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General Knowledge 19

  1. Who is the author of the book “The Path to Tranquility”?
    1. Harish Salve
    2. Dalai Lama
    3.  Barak Obama
    4. Mother Teresa



  1. Who has been chosen as the Laureus Sportsman of the year 2011?
    1. Federer
    2. Raonaldo
    3. Nadal
    4. Watson



  1. Euro cup 2016 will be held at
    1. France
    2. Germany
    3. England
    4. Greece



  1. Black Revolution is associated with which production?
    1. Coffee
    2. Tea
    3. Bajra
    4. Rubber



  1. At present who is the Finance Secretary of India?
    1. Ranjan Mathai
    2. D. Subbarao
    3. Pratik Roy
    4. Sunil Mitra



  1. The winner of World Food Prize 2011 is?
    1. Lula da Silva
    2. John Kufuor
    3. Both (a) and (b)
    4. None of the above



  1. Which city will host the global biodiversity meet in 2012?
    1. New Delhi
    2. Bengaluru
    3. Hyderabad
    4. Mumbai



  1. The nature of usual status unemployment is
    1. Seasonal
    2. Disguised
    3. Chronic
    4. Frictional



  1. Browne waterfalls are situated in which country?
    1. New Zeland
    2. Cuba
    3. Canada
    4. Brazil



  1. Which is the highest glacial lake of India?
    1. Nainital
    2. Surajtal
    3. Bhimtal
    4. Devtal


General Knowledge 18


  1. The major constituent of Bio gas is
    1. Methane
    2. Butane
    3. Ethane
    4. None of these


  1. Which of the following compounds is not used in dry cell?
    1. Nh4cl
    2. Zncl2
    3. Mno2
    4. Pbs



  1. Which mirror is used as reflectors in car head lights, search lights?
    1. Plane
    2. Concave
    3. Convex
    4. None of these.



  1. The speed of light in glass is ____ to than that in air
    1. Less
    2. Greater
    3. Equal
    4. None of these



  1. Green plants of an ecosystem are called
    1. Producers
    2. Consumers
    3. Decomposers
    4. None of these.



  1. A food chain starts with
    1. Dewy
    2. Photosynthesis
    3. Respiration
    4. Nitrogen fixation.



  1. Rinderpest disease of poultry is caused by
    1. Insects
    2. Bacteria
    3. Virus
    4. Protozoa



  1. The element which is required in largest quantity by plants is
    1. Sulphur
    2. Calcium
    3. Phosphorus
    4. Nitrogen



  1. Of these the non conventional source of energy is
    1. Petroleum
    2. Coal
    3. Wood
    4. The sun



  1. The most toxic metal pollutant of automobile exhausts is
    1. Mercury
    2. Cadmium
    3. Copper
    4. Lead



  1. Which substance is used to impart yellow colour to glass
    1. Cobalt oxide
    2. Cadmium sulphide
    3. Manganese dioxide
    4. None of these



  1. pellagra is caused due to deficiency of which Vitamin?
    1. Thiamine
    2. Calciferol
    3. Niacin
    4. Ascorbic acid



  1. Which of the following is rich in Vitamin A
    1. Carrot
    2. Apple
    3. Amla
    4. Gren vegetables



  1. The animal which uses sound as its eyes is
    1. Dog
    2. Cat
    3. Cow
    4. Bat



  1. Guru Gobind Singh, the 10the Sikh Guru, was born at ---
    1. Hyderabad
    2. Patna
    3. Anandpur sahib
    4. Amritsar.


General Knowledge 17


  1. What is Repo Rate at present?
    1. 7%
    2. 7.5%
    3. 8%
    4. 8.5%
    5. None of these



  1. Who among the following is NOT a famous Scientist?
    1. Pascal
    2. Dalton
    3. John Milton
    4. Benjamin Franklin
    5. Louis Pasteur



  1. Which of the following terms is Not used in computer Science?
    1. Syber Attack
    2. Java
    3. HTML
    4. Green Growth
    5. RAM



  1. Man Booker Prize is given for contribution in the field of –
    1. Literature
    2. Social service
    3. Sports
    4. Cinema
    5. Science and Technology



  1. Who among the following is a famous cine actress/actor of Indian films?
    1. Indra Nooyi
    2. Leander Paes
    3. Priyanka Chopra
    4. Milind Deora
    5. Vishwanathan Anand



  1. Dirham is the currency of
    1. Japan
    2. Russia
    3. Kuwait
    4. Pakistan
    5. UAE



  1.  The filament of electrical blubs is made of –
    1. Silver
    2. Tungsten
    3. Nickel
    4. Cobalt
    5. Copper



  1. Which scheme is an effort to improve medical services in Rural India?
    1. IRDP
    2. SEWA
    3. Bharat Nirman
    4. Kutir Jyoti
    5. ASHA



  1. Which of the following is the name of the game not included in Olympics?
    1. Kabaddi
    2. Table Tennis
    3. Rifle Shooting
    4. 100 metres Race
    5. Swimming



  1. Which of the following is the name of Hormone?
    1. Aspirin
    2. LSD
    3. Insulin
    4. Cortex
    5. Plasma


General Knowledge 24


1.      Jute cultivation in India requires ___climate.
a.       Hot dry
b.      Cold
c.       Hot wet
d.      Cold wet

Ans : c

2.      Commonly used substance in laboratory dissector
a.       Nacl
b.      Cacl2
c.       Na2co3
d.      None

Ans : b

3.      The majority of the surface rocks are
a.       Sedimentary
b.      Metamorphic
c.       Intrusive
d.      Extrusive

Ans : a

4.      The battle of wand wash was fought in
a.       1726
b.      1760
c.       1818
d.      1857

Ans : b

5.      Dara Shikh was the son of
a.       Akbar
b.      Aurangzeb
c.       Shah Jahan
d.      Babar

Ans : c

6.      Ain-i-Akbari was written by
a.       Barani
b.      Abul Fazl
c.       Badauni
d.      Samudra Gupta

Ans : b

7.      Gita Govinda is written by
a.       Vidyapati
b.      Merabal
c.       Chandidasa
d.      Jayadeva

Ans : d

8.      Kabuki as an art form originated from
a.       Korea
b.      Japan
c.       China
d.      Vietnam

Ans : b

9.      Kathakali is a dance form having its roots in
a.       Bihar
b.      Punjab
c.       Rajasthan
d.      Kerala

Ans : d

10.  ‘Natya Shastra’ is associated with the name of
a.       Badal Bashistha
b.      Kapil
c.       Bharat
d.      Kalidasa    

Ans : c

11.  Who wrote the song _____ Sare Jahase Achha
a.       Galib
b.      Iqbal
c.       Kaifi Azmi
d.      Sahir Ludhianvi

Ans : b

12.  Tansen sang in the court of
a.       Asoka
b.      Chandra gupta maurya
c.       Akbar
d.      Tipu sultan

Ans : c

13.  National youth day is observed on
a.       August 6
b.      April 7
c.       January 30
d.      January 12

Ans : d

14.  ‘Jules Rimet Trophy’ is associated with
a.       Football
b.      Tennis
c.       Table tennis
d.      Golf

Ans : a

15.  Regatta is a tem associated with
a.       Shooting
b.      Rowing
c.       Tennis
d.      Boxing

Ans : b

General Knowledge 23


  1. 1.X-rays was discovered by
    1. J.J. Thomson   
    2. W.R. Rontgen
    3. A. H. Becquerel
    4. Marie Curie

Ans: b

  1. River Cauvery drains into the
    1. Arabian Sea
    2. Indian Ocean
    3. Bay of Bengal
    4. Mediterranean Sea

Ans: c

  1. Liquid Metal is
    1. Gallium
    2. Potassium
    3. Lithium
    4. Sodium

Ans: c

  1. The river Ganges enters the sea through
    1. An estuary
    2. Coast
    3. A fjord
    4. A delta

Ans: d

  1. Respiration in plants takes place during
    1. Daytime
    2. Evening
    3. Night
    4. Day and night

Ans: d

  1. Only non-metal which is good conductor of electricity is –
    1. Silicon
    2. iodine
    3. Graphite
    4. Sulphur

Ans: a

  1. Fundamental unit is
    1. Meter
    2. Liter
    3. Hour
    4. Gram

Ans: d

  1. Cotton is grown ___ of Western India.
    1. Red soil
    2. Alluvial soil
    3. Regur soil
    4. Laterite soil

Ans: c

  1. India lies to the _____ of the International Date Line.
    1. East
    2. West
    3. North
    4. South

Ans: a

  1. When did the Cabinet Mission come to India?
    1. 1942
    2. 1943
    3. 1946
    4. 1944

Ans: c