GK Questions 2020 for August 19 | Daily Updated Quiz On National & International Affairs

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Top GK Questions for August 19, 2020

1. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by ----------.

• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Dadabhai Naoroji
• R. Dutt
• M.K. Gandhi

2. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and ---------.

• Robert Clive
• Cornwallis
• Dalhousie
• Warren Hastings

3. Who among the following was an eminent painter?

• Sarada Ukil
• Uday Shanker
• V. Shantaram
• Meherally

4. Professor Amartya Sen is famous in which of the fields?

• Biochemistry
• Electronics
• Economics
• Geology

5. A light-year is a unit of ------------.

• time
• distance
• light
• intensity of light

6. Mirage is due to -----------.

• unequal heating of different parts of the atmosphere
• magnetic disturbances in the atmosphere
• depletion of the ozone layer in the atmosphere
• equal heating of different parts of the atmosphere

7. The year 1995 is the Golden Jubilee year of which of the following international organisations?

• UNO
• NAM
• GATT (now WTO)
• ASEAN

8. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at which of the following places?

• Geneva
• Rome
• Paris
• Vienna

9. Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in which state?

• Tamil Nadu
• Orissa
• Kerala
• Karnataka

10. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?

• Nautanki
• Garba
• Kathakali
• Bhangra

11. The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year ----.

• 1833
• 1853
• 1858
• 1882

12. Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?

• Dannayaka
• Sumanta
• Nayaka
• Mahanayakacharya

13. Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly ------------.

• 2 minutes
• 4 minutes
• 8 minutes
• 16 minutes

14. Stars appear to move from east to west because ----

• all stars move from east to west
• the earth rotates from west to east
• the earth rotates from east to west
• the background of the stars moves from west to east

15. Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which of the following fields?

• Protection of Cruelty to animals
• Environment protection
• Protection of human rights
• Protection of historic monuments

16. The Halifax summit was that of ------------.

• G-7 countries
• Leaders of the NAM
• countries in favour of a common currency for Europe
• Palestinian and Israeli leaders

17. Which of the following Akademis is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?

• National School of Drama
• Sangeet Akademi
• Sahitya Akademi
• Lalit Kala Akademi

18. The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity ------------.

• Ram
• Jaganath
• Shiva
• Vishnu

19. The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in ----------.

• Telugu
• Sanskrit
• Tamil
• Kannada

20. Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments?

• Sarod
• Veena
• Violin
• Sitar

21. Pa(Pascal) is the unit for ------------.

• thrust
• pressure
• frequency
• conductivity

22. Planets do not twinkle because of -------------.

• they emit light of a constant intensity
• their distance from the earth does not change with time
• they are very far away from the earth resulting in a decrease in intensity of light
• they are nearer to earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and, therefore minor variations in the intensity are not noticeable

23. The office of the UN General Assembly is in -----------.

• Vienna
• New York
• Paris
• Zurich

24. The book of Parsis is ------------.

• Torah
• Bible
• Zend Avesta
• Gita

25. Sometimes computers and cache registers in a food mart are connected to a UPS system. What does UPS mean?

• United Parcel Service
• Uniform Product Support
• Under Paneling Storage
• Uninterruptable Power Supply

26. Who co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and then sold the company to Microsoft?

• Shawn Fanning
• Ada Byron Lovelace
• Sabeer Bhatia
• Ray Tomlinson

27. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by -----------.

• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Dadabhai Naoroji
• R. Dutt
• M.K. Gandhi

28. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and ----------.

• Robert Clive
• Cornwallis
• Dalhousie
• Warren Hastings

29. Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in which state?

• Tamil Nadu
• Orissa
• Kerala
• Karnataka

30. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?

• Nautanki
• Garba
• Kathakali
• Bhangra

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GK 2020 Answer

1. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by ----------.

Answer- Dadabhai Naoroji

2. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and ---------.

Answer- Cornwallis

3. Who among the following was an eminent painter?

Answer- Sarada Ukil

4. Professor Amartya Sen is famous in which of the fields?

Answer- Economics

5. A light year is a unit of ------------.

Answer- distance

6. Mirage is due to -----------.

Answer- unequal heating of different parts of the atmosphere

7. The year 1995 is the Golden Jubilee year of which of the following international organisations?

Answer- UNO

8. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at which of the following places?

Answer- Geneva

9. Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in which state?

Answer- Kerala

10. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?

Answer- Garba

11. The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year ----.

Answer- 1853

12. Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?

Answer- Mahanayakacharya

13. Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly ------------.

Answer- 8 minutes

14. Stars appear to move from east to west because ----

Answer- the earth rotates from west to east

15. Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which of the following fields?

Answer- Protection of human rights

16. The Halifax summit was that of ------------.

Answer- G-7 countries

17. Which of the following Akademis is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?

Answer- Sangeet Akademi

18. The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity ------------.

Answer- Jagannath

19. The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in ----------.

Answer- Telugu

20. Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments?

Answer- Sarod

21. Pa(Pascal) is the unit for ------------.

Answer- pressure

22. Planets do not twinkle because of -------------.

Answer- they are nearer to earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and, therefore minor variations in the intensity are not noticeable

23. The office of the UN General Assembly is in -----------.

Answer- New York

24. The book of Parsis is ------------.

Answer- Zend Avesta

25. Sometimes computers and cache registers in a food mart are connected to a UPS system. What does UPS mean?

Answer- Uninterruptable Power Supply

26. Who co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and then sold the company to Microsoft?

Answer- Sabeer Bhatia

27. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by -----------.

Answer- Dadabhai Naoroji

28. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and ----------.

Answer- Cornwallis

29. Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in which state?

Answer- Kerala

30. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?

Answer- Garba

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