Thursday, August 18, 2011

Quiz 72 | General Knowledge of Today Quiz 3

1.Who is the author of the book ˜The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes?

A. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
B. Mark Twain
C. Leo Tolstoy
D. None of the above



2.In 1916, who founded Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women’s University at Pune, the first women’s university in India ?

A. Annie Besant
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Madan Mohan Malaviya
D. Dhondo Keshav Karve



3.Who won the 'Business Leader of the Year' title at Economic Times Corporate Excellence Awards 2010?

A. R. C. Bhargava (Maruti Suzuki)
B. Mukesh Ambani (RIL)
C. Aditya Puri (HDFC Bank)
D. Ratan Tata (Tata Group)



4.The first graphical browser for the WWW was named:

A. Netscape
B. Veronica
C. Mosaic
D. Explorer



5.'Ao', 'Sema' and 'Konyak' are the principal languages of which north-eastern Indian state ?

A. Manipur
B. Meghalaya
C. Mizoram
D. Nagaland



6.With how many countries India has signed limited tax treaties so far ?

A. 11
B. 20
C. 37
D. 46



7.A vice president is elected by members of electoral collage consisting of the members of __________?

A. Rajya Sabha Only
B. Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Only
C. Lok Sabha , Rajya Sabha & state legislatures



8.Pench National Park, which was included under the umbrella of 'Project Tiger' as the 19th Project Tiger Reserve in 1992 is located in which of the following states?

A. Gujarat
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Chhattisgarh



9.The Citizenship act was passed by the Indian Parliament in which year ?

A. 1955
B. 1952
C. 1950



10.Kuldeep Goyal is related to which of the following Public Sector Giants ?

A. BSNL
B. MTNL
C. HAL



11.What has been offered in the recent road shows for NELP-VIII ?

A. 70 blocks offered in NELP-VIII and 10 coal bed methane blocks
B. 80 blocks offered in NELP-VIII and 15 coal bed methane blocks
C. 60 blocks offered in NELP-VIII and 10 coal bed methane blocks



12.Ban Ki-moon was the former foreign minister of which of the following countries?

A. Japan
B. Singapore
C. China
D. South Korea



13.A particular stream has a 47-year record of peak discharges available on the Internet. What is the recurrence interval of the 4th-ranked flood in this record?

A. 12 years
B. 188 years
C. 10.75 years
D. 4 times every 100 years



14.Who laid the foundations of modern minting of coins?

A. Romans
B. Portuguese
C. Dutch
D. British



15.The two games, which have been excluded from the Olympic Games to be held in 2012 in London, are—

A. Badminton and Table Tennis
B. Basketball and Volleyball
C. Tennis and Wrestling
D. Softball and Baseball



16.Which club was founded by Walter Scott?

A. All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
B. Bannatyne Club
C. Old Yatch Boraban Club



17.Which poem of Thomas Hardy deals with Napoleonic Wars?

A. The Grave by the Handpost
B. A Changed Man
C. The Dynasts
D. Enter a Dragoon



18.Herbicides are chemicals which control

A. Fungi
B. Weeds
C. Nematodes
D. Insects



19.Which strait connects the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean ?

A. Strait of Malacca
B. Strait of Magellan
C. Strait of Gibraltar
D. Strait of Hormuz



20.In basketball, a shot made outside of the arc is worth how many points?

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



21.What is the name of the digital circuit that performs arithmetic and logical operations in computers?

A. Arithmetic Logic Unit
B. Digital comparator
C. Multiplexer



22.Which of the following continent has no deserts?

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



23.What are principles of Buddha called?

A. Panchasila
B. Panchavratha
C. Astangamarga
D. Astasuthra



24.Name the annual fair of Rajasthan that is famous for its camel trading event...?

A. Suraj Kund Mela
B. Kumbha Mela
C. Sonepur Mela
D. Pushkar Mela



25.This company was launched in 1865, in the shape of Wood Pulp Mill. Identify the company.

A. Fisher
B. Kenwood
C. Nokia



26.In which country would one find 8 of the world's 10 highest moiuntains?

A. India
B. Nepal
C. Pakistan



27.The launch vehicle that was used to launch India’s first satellite was…

A. Soyuz launch vehicle
B. Cosmos-3M
C. Proton-M carrier rocket



28.When was the Aryans reached India?

A. B.C. 1000-1500
B. B.C.1500-2000
C. B.C.500-600
D. B.C.600-700



29.Iraq borders with how many countries?

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



30.Which city is the holy place of Christianity, Islam and Judaism?

A. Constantinople
B. Bethlehem
C. Jerusalem



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