Quiz 201 | General Knowledge Questions

1.Number one selling shampoo in Asia is

A. Pantene
B. Sunsilk
C. Rejoice



2.Bestseller book “Colours of the Rainbow” is written by

A. Ranjita Biswas
B. Vikram Seth
C. B.R. Mullick



3.Which city in India is served by the Diamond Harbor?

A. Kolkata
B. Mumbai
C. Chennai



4.The East-West Corridor, being constructed under National Highways Development Project, and which starts at Porbandar (Gujarat) in west, will terminate at which place in the east ?

A. Silchar (Assam)
B. Kohima (Nagaland)
C. Imphal (Manipur)
D. Shillong (Meghalaya)



5.Koyna Hydroelectric Power Project constructed over Koyna river, a tributary of Krishna river, is located in which state ?

A. Karnataka
B. Maharashtra
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh



6.Who is the author of the book ˜Animal Farm"

A. George Orwell
B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. Abul Fazl
D. None of the above



7.Who was born with the name 'Frances Gumm'?

A. Shirley Temple
B. Judy Garland
C. Billy Holliday
D. Tina Turner



8.Before Hugh Hefner started Playboy Magazine, he worked for what magazine?

A. Esquire
B. Life
C. Boys Life
D. Readers Digest



9.Which is India's first Colour film?

A. Kisan Kanya
B. Mother India
C. Taj Mahal
D. Alam Ara



10.The most important ore of aluminium is

A. galena
B. Calamine
C. calcite
D. bauxite



11.Sutlej River originates from?

A. India
B. China
C. Pakistan
D. None of these



12.Who was the author of the book ‘Satyarth Prakash’?

A. Swami Dayananda Saraswathy
B. Swami Vivekananda
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Hemendranath Tagore



13.Which state has the highest forest area?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Arunachal Pradesh



14.Which one of the following flim was made by Satyajit Ray for Children?

A. Ashani Sanket
B. Pather Pachali
C. Charu Lata
D. Sonar Killa



15.The Author of the book 'One Night @ The Call Centre' is-

A. Anurag Mathur
B. Vikram Seth
C. Jhumpa Lahiri
D. Chetan Bhagat



16.Film and TV institute of India is located at

A. Pune (Maharashtra)
B. Rajkot (Gujarat)
C. Pimpri (Maharashtra)
D. Perambur (Tamilnadu)



17.Who is the masculine half of the deity Ardhanareeshwara?

A. Shiva
B. Indra
C. Brahma



18.How many navies are taking part in the Milan Exercise of Indian Navy in the Indian Ocean ?

A. 8
B. 10
C. 13



19.Lord William Bentinck is credited for which of the following in the Indian History ?

A. Abolition of Sati practice
B. Local Administration



20.Mr. Shiv Nadar is the Chairman of which of the following groups of companies?

A. Wipro
B. HCL
C. Aptech
D. None of these