Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Quiz 12 | General Knowledge Quiz VI

Question 's Set - I 

1. In the context of electrical equipment,what is 'C' in the abbreviated name of a type of light bulb,CFL?

A. Carbon
B. Compact
C. Compound

2. The Bihu dance is the folk dance of which Indian state?

A. West Bengal
B. Bihar
C. Assam
D. Tripura

3. Jude Felix is a famous Indian player in which of the fields?

A. Volleyball
B. Tennis
C. Hockey
D. Football

4. Which of the following scholars considers international law as true law?

A. Grotius
B. Hobbes
C. Holland
D. Austin

5. What is the main constituent of natural gas ?

A. Methane
B. Oxygen
C. Water
D. Nitrogen

6. The brightest planet is

A. Jupiter
B. Mars
C. Venus
D. Mercury

7. Which is the first James Bond film ?

A. From Russia with Love
B. Dr. No
C. Goldfinger
D. Thunderball

8. Which vitamin is provided by sunlight to body?

A. B
B. C
C. D
D. A

9. Which among the following lies in the core of communism?

A. Political Equality
B. Economic Equality
C. Social Equality

10. Which emperor issued the coin of Rupee for the first time?

A. Sher shah suri
B. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
C. Alauddin Khilji

11. Which of these old princely states is now in Pakistan?

A. Junagarh
B. Malerkotla
C. Bahawalpur

12. The youngest mountain range in the world is

A. Himalayas
B. Alps
C. Andes
D. Rockies

13. What is the national Aquatic animal of India ?

A. Swordfish
B. Blue Whale
C. Dolphin
D. Shark

14. International Women’s Day is celebrated on

A. May 27
B. January 9
C. April 7
D. March 8

15. Delhi was declared as the Capital of India in the year

A. 1900
B. 1905
C. 1911
D. 1920

16. The dengue mosquito was originated in

A. Asia
B. Africa
C. Australia
D. America

17. The right to dissolve the Rajya Sabha rests with the

A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Supreme Court
D. It cannot be dissolved

18. The flute, bassoon, clarinet, saxophone, piccolo, bass clarinet, and oboe are all woodwind instruments?

A. False
B. True

19. Operculum occurs in ?

A. Cartilagenous fishes
B. Frog
C. Cockroach
D. Bony fishes

20. India has joined the elite club with trillion dollar economy, how many other countries are associated with the club.

A. 15
B. 12
C. 20

21. What is the approximate distance(surface to surface) of moon from the earth?

A. 376200 km
B. 376270 km
C. 376285 km

22. Who is the only Indian to have won an Oscar for Lifetime achievement in films?

A. V. Shantaram
B. Raj Kapoor
C. Subash Ghai
D. Satyajit Ray

23. Which Indian movie gained entry into Hollywood's Oscar Awards in 2003?

A. Devdas
B. Dil Chahta hai
C. Asoka
D. The Legend of Bhagatsingh

24. ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ slogan was given by ....

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Jawahar Lal Nehru

25. Which of these animals walks like a camel?

A. Dog
B. Goat
C. Cat
D. Cow

Answer 's Set - I

1.
B
2.
C
3.
C
4.
A
5.
A
6.
C
7.
B
8.
C
9.
B
10.
A
11.
C
12.
A
13.
C
14.
D
15.
C
16.
B
17.
D
18.
B
19.
D
20.
B
21.
C
22.
D
23.
A
24.
B
25.
C



Question 's Set - II


26. Sodium is a very reactive metal.

A. None
B. False
C. True

27. Which Bollywood star has signed up with Globus retail chain as their brand Ambassador

A. Preety Zinta
B. Safi Ali Khan
C. Kareena Kapoor

28. Who is the Chairperson of UPA(United Progressive Alliance)?

A. Sharad Pawar
B. K. G. Balakrishnan
C. Manmohan Singh
D. Sonia Gandhi

29. Where was Gouthama Buddha got niryan?

A. Gaya
B. Kapilavasthu
C. Kusinagar
D. Prayaga

30. When was the famous princess of pop! Teen pop sensation Miley Cyrus was born?

A. 14 dec 1990
B. 08 oct 1996
C. 23 nov 1992
D. 16 sep 1992

31. As per Greek Mythology, what is the other name of Pluto, the God of the departed?

A. Suez
B. Achilles
C. Hercules
D. Hades

32. What is the most important part of an egg called?

A. shell membrane
B. yolk
C. Germ

33. The UNO was formed in the year

A. 1938
B. 1942
C. 1945

34. What does an eyepower of 6/6 indicate?

A. Partial Blindness
B. Normal Eyesight
C. Myopia

35. Which only mammal can fly and can sustained flight ?

A. Bat
B. Flying Squirrels
C. Gliding Possums
D. Colugos

36. Which of the following states is the largest in area?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Mahrashtra


37. World Haemophilia Day' is observed on

A. April 17
B. February 24
C. March 22
D. June 6

38. Who declared that his ultimate aim was to wipe 'every tear from every eye'?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Patel
D. Rajendra Prasad

39. Which of the following tournaments is not played now?

A. Canada Cup
B. Colombo Cup
C. Prince William Cup

40. Renowned fast food chain, McDonalds, started operations in India in the year

A. 1997
B. 1996
C. 1995

41. Who among the following was not a party to the league that was defeated by the British in the Battle of Buxar?

A. Mir Jafar
B. Mir Kasim
C. Shah Alam

42. Which is the first Indian film ?

A. Alam Ara
B. Raja Harishchandra
C. Mother India
D. Kisan Kanya

43. The largest produced fruit in India is?

A. Mango
B. Guava
C. Banana
D. Apple

44. Who is known as Chacha Uncle of the children in India?

A. Jawahar Lal Nehru
B. Sonia Gandhi
C. Sardar Patel
D. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

45. "Peter Zumthor " who was recently given Pritzker prize belongs to which among the following countries?

A. United States of America
B. Switzerland
C. Sweden

46. Who won the Golden Globe 2010 award for "Best Performance in a Motion Picture - Drama"

A. Sandra Bullock
B. Emily Blunt
C. Helen Mirren
D. Carey Mulligan

47. If someone has a BA, they are a Bachelor of what?

A. Arts
B. Architecture
C. Astronomy
D. Agriculture

48. Renowned sitar player Ravi Shanker’s debut as a Music director was for the movie

A. Kasam
B. Krishna
C. Meera

49. The 2012 Olympic Games are schedules to be held at London.

A. True
B. False

50. What metal is extracted from bauxite?

A. Iron
B. Steel
C. Aluminium

Answer 's Set - II


26.
C
27.
C
28.
D
29.
C
30.
C
31.
D
32.
C
33.
C
34.
B
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A
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C
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A
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A
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B
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B
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B
42.
B
43.
A
44.
A
45.
B
46.
A
47.
A
48.
C
49.
A
50.
C


Question 's Set - III

51. As per the latest rankings done by FinanceAsia magazine, who among the following has been ranked as India's best CEO?

A. Natarajan Chandrasekaran -TCS
B. Sunil Mittal -Bharti
C. Chanda Kochar -ICICI Bank
D. None of them

52. The city known as the Manchester of India:

A. Ludhiana
B. Ahemedabad
C. Surat
D. Mumbai

53. Finance Minister of India Pranab Mukherjee is presenting budget ( Feb 28,2011)

A. 7th Time
B. 6th Time
C. 5th Time
D. 4th Time

54. Exemption limit for the general category of individual taxpayers in India is NOW

A. 160,000
B. 170,000
C. 180,000
D. 200,000

55. Qualifying age for senior citizens lowered to now from IT point of view

A. 60
B. 65
C. 58
D. 55

56. What is the period for 11th Five Year Plan?

A. 2005-10
B. 2007-12
C. 2006-11
D. 2008-13

57. Which among the following is the highest civilian bravery award?

A. Bharat Ratna
B. Paramvir Chakra
C. Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak

58. Who discovered North Pole?

A. Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen
B. Robert Peary
C. David Livingstone

59. By which bill does the Government propose collection of revenues for a year?

A. Supplementary Bill
B. Finance Bill
C. Economic Bill

60. The place between Eastern and Western Ghats is called

A. Maidan
B. Deccan Plateau
C. Sahyadri
D. Nilagiri

61. Who wrote the book "The Guide'?

A. Vikram seth
B. R.K Narayan
C. APJ Abdul kalam
D. Mahatma Gandhi

62. In tennis,which term is used to denote the score of forty all?

A. Love
B. Deuce
C. Ace

63. Which of the following work as bioindicator of environmental pollution?

A. Lichens
B. Ferns
C. Coral Reefs

64. Where did Budha give his first sermon?

A. Prayaga
B. Pataliputhram
C. Saranath
D. Ranchi

65. In which city would you come across 'Deeksha Bhoomi', where Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar had embraced Buddhism along with thousand of his Dalit followers on 14 October 1956?

A. Bodh Gaya (Bihar)
B. Sarnath (Uttar Pradesh)
C. Nagpur (Maharashtra)

66. Which of these is not a species of tiger?

A. Sumatran
B. Persian
C. Bengal

67. Mr. Bill Clinton, US President visited India in the year

A. 2001
B. 2005
C. 1999
D. 2000

68. Who got the Superstar Of Tomorrow (Female) Max Stardust Awards 2011?

A. Prachi Desai
B. Amrita Puri
C. Sonakshi Sinha
D. None of These

69. Leap year comes every?

A. 3 year
B. 4 year
C. 5 year
D. 2 year

70. Equity, debt and hybrid can be types of which of the following?

A. Financial Instruments
B. Financial Market Players
C. Financial Regulators

71. Which is the new name of Vadodara?

A. Surat
B. Baroda
C. Indore
D. Bangalore

72. "Transforming Lives " is the new tagline of which of the following PSU?

A. Indian Oil Corporation Limited
B. NTPC Limited

73. Who was the central figure in the development of the atomic bomb? Choose one of the following:

A. Albert Einstein
B. JR Oppenheimer
C. Alfred Nobel

74. Vishnu is a dwarf in which of his avatars?

A. Varaha
B. Kurma
C. Vamana

75. How many times did Geet Sethi win the lBSF World Billiards title?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4

Answer 's Set - III


51.
A
52.
B
53.
B
54.
C
55.
A
56.
B
57.
C
58.
B
59.
B
60.
B
61.
B
62.
B
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64.
C
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C
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B
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D
68.
C
69.
B
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71.
B
72.
B
73.
B
74.
C
75.
B




Question 's Set - IV

76. A surprise attack on which of these led to USA joining World Ware II?

A. Gold Coast
B. Diamond Harbour
C. Pearl Harbour

77. Which of these Japanese words is a war cry?

A. Bonsai
B. Banzai
C. Sensei

78. Who is the first Indian to win on the U.S. PGA Tour?

A. Ratan Tata
B. Arjun Atwal
C. Sanjay Dhawan
D. None of These

79. Under normal conditions, at which temperature (in Celsius) does water freeze?

A. -100
B. 0
C. 100
D. -72

80. Who is the Governor General of Australia?

A. Quentin Bryce
B. sheikh hasina
C. Julia Eileen Gillard
D. None

81. Who is called as "Father of Computers"?

A. Charles Babbage
B. Blaise Pascal
C. Hollerith
D. None of these

82. Who was the first woman to climb to Mount Everest?

A. Mihir Sen
B. Bachendri Pal
C. Arti Pradhan
D. Sun Yat Sen

83. Who got the award for best lyrics in Filmfare award 2011?

A. Javed Akhter
B. Anand bakshi
C. Prasoon Joshi
D. Gulzar

84. What is the capital of Brazil?

A. Buenos Aires
B. Incorrect
C. Rio de Janeiro
D. Brasilia

85. This famous personality was also known by the name of Frontier Gandhi. His real name is

A. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Sardar Patel
D. Chandra Shekhar Bose

86. Which soccer team is also known as 'Squadra Azzurra' or 'Blue Team'?

A. France
B. England
C. Italy
D. America

87. What is full form of ONGC?

A. Oil and Nutrition Gas Company
B. Oil and Nutrition Gas Corporation
C. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
D. None of These

88. Who among the following Peshswas is popularly known as Nana-Saheb?

A. Balaji Baji Rao
B. Baji Rao
C. Balaji Vishwanath
D. Madhav Rao

89. The state Government of Haryana has recently decided to open a medical college in the memory of late astronaut Kalpana Chawla at which among the following places?

A. Gurgaon
B. Faridabad
C. Karnal
D. Hissar

90. Humko Sirf tumse pyaar he .. Lyrics of which movie?

A. Sholay
B. Barsaat
C. Rann

91. Number of member countries in UNO?

A. 27
B. 195
C. 199
D. 196

92. Father of guiness book of records?

A. MC Donald
B. Mikhail
C. Hugh Beaver
D. Paul Adams

93. Who is author of "Das Kapital"?

A. Edwerd Gibbon
B. Manekar
C. Karl Marx
D. None

94. What is the capital of Nagaland?

A. None
B. Kohima
C. Abuja
D. Berne

95. Air Marshal T. M. Asthana is named the first commander-in-chief of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) on

A. January 10, 2005
B. January 10, 2002
C. January 10, 2003
D. January 10, 2006

96. The punchline “Aapka Fayada” is associated with

A. CNBC
B. SBI
C. Zee Business Channel
D. None

97. INS Venduruthy is located at

A. Kochi
B. Lonavla
C. Jamnagar
D. Mumbai

98. Jagdish Chandra Bose was born on

A. November 30, 1858
B. November 29, 1857
C. November 27, 1856
D. None

99. Who has been crowned Miss Earth Talent 2010?

A. Karla Henry
B. Larissa Ramos
C. Nicole Faria
D. None

100. Sanjay Gandhi dies in air crash in

A. June 22, 1981
B. June 21, 1988
C. June 25, 1985
D. June 23, 1980

Answer 's Set - IV

76.
C
77.
B
78.
B
79.
B
80.
C
81.
C
82.
B
83.
D
84.
D
85.
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C
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C
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B
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C
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C
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B
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C
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C
97.
A
98.
A
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C
100.
D




1 comment:

  1. governor general of australia is quentin bryce
    father of computers charles babbage

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