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IIFT/SNAP/XAT/CMAT Special G KSession
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Who was the Prime Minister of
Great Britain at the start of theWorld War II?
A. Clement Attlee
B. Winston Churchill
C. Neville Chamberlain
D. Ramsay MacDonald
TriviaClement Attlee was also the frst person tohold the oce o Deputy Prime Minister,under Winston Churchill in the wartimecoalition government, eore leading the !aorParty to a landslide election victory overChurchill"s Conservative Party in #$%&'Winston Churchill( Ater the Conservative Partylost the #$%& election) he ecame !eader othe *pposition' +n #$, he again ecame
Prime Minister, eore retiring in #$&&' ponhis death, -li.aeth ++ granted him the honor oa state uneral, which saw one o the largestassemlies o world statesmen in history'/amed the 0reatest 1riton o all time in a2332 poll, Churchill is widely regarded as eingamong the most in4uential people in 1ritishhistory'
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Which of the following is believed
to be the oldest continuouslyinhabited city in the world?
A.Varanasi
B.Damascus
C.Beirut
D.Jerusalem
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List the following universities in
the ascending order of their year ofestablishment.I. University of OxfordII. University of Cambridge
III. University of ParisIV. University of Salamanca
A' +++, +, ++, +5
1' ++, +, +++, +5C' +, ++, +++, +5
D' +v, +++,++, +
Trivianiversity o *6ord was estalishedin ##78, niversity o Camridge wasestalished in #23$, niversity o
Paris was estalished in ##&3,niversity o 9alamanca wasestalished in #2#:'
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During the British Raj, State Bank
of India was known as:
A.The Bank of CalcuttaB.The Sovereign bank of India
C.The Imperial bank of India
D.The Reserve bank of India
Trivia;he
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Who is hailed as the father of the
Green Revolution?
A' /orman 1orlaug1'
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Largest Media Conglomerate in the
world, in terms of Revenue?
A.BBCB.CNN
C.Walt Disney
D.Time Warner
TriviaWalt Disney is the
largest studio inollywood' An early andwell=nown cartooncreation o thecompany, Mic=eyMouse, is the ocialmascot o ;he WaltDisney Company'
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Who is the eldest person overall
(dead or alive) to receive BharatRatna?
A.Gulzarilal NandaB.Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
C.Mahatma Gandhi
D.Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Trivia
9ardar Patel receivedthe award in #$$#,posthumously at theage o ##7'C
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Arrange the following civilian
honors in their descending order ofimportance.I. Padma ShriII. Bharat Ratna
III. Padma VibhushanIV. Padma Bhushan
A.I, III, IV, II
B.II, III, IV, I
C.IV, III, II, I
D.III, IV, I, II
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Which of the following places in
India is not a UNESCO worldheritage site?
A' Aant and -llora Caves1' A=shardham temple, DelhiC' Chatrapati 9hivai ;erminus, MumaiD' Mahaodhi temple, 1odh 0aya, 1ihar'
Trivia ;he World eritage9ites in +ndia arerecogni.ed y /-9C*are 2$, as o 23#2'
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Gautama Siddharth passed away in
which of the following city?
A' 9arnath
1'
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Who is the first Tirthankar of the
Jain Religion?
A.Adinatha
B.BahubaliC.MahaviraD.Chandraprabha
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The Nobel Peace prize is awarded
in which of the following city?
A.Oslo, Norway
B. Stockholm, SwedenC.Copenhagen, DenmarkD.Helsinki, Finland.
Trivia;he Nobel Prizeis a set o annual international awards estowed in a
numer o categories y 9candinavian committees in recognition ocultural andFor scientifc advances' ;he will o the 9wedish philanthropistinventor Alred /oel estalished the pri.es in #:$&' ;he pri.esin Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, !iterature, and Peace werefrst awarded in #$3#'
;he Peace Pri.e is awarded in *slo, /orway, while the other pri.es areawarded in 9toc=holm, 9weden' ;he /oel Pri.e is widely regarded as themost prestigious award availale in the felds o literature, medicine,physics, chemistry, peace, and economics'
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Who among the following received
the Noble prize in Literatureposthumously?
A.Leo Tolstoy
B.Anton ChekovC.Henry JamesD.None of these
Trivia;he /oel Pri.e is not awarded
posthumously) however, i a person isawarded a pri.e and dies eore receivingit, the pri.e may still e presented'
;hough the average numer o laureatesper pri.e increased sustantially duringthe 23th century, a pri.e may not eshared among more than three people'
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The first person to receive Noble
Prize in literature was:
A' 0eorge 1ernard 9haw
1'
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Who is the founder of Wikileaks?
A.Jimmy Wales
B.Julian AssangeC.Steve BallmerD.Daniel Domscheit-Berg
TriviaWi=i!ea=s is an international, online, sel
descried notorproft organisationpulishing sumissions o secretinormation, news lea=s, and classifedmedia rom anonymous news sources andwhistlelowers' +t was launched on %*ctoer 2337'
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The head quarter of World bank is
at:
A' 0eneva
1' Washington DC
C' /ew Gor=D' 9ingapore-' !ondon
Jim Yong Kim(PRESIDENT)
TriviaAlthough oth the +MI and the World 1an= are+nternational fnancial are ased in Washington, D'C', theWorld 1an= is traditionally headed y a citi.en o thenited 9tates while the +MI is led y a -uropean citi.en'
;he World 1an= is an international fnancial institution thatprovides loansK@L to developing countries or capitalprograms'
;he World 1an="s ocial goal is the reduction o poverty'
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Who was the
founding father ofthe All IndiaMuslim League?
A.Mohammad AliJinnahB.Sir Sayyad AhmadKhan
C.Mohammad IqbalD.Khan Abdul GhaffarKhan
Who was the
founder of theIndian NationalCongress?
A.A.O HumeB.Pandit MotilalNehru
C.Bal GangadharTilakD.Gopal KrishnaGokhale
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Trivia;he All +ndia Muslim !eague was ounded in #$37, in the
midst o the protests over the partition o 1engal in #$3&' +tsheaduarters was !uc=now and the party was dissolved aterthe partition'Politically there was a degree o unity etween Muslim andindu leaders ater the frst world war' ;he relationshipscooled sharply ater #$22, as communalism grew rapidly
orcing the two groups o leaders apart' Muhammad Ali Ninnahecame disillusioned with politics ater the ailure o hisattempt to orm a induMuslim alliance, and he spent mosto the #$23s in 1ritain' ;he leadership o the !eague wasta=en over y 9ir Muhammad +al, who in #$@3 frst putorward the demand or a separate Muslim state in +ndia'
Khan Abdul Ghafar Khanwas a close riend o Mohandas0andhi' 0haOar Ehan strongly opposed the Muslim !eague"sdemand or the partition o +ndia' When the +ndian /ationalCongress accepted the partition plan, he told them BGou havethrown us to the wolves'B
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In which of the following city is theheadquarter of Proctor and Gamblelocated?
A' Cincinnati, *hio1' 1oston,
MassachusettsC' ouston, ;e6asD' Chicago, +llinois
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Which of the following cricketer has
not been knighted?
A.Jack HobbsB.Len HuttonC.Clyde WalcottD.Geoffrey Boycott
TriviaNac= os -ngland, =nighted in #$&@
!en utton -ngland , =nighted in #$&7Clyde WalcottWest +ndies, =nighted in #$$@9ir Don 1radman is the only cric=eter rom Australiato have een =nighted': cric=eters rom West +ndies have een =nighted, #3rom -ngland'
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The quote , Religionis the opium of the
people is attributedto:
A' Earl Mar61' Adam 9mith
C' Nohn Maynard EeynesD' Iriedrich /iet.sche
Who is the author ofWealth of Nations
A.Adam SmithB.Karl MarxC.John Maynard KeynesD.David Ricardo
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Who was the first Indian to win an
Oscar?
A' 9atyait
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The G in 2G,3G and 4Gstands for:
A.Generation
B.GenealogyC.Gerrymander
D.Genius
CAG stands for:
A.Controller and AuditorGeneral
B.Comptroller andAuditor General
C.Comptroller andAccounting GeneralD.Controller andAccounting General
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Correctly match the following pairs.
A' A, 1-, CI, D01' AI, 1, C0, D-C' AI, 10, C, A-D' AI, 1-, C0, D
A. Vatsyayan .
Kumarsambhav!. Kalidas ". Kamsutra#. Kautilya G. Arthshastra$. Asva%hosh &.
!uddha'haritaTriviaChana=ya, also =nown y the name Eautilya or5ishnugupt, was originally a proessor oeconomics and political science at the ancient
;a=shashila niversity'
!ittle is =nown aout 5atsyayan, e6cept that hewas student at 5aranasi' +t is elieved that hemust have lived etween the #st and 7th
century AD'
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Who is thearchitect of TheRashtrapatiBhavan?
A' 9ir -dwin
!andseer!utyens
1' 9hah NahanC' 1ahadur 9hah
RaarD' erert 1a=er
New Delhi is alsoknown as:
A' /ehrus Delhi1' 1ahadur 9hah
Raars Delhi
C' Mount 1attensDelhi
D' !uytens Delhi
Triviae has een reerred to as Bthe greatest 1ritisharchitectB and is =nown est or having an instrumentalrole in designing and uilding a section o the metropoliso Delhi, =nown as /ew Delhi, which would later on serveas the seat o the 0overnment o +ndia' e was also themain architect o several monuments in /ew Delhi suchas the +ndia 0ate) he also designed the 5iceroy"s ouse
now =nown as the
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Which of thefollowing is not afundamental right?
A.Right to freedom
B.Right againstexploitation
C.Right to propertyD.Cultural and
educational rights
Who is thecommander in chiefof the ArmedForces?
A.A.K. Antony
B.Pranab MukherjeeC.General BikramSingh
D.Nirmal Kumar
VermaTrivia
;here are si6 undamental rights recogni.ed y the constitution o +ndia'
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Which of thefollowing is theworlds largest armsimporter?
A.India
B.PakistanC.South KoreaD.USA
Which of thefollowing is theworlds largest armsexporter?
A.USA
B.RussiaC.GermanyD.France
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Which of thefollowing stockexchange has thelargest no of listedcompanies?
A.NYSEB.NASDAQC.BSED.Shanghai stockexchange
Alexander, TheGreat entered Indiathrough which ofthe following pass?
A.Shiachen Pass
B.Khyber PassC.Bolan PassD.Shandur Pass
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With which of thefollowing countryIndia has positivebalance of trade?
A.ChinaB.Saudi ArabiaC.SingaporeD.Switzerland
National aquaticanimal of India?
A.River DolphinB.Mahseer FishC.Cat Fish
D.Tiger Shark
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Correctly match the following pairs.
A' A, 1-, CI, D01' AI, 1, C0, D-C' A0, 1-, CI, AD' AI, 1-, C0, D
A. Outlook Magazine E. Tarun Tejpal
B. Tahelka F. Chaitanya KalbagC. Business Today G. Vinod Mehta
D. Readers Digest H. Mohan Sivanand
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Correctly match the following pairs.
A' Ai , 1ii, Ciii, Div1' Aii, 1i, Civ, DiiiC' Aiv, 1i, Cii, Diii
D' /one o these
IRDA Mr. Rahul KhullarTRAI Upendra Kumar Sinha
SEBI Shri S. Krishnan
PNGRB Hari Narayan J
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The author of thebook Everybody Loves A
Good Drought isA.Raghunandan Das
B.P SainathC.Dr. A P J AbdulKalam
D.Amartya sen
Development asFreedom is writtenby:
A.Amartya SenB.Dr. A P J Abdul
KalamC.Jawahar lal NehruD.Moti lal Nehru
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Loves_A_Good_Droughthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Loves_A_Good_Droughthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Loves_A_Good_Droughthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Loves_A_Good_Droughthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Loves_A_Good_Droughthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Loves_A_Good_Drought8/10/2019 IIFT Special GK Session on 18th Nov 2012 by Genesis Mentors
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What is the logo ofDemocratic Partyof US?
A.DonkeyB.Eagle
C.ElephantD.Star
Who is the first Indianto receive Order ofAustralia honour?
A.Sachin TendulkarB.Robyn Williams
C.Morarji DesaiD.Soli Sorabjee
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Which of the following is false aboutAttorney General of India?
A.He / She is the Indian government's chieflegal advisor
B.Goolam Essaji Vahanvati is the current
Attorney General of IndiaC.He must be a person qualified to beappointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court
D. He is appointed by the Prime minister ofIndia
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Correctly match the following pairs.
A' A-, 1I, C, D01' AI, 1-, C, D0C' AI, 10, C, D-
D' AI, 10, C-, D
A. Jabalpur E. KshipraB. Cuttack F. Narmada
C. Ujjain G. Mahanadi
D. Kannauj H. Ganges
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Which of thefollowing is not themember of G4nations?
A.Germany
B.IndiaC.BrazilD.South Africa
The power ofknowledge is thepunch line of whichnews paper?
A.The Economic Times
B.Hindustan TimesC.The Times Of IndiaD.The hindu
Trivia;he 0% is a groupamong 1ra.il, 0ermany, +ndia, and(a)anor thepurpose o supporting eachothers ids or permanentseats on the nited
/ations 9ecurity Council'
Trivia;he -conomic pulished y
the 1ennett, Coleman SCo' !td'' +t is the world"sse'ondmost widely read-nglishlanguage usinessnewspaper, ater the Wall9treet Nournal'
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Euro is thecurrency of whichof the followingcountries?
A.Monaco
B.MaltaC.LuxembourgD.All of the above
How many memberstates are there inEuropean union?
A.26
B.27C.28D.33
Trivia
;he euro is the currency used y the +nstitutions o the-uropean nion and is the ocial currency o theeuro.one' ;he euro is the second largest reservecurrency as well as the second most traded currency inthe world ater the nited 9tates dollar
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Which of the following movie by ShyamBenegal is based on the WhiteRevolution in India?
A.ManthanB.Ankur
C.NishantD.Bhoomika
Trivia;he story o the flm Manthan was
ointly written y director 9hyam1enegal and Dr' 5erghese Eurien'
;he Iilm went on to win thenational award or est eatureflm'
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Which of thefollowing states ofIndia has thelargest area underforest cover?
A.MaharashtraB.ChhattisgarhC.Uttaranchal
D.Madhya Pradesh
Chipko movementwas an attempt tosave:
A.BirdsB.Forests
C.CattleD.Endangered wildlife
Sundarlal Bahuguna
Trivia +n +ndia Madhya Pradesh is thestate with the largest orest cover'+n the World
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Among the followingwho was awarded
Bharat Ratnaposthumously, butthe award was laterwithdrawn?
A. Abul Kalam AzadB.Subhash Chandra BoseC.Khan Abdul Ghaffar KhanD.Vinoba Bhave
Who among thefollowing has never
been the President ofthe Indian NationalCongress?
A. Netaji Subhash ChandraBoseB.Pandit Jawaharlal NehruC. Mahatma GandhiD.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Trivia+ndian reedom fghter /etai 9uhas Chandra 1ose was awarded 1harat
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Who was the firstrecipient of Nationalaward for Best actor?
A.Uttam Kumar
B.Ashok KumarC.Sanjeev KumarD.Utpal Dutt
Amitabh Bachan haswon the nationalaward for best actorfor which of thefollowing movie?
A.AgneepathB.DeewarC.SholayD.Silsila
TriviaAmitah has won the national award or est actor orAgneepath, 1lac= and Paa' Along with Amitah1acchan, Eamal assan and Mammooty are the onlythree actors who have won national award or estactor three times'
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Who was the first non-citizen of India toreceive the Bharat Ratna?
A' /elson Mandela1' Ehan Adul 0haOar
EhanC' Mother ;eresaD' Ra=ir ussain
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Who is the CEO ofVodafone ?
A.Vittorio ColaoB.Arun Sarin
C.Martin PetersD.Gerard keisterlee
Accenture isheadquartered in which
of the following city?
A.New York, USA.B.London, UK.
C.Dublin, IrelandD.Texas, USA
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The total no ofstates in India with
bicamerallegislatures is:
A.7B.8C.6D.9
Which of the followingstates has the highest
autonomy?
A.KarnatakaB.Uttar Pradesh
C.AssamD.Jammu and Kashmir
TriviaP, 1ihar, Maharashtra, Earnata=a, NSE andAndhra Pradesh are the states withicameral legislatures'+n a state with a icameral legislature, thelower house is called the !egislativeAssemly or 5idhan 9aha and the upperhouse is called the !egislative Council or5idhan Parishad'
TriviaNammu and Eashmir is the only state in +ndia whichenoys special autonomy under Article @83 o theConstitution o +ndia, according to which no lawenacted y the Parliament o +ndia, e6cept or those in
the feld o deence, communication and oreignpolicy, will e e6tendale in Nammu and Eashmirunless it is ratifed y the state legislature o Nammuand Eashmir' 9useuently, urisdiction othe 9upreme Court o +ndia over Nammu and Eashmirhas een e6tended'
Nammu and Eashmir is also the only +ndian state thathas its own 4ag and constitution, and +ndians romother states cannot purchase land or property in the
state'
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Who among thefollowing refused
to accept the NoblePrize in literature?
A.Jean Paul SartreB.Winston ChurchillC.Hermann HesseD.Bertrand Russell
Who is the author ofthe book A bend in the
River?
A.Vikram SethB.Sir V. S. Naipaul
C.Doris LessingD.Vladmir Nabokov
Trivia+n #$7% NeanPaul 9artre was awarded the/oel Pri.e in !iterature, ut he declined it,stating that B+t is not the same thing i + sign
NeanPaul 9artre or i + sign NeanPaul 9artre,/oel Pri.e winner' A writer must reuse toallow himsel to e transormed into aninstitution, even i it ta=es place in the mosthonorale orm'
Trivia9ir 5idiadhar 9uraprasad B5' 9'B /aipaul,isa ;rinidadian1ritish writer o +ndo;rinidadian heritage
o Eanya=ua 1rahmin =nown or his novels ocusingon the legacy o the 1ritish empire"s colonialism' ehas also written wor=s o nonfction, such as travelwriting and essays' +n 233#, /aipaul was awardedthe /oel Pri.e in !iterature'
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What is the full form of NABARD?
A.National Bank of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment
B.National Bank of Agriculture and RegionalDevelopment
C.National Bank of Agro and RegionalDevelopment
D.National Bank of Agriculture and Region
Development
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Which of the followingIndian states attracts
maximum domestictourists?
A' 0oa1'
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Which is the largestwaterfall in the world?
A.Niagra fallsB.Victoria fallsC.Angel falls
D.Cumberland falls
Who was the firstauthor to translate
The Kamasutrainto English?
A.Sir Richard Burton
B.Max MullerC.Sir Francis BaconD.Sir William Jones
Trivia;he 5ictoria Ialls is a wateralllocated in southern Arica on the
Rame.i &,73% t?'Angels is the highest waterall in theworld'
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Which is the secondhighest mountain in
the world?
A.KanchenjungaB.Dhaulagiri
C.AnnapurnaD.K2
The atomic bombs ofHiroshima and
Nagasaki were droppedunder the leadership of
which AmericanPresident
A. Dwight EisenhowerB.Franklin RooseveltC.Woodrow WilsonD.Harry S Truman
TriviaEanchenunga is the third highest mountain in theworld' Moun -verest the highest mountain in theworld with an elevation o :,:%: metres' -dmundillary was the frst person to scale mount -verest'
E2 is =nown as the Sava%e Mountaindue to thediculty o ascent' Ior every our people who havereached the summit, one has died trying'All the aove our pea=s are the part o theimalayas, which is the youngest mountain chain inthe world'
Triviaarry 9' ;ruman was the @@rd President o the nited
9tates?' nder ;ruman, the '9' successullyconcluded World War ++) in the atermath o thecon4ict, tensions with the 9oviet nion increased,mar=ing the start o the Cold War' While 0ermanysurrendered a ew wee=s ater ;ruman assumed thePresidency, the war with Napan was e6pected to lastanother year or more' ;ruman"s decision to usenuclear weapons against Napan led to a speedy end othe war ut remains controversial'
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Which of the followingstates has the highest
autonomy?
A.KarnatakaB.Uttar Pradesh
C.AssamD.Jammu and Kashmir
Accenture isheadquartered in
which of thefollowing city?
A.New York, USA.
B.London, UK.C.Dublin, IrelandD.Texas, USA
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The atomic bombdropped on Hirsohima
was code named:
A.Little BoyB.Fat Man
C.Fat BoyD.Thin Man
Who is known asthe father of the
atomic bomb?
A.Albert EinsteinB.J. Robert
OppeheimerC.Robert ChirstyD.Phillip MorissionTrivia
B!ittle 1oyB was the codename orthe atomic om dropped on
iroshima on August 7, #$%& y the1oeing 12$' +t was the frst atomicom to e used as a weapon' ;hesecond, the BIat ManB, was droppedthree days later on /agasa=i'
Trivia-instein is not regarded as father of the atomic bombHereceived the #$2# /oel Pri.e in Physics Bor his services totheoretical physics, and especially or his discovery o the lawo the photoelectric eOectB' e settled in the '9', ecoming aciti.en in #$%3' *n the eve o World War ++, he helped alertPresident Iran=lin D'
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Who is the currentleader of the
opposition party?
A.Lal Krishna AdvaniB.Nitin Gadkari
C.Sushma SwarajD.Sushil LumarShinde
Who is the CEO ofCisco Systems?
A.John ChambersB.Leonard Bosack
C.Sandy LearnerD.Larry Page
Trivia;he name BCiscoB was derived rom the city name,9an Irancisco, which is why the company"s
engineers insisted on using the lower case BciscoBin the early days' Iounded in #$:%, the company isheaduartered in 9an Nose, Caliornia, nited9tates'
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Which of the followingis the birth place of
the great BritishAuthor, GeorgeOrwell?
A.Motihari, BiharB.Patna, BiharC.Chapra, BiharD.Begusarai, Bihar
Who is thechairman of
NABARD?
A.Dr. PrakashBakshi
B.Shri B. SivramanC.D SubbaraoD.The FinanceMinister
Trivia-ric Arthur 1lair , =nown y his pen name 0eorge*rwell, was orn on 2& Nune #$3@, in Motihari,1ihar, in +ndia' is ather wor=ed in the *piumDepartment o the +ndian Civil 9ervice'Animal Iarm and #$:% are two o his maor literarywor=s'
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Who among thefollowing is the great
Sanskrit Grammarian?
A.PaniniB.Patanjali
C.VatsyayanD.Ved Vyas
The line thatdivides India-
Pakistan is alsopopularly known as:
A.The Mountbatten
lineB.The Wavell lineC.The Radcliffe lineD.The Durand line
Trivia;he
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The Essar group ofcompanies has been
promoted by:
A.AmbanisB.Ruias
C.GoenkasD.Kanorias
Your partner forlife is the tagline of
which company?
A.Bank of Baroda
B.Max New York LifeInsurance
C.ICICI PrudentialD.HDFC Standard Life
Trivia-ssar 0roup is an +ndian multinationalconglomerate corporation headuartered atMumai, Maharashtra, +ndia' ;he company haspresence in sectors li=e steel, energy, power,communications, shipping ports, logistics andconstruction'As o 23#2 the company has revenue o 9T 28
illion'
Trivia1an= o 1arodas tagline Q+ndias international an=+C+C+ Prudentials tagline QWe cover you at everystep in lieDIC 9tandard lies tagline Qsar utha =e iyo
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Which of the followingstates in India has the
longest coastline?
A.Andhra PradeshB.Gujarat
C.MaharashtraD.Karnataka
Which of thefollowing states in
India has thehighest productionof sugar cane?
A.Tamil NaduB.MaharashtraC.Uttar PradeshD.Karnataka
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Firaq Gorakhpuri wasthe pen name of:
Ramdhari SinghDinkarMaithili Sharan GuptDhanpat RaiRaghupati Sahai
Mahadevi Vermawas awarded the
Jnanpith award forher work:
A' /eehar1' Deepshi=haC'
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Who was the poet whowon the Jnanpith
award for hiscollection of Poems,Chidambara?
A.Ram Dhari SinghDinkar
B.Amrit PritamC.Sumitra Nandan
PantD.Suryakant TrpathiNirala
Writers of whichlanguage have
received the mostnumber of Jnanpithawards?
HindiKannadaMalyalamEnglish
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In Hindu theologythere are seven
chiranjeevis, which ofthe following is notone of them?
A.ParshuramB.VibhishanC.HanumanD.Ved Vyasa
Which of thefollowing country is
not a part of OPEC
A.Saudi ArabiaB.EgyptC.LibyaD.Venezuela
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Which of the followingis the highest possible
rank in the IndianArmy?
A.GeneralB.Major GeneralC.Field MarshallD.Lieutenant MajorGeneral
The first Indian towin the Victoria
Cross:
A.Darwan SinghNegi
B.Chatta SinghC.Badlu SinghD.Bhandari Ram
Trivia*nly two Army chie in +ndia has een ran=edIield Marshal#' Eodandera Madappa Cariappa'2' 9am Mane=shaw U +nstrumental in #$8# war
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Who was the firstserving minister to be
jailed for contempt ofcourt?
A.Lalloo Prasad YadavB.Sharad YadavC.Swaroop SinghNayak
D.Ram Vilas Paswan
Industry,Impartiality,
Integrity is themotto of:
A.Narcotics Control
BureauB.Research andAnalysis WingC.Intelligence Bureau
D.Central Board ofInvestigation
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Who declared the1977 state of
emergency in India ?
A.Indira GandhiB.Fakhruddin AliAhmadC.George FernandesD.Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The no ofcompanies having
navratna status is :
A.9B.8
C.7D.16
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How many gold medalshas India won in Field
hockey?
A.8B.9C.10D.7
Chess is believed tohave originated in:
A.RussiaB.Germany
C.PersiaD.India
C tl thth fll i i
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Correctly match the following pairs.
A.A-H, B-G, C-F, D-EB.A-H, B-F, C-E, D-GC.A-H, B-E, C-G, D-F
D.A-H, B-F, C-E, D-G
A. Shipping Corporation of India E. Gurgaon
B. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited F. New Delhi
C. Gas Authority India Limited G. Bangalore
D. Power Grid Corporation India
Limited
H. Mumbai
Whih fth fll i it itd
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Which of the following painter paintedthe walls of the Sistine Chapel?
A.Leonardo da VinciB.MichelangeloC.RaphaelD.Caravaggio
Trivia!eonardo da vinci and Michelangelo werecontemporaries' 1oth are regarded as
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Genesis Mentors announces the
opening of its second classroom on SBRoad in Pune.
This is to enable the college students to take a classroom closer tothem. Classes would happen only on weekdays in the new
classroom. For weekends, we remain committed to Aundh.
Batch kickstarts on 26thNov 2012.
For Details please call @ 020-41314484 / 9096273453 /9637164263.
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Second GK Session
on9thDec 2012
$is'laimer;hese uestions are ased on current awareness, S the data and inormation are suect to change incoming times' While totally relevant and current today, some o these may not e so with the passage o time'
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