Saturday, September 17, 2011

Quiz 185 | Basic General Knowledge Quesions

1.In what year was Charlie knighted by Queen Elizabeth II?

A. 1975
B. 1976
C. 1977
D. 1974



2.In 1879, Edison successfully tested the incandescent light. What did he use for a filament?

A. Copper wire
B. Hair from a horse tail
C. Bamboo
D. Burned sewing thread



3.World Bank helps countries with loans for the purpose of —

A. reconstruction and development
B. stimulating private investment
C. tackling foreign exchange crisis
D. meeting deficits in government budget



4.Which team defeated Karnataka XI 4-3 in the quarterfinal match of the Aga Khan hockey tournament 2011 at the Bombay Gymkhana ground on 17 May 2011?

A. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
B. Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
C. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
D. South Central Railway



5.Which university expelled Percy Bysshe Shelley?

A. Cambridge
B. Oxford
C. Paris
D. Berlin



6.Which among the following party won the state assembly elections in West Bengal?

A. Trinamool Congress
B. Congress
C. CPI (M)
D. BJP



7.The Nobel Prize in Economics 2010 was shared by how many economists?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5



8.The oscar winning a.r.rehman belong to which state in india?

A. Shimla
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Assam
D. Mumbai



9.Which mountain range separates Kashmir Valley from Jammu?

A. Eastern Ghats
B. Aravalli Range
C. Pir Panjal Range
D. Nilgiri Hills



10.Which article of the Constitution provides that Hindi in Devanagari script shall be the Official Language of the Union?

A. Article 344 (1)
B. Article 343 (1)
C. Article 300 (2)



11.Where is located the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)?

A. Geneva
B. India
C. Dubai



12.What is the world's most densely populated island?

A. Cyprus
B. Madagascar
C. Java



13.What is the highest score by the Indian Player in ICC World Twenty 20 Cricket Tournament 2007?

A. 117
B. 86
C. 64
D. 96



14.In whose memory recently a postal stamp was released for the development of film industry?

A. N.T. Rama Rao
B. M.G. Ramachandran
C. L.V. Prasad
D. Savithri



15.Who won the World U-20 (Boys) Chess Championship for the year 2008?

A. Abhijeet Gupta
B. P. Hari Krishna
C. Ahmed Adli
D. Lanka Ravi



16.What are the national game of Pakistan?

A. Badminton
B. Cricket
C. Cricket & Hockey
D. Football



17.Which is the country having 3 different capitals?

A. Seria
B. Poland
C. Indonasia
D. South Africa



18.Which dynasty ruled Delhi immediately after the Tughlaqs?

A. Sayyid
B. Lodi
C. Mughal



19.Which is the first letter of the Arabic alphabet?

A. Alfa
B. Alif
C. Olfa



20.Sellers market denotes a situation where

A. Commodities are available at competitive rates
B. Demand exceeds supply
C. Supply exceeds demand
D. Supply and demand are equal



21.Which URDU newspaper was started by Lajpat Rai from Lahore in 1920?

A. Bande Mataram
B. People
C. Tribune
D. Vir Arjun



22.Rajarajeswara temple is located in which state?

A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Karnataka
D. None of these



23.US recently announced one of the largest weapons sales in its history worth about $ 60 billion to which country?

A. Kuwait
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Pakistan
D. Afghanistan



24.Assam Rifles is headquartered in

A. Delhi
B. Bangalore
C. Shillong
D. None of these



25.The Mysore campus of Infosys has been renamed as?

A. Naryana Murthy Centre of Excellence
B. Navy Murthy Centre of Excellence
C. Nasa Murthy Centre of Excellence Murthy Centre of Excellence
D. Navbharat Murthy Centre of Excellence

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