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51. Question: Why is it less difficult to cook rice or potatoes at higher altitudes?Answer: Atmospheric pressure at higher altitudes is low and boils water below 100oC. The boiling point of water is directly proportional to the pressure on its... Read More

76. Question: Why is a new quilt warmer than an old one?Answer: In a new quilt the cotton is not compressed and as such it encloses more air which is bad conductor of heat. Therefore, it does not allow heat to pass. 77. Question: Curved rail... Read More

1. Which of the following living beings cannot hear sounds? Lobster Scorpion Snake Spider 2. Which living beings are called "Little Ploughmen"? Snail Earthworm Snake All 3. Which living being eats up and destroys plants and fields? Locust... Read More

1. The creator of Sherlock Holmes' was Shakespeare Dr. Watson Ian Fleming Arthur Conan Doyle Answer: (d) 2. Which of the following is not written by Munshi Premchand? Gaban Godan Mansarovar Guide Answer: (c) 3. The Parliament of... Read More

1. Which batsman started his international cricketing career at the age of 16? Suresh Raina Sachin Tendulkar Piyush Chawla Rahul Dravid Answer: Option B Explanation: Sachin Tendulkar made his debut in Pakistan when he was only 16 in 1989. 2. How... Read More

(a) “The King was in the counting-house.” Where was the Queen? (b) Which Queen sometimes believed “as many as six impossible things before breakfast”? (a) In Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, who were the King and... Read More

1. What is Ketchup made up of? Tomato Potato Banana Carrot 2. Which of the following food items is produced from plants? Cheese Potatoes Prawn Cream 3. Which fruit grows on a creeper? Grapes Orange Guava Mango 4. Which of the following food... Read More

Longest bone in human body - Femur (thigh bone) Smallest bone - STAPES the middle ear Hardest material in the human body Tooth - enamel Strongest muscle - Jaw muscle Largest external organ - Skin Largest internal organ - Liver Smallest... Read More

A collection of India General Knowledge Quiz Questions with Answers for Competitive Examination and Quiz contests in India. This general knowledge quiz covers a variety of topics such as Information about India, Indian States, India Flag, Ancient... Read More

1. The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains unaltered (4) Drops sharply 2. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory? (1) Mahanadi (2) Brahmaputra ... Read More