MPPEB Patwari Paper 2017 Dec 9th Second Shift – General Knowledge

MPPEB Patwari Paper 2017 Dec 9th Second Shift – General Knowledge

In which field was the Nobel Prize awarded to Har Gobind Khorana in 1968 ?
(a) Physics
(b) Physiology or Medicine
(c) Chemistry
(d) Pharmacology

Ans – (b)

Name the sanctuary in Odisha that has a water spread of approximately 900 sq. km and which is famous for many species of migratory birds.
(a) Ghana
(b) Chilka
(c) Balukhad
(d) Baisipalli

Ans – (b)

________ is the odest science museum in India, which was established under the aeigs of CSIr?
(a) Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, Bangalore
(b) National Museum of National History, New Delhi
(c) Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, Kolkata
(d) National Museum of India, New Delhi

Ans – (c)

What trade would you associate the town of Palanpur in Gujarat with ?
(a) Carpet weaving
(b) Ceramic ware
(c) Diamond trading and polishing
(d) Aluminum ware

Ans – (c)

‘World Population Day’ is celebrated on __________ of every year.
(a) 11th July
(b) 20th July
(c) 25th July
(d) 5th July

Ans – (a)

The constituten Assembly (elected for an undivided India) met for the first time on ________________
(a) 14th Aug 1947
(b) 6th December 1946
(c) 3rd June 1947
(d) 15th November 1939

Ans – (b)

Which Indian boxer recently (year 2016-17) had a dual victory in the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight and wBO Oriental Super Middleweight titles ?
(a) Mary Korm
(b) Shiva Thapa
(c) Gaurav Bhandari
(d) Vijender Singh

Ans – (d)

Which one of the following international football events was held in India in 2017 ?
(a) Asian Football Confederation Cup
(b) CONCACAF Gold Cup
(c) FIFA World Cup
(d) FIFA Under 17 World Cup

Ans – (d)

Name the first Indian Institute of Technology which was formally inaugurated in the year 1951?
(a) IIT Kanpur
(b) IIT Madras
(c) IIT Delhi
(d) IIT Kharagpur

Ans – (d)

The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as
(a) Ganga
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Yamuna
(d) Sarswati

Ans – (b)