LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Who is known as the ‘Man of Blood and Iron’?
A)
Adolf Hitler
B)
Otto von Bismarck
C)
Napoleon
D)
Benito Mussolini
Otto von Bismarck, German Chancellor, is known as Man of Blood and Iron for his policy of unification through war.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Shinkanshen Technology pertains to:
A)
Robot technology
B)
Railway Technology
C)
Space Technology
D)
Marine Technology
Shinkansen = high-speed bullet train technology.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Governor’s Rule has been imposed in the state of Jammu and Kashmir on 9th January 2016, by which section of Jammu and Kashmir Constitution was it invoked?
A)
Section 85
B)
Section 90
C)
Section 91
D)
Section 92
Governor's Rule in J&K is imposed under Section 92 of the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution, not under Article 356 of Indian Constitution.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Liquefied Petroleum Gas is a mixture of:
A)
Propane and Ethane
B)
Propane and Butane
C)
Propane and Oxygen
D)
Propane and Methane
LPG is mixture of Propane and Butane.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
What is the ratio of 12 minutes to one hour?
A)
1/4
B)
1/5
C)
2/4
D)
2/5
Ratio 12 min to 60 min =1:5.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
The common name of Washing Soda is:
A)
Sodium Bicarbonate
B)
Sodium Carbonate
C)
Sodium Sulphate
D)
Sodium Nitrate
Washing Soda = Sodium Carbonate Na2CO3·10H2O.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Who has written the book ‘Principles of Scientific Management’?
A)
Henri Fayol
B)
Elton Mayo
C)
Robert Taylor
D)
F.W. Taylor
'Principles of Scientific Management' (1911) was authored by Frederick Winslow Taylor, father of scientific management.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
The book ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ is written by:
A)
Gabriel García Márquez
B)
George Graham Márquez
C)
George García Márquez
D)
Gabriel Graham Márquez
'One Hundred Years of Solitude' (1967) is by Colombian Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Who has been appointed as Director General of the National Centre for Good Governance?
A)
Dr. Gyanendra D Bandgaiyan
B)
K. Ramakrishna Rao
C)
Y. Sadasivaiah
D)
K. Poornachandra Rao
Dr. Gyanendra D. Bandgaiyan/Badgaiyan was appointed Director General of National Centre for Good Governance.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Pollination by wind is known as:
A)
Hydrophily
B)
Anemophily
C)
Ornithophily
D)
Entomophily
Wind pollination Anemophily.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Raghuram Rajan was recently awarded 2016 Central Bank of the Year Award (Global and Asia Pacific), which of the following are true?
1. He is the 22nd RBI Governor
2. The award was conferred by The Banker
3. He was awarded for stimulating growth and stabilizing economy
4. He was the Chief Economic Advisor
A)
1, 2 and 3
B)
2, 3 and 4
C)
3 and 4 only
D)
1 and 2 only
Raghuram Rajan is 23rd RBI Governor and won Global and Asia-Pacific Central Banker of the Year 2016 from The Banker/Central Banking; statements 2,3,4 are considered correct in this set.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
World’s most powerful supercomputer at present is:
A)
Titan, USA
B)
Sequoia, USA
C)
K Computer, Japan
D)
Tianhe-2, China
World's most powerful supercomputer 2016 was Sunway TaihuLight (China).
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
The full form of NeGAP is:
A)
North East Green Awareness Programme
B)
North East Green Augmentation Project
C)
National E-Governance Action Plan
D)
National E-Governance Awareness Project
NeGAP = National e-Governance Action Plan.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
OGP stands for:
A)
Office of Global Partnership
B)
Open Government Partnership
C)
Oil and Gas Production
D)
Order of Green Partnership
OGP = Open Government Partnership.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has launched e-office with the spirit of Good Governance Initiative of Union Government, the modules consist of:
A)
Knowledge Management System
B)
File Management System
C)
Tour Management System
D)
All of the above
WCD Ministry's e-office includes Knowledge Management System, File Management System and Tour Management System for good governance.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
An art gallery in Canberra has agreed to return a 2000 year old sitting Buddha idol to India which has its origin in:
A)
Sarnath
B)
Kapilavastu
C)
Mathura
D)
Kaushambi
Sitting Buddha origin Mathura region.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
Electric Current is measured in:
A)
Volt
B)
Ampere
C)
Watt
D)
Joule
Current measured in Ampere.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
An accurate clock shows 8 o’clock in the morning. Through how many degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 3 o’clock in the afternoon?
A)
168º
B)
172º
C)
180º
D)
210º
From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. is 7 hours. The hour hand moves 30° per hour, so 7×30° = 210°.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
DDT was invented by:
A)
Rachel Carson
B)
Ronald Ross
C)
Paul Muller
D)
Roge Balm
DDT invented by Paul Muller, Nobel Prize Chemistry 1948.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
NDRF stands for:
A)
National Disaster Response Force
B)
National Disaster Recovery Force
C)
National Defence Reserve Force
D)
National Disaster Relief Force
NDRF = National Disaster Response Force (also Fund).
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
‘Life on My Terms’ is a book authored by:
A)
Pranab Mukherji
B)
Sharad Pawar
C)
Natwar Singh
D)
APJ Abdul Kalam
'Life on My Terms: From Grassroots to Corridors of Power' is autobiography of Sharad Pawar.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
The Mizo Academy of Letters started awarding its Book of the Year in:
A)
1988
B)
1989
C)
1990
D)
1991
Mizo Academy of Letters Book of Year started 1989.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
RGGVY stands for:
A)
Rastriya Grameen Gram Vikas Yojana
B)
Rastriya Gram Grameen Vikas Yojana
C)
Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
D)
Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vikas Yojana
RGGVY = Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
‘Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter’s Memoir’ is a book written by:
A)
Fatima Bhutto
B)
Aung San Suu Kyi
C)
Indira Gandhi
D)
Yingluck Shinawatra
'Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter's Memoir' is written by Fatima Bhutto, niece of Benazir Bhutto.
LDE (other) • 2016 • General Knowledge
What is the full form of GIAN?
A)
Global Initiative of Academic Networks
B)
German International Academic Networks
C)
German Initiative Academic Networks
D)
Global International Academic Networks
GIAN = Global Initiative of Academic Networks.
