the state of

[A] Meghalaya

[B] Arunachal Pradesh

[C] Nagaland

[D] Mizoram

(409) A meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved a proposal to create a Legislative Council in the State of ________

[A] Rajasthan

[B] Assam

[C] Chhattisgarh

[D] West Bengal

(410) Ratan Tata has recently decided to partner with which Aviation company?

[A] Thai Air

[B] Singapore Airlines

[C] Air Asia India

[D] Air Malaysia

(411) Osama bin Laden was captured by the US Army in which city of Pakistan?

[A] Peshawar

[B] Zaffrabad

[C] Jalalabad

[D] Abbottabad

(412) The rise of kerosene oil in wicks of lamps is due to which property of liquids

[A] Capillary action

[B] Viscosity

[C] Elasticity

[D] Flotation

(413) Who among the following is NOT a classical vocalist?

[A] Ustad Rehmat Khan

[B] Pt. Jasraj

[C] Ustad Bismillah Khan

[D] Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan

(414) Washing Soda, used to soften water domestically, is actually

[A] calcium bicarbonate

[B] sodium carbonate

[C] sodium bicarbonate

[D] calcium carbonate

(415) Which of the following helps in clotting of blood?

[A] Plasma

[B] Thrombocytes

[C] Leucocytes

[D] Erythrocytes

(416) Blood does NOT coagulate inside the body due to the presence of

[A] Hemoglobin

[B] Heparin

[C] Fibrin

[D] Palsma

(417) Which one among the following is NOT a correct statement?

[A] Cathode rays are negatively charged particles

[B] Cathode rays are produced from all the gases

[C] Electrons are basic constituents of all the atoms

[D] Hydrogen ions do not contain any proton

(418) NaOH + HCl --à NaCl + H₂O

In the above chemical reaction:

[A] Sodium is oxidized and oxygen is reduced

[B] Sodium is oxidized and chlorine is reduced

[C] Sodium and hydrogen are oxidized

[D] None of them are oxidized or reduced

(419) Which element forms the highest number of compounds in the periodic table?

[A] Carbon

[B[ Oxygen

[C] Silicon

[D] Sulphur

(420) Chinook is a

[A] cold wind in Europe

[B] tropical desert storm in West Asia

[C] warm wind in North America

[D] depression in South Africa

(421) The Government of India and Reserve Bank of India have decided to introduce 1 billion pieces of Rs. 10notes in polymer / plastic on a field trial basis. Which of the following is/are objectives behind this move?

(I) Increase of the lifetime of the notes

(II) Combating counterfeiting

(III) Reducing the cost of mining of currency

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

[A] I and II only

[B] II only

[C] III only

[D] I, II and III

(422) “Silent Spring”, considered by many as one among the greatest science books of all time, is written by Rachel Carson. The book deals with

[A] Wildlife protection

[B] Protection of the environment

[C] Pollution of the Water body

[D] None of the above

(423) Which one among the following countries has won the ICC Women’s World Cup, 2013 held in India?

[A] India

[B] West Indies

[C] Australia

[D] Sri Lanka

(424) Which one among the following was the main demand of the “2013 Shahbag Protests”?

[A] Employment for all above 18 years

[B] Equal rights for men and women

[C] Capital punishment for those convicted of crimes against humanity during 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war

[D] Introduction of Urdu and Arabic languages as compulsory subjects in primary education

(425) Which one among the following was the primary reason behind the failure of the Young Bengal Movement in Bengal?

[A] It did not appeal to educated people

[B] Its economic programme was not popular

[C] It was too radical

[D] It did not have good leaders

(426) Which of the following was observed on August 19,2012 in honour of Joseph Nicephore Niepce and Louis Daguerre?

[A] World Cinema Day

[B] World Poetry Day

[C] World Painting Day

[D] World Photography Day

(427) WikiLeaks, a whistleblowers website is an international organisation based in

[A] USA

[B] UK

[C] Sweden

[D] Norway

(428) “Nomadic Elephant” was the joint military exercise held sometime back in India between India and

[A] China

[B] USA

[C] Russia

[D] Mongolia

(429) The time period of a pendulum when taken to the Moon would

[A] remain the same

[B] decrease

[C] become zero

[D] increase

(430) Quaranitine regulation is concerned with

[A] Growing of better varieties of plant

[B] Prevention of entry of diseased organism

[C] Spraying of insecticide over diseased plants

[D] Identification of diseased organism

(431) The book “Perpetual City” is a short biography of which Indian City?

[A] Delhi

[B] Chennai

[C] Jaipur

[D] Bhubaneswar

(432) Which of the following world class Tennis Player had played in Chennai Open tournament so far?

[A] Novak Djokovic

[B] Roger Federer

[C] Andy Murray

[D] Rafael Nadal

(433) The author of “Chennai Now Madras Then” is

[A] Kalyani Shankar

[B] Nanditha Krishna

[C] Malvika Singh

[D] Amandeep Sandhu

(434) When J C Bose returned from UK in 1885 and joined Presidency College, Calcutta as a teacher he refused to draw his salary first because

[A] he argued that teaching profession should not get salary

[B] it was only half of what his white colleagues were offered

[C] he hesitated to get salary from British

[D] all the Indian staff in that college not drawn salary

(435) Which is the most distant object in the Solar System that one can see with one’s naked eye?

[A] Mars

[B] Saturn

[C] Neptune

[D] Jupiter

(436) As per 2011 census, how many Indian States (including Union Territories) have literacy rate more than 90.00%?

[A] 1

[B] 2

[C] 3

[D] 4

(437) How many Indian States share border with China?

[A] 4

[B] 5

[C] 6

[D] 7

(438) The name by which Asoka is generally referred to in his inscription is

[A] Priyadarsi

[B] Dharmadeva

[C] Chakravarti

[D] Dharmakirti

(439) With which one of the following is the classic “Jivaka Chintamani” is associated?

[A] Jainism

[B] Buddhism

[C] Hinduism

[D] Sikhism

(440) Which one of the following rulers was known as Amitraghata, the “destroyer of foes”?

[A] Chandragupta Maurya

[B] Bindusara

[C] Kanishka

[D] Samudragupta

(441) Kanishka’s capital was at

[A] Amravati

[B] Kannauj

[C] Mathura

[D] Peshawar

(442) One consistent feature found in the history of Southern India was the growth of small regional kingdoms rather than large empires because of

[A] the absence of minerals like iron

[B] too many divisions in the social structure

[C] the absence of vast areas of fertile land

[D] the scarcity of manpower

(443) Which of the following Mauryan emperors abdicated his throne and migrated to the South to live as Jain ascetic?

[A] Chandragupta Maurya

[B] Ashoka

[C] Bindusara

[D] Dasaratha

(444) Consider the following Statement(s):

(I) In the First Round Table Conference that met in November 1930, Congress had no representative.

(II) Mahatma Gandhi was chosen as the sole representative of the Congress at the Second Round Table Conference held in September – December 1931.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

[A] I only

[B] II only

[C] Both I and II

[D] Neither I nor II

(445) Annie Beasant was

(I) Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement

(II) The founder of the Theosophical Society

(III) Once the President of Indian National Congress

Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below:

[A] I only

[B] II and III only

[C] I and III only

[D] I, II and III

(446) At which one of the places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his satyagraha in India?

[A] Ahmedaabd

[B] Bardoli

[C] Champaran

[D] Kheda

(447) Which of the following Sikh Gurus collected all the work of the previous Guru and dedicated in the form of Verses?

[A] Guru Har Govind

[B] Guru Arjun Dev

[C] Guru Har Kishan

[D] Guru Tegh Bahadur

(448) Which of the following is correctly matched?

[A] Ellora Caves – Saka

[B] Mahabalipuram – Rashtrakuta

[C] Meenakshi Temple – Pallavas

[D] Khajuraho – Chandellas

(449) October 26, 1947 is an important date in the Indian history because of

[A] Maharaja Hari Singh’s signing of Instrument of Accession

[B] Ceasefire with Pakistan

[C] Merger of Sindh

[D] Declaration of war on India by Pakistan

(450) “Diarchy” was first introduced in India under

[A] Minto Morley Reforms

[B] Montford Reforms

[C] Simon Commission Plan

[D] Government of India Act, 1935

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Answers with Explanations*

401	B	411	D	421	D	431	A	441	D
402	A	412	A	422	B	432	D *	442	C
403	B	413	C	423	C	433	B	443	A
404	C	414	B	424	C	434	B	444	C
405	D	415	B	425	C	435	B	445	C
406	C	416	C	426	D	436	C *	446	C
407	D	417	D	427	C	437	B *	447	B
408	A *	418	D	428	D	438	A	448	D
409	B *	419	A	429	D	439	A	449	A
410	B	420	C	430	B	440	B	450	B

Explanation (s):-

(408) ILP is an official travel document issued by an empowered State government to allow inward travel of an Indian citizen into a protected/restricted area for a limited period. It is obligatory for Indian citizen from outside those States to obtain permit for entering the protected State. The document is an effort by the government to regulate movement to certain areas located near the international border. Currently ILP Is in force in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram.

(409) On November 28, 2013, Union Cabinet under the head of Prime Minister approved a proposal to create a Legislative Council in Assam. As of Jan 2014 6 States (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh) have a Legislative Council. A Bill to create Legislative Council in Rajasthan was introduced in Parliament recently and it was pending with the Standing Committee.

(432) Rafael Nadal played Chennai Open in 2008

(436) Kerala – 93.91%; Lakshadweep Is – 92.98% and Mizoram – 91.58%

  

(437)

Bordering Countries	Indian States
Pakistan	1	J & K
	2	Punjab
	3	Rajasthan
	4	Gujarat
China	1	J & K
	2	Himachal Pradesh
	3	Uttarakhand
	4	Sikkim
	5	Arunachal Pradesh
Nepal	1	Bihar
	2	Uttarakhand
	3	Uttar Pradesh
	4	Sikkim
	5	West Bengal
Bangladesh	1	West Bengal
	2	Mizoram
	3	Meghalaya
	4	Tripura
	5	Asom
Bhutan	1	West Bengal
	2	Sikkim
	3	Arunachal Pradesh
	4	Asom
Myanmar	1	Arunachal Pradesh
	2	Nagaland
	3	Manipur
	4	Mizoram
Afghanistan	1	J & K (PoK)