10 All India GK Questions with Answers

1. The maximum length of a Memo field —
   1. 255 characters
   2. 1024 characters
   3. 65535 characters
   4. 1 GB
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   Answer: (C) 65535 characters

   65535.

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2. Pick the term for this: A point where a network branch ends or where two or more branches meet.
   1. FTP
   2. Internet
   3. Node
   4. Server
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   Answer: (C) Node

   Node: A point where a network branch ends or where two or more branches meet.

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3. Which short form stands for “DVD-Read Only Memory”?
   1. QDR
   2. DVD-ROM
   3. PSU
   4. GPU
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   Answer: (B) DVD-ROM

   DVD-ROM = DVD-Read Only Memory — A read-only DVD.

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4. In the new 2024 count, how long is India's coastline?
   1. 7,516.6 km
   2. 8,118 km
   3. 11,098.81 km
   4. 15,106.7 km
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   Answer: (C) 11,098.81 km

   Earlier 7,516.6 km; the new count used a finer scale and new technology (no land was added). 15,106.7 km is India's land border.

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5. Which feature(s) did Buddhism and Jainism share? 1. Avoiding the extremes of penance and enjoyment 2. Indifference to Vedic authority 3. Denial that rituals work (IAS 1996)
   1. 1 only
   2. 2 and 3
   3. 1 and 3
   4. All three
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   Answer: (B) 2 and 3

   The middle path is Buddhist only; Jainism favoured severe penance.

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6. Which of these is a means of personal communication on the Internet?
   1. Plotter
   2. Instant messaging
   3. Pie chart
   4. Slide show
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   Answer: (B) Instant messaging

   Chat, instant messaging and e-mail are means of communication.

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7. Why does a pond full of water look shallower than it is?
   1. reflection
   2. diffraction
   3. scattering
   4. refraction
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   Answer: (D) refraction

   Rays from the bottom bend away from the normal while going from water to air, so the bottom looks raised.

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8. Which germ layer builds the skin and nervous system?
   1. Ectoderm
   2. Mesoderm
   3. Endoderm
   4. None
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   Answer: (A) Ectoderm

   The ectoderm builds both the skin and the nervous system.

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9. What does India's current stage of demographic transition point to?
   1. High growth potential with slow actual growth
   2. High potential and high actual growth, both
   3. A half-industrialised economy
   4. Steadily rising urbanisation
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   Answer: (D) Steadily rising urbanisation

   India is in the third stage, where the birth rate is falling, the death rate is already low, and urbanisation keeps rising steadily.

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10. Who drew up India's three-stage nuclear programme?
    1. Vikram Sarabhai
    2. Homi J Bhabha
    3. APJ Abdul Kalam
    4. C V Raman
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    Answer: (B) Homi J Bhabha

    The three-stage nuclear power programme was drawn up by Dr Homi J Bhabha in the 1950s.

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