Quiz 239 | General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.As per the data released by CSO, during April-March period Index of Industrial Production IIP grew by_______? ( as against an 8.5 per cent growth in the year-ago period).

A. 5.6%
B. 2.4%
C. 3.3%



2.The Global Intellectual property Index 2009 has ranked India on which place?

A. 20th
B. 23rd
C. 26th



3.According to a survey in the annual Black Book of Outsourcing, as many as ________ Indian cities are among the world's 25 riskiest places for off shoring.

A. 6
B. 8
C. 10



4.The Master control Facility of ISRO is at __________ .

A. Bangalore
B. Hassan
C. Sriharikota
D. Balasore



5.The Parliament of Pakistan is called ?

A. Diet
B. National Assembly
C. Federal Assembly
D. None of these



6.Rigveda contains ?

A. Musical Hyms
B. Charms and Spells
C. Hymns and Prayers
D. Haymans and Rituals



7.Till now how many Film Actors have won Bharat Ratna?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. None



8.Which of the following is a negative result of Scientific knowledge and modernization?

A. Comforts
B. Luxuries
C. Radiation
D. Cultivation



9.The Hockey World Player for 2009 is

A. Rajpal Singh
B. Jamie Dwyer
C. Grant Shubert
D. None of the above



10.From which mineral is radium obtained?

A. Rutile
B. Haematite
C. Limestone
D. Pitchblende



11.Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?

A. Raja Rammohan Roy
B. Aurobindo Ghosh
C. Vivekanand
D. Dyanand Saraswati



12.What is the S.I. unit of magnetic flux density?

A. Gauss
B. Tesla
C. Oersted
D. Weber



13.When is Liberation Day in Kuwait?

A. 1 January
B. 14 February
C. 26 February



14.On which city of India is Dominique Lapierre's 'City Of Joy' based ?

A. Kolkata
B. Mumbai
C. Hyderabad
D. Chennai



15.To express it is modern terms, the Mughal forces were composed of

A. Cavalry and infantry
B. Cavalry and artillery
C. Infantry, artillery and navy
D. Infantry, cavalry, artillery and navy



16.Which country has the World's Longest Railway?

A. USA
B. Russia
C. China



17.The following were the immediate successors of imperial Mauryas?

A. Pandyas
B. Kushanas
C. Sungas



18.For which of the following sports Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy is given?

A. Inter school
B. Inter state
C. Inter University
D. International



19.The smallest state, population wise, in the world is

A. Vatican City
B. Monaco
C. Nauru
D. Liechtenstein



20.Atoms are composed of

A. Electrons and protons
B. Electrons only
C. Protons only
D. Electrons and nuclei