GK - General Science Quiz 8

1. The only anthropoid ape to be found in India is the

a) hanuman monkey
b) lion tailed macaque of Western Ghats
c) slow loris of Assam
d) white browed gibbon of Assam

2. Which of the following crops is affected by the pest aphid?

a) rice
b) wheat
c) sugarcane
d) gram

3. The highest milk-producing breed of goat in India is

a) Barbari
b) Jamnapari
c) black Bengal
d) Beetal

4. Which one of the following crops enriches the nitrogen content in soil?

a) potato
b) sorghum
c) sunflower
d) pea

5. Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?

a) sugarcane
b) coffee
c) tea
d) rubber

6. Which one of the following is used as a good bio-fertilizer in rice fields?

a) Azolla
b) Moss
c) A green legume
d) cow dung

7. ‘Chipko Movement’ is related to

a) forests
b) agriculture
c) industry
d) bee-keeping

8. Operation Flood is associated with

a) sea food industry
b) oil and natural gas exploration
c) processed food industry
d) dairy industry

9. The Central rice research institute is located at

a) Kolkata
b) Chennai
c) Cuttack
d) Hyderabad

10. Which one of the following gases is not a greenhouse gas?

a) methane
b) carbon dioxide
c) nitrous oxide
d) chloroflurocarbons

Answers

1. white browed gibbon of Assam
2. wheat
3. beetal
4. pea
5. sugarcane
6. Azolla
7. Forests
8. Dairy industry
9. Cuttack
10. nitrous oxide