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GENERAL AWARENESS QUIZ

Contributed by Administrator Friday, 08 August 2008 Last Updated Friday, 08 August 2008

GENERAL AWARENESS QUIZ Directions for Qs. 1 – 50: Read the following questions carefully, one of the following four options represents its correct answer. Choose the correct answer:

1. Which of the following places served as a pleasure island for the Sultan of Bijapur? (a) Daman(b) Lakshadwee Goa(d) Mangalore 2. Who among the following has been bestowed with the 'Gandhi Peace Prize' by the Government of India? (a) Pope John Paul(b) Kofi Annan(c) Nelson Mandela(d) Bill Clinton 3. Which Mughal Emperor was deported to Rangoon by the British? (a) Akbar Shah I(b) Bahadur Shah I(c) S Jahan(d) Bahadur Shah II 4. Ellora in Aurangabad (Maharashtra) is famous for ancient caves representing Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. Of these, the largest number pertains to (a) Buddhism(b) Hinduism(c) Jainism(d) Zoarastrianism 5. Which former Indian President died as a result of a road accident? (a) Faqruddin Ali Ahmed(b) R.Venkatraman Giani Zail Singh(d) Rajendra Prasad 6. Which of the following rivers is most mentioned in the early Vedic literature? (a) Ganga(b) Saraswati(c) Ya Sindhu 7. Which British Governor-General was responsible for the introduction of Railways in India? (a) Lord Cornwallis(b) Dalhousie(c) Lord Clive(d) Lord Warren Hastings 8. Which former President had the unique distinction of getting two consecutive terms in office? (a) Dr Rajendra Prasad(b) Dr Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed(c) Dr Zakir Hussain(d) Giani Zail Singh 9. The famous writer Uma Shankar Joshi is associated with (a) Marathi(b) Gujarati(c) Bengali(d) Oriya 10. The term 'Nastaliq' refers to (a) Persian script used in Medieval times(b) Cess levied by the Mughal rulers on cultivators(c) Manual of code of conduct for the Ulemas(d) A raga composed by Tansen 11. Which famous national leader of India has written books on the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates and the ancient Roman king Marcus Aurelius? (a) C.Rajagopalachari(b) Jawaharlal Nehru(c) Mahatma Gandhi(d) Bal Gangadhar 12. Kautilya and Panani were the products of which one of the following ancient Indian universities? (a) Taxila(b) Vallabhi(c) Vikramashila(d) Nalanda 13. Which of the following places in India was ruled by the Ahoms for more than 600 years? (a) Arunachal Pradesh(b) Assam(c) Tripura(d) 14. Some Indian archaeologists claim that the earliest earthquake in the Indian Suncontinent took place at the Harrapan site of (a) Kalibangan(b) Dholavira(c) Lothal(d) Mohenjodaro 15. In which year was the Air India launched? (a) 1932(b) 1942(c) 1950(d) 1947 16. The 'Zamorins' ruled over (a) Mysore(b) Jammu(c) Malabar Coast(d) Gujarat Coast 17. The mausoleum of Babar is located in (a) India(b) Afghanistan(c) Pakistan(d) Iran 18. In which city would you find the "Raymond's Tomb"? (a) Mumbai(b) Ahmedabad(c) Hyderabad(d) Chen 19. The DILWARA TEMPLES at Mount Abu are dedicated to (a) Adinath(b) Mahavira(c) Bahubali(d) Gauta 20. The 'Toli Masjid' is located at (a) Chennai(b) Mumbai(c) Old Delhi(d) Hyderabad 21. The word 'Hindu' as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by (a) Greeks(b) Romans(c) Arab Chinese 22. The Book 'Big Egos, Small Men' is written by (a) Kapil Sibal(b) Soli Sorabjee(c) Ram Jethmalani(d) Man 23. The election to the --------President of India was held in July 2007. (a) 11th(b) 13th(c) 10th(d) 12th 24. Rabindra Nath Tagore composed the National Anthem of (a) India and Bangladesh(b) India(c) Bangladesh Bangladesh and Nepal 25. Which of these cities has the maximum number of historical monuments? (a) Kolkata(b) Delhi(c) Mumbai(d 26. Who among the following is the Vice-President who passed away while in office? (a) Dr. Zakir Husain(b) Shri K Kant(c) Shri Gopal Swarup Pathak(d) Shri B. D. Jatti 27. The Governors of how many states/ union territories are retired lieutenant Generals? (a) One(b) Two(c) Th 28. The Governor of Delhi is (a) Shri S.C. Jami(b) Shri B. L. Joshi(c) Shri A. R. Kidwai(d) Shri R. L. Bhatia 29. Shri T. N. Chaturvedi is the Governor of (a) Tamilnadu(b) Kerala(c) Karnataka(d) Andhra Pradesh 30. Who is the only Vice- President to have served for a period of ten years? (a) Shri R. Venkatraman(b) Shri K. R. Narayanan(c) Shri V. V. Giri(d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 31. How many of the former presidents of India have been awarded the Bharat Ratna? (a) Only one(b) Four(c) All 32. Two of the Presidents died while in Office. One of them is Dr. Zakir Husain. The other is (a) Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed(b) Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy(c) Justice M. Hidayatullah(d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 33. He served as the country’s eighth President during the years 2002-2007. Who is he? (a) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma(b) Shri Giani Zail Singh(c) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam(d) None of the above 34. All of the following presidents served as Vice-presidents before taking up office as the president except for (a) Dr. S Radhakrishnan(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad(c) Shri V.V.Giri(d) Shri B.D. Jatti
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35. All of the Following Vice-Presidents went on to serve as Presidents except for (a) Shri G. S. Pathak(b) Justice M Hidayatullah(c) Shri R. Venkatraman(d) Shri Shankar Dayal SharmaQuiz Based on Olympics36. In which year was first modern Olympics conducted? (a) 1892(b) 1896(c) 1902(d) 1894 37. What is the significance behind the choice of colours for the Olympic rings? (a) The five colours represent the five continents(b) All other colours can be formed using the five colours(c) At least one of the five colours is found in the flag of every nation(d) The choice of colours has no significance. 38. Where were the 1984 Olympics held? (a) Los Angeles(b) Atlanta(c) Barcelona(d) Lausanne 39. When are the paralympics held? (a) Immediately before the summer Olympics(b) Immediately after the summe Olympics(c) Along with the winter Olympics(d) Exactly between the summer and winter Olympics 40. How many gold medals did the USA win in the Athens Olympics? (a) 43(b) 25(c) 16(d) 35 41. Where is the next winter Olympics to be held? (a) Beijing(b) Stockholm(c) Canada(d) Rome 42. How many athletes have won medals in both the summer Olympics and in the paralympics? (a) One(b) None(c Two(d) None of these. 43. How many sports will be represented in the Beijing Olympics 2008? (a) 33(b) 28(c) 49(d) 62 44. According to the Olympic charter, which of the following is not a mission of the Olympic committee? (a) Promotion o women in sport(b) Choice of host city(c) Protection of the environment(d) All of the above are important missions 45. Which of the following organisations is not a part of the Olympic movement?. (a) International Olympic committee(b International sports federations(c) International sponsors of Olympic events(d) Organizing committees of Olympic games 46. The official Logo of the Beijing 2008 is (a) Dancing Beijing(b) Fuwa Beijing(c) Sports of China(d) None 47. The slogan of Beijing 2008 is (a) One Dream of the world(b) The chinas dream Olympics(c) One World One Dream(d) None of these 48. The upcoming games in Beijing are planned to comprise of (a) 200 events in 21 sports(b) 302 events in 28 spo 300 events in 30 sports(d) None of these 49. The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the (a) Games of the XXIX Olympiad(b) The Game of olympiad Games of the XX Olympiad(d) None of these 50. Which city hosted the first modern olympic games held in 1896? (a) Athens(b) London(c) Paris(d) Ams Answer Key 1. c2. c3. d4. b5. c6. d7. b8. a9. b10. a11. a12. a25. b26. b27. d28. b29. c30. d31. b32. a33. c34. b35. a36. b37. a38. b49. a50. a

Solution for puzzles of enriCH Vol.–VI/I–6. 1. ClueLHSRHSIGreen CupRed CupIICoinBeanIIIShellBlue CupIVBlue CupBean By combining the above clues we ca make the following arrangement Position123CupGreenBlueRedObjectsShellCoinBean 2. At the start of the game, the frog must resist the

temptation to chase directly after the fly. Instead the frog should move around the big outside loop. 3. First place the 8cm stick and position 3 cm stick just above the 8 cm stick from it’s left corner. Then keep shifting the 3 cm stick to the right till the right corner of 3 cm stick gets passed the right corner of 8 cm stick.Then shift the 8 cm stick to the right and then once again shift 3 cm stick to the right. The point on the 8 cm stick which is just below the right corner of 3 cm stick is the middle point of 8 cm stick. 4. To make four squares of equal size the two match sticks (shown dotted) should be moved to the new position (shown in dark). 5. The below figure can be divided in to four fields of equal area as highlighted.

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