Punjab/Haryana High Court Exam (10.11.2019)

Total Questions: 70

11. Washing Soda is the common name for

Correct Answer: (1) Sodium Carbonate
Solution:Sodium carbonate is also known as washing soda or soda ash.
  • Lime stone is the common name for Calcium Carbonate
  • Baking Soda is the common name for Sodium Bicarbonate
  • Calcium bicarbonate is commonly known as 'cleansing lime.

12. Which of the following movies won the 89ᵗʰ Academy Awards for the best picture?

Correct Answer: (3) Moonlight
Solution:The 89th Academy Awards for best picture was given to "Moonlight".
  • MOONLIGHT wins the 2017 Oscar for Best Picture.
  • Moonlight won three awards, including Best Picture.

13. Galileo was an Italian Astronomer who?

Correct Answer: (4) All of the above
Solution:Galileo was an Italian astronomer who
  • Developed the telescope
  • Discovered four satellites of Jupiter
  • Discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement.
  • He also constructed a telescope
  • Supported the Copernican theory, which supports a sun centered solar system.

14. Epsom (England) is the place associated with?

Correct Answer: (1) Horse Racing
Solution:Epsom (England) is the place associated with Horse racing.
  • Epsom is a market town in Surrey, England.
  • The town also gives its name to Epsom salts, extracted from mineral waters there.

15. Who have the power to decide an election petition ?

Correct Answer: (3) High Courts
Solution:Parliament has enacted Section 80-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 providing that the "High Court" shall be the authority for presentment of election petitions under Article 329(b) of the Constitution.
  • This was incorporated by an amendment in the year 1966 (Act 47 of 1966).
  • Prior to this amendment, election petitions were presented to the Election Commission, which would constitute one member Election Tribunals of the rank of District Judge, on an ad hoc basis for the trial of election petitions.

16. By how much percent the foreign Direct investment (FDI) inflow increased during the last 6 year as per Annual Report 2018-19 of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)?

Correct Answer: (1) 65%
Solution:About 65% of FDI inflow increased during the last 6years as per Annual Report 2018-19 of DPIIT.
  • Foreign Direct Investment during the last 5 years was about US$239 Billion.
  • This period also witnessed a rapid liberalisation of the FDI policy allowing most FDI to come through the automatic route.
  • The government has relaxed foreign investments norms in several sectors, including single brand retail, defence, airlines and food processing.
  • India is one of the World's most Open Economies for FDI.

17. Author Khuswant Singh wrote which of the following books?

Correct Answer: (1) Train to pakistan
Solution:Train to Pakistan was written by Khushwant Singh
  • Other book written by him was I Shall never Hour & Nightingale, The Portrait of a Lady, Why I Supported The Emergency and Delhi: A Novel.
  • Inside CBI written by Joginder Singh
  • Lajja written by Taslima Nasrin
  • The God of small things written by Arundhati Roy

18. On which date, the 2019 UN International Day of Friendship is celebrated?

Correct Answer: (3) July 30
Solution:World Friendship Day, also known as International Day of Friendship takes place on 30th July.
  • 24 July: National Thermal Engineer Day
  • 26 July: Kargil Vijay Diwas

19. Which one of the followings is the largest gland in human body?

Correct Answer: (2) Liver
Solution:Liver is the largest gland in human body.
  • It is situated in the upper part of the abdomen on the right side.
  • The liver is composed of hepatic lobules.
  • Some of the functions are production of bile, storage of glycogen, destruction of the RBCs, produce hormones, synthesize plasma proteins, removes toxins, etc.

20. The name Kunjarani Devi is associated with________?

Correct Answer: (1) Weight Lifting
Solution:Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi is a prominent weight lifter.
  • She was the winner of the bronze medal in the Asian Games at Beijing in 1990 and Hiroshima in 1994.
  • She won gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne.
  • She was awarded the Pad-mashree in 2011.
  • In 1990 she received the Ar juna Award.
  • For the year 1996-1997 she was the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.