General knowledge 9
1. Which of the following parts of the poppy plant is used
for the extraction of opium ?
(a) Capsules
(b) Flowers
(c) Leaves
(d) Roots
for the extraction of opium ?
(a) Capsules
(b) Flowers
(c) Leaves
(d) Roots
2. Who is the Chairman of the Twelfth Finance Commission ?
(a) C. Rangarajan
(b) N. N. Vohra
(c) Bimal Jalan
(d) Vijay Kelkar
(a) C. Rangarajan
(b) N. N. Vohra
(c) Bimal Jalan
(d) Vijay Kelkar
3. The first feature film (talkie) produced in India was
(a) Hatimtai
(b) Alamm Ara
(c) Pundalik
(d) Raja Harishchandra
(a) Hatimtai
(b) Alamm Ara
(c) Pundalik
(d) Raja Harishchandra
4. During the Indian freedom struggle, The Deccan
Educational Society was founded by
(a) B.G. Tilak
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) G.K. Gokhale
(d) M.G. Ranade
Educational Society was founded by
(a) B.G. Tilak
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) G.K. Gokhale
(d) M.G. Ranade
5. A black hole is a body in space which does not allow
any radiation to come out. This property is due to its
(a) Very small size
(b) Very large size
(c) Very high density
(d) Very low density
any radiation to come out. This property is due to its
(a) Very small size
(b) Very large size
(c) Very high density
(d) Very low density
6. The Chilka Lake region lies in between the deltas of
(a) Ganga and Mahanadi
(b) Godavari and Krishna
(c) Mahanadi and Godavari
(d) Krishna and Kaveri
(a) Ganga and Mahanadi
(b) Godavari and Krishna
(c) Mahanadi and Godavari
(d) Krishna and Kaveri
7. The 44th Amendment of the Indian Constitution withdrew
the Fundamental Right
(a) To freedom of religion
(b) To constitutional remedies
(c) To property
(d) Against exploitation
8. The Legislative Council of a State in India can be
abolished or created by
(a) The President of India in consultation with the Council
of Ministers of the State concerned
(b) The Legislative Assembly of the State concerned
(c) The Parliament at a joint sitting of both the Houses
(d) The Parliament, provided the State Legislative Assembly
passes a resolution to that effect
9. At which stage in its life cycle does the silk work
yield the fibre of commerce ?
(a) Egg
(b) Larva
(c) Pupa
(d) Imago
yield the fibre of commerce ?
(a) Egg
(b) Larva
(c) Pupa
(d) Imago
10. Persons below the poverty line in India are classified
as such based on whether
(a) They are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
(b) They get work for a prescribed minimum number of days
in a year
(c) They belong to agricultural labourer household and the
scheduled caste /tribe social group
(d) Their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages
as such based on whether
(a) They are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
(b) They get work for a prescribed minimum number of days
in a year
(c) They belong to agricultural labourer household and the
scheduled caste /tribe social group
(d) Their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages
11. As per 1991 Census, which one of the following groups of
Union Territories had the highest literacy rate ?
(a) Chandigarh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(b) Delhi and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry
(d) Pondicherry and Delhi
12. In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must
win which one of the following groups of tournaments ?
(a) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open
(b) Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open, Swedish Open
(c) Wimbledon, French Open, Paegas Czec Open, U.S. Open
(d) Davis Cup, Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open
Union Territories had the highest literacy rate ?
(a) Chandigarh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(b) Delhi and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry
(d) Pondicherry and Delhi
12. In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must
win which one of the following groups of tournaments ?
(a) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open
(b) Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open, Swedish Open
(c) Wimbledon, French Open, Paegas Czec Open, U.S. Open
(d) Davis Cup, Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open
13. Abhinava Bharat, a secret society of revolutionaries,
was organized by
(a) Khudiram Bose
(b) V.D. Savarkar
(c) Prafulla Chaki
(d) Bhagat Singh
was organized by
(a) Khudiram Bose
(b) V.D. Savarkar
(c) Prafulla Chaki
(d) Bhagat Singh
14. Endoscopy, a technique used to explore the stomach or
other inner parts of the body, is based on the phenomenon of
(a) Total internal reflection
(b) Interference
(c) Diffraction
(d) Polarisation
15. Which one of the following lakes forms and international
boundary between Tanzania and Uganda ?
(a) Chad
(b) Malawi
(c) Victoria
(d) Zambezi
(c) Victoria
(d) Zambezi
16 Who among the following has been appointed the National Security Adviser by the UPA Government ?
(a) Brajesh Mishra
(b) J. N. Daxit
(c) Soli J. Sorabjee
(d) T. K. A. Nair
17 Who among the following is the new Chief Minister of
Karnataka ?
(a) S. M. Krishna
(b) Uma Bharti
(c) Dharam Singh
(d) Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
18 Who among the following has won the Miss Universe 2004
crown ?
(a) Jennifer Hawkins
(b) Shandi Finnessey
(c) Alba Reyes
(d) None of these
19 A solemn ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of D-Day
landings of the Allies troops during the Second World War,
was held in
(a) Pearl Harbour
(b) Normandy
(c) New York
(d) Lisbon
20 Which of the following cricketers holds the world record
of maximum number of sixes in Tests ?
(a) Chris Carins (New Zealand)
(b) Viv Richards (West Indies)
(c) Sachin Tendulkar (India)
(d) Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
21 Who among the following has been appointed the new Chief
Justice of India ?
(a) Justice Rajendra Babu
(b) Justice V. N. Khare
(c) Justice R. C. Lahoti
(d) None of these
22 Who among the following sports persons got the honour of
lighting the Olympic flame at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium
in New Delhi recently ?
(a) Anjali Bhagwat
(b) Abhinav Bindra
(c) Viswanathan Anand
(d) K. M. Beenamol
23 Who among the following has been appointed new chairman
of the National Commission for Farmers ?
(a) Ajit Singh
(b) K. C. Pant
(c) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
(d) Sharad Pawar
24 Which of the following planets crossed the face of the
sun (in transit) after 122 years recently ?
(a) Mars
(b) Venus
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn
25 Which of the following countries was readmitted to the
Commonwealth recently ?
(a) Nepal
(b) Myanmar
(c) Pakistan
(d) None of these
26 The world governing body of which of the following
sports celebrated its 100 years in existence recently ?
(a) Football
(b) Hockey
(c) Badminton
(d) Cricket
27 Who among the following won the men?s singles title of
the French Open 2004 ?
(a) Guillermo Coria
(b) Roger Federer
(c) Andy Roddick
(d) Gaston Gaudio
28 Who is India?s first Woman Grand Master in Chess ?
(a) Aarthie Ramaswamy
(b) Koneru Humpy
(c) S. Meenakshi
(d) S. Vijayalakshmi
29 The age of a tree can be determined by
(a) Measuring its height
(b) Measuring its diameter
(c) Analyzing its sap
(d) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem
30 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Mountains Continents
(a) The Rocky : North America
(b) The Andes : South America
(c) The Alps : Europe
(d) The Ural : Africa
31 Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(a) ?Purna Swaraj? Resolution : 1929
(b) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931
(c) Formation of the Congress Socialist Party: 1939
(d) Simla Confeence : 1940
32 The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at
(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Khajuraho
(c) Madurai
(d) Mount Abu
33 Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance ?
(a) Kuchipudi
(b) Kathak
(c) Manipuri
(d) Mohiniattam
34 The deepest oceanic trench ?Mariana? is located in
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Pacific Ocean
(d) Indian Ocean
35 Although fog consists of fine drops of water, we cannot
see clearly through it because
(a) The light rays undergo total internal reflection in the
drops
(b) Fine drops of water in fog polarize the light
(c) The fine drops are opaque to the light
(d) The drops scatter most of the light
36 During the Mughal period, which one of the following
were the first to come to India as traders ?
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) Danish
(d) English
37 Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for
introducing market control mechanism ?
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Firoze Tughlaq
38 Which one of the following mountain peaks of the
Himalayas is NOT in India ?
(a) Annapurna
(b) Nanda Devi
(c) Mt. Kamet
(d) Kanchenjunga
39 A rift valley is formed mainly due to
(a) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust
(b) The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
(c) The valley formed after the formation of fold mountains
(d) The deepening of a valley by ice action
40 Who is the author of the book, ?The Man Who Divided India? ?
(a) Arun Shourie
(b) Dominique Lapierre
(c) Rafiq Zakaria
(d) Salman Rushdie
41 Which of the following was the kingdom of Mahavir?
( a) Pataliputhram
(b) Hasthina
(c) Kalinga
(d) Vaisali
42 Which of the following protects India from cold winds and foreign invasions in the north of India?
A River Ganga
B Vindhya Ranges
C Himalayas
D Sahyadri
43 Who were the founders of Indus Valley civilization?
A Dravidians
B Aryans
C Greeks
D None
44. Who wrote the book Rama Charitha Manas
a Thulasi Das
b Bhaktha Kabir
c Bhaktha Ramdev
d Valmiki
45. Where is Lalbahadur Stadium?
A Bhopal
B Hyderabad
C Cuttack
D Bhuvaneswar
46. Africa occupies which part of the earth?
A 1/3rd
B 1/3rd
C 4/5th
D 1/5th
47. After the Aryans settled in India which books were composed?
A Puranas
B Vedas
C Bhaghavathas
D Charithras
48. The alloy of metal with mercury is called _____
a Steel
b Bross
c Amalgam
d Silver
49. Who was the First Woman Minister?
A Sarojini Devi
B Vijayalaxmi Pandit
C Indira Gandhi
D Rajalaxmi Prasad
50. The maximum limit for members of assembly in a state is _________
a 294
b 300
c 325
d 350
Answers to GK 9
1b 2a 3b 4a 5c 6c 7c 8d 9c 10a
11b 12a 13b 14a 15c 16 (Shiv Shankar Menon) 17 (BS Yedurappa) 18a 19b 20 (Adam Gilchrist) 21d 22a 23c
24b 25(errata: ‘in 1989’in place of recently) 26a 27d 28d 29d 30d 31b 32a 33d 34c 35d 36a 37c 38a 39a 40c
41d 42c 43a 44d 45b 46d 47b 48c 49b 50d
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General knowledge -10
1) Melanne Verveer is a United States Ambassador of Barak Obama for which of the following ?
a. Global Disarmament
b. Global women's issues
c. Global Climate Changes
d. Global Trade Issues
2) Which of the following companies launched its super luxury hot wheels: “Gallardo” in India?
a. Audi
b. Rolls Royce
c. Lamborghini
d. Porsche
3) Which of the following Southern States launched tourism on Wheels Project in 2008 in collaboration with Indian Railways?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Karnatka
c. Tamilnadu
d. Kerala
4) Isuzu Motors Ltd., Japan’s largest maker of light trucks has decided to start making buses in India in 2007 in association with
a. TELCO
b. Ashok Leyland
c. Swaraj Mazda
d. Mahindra and Mahindra
5) To enhance quality of customer service and strengthen the grievance redressal mechanism, RBI has constituted a new department Customer Service Department. Which of the following is its key responsibility?
a. Dissemination of instructions or information relating to customer service
b. Grievance redressal mechanism sin respect of services rendered by various RBI offices/departments
c. Administering BO scheme and act as a nodal Dept. for BCSBI
d. All the above
6) The new ICC President belongs to which of the following countries?
a. England
b. South Africa
c. Australia
d. India
7) Which of the following has a maximum amount of external debt?
a. USA
b. Mexico
c. Brazil
d. Japan
8) Tata Sky is a satellite company in India formed by a joint venture between Tata Group and
a. Star TV
b. Euro Space
c. Sky Italia
d. ISRO
9) “Eco Mark “ is given to the Indian products that are
a. Pure and unadulterated
b. Rich in protein
c. Economically viable
d. Environment friendly
10) The Indicator of economic prosperity is
a. Increase in GNP at current prices
b. Increase in Net National Product at current prices
c. Increase in GNP at fixed prices
d. Increase in Net National Product at fixed prices
11) Cairn Energy, which is exploring oil in Rajasthan, belongs to
a. Ireland
b. Scotland
c. Norway
d. Sweden
12) The youngest Indian to achieve a Grand Master norm in Chess is
a. Sahaj Grover
b. Saina Nehwal
c. Parimarjan Negi
d. D. Harika
13) Which of the following is not a wholly owned subsidiary of RBI?
a. National Housing Bank
b. National Bank Agriculture and Rural Development
c. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India
d. Exim Bank of India
14) The December 2006 Asian Games were held in
a. Doha
b. Abu Dhabi
c. Riyadh
d. Kyoto
15) The service tax umbrella does not cover
a. Pathology labs
b. Telecom services
c. Coaching institutes
d. Catering services
16) Which company launched a premium denim line in Indian fashion arena co-branding it with John Abhraham?
a. Killer
b. Wrangler
c. Lee Cooper
d. Milky Way
17) The N.S.E. incorporated in 1992, in terms of transactions holds:
a. Fifth rank in the world
b. Third rank in the world
c. Seventh rank in the world
d. Does not figure in top ten
18) Which of the following was the biggest contributor of FDI in India from 1991 to 2004?
a. Mauritius
b. USA
c. Japan
d. UK
19) SAFTA stands for
a. South Asia Free Trade Agreement
b. Southern African Federation For Tribal Advancement
c. South Asian Forum For Tourism Agreement
d. None of the above
10) Which among the following team won the2009 Asia Cup final women's Hockey ?
a. India
b. China
c. Malaysia
d. Pakistan
a. India
b. China
c. Malaysia
d. Pakistan
21) Introduction of 3G Services in Telecommunication Industry will not include which of the following features?
a. Video Streaming
b. Stock Transactions
c. E-Learning
d. E-Governance
22) Which Finance Minister resigned after a report on Haridas Mundhra share imbroglio published in 1958?
a. GK Iyengar
b. Ramanand Shastri
c. TT Krishnamachari
d. V. Padmanabhan
23) Which State tops the revenues collected under the implemented VAT tax regime?
a. Maharashtra
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Gujarat
d. Karnataka
24) Which player won the country’s highest ever professional Golf Prize held in China?
a. Shiv Kapur
b. Jeev Milkha Singh
c. Gaurav Ghei
d. Jyoti Randhawa
25) Who is the current Defence Minister?
a. P. Chidambram
b. M.S. Ahluwalia
c. Praful Patel
d. A.K. Antony
26) Kevin Rollins is the CEO of which American Corporate giant employing direct business model?
a. Wall Mart
b. Dell
c. Microsoft
d. Quark
27) According to the World Wealth report by Capgemini and Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, the number of millionaire in India has grown to
a. 83000
b. 23000
c. 48000
d. 126700
28) NIIT technologies have established ties with Singapore to market GeBiz. What is GeBiz?
a. Electronic business portal of Singapore Govt.
b. Portal of income tax department of Singapore
c. GE’s commercial arm based at Singapore
d. None of the above
29) The investment giant set up by Warren Buffet is
a. DSP Merryl Lynch
b. Berkshire Hathway
c. GE Capital
d. City Capital
30) Who was awarded Phalke Ratna Award in April 2008”
a. Devanand
b. Amitabh Bachhan
c. Ramanand Sagar
d. B.R. Chopra
31) The first reasonably valid IQ test in the world was developed by
a. Alfred Binet
b. Lewis Terman
c. Devid Wechsler
d. William Stern
32) Which of the following is true about Binet’s approach?
a. He interpreted scores on his test as a major of innate intelligence
b. He wanted to use test scores to identify children who needed special help
c. He tied the development of his test to a fairly complex theory of intelligence
d. He chose problems for the test that could only be scored subjectively
33) Recently who among the following has broken the record of Sachin Tendulkar by scoring 439 runs against Indian Education Society in the U-16 inter school Harris Shield three-day match in November?
a. Sarfaraz Khan
b. Ayan Sethi
c. Ravi Kulkarni
d. Vinkas Godbole
a. Sarfaraz Khan
b. Ayan Sethi
c. Ravi Kulkarni
d. Vinkas Godbole
34) Fredrik Reinfeldt was recently on an official visit to India, He is Prime Minister of which of the following European countries? Hint: He also met Bindeshwar Pathak of Sulabh who was given Stockholm Water prize recently.
a. Denmark
b. Sweden
c. Finland
d. Norway
a. Denmark
b. Sweden
c. Finland
d. Norway
35) India and the European Union (EU) recently signed an agreement for civil nuclear cooperation and hoped to conclude by 2010 a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to boost trade and investment. How many countries are members of EU?
a. 23
b. 24
c. 25
d. 27
a. 23
b. 24
c. 25
d. 27
36) Who among the following is conferred with G D Birla Award for Scientific Research for the year 2009.?
a. Professor Manindra Aggarwal
b. Professor Partha Chatterjee
c. Professor R. Vaidyanathan
d. Dr. Krishna Dev Kumar
e. Professor Shekhar Singh
a. Professor Manindra Aggarwal
b. Professor Partha Chatterjee
c. Professor R. Vaidyanathan
d. Dr. Krishna Dev Kumar
e. Professor Shekhar Singh
37) Who among the following has won 'Best Male Cricketer of the year award' during 'Sahara Indian Sports Awards, 2009' ?
a. Sachin Tendulkar
b. Gautam Gambhir
c. MS Dhoni
d. Rahul Dravid
a. Sachin Tendulkar
b. Gautam Gambhir
c. MS Dhoni
d. Rahul Dravid
38) Who among the following is the winner of C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award 2009?
a. Gundappa Vishvanath
b. Mohinder Amarnath
c. Kapil Dev
d. Sri Nath
a. Gundappa Vishvanath
b. Mohinder Amarnath
c. Kapil Dev
d. Sri Nath
39) With which of the following countries India recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Bamboo.?
a. Argentina
b. Venezuela
c. Columbia
d. Peru
a. Argentina
b. Venezuela
c. Columbia
d. Peru
40) What is "Glonass"?
a. A missile
b. A Satellite
c. A Satellite Navigation System
d. A Global Positioning system
a. A missile
b. A Satellite
c. A Satellite Navigation System
d. A Global Positioning system
41) In which year was the National Rural Health Mission launched?
a. 2009
b. 2008
c. 2005
d. 2000
42) World Health Day is celebrated on
a. 7th April
b. 13th April
c. 13th March
d. 7th March
43) Which was the first Indian company to be listed in NASDAQ?
a. Infosys
b. Tata Consultancy Services
c. Hindustan Computers Limited
d. Reliance
44) Expand “SIM”
a. Subscriber Ideal Module
b. Subscriber In Module
c. Subscriber Identity Module
d. Subscriber Immediate Memory
45) Which of the following treaty is related to the establishment of European Union ? (signed in 1993)
a. Berlin Declaration
b. Treaty of Maastricht
c. Valletta treaty
d. Merger Treaty
46) Who is the brand ambassador of Whirlpool in India?
a. Kajol & Ajay Devgan
b. MS Dhoni
c. Amitabh Bachhan
d. None of these
47) “ Love what you do. Do what you love” is the punch line of
a. Nokia
b. Samsung
c. Blackberry
d. LG
48) As per the latest guidelines of RBI, the banks which have been mandated to calculate interest paid on money in savings account on which of the following basis?
a. Daily
b. Weekly
c. Ten days
d. Monthly
49) The line “Rishto Ki Jama Punji” is associated with
a. Bank of India
b. Corporation Bank
c. Indian Bank
d. HDFC
50) Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize for “God of Small Things” in which year?
a. 1996
b. 1997
c. 1998
d. 1999
Answers to previous GK (#10)
.b 2.c 3.a 4.c 5.d 6.a 7.a 8.a 9.d 10.b 11.b 12.c 13.d 14.a 15.a 16.b 17.b 18.a 19.a 20.d 21.c 22.c 23.a 24.b 25.d 26.b 27.d 28.a 29.b 30.d 31.a 32.b 33.a 34.b 35.d 36.a 37.b 38.b 39.c 40.c 41.c 42.a 43.a 44.c 45.b 46.a 47.c 48.a 49.a 50.b
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