Quiz 140 General Knowledge Questions

1.At which one of the following Congress Sessions, did Dadabhai Naoroji announce that the Swaraj was the goal of India’s political efforts?

A. Karachi Session
B. Lahore Session
C. Lucknow Session
D. Calcutta Session



2.Who is the first indian Tennis player to win boy’s Australian Open Junior Title ?

A. Prakash Amritraj
B. Rohan Bopanna
C. Yuki Bhambri
D. Zeeshan Ali



3.Who was the first American female to patent her invention, a method of weaving straw with silk?

A. Marjorie Joyner
B. Margaret Knight
C. Amanda Jones
D. Mary Kies



4.The union territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands is under the jurisdiction of which High Court ?

A. Orissa High Court
B. Andhra Pradesh High Court
C. Kolkata High Court
D. Madras High Court



5.Whose goal for England against Germany was not awarded in Football World Cup 2010?

A. Wayne Rooney
B. Frank Lampard
C. Matthew Upson
D. Steven Gerrard



6.Which university was founded by Rabindranath Tagore?

A. Benaras Hindu University
B. Calcutta University
C. Viswabharati
D. Bombay University



7.The last major glacial period began about 2,000,000 years before present and is commonly known as

A. Pleistocene or ice age
B. Paleocene or ice age
C. Pliocene or ice age
D. Holocene or ice age



8.Which among the following is not a function of Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC)?

A. equipment leasing
B. housing finance and investments in financial securities
C. Term deposits



9.Which among the following comet is seen every 75-76 years?

A. Halley's Comet
B. Holme's Comet
C. Donati's Comet



10.How much amount has been allocated for Mid-day Meals Scheme for the year 2009-10 in the Union Budget?

A. Rs 6,700 crore
B. Rs 7,300 crore
C. Rs 8,000 crore



11.Railtel Corporation of India deals in which of the following ?

A. Retail on Railways Stalls
B. Broadband Telecom and Multimedia Network for Train control
C. E-Retailing of Railway Tickets



12.Which among the following is youngest in age ?

A. National planning Committee
B. National Development Council
C. Bombay Plan



13.Which is not a stage in the history of a mountain belt?

A. subsidence
B. orogenic
C. block faulting.
D. all of these are stages in the history of a mountain belt



14.Which Year was fixed to achieve most of the millennium Development Goals?

A. 2010
B. 2015
C. 2018
D. 2020



15.The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced choose which country to be the global host of World Environment Day 2011?

A. Mexico
B. Rawanda
C. India
D. Chile



16.Opium poppy is native to which country?

A. Turkey
B. Austria
C. Poland



17.Identify the venue of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Brazil-Russia-India-China (BRIC) summit from the given options.

A. Moscow
B. Sochi
C. Yektarinburg



18.Rastogi Panel was set up by Finance Ministry to review issues related with—

A. Service tax
B. Sales tax
C. Income tax
D. None of these



19.Zero tax rate would produce zero revenue and a 100% tax rate would also generate zero revenue, because there would be no incentive to work. This principle is also known as which among the following

A. Beveridge curve
B. Hubbert curve
C. Laffer curve



20.The word 'Malaria' is derived from which language?

A. French
B. Spanish
C. Italian
D. Portuguese



21.In what year did Charlie open his own movie studio?

A. 1918
B. 1922
C. 1920
D. 1916



22.What is the national flower of Australia?

A. Red Rose
B. Lotus
C. Tulip
D. Golden Wattle



23.Who amongst the following cricketers has been chosen for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2007 ?

A. Rahul Dravid
B. M. S. Dhoni
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Virender Sehwag



24.The writing of which pamphlet caused Percy Bysshe Shelley’s expulsion?

A. Common Sense
B. The Necessity of Atheism
C. A Declaration of Rights
D. Pride and Prejudice



25.In which of the following states Petrochemical Industries are well developed?

A. Gujarat
B. Bengal
C. Bihar
D. Andhra Pradesh



26.Which acid is formed when milk is converted into curd?

A. Tartaric acid
B. Sulphuric acid
C. Lactic acid



27.Who is the new director of Barc (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre ) ? (As on 5 September 2011)

A. Dr Ratan Kumar Sinha
B. Amar Pratap Singh
C. Subra Suresh
D. S. Sridhar



28.Which foreign invader defeated the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat 1761?

A. Nadir Shah
B. Mahmud Ghazni
C. Ahmed Shah Abdali
D. Muhammad Bin Qasim



29.Which wildlife sanctuary of India is also known as Mathanguri?

A. Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary
B. Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary
C. Lakhowa Wildlife Sanctuary
D. Manas Tiger Reserve



30.Prolaraja II was a ruler from which dynasty?

A. Pushyabhuti
B. Satavahana
C. Kakatiya
D. Pala