Quiz 112 | Today's General Questions 31_08

1.The great Victoria Desert is located in

A. Canada
B. West Africa
C. Australia
D. North America



2.The term 'flora' in the context of natural vegetation refers to

A. assemblage of plant species living in association with each other in a given environmental frame
B. plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a group
C. a large tract covered by trees and shrubs and its administration for assessing economic benefits
D. role played by species of animals in the maintenance of ecological balance



3.Who was Man of the Series in Cricket World Cup 1996?

A. Aravinda de Silva
B. Mark Taylor
C. Mark Waughi
D. Sanath Jayasuriya



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

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



5.Expand AAFI

A. Association Athletics Federation of India
B. Amateur Athletics Fund of India
C. Amateur Athletics Federation of India



6.Who won the Football World Cup in 1982?

A. Brazil
B. Argentina
C. Germany
D. Italy



7.The first lady Prime Minister of a country was

A. Srimavo Bhadaranaike (Sri Lanka)
B. Maria Estate Pew (Argentina)
C. Junko Taibei (Japan)
D. None of the above



8.Monica Seles is associated with which games?

A. Tennis
B. Volley ball
C. Athletics
D. Badminton



9.How many major ports are there at present in India?

A. 8
B. 12
C. 15
D. 14



10.What was the main responsibility of Mir Bakshi during the Mughal Era?

A. all incomes and expenditures
B. military department
C. Royal correspondence



11.In which year Manipur and Tripura became full-fledged state of India?

A. 1972
B. 1968
C. 1982



12.Supreme Court of India was created by _________?

A. Constitution
B. an Act of Parliament
C. a Presidential Order



13.Which among the following is called antisterility vitamin ?

A. Vitamin D
B. Vitamin A
C. Vitamin E



14.Which bank has recently introduced EFEE (e-fee) through which education fees can be remitted through select branches?

A. Vijaya Bank
B. Dena Bank
C. Federal Bank



15.The second world war commenced in 1939 on the following dates?

A. September 1
B. October 1
C. November 1



16.A breakthrough in genetic research in June 2011 uncovered the defect behind a rare hereditary children's disease that inhibits the body's ability to break down vitamin D. Which is the disease in question?

A. Idiopathic Infantile Hypercalcemia
B. Sickle-cell disease
C. Phenylketonuria
D. Haemochromatosis



17.A contact between parallel sedimentary rock layers that records missing geologic time is:

A. a disconformity
B. an angular unconformity
C. a uniformity
D. a nonconformity



18.Physical disintegration of rocks into smaller pieces is called:

A. Mechanical weathering
B. Chemical weathering
C. Pedogenesis
D. Abrasion



19.Rock Doves can see how many degrees around them without turning their head?

A. 100 degrees
B. 150 degrees
C. 235 degrees
D. 300 degrees



20.Which bird sings, 'Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you-all?'

A. American Robin
B. Indigo Bunting
C. Rufous-Sided Towhee
D. Barred Owl



21.Who stated, the Leviathan is the greatest, perhaps the sole, master piece of political philosophy written in English language?

A. Oakeshott
B. Dunning
C. Sabine



22.Hippophobia:

A. fear of horses
B. fear of hippopotmi
C. fear of having large hips
D. fear of getting fat



23.Who won the Fair Play Award in Football World Cup 1978?

A. Italy
B. Brazil
C. Argentina



24.Where was Football World Cup 1974 held?

A. West Germany
B. Holland
C. Scotland



25.Who went on fast unto death against separate electorates for Scheduled Castes?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mohandas Gandhi
C. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
D. Vallabhbhai Patel

Quiz 111 | Current Affairs For Bank Exam

1.The flag of which country has one big star and four small stars?

A. India
B. China
C. Pakistan
D. Japan



2.Which is the first current Test cricket playing nation to host the ICC Mini World Cup?

A. Kenya
B. Bangladesh
C. Pakistan
D. Sri Lanka



3.Which tree is also known as Bodhi tree?

A. Pipal
B. Neem
C. Banyan
D. Eucalyptus



4.The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of

A. Clive
B. Comwallis
C. Waren Hastings
D. William Bentinck



5.Pushyamitra Sunga was responsible for overthrowing which dynasty?

A. Gupta
B. Chola
C. Maurya
D. Slave



6.India's top automobile maker Mahindra and Mahindra has decided to make an investment of Rs 250 crore in which business sector?

A. Aerospace business
B. Textiles
C. Rubber industry



7.The winner of the 2010 Wimbledon Open Tennis men’s singles title is—

A. Rafael Nadal
B. Juan Martin Del Potro
C. Andy Roddick
D. Novak Djokovic



8.The first Trade Union was founded in India in the year 1918 by—

A. N. M. Joshi
B. B. P. Wadia
C. V. V. Giri
D. S. A. Dange



9.Chlorophyll is normally found in:

A. Green leaves
B. Tree bark
C. Kidney
D. Blood



10.Which city is famous for Chikankari embroidery ?

A. Srinagar
B. Hyderabad
C. Lucknow
D. Jodhpur



11.How many outs are there in an inning of baseball ?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 6



12.What was the railway zone on western hills operating between Roha to Mangalore?

A. Western Railway
B. South Western Railway
C. Sahyadri Railways
D. Konkan Railways



13.Which pair of species exist as monoatomic molecules?

A. Helium and argon
B. Argon and chlorine
C. Hydrogen and helium
D. Ozone and nitrogen



14.How many moons does jupiter has?

A. 46
B. 13
C. 27
D. 63



15.Which city in India has built a 15.8 m high "Gandhi Stupa" dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi?

A. Ranchi, Jharkhand
B. Vadodara, Gujarat
C. Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh



16.'Eno' is produced by which company?

A. Ranbaxy Ltd.
B. Glaxo SmithKline
C. Johnson and Johnson



17.Which of these is the lightest chemical element?

A. Helium
B. Oxygen
C. Hydrogen



18.In which game is each session of play called a 'chukker'?

A. Kabbadi
B. Kaizen
C. Kamikaze



19.Which among the following is not a official language of United Nations (UN) ?

A. Hindi
B. French
C. Arabic
D. Spanish



20.Which of the following crops has the largest interval between sowing and reaping it?

A. Wheat
B. Barley
C. Rice
D. Sugarcane



21.What is meat by myopia?

A. Long-sightedness
B. Short-sightedness
C. Colour blindness
D. Night blindness



22.'Dilli Chalo' slogan was given by which Indian freedom fighter ?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Jawaharlal Nehru



23.An Indian company, which is otherwise eligible for ECB (external commercial borrowing ) can borrow up to which of the following amounts a year without prior RBI approval?

A. $ 300 million
B. $ 400 Million
C. $ 500 Million



24.Who was the Son of Siddhartha?

A. Mahavir
B. Ghoutham
C. Rahul
D. Jain



25.The brands like strepsils, clearsil and Sweetex which are with Reckitt Benckiser, were once owned by

A. Balsara
B. Dabur
C. Boots Healthcare

Quiz 110 | General Cricket Quiz

1.Which English county did batting sensation Virender Sehwag join in the 2003 season?

A. Lancashire
B. Leicestershire
C. Yorkshire
D. Middlesex



2.Who was the first Indian to score a century in Tests against Australia?

A. H.R. Adhikari
B. Vinoo Mankad
C. V.S. Hazare
D. Chandu Borde



3.Who was honored by the Best U-16 Cricketer in BCCI 2011 ?

A. Natraj Behera
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Reva Arora
D. B Aparajit



4.In 1987-88, which Indian spinner took 16 wickets on his Test debut?

A. V. Raju
B. Rajesh Chauhan
C. Arshad Ayub
D. Narendra Hirwani



5.Indian wicket keeper Deep Dasgupta represents which team in Ranji Trophy?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Maharashtra
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Bengal



6.Which cricketers middle name is Bhalchandra?

A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Dilip Vengsarkar
C. Ajit Agarkar
D. Ajit Wadekar



7.Which team did Sachin Tendulkar play for in the Ranji Trophy when he made his debut in first class cricket?

A. Karnataka
B. Delhi
C. Mumbai
D. Kerala



8.Between which 2 cricket playing countries ashes is series being played?

A. England & Scotland
B. India & Pakistan
C. Australia & India
D. Australia & England



9.According to the SportsPro magazine, which Indian cricketer pipped the likes of tennis superstar Rafael Nadal and iconic basketball player Kobe Bryant to be among 10 most marketable sportspersons in the world?

A. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Yuvraj Singh
D. Virat Kohli



10.What is the length of a Cricket pitch, measured between two sets of wickets ?

A. 18 yards
B. 20 yards
C. 22 yards
D. 24 yards



11.Which of the following countries won the final of the triangular cricket series held in durban in februarry 1997 ?

A. India
B. New Zealand
C. South Africa
D. Zimbabwe



12.Who took 6 wickets for 23 runs in the ODI against England on 26 February 2003?

A. Glenn McGrath
B. Collins Obuya
C. Ashish Nehra
D. Zaheer Khan



13.Sourav Ganguly made his Test debut in 1996.How many runs did he score in the 1st innings of that match?

A. 132
B. 131
C. 32
D. 99



14.Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was offered and accepted the honour of being chosen to get an honorary commission in which of the following?

A. Indian Navy
B. Territorial Army
C. Indian Air Force
D. Indian Para-military Force



15.Against which team did Virender Sehwag make his one day international debut?

A. New Zealand
B. Sri Lanka
C. Pakistan
D. South Africa



16.Off which bowler did Ravi Shastri score six sixes in one over in a first class match?

A. Arshad Ayub
B. Tilak Raj
C. Rajinder Goel



17.Under whose captaincy did Sachin Tendulkar begin his Test cricket career?

A. K. Srikkanth
B. Mohammad Azharuddin
C. Kapil Dev
D. Sunil Gavaskar



18.Other than the bowler's end, where does a cricket umpire usually stand?

A. Mid Off
B. Extra Cover
C. Square Leg
D. Slip



19.When was the first cricket Test match played?

A. 1788
B. 1873
C. 1877
D. 1870



20.In which year did India make its One Day International debut?

A. 1971
B. 1974
C. 1973
D. 1975



21.'Idols', 'One Day Wonders' and 'Runs n Ruins' books are authored by which Indian cricketer ?

A. Kapil Dev
B. Sandeep Patil
C. Sunil Gavaskar



22.'Dazzler: The Autobiography' is the autobiography of which English cricketer?

A. Darren Gough
B. Ian Botham
C. Graham Gooch
D. David Gower



23.On 6 Apr 2009, which Indian cricketer surpassed Australian Mark Waugh’s world record for the most catches in Test Cricket by a fielder (excluding wicket-keeper) ?

A. Sunil Gavaskar
B. V.V.S. Laxman
C. Rahul Dravid
D. Mohammed Azharuddin



24.Which cricketer played most number of ODI cricket match ?

A. Steave Wough
B. Allen Border
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Sanath Jaisurya



25.Which county did Sunil Gavaskar play for?

A. Somerset
B. Worcestershire
C. Warwickshire
D. Glamorgan

Quiz 109 | Computer Questios for Bank Exams

1.Who invented Electronic Computer?

A. Dr. Alan M. Turing
B. Evangelista Torricelli
C. Lewis E. Waterman
D. Sir Frank Whittle



2.Video on demand (VOD), iPods, and DVRs (digital video recorders) present which of the following problems for advertisers?

A. Consumers have more choices about what to watch or not watch
B. Consumers are watching less television
C. Audiences are less interested in media consumption



3.What is the present name of the company that was founded by Herman Hollerith in the year 1896 as the Tabulating Machine Company?

A. GE
B. Oracle
C. IBM



4.______means the altering of computer system software to achieve a task for which it was not originally designed.

A. Pegging
B. Trekking
C. Hacking



5.Which companies chips power more than 60% of the world's cell phones?

A. Nokia
B. Intel
C. Motorola
D. Texas Instruments



6.'.JPEG' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

A. Image file
B. Text File
C. Music File



7.This device is guaranteed to provide power to a computer if there is a power failure.

A. Unpredictable processing system
B. Uninterruptible power supply
C. Central processing unit



8.Who invented the Internet ?

A. Hewlett Packard
B. Bill Gates
C. Charles Babbage
D. Timothy-Berners Lee



9.In computer terminology, what is a mirror server?

A. It is a server with a mirror attached to it
B. It is a computer without a CPU
C. It is a server with identical data to make the traffic in the web server smooth
D. It is a computer where data can be stored but cannot be used



10.What is a computer network without wires called?

A. LAN
B. WAN
C. WiFi
D. EPABX



11.Changing computer language of 1's and 0's to characters that a person can understand is...

A. Highlight
B. Decode
C. Execute



12.What is the difference between hardware and software?

A. Hardware is hard to the touch while software isn't
B. Hardware is the actual computer equipment while the software includes programs loaded onto the computer
C. Hardware is inexpensive, but software costs a lot



13.A program that controls a computer's basic functions.

A. Hard Drive
B. Motherboard
C. Operating System
D. CPU



14.A generic name for Intel processors released after the original 8086 processor is ______ ?

A. Pentium
B. x86
C. Pentium 286



15.Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a:

A. network
B. mainframe
C. supercomputer
D. client



16.Which of the following operating systems is produced by IBM?

A. OS-2
B. Windows
C. DOS
D. UNIX



17.What is Flash?

A. Image file
B. Text file
C. Web application for animation



18.The metal or plastic case that holds all the physical parts of the computer is the:

A. system unit
B. CPU
C. mainframe
D. platform



19.What are the three main search expressions, or operators, recognized by Boolean logic?

A. FROM, TO, WHOM
B. AND, OR, NOT
C. SEARCH, KEYWORD, TEXT
D. AND, OR, BUT



20....signal will become zero when the feedback signal and reference signs are equal.

A. Input
B. Actuating
C. Feedback
D. Reference

Quiz 108 | Current Afairs August IAS Questions

1.Name the jyotirlinga that is located in Tamil Nadu ?

A. Rameswaram
B. Tryambakeshwar
C. Mahakaleshwar
D. Kedarnath



2.One of the oldest and holiest Indian cities lies on the banks of the river Shipra. What is its name?

A. Ujjain
B. Gandhinagar
C. Chandipur
D. Mysore



3.Which is India's second oldest railway station?

A. Tambaram Railway Station, Chennai
B. Howrah Railway Station, Kolkata
C. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai
D. New Delhi Railway Station



4.In 2010, which Asian city will host Commonwealth Games ?

A. Tokyo
B. Shanghai
C. New Delhi
D. Kuala Lumpur



5.’Hematite’ and ‘Magnetite’ are the principal ores of which metal ?

A. Iron
B. Nickel
C. Cobalt
D. Aluminium



6.Which of the following are the members of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)?

A. Bhutan, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan
B. Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka
C. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Thailand, Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka
D. None of the above



7.Which car in Spanish means 'Charming'?

A. Matiz
B. Santro
C. Ikon
D. Corsa



8.Which of the following state governments have set up Karen Mayer committee to strengthen the administrative control of the state government on all public schools in the state & which recently has recommended a 25 per cent reservation for SC/ST children an

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttrakhand
C. Punjab
D. Uttar Pradesh



9.Recently Government of India approved the policy for Headend-in-the-Sky (HITS) operators, a technology that will provide digitized cable content to viewers across the country. What cap has been kept on FDI in this field?

A. 26%
B. 49%
C. 51%
D. 74%



10.Recently in G-20 summit held in London in April 2009 it was announced that IMF will receive_______?

A. $ 250 billion in additional funding and $ 250 billion in SDR
B. $ 500 billion in additional funding and $ 250 billion in SDR
C. $ 250 billion in additional funding and $ 500 billion in SDR



11.Which among the following has influenced most profoundly the drafting of Indian Constitution?

A. British Constitution
B. Government of India Act 1935
C. French ideals of liberty and fraternity



12."your planet needs you! Unite to combat climate change" This slogan is related to which of the following special days?

A. World Environment Day
B. Earth Day
C. World Forestry Day



13.The Reserve Bank said in April 2009 that it will shortly issue new currency notes in denominations of Rs 5, Rs 50, Rs 100, Rs 500 and Rs 1,000. What is the single change in these new notes?

A. change in the RBI Logo
B. change in the inset letter
C. Change in the Series



14.Who among the following referred Mahatma Gandhi as father of Nation?

A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
C. Jawahar lal Nehru



15.Which of the following is correct title of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran ?

A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Supreme Leader



16.A research team led by Queen's University developed the first ever drug to treat Celtic gene in patients suffering from which of the following diseases?

A. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
B. Duchenne muscular dystrophy
C. Cystic fibrosis
D. Neurofibromatosis



17.When did Zanzibar become independent?

A. 17 February 1948
B. 12 June 1959
C. 28 August 1949
D. 10 December 1963



18.When did George V visit India?

A. 1911
B. 1914
C. 1918
D. 1924



19.With which sport is Dhanraj Pillay associated?

A. Hockey
B. Shot put
C. Cricket
D. Badminton



20.In what year did Disneyland California open?

A. 1965
B. 1950
C. 1960
D. 1955

Quiz 107 On Indian Economy For IAS Exam

1.In context with banking business, the increasing trend in the Burden Bearing Ratio would show the following?

A. More burden bearing capacity of the Bank
B. Less burden bearing capacity of the bank
C. gradual increase in the bad debts
D. improvement in the business growth



2.Treasury bills are sold in India by—

A. Commercial Banks
B. State Governments
C. Reserve Bank of India
D. SEBI



3.As per the current provisions of the Reserve Bank of India of Act, 1934, what is the highest denomination of notes RBI can issue?

A. Rs. 1,000
B. Rs. 2,000
C. Rs. 5,000
D. Rs. 10,000



4.which among the following sentence is INCORRECT regarding Foreign Currency Non Resident (FCNR) accounts in India ?

A. Accounts in foreign currencies (FCNR accounts) can be maintained by NRIs with authorized dealers in India.
B. FCNR Accounts can be maintained in Pound Sterling, U.S.Dollar, Deutsche Mark, Japanese Yen and Euro
C. FCNR accounts can be maintained only in the form of current / savings account as well as 'term deposits'



5.The Difference between Gross Domestic product and Net Domestic product is

A. Government Revenue
B. Net Indirect Tax (Indirect Tax Subsidy)
C. Consumption of fixed Capital
D. Net Capital Formation



6.Which among the following defines 'revenue deficit'?

A. revenue expenditure minus revenue receipts
B. revenue receipts minus revenue expenditure
C. revenue expenditure plus revenue receipts



7.According to planning commission of india, except which one of the following factors, that contribute to agriculture growth, there has been declearation in the growth of all other factores-

A. Gross irrigated area
B. Terms of trade
C. Area under fruits and vegetables
D. Credit supply



8.“Snacking ka meeta funda” is adline associated with

A. Haldiram Sweets
B. Parle Krackjack
C. Cadbury Bytes



9.The advertisement of which product carried the baseline 'Mom said, "Always boil the water". Moms are seldom wrong' ?

A. Ion Exchange
B. Zero B
C. Ford Ikon
D. KLM Airline



10.The Brand Name “Michelin” is associated with

A. Energy capsules
B. Tyres
C. Electric cables



11.“Ginger”, a hotel chain, is a venture of

A. ITC
B. Tata
C. Hindustan Hotels



12.What publication advertised itself with the lines "Software for the most advanced microprocessor on this planet"?

A. The times of India
B. The Economic Times



13."Your Place In The Sky" is the slogan of which of the following Airline company?

A. Air India
B. Air Sahara
C. Air Deccan



14.The baseline `Because life insurance is also about other people's lives' belongs to

A. TATA-AIG
B. ICICI Pru Life
C. Birla Sunlife



15."The Complete Man" is the punch line of

A. Gillette
B. Axe
C. Raymond's
D. Adidas



16.'Ideas for Life' is ad line of which electronic gaint?

A. Sony
B. Samsung
C. Panasonic



17.“Daag ache hain” is a punch line related with a detergent.

A. Tide
B. Surf excel
C. Wheel



18.With which brand would you identify the famous advertising slogan 'Think Different'?

A. IBM
B. Apple
C. Wipro
D. None of the above



19."Inspire The Next" is the punch line of which company?

A. Sony
B. Hitachi



20.Which companies mobile phone are marketed with the slogan - Big inside. Small Outside?

A. Nokia
B. Sony
C. Samsung
D. Motorola

Quiz 106 | General Knowledge Today Quiz 30_08

1.Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of certain species of_________?

A. Mosquito
B. Sand Fly
C. Bee



2.Cell membranes contain some biochemicals which are responsible for cell recognition and adhesion. They are _________ ?

A. proteins
B. lipids
C. glycoproteins and gycolipids



3.Which part of an egg provides nourishment to the new life growing within?

A. Yolk
B. Albumen
C. Shell



4.Who discovered Machu Picchu-One of the new seven wonders of the world ?

A. Jacques Cartier
B. Sir Stamford Raffles
C. Christopher Columbus
D. Hiram Bingham



5.Which of the following festivals is celebrated on Prophet Mohammed birthday?

A. Id-Ul-Zuha
B. Id-e-Milad
C. Id-Ul-Fitr
D. Muharram



6.The author of 'Religion and Society Among the Coorgs of South india' is-

A. I.P.Desai
B. E.B.Harper
C. Yogesh Atal
D. M.N. Srinivas



7.Among Ascorbic Acid, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folic acid,Pantothenic acid, Thyroxin , Pyridoxine, Biotin,Tocoferol, which are not in Vitamin B Group?

A. Ascorbic Acid , Thyroxin only
B. Ascorbic Acid, Tocoferol, Thyroxine Only
C. Ascorbic Acid, Tocoferol, Thyroxine & Biotin only



8.Which among the following English officer was related to First Anglo-Mysore war?

A. Colonel Smith
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Wellesly



9.Which among the following is the women's equivalent of the Davis Cup?

A. Hopman Cup
B. Fed Cup
C. BMW Open
D. Millrose Cup



10.Which is the first James Bond film ?

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



11.International Date Line Passes through

A. 0 degree Greenwich
B. 180 degree Greenwich
C. 90 degree Greenwich
D. 270 degree greenwich



12.Temporary hardness of water is due to

A. Sodium Chloride
B. Magnesium bicarbonate
C. Sodium Carbonate



13.National Institute of Oceanography is located in :

A. Calcutta
B. Chennai
C. Panaji



14.Christianity was first introduced in India at

A. Mumbai Coast
B. Malabar Coast
C. Gujarat Coast



15.what is the hardening and narrowing of the heart arteries ?

A. Angina
B. Atherosclerosis
C. Arrhythmia



16.The disease diphtheria affects

A. Lungs
B. Intestine
C. Throat
D. Body joints



17.Which of these diseases is transmitted to the human body through the tsetse fly?

A. Filariasis
B. Smallpox
C. Sleeping sickness
D. Anthrax



18.While E-mailing we use a shortcut key "PDS". What does it denote?

A. Pull Dont Shout
B. Please Dont See
C. Please Dont Shout



19.In the Mahabharata, who gave the Aksayapatra to Panchali?

A. Surya
B. Indra
C. Chandra
D. Arjuna



20.The Raghvan Committee is related to looking into the issue of—

A. Ragging and suggest means of prevention in educational institutions
B. Status of Muslim community in India
C. Reservation of OBCs in admissions to higher educational institutions
D. None of these

Quiz 105 | General Questions of Animals and Birds

1.To which of these categories do lac-producing creatures belong?

A. Animals
B. Birds
C. Insects



2.What is a baby Whale called ?

A. Small Whale
B. A Calf
C. A Tadpole
D. A Lamb



3.Which amongst the following mammals has the metabolic rate in terms of oxygen consumption (mm3/g hour)?

A. Dog
B. Mouse
C. Rabbit
D. Rat



4.What does a tadpole turn into?

A. Lizard
B. Fish
C. Snake
D. Frog



5.Which animal is protected by law in Indonesia and Malaysia?

A. Orangutan
B. Cat
C. Dog
D. Rat



6.What is the gestation period of an African elephant?

A. One year
B. Twenty two months
C. Six months
D. Nine months



7.'Clouded' and 'Snow' are the species of which Indian mammal ?

A. Yak
B. Lion
C. Deer
D. Leopard



8.Zebra belongs to the family of?

A. Horses
B. Cats
C. Camels
D. Donkeys



9.In which vertebrate does oxygenated and deoxygenated blood get mixed ?

A. Fish
B. Amphibian
C. Bird
D. Mammal



10.Age of fishes was known as __

A. Devonian
B. Ordovician
C. Crustaceous
D. Silurian



11.When an ant bites a person, which irritating chemical it (ant) injects into his (person) body ?

A. Acetic acid
B. Citric acid
C. Tartaric acid
D. Formic acid



12.Soldier insect harms which crop more?

A. Urad
B. Arhar
C. Moong
D. Paddy



13.Which is the World's first successfully cloned pet animal?

A. Dog
B. Parrot
C. Cat
D. Guinea pigs



14.Which animal has no tongue?

A. Fish
B. Lizard
C. Crocodile
D. Butterfly



15.Which amongst the following has the lowest metabolic rate of oxygen consumption (mm3/g hour)?

A. Dog
B. Elephant
C. Horse
D. Man



16.The fastest animal on four legs is the cheetah. How fast can it run?

A. 400 km/hr
B. 40 km/hr
C. 110 km/hr
D. 200 km/hr



17.Which is the only member of the cat family that cannot retract its claws?

A. Panther
B. Tiger
C. Lion
D. Cheetah



18.How far vertically can Amur leopards jump?

A. 15 feet
B. 10 feet
C. 20 feet



19.What snakes eat other snakes?

A. King Cobra
B. Carpet python
C. Anaconda



20.A prokaryote is

A. A single-celled organism
B. A hard and stony fruit
C. An organism lacking membrane bound nucleus in its cells
D. The most primitive multicellular organism



21.‘Dromedary’ and ‘Bactrian’ are the types of which animal ?

A. Goat
B. Camel
C. Elephant
D. Bear



22.Prophase, metaphase, anaphase & telophase are the stages of which of the following process?

A. Mitosis / Meiosis
B. Asexual reproduction
C. Cell metabolism



23.What bird of prey was once termed the 'Cooks Bird'?

A. Goshawk
B. Eagle
C. Vulture
D. Owl



24.Which is the largest member of the dolphin family?

A. Killer Whale
B. Shark
C. Porpoise
D. Bottle-nosed dolphin



25.The polar bear's scientific name is ursus maritimus. What does that mean?

A. White Bear
B. Sea Bear
C. Ice Bear
D. Brown Bear

Quiz 104 | General Knowledge Questions On Sports

1.Who won the Hockey World Cup in 1975?

A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Germany
D. Australia



2.Which among the following team was first winner of "World Cup Hockey" ?

A. Spain
B. Pakistan
C. India
D. Australia



3.With which game is the Agha Khan Cup associated?

A. Football
B. Badminton
C. Basketball
D. Hockey



4.Jamie Dwyer who has been declared as International Hockey Federation Player of the year belongs to which of the following countries?

A. Australia
B. South Africa
C. New Zealand



5.Normally,which of these sports is played on AstroTurf?

A. Hockey
B. Cricket
C. Polo



6.Which of the following terms is not related with the game of Hockey?

A. Short grip
B. Hook
C. Slice
D. Short Corner



7.India won its first Olympic hockey gold in?

A. 1928
B. 1938
C. 1911



8.Rangaswamy Cup is associated with

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



9.Lady Ratan Tata Trophy is associated with the game of

A. Football (women)
B. Hockey (women)
C. Cricket (women)
D. None



10.Dronacharya Award was given to A.K. Bansal in July 2010. He is a -

A. Hockey Coach
B. Badminton Coach
C. Cricket Coach
D. Kabadi Coach



11.India First won the Olympic Hockey Gold at

A. London
B. Amsterdam
C. Berlin
D. Rome



12.Which country won the inaugural Women’s Champions Challenge II hockey title with a thumping 6-3 win over Belgium in the final?

A. India
B. China
C. South Korea



13."Dribbling",a sport term associated with which game?

A. Billiards
B. Baseball
C. Basketball



14.The Indian football team made its first appearance at Olympics in

A. 1948
B. 1936
C. 1952



15.What colour are the 5 Olympic Rings?

A. Black Blue Red Green Yellow
B. Pink Blue Red Green Yellow
C. Black Blue Red Green Brown
D. None of the above



16.What number was worn by baseball player Jackie Robinson and eventually retired by all MLB teams?

A. 1
B. 12
C. 24
D. 42



17.How many gold medals did P.T.Usha win in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4



18.Who won the Australian Open women's singles Tennis title-2010?

A. Venus Williams
B. Serena Williams
C. Justine Henin



19.Who won seven gold medals in swimming in 1972 Munich Olympics?

A. Mark Spitz
B. Janet Evans
C. Shane Gould
D. Anita Sood



20.Pankaj Adwani is associated with?

A. Chess
B. Cricket
C. Golf
D. Billiards

Quiz 103 | General Knowledge For IBPS Exam

1.Positivist approaches to marketing are essentially based on which among the following approaches?

A. In depth case studies of consumers
B. Uncovering the real underlying truth about consumer emotions
C. Methodologies which are robust and repeatable



2.White chocolate was first made in ?

A. Boston
B. Switzerland
C. Columbia
D. Japan



3.Which of the following was not the Aryan language?

A. Hindi
B. Punjabi
C. Tamil
D. Bengali



4.Approximately what fraction of world's tea output comes from Assam?

A. 45%
B. 15%
C. 30%



5.Which former cricketer was nicknamed Big Cat ?

A. Don bradman
B. Clive Lloyd
C. Vivian Richards



6.What are volcanoes spread around the Pacific, in the shape of a ring, called?

A. Volcanic chain
B. Pacific Ring of Fire
C. Dragons chain



7.The name of which state literally means 'The Land of Gems'?

A. Nagaland
B. Manipur
C. Mizoram



8.Stainless steel is an example of

A. A metallic compound
B. A homogeneous mixture
C. A heterogeneous mixture
D. An inorganic compound



9.Pampore uplands, locally called ‘wudar’ in Sri Nagar, Jammu and Kashmir are a great source of revenue from which among the following?

A. Apples
B. Saffron
C. Tourism
D. Sports



10.Recently, Tine Mena, the 25 year old woman has become the first woman from North East India to scale Mount Everest. Tine Mena belongs to which among the following states?

A. Nagaland
B. Mizoram
C. Arunachal Pradesh



11.Where are the secretariats of International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI)?

A. Switzerland
B. Germany
C. France



12.Who among the following was first defense minister of India after Independence ?

A. Sardar Patel
B. Krishna Menon
C. Sardar Baldev Singh
D. Deep Narayan Singh



13.Global warming will have an adverse effect on the polar ice caps. What is the most important reason why melting polar ice caps is such a major concern in the long term?

A. Increased risk of icebergs
B. Coastal and island flooding
C. Reduced hunting ranges for polar bears
D. Increased opportunity for oil exploration in the Arctic



14.What is the percentage growth of GDP predicted by The Economic Survey for the financial year 2010-11?

A. 8.6%
B. 8.3%
C. 8%



15.Who is the head of state of Brunei?

A. Caliph
B. Emir
C. Nawab
D. Sultan



16.NTPC has scrapped civil work contracts for its projects in Assam and … due to delays in equipment deliveries from the contractors.

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttrakhand
C. Karnataka
D. Chhattisgarh



17.When did US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin land on the moon?

A. July 20, 1969
B. July 20, 1970
C. July 20, 1963
D. July 20, 1972



18.Which of the following country has declared Broadband Service as the fundamental right in the country?

A. Finland
B. Nigeria
C. Poland
D. USA



19.Which among the following is India’s oldest stock joint bank?

A. Axis Bank
B. HDFC Bank
C. Bank of Maharashtra
D. Allahabad Bank



20.The second largest island (next to Greenland) in the world is

A. Borneo
B. Malagasy
C. New Guinea
D. Sumatra

Quiz 102 on Presidents of America

1.When was William Taft sworn in as President of USA?

A. 20 January 1909
B. 4 March 1909
C. 4 March 1910
D. 4 November 1908



2.Who is the only U.S. President to invent and patent something?

A. Rutherford B. Hayes
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Thomas Jefferson



3.Soft toy 'Teddy Bear' was named after which US president's nickname ?

A. Abraham Lincoln
B. George Washington
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. John F. Kennedy



4.Who killed US President Abraham Lincoln?

A. Lee Harvey Oswald
B. John Hinckley
C. John Wilkes Booth



5.Who was the first president of America?

A. Abraham lincon
B. Roosevelt
C. Wilson
D. George Washington



6.Which US President was assassinated just five days after the end of the civil war?

A. Ronald Regan
B. Richard Nixon
C. Abraham Lincoln



7.Who was the oldest U.S. president ever inaugurated?

A. Jimmy Carter
B. Howard Taft
C. Ronald Reagan



8.Which first lady was both the wife and mother of a President?

A. Dolly Madison
B. Susan Harrisson
C. Abigail Adams
D. Eleanor Roosevelt



9.Who gave the slogan “Yes we can” during his Presidential election?

A. Barack Obama
B. George Bush
C. None of these



10.Who were the four U.S. presidents assassinated while in office?

A. Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy
B. Abraham Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy
C. Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, Zachary Taylor and John F. Kennedy



11.Which American President said: "It's best not to swap horses while crossing the river"?

A. Abraham Lincoln
B. George Washington
C. John Tyler



12.Author of the book - 'Between Hope and History'

A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Bill Clinton
C. E.M. Forster
D. Paul Kennedy

Quiz 101 | Rishi Riddle Quiz

1.He cursed his wife to become a stone.



2.He appointed Rama and Lakshmana to protect his yagna when they were mere boys.



3.He was a thief and murderer before he became a great rishi.



4.He is considered one of the avatars of Vishnu and carries an axe.



5.A Brahmarishi and author of the Shukla Yajurveda.



6.He composed the Mahabharata, an epic poem.



7.He was a mighty sage who drank up the ocean.



8.He was renowned for his short temper.



9.His son of Vyasa recited the Bhagavatam to king Parikshith.



10.Shakuntala was his foster-daughter.

Quiz 100 | General Knowledge On Functionality of Human Body

1.Which of the following reacts with haemoglobin of blood and produce toxic effect?

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Carbon monoxide
C. Oxygen
D. Carbon suboxide



2.Which of the following seeds will normalize blood sugar level?

A. Coriander
B. Mustard
C. Cumin
D. Fenugreek



3.A diabetic person suffers from high variations of blood sugar levels. Diet for such a person must include:

A. simple Carbohydrates
B. Fats
C. Complex carbohydrates and fibres
D. Sugars



4.The 'stones' formed in human kidney consist mostly of

A. Calcium oxalate
B. Magnesium sulphate
C. Sodium chloride
D. Sodium phosphate



5.In which season do we need more fat?

A. Rainy season
B. Spring
C. Winter
D. Summer



6.When heart muscle does not get enough blood then there is chest pain or discomfort that occurs. What does it called ?

A. Aneurysm
B. Angina
C. Arrhythmia



7.Cholesterol is an example of what type of lipid?

A. Sterol
B. Fat
C. Phospholipid
D. Oil



8.The pH of human blood is around:

A. 3
B. 7.5
C. 12
D. 6



9.A powerful eye irritant present in smog is

A. nitric oxide
B. sulphar dioxide
C. peroxyacetyl nitrate
D. carbon dioxide



10.What is the range of sound intensity sensitive to Human Ear?

A. 200-300 db
B. 500-600 db
C. 0-180 db



11.Within the cell, the site of respiration is the

A. Golgibodies
B. Ribosomes
C. Mitochondria
D. Nucleus



12.Artificial Kidney or blood dailyzer which is used in renal failure or Kidney disorders works on the principles of _________?

A. Imbibition & Osmosis
B. Plasmolysis & Osmosis
C. Diffusion & osmosis



13.Which one of the following is an example of vestigial organ in man?

A. Canine teeth
B. Humerus
C. Ear Muscles



14.Amylase, the enzyme that breaks down starch, is produced in the mouth and in the?

A. Pancreas
B. Liver
C. Kidney



15.The terms Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia are related to which among the following?

A. Body Fat
B. Blood sugar
C. Metabolism of sugar galactose
D. Respiration

Quiz 99 | General Knowledge for Preliminary IAS Exam

1.The part of the earth and thin layer of air above its surface, which support life on earth, are referred to as

A. stratosphere
B. ionosphere
C. biosphere
D. mesosphere



2.Recently we read in the news papers that Delhi High court has decriminalized sex between consenting adults. Which section of Indian Penal Code deals with the sexual activity 'against the order of nature.'?

A. Section 371
B. Section 372
C. Section 377



3.Which among the following plateaus in India lie between Aravali & Vindhya region?

A. Malwa Plateau
B. Chota Nagpur Plateau
C. Deccan Plateau



4.Who among the following is considered by the Indian scientific community to be the father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India and one of the most eminent researchers in the field of turbulence and boundary layers?

A. Suhas V. Patankar
B. Satish Dhawan
C. M O Smith



5.Which badminton player won the Indian Open Grand Prix Gold championship in June 2010?

A. Tzu Ying Tai (China)
B. Sania Nehwal (India)
C. Salakjit Ponsana (Thailand)



6.How many banks were nationalized in 1969?

A. 16
B. 14
C. 15
D. 20



7.Which Among the following the Speaker in two Lok Sabhas?

A. Rabi Ray
B. Shivraj Patil
C. P. A. Sangma
D. G. M. C Balyogi



8.Which of the following items is a current asset?

A. Contributed capital
B. Supplies
C. Furniture and equipment
D. Land



9.Name the comedy serial in which Jaspal Bhatti featured.

A. Top Show
B. Flop Show
C. Crop Show
D. Crap Show



10.How do we denote the number 1000 in Roman numerals?

A. C
B. M
C. DC



11.Which country's parliament has highest number of members?

A. India
B. China
C. U.K
D. Germany



12.which of the following countries the largest fraction of total electricity supply is atomic energy?

A. South Korea
B. Germany
C. France



13.Which of the following type of Coal, has maximum carbon content?

A. Bituminous
B. Anthracite
C. Lignite



14.In how many Routes special tourist trains called 'Bharat Tirth' is to start?

A. 19
B. 16
C. 17



15.BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is jointly prepared by Russia and …

A. America
B. China
C. India
D. Germany



16.Who is the director of Oscar winning documentary film “Smile Pinki”?

A. Irene Taylor Brodsky
B. Megan Mylan
C. Adam Pertofsky
D. Steven Okazaki



17.Which among the following authorities decides Minimum Support Prices?

A. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
B. Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs
C. Planning Commission



18.Whose signature is found on a ten-rupee currency note in India?

A. Finance Minister, GOI
B. Governor, Reserve Bank of India
C. Chairman, State Bank of India
D. Finance Secretary, GOI



19.The Union Govt has planned to establish Rural knowledge Centers in various states. They will be established with the help of_______?

A. ADB Asian Development Bank
B. NABARD
C. RBI



20.Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of

A. lead
B. chromium
C. zinc
D. tin

Quiz 98 | Questions on Animals and Birds

1.A baby chicken’s first home is called a?

A. Home
B. Nest
C. Brooder



2.Which bird is often called the 'man-o'-war?

A. Frigatebird
B. Seagull
C. Penguin



3.How many bones do sharks have in their bodies?

A. 305 bones
B. 0 bones
C. 251 bones



4.Which is the world's heaviest land animal?

A. Hippopotamus
B. African Elephant
C. Gorilla



5.How many years can a cat live up to?

A. 12
B. 20
C. 35
D. 87



6.The Koala bear prefers to feed on the leaves of which tree?

A. Pine
B. Eucalyptus
C. Teak



7.Which is the longest snake in the world?

A. Black Mamba
B. Puff Adder
C. Reticulated Python
D. Anaconda



8.Which living bird lays the world's largest egg?

A. Eagle
B. Ostrich
C. Owl
D. Vulture



9.A sea creature with eight tentacles is called a?

A. Dolphin
B. Star Fish
C. Octopus



10.Which is the only bird that can fly backwards ?

A. Sunbird
B. Kingfisher
C. Honey eater
D. Hummingbird



11.Which is the most abundant bird in the world?

A. Crow
B. Pigeon
C. House sparrow
D. Red billed quelea



12.Which of the following is a single celled animal?

A. Jellyfish
B. Sponge
C. Amoeba



13.What is the name of the animal which has a tongue longer than its body?

A. Chameleon
B. Lizard
C. Snake



14.Which is the world’s tallest mammal?

A. The Giraffe
B. The lion
C. The monkey



15.Bees have ___ pairs of wings?

A. 4
B. 1
C. 3
D. 2



16.Name the bird that migrates from the North Pole to the South Pole and back?

A. Arctic tern
B. Swallow
C. Crane
D. Penguin



17.Birds usually have a single______.

A. Kidney
B. Lung
C. Testis
D. Ovary



18.Which of the following bird is a symbol of peace?

A. Peacock
B. Parrot
C. Pigeon
D. Pea Hen



19.How many legs does a butterfly have?

A. 6
B. 7
C. 8



20.Which Indian region is the only place in the world where the Asiatic Wild Ass is found ?

A. Sunderban
B. Leh and Ladakh
C. Rann of Kachchh

Quiz 97 | Cricket Quiz Trivia 1

1.Navjot Singh Sidhu had a marvellous start to his ODI cricketing career.How many sixes did he hit in his innings of 73 runs on debut?

A. 3
B. 6
C. 5
D. 10



2.What was the result of Pakistan versus Bangladesh match on 31 May 1999 in Cricket World Cup 1999?

A. Pakistan won by 10 wickets
B. Pakistan won by 245 runs
C. Pakistan won by 161 runs
D. Banglaresh won by 62 runs



3.When did Sourav Ganguly made his ODI debut?

A. 20 March 1993
B. 11 January 1992
C. 1 December 1987
D. 1 June 1998



4.Which cricketer has represented both Australia and South Africa in World Cup cricket?

A. Ian Botham
B. Kepler Wessels
C. Steve Waugh
D. David Gower



5.Who said India were dark horses (to win Cricket World Cup 1983)?

A. Robert Willis
B. Kim Hughes
C. John Traicos
D. John Wright



6.Who defeated England by nine runs in a group match in Cricket World Cup 1992?

A. India
B. Scotland
C. Ireland
D. Zimbabwe



7.Former West Indies cricket captain Franz ‘Gerry' Alexander who made his debut against England in 1957 and went on to represented the team in 25 Test matches died at age 82 on 16 April 2011. Identify the cricketer who scored 961 runs at an average of 30.

A. Franz 'Gerry' Alexander
B. Karl Nunes
C. George Headley
D. Denis Atkinson



8.Which is the youngest to score a century in Test cricket?

A. Shahid Afridi
B. Mohammad Ashraful
C. Hasan Raza



9.Which ad agency manages the career of cricket star Yuvraj Singh?

A. M Marks Smith
B. Percept D'Mark



10.Who is the only Indian cricketer to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test innings ?

A. Kapil Dev
B. Bishen Singh Bedi
C. Narendra Hirwani
D. Anil Kumble



11.ICL (Indian cricket league) is a venture of the

A. Sarabhai group
B. Essel group
C. Birla



12.Who received the Wisden Award for the 'Indian Cricketer of the Century' (20th Century)

A. Kapil Dev
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Ajit Wadekar
D. Sunil Gavaskar



13.Which county did Ravi Shastri play for?

A. Glamorgan
B. Leicestershire
C. Gloucestershire
D. Lancashire



14.’By God’s Decree’, ‘Cricket my style’ and ‘Straight from the Heart’ are the autobiographies of which Indian cricketer ?

A. Sunil Gavaskar
B. Ajit Wadekar
C. Sandeep Patil
D. Kapil Dev



15.Name the cricketer whose nickname is "White Lightning"

A. Steven Davies
B. Thomas Mueller
C. Allan Donald
D. None



16.How many matches did it take for Sachin Tendulkar to score his first one day hundred?

A. 74
B. 79
C. 94
D. 84



17.Who is having the best one day bowling figures?

A. Muttiah Muralitharan
B. Anil Kumble
C. Chaminda Vaas
D. Glenn McGrath



18.Cricketer Zaheer Khan belongs to?

A. Mumbai
B. Vadodara
C. Delhi
D. Punjab



19.Who scored the fastest 50 in 20 balls in India?

A. Yusuf Pathan
B. Dhoni
C. Yuvraj Singh



20.The Team India's skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni belongs to which of the following state?

A. Bihar
B. Maharashtra
C. Gujarat
D. Jharkhand

Quiz 96 on Animals on the Planet

1.Which is the fastest land animal in the world.



2.Which animal lives for the shortest time.



3.which is the animal that carry their young in pouches.



4.What is young one of a beaver called?



5.Which animal has the longest gestation period



6.Which is the biggest cat in the world.



7.What is the only mammal that can fly.



8.What is another name for the Indian Leopard.



9.How many teeth does an elephant have?



10.Hydra,jellyfish and coral are?

Quiz 95 | General Knowledge Of Human Body

1.Tibia is a bone found in the

A. Skull
B. Leg
c. Head
B. Hand



2.What does cause of Diabetes(Sugar)?

A. Efficiency of Insulin
B. Deficiency of iodine
C. Deficiency of Insulin
D. Deficiency of Sugar



3.'Arthritis' is a disease of the inflammation of

A. tooth
B. ears
C. joints



4.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



5.Which of the following diseases usually spreads through air ?

A. Plague
B. Typhoid
C. Tuberculosis
D. Cholera



6.From where does the blood get its colour from?

A. Capillaries
B. Plasma
C. Haemoglobin



7.Blood is filtered by which pair of organs?

A. Panceraes
B. Lungs
C. Kidneys



8.The insulin, a necessary harmone to absorb glucose (sugar) from the blood, is produced by which endocrine gland in human body ?

A. Thyroid
B. Adrenal
C. Pancreas
D. Pituitary



9.What is RuBisCO?

A. A Sugar
B. A Fat
C. An Enzyme



10.Where is Bile produced ?

A. Pancreas
B. Liver
C. Throat
D. Kidney



11.The harmful gas which is sent out of the body is ?

A. None
B. Oxygen
C. Nitrogen
D. Carbon dioxide



12.Which part of the circulatory system pumps blood to all parts of the body?

A. Arteries
B. Capillaries
C. Veins
D. Heart



13.In humans, which protein transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of body ?

A. Lectin
B. Keratin
C. Collagen
D. Hemoglobin



14.Acrosome in a sperm is secreted by

A. Endoplasmic reticulum
B. Mitochondria
C. Golgi bodies
D. Centrioles



15.Which organ uses 25% of our oxygen supply?

A. Brain
B. Hearts
C. Lungs



16.Which one of the following organs excretes water, fat and various catabolic wastes?

A. Kidney
C. Skin
C. Spleen
D. Salivary Gland



17.The main constituent of hemoglobin is

A. Chlorine
B. Iron



18.How many teeth should a normal healthy adult have?

A. 32
B. 30
C. 34



19.Protein which renders a cell less susceptible to attack by viruses is called

A. Actomyosin
B. Chloromycetin
C. Hybridoma
D. Inferon



20.Which of the following is the source of adult human stem cell?

A. Liver
B. Bone Marrow
C. Brain

Quiz 94 | General Knowledge Questions for Government Exams

1.Which Spanish town that was bombed during the Spanish Civil War lends its name to a painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts the event?

A. Madrid
B. Barcelona
C. Guernica



2.What is the Statute of Anne, enacted 1709-1710?

A. The first Marriage law
B. The first copyright law
C. The first royal succession law



3.Which is the only art work signed by Michelangelo?

A. The Last Judgment
B. The Pieta
C. David



4.In which country did the “Boxer Rebellion” take Place?

A. Burma
B. China
C. Russia



5.Which was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean?

A. SS John Randolph
B. RMS Queen Elizabeth
C. SS Savannah



6.Who is the author of the popular nursery rhyme “Mary had a little lamb..”?

A. Jane Austen
B. Mary Aane Evans
C. Sarah Josepha Hale



7.Which painter created the painting Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?

A. Paul Gauguin
B. Paul Cezanne
C. Paul klee



8.Which among the following evolved the concept of relationship between mass and energy?

A. John Dalton
B. Max Planck
C. Albert Einstein



9.Hissarlik, a hill that identified by Heinrich Schliemann as the site of Homer’s Troy, is located where?

A. Iraq
B. Turkey
C. Libya



10.The Island of Zanzibar was a possession of which sultanate until the 19th Century?

A. Oman
B. Brunei



11.Which Russian Czar coined the term “The sick man of Europe” to describe the Ottoman Empire?

A. Czar Nicholas II
B. Czar Nicholas I
C. Czar Ivan IV



12.Who was the Carthaginians main general in the Second Punic War?

A. Hannibal
B. Saladin
C. Attila



13.Who is the patron saint of musicians?

A. St. Agnes
B. St. Cecilia
C. St. Augustine



14.Which British monarch of the 20th century was not crowned?

A. George V
B. George VI
C. Edward VIII



15.Which is the oldest existing European fort in India?

A. Pallipuram Fort
B. Agra Fort
C. Fort St. George



16.In the bible, who interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh?

A. Samuel
B. Daniel
C. Joseph



17.Who founded the Ottoman Empire?

A. Mehmed I
B. Abdul-Hamid I
C. Osman I



18.Which Spartan king led a small army of 300 Spartans against a vastly superior Persian force in the Battle of Thermopylae?

A. Leonidas
B. Cleomenes
C. Ephialtes



19.Which South Vietnamese leader was assassinated by his own generals in 1963?

A. Ngo Dinh Diem
B. Pol pot
C. Nguyen Van Thieu



20.Which of the following writers used “Elia” as a pseudonym? He was unusual among the Romantics in his preference for the city over the country?

A. William Blake
B. Charles Lamb
D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge