Basic general knowledge

41. The news agency Reuters belongs to which of the following country?

Palestine
Yugoslavia
Vietnam
UK

Detailed SolutionThe news agency Reuters belongs to which of the following country?

42. The process of revival of learning that swept across Europe in 15th and 16th centuries is called

feudalisam
crusade
renaissance
communism

Detailed SolutionThe process of revival of learning that swept across Europe in 15th and 16th centuries is called

43. The Loktak lake facing environmental problems is situated in

Orissa
Assam
Kerala
Manipur

Detailed SolutionThe Loktak lake facing environmental problems is situated in

44. India played its first cricket Test Match in

1922
1932
1942
1952

Detailed SolutionIndia played its first cricket Test Match in

45. Fa-Hien was

the first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya
the discoverer of Puerto Rico and Jamaica
the first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit China
None of the above

Detailed SolutionFa-Hien was

46. The first permanent Indian oceanographic station, ‘Dakshin Gangotry’ during Antarctic Expedition, was set up in

April/March 1984
December 1982/January 1983
November 1985/February 1986
December 1988/March 1989

Detailed SolutionThe first permanent Indian oceanographic station, ‘Dakshin Gangotry’ during Antarctic Expedition, was set up in

47. The first women to climb Mt. Everest was

Karoline Mikkelson
Junko Taibei
Valentina Tereshkova
None of the above

Detailed SolutionThe first women to climb Mt. Everest was

48. When a moving bus stops suddenly, the passenger are pushed forward because of the

friction between the earth and the bus
friction between the passengers and the earth
inertia of the passengers
inertia of the bus

Detailed SolutionWhen a moving bus stops suddenly, the passenger are pushed forward because of the

49. The company that has acquired interest in different industries by taking over or merging with other companies, is called

collateral
coalition
conglomerate
None of the above

Detailed SolutionThe company that has acquired interest in different industries by taking over or merging with other companies, is called

50. The headquarter of Lalit Kala Academy is at

New Delhi
Chandigarh
Pune
Kolkata

Detailed SolutionThe headquarter of Lalit Kala Academy is at

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