Quiz 250 | General Awareness For Govt Exams

1.What is the name of Rama's brother who goes with him into exile?

A. Bharatha
B. Dasartha
C. Ravana
D. Lakshmana



2.Who directed the famous TV Serial 'Tandoori Nights'?

A. Farukh Dhondy
B. Jon Amiel
C. Zohra Sehgal
D. Saeed Jaffrey



3.How many wickets did Zaheer Khan pick up in his ODI debut?

A. 0
B. 3
C. 5
D. 2



4.Under whose reign was Newton honored with a knighthood?

A. Queen Anne
B. King Charles II
C. King James II
D. King William III and Queen Mary II



5.A new satellite survey of Egypt on 25 May 2011 identified seventeen lost pyramids and more than a thousand unexcavated tombs. The survey was done by -

A. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
B. ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
C. CYSO (Cypriot Young Scientists Organisation)
D. World Scientist Organisation



6.In the Mahabharata, who was the father of Iravan?

A. Drupada
B. Dronacharya
C. Arjuna
D. Karna



7.The downslope movement of material under the influence of gravity is known as:

A. Mass wasting
B. Land sliding
C. Downslope movement
D. None of these



8.By which of the following dates the member countries joining IMF were known as founding members? (India is one among them)

A. 31 December 1945
B. 31 December 1946
C. 31 December 1947
D. 31 December 1948



9.Where is located the Central Accounts Section of Reserve Bank of India?

A. Mumbai
B. Pune
C. Nagpur
D. Jaipur



10.The Canary islands, in the Pacific Ocean, has its name based on which animal?

A. Cats
B. Puppies
C. Lion
D. Cheetah



11.In which State is the famous Hill Station "Ranikhet" located?

A. Jharkhand
B. Uttaranchal
C. Maghalaya



12.Who has written the book "Moonwalk" ?

A. Katherine Mayo
B. Michael Jackson
C. Maxim Gorky



13.Which of the following folk dances is performed by women in Punjab?

A. Ghero
B. Goncha
C. Giddha



14.Which is the national game of China?

A. Sumo Wrestling
B. Chess
C. Table Tennis



15.Which Mughal Emperor's father-in-law was Itmad-ud-daulah?

A. Shah Jahan
B. Jahangir
C. Humayun



16.Which of the following types of lens is used in a camera?

A. Convex
B. Concave
C. Spherical
D. Of uniform thickness



17.Who was the first non Congress Indian Prime Minister?

A. Vishwanath Pratap Singh
B. Morarji Desai
C. Charan Singh



18.What is the colour of a novice's belt in Karate?

A. Saffron
B. Black
C. Yellow
D. Lemon



19.Who conquered German East Africa during World War I?

A. France
B. Austria
C. Sweden
D. UK



20.In India, Engineer's day is celebrated on __________________.

A. September 12
B. September 10
C. September 15
D. September 12