Quiz 137 General Knowledge Questions

1.At which Olympic games did India win its last gold medal in hockey?

A. 2000, Sydney
B. 1984, Los Angeles
C. 1980, Moscow
D. 1988, Seoul



2.The Olympic museum was opened at which of the following places?

A. Lausanne
B. Istanbul
C. Athens
D. Rome



3.Mars, the fourth planet from the sun, is named after the Roman god of:

A. Peace
B. War
C. Love



4.According to Hindu mythology, who was responsible for breaking of one of Ganesha's tusks?

A. Parashurama
B. Shiva
C. Indra
D. Brahma



5.In which place world’s tallest Pagoda located?

A. China
B. Nepal
C. Japan
D. Bhutan



6.Which political faction did Dante Alighieri join?

A. Black Guelphs
B. Red Guelphs
C. White Guelphs
D. Yellow Guelphs



7.The Doing Business Report is prepared by which of the following organizations every year?

A. World Bank
B. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
C. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
D. World Trade Organization(WTO)



8.'No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers' is

A. Newton's law
B. Bohr's law
C. Aufbau principle
D. Pauli's exclusion principle



9.Who will preside over the combined meetings of both houses?

A. Vice President
B. President
C. Prime Minister
D. Speaker



10.The scale marked on the nut is ?

A. Pitch Scale
B. Head Scale
C. Vernier Scale
D. Main Scale



11.Which novel has been developed by the French Scientist ? (August 2011)

A. Hepatitis F Vaccine
B. Hepatitis E Vaccine
C. Hepatitis C Vaccine
D. Hepatitis D Vaccine



12.Where Uranium is found in Andhra Pradesh?

A. Kurnool
B. Visakhapatnam
C. Vajjreswaram
D. Nagarjuna Sagar



13.Geet Govinda which is a work by Jaidev is in which language?

A. Prakrit
B. Sanskrit
C. Pali



14.What was the growth target for agriculture in the 11th Plan Draft Document?

A. 2.5%
B. 3.5%
C. 4 %



15.In which among the following states, India's first Defence University has been set up?

A. Rajasthan
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Gujarat



16.The device used for locating submerged objects under sea is—

A. Sonar
B. Radar
C. Laser
D. Maser



17.Kathakali is a folk dance prevalent in which state?

A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Manipur
D. Orissa



18.Who was the author of 'Raghuvamsa'?

A. Kannadasan
B. Kalidasa
C. Sivadas
D. Shankaracharya



19.Which State in India has famous Hill Station "Mahabaleshwar" located?

A. West Bengal
B. Sikkim
C. Maharashtra



20.If a country votes on a particular issue, e.g. the death penalty, it is called a _________.

A. referendum
B. national vote
C. referee
D. general election



21.From which animal is the valuable Pashmina wool obtained?

A. Black sheep
B. Deer
C. Ram
D. Himalayan goat



22.Which country is located immediately east of Chile?

A. Argentina
B. Peru
C. Uruguay



23.Which of the following is not a fundamental right of the Indian citizens?

A. Right to property
B. Right to freedom of expression
C. Right to vote
D. Right to remain silence



24.Which Yester Year actress would be honoured to have postal stamps issued in her name?

A. Madhubala
B. Shabana Azmi
C. Priyanka Chopra
D. Meena Kumari



25.In which city is the Central Rice Research Institute located ?

A. Karnal (Haryana)
B. Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)
C. Rajamundry (Andhra Pradesh)
D. Cuttack (Orissa)