Rare Gk Questions

1. The special feature of 'Caldera' is associated with which natural phenomenon?

Ans: Volcano

2. Who founded the All India Harijan Sangh in 1932?

Ans: Gandhiji

3. Which country's Navigation Satellite System is 'Beidou’?

Ans: China

4. Which acid is also known in the names of 'Racemic acid & Uvic acid'?

Ans: Tartaric acid

5. Crystals of which chemical is known as 'Wine Diamonds'?

Ans: Potassium bitartrate

6. Which Indian was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1943 & for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950?

Ans: Aurobindo Ghosh

7. Which freedom fighter in his later years was popular in the name of 'Niralamba Swami’?

Ans: Jatindra Nath Banerjee

8. Which Indian revolutionary wrote the famous essay 'Why I am an Atheist' in 1930 in Lahore Central Jail?

Ans: Bhagat Singh

9. Which hormone, also known as 'the anti-diuretic hormone' is the key hormone regulating the production of urine?

Ans: Vasopressin

10. What are known as the primary macronutrients essential in plant growth?

Ans: Nitrogen, Phosphorus & Potassium

11. The deficiency of which nutrient in plants lead to the disorder of 'Lime induced Chlorosis'?

Ans: Iron

12. The specialized branch of aquaculture involving the cultivation of marine organisms for food and other products in the open ocean is known as _____? 

Ans: Mariculture

13. Which is the world's largest cosmetics company?

Ans: L'Oreal

14. Which European city is known as 'the Cosmetics capital of the World'?

Ans: Paris

15. Which country has the nickname of the 'World's Plastic Surgery Capital'?

Ans: South Korea

16. As per the Guinness World Records, which is the biggest Hindu Temple outside India?

Ans: Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Neasden Temple-London)

17. Who was the Chief Architect of the Navi Mumbai?

Ans: Charles Correa

18. Which Article of the Constitution deals with 'Gram Sabha'?

Ans: Article- 243A

19. The State Public Service Commission annually present a report to _____? 

Ans: Governor

20. Who was the first Indian to win the Royal Gold Medal for architecture in 1984?

Ans: Charles Correa

21. Which European city has the nick-name of 'the City of Counts'?

Ans: Barcelona (Spain)

22. Which Indian state's important river is the Baitarani River?

Ans: Odisha

23. Which selenium compound is used as an antifungal agent in shampoos for the treatment of dandruff?

Ans: Selenium disulfide

24. The natural gas that does not contain significant amounts of hydrogen sulfide is called _____?

Ans: Sweet Gas

25. Which element is removed through the WSA Process?

Ans: Sulfur (desulfurization)