Quiz 972: GK Questions for Zilla Parishad Pune Recruitment Exams

The sunlight that reaches the earth has ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B (UVA and UVB) rays. These ultraviolet rays are the main causes of damage to the skin from the sun. UVA and UVB rays affect the skin's sensitivity to sun exposure in different ways.

Abul Fazal was the author of Akbarnama which is written in Persian. It is the official history of Akbar’s reign in 3 volumes. This book gives the history of Akbar’s forefathers from Timur to Humayun and Akbar’s reign till 1602.

The use of SIM cards is mandatory in GSM. The Global System for Mobile Communications is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to describe the protocols for second-generation digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets. It was first deployed in Finland in December 1991.

The Fourth schedule of Constitution of India talks about the allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha.

Correct sequence of the months is as follows:

1. Chaitra
2. Vaisakha
3. Jyestha
4. Ashadha
5. Shravana
6. Bhadrapada
7. Ashvina
8. Kartika
9. Margashirsha
10. Pausha
11. Magha
12. Phalguna

Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, Telangana was built by Ibrahim Quli Qutab Shah in 1563. The lake was named after Hussain Shah Wali, who was the Master of Architecture in the Kingdom. The lake was built across a tributary of the Musi river. The lake is 5.7 square kilometers and 32 feet deep. It is fed by the Musi river and is a popular spot for fishing, boating, and picnicking.  The lake is the largest artificial lake in Asia. It is believed that Hussain Shah Wali was the force behind the lake's unique heart-shaped design. The lake is home to several fishes and waterbirds. A monolithic statue of the Buddha is installed in the heart of the lake.

The term "El Niño" comes from Spanish, meaning "the boy." It originally referred to the Christ child, as the phenomenon typically peaks around Christmas. El Niño is characterized by the warming of ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific, impacting global weather patterns.

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Onam is a major harvest festival of Kerala celebrated in August-September. It honours King Mahabali and Lord Vishnu and includes elaborate floral designs (Pookalam), boat races, dances, and feasts. Pongal is celebrated in Tamil Nadu, Bihu in Assam, and Ugadi marks the New Year in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Only Onam matches all listed features.

Asafoetida is obtained from the dried gum (latex) of plant roots, and saffron comprises the dried stigmas of Crocus sativus. Clove is sourced from dried flower buds. Turmeric, however, is derived from the rhizome (underground stem), not a root; thus, statement 3 is incorrect. Therefore, only statements 1, 2, and 4 are correct.

Some organisms are able to convert inorganic material into organic compounds by a process called Chemosynthesis. This involves oxidation of inorganic molecules (e.g. hydrogen gas, hydrogen sulfide) or methane as a source of energy, rather than sunlight, as in photosynthesis.

Both are correct statements
Hardwood comes from a deciduous tree which loses its leaves annually and softwood comes from a conifer, which usually remains evergreen. Sapwood is more susceptible to pests than heartwood

It is a set of guidelines for regulating the chemical inputs in tea cultivation.

BCIM stands for Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar. Only these four countries are part of the proposed economic corridor. Bhutan, Maldives, and Indonesia are not members of BCIM. Therefore, options 2, 3, and 5 — Bhutan, Maldives, and Indonesia — are correctly identified as not being BCIM members.

The curie is a unit of ionizing radiation (radioactivity). It is symbolized with Ci . 1 curie = 3.7 x 10 10 disintegrations or nuclear transformations per second. This is approximately the amount of radioactivity emitted by one gram (1 g) of radium-226. The unit is named after Pierre Curie, a French physicist.

The 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships will be held in Berlin, Germany at the Velodrom.

Fiber Optic works on the properties of light. When light ray hits at critical angle it tends to refracts at 90 degree. This property is the basis of fiber optics.

Channel bonding refers to the technology that combines two telephone lines into a single channel, effectively doubling the data transfer speeds. For example, bonding two modems of 56Kbps together would give you a 112 Kbps Internet connection.

Siderite is a mineral composed of iron(II) carbonate. It is a valuable iron mineral, since it is 48% iron and contains no sulfur or phosphorus.

In finance, a single-stock future (SSF) is a type of futures contract between two parties to exchange a specified number of stocks in a company for a price agreed today (the futures price or the strike price) with delivery occurring at a specified future date, the delivery date.