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Do you Know ? GK Series from General Knowledge Today

Posted by admin On February - 2 - 2012

Jal Hans is the first seaplane of India. It will be operated by Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd and cater to island-hopping tourists in India. First service will be operationalised in Andamans.

Martina Navrotilova lead a team of 27 climbers to the top of Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (at 5,895 meters), the world’s tallest free-standing mountain, to raise money and awareness for the Laureus Sport Good Foundation. She hit tennis balls off the top of Africa’s highest peak.

IndiaPay is India’s first indigenous payment gateway and is scheduled to be launched in mid-2011. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is the owner of IndiaPay and will make its first move by cutting charges levied to merchant establishments by half, compared with what MasterCard and Visa charge. IndiaPay’s shareholders consist of 10 banks, six of which are PSU banks, and is promoted by the Reserve Bank of India.

The world’s second-largest retailer, Carrefour, has opened its first ‘cash-and-carry’ outlet in India in New Delhi.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on December 3.

World Aids Day is observed on December 1.

GK Today Weekly Quiz Series Vol 49

Posted by admin On December - 24 - 2011

Who was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award winner from India

Ans : Acharya Vinoba Bhave

The first recipient of Gandhi Peace Prize was

Ans : Dr. Julius N. Nyerera

Nehru Award is instituted for

Ans : International understanding and peace

Kalinga Prize, an International prize is awarded annually for the recognition of outstanding achievement in the interpretation and popularization of

Ans : Science

Magnifying glass was invented by

Ans : Roger Bacon

Polio vaccine was invented by

Ans : Jonas Edward Salk

Who discovered the Blood groups

Ans : Karl Landsteiner

Television was invented by

Ans : John L. Baird

Theory of relativity was explained by

Ans : Albert Einstein

Wireless Telegraph was invented by

Ans : Marconi

Incandescent lamp was invented by

Ans : Edison

X-Ray was discovered by

Ans : Wilhelm Roentgen

Chloroform was invented by

Ans : J.Y. Simpson

Who invented the practical Locomotive

Ans : Richard Trevithick

zone day is observed on

Ans : 16th September

World health day is on

Ans : 7th April

Navy day is celebrated on

Ans : 4th December

World Solar Energy Day

Ans : 3rd May

Commonwealth Day

Ans : Second Monday in March

World Employment Day

Ans : June 5

World Architectural Day

Ans : July 1

National Maritime Day

Ans : 5th April

Anti Terrorist Day

Ans : 21st May

World Anti-smoke Day

Ans : 31st May

Zone day is observed on

Ans : 16th September

World health day is on

Ans : 7th April

Navy day is celebrated on

Ans : 4th December

GK Questions from Generalknowledgetoday

Posted by admin On July - 30 - 2011

Q.1   Between 1192 AD to 1857 AD,who was the only Hindu ruler to ascend the throne of Delhi ?

a) Hemu Vikramaditya
b) Harshavardhana
c) Chandragupta Maurya
d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

Ans: Hemu Vikramaditya

Q.2   In 1893,who revived Ganesh Chaturthi annual festival in the form of a public festival and gave it a distinct political face ?

a) Jyotirao Phule
b) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
c) Gopal Krishna Gokhle
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Ans: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q.3   Which ruler of ancient India embraced Jainism and spent his last days at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka ?

a) Chandragupta Maurya
b) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
c) Gautamiputra Satakarni
d) Harshavardhana

Ans: Chandragupta Maurya

Q.4   White bud of maize is caused due to deficiency of

a) N
b) Zn
c) Cu
d) Mn

Ans: Zn

Q.5   An atom bomb is based on the principle of

a) nuclear fission
b) nuclear fusion
c) nuclear spallation
d) none of these

Ans: nuclear fission

Q.6   The term ‘Siamese Twins’ is used for

a) twins in which there is one male and one female
b) twins in which both are females
c) twins suffering from a common disease of siam
d) twins physically attached to each other

Ans: twins physically attached to each other

Q.7   Vitamin which promotes wound healing is

a) Vitamin B
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin A
d) Vitamin D
Ans: Vitamin A
Q.8   Bauxite is an ore of
a) Aluminium
b) Boron
c) Lead
d) Silver

Ans: Aluminium

Q.9   Electron-volt is the unit for
a) energy
b) charge of electron
c) potential difference
d) power

Ans: energy

Q.10   Every solar eclipse takes place on

a) full moon only
b) new moon only
c) both and
d) neither nor

Ans: new moon only

Q.11   Who invented the term ‘Sprung rhythm’ ?

a) Hopkins
b) Tennyson
c) Browning
d) Wordsworth

Ans: Hopkins

Q.12   Among the following which fruit is a rich source of iron ?

a) Jamun
b) Karonda
c) Loquat
d) Guava

Ans: Jamun

Q.13   Titan is the largest moon or satellite of
a) Mars
b) Venus
c) Jupiter
d) Saturn

Ans: Saturn

Q.14   Which Indian freedom fighter and educationist founded the Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan,an educational trust,in Mumbai on 7 November 1938 ?
a) K.M. Munshi
b) Madan Mohan Malaviya
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Dhondo Keshav Karve
Ans: K.M. Munshi

Q.15   In ancient times,which city was known as `Pragjyotishpur` ?

a) Patna (Bihar)
b) Ujjain (M.P.)
c) Kannauj (U.P.)
d) Guwahati (Assam)

Ans: Guwahati (Assam)

Q.16   Who won the prestigious 2010 Corporate Hotelier of the year award?

a) P.R.S. Oberoi (East India Hotels)
b) Taj hotel
c) Centaur Hotel
d) The Leela Palace

Ans: P.R.S. Oberoi (East India Hotels)

Q.17   Who is the President of Janata Party

a) Dr Subramanian Swamy
b) Deve Gowda
c) Lalu Prasad Yadav
d) Lal Krishna Advani

Ans: Dr Subramanian Swamy

Q.18   Kavaratti is the capital of?

a) Uttaranchal
b) Sikkim
c) Lakshadweep
d) Manipuri

Ans: Lakshadweep

Q.19   Who won the Lata Mangeshkar award for 2009-10? (given by Madhya Pradesh Government)

a) Anuradha Paudwal
b) Udit Narayan
c) Kumar Sanu
d) Sadhana Sargam

Ans: Anuradha Paudwal

Q.20   Aranmula Kannadi is a GI protected tag of Kerala. It is a ________?

a) Sweet
b) Handicraft
c) Plantation Product
d) Soft Drink

Ans: Handicraft

Q.21   The Poorna Swaraj Resolution adopted at the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress was moved by—

a) B. G. Tilak
b) J. L. Nehru
c) M. K. Gandhi
d) Sardar Patel

Ans: J. L. Nehru

Q.22   Which Sultan of Delhi brought Ashoka’s Pillar to Delhi ?

a) Firozshah Tughlaq
b) Jalaluddin Khilji
c) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
d) Qutub-ud-din Aibak
Ans: Firozshah Tughlaq

Q.23   The first society founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy was—

a) Brahma Samaj
b) Atmiya Sabha
c) Brahma Sabha
d) Tatvabodhini Sabha

Ans: Atmiya Sabha

Q.24   The Sarnath Buddha image of Bhumisparshmudra belongs to—

a) Mauryan period
b) Sunga period
c) Kushana period
d) Gupta period
Ans: Kushana period

Q.25   Who among the following medieval scholars/writers belonged to the Jain religion ?

a) Maladhar Vasu
b) Hemchandra Suri
c) Parthasarthi
d) Saayan

Ans: Hemchandra Suri

GK Today-GK Questions from Generalknowledgetoday

Posted by admin On June - 23 - 2011

1. Who led a military campaign with 1000 men all wearing red shirts, leading to the unification of Italy?

a) Benito Mussolini
b) Oliver Cromwell
c) Giuseppe Garibaldi
d) Otto Von Bismarck

2. Who among the following American Presidents was assassinated in 1963?

a) Eisenhower
b) John F Kennedy
c) Harry Truman
d) Roosevelt

3. Who made it to the Guinness Book of World records by delivering eight hour long non stop speech in the UN General Assembly?

a) AB Vajpayee
b) VK Krishna Menon
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) KPS Menon

4. Who among the following is known as the Iron Man of India?

a) Bhagat Singh
b) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
c) Lala Lajpat Rai
d) Subash Chandra Bose

5. This South American revolutionary is known as the Liberator for his efforts that put an end to the Spanish colonial rule in South America. Who is he?

a) Fidel Castro
b) Carl Marx
c) Simon Bolivar
d) Che Guevara

6. Which Soviet Union leader is associated with ‘Glasnost’ and ‘Perestroika’?

a) Mikhail Gorbachev
b) Boris Yeltsin
c) Vladimir Putin
d) Nikita Khrushchev

7. Who is the inventor of telegraphic code?

a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Albert Einstein
c) Samuel Morse
d) JL Baird

8. Who among the following was the first woman President of the UN General Assembly?

a) Annie Besant
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Vijaya Lakshmi Pundit
d) Sucheta Kripalani

9. Who is the first space traveler?

a) Neil Armstrong
b) Edwin Aldrin
c) Yuri Gagarin
d) Rakesh Sharma

10. Who was the first winner of Bharat Ratna?

a) Dr S Radhakrishnan
b) R Rajendra Prasad
c) C Rajagopalachari
d) BR Ambedkar

11. Who among the following was offered the President ship of Israel but refused to accept it?

a) Ariel Sharon
b) Albert Einstein
c) Bill gates
d) Kofi Annan

12. Who was the Swiss business man who founded the Red Cross?

a) Paul Harris
b) Jean Henri Dunant
c) Michael Crichten
d) George Gallop

13. Who was the first Indian woman to be crowned as ‘Miss World’?

a) Aishwarya Rai
b) Sushmita Sen
c) Rita Faria
d) Yukta Mukhi

14. Who among the following Indians has won the Nobel Prize for economics?

a) CV Raman
b) Amartya Sen
c) MS Swaninathan
d) Har Gobind Khorana

15. Who among the following Presidents of America has won the Nobel Peace Prize?

a) John F Kennedy
b) George Washington
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) Theodore Roosevelt

Answers

1. Giuseppe Garibaldi
2. John F Kennedy
3. VK Krishna Menon
4. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
5. Simon Bolivar
6. Mikhail Gorbachev
7. Samuel Morse
8. Vijaya Lakshmi Pundit
9. Yuri Gagarin
10. C Rajagopalachari
11. Albert Einstein
12. Jean Henri Dunant
13. Rita Faria
14. Amartya Sen
15. Theodore Roosevelt

GKToday-50 GK Questions and Its answers

Posted by admin On May - 22 - 2011

01.’White Leg Horn’ is a disease which affects:

A. sambars                   B. elephants         C.cattle     D. birds

02. Atacama Desert is in :

A.  North America     B. South Africa     C. Russia      D. South America

03. Mahatma Gandhi University came in the ex­istence on:

A. 26th October 193           B. 26lh October 194    C.26th October 195 D. 26th October 196

04. Who is supposed to be the mythical founder of Jainism:

A. Mahavira      B.  Rishaba C. Parswanath      D.None of these

05. The Mughal Emperor who wrote their autobi­ographies

A. Akbar and Jehangir         B. Aurangazeb and Shahjahan        C. Babar and Humayun        D. Babar and Jehangir

06. Most  of the   Ajanta  Paintings   were completed during the reign of:

A. Satavahana          B. Vardhanas   C..Guptas    D. Sakas

07. Which one of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra ?

A. Yajur Veda            B.Upanishad        C Aranyaka         D. Rig Veda

0. The prose explanations of the vedas were known as the:

A. Brahmanas       B. Upanishads           C. Samhitas                   D. Aranyakas

09.In  which of the following modern Indian states Asokan’s inscriptions are

Not found ?

A. Karnataka        B.Andhra Pradesh               C.Tamil Nadu D. Orissa

10. The study of rocks is known as:
,A. seismology          B. paleontology     C. petrology            D. bathymetry

11. Gandhiji organised Dandi March in 1930 against:

A. the communal award       B.  imposition of tax on salt  C.  repression of the Congress      D. atrocities on Harijans

12. The battle of Plassey was a notable incident because:

A. the English East India Company got more trade commission            B. the British won over the French  C. Company’s rule came to an end      D. it established English control over Bengal

13. Chengiz Khan invaded India during the rule of:

A. Iltumish      B. Balban               C.  Alauddin Khilji           D. Qutubuddin Aibak

14. Who is the author of the book Ain-e-Akbari ?

A. Todarmal               B. Sheikh Saadi        C. Akbar        D. AbulFazal

15. Name the last Hindu King of Northern India:

A.  Harshavardhana             B. Samudra Gupta       C. Chandra Gupta Maurya

D. Vikramaditya

16. Which metal is mostly used for the manufac­ture of aeroplanes and is also

used by doctors to repair injured bones?

A. Pig iron  B. Tin             C. Aluminium            D. Silver

17. Which of the following is the national emblem of United Kingdom?

A. Rose          B.  Lilly        C. Eagle         D.   Shamrock

1. The Damodar Vally Corporation, the first mul­tipurpose rivervalley project of  

Government of  India, was setup on:                    

A. 10th April 199      B. 7th July 194         C. 12 th July 19      D. 14 thJuly 199  

19. Name of the author of the book ‘Tales from Shakespeare’ ?

A. Tolstoy       B. Charles Lamb       C.Thomas Hardy      D. William Shakespear

20. Bacteriophage is a kind of:    
A.  RNA          B. Suga             C. Fungus   D. Virus

21. Census In India is being held rcgulary after every

A.  years       B.10 years C.6 years        D.12 years

22. J.J. Thomson discovered :

A. Positron    B. Electron        C.Proton            D.Neutron

23. Hercule.Poirot is the character in the books written by:

A. James Hardly Chase       B. P.G. Wodehouse C. George Bernard Shaw

D. Agatha Christie

24. Diagonal relationship exists between
A. Sodium and Magnesium B. Sodium and Boron           C Lithium and Magnesiunr   D. Potassium and Magnesium

25. In blood, a universal recipient belongs to the group:

A. A                       B.B             C. AB              D. O

26.       The paths of a projectile is a/an :

A.    trajectory            B. elliptical     C. hyperbola         D. parabola

27. Chese is a source of:

A.  both fats and proteins     B. proteins     C. fats D. none of these

2. Which of the following elementary particles is unstable ?

A. positron      B. neutron             C.electron             D. proton

29.The somatotrophic  hormone is secreted by :

A. thyroid gland          B. pituitary gland       C. adrenal gland        D. pancreas gland

30. The National Income  of India is compiled by:

A.  Planning Commission       B. Finance Commission  &
nbsp;   C. Indian statistical Institut   D. Central Statistical Organisation

31. The Indus valley civilization existed around :

A.   500 B.C.              B. 1700 B.C               C. 3000 B.C              D. 2500B.C

32. Which of the following diseases is caused by virus?

A. Scurvy                    B. Rickets      C. Polio       D. Beri-Beri

33. On which of the following rivers is Washing­ ton (USA) situated ?

A. Nile            B.Hudson         C. Danube               D.   Potomac

34.    Who discovered the medicine “Streptomycin”
A. Dewar        B. Waksman              C. Reed          D. Bushwell

35. Who wrote the book Mudraraff-shasam ?
A.  Vishakhadatta        B. Kalidas          C. Rabindranath Tagore           D. Bhavabhuti

36. Mahayana and Hinayana are the two divisions of:

A. Hinduism      B. Jainism               C.Christianity             D.Buddhism

37. Name the first Indian scientist to be awarded the Nobel Prize:

A.C.V.Raman       B. H.J.Bhabha     C.S. Chandrasekhar

D. M.N.Sahay

3. In which year was the Battle of Bauxar fought ?

A. 176      B. 1766          C. 1764          D.1765

39. Red, green and blue are known as:

A. Complementary colours  B. Primary colours    C. Secondary colours

D. Primary pigments

40. Earthquake waves travel fastest in
A. flexible rock           B. liquid water       C. motten rock      D. solid rock

41. Universal blood donors have blood type
A. 0              B. AB             C. B               D. A

42.Psychology is mainly concerned with:
A. structure of the body         B. diseases of the body       C. growth of the body

D. activity of the body

43. As a person becomes older, his blood pressure generally:

A. varies widely         B. remains the same            C. decreases   D.  increases

44. Which nutrient is not able to provide energy for cell use ?

A. fats B. carbohydrates       C. water          D. proteins

45. A large blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart is called :

A. an artery       B. a vein      C.nerve       D. a capillary

46. An important ore of uranium is :

A. chalcocite              B. pithchblende         C. taconite     D. carnallite

47. The hottest flame is produced by the:

A. atomic hydrogen torch       B. oxyacetylene torch          C. miner’s safety lamp

D. oxyhydrogen torch

4. Odissi is the dance style of:

A. Madhya Pradesh              B. Andra Pradesh     C. Haryana        D. Orissa

49. Who invented the telephone:

A.Newton       B. J.L.Baird                C. Alexander Graham Bell      D. Thomas Edison

50. The Ganapati festival is associated with which of the following states ?  .

A.Punjab         B.Maharashtra           C. Kerala    D.Karnataka

Answers

01. C.cattle

02. D. South America

03. A. 26th October 1983

04. B.  Rishaba

05. D. Babar and Jehangir

06. C..Guptas

07. D. Rig Veda

0. A. Brahmanas

09. C.Tamil Nadu

10. C. petrology

11. B.  imposition of tax on salt

12. D. it established English control over Bengal

13. A. Iltumish

14. D. AbulFazal

15. A.  Harshavardhana

16. C. Aluminium

17. A. Rose

1. B. 7th July 1948

19. B. Charles Lamb

20. D.D.Virus

21. B.10 years

22. B. Electron

23. D. Agatha Christie

24. C Lithium and Magnesiunr

25. C. AB

26. D. parabola

27. A.  both fats and proteins

2. B. neutron

29. B. pituitary gland

30. D. Central Statistical Organisation

31. C. 3000 B.C

32. C. Polio

33. D.   Potomac

34. B. Waksman

35. A.  Vishakhadatta

36. D.Buddhism

37. A.C.V.Raman

3. C. 1764

39. B. Primary colours

40. D. solid rock

41. A. 0

42. D. activity of the body

43. D.  increases

44. C. water

45. A. an artery

46. B. pithchblende

47. A. atomic hydrogen torch

4. D. Orissa

49. C. Alexander Graham Bell

50. B.Maharashtra

Generalknowledge-Objective GK Series for Exams

Posted by admin On April - 8 - 2011

1. The Father of Indian Industry is

Jamshedji Tata

2. The Shakespeare of India is

Kalidas

3. The Other name of this Country is Emerald Island

Ireland

4. The Granite City of the World is

Abardeen, Scotland

5. India s First Newspaper is

Bengal Gazette

6. The most Populous City of India is

Mumbai

7. The beneficiary Sector of the Central Government Scheme ‘Ganga
Kalyan Yojana’ is

Agriculture

8. The Older Name of State Bank of India is

Imperial Bank of India

9. The abbreviation of IFCI is

Industrial Finance Corporation of India

10. The World AIDS Day is

December 1

11. This Lady Freedom Fighter is the founder of the Newspaper called ?New
India is

Annie Besant

12. He is the founder of Mughal Emperor

Babur

13.This is the First Bank which was established in India

Bank of Hindustan

14. The Unit of Time is

Second

15. He is the First Governor of Reserve Bank of India

Sir Smith

1 : UNIVERSAL DONOR IN BLOOD GROUP IS
Ans: O

2 : HUMAN RIGHTS DAY OBSERVED IN
Ans: Dec 10

3 : THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
Ans: W C Banargee

4 : SPRING BALANCE IS USED TO MEASURE
Ans: Weight

5 : RED BLOOD CELLS ARE FORMED IN
Ans: Bone marrow

6 : THREE PRIMARY COLOURS OF LIGHT
Ans: Red, Green and Blue

7 : THE JAMA MASJID OF DELHI WAS BUILT BY:
Ans: Shah Jahan

8 : WHEN ICE MELTS, ITS VOLUME
Ans: Decreases

9 : MOST INTELLIGENT ANIMAL
Ans: Chimbanzee

10 : WHO PRESIDE THE FIRST SESSION OF AITUC
Ans: CR Das

11 : THE RELIGIOUS TEXT OF THE JEWS IS NAMED AS:
Ans: Torah

12 : FOUNDER OF SIKH RELIGION
Ans: Guru Nanak

13 : THE SCIENTIST KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF GREEN REVOLUTION?
Ans: M.S. Swarniitathan

14 : THE CRICKET BAT IS MADE OF
Ans: WILLOW

15 : A CRICKET BALL CANNOT WEIGH LESS THAN
Ans: 156g

16 : THE FIRST INDIAN MISS UNIVERSE
Ans: SUSMITHA ZEN

17 : Which Country has plain national flag in the world ?
Ans: Libya

18 : Which state has the longest seashore in india
Ans: Gujarat

19 : FIRST PRESIDENT IN INDIA?
Ans: Dr. RAJENDRAPRASAD

20 : who played the maximum number of Test Cricket Matches ?
Ans: Sachin Tendulkar

GK Questions-Union Bank of India Clerical GK Paper 2010

Posted by admin On December - 22 - 2010
1.      Mahindra Satyam got projects from MENA countries full form of MENA – Middle East and North Africa.
2.      How much amount is increased in Union Budget 2009-10 for the exemption of tax limits for the general people – 10,000
3.      First state to implement Unique Identification Authority of India on pilot basis – Karnataka.
4.      Omar Abdullah belongs to which party – none option(Jammu & Kashmir National Conference)
5.      India, Japan, China…..are invited for which summit held in Thailand – ASEAN.
6.      Tax abolished in Union Budget 2009-10 – Commodity Transaction Tax.
7.      India has taken help from _______ to built nuclear power plants – USA
8.      Y S Rajashekar reddy recently died he is the CM of – Andhra Pradesh.
9.      How many crores are allocated from Higher Education – 2000 crores.
10. Which of the following does not belongs to banking/finance -  ISRO
11. Deep joshi got Ramon Magsaysay award 2009 for – Social service.
12. Scheme for giving food to school children – Mid Day Meal Scheme.
13. Yukio Hatoyama defeated ______ to become Japan PM – Taro Aso.
14. Who presented Railway Budget 2009-10 -  Mamata Banerjee.
15. Article 243 – Panchayati Raj System/Reservation for women
16. Ganga will be clean and free flowing by the year – 2020.
17. Agriculture Scheme – Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
18. Which country having the largest gold reserves –USA.
19. Right to education bill for – upto 14 years children
20. India Rank in Human Development Index – 134th.
21. Copenhagen is in which country – Denmark.
22. Who visited Bhutan recently – S M Krishna
23. Solar Power/energy required – Sea water.
24. Yasphal Committee – Higher Education.
25. Wealthiest country in Asia – Japan
26. GM – Genetically modified.
27. Dubai Currency – Dirham
28. Subroto cup – Football.
29. Pittsburg summit – G-20.
30. Present SLR – 25%.
31. EVM – Electronic Voting Machine.
32. Wholesale Price Index after second quarter –
33. National film award Kanchivaram is directed in which language – Tamil.
34. Question regarding which is not a term related to Climate change.
35. India recently made agreement with – Nepal.
37. Question on NH of 83km invaded by Akbar is in which state – J & K.
38. FDI limit in Retail Sector – 51%
39. 40. Book by Vikram Seth – The Golden Gate
40. In the Union Budget 90-10, 3,474 crores are allocated for – Commonwealth Games.
41. Recently RBI has ordered to banks – To open ATM’s without RBI permission.

42. Type of Irrigation system used in India – Sprinkler System.

GK Quiz Series this week

Posted by admin On December - 16 - 2010

The book “The End of Empires-African,Americans and India’ is written by

Gerald Horne

Which website recently showed classified documents on the Afghan War?

Wikileaks

After 2009,wich country banned smoking in all indoor public places?

Greece

Which country uses drone air craft to monitor its poppy crops?

China

Russia began construction of new space centre at ?

Vostochny

Which country passed a law prohibiting the wearing of burqa in public ?

France

UK Army set to axe which regiment?

Gurkha

The 2010 Academic Ranking of World Universities was released world wide recently .In the annual ranking which university retained its crown?

Harvard

Jimena Navarrete becomes Miss Universe 2010.Which country she belongs to ?

Mexico

General Awareness Questions for Exams

Posted by admin On September - 29 - 2010

1. Area wise, which one of the following is the largest Lok Sabha constituency?
a. Kutch
b. Kangra
c. Ladakh
d. Patna sahib
2. Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) imparts training to army officers of
a. Nepal
b. Bangladesh
c. Maldives
d. Bhutan

3. The tourism phrase Paradise Unexplored refers to
a. Jammu and Kashmir
b. North-east India
c. Chhattishgarh
d. Uttarakhand
4. The speaker of the Lok Sabha can resign his office by addressing his resignation to
a. the President
b. the Prime Minister
c. the Deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha
d. the Chief Justice of India

5. Who can initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of India?
a. only Lok Sabha
b. only Rajya Sabha
c. either House of the Parliament
d. any Legislative Assembly

6. The highest body that approves Five Year Plans in India is
a. Planning commission
b. National development council
c. Interstate council
d. Union cabinet

7. Which among the following is the exclusive jurisdiction of the state government?
a. Corporation tax
b. Customs duty
c. Sales tax
d. Income tax

8. Which one of the following theories of communism is not a doctrine of Karl Marx?
a. Dialectical Materialism
b. Historical Materialism
c. Class Struggle
d. Theory of new Democracy

9. Which among the following is an extra constitutional growth in Indian democracy?
a. Attorney General of India
b. Autonomous Districts
c. Political Parties
d. Deputy Chairman of the Council of States

10. Socialism is opposed to
a. social security scheme
b. equal distribution of wealth
c. unrestricted competition
d. collective ownership and management

11. Who among the following was the first muslim Military Commander who annexed Bihar and Bengal by overthrowing the Sena dynasty?
a. Mahmud Gawan
b. Bakhtiyar Khilji
c. Adil Shahis
D. Shams-ud-Din

12. Which one of the following was the official language of Gupta period?
a. Pali
b. Magadhi
c. Prakrit
d. Sanskrit

13. Tropical cyclone of Philippines is termed as
a. Typhoon
b. Willy-willy
c. Hurricane
d. Baguio

14. Chambal river is a part of
a. Sabarmati basin
b. Ganga basin
c. Narmada basin
d. Gogavari basin

15. What is the reason for India being a major producer of different varieties of fruits and vegetables?
a. Its large populations size
b. Its large land area
c. Variation in its agro-climatic conditions
d. Diversity in socio-cultural phenomenon

16. What is the process that tends to build up the land surface by deposition of solid material in its lower areas, known as?
a. Abrasion
b. Agglomeration
c. Aggradation
d. Attrition

17. Which one of the following African countries is not land-locked?
a. Benin
b. Chad
c. Lesotho
d. Mali

18. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
a. Orissa
b. Tripura
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Rajasthan

19. Which of the following crops would be preferred for sowing in order to enrich the soil with nitrogen?
a. Wheat
b. Mustard
c. Sunflower
d. Gram

20. Which of the following plants is referred to as a living fossil?
a. Ephedra
b. Cycas
c. Gingko
d. Adiantum

Answers to the above questions

1.  C    2.  D    3.  B    4.  C   5.  C    6.  B    7.  C    8.  D    9.  C    10.  C    11.  B    12.  D    13.  A    14.  B    15.  C    16.  C    17.  A   18.  A   19.  D   20.  C

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