GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTION

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 Answer (d)

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 Answer(b)

Who was the Swiss business man who founded the Red Cross:
a) Paul Harris b) Jean Henri Dunant c) Michael Crichten d) George Gallop Answer(b)

Who among the following scientists have won the Nobel Prize for chemistry and peace:
a) Niels Bohr b) Linus Pauling c) Madam Curie d) De Broglie Answer(b)

Who wrote the preface to the English translation of Gitanjali:

a) WB Yeasts b) Shelly c) TS Eliot d) Rabindranath Tagore Answer(a)

Who has won the maximum number of gold medals in a single Olympic Games in the history of the Olympics:
a) James Connelly b) Nadia Comaneci c) Mark Phelps d) Abebe Bikila Answer(c)

When did India host the Asian Games for the first time:
a) 1951 b) 1961 c) 1996 d) Never Answer(a)

Who won the F1 drivers title in 2006:

a) Raikkonen b) Schumacher

c) Alonso d) Hamilton Answer(c)

Who won the Womens Singles title at the US Open 2008:

a) Ana Ivanovic b) Serena Willaims c) Maria Sharapova d) Venus Williams Answer(b)

The science dealing with the study of teeth is called:

a) odontology b) ornithology c) phenology d) cosmology Answer(a)

Who is the author of the famous Panchatantra stories:

a) Amarasimhan b) Vishnusharma c) Nagarjuna d) Bilhana Answer(b)

What is the maximum number of members of Lok Sabha:

a) 525 b) 535 c) 545 d) 550

Answer(d)

For how long can Presidents rule be imposed in a state initially:

a) One year b) Two years c) Three years d) Six months Answer(d)

Who was the first winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award:

1 2 3 4 B.N.Sarkar Kanan Devi Prithvi Raj Kapoor Devika Rani

Answer(4)

Who amongst the following is the author of the book The Algebra of Infinite Justice:
1 2 3 4 Kiran Desai Anita Desai Arundhati Roy Anita Nair

Answer(3)

Which one of these is not a dance of Uttarakhand:

1 2 3 4 Jagar Chanchari Terahtali Thadia

Answer(3)

Soj-e-Vatan is the book written by:

1 Premchand 2 Mahadevi Verma

3 Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' 4 Sumitranandan Pant Answer(1)

Who amongst the following has written the book "Sandy Storms":
1 2 3 4 Sandeep Patil Kapil Dev Rahul Dravid Sachin Tendulkar

Answer(1)

Who among the following is a famous 'flute' player:

1 2 3 4 Ravi Shankar Shiv Kumar Sharma Zakir Hussain Hariprasad Chaurasia

Answer(4)

Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress:
a) Sarojini Naidu b) Annie Besant c) Vijayalakshmi Pandit d) Madam Bikaji Cama Answer(b)

Who set up the Indian Independence League:

a) Aruna Asaf Ali b) Rash Behari Bose c) Jayaprakash Narayan d) SM Joshi Answer(b)

During which of the following did Mahatma Gandhi give the slogan Do or Die:

a) Quit India Movement b) Non-cooperation Movement c) Khilafat Movement d) Civil Disobedience Movement Answer(a)

Who among the following freedom fighters died due to a hunger strike in jail:
a) Bhagat Singh b) BG Tilak c) Jatin Das d) Bipin Chandra Pal Answer(c)

Where is the permanent secretariat of the SAARC:

A. Kathmandu B. New Delhi C. Islamabad D. Colombo Answer(a)

Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army :
A. Gen. K.M. Cariappa B. Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari C. Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji D. None of the above Answer(a)

Fathometer is used to measure:

A. Earthquakes B. Rainfall C. Ocean depth D. Sound intensity Answer(c)

Firdausi was:
A. a poet B. well known for his epic 'Shahnama'

C. Both option A and B D. None of the above Answer(c)

India participated in Olympics Hockey in:

A. 1918 B. 1928 C. 1938 D. 1948 Answer(b)

The former name of State Bank of India was:

A. Central Bank of India B. United Bank of India C. Imperial Bank of India D. Peoples Bank of India Answer(c)

The dance performed by women to invoke rain in Bihar is:

A. Jata Jatin B. Faguna or Fog C. Purbi D. Bihu Answer(a)

The electron was first identified by:

A. J. J. Thompson B. J. Kepler C. D. Rutherford D. James Chadwick Answer(a)

The first General Elections in India took place in:

A. 1948 B. 1950

C. 1952 D. 1954 Answer(c)

Chess was invented in which country:

1)2)3)4)England India America Germany

Answer(2)

How much time does Sunlight take to reach the Earth:

(A) 8 minutes (B) 10 minutes (C) 12 minutes (D) 15 minutes Answer(a)

Pandit K. G. Ginde, was well known for his contribution in the field of:
A. Music B. Sanskrit C. Dance D. Ayurveda Answer(a)

Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC:

A. Nepal B. Bangladesh C. Afghanistan D. Myanmar Answer(d)

Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' has been adopted as India's National Anthem. How many stanzas of the said song were adopted:

A. Only the first stanza B. The whole song C. Third and Fourth stanza D. First and Second stanza Answer(a)

'Natya - Shastra' the main source of India's classical dances was written by:
A. Nara Muni B. Tandu Muni C. Abhinav Gupt D. Bharat Muni Answer(d)

Greta Garbo is associated with:

A. Classical dance B. Literature C. Journalism D. Acting Answer(d)

Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of:

A. Sitar B. Flute C. Sarod D. Tabla Answer(b)

Dr. V. Kurien is famous in the field of :

A. Atomic Power B. poultry farms C. Dairy development D. Economic Reforms Answer(c)

The headquarters of UNHCR is located at:

A. New York B. Rome C. Geneva D. London Answer(c)

Mohiniattam dance from developed originally in which state:

A. Orissa B. Karnataka C. Kerala D. Tamil Nadu Answer(c)