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gk (general knowledge) questions and answers MCQ for for all competitive exams UPSC IAS IPS Prelims, SSC CGL ,SSC CHSL general Awareness CTET, UGC NET

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61.
Stars which appear single to the naked eye but are double when seen through a telescope are

a
Binaries
b
Quasars
c
Asteroids
d
Novas and supernovas

62.
The most common format for a home video recorder is VHS. VHS stands for?

a
Voltage house standard
b
Very high speed
c
Video Home System
d
Video horizontal standard

63.
Out of the following, which is not emitted by radioactive substance?

a
Electromagnetic radiations
b
Electrons
c
Neutrons
d
Alpha particles

64.
Light Emitting Diodes (LED) is used in fancy electronic devices such as toys emit

a
Visible light
b
X-rays
c
Ultraviolet light
d
Radio waves

65.
If the potential difference across a parallel plate air capacitor is increased, the electric field intensity between the plates will increase

a
Double the proportion
b
As square root of the change
c
As square of the change
d
In same proportion

66.
For over 500 years, paper was only available and sold as single sheets. In 1902, an inventive Australian used half size sheets of paper, a bit of glue and cardboard to create the what?

a
Calendar
b
Notice Board
c
Telephone Book
d
Notepad

67.
Which of the following gases is not a noble gas?

a
Argon
b
Chlorine
c
Helium
d
Zenon

68.
N2 content is kept constant in the biosphere due to

a
Absorption of N2
b
N2 fixation
c
Industrial pollution
d
Nitrogen cycle

69.
Which is not an internet protocol?

a
FTP
b
IP
c
STP
d
HTTP

70.
Light Year is related to

a
Intensity
b
Speed
c
Energy
d
Distance

71.
'.BAK' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

a
MS Encarta document
b
Backup file
c
Audio file
d
Animation/movie file

72.
Device used to rectify farsightedness is

a
Concave lens
b
Convex lens
c
Spherical lens
d
Plane glass

73.
Where was the yo-yo invented?

a
United States
b
France
c
Philippines
d
England

74.
FROZEN FOOD - Who discovered the first practical method of freezing food?

a
R. Scott
b
G. Findus
c
F. Rozenosh
d
C. Birdseye

75.
Who invented Airship (rigid)?

a
Dr. Alan M. Turing
b
G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
c
Otto
d
Roger Bacon

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