Gk Questions interview questions – page 106

When was the National Food Security Mission (NFSM) launched in India?

1. Kharif Season(2007-2008)
2. Rabi Season (2007-2008)
3. Kharif Season (1999-2000)
4. Rabi Season (1999-2000)

National Agricultural Insurance Scheme replacing Comprehensive crop Insurance scheme was introduced in the year

1. 1997
2. 1998
3. 1999
4. 2000

When the Kisan Credit Card schemes for the farmers started in India?

1. 1995-1996
2. 1998-1999
3. 2005-2006
4. 2007-2008

Who is known as the father of “White Revolution” in India?

1. V. Kurien
2. K.N. Bhal
3. B.P. Pal
4. M.S. Swaminathan

In which state is Jog Falls located?

1. Kerala
2. Maharashtra
3. Karnataka
4. Tamil Nadu

The highest peak in South India is

1. Anaimudi
2. Doda Betta
3. Kalsubai
4. None of these

Which of the following rivers flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat?

1. Tapti
2. Mahi
3. Sabarmati
4. Godavari

The second largest basin in Peninsular India is

1. Krishna Basin
2. Cauvery Basin
3. Godavari Basin
4. Narmada Basin

The main river in Sikkim is

1. Torsa
2. Tista
3. Manas
4. Jaldhaka

Which of the following rivers joins Ganga at Allahabad?

1. Yamuna
2. Gandak
3. Ghaghra
4. Kosi

The river basin which is called ‘Ruhr of India’ is

1. Periyar
2. Damodar
3. Hooghly
4. Godavari

Maharashtrian Plateau is made up of

1. Alluvial soil
2. Lava
3. Sandstone
4. Coral reef

The second largest river basin in India is of the river

1. Godavari
2. Brahmaputra
3. Krishna
4. Narmada

The Sivasamudram Falls is on

1. River Indravati
2. River Cauvery
3. River Subarnarekha
4. None of these

Solar system was discovered by

1. Eratosthenes
2. Kepler
3. Galileo
4. Copernicus

Which of the following is as the ‘Red planet’?

1. Venus
2. Saturn
3. Mars
4. Mercury

The outermost layer of Sun is called

1. Corona
2. Chromospheres
3. Lithosphere
4. Photosphere

The radiant energy of the sun is transmitted in the form of

1. Short waves
2. Long waves
3. Particles
4. None of these

The ‘Sea of Tranquility’ is on

1. Moon
2. Jupiter
3. Uranus
4. Earth

Which among the following four planets is the biggest in size?

1. Mars
2. Venus
3. Mercury
4. Earth

The study of heavenly bodies is known as

1. Astrophysics
2. Astronomy
3. Astrology
4. Astronautics

The densest planet of the solar system is

1. Uranus
2. Mercury
3. Earth
4. Jupiter

Super Nova is

1. A dying star
2. A comet
3. An asteroid
4. A black hole

Which of the following gases is most predominant in the Sun?

1. Ozone
2. Helium
3. Hydrogen
4. Nitrogen

The brightest star in the sky is

1. Sun
2. Sirius
3. Hyades
4. Praesepe

Which of the following celestial bodies bear, ‘the Sea of Tranquility’ and ‘The Ocean of Storms’?

1. Mars
2. Sun
3. Venus
4. Moon

Which one of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?

1. Titan
2. Europa
3. Io
4. Callisto

Which of the planets is nearest to the earth?

1. Mars
2. Mercury
3. Jupiter
4. Venus

Solar eclipse occurs when

1. Sun comes between moon and earth
2. Moon comes between sun and earth
3. Earth comes between sun and moon
4. Moon is at right angle to the earth

Lunar eclipse occurs on

1. Quarter moon
2. Half moon
3. New moon
4. Full moon