General Knowledge

Q1.

Bihu is the dance form of which Indian state:

(A) Kerala (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Assam (D) Jharkhand.

Q2.

Vishnu Gobind Jog is associated with which musical instrument:

(A) Sarod (B) Table (C) Violin (D) guitar

Q3.

Sunset point is a famous tourist destination of which state:

(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Rajasthan (C) Gujrat (D) Orissa.

Q4.

National Law day is observed on:

(A) 26th November (B) 26th September (C) 26th October (D) 26th December

Q5.

The HQ of NATO is at:

(A) Geneva (B) Jakarta (C) Brussels (D) Nairobi
(B)

Q6.

Majlis is the parliament of which country?

(A) Pakistan (B) Iran (C) Iraq (D) Kuwait

Q7.

Associated Press (AP) is the news agency of which country:

(A) USA (B) Canada (C) India (D) UK

Q8.

The International boundary between India and Pakistan is known as:

(A) Durand line (B) McMohan Line (C) Radcliffe line (D) 38th parallel

Q9.

First women Prime minister of a country:

(A) Indira Gandhi (B) Benazir Bhutto (C) S. Bhandaranayake (D) Begum Khaleda ziya

Q10.

Diarrhea is a disease caused by which agent:

(A) Virus (B) Bacteria (C) Protozoa (D) Fungus

Q11.

The chemical name of vitamin D is :

(A) Calciferol (B) Niacin (C) Biotin (D) Tocopherol

Q12.

Who wrote the book Wealth of Nation:

(A) Paul Samuelson (B) Amratya Sen (C) Jagdish Bhagwati (D) Adam Smith

Q13

Non-cooperation started in which year:

(A) 1919 (B) 1920 (C) 1921 (D) 1922

Q14

The place where congress session was held in Madhya Pradesh:

(A) Tripur (B) Gwalior (C) Indore (D) Ujjain

Q15

Which place is called silicon valley of India:

(A) Pune (B) Mumbai (C) Noida (D) Bangalore

Q16

The APEC Summit 2015 will be held in:

(A) India (B) China (C) Indonesia (D) Philippines

Q17.

K. Srikanth belongs to which sports:

(A) TT (B) Tennis (C) Golf (D) Badminton

Q18.

Number of member states in ASEAN

(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13

Q.19

Name the first satellite which landed on a comet:

(A) Messenger (B) Cassini (C) Reva (D) Philae

Q20.

When is World Toilet day observed:

(A) 18th November (B) 19th December (C) 18th October (D) 19th November

Q21.

The Knight of the Legion of Honour is the civilian award of which country?

(A) Germany (B)Russia (C) Italy (D) France

Q22.

The FDI cap in the defense and insurance sector has been hiked to:

(A) 26% (B) 49% (C) 50% (D) 51%

Q23.

Gandhi Peace Prize 2013 is given to which personality?

(A) Baba Amte (B) Ila Bhatt (C) Chandi Prasad Bhatt (D) Rajesh Pachori

Q24.

Basher-al-Assad is the political leader of which country?

(A) Tunisia (B) Syria (C) Afghanistan (D) Egypt

Q25.

Name the winner of Mens Single Wimbledon Title 2014?

(A) Roger Fedrer (B) Rafael Nadal (C) Mike Brian (D) Novac Djokovic

Q26.

Who secured the third position in Fifa World cup 2014?

(A) Brazil (B) Argentina (C) Netherlands (D) Italy

Q27.

The word Ponzi is associated with:

(A) Sports (B) Music (C) Dance (D) Finance

Q28.

Irom Sharmila is the Human Right activist of which state?

(A) Assam (B) Meghalaya (C) Manipur (D) Tripura

Q29.

Hamas is the terrorist organization of which country?

(A) Afghanistan (B) Pakistan (C) Iraq (D) Palestine

Q30.

Varanasi became the partner city of which city of Japan during Prime Ministers visit in 2014?

(A) Hiroshima (B) Nagasaki (C) Kyoto (D) Tokyo

Q31.

Number of gold medals won by India in Common Wealth Games 2014:

(A) 14 (B) 15 (C) 16 (D) 17

Q32.

US Open Tennis Tournament is played in which city?

(A) Washington (B) New York (C) Los Angeles (D) Alabama

Q33.

Jaipur Pink Panthers were the winners of which sporting event:

(A) Hockey (B) Football (C) Cricket (D) None of these

Q34.

Magnus Carlson the World Chess Champion belongs to which country?

(A) Norway (B) Sweden (C) Canada (D) USA

Q35.

Rawatbhatta Atomic Power Station was in news recently due to:

(A) Closed due to accident (B) Shut down due to scarcity of fuel (C) Made a record of continuous run of 765 days at
its full capacity (D) None of these

Q36.

Xi Jin Ping is the political head of which Asian Country?

(A) Japan (B) China (C) Vietnam (D) Indonesia

Q37.

Justice Handyala Laxminarayanswami Dattu is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India. His succession
number is

(A) 40 (B) 41 (C) 42 (D) 43

Q38.

What is nirbhay?

(A) Indian tank (B) Indian Naval ship (C) Army Helicopter (D) Missile

Q39.

Name the partner of Sania Mirza in her win of US Open Mixed Double title 2014:

(A) Rafael Nadal (B) Bob Bryan (C) Bruno Spares (D) Mike Bryan

Q40.

Name the winner of US Open women title:

(A) Mari Sharapova (B) Li Na (C) Serena Williams (D) Venus Williams

Q41.

Vikas Gowda is associated with which game?

(A) Swimming (B) Weight lifting (C) Archery (D) Discus -Throw

Q42.

Cyclone hudhud causes extensive devastation in which part of the country:

(A) Orissa (B) Karnataka (C) Kerala (D) None of these

Q43.

Honkong was in news in the month of October due to:

(A) Anti-Beijing rally (B) Riots (C) Cyclone hit (D) Massive train accident killing more than 200 commuters.

Q44.

Nobel prize for Physics in year 2014 is given in the field of :

(A)

CFL (B) Blue light emitting diodes (C) Voltage regulating diodes (D) Green Laser

Q45.

Who won the Nobel Peace prize Patrick Modiano belongs to which country:

(A) France (B) UK (C) Germany (D) USA

Q46.

Jean Triole is associated with which field:

(A) Physicist (B) Coach of Indian football team (C) Economist (D) Noble prize winner for Medicine.

Q47.

Due to faulty sterilization surgeries several women lost their life in which state of India:

(A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Maharashtra (C) Orissa (D) Chhattisgarh

Q48.

Indira Gandhi Prize for peace, disarmament and development for 2014 was conferred on:

(A) Indian Army (B) Ebola workers (C) WHO (D) ISRO

Q49.

The grand old lady of Bollywood is the title given to:

(A) Asha Bhosle (B) Nargis (C) Lata Mangeshkar (D) Zohra Sehgal

Q50.

U Ananthamurthy is better known for his contribution to the field of :

(A) Music (B) Literature (C) Dance (D) Painting

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Which one among the following is regarded as the Magna Carta of Indian education
(a)

Woods Despatch

(b)

Hunters Commission

(c)

Sadler Commission

(d)

Wardha Scheme

The age of a tree can be calculated by

(a)

number of branches

(b)

its height

(c)

girth of its trunk

(d)

number of its annual rings

Which is the biggest enterprise of the Government of India?

(a)

Postal and Telegraph

(b)

Railways

(c)

Banking

(d)

Shipping

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In which type of competition does Marginal Revenue Curve coincide with Average Revenue Curve
(a)

Monopoly

(b)

Imperfect Competition

(c)

Perfect Competition

(d)

Monopolistic Competition

(b)

Monopoly

Homogeneous product is a feature

(a)
market

Imperfect market

(c)

Oligopoly

(d) Perfect

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Which part of the Indian Constitution declares the Ideals of Welfare State?
(a)

Fundamental Rights

(b)

Fundamental Duties

(c)

Preamble

(d)

Directive Principles of State Policy

Who said, Parliamentary System provides a daily as well as a periodic assessment of the Government
(a)

Dr. B Ambedkar

(b)

Shri B.N. Rao

(c)

Shri Jawaharlal Nehru

(d)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

The legal advisor to the State Government is known as

(a)

Advocate-General

(b)

Attorney-General

(c)

Solicitor-General

(d)

State Public Prosecutor

The maximum duration of Zero Hour in Lok Sabha is

(a)

60

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(b)

one hour

(c)

two hours

(d)

unspecified

Which agency acts as co-ordinator between Union Govt. Planning Commission and State Governments ?
(a)

National Integration Council

(b)

Finance Commission

(c)

National Development Council

(d)

Inter-State Council

What makes the Judiciary the guardian of the Constitution ?

(a)

Independence

(b)

Service Conditions

(c)

Salary

(d)

Judicial Review

What is the name of Judicial organ of UNO?

(a)

Supreme Court

(b)

Court of International Justice

(c)

Judicial Forum

(d)

International Court of Justice

The Election disputes regarding the Election of President and Vice- President can be heard by
(a)

Parliament

(b)

Central Election Commission

(c)

Supreme Court

(d)

Attorney-General of India

The expression Creamy Layer used in the judgement of the Supreme Court relating to the case regarding
reservations refers to
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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those sections of society which pay Income-tax.

those sections of socially and educationally backward classes of the society that are economically
advanced.
those sections of the society that are considered advanced according to Karpuri Thakur formula
all sections of upper castes of the society

When was the Panchtantra written?

(a)

Maurya period

(b)

Kanishka period (c)

Gupta period

(d)

Harsha period

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The highest dam in India, Bhakra, is built on

(a)

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Jhelum river

(c)

Sutlej river

(d)

Ghaghara river

Dollar

(b)

Rupee

(c)

Taka

(d)

Kyat

(c)

Monaco

(d)

Palau

Which is the smallest country (in population) ?

(a)

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(b)

The currency of Myanmar is

(a)

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Vyas river

Vatican city

(b)

Nauru

Who is associated with the term Loknayak in India ?

(a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

(b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(c)

Jay Prakash Narayan

(d)

Madan Mohan Malviya

Which of the following sites has been included in UNESCOs list of World Heritage Sites ?
(a)

Chilka Lake

(b)

Dal Lake

(c)

Nagin Lake

(d) Sunderbans National

Park

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Who, out of the following, was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna Award ?
(a)

B.C. Roy

(b)

S. Chandrashekhar

(c)

C.V. Raman

(d)

Gobind Ballabh Pant

Heat stored in water vapour is

(a)

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Latent heat

(c)

Absolute heat

(d)

Relative heat

Coriolis

(b)

Ferrel

(c)

Thornthwaite

(d)

Koeppen

Maharashtra

(d)

Rajasthan

Doab

Tarai

Which State of India has the largest area ?

(a)

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(b)

Force of deflection was first discovered by

(a)

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Specific heat

Uttar Pradesh

(b)

Madhya Pradesh (c)

The fertile land between two rivers is called

(a)

Watershed

(b)

Water divide

(c)

(d)

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The Unitary System of Government possesses which of the following advantages ?

(a)

Greater adaptability

(b)

Strong State

(c)

Greater participation by the people

(d)

Lesser chances of authoritarianism

Which one of the following is not an element of the State ?

(a)

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(b)

Land

(c)

Army

(d)

Government

According to the Indian Constitution, the Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the
(a)

President of India

(b)

Prime Minister of India

(c)

Parliament

(d)

Supreme Court

The Federal System with Strong Centre has been borrowed by the Indian Constitution from
(a)

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Population

USA

(b)

Canada

(c)

United Kingdom

(d)

France

Who decides whether a bill is a Money Bill or not ?

(a)

President

(b)

Prime Minister

(c)

Finance Minister (d) Speaker of the Lok

Sabha

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Which state has given nod to two popular schemes including a pension scheme for farmers and a scheme to
air-lift doctors to remote areas of the state ?
(a)

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J&K

(d)

Sikkim

India

(b)

Qater

(c)

USA

(d)

Bhutan

Utility Co-operative Bank

Urban Co-operative Bank

(b)
(d)

Urban Commission Bank

Urban Co-operative Branch

(b)
(d)

Shaktikanta Das
N. Natarajan

Who is the new Revenue Secretary of India?

(a)
(c)

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Uttarakhand

Recently, RBI has increased CRR to 4% for non-scheduled UCBs? What are UCB ?
(a)
(c)

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(b)

East India Company which was dissolved in 1864, has launched a new office in..... ?
(a)

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Uttar Pradesh

Vikram Chandara
Sumit Awasti

Which two Asian countries are decided to add a new fillip to economic ties as Untapped opportunities?
(a)
(c)

India and Bhutan

China and Pakistan

(b)
(d)

India and China

Paskistan and Bangaladesh

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Just in news Jitu Rai is related with?

(a)

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Extensible Business Reporting Language

(b)
(d)

Extensible Broad Reporting Language

None of these

Vasai Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd(b)

Syndicate Bank of Jaipur

Prathma Bank
(d)
State Bank of Jaipur

MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja and James Anderson

(b)
(d)

R. Ashwin and James Anderson

Virat Kohli and James Anderson

Sufi Mastana

(b)

Wazid Ali

(c)

Rahat Ali

(d)

Amjad Ali Khan

Amitabh Bachchan
Akkineni Nageswara Rao

(b)
(d)

Aamir Khan
Rajni Kant

Abhiraj

(b)

Yuvraj

(c)

Arjun

(d)

Lakshya

1st

(B)

2nd

(C)

3rd

(D)

4th

SBI

(b)

ICICI

(c)

United Bank of India

(d)

HDFC

Which Indian pharma company has launched Generic Respiratory Drug in Germany and Sweden?
(a)

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to acquire modern weapons

in the climate control area

Which bank has declared Kingfisher Airlines Vijay Mallya as a willful defaulter?
(a)

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(b)
(d)

In KPMG-FICCI study what is India in medical tourism destinations in Asia?

(A)

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to combat black money

to acquire organic farming know-how

What is the name fourth Fst Patrol Vessels, which has been commissioned into Indian Navy recently?
(a)

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Badminton

Name the actor in whose honour United States Postal Service has decided to issue a stamp?
(a)
(c)

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(d)

Who is the winner of Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award 2013?

(a)

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Cricket

Which two players are related with recent Pushgate controversy?

(a)
(c)

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(c)

Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the license of___, after RBIs efforts to revive it failed?
(a)
(c)

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A new term XBRL is in news recently. What does it stand for?

(a)
(c)

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(b)

France has announced to provide 1 billion Euros credit line to help India in its efforts ?
(a)
(c)

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Snooker

Lupin

(b)

Cadila Health

(c)

Dr. Reddy Labs

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 would be replaced with ?

(a)

India International Road Act

(b)

India Traffic Act

(d)

Cipla

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Road Traffic Act

(d)

Save Traffic Act

Recently, which country has announced plans to strip suspected Islamist militants of their
passports temporarily?
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Britain

(b)

USA

(c)

Germany

(d)

Japan

Which of these publish an annual report, which brings out the safety status of the nuclear and radiation
facilities in India?
(a)
(c)

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IAF
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board

(b)
(d)

Department of Nuclear Energy

Indian Arms

Maya Rao, who died recently was a famous?

(a)
(c)

Kathak dancer
Kuchipudi dancer

(b)
(d)

Bharatanatyam dancer
Kathakali dancer

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