Saturday, August 13, 2011

Quiz 67 | Quiz on Basic General Knowledge and Current Affairs for All Exams

1.Which architect designed the city of Chandigarh ?

A. Edwin Lutyens
B. Le Corbusier
C. Charles Correa
D. Herbert Baker



2.Which sea is to the north of Venezuela?

A. North Sea
B. Caribbean Sea
C. Aleutian Sea
D. White Sea



3.Which novel of Thomas Hardy first gained notice?

A. Vestiges of an Old Flame
B. Far from the madding crowd
C. Under the Greenwood Tree
D. A Pair of Blue Eyes



4.Recently U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited how many nations in Africa?

A. 5
B. 7
D. 9



5.By definition, stocks differ from batholiths in:

A. size
B. shape
C. chemical composition
D. elevation above sea-level



6.In 1921, Chamber of Prince was established to

A. Organize the princes of India provinces
B. Demand self rule
C. Support Gandhiji in Satyagraha



7.Kate Winslet won an oscar for her role in __________.

A. Iris (2001)
B. Titanic (1997)
C. The Reader (2008)
D. Little Children (2006)



8.Sirr-i-Akbar was the Persian translation of fifty-two Upanishads by which son of shah Jahan?

A. Ruth Harring
B. Dara Shikoh
C. Ben Jonson
D. Samuel Beckett



9.Which gas is used to disinfect water in swimming pools ?

A. Hydrogen
B. Nitrogen
C. Chlorine
D. Oxygen



10.In Vedic age which among the following grains was referred as vrihi?

A. Barley
B. Wheat
C. Rice



11.Members of nagarpalika or municipality are elected for a period of ________?

A. 3 years
B. 4 years
C. 5 years



12.Which of these Indian film-makers was honoured with a stamp in 1994?

A. Shyam Benegal
B. Raj Kapoor
C. Dadasaheb Phalke
D. Satyajit Ray



13.Which among the following university stand on the banks of the Isis river?

A. Radcliffe University
B. Harvard University
C. Oxford University
D. Cambridge University



14.Which airliner recently introduced the concept of Spot fares that gives up to 70 per cent discount on air tickets?

A. Indian (Airlines)
B. Air Deccan
C. Kingfisher Airlines
D. Jet Airways



15.The two Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas signed a reconciliation agreement at__

A. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
B. London, the Capital of England
C. New Delhi, Capital of India
D. Cairo, the Capital of Egypt



16.Which state government on 21 June 2011 issued a notification to turn the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill into law following Governor M.K. Narayanan’s assent?

A. West Bengal
B. Orissa
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh



17.According to the first mid-quarter review of RBI’s Monetary Policy, 2011-12, an initiative was taken moderate inflation and check inflationary expectations. What was the initiative?

A. Hike in Repo rate
B. Hike in Reverse Repo Rate
C. Hike in Bank Rate
D. Hike in Cash Reserve Ratio



18.The 218-km Chainsa-Sultanpur-Neemrana pipeline was commissioned on 9 April 2011. Which of the following built the pipeline?

A. RIGZONE
B. GAIL (India)
C. High - Tech Group of Companies
D. Max Engineering



19.IBM is going to provide finance and administration shared services to.........(2011)

A. Miranda
B. PepsiCo India
C. Coca Cola
D. Sprite



20.A seven-year-old child has been issued a shotgun licence in......(2011)

A. China
B. Britain
C. Libya
D. None



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