General Knowledge -8

General Knowledge - 8 Q1. Which term is used to describe the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk ? (A) Sericulture (B) Viticulture (C) Horticulture (D) Apiculture Q2. Which metal is the best conductor of electric current ? (A) Copper (B) Gold (C) Silver (D) Aluminium Q3. What is the popular name of Ascorbic acid ? (A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin B (C) Vitamin C (D) Vitamin D Q4. Who was the first person to address the United Nations in Hindi ? (A) Morarji Desai (B) Atal Behari Vajpayee (C) V.P.Singh (D) P.V.Narasimha Rao Q5. Which imaginary line, located at zero degrees latitude, divides the earth intoNorthern and Southern hemispheres ? (A) Prime Meridian (B) Equator (C) Tropic of Cancer (D) Tropic of Capricorn Q6. Which city did Sikandar Lodi found in 1504 on the banks of Yamuna river ? (A) Agra (B) Mathura (C) Delhi (D) Allahabad Q7. Who coined the name `Pakistan' ? (A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (B) Allama Iqbal (C) Liaquat Ali Khan (D) Chaudhary Rahmat Ali Q8. Vishvambhar Mishra was the original name of which spiritual guru ? (A) Swami Vivekanand (B) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati (D) Swami Prabhupada Q9. At the time of independence, who was the president of Indian National Congress ? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Jawahar Lal Nehru (C) Sardar Patel (D) J.B.Kriplani Q10. In 1958, who became the first Indian to receive Raman Magsaysay Award ? (A) Vinoba Bhave (B) Baba Amte (C) Satyajit Ray (D) Jai Prakash Narain Answers : Q1. (A) Sericulture Q2. (C) Silver Q3. (C) Vitamin C Q4. (B) Atal Behari Vajpayee Q5. (B) Equator Q6. (A) Agra Q7. (D) Chaudhary Rahmat Ali Q8. (B) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Q9. (D) J.B.Kriplani Q10. (A) Vinoba Bhave For IPL Live Updats JOIN Sra1crickINFO *** For GK&CA JOIN Sra1DSC *** For PE,Psy&Pedgogy JOIN RTE2009 all sms send 9219592195