Combination of questions

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

SHEET 1

1)Who wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet"?

A) Charles Dickens
B) William Shakespeare
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
D) George Orwell

Answer: B) William Shakespeare

2) In which novel does the character Harry Potter make his first appearance?
A) "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien
B) "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
C) "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
D) "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger
Answer: C) "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

3)What literary genre is known for using humor and exaggeration to criticize and ridicule
individuals or society?
A) Tragedy
B) Satire
C) Epic
D) Romance
Answer: B) Satire

4)What term describes the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a
sentence or phrase (e.g., "She sells seashells by the seashore")?
A) Alliteration
B) Onomatopoeia
C) Assonance
D) Consonance
Answer: A) Alliteration

5)In literature, what do we call a character who is the opposite of the protagonist and often
serves as an antagonist or foil?
A) Protagonist
B) Deuteragonist
C) Antihero
D) Antagonist
Answer: D) Antagonist
6)In literature, what is the term for a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or
idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance?
A) Allusion
B) Symbolism
C) Foreshadowing
D) Hyperbole
Answer: A) Allusion

7)What is the term for a poem or song expressing sorrow or lamentation, often for someone
who has died?
A) Sonnet
B) Elegy
C) Ode
D) Ballad
Answer: B) Elegy

8)What is the term for the emotional atmosphere or tone created by a work?
A) Plot
B) Setting
C) Mood
D) Theme
Answer: C) Mood

9)Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

A) Earth
B) Venus
C) Mars
D) Jupiter
Answer: C) Mars

10)What is the capital of France?

A) Berlin
B) London
C) Paris
D) Rome
Answer: C) Paris

11)What is the largest mammal in the world?

A) Elephant
B) Blue whale
C) Giraffe
D) Lion
Answer: B) Blue whale
12)How many continents are there on Earth?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
Answer: D) 7

13)What is the largest ocean on Earth?

A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Arctic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
Answer: D) Pacific Ocean

14)Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?

A) China
B) South Korea
C) Japan
D) Thailand
Answer: C) Japan

15)Which gas is responsible for the green color of plants?

A) Oxygen
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Chlorophyll
D) Nitrogen
Answer: C) Chlorophyll

SHEET 2

1)What is the capital of Australia?

a) Sydney

b) Melbourne

c) Canberra

d) Perth

Correct answer: c) Canberra

2)Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a) Vincent van Gogh

b) Pablo Picasso

c) Leonardo da Vinci

d) Michelangelo

Correct answer: c) Leonardo da Vinci

3)Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?

a) China

b) South Korea

c) Japan

d) Thailand

Correct answer: c) Japan

4)What is the largest ocean in the world?

a) Atlantic Ocean

b) Indian Ocean

c) Arctic Ocean

d) Pacific Ocean

Correct answer: d) Pacific Ocean

5)Who invented the telephone?

a) Thomas Edison

b) Alexander Graham Bell

c) Nikola Tesla

d) Isaac Newton

Correct answer: b) Alexander Graham Bell

6)What is the largest organ in the human body?

a) Heart

b) Liver

c) Brain

d) Skin

Correct answer: d) Skin

7)Who painted the famous artwork "The Starry Night"?

a) Salvador Dalí

b) Pablo Picasso

c) Vincent van Gogh

d) Claude Monet
Correct answer: c) Vincent van Gogh

8)India is a federal union comprising twenty-eight states and how many union
territories?

a)6

b)7

c)8

d)9

Answer: c) 8

9)What is the state flower of Haryana?

A. Lotus

B. Rhododendron

C. Golden Shower

D. Not Declared

Ans: A) Lotus

10)Who among the following wrote Sanskrit grammar?

(a) Kalidasa
(b) Charak
(c) Panini
(d) Aryabhatt
 Answer: (c) Panini

11) The metal whose salts are sensitive to light is?

(a) Zinc
(b) Silver
(c) Copper
(d) Aluminum

Answer: b) Silver

12)Patanjali is well known for the compilation of –

(a) Yoga Sutra
(b) Panchatantra
(c) Brahma Sutra
(d) Ayurveda

Answer: a) Yoga Sutra

13)The country that has the highest in Barley Production?

(a) China
(b) India
(c) Russia
(d) France

Answer: c) Russia

14)Tsunamis are not caused by

(a) Hurricanes
(b) Earthquakes
(c) Undersea landslides
(d) Volcanic eruptions

Answer: a) Hurricanes

15)Volcanic eruption do not occur in the

(a) Baltic sea
(b) Black sea
(c) Caribbean sea
(d) Caspian sea

Answer: a) Baltic sea

SHEET 3

1)The hottest planet in the solar system?

(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Mars
(d) Jupiter

Answer: b) Venus

2) Where was the electricity supply first introduced in India –

(a) Mumbai
(b) Dehradun
(c) Darjeeling
(d) Chennai

Answer: c) Darjeeling

3)Which of the following is related to Bharat Nirman Scheme?

(a) Foodgrain production self sufficiency
(b) Family welfare programme
(c) Infrastructure development
(d) Employment generation program

Answer: c) Infrastructure development

4)Which one of the following ports is the oldest port in India?

(a) Mumbai Port
(b) Chennai Port
(c) Kolkata Port
(d) Vishakhapatnam Port

Answer: b) Chennai Port

5)Which of the following is not a nuclear power center?

(a) Narora
(b) Kota
(c) Chamera
(d) Kakrapara

Answer: c) Chamera
6)Galileo was an Italian astronomer who
A.developed the telescope
B.discovered four satellites of Jupiter
C.discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time
measurement
D.All of the above

Answer: d) All of the above

7)First Afghan War took place in

A.1839
B.1848
C.1843
D.1833

Answer: a) 1839

8)Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as

A.Ku-Klux-Klan
B.Democratic Party
C.Labour Party
D.Nazi Party

Answer: d) Nazi Party

9)FFC stands for

A.Federation of Football Council
B.Film Finance Corporation
C.Foreign Finance Corporation
D.None of the above

Answer: b)Film Finance Corporation

10)Friction can be reduced by changing from

A.rolling to sliding
B.sliding to rolling
C.dynamic to static
D.potential energy to kinetic energy

Answer: b) sliding to rolling

11) First China War was fought between

A.China and Egypt
B.China and Greek
C.China and Britain
D.China and France

Answer: c) China and Britain

12) Entomology is the science that studies

A. The origin and history of technical and scientific terms
B. Behavior of human beings
C. Insects
D. The formation of rocks

Answer: c) Insects
13) Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion?
A.Taoism
B.Shintoism
C.Judaism
D.Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)

Answer: d)Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)

14)For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball

court are
A.27 m x 16 m
B.28 m x 15 m
C.26 m x 14 m
D.28 m x 16 m

Answer: b) 28 m x 15 m

15)Film and TV institute of India is located at

A.Pune (Maharashtra)
B.Pimpri (Maharashtra)
C.Perambur (Tamilnadu)
D.Rajkot (Gujarat)

Answer: a) Pune (Maharashtra)

SHEET 4
1)Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge
Cup are awarded to winners of
A.Basketball
B.Tennis
C.Cricket
D.Volleyball

Answer: d) Vollyball

2)Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on
A.June 8
B.June 18
C.May 8
D.May 18

Answer: c) May 8

3)During World War II, when did Germany attack France?

A.1940
B.1941
C.1942
D.1943

Answer: a) 1940

4)First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christian Bernard

on Louis Washkansky, was conducted in
A.1958
B.1922
C.1967
D.1968

Answer: c) 1967

5)For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

A.Literature, Peace and Economics
B.Physics and Chemistry
C.Physiology or Medicine
D.All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above

6)Where can Coral reefs be found in India?

a) The Malabar Coast
b) Rameshwaram
c) Trivandrum
d) Mahabalipuram

Answer: b) Rameshwaram

7)The United Nations Organization has its Headquarters at

a) Bali
b) Hague
c) New York, USA
d) Washington DC

Answer: New York, USA

8)Objects at the surface of water can be viewed from a submarine under
water by using this instrument.
a) Stethescope
b) Periscope
c) Kaleidoscope
d) Telescope

Answer: b) Periscope

9)Professor Amartya Sen received the Nobel Prize in this field.

a) Literature
b) Electronics
c) Economics
d) Geology

Answer: c) Economics

10)Which of the following musical instruments is played by Amjad Ali Khan?

a) Veena
b) Tabla
c) Sarod
d) Guitar

Answer: c) Sarod

11)Greta Garbo is associated with

a) Classical dance
b) Music
c) Acting
d) Literature

Answer: c) Acting

12)Ms. Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi has the distinction of being the first lady
a) Prime minister of Pakisthan
b) Judge of the District Court
c) Chief Minister of a State
d) Judge of Supreme Court

Answer: Judge of Supreme Court

13)Who created the famous Rock Garden of Chandigarh?

a) Gaudi
b) Saarinen
c) Krishnarao Jaisim
d) Nek Chand

Answer: Nek Chand

14)The ‘Lady with the Lamp’ was the name given to?
a) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
b) Queen Elizabeth
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Princess Diana

Answer: Florence Nightingale

15)The biggest part of the brain is
a) Spinal cord
b) Cerebellum
c) Cerebrum
d) Brain Stem

Answer: c) Cerebrum

SHEET 5

1)NASA’s most famous space telescope goes by the name?

a) Muble Satellite Telescope
b) Hubble Space Telescope
c) Humble Space Telescope
d) Galaxy Satellite Telescope

Answer: b) Hubble Space Telescope

2)At room temperature, which is the only metal that is in liquid form?
a) Iron
b) Aluminum
c) Mercury
d) Silver

Answer: c) Mercury

3)This scientist is well known for his theory of relativity. Who is he?
a) Thomas Alva Edison
b) Albert Einstein
c) Marconi
d) James Watt

Answer: b) Albert Einstein

4)A change of the DNA of an organism resulting in a new trait is known as a

________.
a) Mitosis
b) Meiosis
c) Mutation
d) Morphosis

Answer: c) Mutation

5)G20 Summit 2017 held at—

a) Berlin
b) Paris
c) London
d) Hamburg

Answer: d) Hamburg

6)SCO Summit 2017 was held at—

a) Astana
b) Honkong
c) Moscow
d) Shanghai
 Answer: a) Astana

7)The Book “The Ministry of utmost happiness” is written by-

a) Vikram Seth
b) Anita Desai
c) Kaavya Viswanathan
d) Arundhati Roy

Answer: d) Arundhati Roy

8)According to Swachh Survekshan 2017 ranking of the following city in

India?
a) Mysuru
b) Bhopal
c) Indore
d) Visakhapatnam (Vizag)

Answer: c) Indore

9)Which of the following Company buy eBay’s Indian operation?

a) Amazon
b) Flipkart
c) Snapdeal
d) PayTM

Answer: b) Flipkart
10)Of the following diseases which one is caused by inspect bite?
a) Dengue
b) Scurvy
c) Pneumonia
d) Asthma

Answer: a) Dengue

11)Which of the following countries has launched the DAMPE (Dark matter
of explore) satellite?
1) China
2) Russia
3) Japan
4) USA

Answer: a) China

12)White rust is an important fungal disease of—

a) Wheat
b) Mustard
c) Rice
d) Bajra

Answer: b) Mustard

13)The unit of electrical resistance of a conductor is—

a) farad
b) volt
c) ampere
d) ohm

Answer: d) ohm

14)Which organ of the human body does the Alzheimer’s disease affect?
a) Ear
b) Brain
c) Eye
d) Stomach

Answer: b) Brain

15)Which of the following countries has approved world’s first dengue

vaccine?
a) United Kingdom
b) Canada
c) Mexico
4) France

Answer: c) Mexico

SHEET 6

1)Which of the following flight infection in the body?

a) RBC
b) WBC
c) Blood Plasma
d) Heamoglobin

Answer: b) WBC

2)Anthophobia is fear of which of the following?

a) Boss
b) Fire
c) Flowers
d) Dogs

Answer: c) Flowers

3)Which of the following is the largest air pollutant?

a) Carbon dioxide
b) Carbon monoxide
c) Sulphur dioxide
d) Hydrocarbons

Answer: b) Carbon monoxide

4)In binary code, the number 7 is written by-

a) 110
b) 111
c) 101
d) 100

Answer: b) 111
5)The Atomic Nucleus was discovered by—
a) Rutherford
b) Dalton
c) Einstein
d) Thompson

Answer: a) Rutherford

6)Clove is obtained from—

a) Root
b) Stem
c) Fruit
d) Flower bud

Answer: d) Flower bud

7)Deficiency of which of the following vitamins causes.the disease of slow

blood clotting?
a) Vitamin C
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin E
d) Vitamin K

Answer: d) Vitamin K

8)Which is the famous International dance?

a) Romantic Dance
b) Bibhu
c) Odissi
d) Chau

Answer: d) Chau

9)Samba dance is famous in—

a) Brazil
b) Peru
c) Argentina
d) Mexico

Answer: a) Brazil

10)Rouff is a folk dance. It has its original in?

1) Assam
2) Mizoram
3) Kashmir
4) Himachal Pradesh

Answer: c) Kashmir

11)Fathometer is used to measure

a)Rainfall
b)Ocean depth
c)Sound intensity
d)Earthquakes

Answer: b) Ocean depth

12)Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was
a)a German Physicist
b)devised temperature scale
c)developed the mercury thermometer in 1714
d)All of the above

Answer: d) All of the above

13)Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army ?
a)Gen. K.M. Cariappa
b)Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji
c)Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari
d)None of the above

Answer: Gen. K.M. Cariappa

14)For galvanizing iron which of the following metals is used?

a)Lead
b)Aluminium
c)Copper
d)Zinc

Answer: d) Zinc

15) Dr. Zakir Hussain was

a)first vice president of India
b)first speaker of Lok Sabha
c)the first Muslim president of India
d)first president of Indian National Congress

Answer: c)the first Muslim president of India