Quiz 197 | General Knowledge Questions

1.An earth satellite is kept moving in its orbit. It is due to the phenomenon of centripetal force provided by :

A. The rocket engine propelling the satellite
B. The gravitational attraction of the Earth on the satellite
C. The gravitational attraction of the Sun on the satellite
D. The gravitational attraction of satellite on Earth



2.Though the temperature inside lighted electric bulb is around 27000C, the filament does not burn because:

A. the metal of which it is made up of resistant burning
B. the oxygen necessary for combustion (burning) is not available as the bulb is evacuated and filled with pure nitrogen or inert gas.
C. it cannot burn in closed systems
D. it is made of non-metallic substance.



3.The winter Olympics came into being in

A. 1912
B. 1924
C. 1920
D. 1916



4.Who determine the market price of a share of common stock?

A. The board of directors of the firm
B. The stock exchange on which the stock is listed
C. The president of the company
D. Individuals buying and selling the stock



5.Who among the following are the beneficiaries of Ways and Means Advances (WMA) facility of Reserve Bank of India?

A. Commercial Banks
B. Regional Rural banks
C. State Governments



6.Which among the following is commonly called as "Soft Loan Window " of the World Bank?

A. International Monetary Fund
B. International Development Association



7.Till 2008, what was India's rank in the world in the Military Spending ?

A. 11th
B. 10th
C. 12th



8.India played its first one day international with which country and in which year?

A. England 1975
B. Australia 1976
C. New Zealand 1975



9.Which city in India is known as the "Pittsburg of India"?

A. Varanasi
B. Ahmedabad
C. Jamshedpur



10.NABARD is associated with the development of ?

A. Banking sector
B. Heavy industries
C. Agricultural sector and rural areas
D. Real Estates



11.Which of the following is not an organized sector in India?

A. Nationalised Banks
B. Regional Rural Banks
C. Cooperative Banks
D. Chits and Money lenders



12.In which of the following city 7th ASEM Summit was held?

A. Bangkok
B. Beijing
C. Tokyo
D. Hong Kong



13.Which of the following helps keep body cool?

A. Respiration
B. Urination
C. Perspiration



14.Viswanathan Anand bagged his first World Junior title in

A. 1999
B. 1988
C. 1987



15.Which of these is the only Indian state to have its own constitution?

A. Sikkim
B. Tripura
C. Jammu & Kashmir



16.How do we denote the number 75 in Roman numerals ?

A. LXXI
B. LXXW
C. LXXV
D. LXXX



17.On 7th April 1875, in which city did Swami Dayanand Saraswati found the Arya Samaj ?

A. Rajkot
B. Ahmedabad
C. Mumbai
D. Lahore



18.Which is the largest brackish water lake in India ?

A. Wular Lake,
B. Pulicat Lake
C. Kaliveli Lake
D. Chilka Lake



19.What James Watt invented?

A. Diving bell
B. Steam boat
C. Hot air balloon
D. Rotary steam engine



20.Which company on 11 April 2011 entered the water purification business and also launched the world's first wonder door refrigerator that saves energy?

A. LG Electronics
B. Videocon
C. Phillips
D. Samsung



21.To make Urdu a language of mass communication, the madarsa education board of which Indian state in April 2011 started Urdu journalism training for madarsa pass-outs?

A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. West Bengal
D. Gujarat



22.On 1 April 1954, who became the first Indian Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF)?

A. P.C. Lal
B. Arjan Singh
C. S. Mukherjee
D. A.M. Engineer



23.In 2009,who became the youngest minister in the Manmohan Singh Parliament?

A. Jitin Prasad
B. Sachin Pialot
C. Agatha Sangma



24.Who wrote the song 'Aye Mere Vatan Ke Logon', sung by Lata Mangeshkar?

A. Hasrat Jaipuri
B. Kavi Pradeep
C. Bankim Chandra



25.Which calender names successive years after 12 animals?

A. Saka
B. Chinese
C. Hebrew