General Knowledge : 06/16/13

Sunday 16 June 2013

General Knowledge - 55

Q1.	Which city, founded by Udasi Sikhs Guru Ram Rai, is capital of Uttarakhand ? (A) Almora (B) Dehradun (C) Haridwar (D) Roorkee
Q2.	In addition to five permanemt members, how many non-permanent members does UN Security Council have ? (A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10
Q3.	At which of the following Indus valley civilization site would you come across world's earliest known dock ? (A) Ropar (Punjab) (B) Banawali (Haryana) (C) Kalibangan (Rajasthan) (D) Lothal (Gujarat)
Q4.	Who created the fictional character 'Swami' in his debut novel 'Swami and Friends' ? (A) Ruskin Bond (B) R.K.Narayan (C) Rudyard Kipling (D) Rabindranath Tagore
Q5.	Which ocean is popularly known as the 'Herring Pond' ? (A) Arctic Ocean (B) Indian Ocean (C) Atlantic Ocean (D) Pacific Ocean
Q6.	In 1925, who founded the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Nagpur ? (A) M.S.Golwalkar (B) Keshava Baliram Hedgewar (C) Lala Har Dayal (D) Vir Savarkar
Q7.	Galena is the principal ore of which element ? (A) Lead (B) Iron (C) Mercury (D) Aluminium
Q8.	Idukki Dam in Kerala is built across which river ? (A) Kaveri (B) Vaigai (C) Pamba (D) Periyar
Q9.	By what Indian name is the fighter aircraft 'Jaguar', jointly developed by Britain and France, inducted into Indian Air Force (IAF) fleet ? (A) Baaz (B) Vajra (C) Shamsher (D) Gajraj
Q10.	On 12 April 2009, at which Malaysian city did India win Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament by defeating hosts Malaysia ? (A) Ipoh (B) Klang (C) Kuching (D) Kuala Lumpur

Answers :

Q1.     (B) Dehradun
Q2.     (D) 10
Q3.     (D) Lothal (Gujarat)
Q4.     (B) R.K.Narayan
Q5.     (C) Atlantic Ocean
Q6.     (B) Keshava Baliram Hedgewar
Q7.     (A) Lead
Q8.     (D) Periyar
Q9.     (C) Shamsher
Q10.   (A) Ipoh

General Knowledge - 54

Q1.	In which city is the Lotus Temple, the Bahai house of worship, located ? (A) Mumbai (B) New Delhi (C) Chennai (D) Kolkata
Q2.	On the banks of which river, did Mahatma Gandhi establish Satyagraha Ashram in Ahmedabad ? (A) Narmada (B) Godavari (C) Sabarmati (D) Krishna
Q3.	What element is added to steel (which is iron with a little carbon) to make stainless steel ? (A) Sulphur (B) Phosphorus (C) Silicon (D) Chromium
Q4.	In 1206, who founded the Mamluk Dynasty, also called Slave Dynasty, in India ? (A) Balban (B) Aram Shah (C) Iltutmish (D) Qutbuddin Aybak
Q5.	What was the code name of five nuclear tests conducted by India in May 1998, near Pokhran in Rajasthan ? (A) Operation Shakti (B) Operation Vijay (C) Operation Cactus (D) Operation Ashwamedh
Q6.	'Thang-Ta' martial art is native of which Indian state ? (A) Punjab (B) Kerala (C) Manipur (D) Maharashtra
Q7.	'The Argumentative Indian' book was authored by which Indian ecomonist ? (A) Amartya Sen (B) Jagdish Bhagwati (C) Manmohan Singh (D) Nani Palkhivala
Q8.	In 1990, which district of Kerala became the first fully literate district of India ? (A) Kozhikode (B) Palakkad (C) Ernakulam (D) Thrissur
Q9.	In humans, which portion of brain controls hunger, thirst and body temprature ? (A) Thalamus (B) Hypothalamus (C) Hippocampus (D) Medulla
Q10.	Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when India got independence ? (A) Stanley Baldwin (B) Clement Attlee (C) Winston Churchill (D) Neville Chamberlain

Answers :

Q1.     (B) New Delhi
Q2.     (C) Sabarmati
Q3.     (D) Chromium
Q4.     (D) Qutbuddin Aybak
Q5.     (A) Operation Shakti
Q6.     (C) Manipur
Q7.     (A) Amartya Sen
Q8.     (C) Ernakulam
Q9.     (B) Hypothalamus
Q10.   (B) Clement Attlee

General Knowledge - 53

Q1.	Citrus fruits are considered a rich source of which vitamin ? (A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin B (C) Vitamin C (D) Vitamin D
Q2.	Which close associate of Mahatma Gandhi was popularly known as 'Deenbandhu' ? (A) C.F.Andrews (B) Vinoba Bhave (C) Jamnalal Bajaj (D) Vallabhbhai Patel
Q3.	Which is the first Indian state to have electrified all of its villages ? (A) Punjab (B) Haryana (C) Maharashtra (D) Gujarat
Q4.	Which bamboo eating member of bear family is the symbol of World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) ? (A) Red Panda (B) Giant Panda (C) Rhinoceros (D) Cheetah
Q5.	Who wrote the novel 'Train to Pakistan' ? (A) R.K.Narayan (B) Mulk Raj Anand (C) Khushwant Singh (D) Dharamvir Bharti
Q6.	On which date, the arrival date of Mahatma Gandhi in India from South Africa, is the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrated ? (A) 9 January (B) 12 January (C) 15 January (D) 30 January
Q7.	For red colour, compounds of which element are commonly used in fireworks ? (A) Barium (B) Sodium (C) Manganese (D) Strontium
Q8.	On 9 February 2009, in which High Court did the first e-Court of India start functioning on a pilot basis ? (A) Delhi High Court, New Delhi (B) Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru (C) Gujarat High Court, Ahmedabad (D) Bombay High Court, Mumbai
Q9.	In which city is the Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI) located ? (A) Shimla (H.P.) (B) Jodhpur (Rajasthan) (C) Dehradun (Uttarakhand) (D) Jabalpur (M.P.)
Q10.	Who is the only person to be honoured with both 'Bharat Ratna' and 'Nishan-e-Pakistan', the highest civilian awards of India and Pakistan respectively ? (A) Mohammed Iqbal (B) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (D) Morarji Desai

Answers :

Q1.     (C) Vitamin C
Q2.     (A) C.F.Andrews
Q3.     (B) Haryana
Q4.     (B) Giant Panda
Q5.     (C) Khushwant Singh
Q6.     (A) 9 January
Q7.     (D) Strontium
Q8.     (C) Gujarat High Court, Ahmedabad
Q9.     (D) Jabalpur (M.P.)
Q10.   (D) Morarji Desai

General Knowledge - 52

Q1.	What is the name of Japanese art of aesthetic miniaturization of trees, by growing them in containers ? (A) Nikkei (B) Sensei (C) Bonsai (D) Origami
Q2.	Which among the following is popularly referred as 'Plastic Money' ? (A) Demand Draft (B) Credit Card (C) Gift Cheque (D) Bearer Cheque
Q3.	In terms of area, which is the smallest continent ? (A) Europe (B) Australia (C) South America (D) Antarctica
Q4.	Which was the first 'talkie' feature film made and shown in India ? (A) Lanka Dahan (1917) (B) Raja Harishchandra (1913) (C) Kapala Kundala (1929) (D) Alam Ara (1931)
Q5.	Who was the first soldier of the Indian armed forces to be awarded Param Vir Chakra, the highest military award of India ? (A) Major Shaitan Singh (B) Naik Jadu Nath Singh (C) Major Som Nath Sharma (D) Major Dhan Singh Thapa
Q6.	Which medieval empire did Harihar I and Bukka Raya I found in 1336 ? (A) Chola Empire (B) Maurya Empire (C) Kushan Empire (D) Vijayanagar Empire
Q7.	Which country was formerly known as 'Formosa' ? (A) Cambodia (B) Thailand (C) Indonesia (D) Taiwan
Q8.	In which city is the Central Building Research Institute located ? (A) Roorkee (Uttarakhand) (B) Cuttack (Orissa) (C) Nagpur (Maharashtra) (D) Karnal (Haryana)
Q9.	'Nagananda', 'Ratnavali' and 'Priyadarshika' Sanskrit works were authored by which ruler ? (A) Harshavardhana (B) Chandragupta Maurya (C) Chandragupta Vikramaditya (D) Krishna Deva Raya
Q10.	In Solar System, which planet rotates the fastest on its axis ? (A) Venus (B) Mercury (C) Jupiter (D) Saturn

Answers :

Q1.     (C) Bonsai
Q2.     (B) Credit Card
Q3.     (B) Australia
Q4.     (D) Alam Ara (1931)
Q5.     (C) Major Som Nath Sharma
Q6.     (D) Vijayanagar Empire
Q7.     (D) Taiwan
Q8.     (A) Roorkee (Uttarakhand)
Q9.     (A) Harshavardhana
Q10.   (C) Jupiter

General Knowledge - 51

Q1.	Which city in Uttar Pradesh is famous for Glass Bangles industry ? (A) Agra (B) Firozabad (C) Moradabad (D) Aligarh
Q2.	In humans, how many chromosomes does a cell have ? (A) 42 (21 pairs) (B) 44 (22 pairs) (C) 46 (23 pairs) (D) 48 (24 pairs)
Q3.	Who was popularly known as the 'Iron Man of India' ? (A) Bhagat Singh (B) Chandrashekhar Azad (C) Veer Savarkar (D) Vallabhbhai Patel
Q4.	During the reign of which ancient Indian ruler, did Chinese traveller Fa-Hien visit India ? (A) Dharmapala (B) Harshavardhan (C) Chandragupta Maurya (D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Q5.	By what name is spiritual guru Narendra Nath Datta, founder of Belur Math near Kolkata, better known ? (A) Swami Vivekanand (B) Swami Dayanand Saraswati (C) Swami Prabhupad (D) Ramkrishna Paramahamsa
Q6.	'Uhuru Peak' at Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point of which continent ? (A) Asia (B) Africa (C) South America (D) Antarctica
Q7.	Millennium Dome, where Priyanka Chopra was crowned Miss World in 2000, is located in which European city ? (A) Paris (France) (B) London (UK) (C) Moscow (Russia) (D) Rome (Italy)
Q8.	Soft toy 'Teddy Bear' was named after which US president's nickname ? (A) Abraham Lincoln (B) George Washington (C) Theodore Roosevelt (D) John F. Kennedy
Q9.	In February 2009, which Indian music maestro won the Grammy Award for his collaborative music album 'Golden Drum Project' ? (A) Zakir Hussain (B) Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma (C) Pt. Ravi Shankar (D) Amjad Ali Khan
Q10.	Out of five Stree Shakti Puraskar, one is named after a fictional character of Tamil epic 'Silappatikaram'. Which one among the following four ? (A) Mata Jijabai (B) Rani Gaidenlou Zeliang (C) Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar (D) Kannagi

Answers :

Q1.     (B) Firozabad
Q2.     (C) 46 (23 pairs)
Q3.     (D) Vallabhbhai Patel
Q4.     (D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Q5.     (A) Swami Vivekanand
Q6.     (B) Africa
Q7.     (B) London (UK)
Q8.     (C) Theodore Roosevelt
Q9.     (A) Zakir Hussain
Q10.   (D) Kannagi

General Knowledge - 50

Q1.	Which is the only bird that can fly backwards ? (A) Sunbird (B) Kingfisher (C) Honeyeater (D) Hummingbird
Q2.	'Chanderi' and 'Maheshwari' sarees are native of which state ? (A) Tamil Nadu (B) West Bengal (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Maharashtra
Q3.	Quinine, the anti-malaria drug, is made from the bark of which tree ? (A) Cinchona (B) Wintergreen (C) Peppermint (D) Eucalyptus
Q4.	Titan, the only moon (natural satellite) known to have a dense atmosphere, is the largest moon of which planet ? (A) Mars (B) Jupiter (C) Saturn (D) Uranus
Q5.	Which dynasty, founded by Mauryan senapati (commander-in-chief) Pushyamitra, was immediate successor of the Maurya dyanasty ? (A) Gupta dynasty (B) Kanva dynasty (C) Nanda dynasty (D) Shunga dynasty
Q6.	Which coastal city is known as the 'Queen of the Arabian Sea' ? (A) Kochi (Kerala) (B) Mangalore (Karnataka) (C) Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) (D) Marmagao (Goa)
Q7.	On 1 September 1939, attack on which country by Germany marked the start of World War II ? (A) France (B) Poland (C) Britain (D) Belgium
Q8.	In 1981, which Mumbai born British writer won the Booker Prize for his novel 'Midnight's Children' ? (A) Salman Rushdie (B) V.S.Naipaul (C) Arundhati Roy (D) Kiran Desai
Q9.	In 1913, at which American city did Lala Har Dayal found the 'Ghadar Party' ? (A) Boston (B) California (C) Philadelphia (D) San Francisco
Q10.	By voter strength, which Indian parliamentary constituency (Lok Sabha seat) having more than 33 lakh voters holds the world record of the largest constituency ? (A) Chandni Chowk (Delhi) (B) Outer Delhi (Delhi) (C) Nandyal (Andhra Pradesh) (D) Samastipur (Bihar)

Answers :

Q1.     (D) Hummingbird
Q2.     (C) Madhya Pradesh
Q3.     (A) Cinchona
Q4.     (C) Saturn
Q5.     (D) Shunga dynasty
Q6.     (A) Kochi (Kerala)
Q7.     (B) Poland
Q8.     (A) Salman Rushdie
Q9.     (D) San Francisco
Q10.   (B) Outer Delhi (Delhi)

General Knowledge - 49

Q1.	What name has been given to the first Boeing 747/700 jet, inducted into Indian Air Force, designed to work as the Indian President's office-in-the-sky ? (A) Samrat (B) Rajdoot (C) Maharaja (D) Badshah
Q2.	Which pigment gives plants and leaves their green colour ? (A) Betalain (B) Chlorophyll (C) Carotenoid (D) Anthocyanin
Q3.	As a token of protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre on 13 April 1919, who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government ? (A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Tej Bahadur Sapru (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhle (D) Syed Ahmed Khan
Q4.	On 6 Apr 2009, which Indian cricketer surpassed Australian Mark Waugh's world record for the most catches in Test Cricket by a fielder (excluding wicket-keeper) ? (A) Sunil Gavaskar (B) V.V.S.Laxman (C) Rahul Dravid (D) Mohammed Azharuddin
Q5.	What is the retirement age of High Court judges ? (A) 60 years (B) 62 years (C) 65 years (D) 70 years
Q6.	Which apparatus is used to measure the blood pressure ? (A) Hygrometer (B) Chronometer (C) Thermometer (D) Sphygmomanometer
Q7.	Which renowned dancer established classical dance school 'Kalakshetra' at Adyar near Chennai in 1931 ? (A) Protima Gauri Bedi (B) Sonal Mansingh (C) Mrinalini Sarabhai (D) Rukmini Devi Arundale
Q8.	Kudremukh hills, name literally meaning Horse face, in Karnataka are famous for mines of which mineral ? (A) Gold (B) Lignite (C) Bauxite (D) Iron Ore
Q9.	Ghatigaon Sanctuary, set up for the conservation of the Son Chiriya (great Indian bustard), is located in which state ? (A) Haryana (B) Rajasthan (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Karnataka
Q10.	The novel 'Q & A', on which 8 Oscar awards winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' (2008) is based, was authored by which Indian civil servant ? (A) Vikas Swarup (B) Vikram Seth (C) Amitav Ghosh (D) Aravind Adiga

Answers :

Q1.    (B) Rajdoot
Q2.    (B) Chlorophyll
Q3.    (A) Rabindranath Tagore
Q4.    (C) Rahul Dravid
Q5.    (B) 62 years
Q6.    (D) Sphygmomanometer
Q7.    (D) Rukmini Devi Arundale
Q8.    (D) Iron Ore
Q9.    (C) Madhya Pradesh
Q10.  (A) Vikas Swarup

General Knowledge - 48

Q1.	Which hormone, released when danger threatens, is known as Emergency hormone ? (A) Insulin (B) Adrenaline (C) Melatonin (D) Thyroxine
Q2.	'Kathakali', 'Mohiniaattam' and 'Thullal' dance forms are native of which state ? (A) Karnataka (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Kerala
Q3.	Which is the only continent through which all longitude lines passes ? (A) Asia (B) Africa (C) Antarctica (D) Australia
Q4.	'Vinaya Pitaka', 'Sutta Pitaka' and 'Abhidhamma Pitaka' - collectively known as the 'Tripitaka' (three baskets) - are sacred texts of which religion ? (A) Jainism (B) Sikhism (C) Buddhism (D) Christianity
Q5.	In 1997, to which Indian film star did Pakistan Government present its highest civilian award 'Nishan-e-Intiaz' ? (A) Dev Anand (B) Raj Kapoor (C) Amitabh Bachchan (D) Dilip Kumar
Q6.	On 18 March 1965, who became the first human to walk in the space ? (A) Yuri Gagarin (B) Alexey Leonov (C) Neil Armstrong (D) Buzz Aldrin
Q7.	Washington D.C., the capital of United States of America, is located on the banks of which river ? (A) Seine (B) Thames (C) Potomac (D) Moskva
Q8.	Which among the following is the first indigenous civilian aircraft of India ? (A) Saras (B) Tejas (C) Chetak (D) Cheetah
Q9.	Near which city is the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History located ? (A) Panaji (Goa) (B) Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) (C) Bharatpur (Rajasthan) (D) Sultanpur (Haryana)
Q10.	Which Central American country was formerly known as 'British Honduras' ? (A) Belize (B) Malawi (C) Botswana (D) Benin

Answers :

Q1.    (B) Adrenaline
Q2.    (D) Kerala
Q3.    (C) Antarctica
Q4.    (C) Buddhism
Q5.    (D) Dilip Kumar
Q6.    (B) Alexey Leonov
Q7.    (C) Potomac
Q8.    (A) Saras
Q9.    (B) Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
Q10.  (A) Belize

General Knowledge - 47

Q1.	What is the minimum age limit to become the Governor of a state in India ? (A) 18 years (B) 25 years (C) 30 years (D) 35 years
Q2.	Yakshagana, literally meaning celestial music, is a popular dance drama of which Indian state ? (A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra (C) Karnataka (D) West Bengal
Q3.	Hirakud Dam at Sambalpur in Orissa, the longest dam in India, is built across which river ? (A) Narmada (B) Mahanadi (C) Godavari (D) Kaveri
Q4.	Among terrestrial (land) animals, which animal has the longest gestation period ? (A) Tiger (B) Elephant (C) Rhinoceros (D) Horse
Q5.	For writing the Punjabi language, which Sikh guru developed the Gurumukhi script ? (A) Guru Angad (B) Guru Amar Das (C) Guru Ram Das (D) Guru Arjan
Q6.	Which among the following disease is caused by female Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes ? (A) Malaria (B) Kala-Azar (C) Dengue Fever (D) Typhoid
Q7.	'Mein Kampf' (My Struggle) book is the autobiography of which dictator ? (A) Pol Pot (B) Idi Amin (C) Adolf Hitler (D) Joseph Stalin
Q8.	Who was the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on 26th January 2009 in New Delhi ? (A) Vladimir Putin (Russian President) (B) Nicolas Sarkozy (French President) (C) Zigme Singye Wangchuk (Bhutan King) (D) Nursultan Nazarbayev (Kazakhstan President)
Q9.	In 1916, who founded Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women's University at Pune, the first women's university in India ? (A) Annie Besant (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Madan Mohan Malaviya (D) Dhondo Keshav Karve
Q10.	In which African city are the headquarters of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) located ? (A) Nairobi (Kenya) (B) Cairo (Egypt) (C) Abuja (Nigeria) (D) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

Answers :

Q1.    (D) 35 years
Q2.    (C) Karnataka
Q3.    (B) Mahanadi
Q4.    (B) Elephant
Q5.    (A) Guru Angad
Q6.    (C) Dengue Fever
Q7.    (C) Adolf Hitler
Q8.    (D) Nursultan Nazarbayev (Kazakhstan President)
Q9.    (D) Dhondo Keshav Karve
Q10.  (A) Nairobi (Kenya)

General Knowledge - 46

Q1.	Which natural sugar is found in the milk ? (A) Lactose (B) Sucrose (C) Maltose (D) Fructose
Q2.	'Nepali', 'Lepcha', 'Bhutia' and 'Limbu' are the main spoken langauges of which Indian state ? (A) Manipur (B) Mizoram (C) Sikkim (D) Nagaland
Q3.	On 15 May 1952, who became the first speaker of the Lok Sabha ? (A) Sukumar Sen (B) G.V.Mavalankar (C) Harilal J. Kania (D) S.Radhakrishnan
Q4.	Which royal poet of Delhi Sultanate is regarded as the 'Father of Qawwali' ? (A) Tansen (B) Baiju Bawra (C) Nayak Charju (D) Amir Khusro
Q5.	In 1976, which Bengali lady novelist became the first woman to receive the Jnanpith Award for her novel 'Pratham Pritisruti' (First Promise) ? (A) Ashapurna Devi (B) Mahasveta Devi (C) Mahadevi Varma (D) Amrita Pritam
Q6.	Which Article of the Indian Constitution gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir ? (A) Article 352 (B) Article 356 (C) Article 360 (D) Article 370
Q7.	Immortalized in the voice of Lata Mangeshkar, Kavi Pradeep's famous patriotic song 'Aye mere watan ke logon' was set to music by which musician ? (A) Naushad (B) S.D.Burman (C) O.P.Nayyar (D) C.Ramchandra
Q8.	Coined by French priest Henri Didon, 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' (Swifter, Higher, Stronger) slogan is the motto of which tournament ? (A) Olympic Games (B) Commonwealth Games (C) FIFA World Cup (D) Asian Games
Q9.	Who was popularly known as the 'Lady with the Lamp' ? (A) Mother Teresa (B) Sister Nivedita (C) Florence Nightingale (D) The Mother (Mirra Alfassa)
Q10.	Falkland Islands, located in South Atlantic Ocean, are a self-governing Overseas Territory of which country ? (A) France (B) United Kingdom (C) Argentina (D) Spain

Answers :

Q1.    (A) Lactose
Q2.    (C) Sikkim
Q3.    (B) G.V.Mavalankar
Q4.    (D) Amir Khusro
Q5.    (A) Ashapurna Devi
Q6.    (D) Article 370
Q7.    (D) C.Ramchandra
Q8.    (A) Olympic Games
Q9.    (C) Florence Nightingale
Q10.  (B) United Kingdom