Quiz 177 | General Knowledge Questions

1.The sediment deposited at the base of the glacier is called

A. till
B. moraine
C. glacial sand
D. None of the above



2.Palghat Gap, about 20 miles wide mountain pass between the Nilgiri Hills and the Anaimalai Hills, connects Kerala to which state ?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Karnataka
C. Maharashtra
D. Andhra Pradesh



3.'Pheromone Trap' attracts-

A. male moths
B. female moths
C. Caterpillar
D. female bugs



4.Graphite and Diamond are allotropes of which element ?

A. Arsenic
B. Carbon
C. Selenium
D. Germanium



5.Which Indian batsman was the first to hit 44 fours in a test match innings?

A. Tendulkar
B. Gavaskar
C. Ganguly
D. Laxman



6.Which of the following banks has taken over the Centurion Bank of Punjab ?

A. ICICI Bank
B. IDBI Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D. AXIS Bank



7.'Natraja' is a dancing posture of which God?

A. Shiva
B. Ram
C. Ganesh
D. None



8.When did India become a Republic ? On—

A. August 15, 1947
B. November 26, 1949
C. January 26, 1950
D. December 10, 1946



9.When did Afghanistan ends monarchy and became a republic?

A. 1949
B. 1973
C. 1965
D. 2000



10.Petrology is a branch of science which is related to the study of which of the following ?

A. Oil & Gas
B. Rocks & Minerals
C. Fossils



11.Which of the following authorities lays down a priority of inheritance which places the wife, followed by daughters immediately after sons?

A. Brihaspati
B. Yajnavalkya
C. Narada



12.Which among the following Organization publishes a 'Red list' compling information from a network of conservation organization to rate which species are most endangered in the world?

A. World Wide Fund for Nature
B. International Union for Conservation of Nature
C. United Nations Environment Programme
D. World Conservation Monitoring Centre



13.The top of the water saturated zone is known as:

A. the aquitard.
B. the aquifer.
C. the hydraulic head.
D. the water table.



14.Who, amongst the following is associated with the Local Self-Government Act ?

A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. William Bentick
D. Lord Ripon



15.January 26 was selected as the date for the inauguration of the Constitution, because

A. the Congress had observed it as the Independence Day in 1930
B. on that day the Quit India Movement was started in 1942
C. it was considered to be an auspicious day
D. None of the above



16.Who was not a active leaders of the Brahmo Samaj or Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, after Raja Rammohun Roy?

A. Akshay Kumar Datta
B. Keshab Chandra Sen
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Devendranath Tagore



17.For which of his films did Charlie win an Oscar?

A. The Gold Rush
B. The Tramp
C. The Great Dictator
D. Limelight



18.Who was the first to publish a book on Pythagorean doctrine?

A. Pythagoras
B. Empedocles
C. Alcmaeon
D. Philolaus



19.What was the name of William Shakespeare's first daughter?

A. Susanna
B. Joanna
C. Marianna
D. Leanna



20.In which year was MIDI introduced?

A. 1987
B. 1977
C. 1973
D. 1983



21.University of Horticulture and Forestry is located at—

A. Coimbatore
B. Solan
C. Palampur
D. Pant Nagar



22.The book Truth, Love and A Little Malice’ is written by

A. Tarun Tejpal
B. Vikram Seth
C. Khushwant Singh
D. Nirad C. Chaudhuri



23.At what place Sonia Gandhi was born?

A. Italy
B. India
C. U.S
D. America



24.Who was Man of the Match in the final of the IPL 2009?

A. Anil Kumble
B. Kevin Pietersen
C. Rahul Dravid
D. Jacques Kallis



25.Which Indian town, did the British call Seven Pagodas because the name was quite pronounceable to them?

A. Khajuraho
B. Mahabalipuram
C. Rameswaram
D. Konark