general knowledge Online Quiz - 2549

The tagline 'Trusted Family Bank' belongs to Dena Bank. This slogan positioned the bank as a trustworthy family-oriented financial institution. Federal Bank, HDFC, and IDBI Bank have different brand positioning. The question tests knowledge of Indian bank taglines.

United Bank of India is 'The Bank that begins with U' among the options given. The question is a wordplay asking to identify which bank name starts with the letter U. Indian Bank, Vijaya Bank, and Punjab National Bank start with I, V, and P respectively, making United Bank of India the correct answer.

Indian Bank's tagline is 'Taking Banking Technology to Common Man', reflecting the bank's mission to make banking accessible through technology. The other options (Axis Bank, J & K Bank, Bank of Baroda) have different taglines - Axis Bank uses 'Badhti Ka Naam Daad', Bank of Baroda uses 'India's International Bank'.

Probity means honesty and uprightness in character - specifically, adherence to moral principles and integrity. 'Probability' is unrelated, 'dishonesty' is the opposite, and 'probe' refers to investigation.

A plagiarist is someone who steals and passes off the ideas or words of another as their own. While 'copyist' might seem close, it lacks the essential element of theft and deception. 'Author' and 'writer' are creators, not stealers.

Ostentation means a pretentious or showy display designed to impress others - flourishing or showing off extravagantly. 'Simplicity' is the opposite. 'Oscillate' means to swing back and forth, 'oust' means to remove.

Lax means not strict, loose, or negligent - it describes someone lacking in rigor or strictness. 'Firm' is the opposite. 'Fax' is unrelated technology, 'lazy' is a related but different concept (lax can apply to rules, not just people). Slack best captures the sense of looseness.

Celibacy (note: spelled with 'celibacy', not 'cellibacy' in the question) refers to the state of being unmarried, specifically abstaining from marriage and sexual relations. 'Singleness' captures this meaning best. 'Celebrate' and 'celestial' are unrelated, 'candid' means frank or honest.

A yeoman historically refers to a commoner or ordinary citizen who owns and cultivates a small landholding. They were below the gentry class but above serfs in social rank. Options like landlord, master, or governor denote positions of authority or ownership over others, which doesn't match the yeoman's status.

Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna served as Chief Minister of Karnataka and later as India's External Affairs Minister. In Karnataka naming conventions, S.M. stands for Somanahalli Mallaiah, which identifies his ancestral village and father's name. The other options are fictitious combinations.

Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) Dam is located in Mandya District, Karnataka. It was built across the Cauvery River near the confluence of three rivers - Cauvery, Hemavati, and Lakshmana Tirtha. Mysore, Madekeri (Madikeri), and Chamrajanagara are incorrect as the dam is not situated in those districts.

Dr. Rajkumar did not receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for any specific film performance. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema, given for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema, not for acting in a particular film. While Rajkumar received the Padma Bhushan and numerous Filmfare Awards, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award was never bestowed upon him.

H.D. Deve Gowda, former Prime Minister of India, has the initials H.D. which stand for Haradanahalli DeveGowda, denoting his native village. The full expansion is Haradanahalli Doddegowda DeveGowda. This follows the common Karnataka naming convention of using the village name as the first initial.

The Homolographic projection (also known as an equal-area projection) is designed to preserve area relationships across the map. While it distorts shape and distance, it accurately represents the relative sizes of landmasses, making it useful for comparing areas of different regions.

Latitudinal differences in solar heating create pressure belts that align with climate zones. The trade winds, westerlies, and polar easterlies all correspond to distinct pressure zones that match global climate patterns, creating a direct relationship between pressure and climate.

Wave formation follows basic physics: stronger winds blowing over greater distances (fetch) create larger waves with more energy. The energy in waves is proportional to the square of their height, so larger waves carry significantly more energy. (Note: question has typos 'enerty' and 'prosses')

Radiation belts (like Earth's Van Allen belts) pose multiple hazards: they can degrade electronic circuits, damage solar panels on spacecraft, and harm living organisms through ionizing radiation. 'All of the above' correctly encompasses all these documented effects.

The Great Victoria Desert is located in Australia, specifically in the southern part of Western Australia and extending into South Australia. It is the largest desert in Australia and covers over 420,000 square kilometers. Canada and North America have different desert systems.