General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Which of the following parallels of latitude represent the Tropic of Capricorn?
1647 064a2aa40c7d7c7e067493502
64a2aa40c7d7c7e067493502- 123½° in the Northern Hemispherefalse
- 266½° in the Southern Hemispherefalse
- 323½° in the Southern Hemispheretrue
- 466½° in the Northern Hemispherefalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "23½° in the Southern Hemisphere"
Explanation :
1. The 23.5 degree parallel of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere represents the Tropic of Capricorn.
2. The Tropic of Capricorn (or southern tropic) is the circle of latitude in which the perihelion point occurs at the December (or southern) solstice.
3. Thus it is the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be seen directly overhead.
4. It reaches 90 degrees below the horizon at solar midnight on the June solstice.
5. The Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five major latitude lines of the Earth. The other four are latitude lines.
- Equator (0 degrees latitude)
- Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees north latitude)
- North Pole Circle (66.5 degrees north latitude)
- South Pole Circle (66.5 degrees south latitude)
Q: When a metal is heated, its density?
1647 060140705d039355294ee4e93
60140705d039355294ee4e93- 1increasesfalse
- 2There is no differencefalse
- 3decreasestrue
- 4None of the abovefalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "decreases"
Q: Who is the first serving Lieutenant General of Indian Army to complete 1,200 km Paris-Brest-Paris circuit?
1646 05d64ea086460d4392ccfd139
5d64ea086460d4392ccfd139- 1Lieutenant General S S Hasabnissfalse
- 2Lieutenant General Anil Kumar Bhattfalse
- 3Lieutenant General Anil Puritrue
- 4Lieutenant General S K Srivastavafalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "Lieutenant General Anil Puri"
Q: Muhammad Ghori belonged to which dynasty?
1646 060586464d2ebd403fd288e4a
60586464d2ebd403fd288e4a- 1Shansabanitrue
- 2Slavesfalse
- 3Yaminifalse
- 4Khaljifalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "Shansabani"
Explanation :
The Ghori dynasty or Ghori Silsila, who called themselves the Shansabani dynasty, was a medieval dynasty that ruled Iran, Afghanistan, northwestern India (up to Delhi), Khorasan, and parts of the Xinjiang region of modern western China during the period 1148–1215 AD. Ruled. This dynasty arose after the fall of the Ghaznavi dynasty. This dynasty was centered in the Ghor province of Afghanistan and historians believe that its royal family was of Tajik origin.
Q: Defence budget outlay for the year 2019-20 has been fixed about -
1646 25d6640991ef42e14cd5431c9
5d6640991ef42e14cd5431c9- 1Rs. 300000 crorefalse
- 2Rs. 318000 croretrue
- 3Rs. 325000 crorefalse
- 4Rs. 350000 crorefalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 2. "Rs. 318000 crore "
Q: Which state is the first place in the country in terms of both marble reserves and production?
1646 05e608c05860fb849c8ed2e69
5e608c05860fb849c8ed2e69- 1Gujaratfalse
- 2Maharashtrafalse
- 3Rajasthantrue
- 4Jharkhandfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "Rajasthan"
Q: Mohs scale is used to measure ________.
1646 0610a6823986c2c5ce12d05e7
610a6823986c2c5ce12d05e7- 1Elasticity of a Materialfalse
- 2Liquidity of a Substancefalse
- 3Viscosity of Substancefalse
- 4Hardness of Substancetrue
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "Hardness of Substance"
Q: Which of the following statements describes “endemic species”?
1646 05f190bfe90e8777587b610f3
5f190bfe90e8777587b610f3- 1Species that are found only in some particular areastrue
- 2Species that have come from abroadfalse
- 3Species with less population may move to the category of endangered speciesfalse
- 4Species that are not found existing after intense searchesfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "Species that are found only in some particular areas "
Explanation :
(A) Species that are found only in some particular areas
Endemic species are those that are native and restricted to specific geographical areas and are not naturally found anywhere else in the world. They have evolved and adapted to particular local conditions, making them unique to those specific regions.

