Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Quiz 166 | General Knowledge Questions

1.Which planet has the biggest satellite?

A. Venus
B. Mars
C. Jupiter



2.During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March 1992 was installed.

A. First permanent station 'Dakshin Gangotri'
B. Second Permanent Station 'Maitree'
C. SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging)
D. None of the above



3.Which jeans have many pockets and loops?

A. Low-rise
B. Skinny
C. Bell-Bottom
D. Carpenter



4.Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for physics?

A. Gertrude Elion
B. Marie Curie
C. Gerti Cory
D. Maria Mayer



5.Which country was called the "golden sparrow"?

A. Pakistan
B. England
C. India
D. China



6.What is the First War of Indian Independence commonly called by the British?

A. Quit India Movement
B. Sepoy Mutiny
C. First War



7.The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains unaltered



8.The earliest civilization in India which belonged to the metal age was ________.

A. Indus Valley
B. Dravidian Civilization
C. Babylonia
D. None



9.When was OMBUDS MEN SCHEME first introduced?

A. November 2006
B. October 1981
C. June 1995
D. January 1998



10.China announced to provide $200 million to Sri Lanka for the second phase of … project.

A. Hambantota port development project
B. Norochcholai power plant
C. Katunayake expressway
D. Colombo road projects



11.India is placed at ... position, out of 169 countries, in the 'Medium Human Development' category classified by Human Development Report 2010.

A. 116th
B. 117th
C. 118th
D. 119th



12.Nagoya Protocol is associated with which of the following?

A. Health Ministry
B. Finance Ministry
C. Biodiversity
D. None of these



13.The concept of 'Post-Industrial Society' was used by-

A. Talcott Parsons
B. R.K. Merton
C. Daniel Bell
D. Marx



14.Which bollywood actress has adjudged herself as No.1 Actress?

A. Katrina Kaif
B. Kareena Kapoor
C. Priyanka Chopra
D. Aishwarya Rai



15.In what shape is the medal of the Bharat Ratna award designed ?

A. Lotus Petal
B. Maple Leaf
C. Peepul Leaf
D. Banyan Leaf



16.Which princely state's rulers bore the title of 'Nizam'?

A. Mysore
B. Hyderabad
C. Gwalior



17.Diamonds are sold in carats. One Carat unit is equivalent to

A. 0.1 gram
B. 0.02 grams
C. 1 gram



18.Which literary award did Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter Of Maladies win?

A. Gyanpeeth Award
B. The Pulitzer
C. The Nobel Prize for Literature



19.Which of the 13 independent countries of the Caribbean has the largest population of Indian origin?

A. Jamaica
B. Trinidad & Tobago
C. Barbados



20.What is the number of member countries of Council of Europe?

A. 47
B. 50
C. 72



21.Which place in India is known as the "Abode of the God"?

A. Kanpur
B. Kashmir
C. Prayag



22.Who was the prime minister of Chandra Gupta?

A. Varahamihira
B. Nagarjuna
C. Arya Bhatta
D. Chankya



23.Nine celestial objects are used in Hindu Astrology as well as worshipped with a common name. Collectively, they are called -

A. Graha
B. Navagraha
C. Gayatri



24.Main seaport of the state of Goa and centre of the former Portuguese colony?

A. Bombay
B. Bangalore
C. Vasco-da-Gama



25.The brand “Bridgestone” is associated with

A. Sculpture
B. Railway station
C. Tyres

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