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

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

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

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

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

6. 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

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

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

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

10. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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

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

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

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

5. 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

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

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

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

9. 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

10. 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

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

Ans: c

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

Ans: c

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

Ans: d

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

Ans: d

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

Ans: a

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

Ans: d

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

Ans: c

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

Ans: a

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

Ans: c

General Knowledge 22

1. The English Channel is a Channel between
1. Italy and France
2. France and Belgium
3. France and England
4. France and Spain

Ans: c

2. Indira Gandhi centre for atomic research is located
1. Trombay
2. Kathgudam
3. Kalpakkam
4. Talcher

Ans: c

3. The green house effect is caused by an excess of
1. Co2
2. Co
3. Ccl4
4. None

Ans: a

4. Who initiated Din-I-Illahi?
1. Shahjahan
2. Aurangzeb
3. Akbar
4. Jahangir

Ans: c

5. Which river has been harnessed under the Hirakund multipurpose project?
1. Godavari
2. Mahanadi
3. Narmada
4. Krishna

Ans: b

                       

6. The loudness of sound wave is determined by its
1. Amplitude
2. Frequency
3. Wavelength
4. Speed

Ans: a

7. The Great Bath of  the Indus valley civilization was discovered in
1. Harrappa
2. Lothal
3. Mohenjodaro
4. Ropar

Ans: c

8. On which day does Vernal Eqninox occur?
1. 21/3
2. 21/9
3. 21/10
4. 21/12

Ans: a

9. The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is
1. Carbon Dioxide
2. Helium
3. Nitrogen
4. Oxygen

Ans: c

10. Milinda panha is a
1. Sanskrit palli
2. Political treatise
3. Religious conversation
4. Chronicle

Ans: c

General Knowledge 21

1. Which of the following places is in Haryana?
1. Kanpur
2. Bhagalpur
3. Agra
4. Allahabad
5. Sirsa

2. Which of the following in Not a direct tax?
1. Income Tax
2. Sales Tax
3. Value Added Tax
4. Excise Duty
5. Education Cess

3. Which instrument is used for measuring the intensity of electric current?
1. Lactometer
2. Micrometer
3. Ammeter
4. Radar
5. Periscope

4. Which of the following place in India does not have a port?
1. Cochin
2. Kandla
3. Paradip
4. Chennai
5. Allahabad

5. ‘Black Box’ is an apparatus installed on/in the-
1. Radars
2. Atomic power plants
3. Aircrafts
4. ‘X’ ray machines
5. Railway engine

6. Which of the following rivers does not flow in India?
1. Yamuna
2. Gomti
3. Saryu
4. Sabarmati
5. Nile

7. Who among the following is the present president of Argentina?
1. Cristina Fernandez de kirchner
2. Jules A Hoffman
3. Nicolas Sarkozy
4. Dominque de Villepin
5. None of these

8. Which book is written by Dr. A.P.J Abdul Klam?
1. India My Dream
2. My Presidential Years
3. My story
4. Sunny Days
5. Discovery of India

9. Who among the following is the Minister of external affairs in India at present?
1. Dr. Manmohan Singh
2. Sri S.M Krishna
3. Sri P Chidambaram
4. Sri Kamal Nath
5. Sri Murli deora

10. Which scheme launched by the  India allows lakhs of poor people to open a Bank Account?
1. Swabhiman
2. Swavlamban
3. Saral
4. Sahaj
5. Bharat Nirman

General Knowledge 20

1. Famous ‘Rock Garden’ is located in which of the following cities in India?
1. Ambala
2. Jaipur
3. Bangalore
4. Chandigarh
5. Shimla

2. Which book is written by famous classic hindi author Munshi Premchand?
1. Bhootnath
2. Madhushala
3. Sewa Sadan
4. Kamayani
5. Rekhachitra

3. What is the currency of Brazil?
1. Euro
2. Dinar
3. Real
4. Dollar
5. Pesos

4. Famous Bhakra Nangal Dam is built on which of the following rivers?
1. Ganga
2. Narmada
3. Godavari
4. Krishna
5. Satluj

5. Which of the following is the Capital of Italy?
1. Milan
2. Rome
3. Paris
4. Tokyo
5. Berlin

6. Who among the following is the President of Nepal at present?
1. Ram Baran Yadav
2. Jhala nath Khunal
3. Baburam Bhattarai
4. Surya Bahadur Thapa
5. None of these

7. A nuclear power plant is situated in which of the following places?
1. Lucknow
2. Jodhpur
3. Kota
4. Shimla
5. Srinagar

8. Who among the following was never the Prime Minister of India?
1. M. K Gandhi
2. Rajiv Gandhi
3. Indira Gandhi
4. J.L Nehru
5. Atal Behari Vajpayee

9. Who among the following presents the general Budget in the Parliament?
1. Prime Minister of India
2. Vice President of India
3. Governor Reserve Bank of India
4. Finance Minister of India
5. Finance Secretary

10. Which term is not used in economics?
1. Deflation
2. Barter system
3. Pulse rate
4. Density of Population
5. Monetary policy

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

General Knowledge 10

1. Who among the following is a famous personality associated with the world of Banking?
1. Dr. Amartya Sen
2. Sri Rajiv Shukla
3. Sri Javed akhtar
4. Sri Kamal Nath
5. Dr. Subir Gokarn

2. Nobel prizes are given in which of the following fields?
1. Sports
2. Social Service
3. Anthropology
4. Physics
5. All these fields

3. Which of the following is NOT a State or Union Territory of India?
1. Chandigarh
2. Punjab
3. Manipur
4. Alwar
5. Jahrkhand

4. Who makes the formal announcement of general elections in a state in India
1. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
2. Ministry of Law
3. Ministry of home affairs
4. Census commission of India
5. Election commission of India

5. Banks have installed ATM’s at various locations in almost all the cities/towns in India what does the letter ‘ T ’ denote in the name ‘ATM’ as used above?
1. Total
2. Terminal
3. Terminus 
4. Transfer
5. Teller

6. Coins of which of the following denominations are in circulation in India?
1. Rs. 5
2. Rs  500
3. Rs  50
4. Rs  100
5. Rs  20

7. Which of the following is a major wheat producing State in India?
1. Kerala
2. Pounjab
3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. West Bengal
5. Aurnachal Pradesh

8. Which of the following is called yellow metal and we read about It almost everyday in the newspaper?
1. Copper
2. Gold
3. Silver
4. Platinum
5. Zinc

9. Who among the following is a famous Badminton player
1. Jeev Milkah Singh
2. Saina Nehwal
3. Anjali Bhagwat
4. Sania Mirza
5. Yusuf Pathan

10. Which of the following places is called the ‘City of Oranges’ in India?
1. Mumbai
2. Jaipur
3. Lucknow
4. Nagpur
5. Hyderabad

General Knowledge 9

1.      ‘Loya Jiragh’ is the Parliament of

a.       Afghanistan

b.      Libia

c.       Russia

d.      Alberia

2.      The provision of free & compulsory education will be extended up to class:

a.       VI

b.      VII

c.       X

d.      XII

3.      Who is the author of the book ‘I Married a Comunist’?

a.       George Orwell

b.      Philip Roth

c.       V.S. Naipal

d.      Rudyard Kipling

4.      The Prestigious G.D. Birla Award was conferred on :

a.       Premlata Agarwal

b.      Pratik Agnihotri

c.       Akash Pathak

d.      Subhasis Chaudhuri

5.      Which area was not directly in Gandhiji’s sphere of activity in his early years?

a.       Champaram

b.      Chauri Chaura

c.       Kheda

d.      Ahmedabad

6.      C.K. Nayudu Lifetime achievement award was conferred on:

a.       Salim Durani

b.      Sunil Gavaskar

c.       Kapil Dev

d.      Anil Kumble

7.      India recently held its Annual summer exercise named:

a.       Satyameba Jayate

b.      Barun

c.       Vijayee Bhava

d.      Bajraprahar

8.      Which crop requires a large amount of rainfall and no standing water?

a.       Rice

b.      Groundnut

c.       Tea

d.      Jute

9.      The Indian Income tax is:

a.       Direct and proportional

b.      Indirect and proportional

c.       Direct and progressive

d.      Indirect and progressive

10.  Literacy rate as per 2011 census in India is:

a.       74.04%

b.      74.94%

c.       76.15%

d.      75.58%

General Knowledge

1.      of all the elements the number of which is the highest

a.       metals

b.      non metals

c.       metalloids

d.      none

2.      which one of the following is not mixed in manufacturing Gun-powder

a.       metal

b.      non metal

c.       metalloids

d.      none

3.      which one of the following has not been correctly matched

a.       tin – stannum

b.      iron – ferrum

c.       gold – aurum

d.      aluminium - argentums

4.      which one of the following is conduct of electricity

a.       graphite

b.      sulpher

c.       carbon-di-oxide

d.      none of these

5.      what temperature is considered as ‘Absolute Zero’ temperature

a.       0 degree centre grate

b.      -45 degree centre grate

c.       -150 degree centre grate

d.      none of these

6.      with the increase in temperature the motion of gas molecules in a container becomes

a.       increased

b.      decreased

c.       as before

d.      none

7.      vibration per second of the supersonic sound is

a.       20

b.      200

c.       1000

d.      more than 2000

8.      a 40 watt electric bulb will consume one unit of electricity if burnt for

a.       10 hours

b.      15 hours

c.       20 hours

d.      25 hours

9.      in which direction the earth moves round the sun

a.       east to west

b.      west to east

c.       clock wise

d.      anti clock wise

10.  wire of which one of the following metals is used ijn electric heater

a.       tungsten

b.      nicrome

c.       steel

d.      none

11.  by whom the atomic theory was efficiently propounded?

a.       Newton

b.      Dalton

c.       Kolbe

d.      None of these

12.  what is the approximate specific density of iron

a.       5

b.      6

c.       8

d.      none of these

13.  who, among the following, was a teacher of Greek hero Alexander

a.       Socrates

b.      Plato

c.       Aristotle

d.      None of these

14.  fishes continue their respiration with the held of

a.       body surface

b.      trachea

c.       gill

d.      lungs

15.  what is the rate of respiration of an adult human being per minute

a.       12-14 times

b.      14-18 times

c.       18-22 times

d.      none of these

16.  which one of the following vitamins is not soluble in water

a.       A

b.      B

c.       C

d.      None of these

17.  what is the approximate weight of blood of an adult person having weight of around 70 kegs

a.       3 liters

b.      4 liters

c.       5 liters

d.      none

18.  shortage of hemoglobin in human blood caused disease named

a.       goiter

b.      anemia

c.       scurvy

d.      none

19.  how many RBC are there for every one cubic millimeter of blood in a human body

a.       1lakh

b.      10lakh

c.       50lakh

d.      none

20.  the blood of which one of the flowing is not an example of beneficial fungi

a.       panicillium

b.      yeast

c.       Puccini gamines

d.      None

21.  which one of the following is not a sense organ of a human body

a.       heart

b.      eye

c.       tongue

d.      none

22.  which one of the following is not the name of a reproduction organ of plants

a.       stamen

b.      carpal

c.       pistil

d.      calyx

23.  from which type of the following several plants can be produces

a.       a mango

b.      a potato

c.       a coconut

d.      none

Answer

1.a

2.d

3.d

4.a

5.b

6.d

7.a

8.d

9.d

10.b

11.b

12.b

13.c

14.c

15.c

16.b

17.a

18.c

19.b

20.c

21.d

22.c

23.a