General Knowledge 16

1. Igneous rocks are formed by
1. Deposition
2. Solidification
3. Transformation
4. Compression

Ans : b

2. Which of the following is involved in a chemical reaction?
1. Electron
2. Proton
3. Neutron
4. Nucleus

Ans : a

3. Which is the oldest Buddhist literature?
1. Tripitak
2. Deepvansha
3. Mahavansha
4. Milindpanho

Ans : a

4. What is the name of the first successfully cloned deer?
1. Dawn
2. Deluxe
3. Dewey
4. None

Ans : a

5. Which soil needs only little irrigation as in retains soil water?
1. Black
2. Alluvial
3. Red
4. Laterite

Ans :a

6. Which is the largest mountain range?
1. Alps
2. Andes
3. Tibet
4. Himalayan Karakoram

Ans : d

7. Mount Everest is located in
1. India
2. Nepal
3. Bhutan
4. Pakistan

Ans :b

8. ‘Panchatantra’ was written by
1. Bhasa
2. Jaya Deva
3. Vishnu Sharma
4. Banbhatta

Ans :c

9. Rabindranath Tagore got Noble Prize in
1. 1910
2. 1911
3. 1912
4. 1913

Ans :d

10. ‘Ain-l-Akbari’ is written by
1. Akbar
2. Babar
3. Abul Fazal
4. John Ruskin

Ans : c

11. ‘Forward Block’ was set up in
1. 1939
2. 1941
3. 1943
4. 1945

Ans : a

12. Indian National Army was formed by
1. S.N. Banerjee
2. M. Gandhi
3. M.A Jinnah
4. S.C. Bose

Ans : d

13. The rule by East India company ended in
1. 1857
2. 1858
3. 1861
4. 1892

Ans : b

14. The permanent settlement of land revenue was introduced in the year
1. 1790
2. 1793
3. 1799
4. 1801

Ans :b

General Knowledge 15

1. The Slogan ‘Garibi Hatao’ (Eradication of proverty) was coined during which five year  plan?
1. Second
2. Third
3. Fourth
4. Sixth

Ans : c

2. The famous Battle of Palassey took place in the year?
1. 1727
2. 1747
3. 1757
4. 1764

Ans :c

3. The first Ehglish factory in India was established at
1. Surat
2. Bombay
3. Calcutta
4. Hooghly

Ans : a

4. ‘Foot and mouth’ disease in animals is cause by
1. Bacteria
2. Virus
3. Protozoa
4. Fungi

Ans :b

5. The shencottah gap is located in
1. Aravalis
2. Western Ghats
3. Vindhays
4. Himalayas

Ans :b

6. Mitochondria is the centre of
1. Protein synthesis
2. Fat synthesis
3. Photo synthesis
4. Cell respiration

Ans :d

7. Antibiotic pencillin is obtained from
1. Bacteria
2. Fungi
3. Protozoa
4. Algae

Ans : b

8. When did decimal money system short in india?
1. 1925
2. 1927
3. 1930
4. 1932

Ans : a

9. In which year, the first electric train rolled in india?
1. 1925
2. 1927
3. 1930
4. 1932

Ans : a

           

10. The term ‘Bishop’ in sports is related to
1. Football
2. Chess
3. Hockey
4. Bridge

Ans : b

11. The oldest sport of the world is
1. Football
2. Wrestling
3. Archery
4. Javelin throw

Ans : c

Current Affairs 12

1. Who is the new Prime Minister of Italy?

Ans : Mr. Mario Monti. The European Union’s ex-commissioner and economist Mr. Monti has replaced Mr. Silvio Berlusconi, 75, who had been in power for over a decade.

2. Who has been named as the new Prime Minister of Greece?

Ans : Mr. Lucas Papa demos. He succeeded Mr. George Papandreou. The former European Central Bank Vice-President was named as the Prime minister of the new Greek interim government, charged with keeping the debt-strapped country out of bankruptcy and firmly in the 17 nation euro zone. The interim government will secure and implement the decisions of US$ 177 billion European debt deal agreed upon during a summit in Brussels on 27 October. That deal is the country’s second massive bailout, after a first – US$ 150 billion – rescue package was deemed not enough to keep Greece from bankruptcy.

3. Which country was suspended by Arab League recently and why?

Ans : The Arab League – established on March 22, 1945 – has suspended Syria until President Bashar al – Assad implements an Arab deal to end violence against protesters and called for sanctions and transition talks with the opposition.

4. Where were the 9^th India – ASEAN summit and the 6^th East Asia summit held recently?

Ans : These summits were held at the Indonesia’s resort island of Bali.

5. Who is the first foreign head of government or state to address the People’s Majlis, the Maldivian Parliament?

Ans : Dr. Manmohan Singh. The Indian PM was accorded a rare honored when he addressed the People’s Majlis, the Maldivian Parliament, becoming the first foreign head of government or state ot do so in its history of 78 years.

6. Who won four awards at the 2011 MTV EMA’s in Los Angeles recently ?

Ans : Pop sensation Lady Gaga. The 25 years old singer picked up awards in four out of the six categories she was nominated for to win best Female, Best song and Best Video for Born This way and biggest fan, a brand new award that celebrates artists with the most committee fan base.

7. Which energy firm has been ranked the fastest growing oil and gas exploration firm in the world recently?

Ans : Cairn India. With a three year compounded growth rate (CGR) of 116.5 per cent, Cairn was ranked by energy information provider Plats as the fastest growing E&P Company in 2010.

8. Who has been named as the most powerful woman in Indian business, according to Fortune magazine?

Ans : Ms Chanda Kochhar, the CEO of ICICI.

9. According to Fortune magazine, who is the highest earning woman with an annual salary of $13.09 million in India ?

Ans : Ms Kavery Kalanithi, the joint managing director of the Sun TV Network.

10. Who has been appointed to the board of Warwick Business School recently?

Ans : Mr. Anil Ambani, who steers the diversified Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. He becomes the first Indian to be a part of the well-known British institution’s board.