Objective GK 2016

1. Name the leader of the national movement who authored 'Unhappy India'?
Ans: Lala Lajpat Rai

2. The Indian Penal Code was commenced on: 
Ans: 1st January 1862

3. Who was the last ruiling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu & Kashmir?
Ans: Hari Singh

4. The Menkes syndrome is associated with the deficiency of which mineral in human body?
Ans: Copper

5. Which river is known as 'Drangme Chu' in Bhutan?
Ans: Manas River

6. Which planet's atmosphere is characterised by the large area of cirrus loud named 'the Scooter’?
Ans: Neptune

7. An animal that lives entirely in the dark parts of caves is known as a _____?
Ans: Troglobite

8. What is the name of the tissue that carries nutrients to all parts of the plants?
Ans: Phloem

9. The corpus callosum connects the left and right hemisphere's of which part of the brain?
Ans: Cerebrum

10. Whose famous statement is 'He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future'?
Ans: Adolf Hitler

11. Which chemical is often called as 'Vesuvian Fire’, because of its use in demonstration of tabletop volcanoes?
Ans: Ammonium dichromate

12. What is the full form of DPI, used in the field of scanning?
Ans: Dots Per Inch

13. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a network of navigation satellites orbiting the Earth?
Ans: 24

14. Which company designed and developed the humanoid robot 'ASIMO'? Ans: Honda

15. What is the commonly used radio wave frequency in the microwave ovens to heat food?
Ans: 2,500 megahertz

16. What is the extreme form of low pressure cell in connection with the weather?
Ans: Hurricane

17. Which pop singer has the nickname of 'Indian Madonna'?
Ans: Alisha Chinai

18. What is the name of the giant meanders in the Earth's atmosphere that influence the weather?
Ans: Rossby waves

19. Which country's important stock market index is the Bovespa Index?
Ans: Brazil

20. Which country's national flag has the depiction of its highest peak Triglav?
Ans: Slovenia

21. Name the famous German city situated on the banks of the river Isar?
Ans: Munich

22. Name the General who commanded the British forces during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 later served as Commander-in-Chief of British India?
Ans: General Gerard Lake

23. Which Indian state has the largest number of rural crorepatis?
Ans: Haryana

24. Which Article of the Constitution permits the States to borrow within the territory of India upon the security of the Consolidated Fund of the State?
Ans: Article-293

25. Who was the first member to resign from the Finance Commission of India?
Ans: V. P. Menon
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