WBCS MAIN 2018 P-4 GK & Current Affairs MCQ


WBCS MAIN 2018 – PAPER IV: ONE-LINER QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

1. Where is Wall Street located?
Answer: New York

2. Which country is known as the “Cockpit of Europe”?
Answer: Belgium

3. Which place is famous as the “Sanskrit Village of India”?
Answer: Mattur, Karnataka

4. Where is the headquarters of the ILO situated?
Answer: Geneva

5. How many official languages are there in the UNO?
Answer: 6

6. Which was the first spaceship to orbit the moon?
Answer: Zond-5

7. “Poilu” is the nickname of a soldier from which country?
Answer: France

8. What is the Parliament of Malaysia known as?
Answer: Majlis

9. Which is the capital of Australia?
Answer: Canberra

10. Where is Veer Savarkar International Airport situated?
Answer: Port Blair

11. Which is the headquarters of North Central Railway?
Answer: Allahabad

12. Which is the longest national highway in India?
Answer: NH-44

13. With which country did India sign an MOU on river Ganga rejuvenation on 17th April 2018?
Answer: Bangladesh

14. What type of river bridge is Rabindra Setu (Howrah Bridge)?
Answer: Cantilever Bridge

15. Where is the National Defence Academy of India situated?
Answer: Khadakwasla

16. Which is the official flower of West Bengal?
Answer: Palash

17. Which is the National Aquatic Animal of India?
Answer: River Dolphin

18. Ram Nath Kovind is the _ President of India.
Answer: 14th

19. Which were the first countries in the Gulf to introduce VAT in 2018?
Answer: UAE and Saudi Arabia

20. In which year was the All India Muslim League founded?
Answer: 1906

21. When did Pondicherry become a State of India?
Answer: 1962

22. Who gave the slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kishan”?
Answer: Lal Bahadur Shastri

23. Who was the Sahitya Akademi Award winner for Bengali in 2017?
Answer: Nrisinghaprasad Bhaduri

24. Which nation participated in the FIFA World Cup 2018 for the first time?
Answer: Iceland

25. Which Indian state touches the boundary of the maximum number of states?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh

26. Which is India’s first nuclear-powered submarine?
Answer: INS Arihant

27. Which is the official bird of West Bengal?
Answer: Emerald Dove

28. Krishna Deva Raya was the famous ruler of which dynasty?
Answer: Vijayanagara Dynasty

29. In which year was the Tashkent Pact between India and Pakistan signed?
Answer: 1966

30. In which year was the Battle of the Hydaspes fought between Alexander the Great and King Porus?
Answer: 326 BC

31. When did Goa become a State of India?
Answer: 1961 (Liberated; became state in 1987, but as per key)

32. Who said, “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others”?
Answer: George Orwell

33. Who was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2017?
Answer: Kazuo Ishiguro

34. Who wrote “The Last Moghul”?
Answer: William Dalrymple

35. “A Century Is Not Enough” is the autobiography of which cricketer?
Answer: Sourav Ganguly

36. What does “ISBN” stand for?
Answer: International Standard Book Number

37. What is the full form of “ISRO”?
Answer: Indian Space Research Organisation

38. The National Calendar of India is based on which calendar?
Answer: Saka Calendar

39. Ghoomar is the folk dance form of which state?
Answer: Rajasthan

40. Who was the recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke award in 2017?
Answer: Shashi Kapoor

41. Which university has produced the highest number of Nobel laureates?
Answer: Cambridge University

42. Who was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha as of 2018?
Answer: Sumitra Mahajan

43. Which film won the Best Picture Oscar in 2018?
Answer: The Shape of Water

44. Who was the champion of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017?
Answer: England

45. Where will the 2022 FIFA World Cup be held?
Answer: Qatar

46. How many medals did India secure in the Commonwealth Games 2018?
Answer: 66

47. The terms “Deuce, Smash, Drop, Love, Let, Fault” are related to which sport?
Answer: Badminton

48. What is the measurement of a Kabaddi field?
Answer: 13-40 mts x 5-18 mts

49. How many languages are recognised by the Constitution of India?
Answer: 22

50. Bharat Natyam is the classical dance form of which state?
Answer: Tamil Nadu

51. Who won the Best Actor Oscar in 2018?
Answer: Gary Oldman

52. Who won the 65th National Film Award for Best Actor?
Answer: Riddhi Sen

53. Who was the recipient of the Jnanpith Award in 2017?
Answer: Krishna Sobti

54. How many Gold Medals did India win in the Commonwealth Games 2018?
Answer: 26

55. The sports term “Bull’s Eye” is related to which sport?
Answer: Rifle Shooting

56. The Agha Khan Cup is associated with which sport?
Answer: Hockey

57. Where is Red Square located?
Answer: Moscow

58. Where is Corbett National Park located?
Answer: Uttarakhand

59. Where is India’s active diamond mine located?
Answer: Panna, Madhya Pradesh

60. Where is the headquarters of the WHO situated?
Answer: Geneva

61. The study of coins and medals is known as what?
Answer: Numismatics

62. Who was the last king of France?
Answer: Louis Philippe I

63. “Old Glory” is the nickname of which country’s flag?
Answer: USA

64. Northern Rhodesia is now known as which country?
Answer: Zambia

65. The Parliament of the USA is known as what?
Answer: Congress

66. Which is the capital of Ecuador?
Answer: Quito

67. What was the theme of World Environment Day 2018?
Answer: Beat Plastic Pollution

68. On which date is International Yoga Day celebrated?
Answer: 21 June

69. Who was the first Indian woman to become Miss World?
Answer: Reita Faria

70. Where is Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar International Airport situated?
Answer: Nagpur

71. Which is the headquarters of Western Central Railway?
Answer: Jabalpur

72. What was India’s place in the world production of steel as of 2018?
Answer: Third

73. Who wrote “Canterbury Tales”?
Answer: Geoffrey Chaucer

74. “Crossing The Line” is the autobiography of which footballer?
Answer: Luis Suarez

75. What is the currency of Bhutan?
Answer: Ngultrum

76. What is the full form of “VIRUS”?
Answer: Vital Information Resources Under Siege

77. What is the full form of “RADAR”?
Answer: Radio Detecting and Ranging

78. Which country introduced Smog insurance to combat air pollution?
Answer: China

79. What is the immediate remedial measure to tackle non-degradable plastic waste pollution?
Answer: Recycling

80. Monitoring of SO2 gas is done by passing it through which solution?
Answer: [HgCl4]-2 solution

81. Radioactive wastes should be entrapped in which material before dumping into the sea?
Answer: Glass

82. Which detrimental solid waste is liberated by thermal power stations?
Answer: Fly ash

83. Desalination of water is performed by which method?
Answer: Reverse Osmosis

84. The bed of catalyst used for conversion of automobile emissions to CO2 is made of which metal?
Answer: Platinum (Pt)

85. Which instrument is used in industry for purifying air contaminated with dust and smoke?
Answer: Electrostatic precipitator

86. CO level in burnt flue gas up to 150 ppm can be monitored by which means?
Answer: Non-dispersive IR spectroscopy

87. What is the permissible limit of Arsenic in drinking water?
Answer: 10 ppm

88. The most effective sewage treatment is conducted by which method?
Answer: Activated sludge method

89. White lung cancer is caused by exposure to which material?
Answer: Asbestos

90. The acidity of normal rain water is due to which gas?
Answer: CO2

91. In photosynthesis, what gas is released by green plants?
Answer: Oxygen (O2)

92. Which rays are responsible for cell mutation and cancer?
Answer: Gamma rays (γ-rays)

93. Historical monuments are badly damaged due to the corrosive action of which gas?
Answer: SO2 (Sulphur Dioxide)

94. The best method for sterilization of water uses which agent?
Answer: Ozone

95. Which organisms are known as the scavengers of the earth?
Answer: Fungi

96. Smoke is a colloidal suspension of which particles in air?
Answer: Negatively charged carbon particles

97. Which of the following is not a metallic pollutant? (Hg, Pb, Cr, Detergent)
Answer: Detergent

98. What is the capital of Bulgaria?
Answer: Sofia

99. What is the currency of Myanmar?
Answer: Kyat

100. Who is the first Indian woman to become Miss World?
Answer: Reita Faria

WBCS MAIN 2018 – PAPER IV: MCQ QUESTIONS & ANSWERS


1. Wall Street is located in:
(A) London
(B) Paris
(C) New York
(D) Germany
Correct Answer: (C) New York


2. Which is known as the “Cockpit of Europe”?
(A) Ireland
(B) Iceland
(C) Belgium
(D) Norway
Correct Answer: (C) Belgium


3. Which place is famous as the “Sanskrit Village of India”?
(A) Pimpri, Maharashtra
(B) Prayag, Uttar Pradesh
(C) Mattur, Karnataka
(D) Korba, Chattisgarh
Correct Answer: (C) Mattur, Karnataka


4. The Headquarter of ILO is situated at:
(A) Rome
(B) Paris
(C) Geneva
(D) The Heague
Correct Answer: (C) Geneva


5. How many official languages are there in UNO?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 8
Correct Answer: (C) 6


6. Which is the first space ship to orbit the moon?
(A) Luna-1
(B) Zond-5
(C) Lunakhod-1
(D) Soyuz-28
Correct Answer: (B) Zond-5


7. “Poilu” is the nickname of:
(A) American Soldier
(B) French Soldier
(C) Japanese Soldier
(D) English Soldier
Correct Answer: (B) French Soldier


8. The Parliament of Malaysia is known as:
(A) Majlis
(B) Shora
(C) Khural
(D) Diet
Correct Answer: (A) Majlis


9. Which is the capital of Australia?
(A) Sydney
(B) Melbourne
(C) Adelaide
(D) Canberra
Correct Answer: (D) Canberra


10. Veer Savarkar International Airport is situated at:
(A) Mangalore
(B) Kochi
(C) Gaya
(D) Port Blair
Correct Answer: (D) Port Blair


11. Which is the Headquarter of North Central Railway?
(A) Bilaspur
(B) Jabalpur
(C) Jaipur
(D) Allahabad
Correct Answer: (D) Allahabad


12. Which is the longest national highway in India?
(A) NH-27
(B) NH-30
(C) NH-44
(D) NH-53
Correct Answer: (C) NH-44


13. MOU on river Ganga rejuvenation was signed by India on 17th April, 2018 with:
(A) UK
(B) USA
(C) Bangladesh
(D) China
Correct Answer: (C) Bangladesh


14. What type of river bridge is Rabindra Setu?
(A) Beam Bridge
(B) Truss Bridge
(C) Cantilever Bridge
(D) Arch Bridge
Correct Answer: (C) Cantilever Bridge


15. National Defence Academy of India is situated at:
(A) Khadakwasla
(B) Dehradun
(C) Jabalpur
(D) Wellington
Correct Answer: (A) Khadakwasla


16. Which is the official Flower of West Bengal?
(A) Lotus
(B) Palash
(C) Shephali
(D) Rhododendron
Correct Answer: (B) Palash


17. Which is the National Aquatic Animal of India?
(A) Ganges Shark
(B) Dugong
(C) Golden Mahseer
(D) River Dolphin
Correct Answer: (D) River Dolphin


18. Ram Nath Kovind is the _ President of India.
(A) 12th
(B) 13th
(C) 14th
(D) 15th
Correct Answer: (C) 14th


19. First countries in Gulf to introduce VAT in 2018 are:
(A) Qatar and Iran
(B) Qatar and Kuwait
(C) UAE and Saudi Arabia
(D) Bahrain and Iraq
Correct Answer: (C) UAE and Saudi Arabia


20. All India Muslim League was founded in:
(A) 1905
(B) 1906
(C) 1911
(D) 1947
Correct Answer: (B) 1906


21. When did Pondicherry become a State of India?
(A) 1961
(B) 1962
(C) 1963
(D) 1964
Correct Answer: (B) 1962


22. “Jai Jawan Jai Kishan” – this is the slogan of:
(A) Rajiv Gandhi
(B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(C) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer: (C) Lal Bahadur Shastri


23. Who is the Sahitya Academy Award Winner for Bengali in 2017?
(A) Afsar Ahmed
(B) Nrisinghaprasad Bhaduri
(C) Subodh Sarkar
(D) Sankha Ghosh
Correct Answer: (B) Nrisinghaprasad Bhaduri


24. Which among the following nations participated in FIFA World Cup 2018 for the first time?
(A) Morocco
(B) Tunisia
(C) Egypt
(D) Iceland
Correct Answer: (D) Iceland


25. Which State of India touches the boundary of maximum States?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Telengana
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Punjab
Correct Answer: (C) Uttar Pradesh


26. Which is India’s first nuclear powered Submarine?
(A) INS Kalvari
(B) INS Sindhuraj
(C) INS Chakra
(D) INS Arihant
Correct Answer: (D) INS Arihant


27. Which is the official bird of West Bengal?
(A) Green Imperial Pigeon
(B) White-throated King Fisher
(C) Koel
(D) Emerald Dove
Correct Answer: (D) Emerald Dove


28. Krishna Deva Raya was the famous ruler of:
(A) Vijayanagara Dynasty
(B) Chola Dynasty
(C) Chalukya Dynasty
(D) Bahmani Dynasty
Correct Answer: (A) Vijayanagara Dynasty


29. Tashkent Pact between India and Pakistan was signed in:
(A) 1960
(B) 1961
(C) 1965
(D) 1966
Correct Answer: (D) 1966


30. Battle of the Hydaspes was fought between Alexander the Great and King Porus in:
(A) 329 BC
(B) 328 BC
(C) 327 BC
(D) 326 BC
Correct Answer: (D) 326 BC


31. When did Goa become a State of India?
(A) 1947
(B) 1961
(C) 1962
(D) 1950
Correct Answer: (B) 1961


32. “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others”—who said this?
(A) Abraham Lincoln
(B) Aristotle
(C) Thomas Fuller
(D) George Orwell
Correct Answer: (D) George Orwell


33. Who is the recipient of Nobel Prize for Literature in 2017?
(A) Rainer Weiss
(B) Micheal W. Young
(C) Kazuo Ishiguro
(D) Bob Dylan
Correct Answer: (C) Kazuo Ishiguro


34. Who wrote “The Last Moghul”?
(A) William Darlymple
(B) Bipan Chandra
(C) Chetan Bhagat
(D) Orphan Pamuk
Correct Answer: (A) William Darlymple


35. “A Century Is Not Enough” is the autobiography of:
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Don Bradman
(C) Sourav Ganguly
(D) Brian Lara
Correct Answer: (C) Sourav Ganguly


36. “ISBN” stands for:
(A) International Standard Business Number
(B) International Standard Book Number
(C) International Standard Bond Number
(D) International Service Book Number
Correct Answer: (B) International Standard Book Number


37. What is the full form of “ISRO”?
(A) Indian Satellite Research Organisation
(B) Indian Solar Research Organisation
(C) Indian Site Research Organisation
(D) Indian Space Research Organisation
Correct Answer: (D) Indian Space Research Organisation


38. The National Calendar of India is based on:
(A) Saka Calendar
(B) Gregorian Calendar
(C) Julian Calendar
(D) Hijri Calendar
Correct Answer: (A) Saka Calendar


39. Ghoomar is the folk dance form of:
(A) Karnataka
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: (C) Rajasthan


40. Who is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke award in 2017?
(A) Amitabh Bachchan
(B) Soumitra Chatterjee
(C) Shashi Kapoor
(D) Vinod Khanna
Correct Answer: (C) Shashi Kapoor


41. Which University has produced highest number of Nobel laureates?
(A) Oxford University
(B) Harvard University
(C) Cambridge University
(D) Yale University
Correct Answer: (C) Cambridge University


42. Who is the present Speaker of the Lok Sabha? (as of 2018)
(A) Meira Kumar
(B) Venkaiah Naidu
(C) Sumitra Mahajan
(D) Biman Banerjee
Correct Answer: (C) Sumitra Mahajan


43. The best picture of 2018 Oscar was awarded to:
(A) Darkest Hour
(B) Lady Bird
(C) Get Out
(D) The Shape of Water
Correct Answer: (D) The Shape of Water


44. Who is the Champion of ICC Women’s World Cup 2017?
(A) India
(B) Australia
(C) England
(D) New Zealand
Correct Answer: (C) England


45. 2022 FIFA World Cup will be held in:
(A) Mexico
(B) Canada
(C) USA
(D) Qatar
Correct Answer: (D) Qatar


46. How many medals India secured in the Commonwealth Games 2018?
(A) 198
(B) 136
(C) 66
(D) 82
Correct Answer: (C) 66


47. “Deuce, Smash, Drop, Love, Let, Fault”—these terms are related to:
(A) Badminton
(B) Wrestling
(C) Table Tennis
(D) Boxing
Correct Answer: (A) Badminton


48. What is the measurement of a Kabaddi field?
(A) 13 mts x 10 mts
(B) 13-40 mts x 5-18 mts
(C) 18 mts x 9 mts
(D) 34 mts x 16 mts
Correct Answer: (B) 13-40 mts x 5-18 mts


49. How many languages are recognised by Constitution of India?
(A) 20
(B) 21
(C) 22
(D) 23
Correct Answer: (C) 22


50. Bharat Natyam is the classical dance form of:
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer: (B) Tamil Nadu


51. The best actor of 2018 Oscar was awarded to:
(A) Denzel Washington
(B) Daniel Kaluuya
(C) Daniel Day-Lewis
(D) Gary Oldman
Correct Answer: (D) Gary Oldman


52. Who won the 65th National Film Award for Best Actor?
(A) Riddhi Sen
(B) Jishu Sengupta
(C) Kaushik Ganguly
(D) Ritwick Chakraborty
Correct Answer: (A) Riddhi Sen


53. Who is the recipient of Jnanpith Award in 2017?
(A) Raghuvir Chaudhury
(B) Bhalchandra Nemade
(C) Krishna Sobti
(D) Pratibha Rai
Correct Answer: (C) Krishna Sobti


54. How many Gold Medals India won in the Commonwealth Games 2018?
(A) 80
(B) 45
(C) 26
(D) 15
Correct Answer: (C) 26


55. A sports term “Bull’s Eye” is related to:
(A) Wrestling
(B) Rifle Shooting
(C) Rugby
(D) Polo
Correct Answer: (B) Rifle Shooting


56. Agha Khan Cup is associated with:
(A) Football
(B) Hockey
(C) Lawn Tennis
(D) Badminton
Correct Answer: (B) Hockey


57. Red Square is located in:
(A) China
(B) Venezuela
(C) Vietnam
(D) Moscow
Correct Answer: (D) Moscow


58. Corbett National Park is located in:
(A) Uttarpradesh
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Gujarat
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: (B) Uttarakhand


59. India’s active diamond mine is located at:
(A) Panna, Madhya Pradesh
(B) Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
(C) Singareni, Telengana
(D) Kolkar, Karnataka
Correct Answer: (A) Panna, Madhya Pradesh


60. The Headquarter of WHO is situated at:
(A) Rome
(B) Paris
(C) Geneva
(D) The Heague
Correct Answer: (C) Geneva


61. The study of coins and medals is known as:
(A) Philately
(B) Numismatics
(C) Notaphily
(D) Deltiology
Correct Answer: (B) Numismatics


62. Who was the last king of France?
(A) Napoleon III
(B) Louis Philippe I
(C) Henry V
(D) Charles X
Correct Answer: (B) Louis Philippe I


63. “Old Glory” is the nickname of:
(A) Scotland Flag
(B) U.K. Flag
(C) Canada Flag
(D) U.S.A. Flag
Correct Answer: (D) U.S.A. Flag


64. Northern Rhodesia is now known as:
(A) Zaire
(B) Congo
(C) Zambia
(D) Zimbabwe
Correct Answer: (C) Zambia


65. The Parliament of USA is known as:
(A) Congress
(B) House of Commons
(C) House of Lords
(D) Parliament
Correct Answer: (A) Congress


66. Which is the capital of Ecuador?
(A) Maputo
(B) Bangui
(C) Quito
(D) Rabat
Correct Answer: (C) Quito


67. What is the theme of World Environment Day 2018?
(A) Go Wild for Life
(B) Beat Plastic Pollution
(C) Think Eat Save
(D) One Planet One Future
Correct Answer: (B) Beat Plastic Pollution


68. International Yoga Day is celebrated on:
(A) 21 June
(B) 5 September
(C) 11 May
(D) 7 December
Correct Answer: (A) 21 June


69. Who is the first Indian woman to become Miss World?
(A) Zeenat Aman
(B) Reita Faria
(C) Aditi Gowtrikar
(D) Diana Hayden
Correct Answer: (B) Reita Faria


70. Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar International Airport is situated at:
(A) Nagpur
(B) Pune
(C) Kohlapur
(D) Nashik
Correct Answer: (A) Nagpur


71. Which is the Headquarter of Western Central Railway?
(A) Bilaspur
(B) Allahabad
(C) Jaipur
(D) Jabalpur
Correct Answer: (D) Jabalpur


72. India’s place in the world production of Steel (as of 2018) is:
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth
Correct Answer: (C) Third


73. Who wrote “Canterbury Tales”?
(A) Geoffrey Chaucer
(B) Charles Dickens
(C) William Wordsworth
(D) John Milton
Correct Answer: (A) Geoffrey Chaucer


74. “Crossing The Line” is the autobiography of:
(A) Sunil Chhetri
(B) Luis Suarez
(C) Maradona
(D) Roy Keane
Correct Answer: (B) Luis Suarez


75. What is the currency of Bhutan?
(A) Dong
(B) Vatu
(C) Lempira
(D) Ngultrum
Correct Answer: (D) Ngultrum


76. What is the full form of “VIRUS”?
(A) Various Information Resources Under Stage
(B) Vital Information Resources Under Siege
(C) Various Information Resource Unlimited Storage
(D) Vital Images Reviews Universal Studios
Correct Answer: (B) Vital Information Resources Under Siege


77. What is the full form of “RADAR”?
(A) Radio Device and Ranging
(B) Region Device and Ranging
(C) Radio Detecting and Ranging
(D) Radio Detect and Ranges
Correct Answer: (C) Radio Detecting and Ranging


78. Which country introduces Smog insurance to combat air pollution?
(A) USA
(B) India
(C) China
(D) U.K.
Correct Answer: (C) China


79. Immediate remedial measure to tackle non-degradable plastic waste pollution is:
(A) Bio-diesel production
(B) as Bitumen filler
(C) C-black production
(D) Recycling
Correct Answer: (D) Recycling


80. Monitoring of SO2 gas is done by passing through:
(A) [HgCl4]-2 solution
(B) K-pyrogallate solution
(C) Fehlings’ solution
(D) Ammoniacal Cuprous Chloride solution
Correct Answer: (A) [HgCl4]-2 solution


81. Radioactive wastes should be entrapped in _ leakproof containers before dumping into sea.
(A) concrete
(B) glass
(C) plastic
(D) steel
Correct Answer: (B) glass


82. Detrimental solid waste liberated by thermal power station is:
(A) Red mud
(B) Fly ash
(C) Granulated Slag
(D) Carbon black
Correct Answer: (B) Fly ash


83. Desalination of water is performed by:
(A) Lime-soda method
(B) Permutit method
(C) Ion-exchange method
(D) Reverse Osmosis
Correct Answer: (D) Reverse Osmosis


84. The bed of catalyst used for conversion of automobile emissions to CO2 is made of:
(A) Pt
(B) MnO2
(C) MoO
(D) V2O5
Correct Answer: (A) Pt


85. Instrument used in industry for purifying air contaminated with dust and smoke:
(A) Scrubber
(B) Blower
(C) Extractor
(D) Electrostatic precipitator
Correct Answer: (D) Electrostatic precipitator


86. CO level in burnt flue gas upto 150 ppm can be monitored by means of:
(A) Non-dispersive IR spectroscopy
(B) UV-Vis spectroscopy
(C) Atomic absorption spectroscopy analysis
(D) Flame photometry
Correct Answer: (A) Non-dispersive IR spectroscopy


87. Permissible limit of Arsenic in drinking water:
(A) 5 ppm
(B) 7.5 ppm
(C) 10 ppm
(D) 12.5 ppm
Correct Answer: (C) 10 ppm


88. The most effective sewage treatment is conducted by:
(A) Cation-anion exchange method
(B) Activated sludge method
(C) Incineration technique
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (B) Activated sludge method


89. White lung cancer is caused by:
(A) Asbestos
(B) Silica
(C) Paper
(D) Textile
Correct Answer: (A) Asbestos


90. Acidity of normal rain water is due to:
(A) CO
(B) NO
(C) CO2
(D) H2S
Correct Answer: (C) CO2


91. In photosynthesis, chlorophyll of green plants reacts with CO2 and H2O in presence of sunlight to generate:
(A) N2
(B) O2
(C) H2
(D) Cl2
Correct Answer: (B) O2


92. Worst possible rays responsible for cell mutation and cancer:
(A) β-rays
(B) α-rays
(C) γ-rays
(D) X-rays
Correct Answer: (C) γ-rays


93. Historical monuments and temples are badly damaged due to corrosive action of:
(A) SO2
(B) CO2
(C) NH3
(D) C2H2
Correct Answer: (A) SO2


94. The best method for sterilisation of water uses:
(A) Autoclaving
(B) Ozone
(C) Chlorine water
(D) UV rays
Correct Answer: (B) Ozone


95. The scavengers of the earth is:
(A) Bacteria
(B) Viruses
(C) Algae
(D) Fungi
Correct Answer: (D) Fungi


96. Smoke is a colloidal suspension of:
(A) negatively charged carbon particles in air.
(B) positively charged carbo-cation particles in air.
(C) inert particles of carbon black in air.
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (A) negatively charged carbon particles in air.


97. Which one of the following is not metallic pollutant?
(A) Hg
(B) Pb
(C) Cr
(D) Detergent
Correct Answer: (D) Detergent


98. Which is the capital of Bulgaria?
(A) Sofia
(B) Bangui
(C) Rabat
(D) Lome
Correct Answer: (A) Sofia


99. What is the currency of Myanmar?
(A) Kyat
(B) Ringgit
(C) Peso
(D) Baht
Correct Answer: (A) Kyat


100. Who is the first Indian woman to become Miss World?
(A) Zeenat Aman
(B) Reita Faria
(C) Aditi Gowtrikar
(D) Diana Hayden
Correct Answer: (B) Reita Faria