Quiz 41 | General Studies 200-225 for Civil Services

201.Which of the following is used as an anti-freeze for the automobile engines?

A. Ethylene Glycol
B. Methanol
C. Ethanol
D. Propyl alcohol



202.Who had got the konark sun temple constructed?

A. Kanishka
B. Ashoka
C. Narasimha Deva
D. Rajandra Chola



203.Who among the following Governor - Generals created the Covenanted Civil Services of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?

A. Warren Hastings
B. Wellesley
C. Cornwallis
D. William Bentinck



204.The one who is engaged in scientific drawing of maps is called

A. Geographer
B. Cartographer
C. Meteorologist
D. Geologist



205.Which Indian was honoured by the 'World Statesman Award, 2010'?

A. Mrs. Sonia Gandhi
B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
C. Dr. Manmohan Singh
D. Lal Krishna Advani



206.Nobel Prize winning scientist James D. Watson is known for his work in which area?

A. Metallurgy
B. Meteorology
C. Environmental protection
D. Genetics



207.Ribosomes play a significant role in

A. Photosynthesis
B. Protein synthesis
C. Lipid synthesis
D. Respiration



208.Which day is observed as World AIDS day?

A. December 4
B. December 14
C. December 10
D. December 1



209.The Dronacharya Award for sports coaches was instituted in the year

A. 1984
B. 1985
C. 1987
D. 1988



210.Who discovered antiseptic surgery?

A. Joseph Lister
B. Ronald Ross
C. Alexander Fleming
D. William Harvey



211.In human body, Cartilage is found in

A. Tougue
B. Nose
C. Chin
D. Nail



212.The implementation of Jawahar Rojgar Yojana rests with

A. Gram Panchayats
B. District Collectors
C. State Governments
D. Union Government



213.Red Blood cells are destroyed in

A. Spleen
B. Kidney
C. Liver
D. Limb Gland



214.Which is the biggest tax paying sector in India?

A. Agriculture sector
B. Industrial sector
C. Transport sector
D. Banking sector



215.Which of the following are used in Sonography?

A. Microwaves
B. Infra-red rays
C. Ultrasonic waves
D. Sound waves



216.Heart attack occurs due to.

A. Bacterial attack on the heart
B. Stopping of heart beat
C. Lack of blood supply to the heart itself
D. Implement of heart's working due to unknown reasons



217.The capital of Pakistan till 1959 was

A. Islamabad
B. Karachi
C. Lahore
D. Hyderabad



218.Which Delhi Sultan Levied the irrigation tax on the farmers for the first time?

A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C. Mohammad Tughlaq
D. Firoz Tughlaq



219.The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration started functioning at Mussoorie from

A. June 12, 1959
B. September 13,1959
C. September 1, 1959
D. February 12, 1959



220.The element found on the surface of the moon is

A. Tungston
B. Tin
C. Tantalum
D. Titanium



221.Washing Soda is

A. Sodium chloride
B. Hydrated sodium carbonate
C. Sodium bicarbonate
D. Calcium carbonate



222.White phosphorus is always kept under

A. Benzene
B. Kerosene
C. Ether
D. Water



223.National Income is the

A. Net National Product at market price
B. Net National Product at factor cost
C. Net Domestic Product at market price
D. Net Domestic Product at factor cost



224.Who founded 'Indian National Association'?

A. Surendra Nath Banerjee
B. Bipin Chandra Pal
C. Barindra Ghosh
D. W.C. Banerjee



225.The World Population Day is observed on

A. 10th July
B. 11th July
C. 10 August
D. 15 September

J. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 16 May 2011 by Governor SS Barnala along with 33 cabinet ministers at the Madras University. Name the constituency in TN from which she contested the election and won.

J. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 16 May 2011 by Governor SS Barnala along with 33 cabinet ministers at the Madras University. Name the constituency in TN from which she contested the election and won.

A. North Chennai Assembly Constituency
B. Cuddalore Assembly Constituency
C. Thiruvallur Assembly Constituency
D. Srirangam Assembly Constituency

Which of these forts was built by Sinna Bomma Nayak?

Which of these forts was built by Sinna Bomma Nayak?

A. Gulbarga
B. Lalgarh
C. Vellore
D. Bidar

Which company launched a customer relationship management (CRM) application via the private cloud to provide Microsoft's CRM software suite as a cloud service?

Which company launched a customer relationship management (CRM) application via the private cloud to provide Microsoft's CRM software suite as a cloud service?

A. DELL
B. HP
C. HCL
D. Infosys

Which one of the following is the meaning of the word "Canopy".

Which one of the following is the meaning of the word "Canopy".

A. Hat
B. Treeless
C. Umbrella

20th FIFA World Cup 2014 will be held in

20th FIFA World Cup 2014 will be held in

A. Germany
B. Netherlands
C. Brazil
D. Spain

Quiz 40 | English Quiz 3

1.He's very shy and doesn't ____ you in the eye.

A. watch
B. see
C. look



2.It's been ages since we ........ from Dave .

A. have heard
B. heard



3.It took ____ an hour to get to work.

A. they
B. them



4.I can't ____ for the holidays- I need a break.

A. look forward
B. wait



5.It took me a long time to get ....... work because the traffic was terrible

A. to
B. in
C. at



6.Are you still working ..... the same design or have you finished it?

A. on
B. over



7.He invited me to stay and I'm going to take him ....... his offer

A. up
B. up on
C. upon



8.I took my hat ...... when I entered the building

A. off
B. on
C. in



9.I've seen ____ film he's made.

A. all
B. every



10.It is the first time I've had ........ bad flu since I was a child

A. so
B. such



11.Dark, heavy clouds hung ______ the city.

A. at
B. in
C. over



12.I do my work and they do ___ .

A. their
B. theirs



13.Every four years, the Olympic cauldron ___ at the opening ceremony of the Olympic games.

A. has lit
B. is lit
C. is lighting



14.A Hurricane Watch ___ for a coastal area when there is a threat of hurricane conditions within 24-36 hours.

A. was issued
B. is issuing
C. is issued
D. isn't issued



15.My sister is very good ______ painting.

A. in
B. with
C. at
D. for



16.Glen studied hard at school, ___________ he failed as an actor.

A. in case of
B. in case
C. if
D. when



17.'Would you like ___________ to drink?'

A. nothing
B. everything
C. something
D. any



18.Babu is the ________ boy in his class who has secured 100 marks in English.

A. alone
B. one of
C. some
D. only



19.He didn't do the work ...... his boss got angry

A. since
B. for
C. until



20.Yesterday, she forgot to ____ her homework to school and came back upset.

A. bring
B. fetch
C. take



21.There's ____ enough space for everything.

A. no
B. not



22.Susie, who lives in Melbourne, ______ is forty.

A. who
B. on
C. she



23.If I ______ you, I would wait a while to begin investing.

A. was
B. am
C. were



24.I ___ have known when she was coming home because I didn't have a watch.

A. can't
B. couldn't
C. won't



25.They ___ sell that brand anymore.

A. doesn't
B. don't

Quiz 39 | General Knowledge Bank Exam Questions

1.How many independent countries are there in the Caribbean Islands?

A. 15
B. 13
C. 24



2.Which of the following is not obtained from the bark of a tree?

A. Quinine
B. Tannin
C. Bhang



3.Which of the following was the court language during the reign of Akbar ?

A. Hindi
B. Urdu
C. Persian



4.Heat from the sun gets to the Earth by

A. Conduction
B. Radiation
C. Convention



5."Success keeps you away from home” is an adline of a product from the UB group, identify

A. Kingfisher
B. Kalyani Black Label
C. Signature



6.What is the name of 'rickshaw man from Bihar' ?

A. Irfan Ali
B. Irfan Aalam
C. Mohammad Aalam



7.Where are the youngest stars of the galaxy located?

A. Central bulge
B. Black holes
C. Spiral arms



8.Gautama Buddha belonged to which of the following tribal clans?

A. Mon
B. Sakya
C. Lichchavi



9.How long would it ruffley take to get to the Earth to the Moon?

A. 2 days
B. 5 days
C. 3 days
D. 10 days



10.What was the name of Nelson Mandela's autobiography?

A. Longwalk to freedom
B. War and Peace
C. The mother
D. My story



11.Who won the third Super Bowl?

A. Kansas City Cheifs
B. Green Bay Packers
C. Baltimor Colts
D. New York Jets



12.Which of the following is the birth place of Jesus Christ?

A. Jerusalem
B. Vatican City
C. Egypt
D. Bethlehem



13.Where is the famous Jagannatha Swamy Temple?

A. Katak
B. Bhuvaneswar
C. Poori
D. Mahabaleswar



14.Army Day is observed on___ .

A. January 1
B. January 15
C. January 17
D. January 10



15.Which player took 3 main wickets in Final of T20 World Cup 2009?

A. Afridi
B. Umar Gul
C. Ameer
D. Razaaq



16.Where does a platypus live?

A. Austraila and Switzerland
B. Spain
C. Africa
D. Poland



17.Lassi is a drink made from what dairy product?

A. Buttermilk
B. Cream cheese
C. Yogurt
D. Heavy cream



18.Sciophobia is the fear of what?

A. Lightening
B. Dogs
C. Shadows
D. Darkness



19.How many eyes are there in a pack of 52 cards ?

A. 52
B. 42
C. 32
D. 22



20.Baba Amte is famous as?

A. Singer
B. Painter
B. Social Worker



21.Which air conditioning company has the slogan 'Inspire the Next'?

A. BlueStar
B. Hitachi
C. Carrier
D. LG



22.In which year 2 election commissioners were first appointed after the president of India fixed the number

of election commissioners to 2?

A. 1989
B. 1986
C. 1985



23.Which of the following European countries has Highest Muslim Population density?

A. Bosnia and Herzegovina
B. Albania
C. Kosovo
D. Turkey



24.How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?

A. 6
B. 9
C. 12



25.What is full form of GNP ?

A. Growth National Product
B. Gross National Product
C. Government National Product
D. None of These



26.Who is the CEO of Yahoo ?

A. Carol Bartz
B. Josa Manuel Durao Barroso
C. Boyd Renkin
D. None of These



27.Which of the following seasons is American English?

A. Spring
B. Summer
C. Fall
D. Winter



28.Who made the word record of winning 14 Grand Slams?

A. Djokovic
B. Pete Sampras
C. Roger Federer
D. Ande Agassi



29.Which of the following organisations recently issued some guidelines related to Participatory Notes as used in the financial world?

A. AMFI
B. IRDA
C. RBI
D. SEBI



30.Who is present governor of Andhra Pradesh?

A. Susil Kumar Shende
B. N.D. Tiwari
C. E. S. L. Narasimhan
D. Lt.K.M. Seth



31.In which State is the famous Hill Station "Kasauli" located?

A. A.P
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Sikkim



32.Pre historic age is called _________.

A. Kruthayug
B. Kaliyug
C. Stone Age
D. Medieval History



33.At which place in India is Akbar's Tomb located?

A. Kashmir
B. Sikandara
C. Allahabad



34.Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana is launched in Delhi and Haryana States. Who are beneficiaries of the scheme?

A. Pregnant Woman
B. Members of unorganised sectors
C. Unemployed Youth
D. Rural Artisans



35.When will the President speak at combined meeting of both houses?

A. At the time of emergency meeting
B. When finance bill is introduced
C. At the first meeting after the General Elections and at the first meeting of every year
D. At any time



36.What is the real name of Rajesh Khanna?

A. Yusuf Khan
B. Rajiv Bhatia
C. Badruddin Qazi
D. Jatin Khanna



37.The Indian ruler known as the Napoleon of Indian was

A. Samudragupta
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Ashoka
D. None of the above



38.In which Governor-General’s reign railway lines in India were established?

A. Lord William Bentick
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Lord Kenning
D. Lord Dalhousie



39.In which of these Indian languages is the search engine Google not yet available?

A. Bengali
B. Punjabi
C. Assamese



40.In whose cabinet was Indira Gandhi the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting?

A. Morarji Desai
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Sardar Patel



41.Who preached the doctrine of 'Ashtangika Marga' or the Eightfold Path?

A. Guru Nanak
B. Mahavira
C. Gautam Buddha



42.In tennis,what is the numeric value of the first point won by a player?

A. 25
B. 15
C. 10



43.What country has the highest waterfall?

A. South Africa
B. Venezuela
C. Bolivia



44.In 1798, Tipu signed a secret agreement with the French leader...?

A. Louis XVIII
B. Napoleon
C. Robespierre



45.Which among the following is the largest Buddhist monastery in India ?

A. Ghum monastery (West Bengal)
B. Rumtek monastery (Sikkim)
C. Twang monastery (Arunachal Pradesh)



46.The First Finance Commission was constituted in the year—

A. 1956
B. 1953
C. 1951



47.Which one of the following settlements comprised Zamindar as middleman to collect the land revenue ?

A. Mahalwari Settlement
B. Ryotwari Settlement
C. Permanent Settlement



48.Which union ministry is the nodal agency to issue passports in India ?

A. External Affairs
B. Home Affairs
C. Defense Ministry



49.“Edmund Daukaru”, the president of OPEC, is from which country?

A. South Africa
B. Iran
C. Nigeria



50.Name the MNC which is in packaging of foods which has an equity stake in Britannia?

A. Cadbury
B. Nestle
C. Danone



51.In the Interim Budget 2009-10 the Government of India has allocated for its flagship programmes, the amount of

A. Rs. 112,571 crore
B. Rs. 122, 841 crore
C. Rs. 131,317 crore



52.Pure water freezes at what temperature?

A. 47 F
B. 32 F
C. 48 F



53.What was the real name of the founder of Buddhism?

A. Ashoka
B. Siddharta Gautama
C. Suryabaya



54.Where can one find the collected stories of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first guru of Sikhs?

A. Guru Granth Sahib
B. Adi Granth
C. Dasam Granth
D. Janamsakhis



55.How many squares are there on a chess board?

A. 60
B. 62
C. 64
D. 68



56.Who was the old name of Delhi ?

A. Gupt Gram
B. Aavantika
C. Patliputra
D. Indraprastha



57.The founder of the Brahmo Samaj was ?

A. Swami Dayananda Saraswathi
B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C. Raja Rammohun Roy
D. Swami Vivekananda



58.In 1798 Nepoleon attacked ?

A. Congo
B. Egypt
C. England
D. Holland



59.Who claimed her first Grand Slam title in 2009 winning the mixed doubles at the Australian Open with Mahesh Bhupathi?

A. Sania mirza
B. Maria sharapowa
C. Martina hingis



60.Who amongst the following is known as ‘Iron Lady’?

A. Sonia Gandhi
B. Aishwarya Rai
C. Margaret Thatcher



61.Which sport is related to Wimbledon?

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



62.Which popular global IT company has the slogan "High Performance. Delivered"?

A. Accenture
B. EDS
C. Microsoft
D. IBM



63.32 bit operations were introduced for the first time by Microsoft in

A. windows 95
B. Windows 3.0
C. Windows 3.11



64.Which Industrial ground was founded by Anil Agarwal ?

A. caparo
B. vedanta
C. Biocon
D. Videocon



65.Mr. Shiv Nadar is the Chairman of which among the following group of companies?

A. Aptech
B. HCL
C. Wipro



66.Sir C.V. Raman was born on

A. 10 November 1886
B. 9 November 1887
C. 8 November 1889
D. 7 November 1888



67.“Har Jeb Mein Rang” is a punchline associated with

A. Asian Paints
B. Berger Paints
C. Jenson Nicholson
D. None of these



68.Which state was first to impose a cigarette tax in 1921?

A. Alabama
B. California
C. Iowa
D. New York



69.When was Indian Banking Act come into force?

A. 1948
B. 1949
C. 1950
D. 1951



70.Which district is known as Palamoor district?

A. Nizamabad
B. Karimnagar
C. Adilabad
D. Mahabub nagar



71.Modern Olympic games were started in the year

A. 1896
B. 1900
C. 1904
D. 1906



72.The goddess at Basara Temple in Andhra Pradesh is

A. Laxmi
B. Parvathi
C. Durga
D. Saraswati



73.In which country does the football team Santos play?

A. Duelling
B. Brazil
C. Buendia



74.Which religion is associated with Baisakhi (Visakhi) festival related?

A. Hindhu
B. Muslim
C. Sikh
D. Boudha



75.About 97 percent of this nation's population is of European descent. Which is it?

A. Nile
B. Argentina
C. Sahara



76.Who was the author of National Anthem?

A. Bakim Chandra Chaterji
B. Shri Pingali Venkaiah
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Bala Gangadhar Tilak



77.Who is the new chairman of Press Trust of India?

A. E.V. Chitnis
B. M.P. Verendra Kumar
C. K.M. Mathew
D. Nikhil Chakravarthy



78.Process of verifying the given generalisation with the help of observation is called _____.

A. Convention
B. Inductive Process
C. Scientific Process
D. Deductive process



79.Where are the head quarters of South Central Railways?

A. Vijayawada
B. Bangalore
C. Khajipet
D. Secunderabad



80.In which language bible was first written?

A. English
B. Urdu
C. Greek
D. Hebrew



81.On which famous Bollywood heroine is the song Piya Tu Ab Toh Aa Jaa picturised?

A. Rekha
B. Helen
C. Vyjanthimala
D. Waheeda Rehman



82.Which city in India is known as the "Space City"?

A. Kolkata
B. Jaipur
C. Bangalore



83.Virata was one of the Maharathis in the Pandava army: who was the other?

A. Drishtadyumna
B. Drupada
C. Shikhandi
D. Drishtaketu the King of Chedi



84.The NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is also used in the country of...?

A. France
B. Japan .a
C. Germany
D. England



85.What is the height of the hoop from ground in a standard basketball court?

A. 8 feet
B. 10 feet
C. 11 feet



86.In which mountain range does the Siachen glacier lie?

A. Himalaya
B. Karakoram
C. Hindu Kush



87.Where would you find the Empire State Building?

A. Chicago
B. New York City
C. London



88.Who is the author of recently published book "Aftertaste"?

A. Amitav Ghosh
B. Nandita Devidayal
C. Keith Rockwell



89.Which of the following software giants has designed "worldwide telescope" a computer programme, which enables you to study even the universe and zoom the outer space?

A. Google
B. Microsoft
C. Oracle



90.Who developed the World Wide Web?

A. Jim Osborne
B. Charles Babbage
C. Tim Bernes Lee



91.Can you name the company that introduced instant photography?

A. Kodak
B. Polaroid
C. Fuji



92.Who said : “Even England where cricket originated has never won the World Cup. But their players didn’t face mindless protests.”

A. Niranjan Shah
B. Sharad Pawar
C. Sachin Tendulkar



93.Who was the last ruler of the Mughal dynasty?

A. Jehangir
B. Shah Jahan
C. Bahadur Shah Zafar



94.Hindi movie Mughal-e-Azam was directed by

A. Mehboob
B. Abdul Kareem
C. K Asif



95.Which among the following players of India was famous as "Pocket Dynamo"?

A. Leander Paes
B. KD Jadhav
C. None of them



96.The dynamo is a device for converting

A. Heat energy into electrical energy
B. Mechanical energy into electrical energy
C. Magnetic energy into electrical energy



97.How many rings on the Olympic flag.

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8



98.Which country has a 13 month in a calender?

A. Brazil
B. Ethopia
C. siberia
D. Finland



99.Who invented Angiography ?

A. Rutharford
B. Williumharve
C. Moniz
D. Macmillan



100.What does the term "CUE" indicate in Games?

A. A trump in a game of Bridge
B. The stick to hit the ball in Snooker/Billiards
C. The polo stick
D. The Golh Stick