Important General Knowledge Questions SET-9 1. What name has been given to the first Boeing 747/700 jet, inducted into Indian Air Force, designed to work as the Indian President’s office-in-the-sky ==> Rajdoot 2. Which pigment gives plants and leaves their green colour ==> Chlorophyll 3. As a token of protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre on 13 April 1919, who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government ==> Rabindranath Tagore 4. On 6 Apr 2009, which Indian cricketer surpassed Australian Mark Waugh’s world record for the most catches in Test Cricket by a fielder (excluding wicket-keeper) ==> Rahul Dravid 5. What is the retirement age of High Court judges ==> 62 years 6. Which apparatus is used to measure the blood pressure ==> Sphygmomanometer 7. Which renowned dancer established classical dance school ‘Kalakshetra’ at Adyar near Chennai in 1931 ==> Rukmini Devi Arundale 8. Kudremukh hills, name literally meaning Horse face, in Karnataka are famous for mines of which mineral ==> Iron Ore 9. Ghatigaon Sanctuary, set up for the conservation of the Son Chiriya (great Indian bustard), is located in which state ==> Madhya Pradesh 10. The novel ‘Q & A’, on which 8 Oscar awards winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (2008) is based, was authored by which Indian civil servant ==> Vikas Swarup 11. Which is the only bird that can fly backwards ==> Hummingbird 12. ‘Chanderi’ and ‘Maheshwari’ sarees are native of which state ==> Madhya Pradesh 13. Quinine, the anti-malaria drug, is made from the bark of which tree ==> Cinchona 14. Titan, the only moon (natural satellite) known to have a dense atmosphere, is the largest moon of which planet ==> Saturn 15. Which dynasty, founded by Mauryan senapati (commander-in-chief) Pushyamitra, was immediate successor of the Maurya dyanasty ==> Shunga dynasty 16. Which coastal city is known as the ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’ ==> Kochi (Kerala) 17. On 1 September 1939, attack on which country by Germany marked the start of World War II ==> Poland 18. In 1981, which Mumbai born British writer won the Booker Prize for his novel ‘Midnight’s Children’ ==> Salman Rushdie 19. In 1913, at which American city did Lala Har Dayal found the ‘Ghadar Party’ ==>San Francisco Q100. By voter strength, which Indian parliamentary constituency (Lok Sabha seat) having more than 33 lakh voters holds the world record of the largest constituency ==> Outer Delhi (Delhi) PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE................ READ MORE................................. rosemaryinstitute
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