GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Q.1  What is the process of making food by green plants called?

ANS- Photosynthesis

Green plants take some minerals from the soil and water and carbon dioxide from the air and make their food with the help of chlorophyll in the presence of sunlight. This process is called photosynthesis.

Q.2 Where is the headquarters of RBI located?

ANS- Mumbai

The headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is located in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

RBI was established on April 1, 1935 under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The current Governor of RBI is Shri Shaktikanta Das (25th)

Sir Osborne Smith was the first Governor of RBI and C.D Deshmukh was the first Indian Governor of RBI.

It operates the currency and credit system of the country.

It is called Bankers Bank of India.

It formulates, implements and monitors monetary policy.

Q.3 Which is the largest island in the world?

ANS- Greenland

Greenland is the largest island in the world.

Greenland ('Land of the People') is an autonomous constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark, located east of the Canadian Archipelago, between the Arctic and Atlantic Ocean.

Q.4 Who was the first President of independent India?

ANS- Dr Rajendra Prasad

Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India.

He held this post from 1950 to 1962.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first elected President of the Constituent Assembly.

Q.5 For which crop is black soil most suitable?

ANS- Cotton

The main crop grown in this soil is cotton but apart from this there are sugarcane, wheat, jowar, sunflower, cereal crops, rice, citrus fruits, vegetables, tobacco, groundnut, linseed, millet and oilseed crops.

Q.6 Which is the oldest mountain range of India?

ANS- Aravali Mountains

Aravalli is a mountain range located in Rajasthan, western part of India. Also known as Adawala Mountains in Rajasthan, Aravali is the oldest mountain range in the geographical structure of India, which is the existence of Godwana Land. This is the oldest mountain range in the world which divides Rajasthan into two parts from north to south.

Q.7 What is the capital of Austria?

ANS- Vienna

Austria is a landlocked country located in Central Europe. Its capital is Vienna.

Q.8 Which is the only active volcano in India?

ANS- barren  island

Barren Island is the only active volcano in India.

It is located in the Bay of Bengal.

The Barren Islands are a group of the Andaman Islands.

It is the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia.

Q.9 What does the olive branch on the United States flag symbolize?

ANS- peace  symbol

The emblem of the United Nations consists of a world map surrounded by olive branches representing peace.

Q.10 Whose creation is Ramcharit Manas?

ANS- Tulsidas

Goswami Tulsidas was a great Hindu poet as well as a saint, reformer and philosopher who composed various popular books.

Ramcharitmanas was written by Tulsidas in the 16th century.

He has always been praised as the reincarnation of Valmiki (the original composer of Ramayana in Sanskrit and Hanuman Chalisa).

Goswami Tulsidas spent his entire life in the city of Banaras and also breathed his last in this city.

Tulsidas other major works:

Dohawali.

Kavitawali.

Geetavali.

krishna geetwali

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Q.11 Who has written the national anthem of India?

ANS- Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

The national song of India is “Vande Mataram” written by Shri Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.

Q.12 Which gland of human body is called master gland?

ANS- Pituitary gland

The pituitary gland is called the master gland because it secretes the hormones of all other endocrine glands. Inspires and controls.