Objective General Knowledge

Q. Haldia is a center for -
1 Iron and Steel Industries
2 Engineering Industries
3 Deep sea fishing
4 Petro-Chemical Industries
Ans: 4
Q. Tropical evergreen forests are found in West Bengal--
1 1000 to 15000 mt.
2 15000 to 3000 mt.
3 Below 1000 mt.
4 Above 3000 mt.
Ans: 3
Q. In the east of West Bengal lies -
1 Bihar and Jharkhand
2 Sikkim and Bhutan
3 Assam and Bangladesh
4 Orissa and Jharkhand
Ans: 3
Q. The 10th Plan allocations gave the maximum boost to -
1 Energy
2 Social Services
3 Communications
4 Agriculture
Ans: 4
Q. Article 24 of the Indian Constitution prohibits employment of children in any factory below the age of -
1 7 years
2 12 years
3 15 years
4 14 years
Ans: 4
Q. Who was the author of 'Pather Dabi'?
1 Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
2 Satinath Bhaduri
3 Rabindranath Tagore
4 Tarasankar Bandopadhyay
Ans: 1
Q. Who composed the Allahabad Prasasti?
1 Nagarjuna
2 Harisena
3 Vasumitra
4 Asvaghosha
Ans: 2
Q. Where did Buddha preach his first sermons?
1 Kasi
2 Sarnath
3 Kushinagar
4 Bodh Gaya
Ans: 2
Q. Which one of the following is an endemic plant?
1 Quercus Incana
2 Eleusine Coracana
3 Kydia Calycina
4 Phoenix Paludosa
Ans: 1
Q. Which Amendment of the Constitution reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years?
1 61st Amendment
2 63rd Amendment
3 62nd Amendment
4 60th Amendment
Ans: 1