GK Quiz Question

Objective General Knowledge

Q. In which of the following cities, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose laid the foundation of 'Indian National Army'?

1 Singapore

2 Rangoon

3 Tokyo

4 Taiwan

Ans: 1

Q. When did Muslim League first make its demand for a separate Muslim nation of Pakistan?

1 1906

2 1935

3 1930

4 1940

Ans: 4

Q. Among the following who was not the President of India?

1 Zakir Husain

2 C. Rajagopalachari

3 V.V. Giri

4 N. Sanjeeva Reddy

Ans: 2

Q. Government had constituted a panel for suggesting de-control of sugar industry. This panel submitted its report in October 2012 under the Chairmanship of -

1 Anand Sinha

2 C. Rangarajan

3 M. Rafeeq Ahmed

4 Deepak Parekh

Ans: 2

Q. Kumbum is a monastery found in which of the following countries?

1 India

2 Thailand

3 China

4 Japan

Ans: 3

Q. The Indian Institute of Toxicology Research reported that the water in and around the the deserted Union Carbide plant is contaminated and not fit for consumption. Where is this Union Carbide plant located?

1 Indore

2 Raipur

3 Jabbalpur

4 Bhopal

Ans: 4

Q. Name the astronaut of Indian American origin who took over the command of International Space Station on September 2012.

1 Rakesh Sharma

2 Kalpana Chawla

3 Sunita Williams

4 Tessy Thomas

Ans: 3

Q. World Trade Organization (WTO) has ranked India as the _____ largest player in the global service trade.

1 Fifth

2 Fourth

3 Seventh

4 Sixth

Ans: 3

Q. A committee had been constituted to review taxation in IT sector under the Chairmanship of -

1 Anita Kapur

2 N. Rangacharya

3 Y. B. Reddy

4 C. Rangarajan

Ans: 2

Q. Which Indian Bollywood actress was appointed as International Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nation programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)?

1 Aishwarya Rai

2 Katrina Kaif

3 Kareena Kapoor

4 Vidya Balan


Q. China recently objected to the participation of an Indian Company in its joint venture with another country for offshore oil exploration. Which one among the following is that country?

1 Taiwan

2 South Korea

3 Sri Lanka

4 Vietnam

Ans: 4

Q. ISRO recently gave clearance for using which trequency band from satellite for internet on trains?

1 C Band

2 KU Band

3 S Band

4 3G Spectram

Ans: 2

Q. Which among the following states is not awarded Krishi Karman Awards for 2011-12?

1 Madhya Pradesh

2 Manipur

3 Maharastra

4 Nagaland

Ans: 3

Q. Who is the chairman of Fourteenth Finance Commission?

1 Prof Abhijit Sen

2 Dr. Y.V.Reddy

3 Ms. Sushma Nath

4 Dr. M.Govinda Rao

Ans: 2

Q. Who is the chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India?

1 Justice Balakrishnan

2 Justice M. Kartzu

3 Justice J. S. Verma

4 Justice D. K. Jain

Ans: 4

Q. As per the latest Global Competitiveness Report 2012-13, brought out by World Economic Forum, a Swiss non-profit foundation based in Geneva, India ranks is -

1 59th

2 56th

3 57th

4 58th

Ans: 1

Q. “Water Conservation Day” observed on -

1 20th November

2 19th November

3 24th November

4 31st October

Ans: 2

Q. National Education Day observed on

1 11th November

2 14th November

3 5th September

4 21st May

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution ensures Freedom of Press in India?

1 Article 356

2 Article 22

3 Article 327

4 Article 19

Ans: 4

Q. The International Date Line is approximately equal to

1 The Equator

2 100th Meridian

3 180th Meridian

4 None of these


Q. The Vernal Equinox occurs on

1 June 21

2 March 21

3 September 23

4 December 21

Ans: 2

Q. Rajasthan canal receives water from

1 Ravi

2 Ganga

3 Sutlej

4 Indus

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following represents a tribe of Rajasthan?

1 Garadia

2 Asur

3 Munda

4 Santhal

Ans: 1

Q. Which is the only State that touches Sikkim?

1 Assam

2 West Bengal

3 Arunachal Pradesh

4 Meghalaya

Ans: 2

Q. The largest producer of tea in the world is

1 China

2 Sri Lanka

3 India

4 Pakistan

Ans: 3

Q. The monetary unit of Bangladesh is

1 Taka

2 Dollar

3 Rupiah

4 Rupee

Ans: 1

Q. Antyodaya scheme is meant to help the

1 Muslims

2 Minorities

3 Poorest of the poor section of the society

4 Harijans

Ans: 3

Q. 'Dhanraj Pillay' was associated with

1 Hockey

2 Football

3 Cricket

4 Lawn Tennis

Ans: 1

Q. As per Census 2011, the highest populated State is

1 Bihar

2 Uttar Pradesh

3 Madhya Pradesh

4 Tamil Nadu

Ans: 2

Q. The upcoming Ultra Mega Power Projects(UMPPs) at Cheyyur and Sarguja are located respectively in

1 Kerala and Chhattisgarh

2 Tamil Nadu and Odisha

3 Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh

4 Kerala and Odisha Ans: 3


Q. Andheri's newly constructed headquarters of anti-terror force was inaugurated by N. Kumar Reddy on August 13, 2012 in Hyderabad. What is the name of this counter-terrorist commando force?

1 Anti Terrorism Agency (ATA)

2 Organization to Counter Terrorist Operations (Octopus)

3 Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS)

4 Anti Terrorism Operations (ATO)

Ans: 2

Q. Which two countries signed Agreement for the Modernisation of Indian Railways?

1 India and Belgium

2 Indian and China

3 USA and India

4 Russia and India

Ans: 1

Q. Name the Indian telecom service company which had acquired US firm WPCS International?

1 Shyam Telecom

2 MTNL

3 Tata Teleservices

4 Kavvery Telecom

Ans: 4

Q. Which company was directed by the Supreme Court to refund an amount of 17400 crore of rupees to their Investors?

1 Sahara Group of Company

2 Reliance Industries

3 Air India

4 Vodafone

Ans: 1

Q. Isle of Wight rock yielded three fossil footprints of Dinosaurs. In which one of the following countries Isle of Wight located?

1 Germany

2 USA

3 Africa

4 UK

Ans: 4

Q. Which Indian Company signed a pact with French Energy company GDF Suez to import LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas)?

1 Indian Oil Corporation(IOC)

2 GAIL

3 ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation)

4 Reliance Petroleum Limited

Ans: 2

Q. National Defence Academy is situated at

1 Pune

2 Kolkata

3 Mumbai

4 Dehradun

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

1 Bhangra-Punjab

2 Bihu-Nagaland

3 Garba-Gujarat

4 Tamasha-Maharashtra

Ans: 2

Q. India's largest museum is located at

1 Kolkata

2 Delhi

3 Bengaluru

4 Chennai

Ans: 1

Q. The Bhakra Dam is built across the river

1 Ravi

2 Chenab

3 Sutlej

4 Jhelum

Ans: 3


Q. Breeding and management of bees is called

1 Sericulture

2 Apiculture

3 Silviculture

4 Pisciculture

Ans: 2

Q. Excessive consumption of alcoholic drinks causes damage to

1 Liver

2 Lungs

3 Kidney

4 Heart

Ans: 1

Q. The headquarters of North Western Railway is located at

1 Allahabad

2 Jaipur

3 Mumbai

4 Jabalpur

Ans: 2

Q. Which award is given for excellence in sports?

1 Jamnalal Bajaj

2 Jnanpith

3 Arjuna

4 None of these

Ans: 3

Q. How many spokes are there in our national emblem 'Ashoka Chakra'?

1 12

2 15

3 20

4 24

Ans: 4

Q. The normal term of office of UN Secretary-General is

1 3 yeras

2 4 years

3 6 years

4 5 years

Ans: 3

Q. What was the theme of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting organized in Davos, Switzerland?

1 Shaping the Post-Crisis World

2 Shared Norms for a New Reality

3 The power of collaborative innovation

4 Improve the state of the world: rethink, redesign, rebuild

Ans: 2

Q. Which core sector industry has the highest weight in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?

1 Coal

2 Crude Oil

3 Electricity

4 Petroleum refinery Products

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following has a 51:49 joint venture with Japanese automobile company Nissan for manufacturing light commercial vehicles in India?

1 Tata Motors

2 Ashok Leyland

3 Mahindra and Mahindra

4 Bajaj Auto

Ans: 4

Q. According to the FDI data released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on August

10, 2012, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow in India declined to what amount in the April-June quarter of fiscal 2012-13?

1 6.4 billion dollar

2 5 billion dollar

3 5.4 billion dollar

4 7 billion dollar

Ans: 3


Q. Which of the following has made the largest inbound foreign direct investment in India till date?

1 Vodafone

2 BP Plc

3 Vedanta Resource

4 Dailchi Sankyo

Ans: 1

Q. SEBI, on August 16, 2012 has made it mandatory that all listed companies must have minimum ________ public shareholdings by June 2013.

1 10%

2 20%

3 30%

4 25%

Ans: 4

Q. Which leading Indian business house sold its group company Centum Learning to Everonn Education?

1 Reliance

2 Bharti Group

3 Toyota

4 LIC

Ans: 2

Q. Over 90% of the world's biomass is in-

1 freshwater wetlands

2 tropical rain forests

3 oceans

4 topsoils

Ans: 2

Q. Which one among the following is a source of methane emission into the atmosphere?

1 Industrial chimney

2 Automobile exhaust fume

3 Wetland

4 Mining

Ans: 3

Q. Carbon dioxide is called greenhouse gas because-

1 it is used in photosynthesis

2 its absorbs infrared radiation

3 it emits visible radiation

4 its concentration remains always higher than other gases

Ans: 2

Q. The fossil of Archaeopteryx represents the evidence of origin of-

1 birds from reptiles

2 mammals from reptiles

3 reptiles from amphibians

4 mammals from birds

Ans: 1

Q. Fiscal policy in India is formulated by-

1 the Reserve Bank of India

2 the Finance Ministry

3 the Planning Commission

4 the Securities and Exchange Board of India

Ans: 2

Q. The imaginary line of the Earth's surface that closely follows the 180 degree Meridian is -

1 Prime Meridian

2 International Date Line

3 Equator

4 Tropic of Cancer

Ans: 2

Q. Lack of atmosphere around the Moon is due to-

1 high escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction

2 low escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction

3 high escape velocity of air molecule only

4 low gravitational attraction only

Ans: 2


Q. What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth's surface?

1 Stops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation

2 Transparent to both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation

3 Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation

4 Lets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlight

Ans: 3

Q. The basis of European Union began with the signing of -

1 Treaty of Paris

2 Maastricht Trearty

3 Treaty of Lisbon

4 Treaty of Rome

Ans: 2

Q. The soil formed by wind bust in and around hot deserts is called -

1 loamy soil

2 silty soil

3 loess soil

4 sandy soil

Ans: 4

Q. The TEAM-9 initiative is a techno-economic cooperation venture between India and eight countries of -

1 North Africa

2 Central Africa

3 East Africa

4 West Africa

Ans: 4

Q. Which one among the following is the type of the Comoros Islands which lie in the Indian Ocean between Northern Madagascar and the African Coast?

1 Folded

2 Volcanic

3 Eolian deposited

4 Glacial eroded

Ans: 2

Q. If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45 degree E)

1 9:00 AM

2 7:30 AM

3 12:00 Noon

4 1:30 PM

Ans: 4

Q. The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river-

1 Ravi

2 Beas

3 Indus

4 Saraswati

Ans: 1

Q. Who among the following Governor Generals formed the Triple Alliance against Tipu Sultan?

1 Lord Wellesley

2 Lord William Bentick

3 Lord Cornwallis

4 Warren Hastings

Ans: 3

Q. The Constitution of India is republican because it-

1 provides for adult franchise

2 provides for an elected Parliament

3 has no hereditary elements

4 contains a bill of rights

Ans: 3

Q. Which one among the following statements is correct with regard to the C-5M Super Galaxy?

1 It is a large military transport aircraft

2 It is a large military helicopter

3 It is a US fighter aircraft to the completed in 2014

4 It is a galaxy of stars very close to the Sun

Ans: 1


Q. The best colours for a Sun umbrella will be -

1 white on top and black on inside

2 red on top and black on inside

3 black on top and white on inside

4 black on top and red on inside

Ans: 1

Q. Before X-ray examination (coloured X-ray) of the stomach, patients are given suitable salt of barium because -

1 barium is a good absorber of X-rays and helps stomach to appear clearly

2 barium salts are white in colour and this helps stomach to appear clearly

3 barium allows X-rays to pass through the stomach

4 barium salts are easily available

Ans: 1

Q. The elements of a group in the periodic table-

1 are isobars

2 have consecutive atomic numbers

3 have similar chemical properties

4 are isotopes

Ans: 3

Q. The pH of human blood is normally around-

1 7.5-8.0

2 4.5-5.5

3 5.5-6.5

4 8.5-9.0

Ans: 1

Q. The pH of fresh groundwater slightly decreases upon exposure to air because -

1 carbon dioxide from air is dissolved in the water

2 oxygen from air is dissolved in the water

3 the dissolved oxygen of the groundwater escapes into air

4 the dissolved carbon dioxide of the groundwater escapes into air

Ans: 4

Q. Which among the following countries has given a grant of US $ 1 billion for the reconstruction of the Nalanda University?

1 Japan

2 UK

3 USA

4 China

Ans: 4

Q. Which one among the following is the fastest Indian Super-computer recently developed by ISRO?

1 Saga-220

2 Aakash-A1

3 Tianhe-1A

4 Jaguar-Cray

Ans: 1

Q. Which one among the following vitamins is necessary for blood clotting?

1 Vitamin D

2 Vitamin A

3 Vitamin K

4 Vitamin C

Ans: 3

Q. The Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of development guided the planning practice in India from the-

1 Fourth Five-Year Plan to the Eight Five-Year Plan

2 First Five-Year Plan to the Sixth Five-Year Plan

3 Second Five-Year Plan to the Seventh Five-Year Plan

4 First Five-Year Plan to the Eight Five-Year Plan

Ans: 3

Q. While a proclamation of emergency is in operation, the duration of the Lok Sabha can be extended for a period -

1 not exceeding nine months

2 not exceeding three months

3 of two years at a time

4 of one year at a time

Ans: 4

Sports:


Q. 'Dhanraj Pillay' was associated with

1 Hockey

2 Football

3 Cricket

4 Lawn Tennis

Ans: 1

Q. Which award is given for excellence in sports?

1 Jamnalal Bajaj

2 Jnanpith

3 Arjuna

4 None of these

Ans: 3

Q. Which of the following terms is used in cricket?

1 LBW

2 Centre Half

3 Bull's eye

4 Love

Ans: 1

Q. 'Fianchetto' is a strategy in the game of -

1 Car racing

2 Chess

3 Billiards

4 Bull fight

Ans: 2

Q. A pugilist is a -

1 Athlete

2 Weightlifter

3 Swimmer

4 Boxer

Ans: 4

Q. Michael Phelps, who won the highest number of gold medals in Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012, broke the record of

1 Rebecca Adlington

2 Crocker

3 Grant Hackett

4 Mark Spitz

Ans: 4

Q. The number of medals won by Indian in the 2010 Commonwealth Games-

1 98

2 101

3 107

4 115

Ans: 2

Q. 'Green Park', where test cricket is played, is located in -

1 Ahmedabad

2 Chennai

3 Kanpur

4 Johannesburg

Ans: 3

Q. Who among the following cricketers has been declared the "Cricketer of the

Twentieth Century" by the ICC?

1 Shane Warne

2 Kapil Dev

3 Sunil Gavaskar

4 Brian Lara

Ans: 1

Q. Who received the Wisden Award for the 'Indian Cricketer of 20th Century'?

1 Sachin Tendulkar

2 Kapil Dev

3 Anil Kumble

4 Sunil Gavaskar


Q. To which game is Davis Cup related?

1 Lawn Tennis

2 Hockey

3 Handball

4 Cricket

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following trophies is NOT associated with cricket?

1 Thomas Cup

2 Rohinton Baria Trophy

3 Duleep Trophy

4 Charminar Challenge Cup

Ans: 1

Q. Agha Khan Cup is associated with which of the following games?

1 Golf

2 Tennis

3 Hockey

4 Badminton

Ans: 3

Q. 'Cannon, Cue and Pot' are three terms associated with:

1 Golf Only

2 Billiards only

3 Billiards, Golf and Shooting

4 Both Billiards and Golf

Ans: 4

Q. No. of players in a team of Water Polo is:

1 8

2 7

3 6

4 5

Ans: 2

Q. The term 'Grad Slam' is associated with:

1 Football

2 Swimming

3 Lawn Tennis

4 Chess

Ans: 3

Q. With which game is Subroto Cup associated?

1 Horse-Riding

2 Rowing

3 Polo

4 Football

Ans: 4

Q. Who is the winner of ICC ODI cricketer of the year for 2011-12?

1 Gautam Gambhir

2 Kumar Sangakara

3 Richard Levi

4 Virat Kohli

Ans: 4

Q. Who is the ICC Test Player of the year for 2011-12?

1 M. S. Dhoni

2 Kumar Sangakara

3 Chris Gayle

4 Hashim Amla

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following is the trophy/cup associated with the game of cricket?

1 Duleep Trophy

2 Durand Cup

3 Santosh Trophy

4 Derby

Ans: 1


Q. Shushil Kumar who won the Medal at an London Olympic event is a famous

1 Table Tennis player

2 Wrestling champion

3 Golf player

4 None of these

Ans: 2

Q. With which one of the following games, France’s Zinedine Zidane is associated?

1 Football

2 Snooker

3 Volleyball

4 Base Ball

Ans: 1

Q. 2018 FIFA World Cup would be held in

1 France

2 Russia

3 Qatar

4 Netherlands

Ans: 2

Q. Deuce is a term used in

(a) polo(b) lawn tennis(c) badminton(d) boxing(e)volleyball

1 b,c,d

2 a,b,c

3 b,c,e

4 c,d,a

Ans: 3

Q. Who amongst the following carried Indian Tricolour at Guangzhou Asian Games?

1 Gagan Narang

2 Sania Mirza

3 Saina Nehwal

4 Randhir Singh

Ans: 1

Q. A Badminton player is supposed to know the meaning of the term

1 Bouncer

2 Love

3 Punch

4 Booster

Ans: 2

Q. A hockey player is supposed to know the meaning of the term

1 Bouncer

2 Frozen Ball

3 Dead Ball

4 Penalty Corner

Ans: 4

Q. Which country won the World Ice Hockey Championship 2012?

1 Russia

2 Sweden

3 Finland

4 USA

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following country has clinched the title of Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament for 2012?

1 Australia

2 Pakistan

3 New Zealand

4 India

Ans: 3

Q. 'Davis Cup' is associated with the game of

1 Lawn Tennis

2 Cricket

3 Hockey

4 Boxing

Ans: 1


Q. Subroto Cup is associated with the game of

1 Hockey

2 Football

3 Polo

4 Badminton

Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following terms is not used in the game of Lawn Tennis?

1 Gambit

2 Volley

3 Smash

4 Service

Ans: 1

Q. The Test cricket match in which Rahul Dravid completed his 34th Century was played against

1 England

2 Pakistan

3 South Africa

4 Australia

Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following terms is associated with the game of 'Golf'?

1 Revoke

2 Scratch

3 Bogey

4 Mallet

Ans: 2

Q. Deodhar Trophy is related to which sport?

1 Volleyball

2 Football

3 Cricket

4 Tennis

Ans: 3

Q. 'The Colonel' is the name of which Indian test cricketer?

1 Colonel C.K. Naidu

2 Rahul Dravid

3 Dilip Vengsarkar

4 Mohinder Amarnath

Ans: 3

Q. Geeta Poghat, who on April 1, 2012 qualified for London Olympics 2012 belongs to which of the following sports?

1 Boxing

2 Wrestling

3 Weight-Lifting

4 Gymnastic

Ans: 2

Q. Lender Paes clinched his 50 career title at Miami Opens, Paes won the doubles title with-

1 Radek Stepanek

2 Max Mirnyi

3 Daniel Nestor

4 Mahesh Bhupati

Ans: 1

Q. When was the first Olympic Day celebrated?

1 1896

2 1924

3 1948

4 1984

Ans: 3

Q. The winner of Asia Cup Cricket 2012 is

1 India

2 Pakistan

3 Sri Lanka

4 Bangladesh

Ans: 2

Q. Who was the first winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award?

1 B.N.Sarkar

2 Kanan Devi

3 Prithvi Raj Kapoor

4 Devika Rani

Ans: 4

Q. R.K.Laxman of India is a well known:

1 Novelist

2 Painter

3 Cartoonist

4 Bird watcher and specialist of bird life

Ans: 3

Q. Kuchipudi is a dance-drama associated with the State of -

1 Odisha

2 Andhra Pradesh

3 Manipur

4 Assam

Ans: 2

Q. Who among the following is not a recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

1 Lata Mangeshkar

2 Raj Kapoor

3 V.Shantaram

4 Mukesh Bhatt

Ans: 4

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