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General knowledge -3

1). Which of the follwoing is the sweetest sugar?

a. Sucrose

b. Glucose

c. Fructose

d. Maltose

2). The first indian to win Nobel prize was

a. C.V. Raman

b. Rabindra Nath Tagore

c. Hargovind Khurana

d. Amartya Sen

3). The Governments stake in Indian airlines is

a. 50%

b. 51%

c. 49%

d. 26%

4). The first General Elections to the Lok Sabha were held in

a. 1949

b. 1952

c. 1950

d. 1954

5). Which country won the Thomas Cup 2008?

a. Spain

b. Australia

c. France

d. China

6). Asia Cricket Cup 2010 was started on

a. June 15, 2010

b. May 10, 2010

c. Jan 15, 2010

d. March 14, 2010

7). Whose death took place on the opening day of the World Cup (June 11, 2010) ?

a. Nadia Joelle Torrado

b. Zenani Mandela

c. Mickky Pacheco

d. None of these

8). Which country won the Thomas Cup title for Badminton in 2010?

a. Indonesia

b. Malaysia

c. China

d. India

9). Who is the recipient of Lokmanya Tilak Award for 2009?

a. Amartya Sen

b. Pranab Mukherjee

c. L.K. Advani

d. Somnath Chatterjee

10). Which Indian IT company is associated with FIFA World Cup 2010 as one of the sponsors?

a. TCS

b. Infosys

c. CTS

d. Mahindra Satyam

11). Which country won the World Twenty-20 cricket final?

a. England b. Australia

c. India d. None of These

12). The length of night on Venus is

a. 180 earth days

b. 135 earth days

c. 118 earth days

d. 50 earth days

13). Which place India has got in HDI ranking in Human Development Report 2009?

a.126

b.134

c.128 d. 135

14). The UN Census Bureau has projected world population in 2050 to be around

a. 8850 million

b. 9346 million

c. 8246 million

d. 7590 million

15). Which country will host the World Cup Football Tournament in 2014?

a. New Zealand

b. West Indies

c. Brazil

d. South Africa

16). Which is the oldest type of organisation?

a. Line

b. Line and Staff

c.Functional

d. Matrix

17). Which of economy system occurred first?
a. Laizes-fare

b. Socialism

c. Communism

d. Capitalism

18). Which of the following is not the method of forecasting demand?
a.Collective opinion method

b. Total out line method

c. Expert opinion method

d. Controlled experiment method

19). Which of the following elements is not present in stainless steel?

a. Iron

b. Tungsten

c. Chromium

d. Nickel

20). Select the one which is not a mixture.

a. Air

b. Gasoline

c. LPG

d. Distilled water

21). The most abundant element in the earth's crust is

a. O

b. Al

c. Si

d. N

22). In an economy, the sectors are classified into public and private on the basis of

a. emloyment conditions

b. nature of economic activities

c. ownership of enterprises

d. use of raw materials

23). In March 2010, the World Bank approved two education projects for India which are worth

a. $95 million

b. $98 million

c. $1.05 million

d. $1.08 million

24). Which one of the following business magnates has been adjudged the 'Business Person of the Year

2008' by The Times of India Survey?

a. Ratan Tata

b. Rahul Bajaj

c. Aditya Birla

d. Laxmi Mittal

25). Which one of the following longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time?

a. 85.5° E

b. 86.5° E

c. 84.5° E

d.82.5° E

26). As per the Census 2001 data released in March 2010, how many Indians speak at least two languages?

a. 255 million

b. 260 million

c. 262 million

d. 265 million

27). How much percentage of income comes from animals, out of India's total income?

a. 20%

b. 25%

c. 15%

d. 10%

28). What is the average temperature of cow and buffalo?

a. -98.4°F

b. 100°F

c. 101.5°F

d. 102°F

29). The relationship between the value of money the price level in an economy is

a. Direct

b. Inverse

c. Propotional

d. Stable

30). The "Emerging Player of the Year 2008" award was given by ICC to which Sri Lankan cricketer?

a. Ajantha Mendis

b. Muttiah Mulitharan

c. C. Kapugedera

d. M. Mahroof

31). Who is the author of 'Ageless Body, Timeless Mind'?

a. V. S. Najpaul

b. Deepak Chopra

c. Dom Moraes

d. Tony Kusher

32) Name the author of the ‘Communitisation: The Third Way of Governance’. The book was released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
            a. RS Pandey
            b. Murli Deora
            c. Gurucharan Das
            d. CK Prahlad

33). Name this Indian beauty who has featured in the top ten list of most stylish women in the ‘Vogue’.
            a. Aishwarya Rai
            b. Preity Zinta
            c. Freida Pinto
            d. Katrina Kaif

34). Which among these radio broadcast services will be terminated for all customers who are serviced from India?
            a. Radio Mirchi
            b. Red FM
            c. WorldSpace
            d. Fever 104

35). Name this person who has been awarded with the title ‘Indian of the Year’ by CNN-IBN.
            a. Rahul Gandhi
            b. AR Rehman
            c. Pandit Ravi Shankar
            d. Kamal Hassan

36). US President Barack Obama has nominated 36-year-old doctor Rajiv Shah as the head of
            a. UNDP
            b. USAID
            c. UNHCR
            d. None of the above

37). Which among these is the co-writer of ‘3 Idiots’ along with Raju Hirani?
            a. Aamir Khan
            b. Shimit Amin
            c. Jugal Hansraj
            d. Abhijat Joshi

38). Which of these has been charged of corruption by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a case of collecting assets worth Rs 80 crore along with his brother?
            a. Om Prakash Chautala
            b. Justice Dinakaran
            c. Ajay Singh Chautala
            d. Bhupinder Singh Hooda

39). Out of 27 members of the European Union, which country is India's biggest trade partner?
            a. UK
            b. France
            c. Germany

d. None of these

40). The new service tax rate as per the Union Budget of 2010-2011 is...

a. 10 per cent

b. 10.5 per cent

c. 10.8 per cent

d. 11.2 per cent

41).As per the domestic passenger vehicles sales in January 2010 , which of the following was the market leader?

a. Tata Motors

b. Hyundai Motors India Ltd

c. Maruti Suzuki Ltd

d. Honda Motors India Ltd

42). ‘Obsessed with quality since 1895’, is the punch line of …

a. Volkswagen AG

b. TAG Heuer

c. Skoda Automobiles

d. Swarovski

43). Recently Bharti Airtel bided for the Kuwait based Zain Telecom’s Affrican assets. What was the amount of the bid?

a. $ 9.8 billion

b. $10.7 billion

c. $12.2 billion

d. $ 14.9 billion

44). The first city in the world where metro started is?

a. New York

b. London

c. Tokyo

d. Hong Kong

45). The oldest printed work in the world that dates back to 868 AD is-

a. The Bible

b. The Hirake Sutra

c. The Ramayana

d. The Mahabharata

46). “Golden Quadrilateral”, is the name of the project that is linked with…

a. Waterways

b. airways
c. roadways

d. None of these

47). Which of the following represents the year in which the Regional Rural Banks came into existence?
a. 1973

b. 1975

c. 1977

d. 1979

48). As per the Macroeconomic and Monetary Development Report by RBI - what is the latest growth rate for Agriculture in 2010-11?
            a. .7%
            b. 3.5%
            c. -1.2%

d. None of these

49). How many Indian women corporate leaders have made it to the Forbes' list of Asia Pacific's 48 "Heroes Of Philanthropy" released recently
            a. 1
            b. 4
            c. 3

d. 5

50). Which one of the following newspaper was launched by Motilal Nehru?

a. Leader

b. The Independent

c. Hindustan Times

d. National Herald

Answers to previous GK Capsule

1. c.

2. b.

3. c.

4. b.

5. d.

6. a.

7. b.

8. c.

9. b.

10. d.

11. a.

12. c.

13. b.

14. b.

15. c.

16. a.

17. d.

18. b.

19. b.

20. d.

21. a.

22. c.

23. c.

24. a.

25. d.

26. a.

27. c.

28. c.

29. b.

30. a.

31. b.

32. a.

33. c.

34. c.

35. b.

36. b.

37. d.

38. c.

39. c.

40. a.

41. c.

42. c.

43. b.

44. b.

45. a.

46. c.

47. b.

48. b.

49. b.

50. b.

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General knowledge -4

The tip of the match-stick contains

a. phosphorus pentoxide

b. white phosphorus

c. red phosphorus

d. Phosphorus trichloride

Who among the following translated the Autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi?

a. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

b. Lal Bahadur Shastri

c. Choudhary Charan Singh

d. Gobind Ballabh Pant

Cross - selling means –

a. Selling to Red Cross members

b. Selling to Blue Cross members

c. Selling across countries

d. Selling other products to existing customers

The 2022 Cricket World Cup shall be co-hosted by

a. India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh

b. India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh

c. Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

d. Bangladesh, Pakistan and India

M. S. Dhoni is the first wicket-keeper to make two centuries in One-Day International Cricket in India. he made these centuries while playing against –

a. Sri Lanka and Pakistan

b. Pakistan and Bangladesh

c. Bangladesh and New Zealand

d. Australia and Sri Lanka

The Prime Minister of which of the following countries recently in March 2010 visited India?

a. Germany

b. Russia

c. China

d. Japan

Recently Supreme Court upheld four per cent reservation in Andhra Pradesh for -

a. Backward Christians

b. Backward Hindus

c. Backward Muslims

d. None of the Above

As per Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty(START) signed by the Russian and the US Presidents in April 2010, the two nations will reduce their nuclear weapons stockpile by

a. one fourth

b. a third

c. half

d. two-thirds

Which one of the following business magnates has been adjudged the 'Business Person of the Year 2008' by The Times of India Survey?

a. Ratan Tata

b. Rahul Bajaj

c. Aditya Birla

d. Laxmi Mittal

In India FERA has been replaced by

a. FEMA

b. FETA

c. FENA

d. FELA

ISRO recently flight-tested its heaviest sounding rocket –

a. ATV-DO1

b. ABV-DO2

c. Astra

d. None of the Above

What is the full form of NFSM, an initiative of the National Development Council of India?

a. New Food Security Mechanism

b. National Food Security Management

c. New Fastest Space Missile

d. None of these

India and Russia recently signed an agreement so that India can get a supply of Uranium fuel from Russia. Uranium is used in which of the following sectors?

a. Pharma Sector

b. Transport Sector

c. Telecom Sector

d. Energy Sector

The film which bagged top prize at the International Film Festival of India is-

a. The Other Bank

b. Can't Live Without You

c. A Brand New Life

d. None of the above

During Dr. Manmohan Singh's visit to Russia in December 2009, the total number of agreements signed between the two countries (India and Russia) is-

a. Seven

b. Six

c. Five

d. Four

Which of the following prizes is given by the UNESCO?

a. Magsaysay Award

b. Kalinga Prize

c. Booker Prize

d. Pulitzer Prize

Television broadcast for rural development programmes in India started in-

a. 1947

b. 1957

c. 1967

d. 1977

In 2010, China became the third country in the world to possess an anti satellite weapon system. The other two countries are

a. Germany and Russia

b. France and the USA

c. The USA and Germany

d. The USA and Russia

What optimum temperature is needed for the growth of Potato tuber?

a. 17°C to 19°C

b. 14°C to 16°C

c. 10°C to 12°C

d. 22°C to 25°C

From where is Indian Journal of Agriculture Sciences published?

a. UPCAR

b. ICAR

c. CISR

d. NBRI

A compiler translates a program written in a high level language into

a. Machine Language

b. An algorithm

c. A debugged program

d. None of these

Which of the following is not an example of Operating System?

a. Windows 98

b. BSD Unix

c. Microsoft Office Xp

d. Red Hat Linux

Which of the following terms could be used to describe the concurrent processing of computer programs via CRTs, on one computer system?

a. Time sharing

b. On-line processing

c. Interactive processing

d. All of these

In which of the following years was the first Railways line between Bombay and Thane laid? a. 1853

b. 1854

c. 1856

d. 1858

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a. Indira Gandhi - Total Revolution

b. Mahatma Gandhi – Trusteeship

c. Balwant Raj Mehta - Democrativ Decentralisation

d. Vinoba Bhave - Anushasan Parva

26. Annual plans were formulated during

      a. 1955-58
      b. 1966-1967
      c. 1967-1969
      d. 1972-1975

27. “Garibi Hatavo” programme was launched in which five year plan

      a. Second
      b. Third
      c. Fourth
      d. Fifth

28. When the Indian economy was opened for the world market in

         a. 1991-92
         b. 1992-95
         c. 1995-96
         d. 1998

On which date is Nobel Prize awarded?

a. December 10

b. January 10

c. April 10

d. July 10

The force that causes a spring to eventually return to its normal length is called

a. Potential force

b. Gravitational force

c. Spring force

d. Restoring force

The colour of light which travels through glass with the minimum speed is

a. Red

b. Yellow

c. Green

d. Violet

Where was held the Commonwealth Health Ministers Conference in May 2010?
a. London
b. Geneva
c. Brussels
d. New Delhi

."Transforming Lives " is the new tagline of which of the following PSU?
a. NTPC Limited
b. Indian Oil Corporation Limited
c. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited
d. Steel Authority of India Limited

Which among the following sports has been included for the first time as a medal sport in the Commonwealth Games 2010?
a. Squash
b. Netball
c. Tennis
d. Wrestling

As per the fifth annual Millward Brown Optimor BrandZ Top100 Most Valuable Global Brands of 2010, what is the value of Google, the number 1 brand of the world?
a. $114 billion
b. $94 billion
c. $145 billion
d. $97 billion

which among the following states in India is venue to the world's first Convention of Women Magicians to be held in May 2010?
a. Karnataka
b. Kerala
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Maharastra

The 2010 winner countries of the Thomas & Uber Cup held in May 2010 are as follows:
a. China, China
b. China, South Korea
c. South Korea, China
d. China, Indonesia

Who among the following distance runners of USA has recently become the first non-African to break the 27-minute barrier in the 10,000 meters?
a. Charles Bacon
b. Chris Solinsky
c. Lloyd Hahn
d. Frank Riley

What was the theme of "International Day of Families" a UN observance celebrated recently on May 15, 2010?
a. The impact of migration on families around the world
b. Mothers and Families: Challenges in a Changing World
c. Fathers and Families: Responsibilities and Challenges
d. Families and Persons with Disabilities

In which country's capital US president Barack Obama gave the speech " A New Beginning" in later half of 2009?
a. Saudi Arabia
b. Japan
c. China
d. Egypt

Which among the following is correct in context with ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank?
a. Indian Banks
b. Foreign Banks
c. Foreign Controlled Indian Banks
d. Indian Controlled Foreign Banks

Which of the following SAARC summit was recently held in Thimpu in April 2010?
a. 13th
b. 14th
c. 15th
d. 16^th

Which of the following Indian Company is known as the originator of the term 'the flat world'?
a. Wipro
b. TCS
c. Infosys
d. ICICI Bank

How many economies are partners to the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF)?
a. 6
b. 8
c. 13
d. 17

In which of the following sea, recently scientists have found "loriciferans" , the first found organisms, who live without oxygen?
a. Pacific Ocean
b. Black Sea
c. China Sea
d. Mediterranean Sea

.In which of the following countries is located famous White Horse temple,which was recently in news?
a. Japan
b. Thailand
c. Cambodia
d. China

What is the interval between two 'Maha Kumbh' melas at the same place?

a. 6 years

b. 10 years

c. 12 years

d. 15 years

Which institution in a federal system is called 'Balancing Wheel of the Constitution'?

a. Legislature

b. Executive

c. Judiciary

d. Press

'If sovereignty is not absolute, no state will exist'. Who said this?

a. Locke

b. Laski

c. Austin

d. None of the above

Who wrote the Book- "Four Essays on Liberty".

a. Herbert Spencer

b. J. S. Mill

c. Ernest Barker

d. Isaish Berlin

Answers to GK 4

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