Quiz 220 | General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.The city which is also known as the City of Canals is

A. Los Angeles
B. Amsterdam
C. Venice



2.Jalandhar in Punjab is famous for which industry ?

A. Diamond
B. Fireworks
C. Petrochemicals
D. Sport Goods



3.Which mineral is mined at Khetri in Rajasthan?

A. Copper
B. Lignite
C. Bauxite
D. Iron Ore



4.Which country is the most important member of the UN?

A. Russia
B. China
C. India
D. Arab



5.Who was the first person to patent the JET ENGINE?

A. F. Whittle
B. C. Lindbergh
C. W. Histell
D. B. Owings



6.Who invented the battery?

A. John Wilkinson
B. Alessandro Volta
C. James Hargreaves
D. Thomas Edison



7.Which missile is designed to defend large installation like oil-fields etc. against enemy air attacks?

A. Akash
B. Nag
C. Agni
D. Prithvi



8.Rabindranath Tagore married Bhabtarini Devi in 1883. How was she known later on?

A. Mallika Devi
B. Mrinalini Devi
C. Aparna
D. Suchitra



9.When did Clement Attlee become party leader?

A. 1926
B. 1927
C. 1935
D. 1952



10.Who was the Founder of the Asiatic Society?

A. William Carey
B. William Jones
C. David Hare
D. Marshman



11.Pinaka, the multi barrel rocket launcher produced in India, is named after which Hindu God’s bow ?

A. Indra
B. Shiva
C. Vishnu
D. Brahma



12.Which scientist is considered as the father of Indian Space Programme ?

A. Vikram Sarabhai
B. Homi Bhabha
C. M.S.Swaminathan
D. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam



13.Who was the founder of the Indian National Army?

A. Bipin Chandra Pal
B. Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Subhash Chandra Bose



14.Reliance BIG Entertainment inked a deal with BBC Earth to co-produce and distribute ______ films.

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. six



15.The trocesers were introduced in the Indian dress by

A. the Aryans
B. the Kushans
C. the Greeks
D. the Truks



16.According to Census 2001, what is the percentage of urban population in India?

A. 26.7
B. 27.1
C. 27.8
D. 28.6



17.How many Integrated Test Ranges does DRDO have?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4



18.Which of the following institutions grant the Nobel Prize in Literature?

A. Nobel Foundation
B. Swedish Academy
C. Norwegian Nobel Committee
D. Government of Sweden



19.How do we better know Oscar award winner lyricist Sampooran Singh Kalra, the writer of 'Jai Ho' song for film 'Slumdog Millionaire' ?

A. Sameer
B. Gulzar
C. Javed Akhtar
D. Prasoon Joshi



20.What is the name of the test taken to become a licensed stockbroker in the USA?

A. SERIES 11
B. SERIES 7
C. SERIES 13