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Questions Related to general knowledge

Bones of old persons are brittle and fractured more readily occur because they contain more _________.

  1. lacunae

  2. organic matter

  3. inorganic matter

  4. bone marrow


Correct Option: C

Consider the following statements:
$1$. Bones and blood are mesodermal in origin.
$2$. Serum is plasma minus clotting factor.
$3$. Five types of leucocytes are found in mammals.
$4$. Bone forming cells are called Osteoblast.
Which of the statements given are correct?

  1. $1$ and $2$

  2. $2$ and $3$

  3. $1, 3$ and $4$

  4. $1, 2, 3$ and $4$


Correct Option: D

Which one of the following carries out the function in human being similar to the one which Malpighian tubules perform in cookroach and other insects ?

  1. Lung

  2. Kidneys

  3. Heart

  4. Reproductive organs


Correct Option: B

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Bile is stored in

  1. Gall bladder

  2. Duedenum

  3. Liver

  4. Spleen


Correct Option: A

Baglihar dam has been a matter of dispute between which nations?

  1. Bangladesh and Myanmar

  2. Myanmar and China

  3. India and China

  4. India and Pakistan


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The dispute between the Pakistan and India over the Baglihar dam is an interstate dispute. However, the current dispute is a continuation of the conflict between Pakistan and India over Kashmir and the Indus river basin, it is more complicated than a simple interstate dispute.

SIMBEX is an annual naval exercise between India and _________.

  1. Sri Lanka

  2. France

  3. USA

  4. Singapore


Correct Option: D

In November, 2014, which one of India's neighbouring countries allowed a Chinese submarine to dock at one of its ports?

  1. Bangladesh

  2. Sri Lanka

  3. Maldives

  4. Pakistan


Correct Option: B

Which city is called the 'City of Parks'?

  1. Kiev

  2. Multan

  3. Lahore

  4. Kolkata


Correct Option: A

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the code given.

List I List II
A. Deccan Traps $1$. Late Cenozoic
B. Western Ghats $2$. Pre-Cambrain
C. Aravalli $3$. Cretaceous Eocene
D. Narmada-Tapi alluvial deposite $4$. Cambrian
$5$. Pleistocene
  1. A-$3$, B-$5$, C-$1$, D-$4$

  2. A-$3$, B-$1$, C-$2$, D-$5$

  3. A-$2$, B-$1$, C-$3$, D-$4$

  4. A-$1$, B-$4$, C-$2$, D-$5$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Deccan Traps were formed during late cretaceous Eocene period.
The Western Ghats were formed during late Cenozoic age.
The Aravallies were formed in Pre-Cambrian period.
The Narmada-Tapti Alluvial deposits were formed during the Pleistocene age.

Pakistan's net primary enrolment is significantly below than its neighbours specially.

  1. Bangladesh

  2. India

  3. Sri Lanka

  4. None of these


Correct Option: D