General Knowledge 20

1. Which of the following gases is used in the preparation of soda water?
1. CS 2
2. CO 2
3. CO
4. IS

1. Which state in India is the major producer of antimony?
1. Punjab
2. Bihar
3. Orissa
4. Tamil Nadu


2. The first nuclear explosion in India took place at
1. Mumbai
2. Nellie
3. Pokhran
4. Sriharikota


3. Dentist deals with
1. Bones
2. Teeth
3. Fingers
4. Eyes


4. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born in the year?
1. 1889
2. 1899
3. 1900
4. 1914


5. Corbett National park is in
1. Bihar
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Himachal Pradesh


6. Silicon is used in
1. I.C Chips
2. Cast Iron
3. Steel
4. None of these


7. The two nation theory was given by
1. W.C. Banerjee
2. M.A Zinnah
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. None of these


8. Which soil owes its color to oxides of iron?
1. Black
2. Alluvial
3. Laterite
4. None of these


9. Vertical distance above mean sea level is known as
1. Attitude
2. Longitude
3. Latitude
4. Height

Answer In One Word 15

1. Who is famous in playing ‘Ghatam’ percussion in India at present – The Grammy award winner? T. H. Vikku Vinayakram.
2. Where will be held the 79^th International Agricultural Fair from 12 th to 18 th may, 2012 – Novi Sad in Serbia.
3. What is the full form of ‘IFRS’ – International financial reporting standards.
4. Which coast of odisha is now preferred by ‘Olive Ridleys’ for mass nesting – Rushikulya Rookery Coast in Ganjam district of south odisha.
5. Who has been awarded ‘Pritzker Prize’, considered as the Nobel Prize in Architecture in 2012 – Wang shu of people’s Republic of China.
6. Which organization has designed and developed the advanced light weight Torpedo (TAL) recently – Naval science and technological Labortary in Visakhapatnam, under DRDO, Govt of India.
7. On which date the first ‘Tripartite Bodo Accord’ was signed – 20^th February, 1993
8. Anirban Lahiri is associated with which game – Golf.
9. At which place Prime Minister Dr. Monmohan Singh unveiled the bust of Jawarharlal Nehru in honour for India and as a symbol of friendship between two countries – Singapore.
10. Which was a great centre of trade and commerce in the Gupta period – Mathura
11. Where the ‘Relics of Buddha’ are preserved – Stupa.
12. The first Mulim invasion of India was led by whom – Mohammad Bin Kasim.
13. Whose influence refencts the sculptures of the Gandhara school – Greek.
14. Which famous ruler of ancient India, towards the end of his life, is said to have converted to Jainism – Chandragupta
15. Who is the Foreign Minister of People’s Republic of China – Yang Jiechi.
16. On whose recommendations ‘Know your customer’ (KYC) guidelines followed by the Bank have been framed – Reserve Bank of India
17. ‘Bridge Loans’ refer to which type of loans – Interim finance allowed by banks to their customers pending disbursement of term loans by financial institutions.
18. On which issue International Monetary Fund has supported monetary policy of India – Tightening of monetary policy.
19. In the term ‘STRIPS’ the first letter ‘S’ denotes which word – Separate.
20. Which movement was started by the Indian National Congress during the course of the second world war and formed part of our freedom struggle – Quit India.
21. Who is the author of ‘Meri Ekawan Kavitayen’ (My 51 Poems) – Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
22. Permanent settlement of Bengal was introduced by whom – Lord Cornwallis
23. The Governor general of Fort William Became the governor general of India under which charter Act – The Charter act of 1833
24. Where did Buddha attain Parinirvana – Kushinagara.
25. Madhura was the capital of the kingdom of which king – Pandyas.

General Knowledge 19

1. Who is the author of the book “The Path to Tranquility”?
1. Harish Salve
2. Dalai Lama
3.  Barak Obama
4. Mother Teresa

2. Who has been chosen as the Laureus Sportsman of the year 2011?
1. Federer
2. Raonaldo
3. Nadal
4. Watson

3. Euro cup 2016 will be held at
1. France
2. Germany
3. England
4. Greece

4. Black Revolution is associated with which production?
1. Coffee
2. Tea
3. Bajra
4. Rubber

5. At present who is the Finance Secretary of India?
1. Ranjan Mathai
2. D. Subbarao
3. Pratik Roy
4. Sunil Mitra

6. The winner of World Food Prize 2011 is?
1. Lula da Silva
2. John Kufuor
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. None of the above

7. Which city will host the global biodiversity meet in 2012?
1. New Delhi
2. Bengaluru
3. Hyderabad
4. Mumbai

8. The nature of usual status unemployment is
1. Seasonal
2. Disguised
3. Chronic
4. Frictional

9. Browne waterfalls are situated in which country?
1. New Zeland
2. Cuba
3. Canada
4. Brazil

10. Which is the highest glacial lake of India?
1. Nainital
2. Surajtal
3. Bhimtal
4. Devtal

General Knowledge 18

1. The major constituent of Bio gas is
1. Methane
2. Butane
3. Ethane
4. None of these

2. Which of the following compounds is not used in dry cell?
1. Nh4cl
2. Zncl2
3. Mno2
4. Pbs

3. Which mirror is used as reflectors in car head lights, search lights?
1. Plane
2. Concave
3. Convex
4. None of these.

4. The speed of light in glass is ____ to than that in air
1. Less
2. Greater
3. Equal
4. None of these

5. Green plants of an ecosystem are called
1. Producers
2. Consumers
3. Decomposers
4. None of these.

6. A food chain starts with
1. Dewy
2. Photosynthesis
3. Respiration
4. Nitrogen fixation.

7. Rinderpest disease of poultry is caused by
1. Insects
2. Bacteria
3. Virus
4. Protozoa

8. The element which is required in largest quantity by plants is
1. Sulphur
2. Calcium
3. Phosphorus
4. Nitrogen

9. Of these the non conventional source of energy is
1. Petroleum
2. Coal
3. Wood
4. The sun

10. The most toxic metal pollutant of automobile exhausts is
1. Mercury
2. Cadmium
3. Copper
4. Lead

11. Which substance is used to impart yellow colour to glass
1. Cobalt oxide
2. Cadmium sulphide
3. Manganese dioxide
4. None of these

12. pellagra is caused due to deficiency of which Vitamin?
1. Thiamine
2. Calciferol
3. Niacin
4. Ascorbic acid

13. Which of the following is rich in Vitamin A
1. Carrot
2. Apple
3. Amla
4. Gren vegetables

14. The animal which uses sound as its eyes is
1. Dog
2. Cat
3. Cow
4. Bat

15. Guru Gobind Singh, the 10the Sikh Guru, was born at ---
1. Hyderabad
2. Patna
3. Anandpur sahib
4. Amritsar.

General Knowledge 17

1. What is Repo Rate at present?
1. 7%
2. 7.5%
3. 8%
4. 8.5%
5. None of these

2. Who among the following is NOT a famous Scientist?
1. Pascal
2. Dalton
3. John Milton
4. Benjamin Franklin
5. Louis Pasteur

3. Which of the following terms is Not used in computer Science?
1. Syber Attack
2. Java
3. HTML
4. Green Growth
5. RAM

4. Man Booker Prize is given for contribution in the field of –
1. Literature
2. Social service
3. Sports
4. Cinema
5. Science and Technology

5. Who among the following is a famous cine actress/actor of Indian films?
1. Indra Nooyi
2. Leander Paes
3. Priyanka Chopra
4. Milind Deora
5. Vishwanathan Anand

6. Dirham is the currency of
1. Japan
2. Russia
3. Kuwait
4. Pakistan
5. UAE

7.  The filament of electrical blubs is made of –
1. Silver
2. Tungsten
3. Nickel
4. Cobalt
5. Copper

8. Which scheme is an effort to improve medical services in Rural India?
1. IRDP
2. SEWA
3. Bharat Nirman
4. Kutir Jyoti
5. ASHA

9. Which of the following is the name of the game not included in Olympics?
1. Kabaddi
2. Table Tennis
3. Rifle Shooting
4. 100 metres Race
5. Swimming

10. Which of the following is the name of Hormone?
1. Aspirin
2. LSD
3. Insulin
4. Cortex
5. Plasma

General Knowledge 24

1.      Jute cultivation in India requires ___climate.

a.       Hot dry

b.      Cold

c.       Hot wet

d.      Cold wet

Ans : c

2.      Commonly used substance in laboratory dissector

a.       Nacl

b.      Cacl2

c.       Na2co3

d.      None

Ans : b

3.      The majority of the surface rocks are

a.       Sedimentary

b.      Metamorphic

c.       Intrusive

d.      Extrusive

Ans : a

4.      The battle of wand wash was fought in

a.       1726

b.      1760

c.       1818

d.      1857

Ans : b

5.      Dara Shikh was the son of

a.       Akbar

b.      Aurangzeb

c.       Shah Jahan

d.      Babar

Ans : c

6.      Ain-i-Akbari was written by

a.       Barani

b.      Abul Fazl

c.       Badauni

d.      Samudra Gupta

Ans : b

7.      Gita Govinda is written by

a.       Vidyapati

b.      Merabal

c.       Chandidasa

d.      Jayadeva

Ans : d

8.      Kabuki as an art form originated from

a.       Korea

b.      Japan

c.       China

d.      Vietnam

Ans : b

9.      Kathakali is a dance form having its roots in

a.       Bihar

b.      Punjab

c.       Rajasthan

d.      Kerala

Ans : d

10.  ‘Natya Shastra’ is associated with the name of

a.       Badal Bashistha

b.      Kapil

c.       Bharat

d.      Kalidasa    

Ans : c

11.  Who wrote the song _____ Sare Jahase Achha

a.       Galib

b.      Iqbal

c.       Kaifi Azmi

d.      Sahir Ludhianvi

Ans : b

12.  Tansen sang in the court of

a.       Asoka

b.      Chandra gupta maurya

c.       Akbar

d.      Tipu sultan

Ans : c

13.  National youth day is observed on

a.       August 6

b.      April 7

c.       January 30

d.      January 12

Ans : d

14.  ‘Jules Rimet Trophy’ is associated with

a.       Football

b.      Tennis

c.       Table tennis

d.      Golf

Ans : a

15.  Regatta is a tem associated with

a.       Shooting

b.      Rowing

c.       Tennis

d.      Boxing

Ans : b

General Knowledge 23

1. 1.X-rays was discovered by
1. J.J. Thomson   
2. W.R. Rontgen
3. A. H. Becquerel
4. Marie Curie

Ans: b

2. River Cauvery drains into the
1. Arabian Sea
2. Indian Ocean
3. Bay of Bengal
4. Mediterranean Sea

Ans: c

3. Liquid Metal is
1. Gallium
2. Potassium
3. Lithium
4. Sodium

Ans: c

4. The river Ganges enters the sea through
1. An estuary
2. Coast
3. A fjord
4. A delta

Ans: d

5. Respiration in plants takes place during
1. Daytime
2. Evening
3. Night
4. Day and night

Ans: d

6. Only non-metal which is good conductor of electricity is –
1. Silicon
2. iodine
3. Graphite
4. Sulphur

Ans: a

7. Fundamental unit is
1. Meter
2. Liter
3. Hour
4. Gram

Ans: d

8. Cotton is grown ___ of Western India.
1. Red soil
2. Alluvial soil
3. Regur soil
4. Laterite soil

Ans: c

9. India lies to the _____ of the International Date Line.
1. East
2. West
3. North
4. South

Ans: a

10. When did the Cabinet Mission come to India?
1. 1942
2. 1943
3. 1946
4. 1944

Ans: c

General Knowledge 22

1. The English Channel is a Channel between
1. Italy and France
2. France and Belgium
3. France and England
4. France and Spain

Ans: c

2. Indira Gandhi centre for atomic research is located
1. Trombay
2. Kathgudam
3. Kalpakkam
4. Talcher

Ans: c

3. The green house effect is caused by an excess of
1. Co2
2. Co
3. Ccl4
4. None

Ans: a

4. Who initiated Din-I-Illahi?
1. Shahjahan
2. Aurangzeb
3. Akbar
4. Jahangir

Ans: c

5. Which river has been harnessed under the Hirakund multipurpose project?
1. Godavari
2. Mahanadi
3. Narmada
4. Krishna

Ans: b

                       

6. The loudness of sound wave is determined by its
1. Amplitude
2. Frequency
3. Wavelength
4. Speed

Ans: a

7. The Great Bath of  the Indus valley civilization was discovered in
1. Harrappa
2. Lothal
3. Mohenjodaro
4. Ropar

Ans: c

8. On which day does Vernal Eqninox occur?
1. 21/3
2. 21/9
3. 21/10
4. 21/12

Ans: a

9. The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is
1. Carbon Dioxide
2. Helium
3. Nitrogen
4. Oxygen

Ans: c

10. Milinda panha is a
1. Sanskrit palli
2. Political treatise
3. Religious conversation
4. Chronicle

Ans: c

General Knowledge 21

1. Which of the following places is in Haryana?
1. Kanpur
2. Bhagalpur
3. Agra
4. Allahabad
5. Sirsa

2. Which of the following in Not a direct tax?
1. Income Tax
2. Sales Tax
3. Value Added Tax
4. Excise Duty
5. Education Cess

3. Which instrument is used for measuring the intensity of electric current?
1. Lactometer
2. Micrometer
3. Ammeter
4. Radar
5. Periscope

4. Which of the following place in India does not have a port?
1. Cochin
2. Kandla
3. Paradip
4. Chennai
5. Allahabad

5. ‘Black Box’ is an apparatus installed on/in the-
1. Radars
2. Atomic power plants
3. Aircrafts
4. ‘X’ ray machines
5. Railway engine

6. Which of the following rivers does not flow in India?
1. Yamuna
2. Gomti
3. Saryu
4. Sabarmati
5. Nile

7. Who among the following is the present president of Argentina?
1. Cristina Fernandez de kirchner
2. Jules A Hoffman
3. Nicolas Sarkozy
4. Dominque de Villepin
5. None of these

8. Which book is written by Dr. A.P.J Abdul Klam?
1. India My Dream
2. My Presidential Years
3. My story
4. Sunny Days
5. Discovery of India

9. Who among the following is the Minister of external affairs in India at present?
1. Dr. Manmohan Singh
2. Sri S.M Krishna
3. Sri P Chidambaram
4. Sri Kamal Nath
5. Sri Murli deora

10. Which scheme launched by the  India allows lakhs of poor people to open a Bank Account?
1. Swabhiman
2. Swavlamban
3. Saral
4. Sahaj
5. Bharat Nirman

General Knowledge 20

1. Famous ‘Rock Garden’ is located in which of the following cities in India?
1. Ambala
2. Jaipur
3. Bangalore
4. Chandigarh
5. Shimla

2. Which book is written by famous classic hindi author Munshi Premchand?
1. Bhootnath
2. Madhushala
3. Sewa Sadan
4. Kamayani
5. Rekhachitra

3. What is the currency of Brazil?
1. Euro
2. Dinar
3. Real
4. Dollar
5. Pesos

4. Famous Bhakra Nangal Dam is built on which of the following rivers?
1. Ganga
2. Narmada
3. Godavari
4. Krishna
5. Satluj

5. Which of the following is the Capital of Italy?
1. Milan
2. Rome
3. Paris
4. Tokyo
5. Berlin

6. Who among the following is the President of Nepal at present?
1. Ram Baran Yadav
2. Jhala nath Khunal
3. Baburam Bhattarai
4. Surya Bahadur Thapa
5. None of these

7. A nuclear power plant is situated in which of the following places?
1. Lucknow
2. Jodhpur
3. Kota
4. Shimla
5. Srinagar

8. Who among the following was never the Prime Minister of India?
1. M. K Gandhi
2. Rajiv Gandhi
3. Indira Gandhi
4. J.L Nehru
5. Atal Behari Vajpayee

9. Who among the following presents the general Budget in the Parliament?
1. Prime Minister of India
2. Vice President of India
3. Governor Reserve Bank of India
4. Finance Minister of India
5. Finance Secretary

10. Which term is not used in economics?
1. Deflation
2. Barter system
3. Pulse rate
4. Density of Population
5. Monetary policy