Traditional Miscellaneous (Part-II)

41. Who wrote the famous line: 'A thing of beauty is a joy forever'. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 27.08.2016 (Shift-I)]

(a) John Keats
(b) V.S. Naipaul
(c) Sir Richard Burton
(d) Larry Collins

Correct Answer: (a) John Keats

Solution:Endymion is a poem by John Keats first published in 1818. It begins with the line "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever".

42. Jan Koom and Brian Acton are the founders of which of the following messaging applications? [C.P.O. S.I. 7.06.2016 (Shift-I)]

(a) hike
(b) Skype
(c) WhatsApp
(d) Snapchat

Correct Answer: (c) WhatsApp

Solution:Jan Koum and Brian Acton are the founders of the messaging application 'Whatsapp'. In 2014, Facebook (currently META) bought WhatsApp.

43. Apart from India, in which of the following countries, Tamil is an official language? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Singapore
(c) Sri Lanka and Singapore Both
(d) No option is correct.

Correct Answer: (c) Sri Lanka and Singapore Both

Solution:Tamil language is the official language of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. It is also the official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore.

44. Name the national bird of Bhutan. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.06.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Magpai
(b) Parrot
(c) Peacock
(d) Raven

Correct Answer: (d) Raven

Solution:The national bird of Bhutan is Raven.

45. Which of the following is the national sport of Bangladesh? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 13.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Kabaddi
(b) Kho Kho
(c) Cricket
(d) Boxing

Correct Answer: (a) Kabaddi

Solution:The national sport of Bangladesh is Kabbadi.

46. Identify the national sport of Sri Lanka. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 12.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Swimming
(b) Volleyball
(c) Cricket
(d) Basketball

Correct Answer: (b) Volleyball

Solution:The national sport of Sri Lanka is Volleyball.

47. Which of the following is the national bird of China? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 12.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Robin
(b) Red-crowned Crane
(c) Parrot
(d) Barn Owl

Correct Answer: (b) Red-crowned Crane

Solution:The national bird of China is the Red-crowned Crane.

48. Which of the following is the smallest bird in the world? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.06.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Bee Hummingbird
(b) Finch
(c) Robin
(d) Diamond Firetail

Correct Answer: (a) Bee Hummingbird

Solution:Bee Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world.

49. Which is the national sport of China? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 1.03.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Crickets
(b) Football
(c) Table Tennis
(d) Rugby

Correct Answer: (c) Table Tennis

Solution:The national sport of China is table tennis.

50. Which is the oldest language of South India? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 13.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Malayalam
(b) Tamil
(c) Telugu
(d) Kannada

Correct Answer: (b) Tamil

Solution:Tamil is considered the oldest language of the Dravidian language family. The history of this language is believed to be more than 3000 years old.