a) George Washington
2) Who was born on August 15, 1769?
c) Napoleon Bonaparte
3) Which city was previously known as Salisbury?
c) Harare
4) Who is the author of “A streetcar named desire”?
b) Tennessee Williams
5) Which film is in Aramaic and Latin?
d) The Passion of the Christ
6) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship in 1977?
d) Bjorn Borg
7) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980?
a) India
What name was taken by Cardinal Joseph Sarto when he became pope?d) Pius X
9) How many metres is one mile?
c) 1609.344
10) What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called?
a) Amphibians
11) Which of the following books is not part of Pentateuch?
c) Ruth
12) Which of the following countries is landlocked?
c) Bolivia
13) What does Yugoslavia mean?
c) The land of the Southern Slavs
14) Which state of USA was once part of Russia?
a) Alaska
15) What did the Greeks call the present day Amu River in Iran?
d) Oxus
16) Which of these is not a metal?
b) Diamond
17) Which language is written in five scripts?
c) Konkani
18) Which British monarch in 20th century was not crowned?
b) Edward VIII
19) Who was told “Beware the Ides of March.”?
a) Julius Caesar
20) Which country’s postal stamps have the name Helvetia?
c) Switzerland
21) Yen is the currency of which country?
a) Japan
22) Which is the national flower of Australia?
d) Golden Wattle
23) What is the number of squares on a chess board?
b) 64
24) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?
c) Simla
25) The name of which city was changed to Petrograd and Leningrad?
d) St. Petersburg
Random Quiz
1. According to monetary policy for 2011-12 announced by RBI, the projection of money supply growth for 2011-12 is placed at _____.
a) 15%
b) 16%
c) 17%
d) 19%
The Correct option is – (b) 16%
2. Which of the following represents the budget estimates for net market borrowings by the Union government during 2011-12?
a) Rs. 343,00 crores
b) Rs. 324,50 crores
c) Rs. 452,60 crores
d) Rs. 574,60 crores
The Correct option is – (a) Rs. 343,00 crores
3. According to the budget estimate of 2011-12, the plan expenditure is estimated at
a) Rs 4,52,347 crore
b) Rs 4,32,527 crore
c) Rs 4,41,547 crore
d) Rs 4,24,567 crore
The Correct option is – (c) Rs 4,41,547 crore
4. What is the code name given to the collective international action under UN authority to protect the Libyan people against Muammar Gaddafi’s forces?
a) Operation Ortsac
b) Operation Trident
c) Operation Swift Strike
d) Operation Odyssey Dawn
The Correct option is –(d) Operation Odyssey Dawn
5. As per the Index of Government Economic Power (IGEP) 2011, released by the Ministry of Finance during Economic Survey 2010-11, what is India’s rank in the
IGEP list of economy of around 112 global countries?
a) 3rd
b) 5th
c) 7th
d) 9th
The Correct option is – (b) 5th
6. Which of the following persons has been awarded with the prestigious Sydney Peace Prize for the year 2011?
a) Binayak sen
b) Larry Ellison
c) Mark Zuckerberg
d) Julian Assange
The Correct option is – (d) Julian Assange
7. What is the name of pilot project recently launched by President Pratibha Patil which aims to empower women in rural areas through telecom services?
a) Indira Awaz
b) Awaz Uthao
c) Sanchar Shakti
d) Soochna Shakti
The Correct option is – (c) Sanchar Shakti
8. Which among the following states retained top slot in the list of The Economic Freedom Rankings of the States of India, 2011, recently released by the Planning
Commission?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Maharashtra
d) Andhra Pradesh
The Correct option is – (b) Tamil Nadu
9. India’s first Titanium Sponge plant, with a capacity of 500 tonnes, recently has been inaugurated by Defence Minister AK Antony at which of the following locations?
a) Kollam (Kerala)
b) Dhubri (Assam)
c) Angul (Odisha)
d) Udupi (Karnatka)
The Correct option is – (a) Kollam (Kerala)
10. Recently PSLV-C16 rocket launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from Sriharikota. In context of space research programme, what is the
expansion of term PSLV?
a) Power Satellite Launch Vehicle
b) Plane Satellite Light Vehicle
c) Plane Satellite Launch Vehicle
d) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
The Correct option is – (d) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
1. Which of the following became the first smoke free state in India?
(a) Sikkim (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Uttarakhand (d) None of these
Ans-a
22. Lightest element:- Hydrogen
Only Metal liquid at room temperature:- Hg Mercury
Tungsten symbol –W
Tin –Sn
Element with maximum number of compounds –Carbon ( due to catenation)
2. Which of the following became the Ist Asian Country to sign Free Trade Agreement with European Union?
(a) South Korea (b) China (c) India (d) None of these
Ans-a
3. The Emissary’ is the book authored by:
(a) Tarun Tejpal b) Vinod Mehta (c) Aniruddh Bahl (d) None of these
Ans-c
4. Who is the new PM of Netherlands?
(a) Mark Ruttea (b) Bill Carey (c) Thakshin Sinawatra (d) None of these
Ans-a
5. Who is the new PM of Kosovo?
(a) Hashim Taci (b) N K Name Krumoh (c) Jose Borosso d) None of these
Ans-a
6. Who is the chairman of National Democratic Front of Bodoland?
(a) Paresh Barna (b) Aravind Rajakhowa (c) Ranjan Daimary (d) None of these
Ans-c
7. With which of the following countries India has not signed civil nuclear agreement?
(a) Namibia (b) Sweden c) Mongolia (d) Argentina
Ans-b
8. Who is the PM of Sweden?
(a) Fredrick Rainfeldt (b) Silvio Berlusconi (c) Garry Wanders (d) None of these
Ans-a
9. APEC Summit in November 2010 was held at :
(a) Yokohama (b) Sydney (c) Singapore (d) Busan
Answer a;
10. Which public sector bank was the banking partner in Commonwealth Games 2010?
(a) Central Bank of India (b) State Bank of India (c) Bank of Baroda (d) None of these
Answer-a;
11. Who is the new vice chief of army staff?
(a) V.K. Singh (b) A.S. Lamba (c) C. Shekhawat (d) None of these
Answer :b
12. Who has became the vice president of ICC?
(a) Ehsaan Mani (b) John Mulford (c) Alan Isaac (d) Molcom Speed
Answer: c
13. Who is the Director General of National Investigation Agency ?
(a) R.V. Raju (b) Ved Marwah (c) K.F. Rustomji (d) Sharad Chandra Sinha
Answer:d
14. Who is the Director of National Security Guard?
(a) R.K. Medhekar (b) J.K Dutt (c) B.K. Banerjee (d) None of these
Answer:a
15. Who of the following Indian got the Australia Day achievement medal 2010?
(a) V.P. Unnikrishnan (b) Sandeep Pandey (c) Vandana Shiva (d) None of these
Answer: a
16. Which of the following country became the 187th member of IMF?
(a) Marshall Islands (b) Tuvalu (c) Fiji (d) None of these
Answer: b
17. India’s second National Institute of Design will come up at which of the following
(a) Amethi (b) Jorahat (c) Aizowl (d) Itanagar
Ans- b
18. Benghazi is a port of :
(a) Libya (b) Yemen (c) Egypt (d) None of these
Answer:a
19. Jakhol Sankri Hydro Electric Project has been commissioned at
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) J&K (d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: a
20. ‘Home Boy’ is a novel written by
(a) H M Naqvi (b) H S Narula (c) Anand Sarkar d) Stephen Lipsett
Ans- a
General Knowledge Quiz Series for the day
1. Who authored the book ‘The Science of Bharat Natyam’?
(a) Saroja Vaidyanathan (b) Yamini Krishnamurthi ( c) J. Sushila (d) None of these
Answer a
2.International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed on:(a) 9th August (b) 13th October (c) 24th November (d) 11th December
Answer-b
3. Tianhe 1A, the world’s fastest supercomputer is made by(a) United States (b) Japan (c) China (d) None of these
Answer :c
4. Which is India’s first ever Pollution Control Warship?(a) Samudra Prahari (b) Nischaya (c) Varuna (d) None of these
Answer:a
5. Who became India’s youngest grandmaster?(a) Parimarjan Negi (b) Dronavali Harika (c) Praveen Thipse (d) S P Sethuraman
Answer:d
6. K C Kulich International Award is associated with:(a) Medicine (b) Economics (c) Journalism (d) Sports
Answer:c
7. ‘Open’ is the autobiography of which sports personality?(a) Adam Gilchrest b) Glenn Merges (c) Andre Agassiz (d) None of these
Ans-c
8. World Cup Football in 2022 is to be held at:(a) Qatar (b) UK (c) Spain (d) France
Answer:a
9. Who is the first head of UN WOMEN?(a) Laura Chinchilla (b) Julia Gillard (c) Mitchell blachettt (d) None of these
Answer:c
10.Which of the following committee is related to Corporatisation of Stock Exchanges?
(a) Bimal Jalan Committee (b) V Achuthan Committee (c) P M Nair Committee (d) None of these
Ans-a
11. Which is India’s newest stock exchange for currency derivatives
(a) BSE (b) NSE (c) United Stock Exchange (USE) (d) None of these
Answer :c
12. Jeevan Reddy Committee is related to
(a)Illegal mining (b) Armed Forces Special Power Act (c) Environmental Impact Assessment (d) None of these
Ans-b
13. Which of the following scheme is related with social security for unorganised sector?
(a) Swabhiman (b) Sabla (c) Swavalamban (d) None of these
Ans-c
14. Polavaram Project is located in which state?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Karnataka
Answer:a
15. David Perlman Award is given in which field?(a) Sports (b) Music (c) Photography (d) JournalismAns-d
16.Which of the following committee has redefined the definition of Slums?
(a) Pranab Sen Committee(b) Arjun Sen gupta committee (c) C Ibrahim Committee (d) None of these
Ans-a
17. Arrow-III is an anti missile system of(a) France (b) Pakistan (c) Israel (d) UKAns-c
18. India’s first jail BPO is going to came up at:(a) Bangalore (b) Pune (c) Chennai (d) Hyderabad
Answer:a
19.World’s first aviation university coming up at:(a) Bangalore (b) Nice (c) Glasgow (d) Venice
Answer: a
20. Khoj lab has been launched by which group?(a) Future Group (b) dell (c) IBM d) Times group
Answer:a
Science Quiz Bits-1
1. Which scientific word translated means ‘disease producer’?
2. Mars has two moons, can you name them? (One point for each)
3. Plus or minus 50 years, how long does it take Pluto to orbit the sun?
4. Where in the human body is the LUNULA located?
5. The animal “Struthio camelus”, which can grow to nine feet (2.7 metres) tall, can be trained to successfully herd sheep. What is the more common name of this animal?
6. Which modern scientific word is Latin for ‘amount’? (7 letters)
Answers
1. Pathogen2. Phobos and Deimos
3. 248.54 years
4. Fingernail (it is the white crescent shape at the base of the finger nail)
5. The ostrich
6. Quantum
GKToday's GK Quiz -General Knowledge Questions continues
What is it that makes soda water fizz?
Answer : Carbon Dioxide
Which star has collapsed into itself?
Answer : Black Hole
Which is the heaviest star?
Answer : HDE 269810 IN Magellanic Cloud
Which Australkian city includes the suburbs of Cottesloe and Subiaco?
Answer : Perth
What country produces Rioja wines?
Answer: Spain
Who was the favourite daughter of Shakespeare’s King Lear?
Answer : Cordelia
Which is the brightest star?
Answer: Sirius
Who discovered Oxygen in 1774?
Answer : Joseph Priestly
Name the author of A Town Like Alice
Answer : Nevil Shute
What disease is the Sabin Vaccine used to prevent?
Answer : Polio
Name the actor grandfather of Drew Barrymore.
Answer : John Barrymore
Who is the female host of the television show, Better Homes and Gardens?
Answer : Noni Hazlehurst
Which comedian once said, “A well-balanced person has a drink in each hand”?
Answer : Billy Connolly
How many Earth years does it take Pluto to orbit the sun?
Answer : 248
What name is given to the central part of a fleshy fruit, containing the seeds?
Answer : The core
Question: What letter appears to the right of Y on a keyboard?
Answer : U
United Nations and its Secretaries Generals
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Quiz Time – 20 GK Questions with Answers
1. Legion d’Honneur of France given to – Lata Mangeshkar.
2. Which minister actively participated in 3G Spectrum in India– Ministry of Communication and Information technology.
3. Small cars are famous in which country other than India – Thailand.
4. Largest Steel Producer in the world – China
5. NREGA was renamed as – Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
6. Book written by V S Naipaul – A House for Mr Biswas
7.Cryogenic engines are used in – Space Shuttle
8. Author of the book The Rediscovery of India – Meghnath Desai
9. K Radhakrsihna has taken over chairman as – ISRO
10. Winner of man booker prize 2009 – Hillary Mantel
11. H5N1 is a – Bird Flu
12. Ramakrihna venkatraman got nobel prize in – Chemistry
13. Genetically modified crop – Brinjal
14. One Carbon Credit is equal to – one ton of CO2.
15. UNIFEM launched a project in which state – Delhi.
16. State Level Afforestation formed by Government – CAMPA(Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authority)
17. Which of the following is not a plant crop –All are plant corps(Vanilla,kiwi,camphor,etc)
18. Social Audit – NREGA
19. Book by V.S Naipaul – Half a Life
GeneralKnowledge For Exams
1. Organization related to South Asia Nations – SAARC.
2. Largest Exporter of Cotton – US.
3. Author of the book “Listening to Grasshoppers “ – Arundathi Roy.
4. CRY foundation is working for – Disadvantaged of Children Welfare.
5. Which country having the largest gold reserves –USA.
6. Copenhagen is in which country – Denmark.
7. Wealthiest country in Asia – Japan
8. Fullform of GM – Genetically modified.
9. Dubai Currency – Dirham
10. Book by Vikram Seth – The Golden Gate
11. EVM – Electronic Voting Machine.
12. Earth Day is observes on – April 22nd.
13. Invisible book is written by – Paul Auster.
14. K-G gas from- Krishna Godavari basin.
15. Between the assassination is the book written by – Arvind Adiga.
16. C. Srither, Ratan Singh and Isiah R Sanam relate to the game – Archerya
17. Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission aims to generate power – bijali sab ke liye
18. Voting compulsory in elections to all the local bodies in – Gujarat.
19. European Footballer Award for the year 2009 – Lionel Messi
20. Rawatbhata is in – Rajasthan
General Awareness Questions for Exams
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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