Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Quiz 13 | General Knowledge Quiz VII

Question 's Set - I

1. Which of these is not an official language of the United Nations?

A. Spanish
B. French
C. Italian

2. In which year Indian won it's first Men's Hockey World Cup?

A. 1971
B. 1973
C. 1975
D. 1978

3. The strait that separates India from Sri Lanka

A. Mandeb
B. Magallan
C. Malacca
D. Palk

4. Which music director brought Indian classical music into the film medium?

A. Saleel Chaudhary
B. Khem Chandra Prakash
C. Naushad
D. S. D. Burman

5. Which famous cine personality's real name was Arun Kumar Chatterjee?

A. Mithun Chakrabarty
B. Utpal Dutt
C. Uttam Kumar
D. Ashok Kumar

6. In which time period did the dinosaurs mainly live?

A. Mesozoic
B. Paleozoic
C. Cenozoic
D. Precambrian

7. Which of the following theory provides explanation about paramagnetic nature of oxygen?

A. Electronic theory of valency
B. Valency bond theory
C. Molecular orbital theory
D. All of the above

8. The Blue Revolution was initiated to improve fisheries in India

A. True
B. False

9. Reserve money in 2006 – 2007 expanded by 29.1 percent against _______ in 2005 – 2006.

A. 18%
B. 17.2%
C. 26.5%

10. Who took Rama and Lakshmana on a quest at the beginning of 'The Ramayana'?

A. Sumanthra
B. Viswamithra
C. Vali

11. Commonwealth Games 2014 will be held at

A. London
B. Rio de Janerio
C. Melbourne
D. Glasgow

12. Which of the following Monsoons account for most of the rainfall in India?

A. North East Monsoon
B. South West Monsoon
C. South East Monsoon
D. East Asia Monsoon

13. Which Indian Prime Minister pioneered the idea of setting up the Children's Film Society of India?

A. Indira Gandhi
B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
C. Rajiv Gandhi
D. Jawaharlal Nehru

14. The cause for the Tsunami, as deduced by the seismologists, is

A. gravitational pull of the moon
B. low pressure trough in the ocean
C. deformation of sea floor and vertical displacement of water
D. sudden change in the monsoon wind

15. Primary Memory of a personal computer consists of

A. RAM
B. ROM
C. Hard Disk
D. Both (1) and (2)

16. The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is

A. Ramanujam
B. Shakunthala Devi
C. Raja Ramanna
D. Rina Panigrahi

17. Mostly remembered for his conquests, Alexander III of Macedon was a fierce fighter, died at the age

A. 28
B. 32
C. 36
D. 40

18. In the context of Mutual Funds, ELSS means?

A. Endowment Linked Savings Scheme
B. Equity Linked Savings Scheme
C. Established Line Savings Scheme
D. Entrepreneur Line Savings Scheme

19. Which among the following city of India has recently become the first in south Asia to get a Sustainable Transport Award for 2010 for the very first time?

A. Baroda
B. Ahmedabad
C. Hyderabad

20. National Old Age Pension (NOAP) Scheme comes under which of the following Ministries?

A. Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment
B. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

21. Which of the following South Asian country was never took over by any European Power?

A. Thailand
B. Laos
C. Burma

22. Disease caused by HIV virus is?

A. Mumps
B. Plague
C. AIDS
D. Tuberculosis

23. Who is this gazal Queen?

A. Begum Akhtar
B. Ruksaan Ali
C. Smita Sami
D. Azan

24. Which country has the biggest democracy in the world?

A. India
B. Russia
C. USA
D. China

25. Who has been appointed as 4th President of Zambia?

A. Dawada Kairaba
B. Isatov Njle
C. Levy
D. Rupia Banda

Answer 's Set - I 

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


Question 's Set - II


26. What is the currency of Bulgaria?

A. Rupee
B. Dinar
C. Leva

27. Who will allow to introduce Finance Bill?

A. Speaker
B. Finance Minister
C. Prime Minister
D. President

28. The tax levied by Local Governments i.e. Municipal Corporations and municipalities is

A. Income Tax
B. Wealth Tax
C. House Tax
D. Gift Tax

29. In terms of engineering software, what does CAD stand for?

A. Computer Architecture Design
B. Computer Aided Design

30. Hepatitis B causes

A. Infection to Liver
B. Heart Disease
C. Bone infection
D. Brain Damage

31. Which famous Hindi film personality was honoured by the Pakistani government with its highest civilian award called the 'Nishan-e-Imtiyaaz'?

A. Raj Kapoor
B. Dilip Kumar
C. Nargis
D. Amitabh Bachchan

32. Which was the first Indian film to be nominated for the Oscar Awards?

A. Lagaan
B. Mother India
C. Salaam Bombay

33. Which is the commercial capital of India?

A. Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Kolkata

34. What do we call the songs mothers sings to small children at bedtime?

A. Sleep well songs
B. Lullaby
C. Nursery rhyme
D. Aria

35. What is the capital of arunachal pradesh?

A. Imphal
B. Shillong
C. Kahira
D. Itanagar

36. Which color is common to the flags of India and Bangladesh?

A. Green
B. White
C. Blue

37. In Kal Ho Naa Ho, whom does Shah Rukh pretend to be married to?

A. Delnaz Paul
B. Simone Singh
C. Sonali Bendre
D. Preity Zinta

38. The spokesperson role, managers formally relay information to people outside the organization?

A. True
B. False

39. Which automobile major has made a debut in the Formula One racing circuit in 2002 with its team led by the drivers Allan McNish and Mike Salo?

A. Honda
B. Jaguar
C. Saab
D. Toyota

40. How many countries were participated in Beijing Olympics?

A. 201
B. 202
C. 203
D. 204

41. The architecture of the city of Cochin in Kerala reflects the influence of...?

A. The British
B. The Portuguese
C. The Dutch
D. All of the above

42. Name this Indian Tennis player who has turned Hollywood filmmaker?

A. Ramesh Krishnan
B. Ashok Amritraj
C. Vijay Amritraj

43. Tata has recently launched its eyewear store under the title

A. Tata eye
B. Tata eye +
C. Tata eye care

44. Another word for the CPU is

A. Micro chip
B. Microprocessor
C. Decode

45. Which of the following is a cold blooded animal?

A. Whale
B. Penguin
C. Otter
D. Tortoise

46. India's pioneering R & D outfit in telecom which has got its first patent outside India

A. None of These
B. C-DoT
C. BSNL
D. VSNL

47. Who is considered as the author of mahabharaat:

A. Rishi Vedvyas
B. Rishi vishwamitra
C. Sringi rishi
D. Rishi arya

48. Dr. Joon Lew of korea, the recipient of international Gandhi Award is known for his service in the?

A. Eradication of leprosy
B. Campaigning against AIDS
C. Against Drugs
D. Against child labour

49. Which city in India is known as the "City of festivals"?

A. Madurai
B. Jaipur
C. Kolkata

50. Who was the playback singer for Madhuri Dixits all-time famous song Ek Do Teen?

A. Alka Yagnik
B. Lata Mangeshkar
C. Asha Bhonsle
D. Madhuri Dixit

Answer 's Set - II

26.
C
27.
D
28.
C
29.
B
30.
A
31.
B
32.
B
33.
B
34.
B
35.
D
36.
A
37.
C
38.
A
39.
D
40.
D
41.
D
42.
B
43.
B
44.
B
45.
D
46.
B
47.
A
48.
A
49.
A
50.
A


Question 's Set - III


51. Who is the main author of The Maruti Story

A. Ravi Kant
B. R.C .Bhargava
C. Jagadish Khattar
D. None of these

52. What is the full form of IAAF?

A. Indian Amateur Athletic Federation
B. International Amateur Athletic Federation
C. International Asian Athletic Federation
D. None of These

53. ‘RAF’ is the abbreviated form of which of the following?

A. Ready Action Force
B. Rapid Action Force
C. Reverse Action Force
D. Repeat Action Force

54. Expand HITEC as in HITEC city?

A. Hyderabad Information Technology and Engineering Consultancy
B. Hyderabad Information Technical and Engineering Consultancy
C. None of the above

55. Pop singer Madonna is also known as.

A. Big Mouth
B. Virgin Queen
C. Virgin Mary

56. Expand IATA

A. Indian Air Transport Agency
B. International Air Transport Association
C. Indian Airlines Travel Association

57. Which place in India is called the 'Scotland of the East'?

A. Gulmarg
B. Mussorie
C. Nainital
D. Shillong

58. Sobriquets of " Land of the White Elephant "

A. West Indies
B. Thailand
C. Switzerland
D. Sri Lanka

59. Pandit Jasraj has established his reputation in which of the following fields?

A. Literature
B. Sanskrit
C. Dance
D. Music

60. Energy is measured in the same unit as

A. force
B. momentum
C. power
D. work

61. How many stock exchanges are there in India?

A. 32
B. 23

62. What is the currency of Mexico?

A. Lira
B. Peso
C. Krones

63. Which city is on the plateau of Chota Nagapur?

A. Rurky
B. Bhilai
C. Ranchi
D. Durgapur

64. International Day against Drug and illicit trafficking is observed on

A. Jan 26
B. March 23
C. April 26
D. Jun 26

65. Which of the following rivers is not born in Himalayas?

A. Ganga
B. Krishna
C. Yamuna
D. Saraswati

66. Which of the following is the capital of KAZAKHSTAN?

A. Abu Dhabi
B. Nicosia
C. Akomala
D. Ankara

67. What is the heaviest of the naturally occurring Noble gases?

A. Argon
B. Xenon
C. Helium
D. Radon

68. The word dinosaur is a combination of two Greek words - 'dino' and 'saur'. What do they mean?

A. Fierce and lizard
B. Tall and animal
C. Terrible and lizard

69. The currency of Italy is

A. Lira
B. Pound
C. Euro
D. Dollar

70. Which popular film star acted in the TV serial 'Circus'?

A. Shahrukh Khan
B. Salman Khan
C. Arbaaz Khan
D. Aamir Khan

71. Who was the Leader of the huns the scourge of god?

A. Acharya Rajanikaant
B. Albert Einstein
C. Attila the Hun
D. Adolf Hitler

72. In the 20th century, how many Olympic Games were held in Los Angeles?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 3

73. The money back plan which was launched by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) designed exclusively for women

A. Jeevan Raksha
B. Jeevan Saathi
C. Jeevan Dharani
D. Jeevan Bharathi

74. Who is the brand ambassador of Alcatel Ice3?

A. Reema Sen
B. Twinkle Khanna
C. Genelia Dasouza
D. Kangana Ranaut

75. A stick figure with a halo above is the "calling card" of which fictional character?

A. Maria Galton
B. Frank Chambers
C. simon Templar
D. other


Answer 's Set - III


51.
B
52.
B
53.
B
54.
A
55.
C
56.
B
57.
D
58.
B
59.
D
60.
D
61.
B
62.
B
63.
C
64.
D
65.
B
66.
C
67.
D
68.
C
69.
C
70.
A
71.
C
72.
A
73.
D
74.
D
75.
C


76. Who is credited with the concept of Defamiliarizing the ordinary?

A. Boris Vipper
B. George Loukomski
C. Viktor Shkolvsky
D. Other

77. Who created a logo that used pictures of a bee and eye in place of letters?

A. Paul Rand
B. Jonathan Melton
C. Makenzie Melton
D. None of these
78. Who brought lessons from a long horse-racing career to his thrillers?

A. Dick Francis
B. Kent Desormeaux
C. Sir Walter Scott
D. Other

79. Who wrote a book on the female Quixote that's praised by feminists?

A. Bonnie Bluh
B. Charlotte Lennox
C. Josephine G. Hendin
D. Other

80. Who asked a film director to bid $100,000 for tennis lessons with Monica Seles and Boris Becker?

A. Jessica Alba
B. Whitney Houston
C. Jennifer Lopez

81. Which actress surprised director Woody Allen by being superiorly witty?

A. Angelina Jolie
B. Scarlett Johansson
C. Uma Tharman
D. Other

82. What hormone is released in the brain when you are engaged in social network activities?

A. Oxytocin
B. Norepinephrine
C. Dehydroepiandrosterone
D. Other

83. Who came up with the ethic equation 1/2 white + 1/2 black = 1 black?

A. James Baldwin
B. Colleen McCullough
C. Richard Wright
D. Other

84. Which author inspired Madeleine Slade to follow Gandhiji's life style?

A. Maxim Gorky
B. Albert Schweitzer
C. Romain Rolland
D. Other

85. Who in the list is credited with solving the puzzle of sickle cell anaemia?

A. Harvey Itano
B. Linus Pauling
C. William Castle
D. All of the above

86. Bobbi Jo Jenkins, who ran in America's Finest City Half Marathon in 1993, was actually

A. Bridget Fonda
B. Kim Kardashian
C. Oprah Winfrey
D. Other

87. Which poet chanced upon a Buddhist meditation master in a cab and became his pupil?

A. Gary Snyder
B. Kenneth Rexroth
C. Robert Duncan
D. Allen Ginsberg

88. Who is the 2003 cricket world cup was punished for repeatedly delivering beamers?

A. Brett Lee
B. Douglas Marillier
C. Waqar Younis
D. Other
89. Who was able to pair her firm with NASA to address water shortages?

A. Hannah Jones
B. Kenneth Chenault
C. Henning Kagermann
D. Other
90. Who is nicknamed "Fingers" because he can find design solutions any number of ways?

A. Harley Earl
B. Raymond Loewy
C. Shiro Nakamura
D. Other
91. A traditional British word for an older man or boss is used in which industry?

A. Film industry
B. Garment industry
C. Computer industry


92. In which movie does Jim Carrey pronounce "beautiful" as "B-E-A-utiful"?

A. Bruce Almighty
B. All in Good Taste
C. The Truman Show
D. Other

93. What came from a man's fascination with the "Incredibly rich possibilities" of space?

A. Dribble glass.
B. Pythagorean cup
C. Rubik's Cube
D. Other

94. Which war was mediculously researched by Florence Nightingale?

A. Crimean War
B. Second Congo War
C. War of the Pacific
D. Other

95. Who won the FIFA Fair play Award for a 15 year career with no red or yellow card?

A. Gary Lineker
B. Franz Beckenbauer
C. Gabriel Batistuta
D. Other

96. Which famous thinker said the worst evils in history were executed by simple people?

A. Voltaire
B. Jean Paul Sartre
C. Hannah Arendt
D. Other

97. Which test proved that obedience to authority figures would make people commit atrocities?

A. Draize Test
B. Porteus Maze Test
C. Milgram Test

98. Which director coined the term "splatter cinema" to describe one of his own movies?

A. Bob Clark
B. Kevin Williamson
C. Sean S. Cunningham
D. George A. Romero

99. Olympics, Field hockey. Three golds and one silver, who fits the bill?

A. Udham Singh
B. Leslie Claudis
C. Both of the above
D. None of these

100. Who spent fifteen years in the island of Guernsey as an exile?

A. Peter Kropotkin
B. Gluseppe Mazzini
C. Victor Hugo
D. Other

Answer 's Set - IV
76.
C
77.
A
78.
A
79.
B
80.
A
81.
B
82.
A
83.
D
84.
 C
85.
D
86.
C
87.
D
88.
A
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A
90.
C
91.
A
92.
A
93.
C
94.
A
95.
A
96.
C
97.
C
98.
D
99.
C
100.
C



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