Current Affairs G.K. 3

General knowledge -5 

1. Henry Ford revolutionised the car market with the first mass- produced car, the Ford Model T. In which year was it launched?
(a) 1924
(b) 1912
(c) 1908
(d) 1897

2. It was the brand that made David Ogilvy famous. Which shirt brand's ads had the famous man with an eye patch in the 1950s, which catapulted David Ogilvy to fame?
(a) Van Heusen
(b) Arrow Shirts
(c) Dockers
(d) Hathaway

3. Who elects the President of India?
(a) Lok Sabha
(b) Rajya Sabha
(c) People of India
(d) Parliament and State Assemblies

4. The Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Constitution of India by the
(a) Tenth Amendment
(b) Forty-second Amendment
(c) Thirty-second Amendment
(d) Thirty-eighth Amendment

5.  Which of the following is the oldest monarchy in the world? 
(a) Japan Nepal
(b) U K
(c) Spain
(d) Nepal

6.. In which one of the following states of India is it legal for a Hindu male and illegal for a Muslim male to have more than one living wife?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Goa
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

7. Which of the following seeds will normalize blood sugar level?
(a) Coriander 
(b) Fenugreek 
(c) Cumin 
(d) Mustard

8. Which among the following substances is used as a lubricant?
(a) Graphite 
(b) Silica
(c) Quartz
(d) Nickel

9. What is the origin of the word “ESSAR” in The Essar group of companies ?
(a) Initials of the parents of the promoters
(b) Initials of the hometown of the promoters
(c) Initials of the names of the promoters
(d) The promoters consider the 2 letters lucky for them.

10. Which of the following is not an Insurance Company?
(a) ICICI Prudential
(b) HDFC Natwest
(c) OM Kotak Mahindra
(d) Birla Sun Life

11. What is common to all of the following names - Eduardo Camano, Adolfo Rodriguez Saa, Ramon Puerta and Fernando de la Rua?
(a) They were all former Presidents of Argentina.
(b) They are the dreaded drug lords of South America
(c) They own together 70% of the world's Silver mines.
(d) They own together 70% of the world's coffee estates

12. Which of the following industrial groups of India do not have famous brother duo managing various parts of business?
(a) Bharti Group
(b) Essar Group
(c) Reliance Group.
(d) Hero Group

13. To which country has the headquarter of of the famous design firm Ikea relocated?
(a) Netherlands 
(b) Sweden
(c) Norway 
(d) Denmark

14. As per the recent Global Competitiveness Report from the World Economic Forum, which country replaced US as the most competitive economy in the world?
(a) Canada 
(b) Switzerland 
(c) Finland
(d) Singapore

15. What famous brand name is derived from a combination of two words, which mean 'dead' in French and 'one' in German?
(a) Dettol
(b) Mortein
(c) Martini
(d) Ritter

16. Which industrial group is behind the setting-up, in 1991, of MICA, India's first college focussed on advertising and communications?
(a) Lalbhai Group
(b) Tata Group
(c) Birla Group
(d) Reliance Group

17. A well known chain of multi brand stores launched a loyalty program named as "First Citizen's Club". To which chain does this initiative belong to?
(a) Shopper's Stop
(b) The Big Bazaar
(c) Westside
(d) Reliance Fashions

18. One of the following famous painters is responsible for the invention of Parachute. Identify the correct name. 
(a) Leonardo da Vinci
(b) Scanderberg
(c) Sigismund
(d) Van Gogh

19. Montecristo, Ramon Allones, Romeo Y Julieta have a common link – all of them are famous brands of a specific product. With which product are these brands associated with?
(a) Cigarettes
(b) Cigars
(c) Condoms
(d) Liquor

20.  J. D. Power is a name associated with
(a) an independent power producing company in New Delhi.
(b) a power plant equipment manufacturing company.
(c) an automotive battery manufacturing company.
(d) an automobile customer survey organization

21. India's first private FM radio station Radio City opened in Bangalore. Which company is the promoter of this venture?
(a) The Times of India
(b) Mid-Day
(c) Star India
(d) Zee

22. During the reign of which king did Mahayanism formally come into existence?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Kanishka
(c) Chandra Gupta
(d) Ajatashatru

23. What is the new age economy term that is used to describe a new product or service that uses new technology, which can destroy competitors and/or sometime even the entire industry?
(a) Melissa
(b) Virus
(c) Killer App
(d) Widget

24. What was unique about the purchase of a Gulfstream V business jet by American Internet tycoon Mark Cuban in 1999 for $40 million?
(a) It was the first sale of this model of Jet by Gulf Stream
(b) It was the first sale of aircraft by payment made in terms of Euros
(c) It was the first Euro payment to be made by an individual
(d) It was the first sale of an aircraft through the Internet

25. Name the Greek Goddess of Victory - better known to us as a famous brand name?
(a) Puma
(b) Mars
(c) Nike
(d) Casablanca

26. In the late 1860s, there was a shortage of ivory - commonly used for making billiard balls. The search for a substitute led to the growth of a modern industry. What was it ?
(a) Fibre glass
(b) Plastics
(c) Vulcanized rubber
(d) Glass wool

27. As per the provision of the Micro Finance Bill cleared by the Govt. of India in February 2007 , which of the following organizations/agencies is authorized to regulate the Micro Finance Sector in India ?
(a) State Bank Of India
(b) SIDBI
(c) NABARD
(d) General Insurance Corporation Of India

28. BEML is a major Mini Ratna Company in India engaged in production of heavy machines and defence equipments. What is the full name of the Company ?
(a) Bihar Electronics and Melamines Ltd.
(b) Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.
(c) British Electronics and Metallic Ltd.
(d) Brick Kiln Engg. & Metals Ltd.

29. Mr. Paul Wolfowitz was at the helm of affairs of a leading international organisation for a long time. Name the organisation.
(a) Secretary General of UNO
(b) Head of the World Trade Organization
(c) Head of the World Bank
(d) Chief of the Central Bank of America

30. This person was the head of UTI, IDBI as well as SEBI prior to being inducted on the board of TECH MAHINDRA. Name the person.
(a) Chandrakant B Bhave
(b) D R Mehta
(c) M Damodaran 
(d) J Harinarayan

31. Who amongst the following is the author of the book –“ A view from the outside: Why Good Economics work for Everyone” ?
(a) Mnamohan Singh
(b) Amartya Sen
(c) L. N. Mittal
(d) P.Chidambaram

32. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of sports ?
(a) Kalidas Samman
(b) Dhyanchand Award
(c) Shram Vir Award
(d) Dr  Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award

33. Who among the following is the latest entrant in wireless broadband access?.
(a) Mukesh Ambani
(b) Bharti Group
(c) A venture promoted by Shyam Telecom  
(d) Spice Telecom

34. Who amongst the following are the latest entrants to the billionaire heiress list of Forbes?.
(a) Roshni Nadar
(b) Nisa Godrej
(c) Emma Bloomberg
(d) All the above

35. Saina Nehwal – the shuttlecock queen of India is currently ranked number 3 in the world. Which was the first major tournament won by her in her journey to reach the present standing?
a. All England Badminton Championship
b. Indonesian Open Championship
c. Philippines Open Championship
d. Singapore Open Super Series

36. Which of the following countries is the latest in the series of having the first woman prime minister?
a. Germany
b. South Korea
c. Bangla Desh
d. Australia

37. Identify the correct combination of the number of times Asian Cricket Cup has been held and the number of times India has been the winner?
a. 12, 5
b. 10, 5
c. 12, 6
d. 10, 6

38. In which international tennis championship was the longest match held?
a. French Open
b. Wimbledon Championship
c. Australian Open
d. US Open

39. Rajiv Dube, considered a veteran of automobiles industry, has recently decided to quit Tata Motors after a three decade long association. To which industrial group is he moving?
a. Essar Group
b. Mukesh Ambani Group
c. RPG group of companies
d. Aditya Birla Group

40. Who is known as the father of micro finance in Asian sub continent?
a. Amartya Sen
b. Mohammed Younus
c. Ela Bhatt
d. Sharad Yadav

41. Magasaysay Award is given every year for outstanding performance in various fields. Which institution gave the corpus for instituting this prize created in the memory of Philipines President Ramon Magasaysay?
a. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
b. Ford Foundation
c. Rockfeller Foundation
d. UNO

42. So far only 4 countries have hosted the FIFA World Cup twice. Which country is expected to be the next in line to host the FIFA World Cup for the second time?
a. England
b. Brazil
c. Chile
d. Argentina

43. United States of America has the distinction of hosting the Summer Olympics as well as Winter Olympics an equal number of times. How many times has Unites States played host to each of the 2 events?
a. Twice          
b. Three Times
c. Four Times
d. Fifth Time

44. Which is the first Indian bank to have been awarded the ISO certification?
a. Allahabad Bank
b. Punjab National Bank
c. State Bank of India
d. Canara Bank

45. Which company launched a campaign with the punch line “Fill it, Shut it, Forget it”?
a. Bajaj Auto
b. Hero Honda
c. TVS Suzuki
d. Kinetic Honda

46.  Which Indian newspaper is credited with a series of “firsts” with regard to taking advantage of technology?
a. The Hindu
b. The Times of India
c. The Hindustan Times
d. Punjab Kesri

47. Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of districts followed by Madhya Pradesh. Which is the state having third largest number of districts?
a. Maharashtra
b. Bihar
c. West Bengal
d. Rajasthan

48. NH-7 is the longest of the various highways in India. How many states does it pass through?
a. Five
b. Seven
c. Six
d. Eight

49. Winning all four Grand Slam tournaments during a career is termed a Career Grand Slam. Who amongst the following playes has not won a Career Grand Slam.?
a. Pete Sampras
b.  Andre Agassi
c.  Rod Laver
d. Roger Federer

50. Who was the Chairman of the Planning Commission in 1978?
a. Morarji Desai
b. Charan Singh
c. Indira Gandhi
d. V P Singh

Answers t0 GK no 5

1.  C           2. D      3. D      4. B      5. A      6. D      7. B      8. A      9. C      10. B

11. A          12. D    13. A    14. B    15. B    16. D    17. A    18. A    19. B    20. D

21.  C         22. B    23. C    24. D    25. C    26. B    27. D    28. B    29. C    30. C

31. D          32. B    33. A    34. D    35. C    36. D    37. B    38. B    39. D    40. B

41. C          42. B    43. C    44. D    45. B    46. A    47. B    48. B    49. A    50. A

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General knowledge -6

1.Which of the following is a function of the Estimates Committee of the Lok Sabha?

(a) It studies the estimates of different Ministries every year

(b) It reports what economies, improvements in organizations, efficiency and administrative reforms consistent with the policy underlying the estimates, may be effected

(c) It suggests alternative policies in order to bring about efficiency and economy in administration

(d) All of these

2.Which one of the following countries is a member of the Common wealth of Independent States?

(a) Croatia

(b) Poland

(c) Romania

(d) Turkmenistan

3.The constitution Bill regarding delinking of Religion from politics was

(a) 76th Amendment Bill

(b) 80th Amendment Bill

(c) 77th Amendment Bill

(d) 79th Amendment Bill

4.Wockhardt Ltd. Is a company dealing with

(a) Textiles

(b) Steel

(c) Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology

 (d)Automobiles and Electronics

5.Which form of phosphorus is used in safety matches?

(a) White phosphorus

(b) Yellow phosphorus

 (c)Red phosphorus

(d) Black phosphorus

6.One would find twin Petronas Towers in

(a) Kuala Laumpur

(b)New York

(c) Melbourne

(d)Shanghai

7.Nikolai Tikhonov was:

(a) Soviet Prime Minister

(b) Chess champion

 (c) Gymnast

(d) Cosmonaut

8.’Chronicle of an impossible Election’ is the latest book by which of the following persons ?

(a) M.S. Gill

(b) T.N. Seshan

(c) T.S. Krishnamurthy

(d) J.M. Lyngdoh

9.The hottest part in the gas flame is known as the

(a) Luminous zone

(b) Dark zone

(c) Blue zone

(d) Non-Luminous zone

10.Next to UP which is the state sending maximum number of MPs to Lok Sabha?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Bihar

(d) Andhra Pradesh

11.Who wrote the book, ‘India Unbound’?

 (a) Gurcharan Das

(b)Arundhati Roy

 (c)Aditya Birla

(d)Mukesh Ambani

12.The phenomenon of radio-activity is related to: 

(a) Amateur Radio

(b) Radio Astronomy

(c) Nucleus of an element

(d) Radiation

13. Which of the following is in the chronological order (1) First Round Table Conference (2) Dandi March (3) Gandhi-Irwin Pact (4) Civil Disobedient Movement

(a) 2, 3, 4, 1

(b) 4, 2, 3, 1

(c) 2, 4, 3, 1

(d) 2, 4, 1, 3

14.The tercentenary celebrations of Khalsa Panth were mainly organized at which of the following places?

(a) Amritsar

(b)New Delhi

(c)Nanded

(d)Anandpur Saheb

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

(a) Tabla

 (b) Sarod

(c) Violin

(d) Sitar

16.Bangladesh has decided to purchase MiG-29 fighter planes from

(a) Russia

(b) China

 (c) France

 (d) Germany

17 WHICH IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE CITY OF THE WORLD?

A. MOSCOW

B. CALIFORNIA

C. TOKYO

D. NEW YORK

18 WHICH COUNTRY DID ROBERT MUGABE BELONG TO?

A. NAMIBIA

B. NORTH RHODESIA

C. ZIMBABWE

D. ZAMBIA

19. WHICH IS THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN UZBEKISTAN?

A. TAJIKISTAN

B. SAMARKAND

C. KHIVA

D. BUKHARA

20:WHO FIRST DISCOVERED THE CELL?

A. ROBERT HOOKE

B. ALBERT EINSTEIN

C. VIRCHOW

D. SINGER

21. WHEN INDIA BECAME INDEPENDENT, WHO WAS THE PM OF THE UK?

A. CLEMENT ATLEE

B. MARGARET THATCHER

C. PRINCE CHARLES

D. NONE OF THESE

22. WHICH COUNTRY IS KNOWN AS ‘THE SUGAR BOWL’?

A. BRAZIL

B. CANADA

C. CUBA

D. INDIA

23. WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN PM OF THE WORLD?

A. SUCHETA KRIPLANI

B. SRIMAVO BHANDARNAIKE

C. SONIA GANDHI

D. INDIRA GANDHI

24. WHO IS THE ONLY CRICKETER IN WORLD TO SCORE 200 RUNS IN THE ODI?

A. RICKY PONTING

B. BRIAN LARA

C. DON BRADMAN

D. SACHIN RAMESH TENDULKAR

25. WHICH IS THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD?

A. MOUNT OLYMPUS

B. MAUNA KEA

C. MAUNA LOA

D. MOUNT EVEREST

26. WHICH IS THE BIGGEST STATE IN THE US?

A. ALASKA

B. TEXAS

C. CALIFORNIA

D. ARIZONA

27. HOW MANY BONES ARE THERE IN THE HUMAN FACE?

A. 13

B. 14

C. 15

D. 11

28. WHICH INDIAN HAS BEEN ON THE COVER PAGE OF “TIME” MAGAZINE?

A. INDIRA GANDHI

B. SACHIN TENDULKAR

C. AMITABH BACHCHAN

D. BOTH  A & C

29 Which was the first animal tamed by human being?

A.  Dog

 B. Donkey 

C. Lion

 D. Wolf                     

30. The Planning Commission was constituted in…

A. 1959 

 B. 1952

  C. 1954 

 D. 1950                        

31. What is the age of earth? In billion years:

A. 5.55  

B. 3.55 

C. 4.55

D. 4.25                             

32. How much time did it take to draft the Constitution of India?

A. Two years, Eight months and Eight days

B. Two years, Eleven months and Eighteen days

C. Two years, ten months and Fifteen days

 D. Three years          

33. Imposing President’s rule in case of emergency is given in which article of the Constitution?

A.  Article 356

B. Article 352 

C. Article 392

D. Article 392    

34. On what basis is the poverty line ascertained?

A. The per capita income

B. Sum total of family income

 C. The calorie intake by the people of the country  

D. Income of person as per country 

35. ‘Synecology’ is the study of…

A. Environmental studies         

 B. Ecology     

C. Origin of society and environment

D.  Ecological interrelationships among communities of organisms.                

36. Who is the author of Selling the Dream?

A. James Boswell  

B. Steven Covey   

 C. Anne Frank

 D. Guy Kawasaki        

37. Why did Mumbai’s dabbawalas become world famous and received Six Sigma rating from Forbes?

A. Efficient management systems 

 B. Streamlined work

C. Self-employment

D. Great opportunity in poverty                                        

38. Which is the world’s largest flower?

A. Sunflower  

B. Rafflesia  

C. Dragonflower 

D. Casa Blanca             

39. ‘Isoprene’ is also known as…

A. Gum   

B. Natural rubber  

C. Acrylic    

D. Lycra                                       

40. Which is the lightest metal?

A. Nickel   

B. Beryllium 

C. Lithium  

D. Sodium                                   

41. What is cinnabar?

A. Mercury   

B. Zinc   

 C. Tin  

 D. Uranium                                          

42. Myopia (short sightedness) is a condition associated with…

A. Ears   

B. Nose  

 C. Throat   

D. Eyes                                          

43. FERA has been replaced by…

1.  PIO  

2. NRI 

 3. FEMA 

4. FCE

                                                   

44. Who is the present Governor of RBI?

A. Dr Y.V. Reddy  

B. Dr D Subbarao 

C. Dr Manmohan Singh 

D. Dr Bimal Jalan       

45. Which of the following companies has recently acquired Flag telecom, USA?

A. Reliance Globalcom  

B. Touchtel  

C. BSNL   

 D. Air Tel            

46. Who is Chairman of the Planning Commission of India?

A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

B. Inder Kumar Gujral  

C. Dr. Manmohan Singh 

 D. H D Deve Gowda                                                                                                   

47. Who is the Chairman of Wipro Industries?

A. Girish Paranjpe

B. Azim H. Premji 

C. Sures Vasvani  

D. Venkatesh Sadasivam       

48. What was the venue of the last ASEAN meeting?

A. Vientiane 

B. Bangkok   

C. Hua Hin  

D. Chiang Mai                          

49. Where is the headquarters of the European Union?

A. Paris    

B. Rome   

C. Lisbon 

 D. Brussels                                      

50. Sunil Bharti Mittal is the CMD of…

A. Aircel Cellular Ltd.   

B. Bharti Enterprises 

 C. Nokia India  

D. Paramount Communications Ltd. 

Answers to GK 6

1(d)                                                                                                    

2(d)

3(b)

4(c)

5(b)

6(a)

7(a)

8(d)

9(c)

10(b)

11(a)

12(c)

13(b)

14(b)

15(b)

16(a)

17C

18C

19B

20A

21A

22C

23B

24D

25B

26A

27B

28 A

29A

30D

31C

32B

33A

34C

35D

36D

37A

38B

39B

40C

41A

42D

43C

44B

45A

46C

47B

48C

49D

50B