Saturday, August 13, 2011

Quiz 69 | General Knowledge for IAS Exam

1.Disturbances in the geomagnetic field caused by gusts in the solar wind that blows by Earth are called as ?

A. Geomagnetic Storms
B. Solar Radiation Storms
C. Radio Blackouts



2.In Which state of India , maximum Diamond Mines are found?

A. Bihar & Uttar Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh & Jharkhand
C. Madhya Pradesh & Andhra Pradesh



3.The ancient places of Badami, Dwarasamudra and Warangal are related to which of the following dynasties?

A. Chalukyas, Hoysalas, Kaktiyas
B. Cholas, Hoysalas, Kaktiyas
C. Pallavas, Hoysalas, Kaktiyas



4.Who among the following supervises the Lok Sabha secretariat ?

A. Minister of Home Affairs
B. Minister of parliamentary affairs
C. Lok Sabha Speaker



5.Energy can be realistically conserved by:

A. supplementing with renewable alternative energy systems.
B. raising the price of oil.
C. rationing gasoline.
D. none of these.



6.Equity schemes managed strong NAV gains, which boost their assets’ was a news in some financial newspapers. What is the full form of the term NAV as used in above head lines ?

A. Nil Accounting Variation
B. Net Accounting Venture
C. Net Asset Value



7.Which film is in Aramaic and Latin?

A. The Ten Commandments
B. Ben Hur
C. Apocalypto
D. The Passion of the Christ



8.In which Indian state would you find The Leh Palace?

A. Gujarat
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Rajasthan



9.Who played the role of an ageing Urdu poet in Ismail Merchant's 'In Custody'?

A. Rajesh Khanna
B. Shashi Kapoor
C. Om Puri
D. Zakir Husain



10.A new satellite survey of Egypt on 25 May 2011 identified seventeen lost pyramids and more than a thousand unexcavated tombs. The survey was done by__.

A. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
B. ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
C. CYSO (Cypriot Young Scientists Organisation)
D. World Scientist Organisation



11.Who married Emma Woodhouse in Emma?

A. Mr. Elton
B. Mr. Frank Churchill
C. Mr. Knightley
D. Mr. Weston



12.Customer's Relationship with the Bank is influenced by .....

A. Customers' attitudes
B. Attitudes of Bank staff
C. Interest rates of the Bank
D. Attitudes of salespersons



13.What is the Websites code for the country United Kingdom?

A. GB
B. UK
C. EN
D. EG



14.What is the national flower of Denmark

A. Marguerite Daisy
B. Wesak orchid
C. Tulip
D. Black Iris



15.What is the national flower of Malaysia?

A. Chrysanthemum
B. Hibiscus
C. Rose
D. Cherry Blossom(Sakura)



16.In Indian Flag, Green Color is symbol of ?

A. Hope
B. Joy
C. Fertility
D. All



17.Who among the following was also known as the 'Little Corporal' ?

A. Adolf Hitler
B. Joseph Stalin
C. Napoleon Bonaparte
D. Mao Zedong



18.New Chairperson of the National Commission for women(NCW) is....? (August 2011)

A. Kiran Rao
B. Kiran Kher
C. Smt. Mamta Sharma
D. Shusma Devi



19.Why are there no fat insects?

A. Because they burn it off
B. They have less calorie food
C. Because they are tiny, we cannot see that they are fat
D. They have their bones outside their body



20.Who was the first Indian IAS Officer?

A. Anna Chandi
B. Anna George Malhotra
C. Bachhendri Pal



21.which is the world's most poisonous snake?

A. King cobra
B. Inland Taipan
C. green pit wiper



22.Which was the only session of Indian National Congress (INC) presided over by Mahatma Gandhi ?

A. Surat (1907)
B. Belgaum (1924)
C. Lahore (1929)



23.How do we better know the Urdu poet Akhtar Hussain Rizvi?

A. Sahir Ludhianvi
B. Kaifi Azmi
C. Javed Akhtar



24.Which city houses the headquarters of International Cricket Council (ICC)?

A. Dubai
B. London
C. Monaco
D. Sharjah



25.From which constituency was Clement Attlee elected to Parliament in 1922?

A. Durham
B. Kent
C. Limehouse
D. Sussex



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