Basic General Knowledge : General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Q251. Permanent Hardness of water can be removed by adding

[A] Wasshing soda

[B] Potassium permanganate

[C] Chlorine

[D] Bleaching powder

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Correct Answer: Wasshing soda


Q252. Who was the first Chairman of the SAARC?

[A] King Birendra

[B] Mrs.Indira Gandhi

[C] Lt.Gen H.M.Ershad

[D] Mr. Zia ur Rehman

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Correct Answer: Lt.Gen H.M.Ershad


Q253. The famous Rock Garden is located in which city?

[A] Simla

[B] Lucknow

[C] Chandigarh

[D] Jaipur

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Correct Answer: Chandigarh


Q254. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana is also known as

[A] National Urban Livelihood Mission

[B] National Rural Livelihood Mission

[C] National Urban Health Mission

[D] National Rural Health Mission

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Correct Answer: National Urban Livelihood Mission


Q255. Which one of the following cities will never get the vertical rays of the sun?

[A] Thiruvananthapuram

[B] Srinagar

[C] Mumbai

[D] Kolkata

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Correct Answer: Srinagar


Q256. The first Tuesday of May is observed as

[A] Global Family Day

[B] World Immunization Day

[C] International Human Solidarity Day

[D] World Asthma Day

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Correct Answer: World Asthma Day


Q257. Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of

[A] Kerala

[B] Orissa

[C] Tamil Nadu

[D] Andhra Pradesh

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Correct Answer: Orissa


Q258. Which one of the following Cricketers has been declared by the ICC as ‘Cricketer of the Twentieth Century’?

[A] Kapil Dev

[B] Sachin Tendulkar

[C] Rahul Dravid

[D] Anil Kumble

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Correct Answer: Kapil Dev


Q259. The _________ Lake of India has very high salinity.

[A] Wular ( J & K)

[B] Chilka (Orissa)

[C] Sambhar (Rajasthan)

[D] Pulicut ( Tamil Nadu)

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Correct Answer: Sambhar (Rajasthan)


Q260. What does an airbag, used for the safety of a car driver, contain?

[A] Sodium peroxide

[B] Sodium bicarbonate

[C] Sodium nitrite

[D] Sodium azide

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Correct Answer: Sodium azide


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