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General Knowledge e - Book Volume II: Ebook Volume I. Our Objective Is To Provide You Best Quality Material
General Knowledge e - Book Volume II: Ebook Volume I. Our Objective Is To Provide You Best Quality Material
A) Rohinton Nariman
B) Harish Salve
C) Abhishek Manu Singhvi
D) Ranjit Kumar
Answer & Explanation: Ranjit Kumar is Solicitor General of India.
Question Number 4: Who won the FIFA World Cup 2014?
A) Brazil
B) Germany
C) France
D) Argentina
Answer & Explanation: Germany
Question Number 5: Which of the following awards is given only to
individuals and organizations of Asian countries for excellence in their
respective fields?
A) Booker Prize
B) Noble Prize
C) Templeton Prize
D) Ramon Magsaysay Award
Answer & Explanation: Ramon Magsaysay Award is given only to
individuals and organizations of Asian countries.
Question Number 6: Who from amongst the following is the founder of
Facebook?
A) Steve Jobs
B) Steve James
C) Sabeer Bhatia
D) Mark Zuckerberg
Answer & Explanation: Mark Zuckerberg is the founder of Facebook.
Question Number 7: Which is the top gold producing country in the world?
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A) Saudi Arabia
B) China
C) Singapore
D) India
Answer & Explanation: China is the top gold producing country in the
world.
Question Number 8: Which Indian city is known as the Garden City?
A) Udaipur
B) Chandigarh
C) Srinagar
D) Bengaluru
Answer & Explanation: Bengaluru is known as the Garden City.
Question Number 9: Who amongst the following is the author of the
English novel The White Tiger?
A) Kiran Desai
B) V.S. Naipaul
C) Shashi Tharoor
D) Aravind Adiga
Answer & Explanation: Aravind Adiga is the author of the English novel
The White Tiger.
Question Number 10: World No Tobacco Day is observed every year on
______?
A) 31st January
B) 31st May
C) 31st July
D) 31st October
Answer & Explanation: World No Tobacco Day is observed every year
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Answer & Explanation: George Washington was the First President of the
United States of America.
Question Number 19: Who was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo?
A) Hitler
B) Napoleon
C) Mussolini
D) Bismarck
Answer & Explanation: Napoleon was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo.
Question Number 20: The Headquarters of the UNO is located at
_______?
A) New York
B) Geneva
C) Rome
D) Paris
Answer & Explanation: The Headquarters of the UNO is located at New
York.
Question Number 21: Which day is celebrated as the United Nations
Day?
A) 20th October
B) 24th October
C) 26th October
D) 28th October
Answer & Explanation: 24th October is celebrated as the United Nations
Day.
Question Number 22: Who invented the telescope?
A) Galileo
B) Edison
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D) Newton
Answer & Explanation: Galileo invented the telescope.
Question Number 23: Which is the Lower House of the State Assembly?
A) Rajya Sabha
B) Lok Sabha
C) Vidhan Sabha
D) Vishan Parishad
Answer & Explanation: Vidhan Sabha is the Lower House of the State
Assembly.
Question Number 24: Who among the following was not the president of
India?
A) Rajendra Prasad
B) Zakir Hussain
C) Fakruddin Ali Ahmed
D) Maulana Azad
Answer & Explanation: Maulana Azad was not the president of India.
Question Number 25: The minimum Age to become a member of the
Rajya Sabha is?
A) 25 years
B) 30 years
C) 35 years
D) 40 years
Answer & Explanation: The minimum Age to become a member of the
Rajya Sabha is 30 years.
Question Number 26: Who appoints the Chief Minister of State?
A) Prime Minister
B) President
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Question Number 39: Ratan Tata has recently decided to partner with
which Aviation company?
A) Thai Air
B) Singapore Airlines
C) Air Asia India
D) Air Malaysia
Answer & Explanation: Ratan Tata has recently decided to partner with
Singapore Airlines.
Question Number 40: Who among the following is not a badminton
player?
A) Saina Nehwal
B) Jwala Gutta
C) P.V. Sindhu
D) Somdev Devburman
Answer & Explanation: Somdev Devburman is not a badminton player.
Question Number 41: Tee, Par, Flagstick are associated with which of the
following games?
A) Golf
B) Squash
C) Billiards
D) Tennis
Answer & Explanation: Tee, Par, Flagstick are associated with Golf.
Question Number 42: Osama bin Laden was captured by the US Army in
which city of Pakistan?
A) Jalalabad
B) Abbottabad
C) Zaffrabad
D) Peshawar
Answer & Explanation: Osama bin Laden was captured by the US Army
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Question Number 43: Which famous freedom fighter was born at Lyallpur
Punjab Province of British India?
A) Jinnah
B) Bhagat Singh
C) Rajguru
D) Batukeshwar Dutt
Answer & Explanation: Bhagat Singh was born at Lyallpur Punjab
Province of British India.
Question Number 44: The rise of kerosene oil in wicks of lamps is due to
which property of liquids?
A) Capillary action
B) Viscosity
C) Elasticity
D) Flotation
Answer & Explanation: The rise of kerosene oil in wicks of lamps is due
Capillary action.
Question Number 45: Which freedom movement was initiated from
Bombay?
A) Quit India Movement
B) Civil Disobedience Movement
C) Non-Cooperation Movement
D) Rowlatt Satyagraha
Answer & Explanation: Rowlatt Satyagraha freedom movement was
initiated from Bombay.
Question Number 46: The filament of an electrical bulb is made out of
______?
A) Copper
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C) Tungsten
D) Alloy
Answer & Explanation: The filament of an electrical bulb is made out of
Tungsten.
Question Number 47: Which of the following instruments does not need to
blow air by mouth to play?
A) Flute
B) Banzo
C) Trumpet
D) French horn
Answer & Explanation: Banzo do not need to blow air by mouth to play.
Question Number 48: Which among the following festivals is not
celebrated during the months of March-April?
A) Holi
B) Easter
C) Durga Puja
D) Navroze
Answer & Explanation: Durga Puja is not celebrated during the months of
March-April.
Question Number 49: Which of the following is an Indian classical dance
form?
A) Chhau
B) Garba
C) Bhangra
D) Kuchipudi
Answer & Explanation: Kuchipudi is an Indian classical dance form.
Question Number 50: Who among the following is not a classical vocalist?
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B) Pt. Jasraj
C) Ustad Bismillah Khan
D) Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Answer & Explanation: Ustad Bismillah Khan is not a classical vocalist.
Question Number 51: The playback singer who is the recipient of Bharat
Ratna Award is ______?
A) Durga Khote
B) Asha Bhonsle
C) Kishore Kumar
D) Lata Mangeshkar
Answer & Explanation: Lata Mangeshkar is the recipient of Bharat Ratna
Award.
Question Number 52: Who among the following is a Silver medal winner
on Olympics?
A) Saina Nehwal
B) Mary Kom
C) Sushil Kumar
D) Leander Paes
Answer & Explanation: Sushil Kumar is a Silver medal winner on
Olympics.
Question Number 53: The places of worship Masjid, Gurdwara, Fire
temple are respectively related to ______?
A) Islam, Jainism, Zoroastrianism
B) Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism
C) Islam, Sikhism, Jainism
D) Islam, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism
Answer & Explanation: The places of worship Masjid, Gurdwara, Fire
temple are respectively related to Islam, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism.
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A) New Delhi
B) Lucknow
C) Amritsar
D) Chandigarh
Answer & Explanation: Lucknow is located on the banks of Gomti river.
Question Number 71: Which of the following rivers is not a tributary of the
Indus?
A) Jhelum
B) Yamuna
C) Ravi
D) Chenab
Answer & Explanation: Yamuna is not a tributary of the Indus.
Question Number 72: Which is not a BRICS country?
A) China
B) India
C) Brazil
D) Singapore
Answer & Explanation: Singapore is not a BRICS country.
Question Number 73: According to 2011 Census, the population density
of our country is _____?
A) 324 persons per square kilometre
B) 340 persons per square kilometre
C) 375 persons per square kilometre
D) 382 persons per square kilometre
Answer & Explanation: 382 persons per square kilometre
Question Number 74: Who is Prashant Bhushan?
A) Eminent Film Star
B) Eminent Physician www.study-places.com General Knowledge e-book Volume II
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C) Eminent Singer
D) Eminent Lawyer
Answer & Explanation: Prashant Bhushan is an Eminent Lawyer.
Question Number 75: Which is not a restaurant chain?
A) Nirulas
B) Punjabi by Nature
C) Dominoes
D) Wal-Mart
Answer & Explanation: Wal-Mart is not a restaurant chain.
Question Number 76: The Northern Plains of India is covered by _____?
A) Red soil
B) Black soil
C) Literite soil
D) Alluvial soil
Answer & Explanation: The Northern Plains of India is covered by alluvial
soil.
Question Number 77: Which mountain pass connects Himachal Pradesh
to Ladakh?
A) Nathu La Pass
B) Zojila Pass
C) Rohtang Pass
D) Khyber Pass
Answer & Explanation: Rohtang Pass connects Himachal Pradesh to
Ladakh.
Question Number 78: Akbarnama was written by _____?
A) Birbal
B) Kalhan
C) Abul Fazl www.study-places.com General Knowledge e-book Volume II
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D) Ibn Batuta
Answer & Explanation: Akbarnama was written by Abul Fazl.
Question Number 79: Indica was a famous book written by _____?
A) Megasthenes
B) Amir Khusro
C) Ibn Batuta
D) Fa-Hien
Answer & Explanation: Indica was a famous book written by
Megasthenes.
Question Number 80: Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was a failure because
_______?
A) he was mad
B) he transferred his capital city
C) he killed his father
D) he was not a practical statesman
Answer & Explanation: Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was a failure because
he was not a practical statesman.
Question Number 81: In which year was the Third Battle of Panipat
fought?
A) 1556
B) 1630
C) 1761
D) 1769
Answer & Explanation: The third Battle of Panipat fought in 1761.
Question Number 82: Who refused his Knighthood after the Jallianwala
Bagh massacre?
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A) Governor of RBI
B) Finance Secretary of India
C) Finance Minister of India
D) None of these
Answer & Explanation: Governor of RBI name is written on ten rupees
note.
Question Number 92: If speed of rotation of earth increases, then mass of
earth would _____?
A) Decrease
B) Increase
C) No effect
D) May increase or decrease depends upon the speed of rotation
Answer & Explanation: If speed of rotation of earth increases, then mass
of earth would have No effect.
Question Number 93: Monetary Policy in India is formulated by
A) Finance Ministry
B) RBI
C) SEBI
D) CLB
Answer & Explanation: RBI
Question Number 94: Acid and base combine to form ______?
A) Salt & Water
B) Base & Water
C) Acid & Water
D) None of these
Answer & Explanation: Acid and base combine to form Salt & Water.
Question Number 95: Radio waves reflect back from which layer?
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B) Stratosphere
C) Mesosphere
D) Ionosphere
Answer & Explanation: Ionosphere
Question Number 96: If lime is added to the soil, then ______?
A) Acidity of soil increases
B) Acidity of soil decreases
C) Salinity of soil increases
D) None of these
Answer & Explanation: If lime is added to the soil, then Acidity of soil
decreases.
Question Number 97: If a ship comes to sea water from river water, then
its bottom will ______?
A) Rises due to buoyancy
B) Rise in water due to more mass
C) Same in both sea or river water
D) None of these
Answer & Explanation: If a ship comes to sea water from river water, then
its bottom will Rises due to buoyancy.
Question Number 98: Liver digests _____?
A) Proteins
B) Fats
C) Amino Acids
D) Water
Answer & Explanation: Liver digests Fats.
Question Number 99: Which of the following does not excrete waste from
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B) Liver
C) Large intestine
D) Kidney
Answer & Explanation: Liver does not excrete waste from the body.
Question Number 100: Rickets is due to the deficiency of which?
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin C
C) Vitamin D
D) Vitamin B
Answer & Explanation: Rickets is due to the deficiency of Vitamin D.