Basic General Knowledge Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many languages and dialects are spoken by people all over the world?

A. 6,000
B. 9,000
C. 4,000
D. 1,000
2. Approximately, how many people speak Chinese language?
A. 1 billion
B. 1 million
C. 1 lakh
D. 1 thousand
3. The language with the richest vocabulary is:
A. Hindi
B. French
C. English
D. German
4. English Language have more than ?? words:
A. 4,50,000
B. 45,000
C. 4,500
D. 450
5. The oldest Indian language is:
A. Telugu
B. Hindu
C. Tamil
D. Punjabi
6. Which book has been printed in the maximum number of languages and these scripts?
A. The Bible
B. Hiraka Sutra
C. The Super Book
D. None of these
7. The only religious book ever printed in a shorthand scripts is:
A. The Ramayana
B. The Mahabharata
C. The bible
D. Guru Granth Sahib
8. The oldest printed work in the world, which dates back to AD 868 is:
A. The Bible
B. The Hirake Sutra
C. The Ramayana
D. The Mahabharata
9. The largest book, the super book, is ?? and weight is ??
A. 270 cm, 300 cm, 252 kg.
B. 100 cm, 110 cm, 100 kg.
C. 200 cm, 100 cm, 60 kg.
D. None of these
10. Les Hommes de bonne volonté is the:
A. Longest novel ever published
B. Shortest novel every published
C. The oldest novel
D. None of these
11. The author of the play/book ?Ratnawali? is:
A. Tulsidas
B. Kalidas
C. Harsha Vardhan
D. Prem Chand
12. Which of the following in the book/play written by Maithili Sharan Gupt?
A. Saket
B. Satyartha Prakash
C. Shakuntala
D. Savitri
13. The book ?Satyartha Prakash? was written by:
A. Swami Dayanand
B. Swami Vivekanand
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Kalidas
14. The play/book ?Shakuntala? was written by:
A. Maithili Sharan gupt
B. Swami Dayanand
C. Kalidas
D. Tulsidas
15. Which of the following is the author of ?Song of India, The?:
A. Firdausi
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
16. The author of the book ?Time machine? is:
A. Lewis Carroll
B. Robert Louis Stevenson
C. Charles Lamb
D. H.G. Wells
17. Which of the following book was written by Tulsidas:
A. Vinay Patrika
B. Ramcharitmanas
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Yashodhara
18. The book ?Vish Vriksha? was written by:
A. Bankimchandra Chatterjee
B. Annie Basant
C. Tulsidas
D. Kalidas
19. The book ?We Indians? was written by:
A. H.G. Wells
B. Khushwant Singh
C. James Jeans
D. Thomas Moore
20. Which of he following is he author of play/book ?Yashodhara?:
A. Maithili Sharan Gupt
B. Khushwant Singh
C. Bankimchandra Chatterjee
D. Sarojini Naidu
21. Dhyan Chand was:
A. A great hockey player
B. Captained he Indian hockey team which won a gold medal in 1936 Berlin Olympics
C. Scored 101 goals at the Olympic games and 300 goals in the international matches.
D. All the statements are correct
22. Who developed the small pox vaccination?
A. Eduard Jenner
B. Alexander Fleming
C. Albert Einstein
D. None of these
23. Euclid was:
A. Greek mathematician
B. Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry
C. Propounded the geometrical theosems
D. All the statements are correct
24. Fa-hien was:
A. The first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya
B. The discover of Puerto Rico and Jamaica
C. The first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit China
D. None of these
25. Firdausi was:
A. A person poet
B. Well known for his epic ?Sharnama?
C. Both are correct
D. None of these
26. Who is also known as the ?Lady with the Lamp??
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Rani Laxmibai
D. Bachendri Pal
27. Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was:
A. A German Physicist
B. Developed the mercury thermometer in 1714
C. Devised temperature scale
D. All are correct
28. Galileo was an Italian astronomer who:
A. Developed the telescope
B. Discovered 4 satellites of Jupiter
C. Discovered that the movement of the pendulum produces a regular time measurement.
D. All are correct
29. Who is known as the father of English poetry?
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. John Milton
C. John Keats
D. None of these
30. The American General who led the revolt against the British & declared American independence was:
A. George Washington
B. Bill Clinton
C. George Bush
D. None of these
31. Marco Polo
A. Discovered Greenland
B. Traveled three China, India and other parts of Asia
C. Traveled round the cape of Good Hope
D. Discovered Canada
32. Who landed on the mainland of South America for the First time?
A. Discovered Greenland
B. Landed on the mainland of south America
C. Discovered the sea route from Europe to India.
D. None of these
33. Who was first to sail sound the strait, reached the Philippines and named the Pacific Ocean?
A. Ferdinand Magelion
B. Jacques Carter
C. William Janszoom
D. Vasco da Gama
34. Who discovered Australia?
A. Eric the Red
B. Leif Ericsson
C. William Janszoom
D. None of these
35. Who located the magnetic pole?
A. Sir James Clark
B. Rear Admiral
C. Sir John Ross
D. All the above
36. Who was first to reach the South Pole?
A. Rear Admiral
B. Capt. Amundsen
C. Capt. R. E. Scett
D. Sir Edmund Hillary
37. Who was the first to cross the Antarctic?
A. Sir Vivian Fuchs & sir Edmund Hillary
B. Maj. Yuri Gagarin and Maj. Gherman Titor
C. Capt. R. E. Scott
D. All of these
38. Who were the first to journey into space?
A. Maj. Yori Gagarin and maj. Gherman Titor from Russia
B. Comm. Grissom and Col john Glenn from America
C. Both are correct
D. None of these
39. Who was the first man to ?Walk? in space?
A. Col. Leonor from Russia
B. Major White from America
C. Both of these
D. None of these
40. Who were the first to circle the moon?
A. Frank boreman, Bill Anders and Jim Lovell
B. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin
C. Charles Conrad and Alan Bean
D. None of these
41. ?Arena? is the special name for playground of:
A. Cricket
B. Lawn Tennis
C. Wrestling
D. Skating
42. The national sport of Canada is:
A. Tennis and cricket
B. Lacrosse
C. Judo
D. Rugby and Football
43. Badminton is the national sport at:
A. Malaysia
B. Scotland
C. China
D. Former soviet Union
44. Where is the Vallabhbhai Patel stadium located?
A. Kolkata
B. Mumbai
C. Chennai
D. Delhi
45. Where is the sports stadium, Green Park, located?
A. Kanpur
B. Jamshedpur
C. Cuttack
D. Patiala
46. For which of the following disciplines in Nobel Prize awarded?
A. Physics and chemistry
B. Physiology or Medicine
C. Literature, Peace and Economics
D. All the above
47. On which date is Nobel Prize awarded?
A. December 10
B. January 10
C. April 10
D. July 10
48. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awarded the Noble Prize in:
A. Physics
B. Economics
C. Chemistry
D. (a) and (c)
49. The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for:
A. Economics
B. Peace
C. Medicine
D. Literature
50. Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes individually for:
A. Chemistry in 1954, peace prize in 1962
B. Peace prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962
C. Physics in 154, Medicine in 1962
D. Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962

Answers
1. b 2. a 3. c 4. a 5. c
6. a 7. c 8. b 9. a 10. a
11. c 12. a 13. a 14. c 15. b
16. d 17. c 18. a 19. b 20. a
21. d 22. a 23. d 24. a 25. c
26. a 27. d 28. d 29. a 30. a
31. b 32. b 33. a 34. c 35. d
36. b 37. a 38. c 39. c 40. a
41. c 42. b 43. a 44. b 45. a
46. d 47. a 48. d 49. b 50. a

LATEST GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS

1. Which Indian city has been awarded Sustainable Transport Award (STA) 2010 ?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Mumbai
Ans : (B)

2. The target set for ensuring FDI inflow into India by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry stands at—
(A) $ 95 billion
(B) $ 100 billion
(C) $ 110 billion
(D) $ 115 billion
Ans : (B)

3. Agni-III missile successfully test- fired on—
(A) January 5, 2010
(B) December 31, 2009
(C) February 7, 2010
(D) February 12, 2010
Ans : (C)


4. The G7 Finance Ministers Summit was held on February 5-6, 2010 at—
(A) Iqaluit (Canada)
(B) New Delhi (India)
(C) Beijing (China)
(D) London (England)
Ans : (A)

5. Direct Tax Collections of the Union Government during April-December 2009 show a growth of—
(A) Negative 8•5%
(B) Positive 8•5%
(C) Almost no growth
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

6. The Reserve Bank of India on January 29, 2010 increased mandatory cash reserve of banks by—
(A) 25 basis points
(B) 50 basis points
(C) 75 basis points
(D) 85 basis points
Ans : (C)

7. Recently India signed an agreement for collaboration on road sector with—
(A) Indonesia
(B) Myanmar
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Malaysia
Ans : (D)

8. The 74th Conference of the Presiding Officers of Legislative bodies was held in—
(A) Kolkata
(B) Patna
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Bhopal
Ans : (D)

9. The fifth ASEAN Education Minister Meeting was held on January 28, 2010 at—
(A) Cebu
(B) Sierra Leone
(C) Singapore
(D) Beijing
Ans : (A)

10. Viktor Yanukovych has won the Presidential Election in/of—
(A) Russia
(B) Ukraine
(C) France
(D) Kazakhstan
Ans : (B)

11. Who has been elected as the first women President of Costa Rica ?
(A) Laura Chinchilla
(B) Cristina Kirchner
(C) Violeta Chamorrow
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

12. Which of the following states of India has been given the Sanskrit language as status of second official language ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Bihar
Ans : (B)

13. Which of the following films has won the ‘Golden Conch’ award for the best documentary in the 11th Mumbai International Film Festival ?
(A) 17 August
(B) My Name is Khan
(C) The Spell
(D) The Sun Behind the Clouds
Ans : (A)

14. Who has been appointed as Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA) ?
(A) S. C. Sinha
(B) R.V. Raju
(C) S. Balaji
(D) Loknath Behera
Ans : (A)

15. The newly elected President of Bharatiya Janata Party is—
(A) Rajnath Singh
(B) Sushama Swaraj
(C) Nitin Gadkari
(D) Arun Jaitley
Ans : (C)

16. India’s 18th Nuclear Power Plant has begun its commercial operations at—
(A) Rawatbhata (Rajasthan)
(B) Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu)
(C) Tarapur (Maharashtra)
(D) Kaiga (Karnataka)
Ans : (A)

17. Recently, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Partners Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Oil India Ltd. (OIL) have bagged a bid to develop a major crude oil block in—
(A) Spain
(B) Venezuela
(C) Ethiopia
(D) Bahrain
Ans : (B)

98. The head of newly constituted National Innovation Council is—
(A) Sam Pitroda
(B) K. Kasturirangan
(C) Samir Brahmachari
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

19. Union Cabinet recently cleared the Bill to protect—
(A) Minorities
(B) Scheduled Castes
(C) Whistle Blowers
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

20. Recently Asian Development Bank approved loan for National Capital Region worth—
(A) $ 150 million
(B) $ 200 million
(C) $ 100 million
(D) $ 300 million
Ans : (A)

21. Where is the National Environment Engineering Institute?
(A) Jamshedpur
(B) Cuttack
(C) Nagpur
(D) Ranchi
Ans : (C)

22. Who was declared as Miss Universe 2010 ?
(A) Claudia Julissa Guz Rodriguez (Dominican Republic)
(B) Nancy Randall (USA)
(C) Jimena Navarrete (Mexico)
(D) Rosanna Davison (Ireland)
Ans : (C)

23. Who has been appointed the new Chief of the Army Staff ?
(A) Arun Prakash
(B) S. P. Tyagi
(C) Ajit Bhavnani
(D) B. K. Singh
Ans : (D)


24. What is the exemption limit for Income Tax in the Budget for 2010-11 for general category ?
(A) 1 lakh 50 thousand
(B) 1 lakh 60 thousand
(C) 2 lakh 25 thousand
(D) 2 lakh 90 thousand
Ans : (B)

25. Australian Open Lawn Tennis (2010) women’s single title was won by—
(A) Jennifer Capriati (USA)
(B) Venus Williams
(C) Serena Williams (USA)
(D) Amelie Mauresmo (France)
Ans : (C)

26. The French Open Lawn Tennis (June 2010) women’s singles title was won by—
(A) Maria Sharapova (Russia)
(B) Anastasia Myskina (Russia)
(C) Francesca Schiavone (Italy)
(D) Elena Dementieva (Russia)
Ans : (C)

27. What was the annual growth rate of GDP at factor cost achieved during the financial year 2008-09 as announced by Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) ?
(A) 6•5%
(B) 6•7%
(C) 6%
(D) 7%
Ans : (B)

28. The Government of India has formed a new command of the army known as South-Western Command with its headquarters at Jaipur. With this the number of commands of the Indian land army will be raised to—
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 7
(D) 5
Ans : (C)

29. The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is—
(A) K. Radhakrishnan
(B) S. K. Joshi
(C) M. S. Swaminathan
(D) K. Kasturirangan
Ans : (A)

30. Who won the Best Actress Award in the 82nd Annual Academy Awards (Oscar Awards) 2009, conferred in March 2010 ?
(A) Renee Zellweger
(B) Sandra Bullock
(C) Charlize Theron
(D) Cate Blanchett
Ans : (B)

31. M. K. Narayanan is the new Governor of—
(A) Assam
(B) West Bengal
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Jharkhand
Ans : (B)

32. Where is the Headquarter of the World Health Organisation?
(A) Paris
(B) Geneva
(C) Rome
(D) New York
Ans : (B)

33. Which state registered a win over Bengal lifting the Santosh Trophy in the 64th edition of the National Football Championship held at Kolkata in August 2010 ?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) West Bengal
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Punjab
Ans : (B)

34. Who was conferred the Maharashtra Govt.’s Lata Mangeshkar Award for 2009 ?
(A) Suman Kalyanpur
(B) Nirmal Verma
(C) Mahashweta Devi
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

35. The 10th SCO conference in June 2010 was held in—
(A) Singapore
(B) Uzbekistan
(C) Malaysia
(D) Doha
Ans : (B)

36. Hygrometer is used for the measurement of—
(A) Relative humidity
(B) Density
(C) Vapour Pressure
(D) Voltage
Ans : (A)

37. The 29th Olympic Games were held in 2008 in Beijing. Where will the 30th Olympic Games be held in 2012 ?
(A) Kualalumpur (Malaysia)
(B) London (UK)
(C) Cairo (Egypt)
(D) Toronto (Canada)
Ans : (B)

38. Who is the recipient of Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Development and Disarmament 2009 ?
(A) Sheikh Hasina
(B) Prince Norodom Sihanouk, ex-King (Combodia)
(C) Dr. Karan Singh, former Union Minister of India
(D) Late Yasser Arafat of Palestine
Ans : (A)

39. What is the name of India’s projected Moon Mission ?
(A) Chandrayan
(B) Edusat
(C) Pioneer
(D) Chandrika
Ans : (A)

40. Who is the Chief Justice of India ?
(A) Justice A. S. Anand
(B) Justice J. S. Verma
(C) Justice Jayant Reddy
(D) Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia
Ans : (D)

LATEST CURRENT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following team has won the men’s World Cup Hockey 2010 ?
(A) Germany
(B) Australia
(C) Pakistan
(D) India
Ans : (B)

2. The 2010 Man Booker Prize was conferred upon—
(A) T. N. Sheshan
(B) Kiran Bedi
(C) Howard Jacobson
(D) K.P.S. Gill
Ans : (C)

3. Which one of the following got one Gold medal for India in the 29th Olympic Games held in Beijing in August 2008 ?
(A) Anju B. George
(B) Abhinav Bindra
(C) Karnam Malleshwari
(D) K. M. Beenamole
Ans : (B)


4. The 2008 Jnanpith Award was conferred upon—
(A) Nirmal Verma
(B) Gurdayal Singh
(C) Khuswant Singh
(D) Akhlaq Khan Shahryar
Ans : (D)

5. Who is the Chairman of the recently constituted National Knowledge Commission ?
(A) Sam Pitroda
(B) Surinder Nath
(C) N. Raja
(D) A. R. Gandhi
Ans : (A)

6. The 2009 Dada Sahib Phalke Award was conferred upon—
(A) Dr. Raj Kumar
(B) B. R. Chopra
(C) Shivaji Ganeshan
(D) Dr. D. Ramanaidu
Ans : (D)

7. Who among the following has won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for the year 2010 ?
(A) Robert G. Edwards
(B) Andre Geim
(C) Konstantin Novoselov
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

8. Who is the author of the book ‘The White Tiger’ ?
(A) Mark Tully
(B) Shyam Bhatia
(C) Arvind Adiga
(D) Michael Cunningham
Ans : (C)

9. Who is the recipient of Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2010 ?
(A) P. C. Alexzander
(B) Mario Vergas Llosa
(C) Wangari Mathai
(D) Mohamed El Baradei
Ans : (B)

10. The French Open Tennis Men’s Singles Title 2010 was won by—
(A) Rafael Nadal (Spain)
(B) Xavier Malisse (Belgium)
(C) Guillermo Coria (Argentina)
(D) Andy Roddick (USA)
Ans : (A)

11. The Wimbledon Tennis Women’s Singles Title (July 2010) was won by—
(A) Anastasia Myskina (Russia)
(B) Maria Sharapova (Russia)
(C) Serena Williams (USA)
(D) Venus Williams (USA)
Ans : (C)

12. Who was awarded Sarswati Samman for 2009 ?
(A) Ashok Bajpai
(B) Indrani Goswami
(C) Surjit Patar
(D) R. Ramaswamy
Ans : (C)

13. Which country won the ICC Twenty-20 World Cup 2010 ?
(A) Australia
(B) England
(C) West Indies
(D) South Africa
Ans : (B)

14. Who has won the Jamnalal Bajaj International Award 2009 for promoting Gandhian values outside India ?
(A) Vinayak Patel
(B) Madhur Bajaj
(C) Peter Dougherty
(D) Ms. Alice Garg
Ans : (C)

15. The book ‘The Lost Symbol’ is authored by—
(A) Jhumpa Lahiri
(B) Don Brown
(C) Amit Chaudhary
(D) Vikram A. Chandra
Ans : (B)

16. How many countries participated in the 29th Olympic Games held in Beijing in August 2008 ?
(A) 195
(B) 185
(C) 199
(D) 204
Ans : (D)

17. The Nobel Prize for Peace for 2010 goes to—
(A) Wangari Mathai
(B) Herta Mueller
(C) H. Mantel
(D) Liu Xiaobo
Ans : (D)

18. What new name has been given to the newly acquired aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov from Russia ?
(A) INS Samudragupta
(B) INS Vikramaditya
(C) INS Prabal
(D) INS Chandragupta
Ans : (B)

19. What is the lowest commissioned rank in the Indian Air Force?
(A) Wing Commander
(B) Flying Officer
(C) Flt. Lieutenant
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

20. Where is the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Mussoorie
(D) Ahmedabad
Ans : (C)

21. Which/who of the following has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for 2010 ?
(A) Google
(B) Yahoo
(C) Internet
(D) Atal Behari Vajpayee
Ans : (C)

22. Vasant Kane was associated with—
(A) Journalism
(B) Politics
(C) Social Activist
(D) Economist
Ans : (A)

23. World Tuberculosis Day is observed on—
(A) 8th March
(B) 15th March
(C) 21st March
(D) 24th March
Ans : (D)


24. Who has been appointed as Chairman of five member expert committee on Telangana issue?
(A) Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
(B) Justice B. N. Srikrishna
(C) Justice B. N. Agrawal
(D) Justice V. S. Sirpukar
Ans : (B)

25. Which of the following teams has won the Ranji Trophy Cricket Tournament for the year 2009-10 ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) West Bengal
(C) Mumbai
(D) Karnataka
Ans : (C)

26. Which country has won the ICC Under-19 World Cup Cricket- 2010 ?
(A) New Zealand
(B) Pakistan
(C) India
(D) Australia
Ans : (D)

27. Who among the following has been honoured with Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for the year 2007 on January 14, 2010 ?
(A) Luiz Lula da Silva
(B) Olafur Ragnar Grimson
(C) Sultan Qaboos bin Said-al-Said
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

28. Who among the following is the newly appointed Governor of Chhattisgarh State ?
(A) Shivraj Patil
(B) M. K. Narayanan
(C) Shekhar Dutt
(D) Urmila Singh
Ans : (C)

29. Who among the following has been honoured with first Rabindranath Tagore Literature Award for the year 2009 ?
(A) Alok Sarkar
(B) Naseen Safai
(C) Jaswant Singh Kanwal
(D) All of these
Ans : (D)

30. Who among the following has won the men’s single title of the Australian Open Tennis Championship 2010 ?
(A) Andy Murray
(B) Roger Federer
(C) Marin Cilic
(D) Rafael Nadal
Ans : (B)

31. Who among the following has won the women’s singles title of the Australian Open Tennis Championship 2010 ?
(A) Justine Henin
(B) Serena Williams
(C) Venus Williams
(D) Zheng Jie
Ans : (B)

32. Which Indian-American has been appointed as a member of US President Barack Obama Committee on the Arts and Humanities on February 6, 2010 ?
(A) Amartya Sen
(B) Bobby Jindal
(C) Jhumpa Lahiri
(D) Amitabh Bachchan
Ans : (C)

33. Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Rediscovery of India’ ?
(A) Jhumpa Lahiri
(B) Chetan Bhagat
(C) Meghnad Desai
(D) Deep Joshi
Ans : (C)

34. According to the 2010 Quality of Life Index, India has been placed at the ……… best country in the world to live.
(A) 70th
(B) 88th
(C) 92nd
(D) 94th
Ans : (B)

35. Kirit Parikh Committee is related to—
(A) Petroleum
(B) Air Transport
(C) Agriculture
(D) Education
Ans : (A)

36. Which of the following has become the country’s first fully electrified district ?
(A) Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
(B) Patna (Bihar)
(C) Palakkad (Kerala)
(D) Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh)
Ans : (C)

37. Which of the following teams has won the Duleep Trophy Cricket for the year 2009-10 ?
(A) South Zone
(B) West Zone
(C) East Zone
(D) Central Zone
Ans : (B)

38. D. Swaroop Committee is associated with—
(A) Financial Products Market
(B) Sugar Marketing
(C) Capital Marketing
(D) Banking
Ans : (A)

39. Government had made an announcement in the Parliament to provide telephone connection to every household in the country by—
(A) 2015
(B) 2020
(C) 2030
(D) 2040
Ans : (D)

40. Recently a huge earthquake struck in—
(A) China
(B) Haiti
(C) Brazil
(D) Peru
Ans : (B)

41. What is Param Padma ?
(A) A new civilian award instituted by the Government of India
(B) A new noval craft indigenously manufactured by India
(C) India’s most powerful till date Super computer developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

42. Where will World Cup Football 2014 be played ?
(A) Brazil
(B) Canada
(C) South Africa
(D) Mexico
Ans : (A)

43. Who won the Miss Universe title for 2010 ?
(A) Justine Pasek
(B) Rosanna Davison
(C) Nikita Anand
(D) Jimena Navarrete
Ans : (D)


44. Who is the author of the book ‘Shalimar, The Clown’ ?
(A) Subramanian Swamy
(B) General N. C. Vij
(C) Salman Rushdie
(D) Carmen Bin Laden
Ans : (C)

45. Who is the recipient of the Phalke Ratna award for the year 2010 ?
(A) Rajesh Khanna
(B) Manoj Kumar
(C) Dev Anand
(D) Amitabh Bachchan
Ans : (C)

46. Pulitzer Prizes for 2010 were announced April 12, 2010 in the U.S.A. Which newspaper received Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting ?
(A) The Seattle Times Staff
(B) Washington Post
(C) Los Angeles Times
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

47. With the admission of two new members in the NATO in 2009 its membership has now risen to—
(A) 15
(B) 28
(C) 19
(D) 25
Ans : (B)

48. The newly constituted National Advisory Council (NAC) Chairperson is—
(A) Pranab Kukherjee
(B) Sonia Gandhi
(C) L. K. Advani
(D) P. Chidambaram
Ans : (B)

49. The Summit Conference of the G-8 industrialised countries was held on 25-26 June, 2010 at—
(A) Philadelphia (USA)
(B) Frankfurt (Germany)
(C) Tokyo (Japan)
(D) Huntsville (Canada)
Ans : (D)

50. Which athlete has the distinctions of bagging the largest number of medals at the 29th Olympics ?
(A) Michael Phelps (USA)
(B) Leonidas Sampanis (Greece)
(C) Ferenc Gyurkovics (Hungary)
(D) Hossein Rezazadeh (Iran)
Ans : (A)

51. Who is the recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2010 conferred on August 29, 2010 ?
(A) M. C. Marykon
(B) Vijendra Singh
(C) Sushil Kumar
(D) Saina Nehwal
Ans : (D)

52. Who among the following Bangladeshi was awarded the Magsaysay award 2010 ?
(A) J. M. Lyngdoh
(B) Baba Amte
(C) Kiran Desai
(D) A. H. M. Noman Khan
Ans : (D)

53. Who among the following has been appointed as Chairman of 19th Law Commission of India ?
(A) Justice S. N. Kapadia
(B) Justice P. V. Reddy
(C) Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
(D) Justice B. N. Agrawal
Ans : (B)

54. Who is the new Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
(A) T. S. Krishnamoorthy
(B) G.V. Krishnamoorthy
(C) S. Y. Qureshi
(D) Rajiv Ratan Shah
Ans : (C)

55. Which Indian film celebrity was conferred the International India Film Academy Global Leadership Award at Macau in June 2009 ?
(A) Sharmila Tagore
(B) Dharmendra
(C) Devanand
(D) Shabana Azmi
Ans : (D)

56. World Population Day is observed on—
(A) July 11
(B) March 8
(C) April 23
(D) March 9
Ans : (A)

57. Who among the following has/have been conferred Prem Bhatia Awards for 2010 ?
(A) Nirupama Rao
(B) Rajkumar Keswani
(C) Ritu Sarin
(D) Both (B) and (c)
Ans : (D)

58. Who among the following is the newly appointed Director-General of CRPF ?
(A) R. K. Bhatia
(B) Vikram Srivastava
(C) M. S. Gill
(D) R. R. Girish Kumar
Ans : (B)

59. The 40th World Economic Forum annual meeting was held between January 27-31, 2010 at—
(A) Bonn
(B) Tokyo
(C) Davos
(D) London
Ans : (C)

60. Who among the following has been honoured with ‘General of Nepal Army’ on January 21, 2010 ?
(A) General V. K. Singh
(B) General Deepak Kapoor
(C) General Joginder Jaswant Singh
(D) General Nirmal Chander Vij
Ans : (B)

CURRENT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS

1. The Rs. 12,400 crore manned space mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled for launch by—
(A) 2020
(B) 2015
(C) 2030
(D) 2012
Ans : (B)

2. India plans a manned mission to the moon by—
(A) 2020
(B) 2025
(C) 2030
(D) 2012
Ans : (A)

3. A Judge (of a High Court) may be removed from his office by the President in the manner provided in clause (4) of ……… for the removal of a judge of the Supreme Court.
(A) Article 125
(B) Article 124
(C) Article 126
(D) Article 127
Ans : (B)

4. In order to remove judges of the Supreme Court or High Court through impeachment proceedings a motion is addressed to the President signed by at least—
(A) 100 Members of Lok Sabha or 50 members of Rajya Sabha
(B) 50 members of Rajya Sabha or 150 members of Lok Sabha
(C) 80 members of Lok Sabha or 30 members of Rajya Sabha
(D) 60 members of Lok Sabha or 70 members of Rajya Sabha
Ans : (A)

5. Recently India and US have signed a pact on—
(A) petroleum
(B) biofuels
(C) atomic energy
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

6. According to the UNICEF’s flagship report, ‘State of the World’s Children’ (2009) the number of women dying every year in India in Child Births is—
(A) 75000
(B) 77000
(C) 70000
(D) 78000
Ans : (D)

7. The Planning Commission has approved an ambitious scheme known as the Van Panchayat Yojna aiming at achieving the target of covering …………… of India’s geographical area with trees.
(A) 35%
(B) 40%
(C) 33%
(D) 28%
Ans : (C)

8. The Latest Forest Survey of India says that only ………… of the country’s land was covered with trees.
(A) 30%
(B) 22%
(C) 23%
(D) 20%
Ans : (C)

9. India has recently signed a pact for supply of reactors with—
(A) Areva
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Russia
(D) Japan
Ans : (A)

10. The last U.S.A. military base in Central Asia which was voted out by Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament was situated at—
(A) Manas
(B) Astana
(C) Bishkek
(D) Tashkant
Ans : (A)

11. Currently the Prime Minister of Iceland is—
(A) Geir Haarde
(B) Hugo Chavez
(C) Johanna Sigurdardottir
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

12. ……… Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) was organised by The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) in New Delhi recently—Fill in the blank with—
(A) Tenth
(B) Ninth
(C) Eleventh
(D) Eighth
Ans : (B)

13. BDR stands for—
(A) Border Development Force
(B) Border District Development
(C) Bangladesh Rifles
(D) Bangladesh Development Rifles
Ans : (C)

14. Zillur Rahman is the new President of—
(A) Malaysia
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Maldives
(D) Kazakhstan
Ans : (B)

15. Slumdog Millionaire won the Oscar Awards in—
(A) Eight categories
(B) Seven categories
(C) Six categories
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

16. The Oscar Award for Best Actress has been bagged by—
(A) Dustin Lance Black
(B) Kate Winslet
(C) Vicky Christina
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

17. Sean Penn has got the Oscar Award 2009 for—
(A) Best Actor
(B) Best Director
(C) Adapted Screenplay
(D) Original Song
Ans : (A)

18. According to a recent report the percentage of all immigrant founded companies in last ten years founded by Indian immigrant is—
(A) 26%
(B) 30%
(C) 35%
(D) 40%
Ans : (A)

19. STPF stands for—
(A) Special Task Protection Force
(B) Special Tiger Protection Force
(C) Special Tiger Police Force
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

20. According to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) report the country which tops the World Hunger Chart is—
(A) Sierra Leone
(B) India
(C) Somalia
(D) Pakistan
Ans : (B)

21. ‘Daughters of Shame’ is a book written by—
(A) Jasvinder Sanghera
(B) Mehar Fatima Hussain
(C) Kermit Roosevelt
(D) Shazia Aziz
Ans : (A)

22. Earth Day is observed on—
(A) April 22
(B) April 17
(C) April 30
(D) April 24
Ans : (A)

23. The winner of Chappell-Hadlee Trophy is—
(A) New Zealand
(B) Australia
(C) India
(D) West Indies
Ans : (B)

24. NPs Aulakh has been appointed as the new Chief of—
(A) National Security Guard
(B) Research and Analysis Wing
(C) Central Bureau of Investigation
(D) National Investigation Agency
Ans : (A)

25. According to recent estimates of Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) during 2008-09 India’s national income will grow at—
(A) 8·8%
(B) 10%
(C) 7·1%
(D) 8·5%
Ans : (C)

26. The winner of Australian Open Tennis Women’s Singles Title is—
(A) Dinara Safin
(B) Serena Williams
(C) Sania Mirza
(D) Venus Williams
Ans : (B)

27. Navin Chawla has been appointed as the new—
(A) Director General of Border Security Force
(B) National Security Guards Chief
(C) Central Bureau of Investigation Chief
(D) Chief Election Commissioner
Ans : (D)

28. The winner of Australian Open Tennis Men’s Singles Title is—
(A) Roger Federer
(B) Mahesh Bhupati
(C) Andy Murray
(D) Rafael Nadal
Ans : (D)

29. Indian Cricket team is the number …………… team in the latest ICC’s One Day ranking.
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five
Ans : (B)

30. G-20 Finance Ministers meeting recently took place in—
(A) London
(B) Paris
(C) New Delhi
(D) Horsham
Ans : (D)

31. Who among the following personalities recently visited India ?
(A) Hillary Clinton
(B) Bill Clinton
(C) Martin Luther King III
(D) Martin Luther King IV
Ans : (C)

32. The World Wide Web (WWW) on March 13, 2009 marked its—
(A) 25th anniversary
(B) 30th anniversary
(C) 20th anniversary
(D) 35th anniversary
Ans : (C)

33. Luther L. Terry Award has been given to—
(A) K. Srinath Reddy
(B) K. Vishwanath
(C) Ronald M. Davis
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

34. Who has recently overtaken Warren Buffet as world’s richest man ?
(A) Mukesh Ambani
(B) Anil Ambani
(C) Bill Gates
(D) Ratan Tata
Ans : (C)

35. The President of which of the following countries visited India in March 2009—
(A) Yugoslavia
(B) Benin
(C) Macedonia
(D) Turkey
Ans : (B)

36. According to Economist Intelligence Unit recent Survey the world’s costliest city is—
(A) New York
(B) Mumbai
(C) Washington
(D) Tokyo
Ans : (D)

37. The former Israeli President who has been charged with rape is—
(A) Benjamin Nitinyahu
(B) Shimon Peres
(C) Moshe Katsav
(D) Ariel Sharon
Ans : (C)

38. According to Tobacco Atlas in India roughly the number of people who are consuming tobacco is—
(A) 250 million
(B) 230 million
(C) 220 million
(D) 225 million
Ans : (B)

39. INS Viraat—the sole aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean of the Indian Navy will celebrate its ………… in November 2009.
(A) Golden Jubilee
(B) Silver Jubilee
(C) Diamond Jubilee
(D) Platinum Jubilee
Ans : (A)

40. India recently launched Interceptor Missile on March 6, 2009 for—
(A) the fourth time
(B) the fifth time
(C) the third time
(D) the second time
Ans : (C)

41. The Chief Guest on 60th Republic Day of India was—
(A) Kazakhstan’s President
(B) Uzbekistan’s President
(C) Tajikistan’s President
(D) Kyrgyzstan’s President
Ans : (A)

42. The number of members of Global Advisory Council constituted by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is—
(A) 20
(B) 25
(C) 27
(D) 30
Ans : (A)

43. This year Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was celebrated in—
(A) Mumbai
(B) Madras
(C) Chennai
(D) Kolkata
Ans : (C)

44. Which of the following recently celebrated its Platinum Jubilee ?
(A) Indian Space Research Organisation
(B) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
(C) Indian National Science Academy
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

45. The new Research and Analysis wing Chief is—
(A) Radha Vinod Raju
(B) M. N. Prasad
(C) J. K. Sodhi
(D) K. C. Verma
Ans : (D)

46. Which of the following Indian cricketers has not been inducted in ICC’s Hall of Fame ?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Sunil Gavaskar
(C) Kapil Dev
(D) Bishen Singh Bedi
Ans : (A)

47. According to a recently published report, the State/Union Territory which has occupied top spot in Education index is—
(A) Lakshdeep
(B) Kerala
(C) Puducherry
(D) Karnataka
Ans : (C)

48. The runner-up in Australian Open 2009 (Men’s Singles) is—
(A) Rafael Nadal
(B) Mahesh Bhupati
(C) Roger Federer
(D) Andy Murray
Ans : (C)

49. The runner-up in Australian Open (Women’s Singles) 2009 is—
(A) Dinara Safin
(B) Venus William
(C) Serena William
(D) Sania Mirza
Ans : (A)

50. The winner of Parsvanath International Open Chess Tournament is—
(A) Mikhail Ulibin
(B) Surya Shekhar Ganguly
(C) Samresh Jung
(D) O. Sullevan
Ans : (B)

51. The Chairman of Anti Doping Panel constituted by the Government is—
(A) Jasmeet Singh
(B) Dinesh Dayal
(C) Dr. Vikas Ahluwalia
(D) Dinesh Khanna
Ans : (B)

52. This year National Games have been held in—
(A) Sikkim
(B) Assam
(C) Kerala
(D) Jharkhand
Ans : (D)

53. Which of the following was not the base of LTTE before being captured by Sri Lankan forces ?
(A) Muridke
(B) Elephant Pass
(C) Kilinochchi
(D) Mullaithivu
Ans : (A)

54. DRDO came into existence in—
(A) 1960
(B) 1958
(C) 1962
(D) 1965
Ans : (B)

55. This year Pankaj Advani has been given—
(A) Padma Vibhushan
(B) Padma Bhushan
(C) Padma Shri
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

56. Who among the following has not been honoured with Padma Vibhushan ?
(A) Dr. Gurdip Singh Randhawa
(B) D. P. Chattopadhyay
(C) Govind Narain
(D) Chandrika Prasad Srivastava
Ans : (A)

57. ‘India and China—A Thousand Years of Cultural Relations’ is the book written by—
(A) Probodh Chandra Bagchi
(B) K. Bikram Singh
(C) Romila Thapar
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

58. World Consumer Rights Day is observed on—
(A) March 12
(B) March 15
(C) March 23
(D) March 24
Ans : (B)

59. The Government of India has declared……as the National Day for the Girl Child.
(A) February 25
(B) January 27
(C) March 22
(D) January 24
Ans : (D)

60. In 2007-08, Enrolment rate for Muslim children increased to—
(A) 8·41%
(B) 10·49%
(C) 9·39%
(D) 7·25%
Ans : (B)

61. The 75th edition of Ranji Trophy was won by—
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Railways
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Mumbai
Ans : (D)

62. Recently, the scientist who came into news is—
(A) Albert Einstein
(B) Charles Darwin
(C) Newton
(D) Vikram Sarabhai
Ans : (B)

63. In the Interim Budget 2009-10 the Government of India has allocated for its flagship programmes, the amount of—
(A) Rs. 112,571 crore
(B) Rs. 122, 841 crore
(C) Rs. 131,317 crore
(D) Rs. 451,311 crore
Ans : (C)

64. The new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe is—
(A) Robert Mugabe
(B) Morgan Tsvangirai
(C) Thabo Mbeki
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

65. In recently held elections in Israel, the political party which emerged largest in terms of number of seats is—
(A) Likud Party
(B) Kadima Party
(C) Labour Party
(D) Yisrael Beiteinu
Ans : (A)

66. 35th National Games will be held in—
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Gujarat
(D) Kerala
Ans : (D)

67. Prashant Prakash and Kalki Koechlin are the winners of—
(A) Padma Shree
(B) Metro Plus Playwright Award
(C) Assam Ratna
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)

68. The winner of Duleep Trophy is—
(A) East Zone
(B) South Zone
(C) West Zone
(D) North Zone
Ans : (C)

69. The Punjab Gold Cup has been won by—
(A) Poland
(B) The Netherlands
(C) England
(D) Norway
Ans : (B)

70. World Social Forum meeting was recently held in—
(A) Paris
(B) Belem
(C) Davos
(D) Moscow
Ans : (B)

71. The controversial Pakistani scientist who was recently in news is—
(A) Abdul Jamal
(B) Shah Mahmood Qureshi
(C) Kazi Hussain
(D) Abdul Qadir Khan
Ans : (D)

72. The new Chairman of Satyam Computer Services is—
(A) Kiran Karnik
(B) Prem Chand Gupta
(C) Habil Khorkiwala
(D) R. N. Mittal
Ans : (A)

73. In Iraqi Parliamentary elections Prime Minister Nouri-Al-Maliki’s candidates have won in—
(A) 14 provinces
(B) 9 provinces
(C) 8 provinces
(D) 7 provinces
Ans : (B)

74. In the latest ICC ODI (Team) ranking, India has occupied—
(A) No. 2 position
(B) No. 3 position
(C) No. 4 position
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

75. The Sustainable Leadership Award has been given to—
(A) R. K. Pachauri
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Ban Ki-Moon
(D) Arundhati Roy
Ans : (C)

76. ‘QUARK 2009’ is—
(A) An exhibition on peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy
(B) India’s ambitious project to Mars
(C) India-Russia joint noval exercise
(D) Annual-National level technical festival of BITs Pilani
Ans : (D)

77. ‘Best Executive 2008’ by Asia-money magazine has been given to—
(A) S. M. Natrajan
(B) O. P. Bhatt
(C) Ravinder Zutshi
(D) C. B. Bhav
Ans : (B)

78. Twelve new frog species have been found in—
(A) Konkan region
(B) Malwa
(C) Eastern Ghats
(D) Western Ghats
Ans : (D)

79. Sheik Sharif Ahmed is the new President of—
(A) Uganda
(B) Rawanda
(C) Somalia
(D) Morocco
Ans : (C)

80. India’s Moon Impact Probe (MIP) landed on Moon’s Surface on—
(A) November 10, 2008
(B) November 11, 2008
(C) November 14, 2008
(D) November 15, 2008
Ans : (C)

81. Stolt Valor which was recently hijacked by sea-pirates belongs to—
(A) Germany
(B) Japan
(C) U.S.A.
(D) Saudi Arabia
Ans : (B)

82. During the Egyptian President’s visit to India in November 2008 five pacts were signed with Egypt. Which of the following was not signed ?
(A) Pact in the field of health and medicine
(B) Agreement on purchasing petrol at cheaper rate
(C) An extradition treaty
(D) Agreement on abolition of visa for specific categories
Ans : (B)

83. Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian President who recently visited India, has been the President of his country since—
(A) 1971
(B) 1981
(C) 1961
(D) 1990
Ans : (B)

84. On November 12, 2008 India testfired successfully Shourya missile. It is a—
(A) Air to air missile
(B) Air to surface missile
(C) Surface to surface missile
(D) Surface to sea missile
Ans : (C)

85. ITR stands for—
(A) International Tariff Rate
(B) Integrated Trial Rate
(C) Integrated Trial Range
(D) Integrated Test Range
Ans : (D)

86. Recently National River Status has been granted to—
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Ganga
(C) Sindhu
(D) Brahmaputra
Ans : (B)

87. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi who has been declared ‘Bharat Ratna’ winner was born in—
(A) Gadag
(B) Palakkad
(C) Pune
(D) Mysore
Ans : (A)

88. Under the revised pay scale of Judges as approved by the Union Cabinet on November 27, 2008, which of the following pairs/matches is not correct ?
(A) Chief Justice of India—Rs. 1 lakh per month
(B) Chief Justice of the High Court—Rs. 90,000 per month
(C) Judge of the High Court—Rs. 80,000 per month
(D) Judge of the Supreme Court—Rs. 85,000 per month
Ans : (D)

89. The Security forces of India launched……to flush out terrorists which wreaked havoc in Mumbai in the last week of November 2008.
(A) Operation Liberate Mumbai
(B) Operation Sea Storm
(C) Operation Black Tornadoes
(D) Operation Thunder storm
Ans : (C)

90. The highest number of electoral college votes during U.S.A. Presidential Election belongs to—
(A) California
(B) Florida
(C) Connecticut
(D) Virginia
Ans : (A)

91. In U.S.A. Presidential election, 2008 Barack Obama got—
(A) 371 electoral college votes
(B) 320 electoral college votes
(C) 364 electoral college votes
(D) 360 electoral college votes
Ans : (C)

92. The author of which of the following is not Barack Obama ?
(A) Dream from My Father
(B) Thoughts on Reclaiming Dream
(C) It Takes a Nation : How Strangers Became Family
(D) My Great America
Ans : (D)

93. European Union-Russia summit was held recently at—
(A) Nice
(B) Bonn
(C) St. Petersburgh
(D) London
Ans : (A)

94. Abu Dhabi was recently in news for hosting—
(A) Arab Women’s Conference
(B) OPEC Summit
(C) APEC Summit
(D) Arab League Summit
Ans : (A)

95. By an agreement between Iraq and the U.S.A., the latter has committed to withdraw its troops from Iraq by—
(A) 2010
(B) 2011
(C) 2009
(D) 2012
Ans : (B)

96. BIMSTEC is—
(A) Seven-member nation organisation
(B) Eight-member nation organisation
(C) Nine-member organisation
(D) Six-member nation organisation
Ans : (A)

97. Recently BIMSTEC held its—
(A) Third Summit
(B) Fourth Summit
(C) Second Summit
(D) Fifth Summit
Ans : (C)

98. Which of the following countries leads space launch tally ?
(A) U.S.A.
(B) Russia
(C) Japan
(D) E.U.
Ans : (B)

99. The headquarters of APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) is situated at—
(A) Kuala Lumpur
(B) Singapore
(C) Lima
(D) Santiago
Ans : (B)

100. Who has recently been made the first ambassador to the Geneva based Global fund to fight Aids, tuberculosis and malaria ?
(A) Amitabh Bachchan
(B) Britney Spears
(C) Carla Bruni
(D) Zinedine Zidane
Ans : (C)

101. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2008 has been conferred on—
(A) Dr. Mohammad El Bardei
(B) Hosni Mubarak
(C) Shabana Azmi
(D) Nelson Mandela
Ans : (A)

102. The prestigious Jnanpith award winner for 2005 is—
(A) Abdul Rahman Rahi
(B) Kunwar Narayan
(C) Ravindra Kelekar
(D) Satyavarat Shastri
Ans : (B)

103. ‘The Bikini Murders’ is a book by—
(A) Erez Mandela
(B) J. V. Braun
(C) Farukh Dhondy
(D) Martin Dupuls
Ans : (C)

104. LTTE’s administrative headquarters is situated at—
(A) Batticaola
(B) Kilinochchi
(C) Puthumu Rippu
(D) Ariviyal Nakar
Ans : (B)

105. UNO recently banned Pakistan based terrorist organisation—
(A) JKLF
(B) United Taliban Front
(C) Al-Humijat
(D) Jamat-ud-Dawa
Ans : (D)

106. The six important inscriptions which have recently come to light in Tamil Nadu’s 1200 year old Shiva Temple reveal—
(A) Early Chola history
(B) Early Kushans history
(C) Early Mauryan history
(D) Early Sangam history
Ans : (A)

107. LITE is the proposed Maiden Moon Mission of—
(A) Germany
(B) France
(C) Britain
(D) Japan
Ans : (C)

108. The 2008 World Snooker Champion is—
(A) Pankaj Advani
(B) Colm Gilcreest
(C) Thepchai Un-Nooh
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

109. The male sports man chosen as Athlete of the Year 2008 is—
(A) Usain Bolt
(B) Dayron Robles
(C) Angelo Taylor
(D) Henry Rono
Ans : (A)

110. The Champion of 2008 Formula one Races is—
(A) Kim Raikkonen
(B) Lewis Hamilton
(C) Felipe Massa
(D) Robert Kubica
Ans : (B)

111. According to Forbes latest list, the fourth richest Indian is—
(A) Anil Ambani
(B) Kushal Pal Singh
(C) Sunil Mittal
(D) Lakshmi Mittal
Ans : (C)

112. India ranks………..on Global Gender-Gap Index.
(A) 115th
(B) 113th
(C) 110th
(D) 111th
Ans : (B)

113. IBEx is—
(A) NASA’s Probe
(B) EU’s Probe
(C) EU NASA joint Probe
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

114. According to Forbes Magazine the richest lady of India is—
(A) Indira Nooyi
(B) Sonia Gandhi
(C) Savitri Jindal
(D) Teena Ambani
Ans : (C)

115. National Women Excellence Award 2008 has been given to—
(A) Pritika Kalra Gandhi
(B) Sheila Dixit
(C) Sharmila Tagore
(D) Shabana Azmi
Ans : (A)

116. The female Athlete of the Year Award has been conferred on—
(A) Yelena Isinbayeva
(B) Tirunesh Dibaba
(C) Pamela Jelimo
(D) Anne Frazer
Ans : (A)

117. World Junior Badminton Championship (Woman’s title) has been won by—
(A) Sayaka Sato
(B) Fu Mingtian
(C) Saina Nehwal
(D) Xie Jing
Ans : (C)

118. India’s first 3G Technology-based mobile phone service of MTNL was launched on—
(A) December 15, 2008
(B) December 11, 2008
(C) December 10, 2008
(D) December 8, 2008
Ans : (B)

119. The new Chief Minister of Mizoram is—
(A) P. A. Sangma
(B) Mr. Lalthanhawla
(C) R. Lalzirliana
(D) H. Liansailova
Ans : (B)

120. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) the number of farmers who committed suicides during 2007 is—
(A) 16,632
(B) 4,238
(C) 11,026
(D) 1,21,617
Ans : (A)

121. India–U.S. Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement was signed on—
(A) October 11, 2008
(B) October 20, 2008
(C) October 15, 2008
(D) October 5, 2008
Ans : (A)

122. The IIM Review Committee which recommended higher government control on IIMs is headed by—
(A) M. K. Prasad
(B) R.C. Bhargava
(C) Ravi Kumar
(D) C. Rangrajan
Ans : (B)

123. India launched its first Moon Mission Chandrayaan-1 on—
(A) October 10, 2008
(B) October 15, 2008
(C) October 20, 2008
(D) October 22, 2008
Ans : (D)

124. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle which put Chandrayaan-1 into its orbit is—
(A) PSLV-C-9
(B) PSLV-C-8
(C) PSLV-C-11
(D) PSLV-C-7
Ans : (C)

125. India is the ……country to send Moon Mission.
(A) Fifth
(B) Fourth
(C) Sixth
(D) Seventh
Ans : (B)

126. The number of instruments which the spacecraft Chandrayaan carried is—
(A) 15
(B) 20
(C)11
(D) 9
Ans : (C)

127. Union Cabinet has cleared Right to Education Bill which is the enabling legislation to notify—
(A) The 91th Constitutional Amendment
(B) The 86th Constitutional Amendment
(C) The 95th Constitutional Amendment
(D) The 93rd Constitutional Amendment
Ans : (B)

128. On October 15, 2008 the……IBSA Summit concluded in New Delhi.
(A) Third
(B) Fourth
(C) Fifth
(D) Sixth
Ans : (A)

129. The IBSA Dialogue Forum was formalised through the adoption of the Brasilia Declaration in—
(A) 2004
(B) 2003
(C) 2005
(D) 2006
Ans : (B)

130. ACD stands for—
(A) Asian Cooperative Dialogue
(B) Asia Cooperation Dialogue
(C) Asia China Dialogue Forum
(D) Asian-Chinese Dialogue
Ans : (B)

131. The number of member countries who participated in Asia-Europe Meeting Summit held on October 24-25, 2008 was—
(A) 45
(B) 40
(C) 35
(D) 30
Ans : (A)

132. The new-President of Maldives is—
(A) Abdul Gayoom
(B) Mohammad Anni Nasheed
(C) Mohammad Irshad
(D) Abdul Qadir
Ans : (B)

133. Which of the following states has topped in Governments’ Primary Education Development Index ?
(A) Delhi
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (C)

134. EDI stands for—
(A) Enforcement Directorate Index
(B) Education Development Infrastructure
(C) Education and Development Identity
(D) Education Development Index
Ans : (D)

135. Which one of the following is not the winner of 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine ?
(A) Professor Herald Zur Hausen
(B) Martin Chalfi
(C) Prof. Luc Montagnier
(D) Francoise Barre-Sinoussi
Ans : (B)

136. Which one of the following is not the winner of 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics ?
(A) Jean Marie Gustave Le Clezio
(B) Makoto Kobayashi
(C) Toshihide Maskawa
(D) Yoichiro Nambu
Ans : (A)

137. Which one of the following has not won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry ?
(A) Martin Chalfi
(B) Roger Y. Tsien
(C) Osamu Shimomura
(D) Franco Basse Sinoussi
Ans : (D)

138. Traditionally, the first of Nobel Prizes awarded each year in the category of—
(A) Physics
(B) Chemistry
(C) Medicine
(D) Literature
Ans : (C)

139. The Alternative Nobel Prizes are—
(A) Magsaysay Awards
(B) Right to Livelihood Awards
(C) Global Energy Awards
(D) Grammy Awards
Ans : (B)

140. National Consumer Rights Day is observed on—
(A) December 4
(B) December 7
(C) December 24
(D) December 10
Ans : (C)

ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY BOOKS

1.Which Veda can be recited?
(a)rigVeda
(b)samVeda
(c) yajurVeda
(d)athrva Veda

2.Name the Veda whose most of the paras written in prose
(a)Sam Veda
(b)Yajur Veda
(c) Rig Veda
(d) Athrva Veda

3.Name the Veda in which one to one rishi is prominent in its sukats of mendals:
(a)Athrva Veda
(b)Sam Veda
(c) Rig Veda
(d)Yajur Veda

4.What are those scriptures which contain fundamentally the brahmin region and yagya?
(a) Veda
(b)Upnishad
(c) Puran
(d)Brahmin granth

5.What are those scriptures whose composition was meant only for those individual,who wished to follow the path of devotion to see the almighty after completing their househoold life:
(a) Veda
(b)Arnayak
(c) Upnishad
(d) Purnas

6.If Vedic literature had been called the most elevated collection of diamonds which literature had been terms as the crown:
(a)Braman granth
(b)Arnayak litrature
(c) Upnishad litrature
(d)Puranic litrature

7.Which litrature was composed to explain the meaning of sanghtavas:
(a)Upnishad
(b) brahmin scriptures
(c) Vedaang
(d)Puran

8.which one of the following is not a Vedaang:
(a)Chhand
(b) Arnayak
(c) astrology
(d)nirkut

9.How will you classify the “asht adhiyayi” of panini:
(a)Nirkut
(b)grammer
(c) education
(d)chhand

10.Which scriptures have been helpful to write ”kam sutra”:
(a) Veda brahmin scripture
(b) from Vedaangs
(c) upnishads
(d)purans

11.Who is the scholar who has done discovery on ancient sanskrit literature
(a)grierson
(b)newton
(c) keith
(d) johnson

12.Which one of the following scriptures inspired “rishi balmiki”, according to dr.waber?
(a)Asht adhiyayi
(b) Dashrath jatak
( c) Mahabharata
(d)skand puran

13.Which one of the following episode is not related to the ramayana:
(a)childhood episode
(b)ayodhya episode
(c) sunder episode
(d)lanka episode

14.Who is considered as the author of mahabharaat:
(a)Rishi Vedvyas
(b)Rishi vishwamitra
(c)Sringi rishi
(d)Rishi arya

15.How many parts are there in mahabharata:
(a)10
(b)12
(c) 18
(d)14

16.When was mahabharta composed:
(a)1100 b.c
(b)1500. b.c
(c) 3100. bc
(d) 5100 b.c

17.Which one of the following is not a puran:
(a)Vayu puran
(b) Varah puran
(c) Agni puran
(d)Jal ouran

18.Which parts of purans are associated with “shiv puran”:
(a)Narad puran
(b)Vayu puran
( c) Bhagwat puran
(d)bhavish puran

19.What is called as adi puran?
(a)Bhagwat puran
(b)Agni puran
(c) brahm puran
(d)Varah puran

20.Name the puran in which there is a reference to twenty eight avatar of shiv:
(a)Ling puran
(b)Sskand puran
(c) Vaman puran
(d)Agni puran

21.Name the sanskrit scholar who is called the teacher guru of kanishak?
(a) Kalidas
(b)Ashavghosh
(c) Bharvi
(d)Harishchandra

22.Which one of the following is not a composition of kalidas:
(a)Kumar sambhav
(b)Meghdoot
( c) Raghuvansh
(d)Harish chritra

23.What is kumar sambhav from the following:
(a)Collection of prayers
(b)Epic
(c)Tale epic
(d)Short poem epic

24.Name the epic written by poet Bhatti:
(a)Ravan vadh
(b)Ram kav
(c) Meghnath vadh
(d)Lakshamn vijay.

25 Who composed “shishupal”vadh ?
(a)Kalidas
(b)Bharvi
(c) Magh
(d)kumar das

26.Who is considered the auther of Natya Shastra:
(a)Dandi
(b)Bharat muni
(c) Bhamah
(d)Anand vardhan

27.Which one of the following is not a sanskrit scholar:
(a)Bhas
(b)Kalidas
(c) Bhavbhuti
(d)Jai shankar parsad

28.Who is the writer of “Abhigyan Shakuntlam”:
(a)Sri harsh
(b)Jai dev
(c) Kalidas
(d)Bharat muni

29Which one of the following plays is not written by Bhas:
(a)Mirchhkatak
(b)Swapanvas data
(c) Mudraksh
(d)Kundmala

30.Who is the author of “harishchrit” and kadambari:
(a)Bhan bhatt
(b)Bhav bhuti
(c) Harish chandra
(d)Ashvghosh

Answers
1.(b) 2.(b) 3.(c) 4.(d) 5.(b) 6.(c) 7.(c) 8.(b) 9.(b) 10. (a)
11.( c) 12.(b) 13.(d) 14.(a) 15.(c) 16. (d)17(d) 18.(b) 19.(c) 20.(a)
21.(d) 22.(d) 23.(b) 24. (a) 25.(c) 26.(b)27.(d) 28.(c) 29. (b) 30.(a)

BOOKS - AUTHORS

1. The book To Live or Not to Live’ was written by
(a) Alexander Dumas
(b) Nirad C. Chaudhary
(c) V. S. Naipaul
(d) George Eliot
Ans. (b)

2. Who wrote the line: ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever?
(a) P.B. Shelley
(b) William Wordsworth
(c) John Keats
(d) Robert Browning
Ans. (c)

3. ‘A Voice of Freedom’ is a book written by
(a) Benazir Bhutto
(b) Corazon Aquino
(c) Nayantara Sahgal
(d) Aung San Suu Kyi
Ans. (c)

4. The first History book was written by
(a) Euclid
(b) Julius Caesar
(a) Aristotle
(d) Herodotus
(e) None of these
Ans. (d)

5. The creator of ‘Sherlock Holmes’ was
(a) Shakespeare
(b) Dr. Watson
(c) Ian Fleming
(d) Arthur Conan Doyle
(e) John Le Carre
Ans. (d)

6. Who wrote the book ‘Reminiscences of the Nehru Age’?
(a) S.C. Rajagopalachari
(b) O.P. Mathai
(c) C.D. Deshmukh
(d) Dr. P.C. Alexander
Ans. (b)

7. Who among the following has directed the film ‘Little Buddha’?
(a) Mani Kaul
(b) Ben Johnson
(c) Bernardo Bertolucci
(d) Richard Attenborough
(e) None of these
Ans. (c)

8. Which of the following is not written by Munshi Premchand?
(a) Gaban
(b) Godan
(c) Manasorovar
(d) Guide
(e) Nirmala
Ans. (d)

9. Who wrote the book ‘The Prince’?
(a) V.S. Sharma
(b) Bernard Shaw
(c) Emile Zola
(d) Niccolo Machiavelli
Ans. (d)

10. Who has written the famous book ‘Mankind and Mother Earth?
(a) Bertrand Russell
(b) John Ruskin
(c) Leo Tolstoy
(d) V.K. Krishna lyer
(e) Arnold Toynbee
Ans. (e)

11. Man without society is either a beast or a God’. Who said this?
(a) Plato
(b) Gandhi
(c) Henry Maine
(d) Aristotle
Ans. (d)

12. The novel ‘Post Office’ was written by
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) K.M. Munshi
(c) R.D. Dinkar
(d) Neeraj
Ans. (a)

13. The novel ‘A Suitable Boy’ is written by
(a) V.S. Naipaul
(b) Vikram Seth
(c) Khushwant Singh
(d) Amit Chaudhary
(e) None of these
Ans. (b)

14. Who said ‘Man is a political animal’?
(a) Dante
(b) Plato
(c) Aristotle
(d) Socrates
Ans. (c)

15. Who is the author of the famous statement: That Government is the best which governs least”?
(a) Henry David Thoreau
(b) Herbert Spencer
(c) Alexis De Tocqueville
(d) Harold Laski
Ans. (b)

16. Who is the author of the novel ’Les Miserables’?
(a) Fedric
(b) Victor Hugo
(c) G. Wynne
(d) Alium Tofler
Ans. (b)

17. Lapierre is the author/co-author of
1. Freedom At Mid night
2. City of Joy
3. Is Paris Burning?
4. Beyond Love
Which of the following is correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) l, 2 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (b)

18. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Taslima Nasreen – Lajja
2. Vikram Seth – The Golden Gate
3. Dilip Thakore – A Suitable Boy
(a) l alone
(b) l and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) l, 2 and 3
Ans. (a)

19. Who is the author of the book ‘We Indians’?
(a) Khushwant Singh
(b) Mulk Raj Anand
(c) Nirad C. Chaudhary
(d) Subramanya Swamy
Ans. (a)

20. Which of the following is a film directed by Mr. Buddhadeb Das Gupta?
(a) Krantiveer
(b) Mohra
(c) Charachar
(d) 1942 – A Love Story
Ans. (a)

21. Who wrote the famous book -‘We the people’?
(a) J.R.D. Tata
(b) Khushwant Singh
(c) T.N. Kaul
(d) Nani Palkhivala
Ans. (c)

22. ‘India of our dreams’ is a book written by
(a) Dr.Rajendra Prasad
(b) Dr.S.Radhakrishnan
(c) Dr.C.Subramaniam
(d) M.V. Kamath
Ans. (d)

23. In which language did Dr. Masti Venkatesh Iyengar write?
(a) Tamil
(b) Malayalam
(c) Kannada
(d) Telugu
Ans. (c)

24. Who directed the world famous film ‘The Gandhi’?
(a) Satyajit Ray
(b) Ben Kingsley
(c) Mrinal Sen
(d) Richard Attenborough
Ans. (d)

25. Who is the author of the best seller book ‘No Full Stops in India’?
(a) Shyam Lal
(b) E.M. Forster
(c) Mark Tully
(d) Raj Mohan Gandhi
Ans. (c)

26. George Bernard Shaw, the great dramatist, was
(a) a Welsh
(b) a Scotsman
(c) an Englishman
(d) an Irishman
Ans. (d)

27. Who among the following has directed the film ‘Sardar’?
(a) Tapan Sinha
(b) Shyam Benegal
(c) Ketan Mehta
(d) Buddhadeb Das Gupta
Ans. (c)

28. The celebrated novel ‘The Godfather’ was authored by
(a) John Milton
(b) Victor Hugo
(c) Mario Puzo
(d) Harold Robbins
Ans. (c)

29. ‘Alice in Wonderland’ the famous TV Serial is based on a book written by
(a) Charles Dickens
(b) Thomas Hardy
(c) Lewis Carroll
(d) Father Dicoste
Ans. (c)

30. Who is the author of the controversial book ‘Forbidden Verses’?
(a) Abu Nawaz
(b) Salman Rushdie
(c) D.H. Lawrence
(d) Ms. Taslima Nasreen
(e) Mikhail Sholokhev
Ans. (a)

31. Which of the following books would you consult to get acquainted with Gandhian thought?
(a) India Wins Freedom
(b) India Divided
(c) Hind Swaraj
(d) Discovery of India
Ans. (c)

32. ‘The Gathering Storm’ is written by
(a) Winston Churchill
(b) Voltaire
(c) George Washington
(d) Romain Rolland
Ans. (a)

33. The famous character Pickwick’ was created by
(a) Leo Tolstoy
(b) Charles Dickens
(c) Walt Disney
(d) Steven Spielberg
Ans. (b)

34. Consider the following statements about the film ‘Bandit Queen’
1. It is said to be a film based on the life of Phoolan Devi.
2. It was made by Shekhar Kapoor.
3. It was one of the two Indian entries in the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.
Of these statements, the correct ones are
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) l and 3
(d) l, 2 and 3
Ans. (d)

35. Which of the following books was written by Graham Greene?
(a) Of Human Bondage
(b) The Power and Glory
(c) Crisis in India
(d) O’ Jerusalem
(e) Shape of Things to Come
Ans. (b)

36. Who said, “I therefore, want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn, if it can be had?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Nelson Mandela
Ans. (a)

37. Which of the following is a biography of Lady Mountbatten?
(a) Mountbatten
(b) Edwina Mountbatten
(c) Edwina Mountbatten -Her Relationship with Nehru
(d) Edwina Mountbatten -A Life of Her Own
(e) Edwina Mountbatten And Her Stay In India
Ans. (d)

38. Which of the following newspapers was published in Bengali language?
(a) Jugantar
(b) Pratap
(c) Din Mani
(d) Lok Satta
Ans. (a)

39. Who has written the book ‘The Famished Road’?
(a) Zola Emile
(b) VS. Naipaul
(c) Ben Okri
(d) Ian Austin
Ans. (c)

40. What is unique about the film ‘Adi Shankaracharya’?
(a) It is the first Sanskrit film.
(b) It has no female actress.
(c) It is the first film of the director G.V. lyer.
(d) It has won the national award.
Ans. (a)

41. The serial ‘India’s Rajiv’ was produced and directed by
(a) Satyajit Ray
(b) Mira Nair
(c) Shyam Benegal
(d) Simi Garewal
Ans. (d)

42. Who is the author of the book ‘Freedom Behind Bars’?
(a) Kiran Bedi
(b) Nelson Mandela
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Sheikh Abdullah
Ans. (a)

43. Who is the author of the book ‘Preparing for the Twenty -first Century’?
(a) V.S. Naipaul
(b) Larry Collins
(c) Paul Kennedy
(d) Henry Kissinger
(e) V.R. Krishna Iyer
Ans. (c)

44. Who is the author of ‘Tom Sawyer’?
(a) John Ruskin
(b) William Shakespeare
(c) Leo Tolstoy
(d) Mark Twain
Ans. (d)

45. ‘Crime and Punishment’ was written by
(a) Alexander Solzhenitysn
(b) Lewis Carroll
(c) Fyodor Dostoevsky
(d) Vladimir Nabakov
Ans. (c)

46. ‘The General happiness is the end of the state’; who said this?
(a) Plato
(b) Hegel
(c) Green
(d) Bentham
Ans. (d)

47. ‘The Naked Face’, a very popular book is written by
(a) Larry Collins
(b) Dominique Lapierre
(c) Juan Benet
(d) Sidney Sheldon
Ans. (d)

48. “All the world’s stage, And all the men and women merely players’; They have their exits and their entrances’ And one man in his time plays many parts; His acts being seven ages.’ This famous quotation is attributed to
(a) M.K. Gandhi
(b) R, N. Tagore
(c) G.B.Shaw
(d) Abraham Lincoln
(e) William Shakespeare
Ans. (e)

49. Who is the author of the book ‘Naked Triangle’?
(a) R.K. Narayan
(b) Khushwant Singh
(c) Balwant Gargi
(d) Amrita Pritam
Ans. (c)

50. Who has written the book ‘War and Peace’?
(a) Boris Pasternak
(b) Mikhail Solokhov
(c) Count Leo Tolstoy
(d) Saul Bellow
(a) Adam Smith
Ans. (c)

SPORTS - TERMS

1. Ben Johnson, the well known athlete belongs to which of the following countries?
(a) S. Africa
(b) Germany
(c) Canada
(d) U.S.A.
(e) Cuba
Ans. (c)

2. The term ‘Tee’ is connected with
(a) Polo
(b) Golf
(c) Bridge
(d) Billiards
Ans. (b)

3. With which game is the Agha Cup associated?
(a) Football
(b) Cricket
(c) Basket ball
(d) Badminton
(e) Hockey
Ans. (e)

4. Which of the following countries has hosted the Asian Games for maximum number of times?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Thailand
(c) India
(d) China
Ans. (b)

5. Champion Trophy is associated with
(a) Football
(b) Hockey
(c) Cricket
(d) Chess
Ans. (b)

6. Shiny Wilson is associated with which. of the following games/sports?
(a) Badminton
(b) Swimming
(c) Cricket
(d) Hockey
(e) Athletics
Ans. (e)

7. Chris Even’s name is associated with which of the following sports?
(a) Tennis
(b) Skating
(c) Shooting
(d) Swimming
Ans. (a)

8. Jaspal Rana is a distinguished athlete in which of the following games?
(a) Archery
(b) Shooting
(c) Swimming
(d Weight lifting
Ans. (b)

9. The Winter Olympics came into being in
(a) 1 9 1 2
(b) l 9 l 6
(c) l 9 2 0
(d)1 9 2 4
Ans. (d)

10. The term ‘Butterfly Stroke is associated with
(a) Kabaddi
(b) Wrestling
(c) Swimming
(d) Rowing
(e) Judo
Ans. (c)

11. Which Indian batsman made three consecutive centuries in his first three Test matches?
(a) Vinoo Mankad
(b) G.R. Vishwanath
(c) Mohd. Azaruddin
(d) M S.M. Gavaskar
Ans. (c)

12. The name of Prakash Padukone is associated with which of the following games?
(a) Cricket
(b) Table Tennis
(c) Lawn Tennis
(d) Badminton
Ans. (d)

13. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Cricket : Gully
(b) Boxing : Punch
(c) Chess : Checkmate
(d) Tennis : Bully
Ans. (d)

14. Bahadur Singh is a distinguished athlete of which of the following?
(a) Weightlifting
(6) Swimming
(c) Boxing
(d) Athletics
(e) Wrestling
Ans. (d)

15. Yondieki who set up a hew world record in 10,000 meters race, belongs to
(a) Australia
(b) Canada
(c) Mexico
(d) Kenya
(e) Finland
Ans. (d)

16. Monica Seles is associated with which of the following games?
(a) Athletics
(b) Badminton
(c) Basketball
(d) Tennis
Ans. (d)

17. Limba Ram is known for his outstanding performance in which of the following ?
(a) Boxing
(b) Shooting
(c) Swimming
(d) Weightlifting
(e) Archery
Ans. (e)

18. Wankhede Stadium is situated in
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Madras
(c) Bombay
(d) Bangalore
Ans. (c)

19. Match the following:
A. Grand Slam 1.Chess
B. Grand Prix 2.Polo
C. Grand Master 3.Bridge
4. International race
A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 2 4 3
(c) 4 3 1
(d) 4 2 1
Ans. (c)

20. Which of the following countries has not been a host of Asian Games?
(a) Philippines
(b) Thailand
(c) Iran
(d) Pakistan
(e) Indonesia
Ans. (d)

21. Who was called the ‘Flying Sikh’?
(a) Ajmer Singh
(b) Makhan Singh
(c) Shamsher Singh
(d) Malwinder Singh
(e) Milkha Singh
Ans. (e)

22. India first won the Olympic Hockey gold at
(a) London
(b) Berlin
(c) Amsterdam
(d) Los Angeles
(e) Rome
Ans. (c)

23. What is the length of each stump in cricket?
(a) 28 inches
(b) 32 inches
(c) 2 ft
(d) 4 ft
Ans. (a)

24. ‘Queen’s berry Rules’ is the name given to the rules in
(a) Cricket
(b) Tennis
(c) Hockey
(d) Boxing
(e) None of these
Ans. (d)

25. Misha Grewal is associated with which of the following games/sports?
(a) Swimming
(b) Badminton
(c) Squash
(d) Chess
(e) None of these
Ans. (c)

SPORTS - PERSONS

1. William Sigei, an athlete who broke the 10,000 meters world record, belongs to which of the following countries?
(a) Kenya
(b) Nigeria
(c) Uganda
(d) Tanzania
(e) Mexico
Ans. (a)

2. Which Indian Cricketer was given the title ‘Tiger’?
(a) Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
(b) B. S. Bedi
(c) Sunil Gavaskar
(d) None of these
Ans. (a)

3. Which of the following Cricketers has scored the highest total runs in test cricket?
(a) Allan Border
(b) Brian Lara
(c) Donald Bradman
(d) Sunil Gavaskar
(e) Sachin Tendulkar
Ans. (e)

4. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
(a) Hockey : 100 yards x 55 yards
(b) Badminton (Single) : 10 ft x 44 ft.
(c) Lawn Tennis : 78 ft x 36 ft
(d) Volleyball : 30 ft x 30 ft
Ans. (b)

5. Susi Susanti, held the Grand Slam title in which of the following games
(a) Lawn Tennis
(b) Badminton
(c) Volley bail
(d) Table Tennis
(e) None of these
Ans. (b)

6. First Olympic Games were held in
(a) 776 BC.
(b) 798 BC
(a) 876 BC
(d) 898 BC
Ans. (a)

7. The Olympic Symbol comprises of five rings or circles linked together to represent
(a) sporting friendship of all people
(b) five continents
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)

8. Kamlesh Mehta has distinguished himself in which of the following games/sports?
(a) Golf
(b) Tennis
(c) Billiards
(d) Badminton
(e) Table Tennis
Ans. (e)

9. The 1988 World Olympics Game were held at
(a) Montreal
(b) Los Angeles
(c) Tokyo
(d) Seoul
Ans. (d)

10. The name of Geoff Boycott is associated with which of the following games?
(a) Boxing
(b) Cricket
(c) Golf
(d) Swimming
Ans. (b)

11. Geet Sethi has made a mark in
(a) Golf
(b) Billiards
(c) Chess
(d) Shooting
Ans. (b)

12. Which of the following cups/trophies is associated with football?
(a) Davis Cup
(b) Deodhar Trophy
(c) Champions Trophy
(d) Santosh Trophy
Ans. (d)

13. The Olympic Museum was opened at which of the following places?
(a) Istanbul
(b) Rome
(c) Lausanne
(d) Athens
(e) Geneva
Ans. (c)

14. With which of the following games/ sports is ‘Popping crease’ associated?
(a) Swimming
(b) Water Polo
(c) Cricket
(d) Lawn Tennis
Ans. (c)

15. Wimbledon is a place connected with
(a) Cricket
(b) Table Tennis
(c) Badminton
(d) Lawn Tennis
Ans. (d)

16. With which sport the term ‘caddie’ is associated?
(a) Polo
(b) Golf
(c) Bridge
(d) Billiards
Ans. (b)

17. Olympic Games after 4th century AD. Restarted (Under IOC )from
(a) 1896
(b) 1904
(c) 1912
(d) 1916
Ans. (a)

18. The Rovers Cup is associated with
(a) Cricket
(b) Hockey
(c) Football
(d) Golf
(e) Tennis
Ans. (a)

19. Amar Singh Sokhi is remembered for his performance in which of the following sports events?
(a) Athletics
(b) Cycling
(c) Archery
(d) Swimming
(e) Weightlifting
Ans. (b)

20. With which of the following sports is Leroy Burrell associated?
(a) Swimming
(b) Cricket
(c) Athletics
(d) Boxing
Ans. (c)

21. S. Vijaya Lakshmi and Nisha Mohita are associated with
(a) Tennis
(b) Badminton
(c) Chess
(d) Table tennis
Ans. (c)

22. In which city the Asian Games first took place?
(a) Beijing
(b) Kuala Lumpur
(c) Tokyo
(d) New Delhi
Ans. (d)

23 Ali Sher, an Arjuna award winner, is associated with
(a) Football
(b) Golf
(c) Yachting
(d) Equestrian
Ans. (b)

24. Who is the highest wicket taker in the world in one day cricket?
(a) Imran Khan
(b) Ian Botham
(c) Kapil Dev
(d) Richard Hadlee
(e) None of these
Ans. (e)

25. How many players are there in a water polo team?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7
Ans. (d)

26. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Nehru Trophy – Table Tennis
(b) Holkar Trophy – Bridge
(c) Ruia Trophy – Kabaddi
(d) B.C. Roy Trophy – Lawn Tennis
Ans. (b)

27. ‘Ashes’ is the term associated with which of the following sports?
(a) Football
(b) Cricket
(c) Hockey
(d) Basketball
Ans. (b)

28. Sergei Bubkha, an athlete of international repute, belongs to which of the following countries?
(a) U.S.A
(b) Brazil
(c) Russia
(d) Ukraine
(e) Spain
Ans. (d)

29. The term ‘Chukker’ is used in
(a) Rifle shooting
(b) Horse racing
(c) Wrestling
(d) Polo
Ans. (d)

30. Which of the following is a set of five events included in Modem Pentathlon?
(a) Cycling, Skating, Shooting, Gymnastics, Running
(b) Judo, Shooting, Swimming, Cycling, Running
(c) Horse riding, Fencing, Shooting, Gymnastics, Running
(d) Horse riding, Fencing, Shooting, Swimming, Running
Ans. (d)

31. Amar Singh Sokhi is remembered for his performance in which of the following sports events?
(a) Athletics
(b) Cycling
(c) Archery
(d) Swimming
(e) Weight lifting
Ans. (b)

32. The famous player Pele is associated with which of the following games?
(a) Table Tennis
(b) Football
(c) Hockey
(d) Volleyball
(e) Golf
Ans. (b)

33. Which of the following games is not included in the Olympic Games?
(a) Cycling
(b) Archery
(c) Cricket
(d) Skiing
Ans. (c)

34. If you scored cannon, which game would you be playing?
(a) Football
(b) Cricket
(c) Billiards
(d) Hockey
Ans. (c)

35. Which of the following countries was readmitted to the Olympics after her 21 year suspension?
(a) Iran
(b) Iraq
(c) Burma
(d) South Africa
Ans. (d)

36. Kamlesh Mehta is associated with
(a) Chess
(b) Hockey
(c) Football
(d) Tab Tennis
Ans. (d)

37. Tripping is associated with
(a) Snooker
(b) Football
(c) Cricket
(d) Lawn Tennis
Ans. (b)

38. Which of the following places is known as the ‘Mecca of Indian Football’?
(a) Delhi
(b) Bombay
(c) Calcutta
(d) Ambala
Ans. (c)

39. The five intertwined rings or circles on the Olympic Flag made of white (from left to right) are
(a) blue, yellow, black, green and red
(b) yellow, red, green, black and blue
(c) red, green, black, yellow and blue
(d) yellow, green, black, blue and red
Ans. (a)

40. Maradona is a famous player associated with
(a) Cricket
(b) Hockey
(c) Football
(d) Golf
Ans. (c)

OBJECTIVE GENERAL AWARENESS (INDIA) QUESTIONS

1. When was the first air-conditioned train introduced in India?
(a) 1936
(b) 1946
(c) 1969
(d) 1975
Ans. (a)

2. The first indigenously built missile boat is named as
(a) INS Mani
(b) INS Shilpi
(c) INS Vibhuti
(d) INS Vikrant
Ans. (c)

3. Next to Hindi, the language spoken by the largest number of people in the Indian sub-continent is
(a) Tamil
(b) Bengali
(c) Telugu
(d) Urdu
Ans. (b)

4. The first person to conduct heart transplantation in India
(a) Dr. P, K. K. Ayyangar
(b) Dr. R. Valiathan
(c) Dr. Venugopal
(d) Dr. R. Kesavan Nair
Ans. (c)

5. Who among the following was the first Chief of the Air staff?
(a) Sir Ronald Lvelaw Chapman
(b) H. Moolgavkar
(c) Sir Thomas Elmhurst
(d) Sir Gerald Gibbs
Ans. (c)

6. The rainiest place in India is
(a) Shimla
(b) Trivandrum
(c) Panchgani
(d) Siliguri
(e) Mawsynram

Ans. (e)

7. India’s first successful surface-to-surface missile is
(a) Agni
(b) Prithvi
(c) Akash
(d) Vayu
Ans. (c)

8. India’s first Gas Cracker Plant is at
(a) Hasan
(b) Hajira
(c) Pune
(d) Nagathane
Ans. (b)

9. Which of the following is the name of the first indigenously developed Indian Super Computer?
(a) Gati
(b) Dharam
(c) Shakti
(d) Param
Ans. (d)

10. The biggest port in India is
(a) Cochin
(b) Calcutta
(c) Bombay
(d) Vishakhapatnam
Ans. (d)

11. Who among the following was the first woman minister of a state?
(a) Vijayalaxmi Pandit
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
(d) Indira Gandhi
Ans. (a)

12. Which of the following is the first Indian to go in space?
(a) Ramanujan
(b) Tenzing Norgay
(c) Dr. Homi Jahangir
(d) Rakesh Sharma
Ans. (d)

13. The biggest church in India is located at
(a) Delhi
(b) Madras
(c) Bombay
(d) Goa
Ans. (d)

14. India’s biggest nuclear research reactor is
(a) Apsara
(b) Cirus
(c) Dhruva
(d) Pumima
Ans. (c)

15. Who started the first newspaper in India?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) James A. Hickory
Ans. (d)

16. India’s oldest planetarium is located at
(a) Bombay
(b) Calcutta
(c) Patna
(d) Ahmedabad
Ans. (b)

17. The deepest port of the country is
(a) Madras
(b) Kandla
(c) Bombay
(d) Vishakhapatnam
Ans. (d)

18. Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?
(a) Shanta Rangaswami
(b) Arati Saha
(c) Santosh Yadav
(d) Kamaljit Sandhu
Ans. (b)

19. The birthday of which of the following leaders in India is observed as Children’s day?
(a) Smt. Indira Gandhi
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) S. Radhakrishnan
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
(e) Rajiv Gandhi
Ans. (c)

20. ‘Teacher’s Day’ is observed on which of the following dates?
(a) Nov 14
(b) Jan 30
(c) Sep 5
(d) Oct 2
Ans. (c)

21. The World Environment Day is celebrated on
(a) June 5
(b) April 7
(c) August 6
(d) June J 6
Ans. (a)

22. National Maritime Day falls on
(a) April 5
(b) June 5
(c) September 5
(d) October 5
Ans. (a)

23. Death anniversary day of Sri Rajiv Gandhi is observed as the
(a) Peace and Love Day
(b) Secularism Day
(c) Anti -Terrorism Day
(d) National Integration Day
Ans. (c)

24. ‘Madhubani’, a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Rajasthan
(e) None of these
Ans. (d)

25 Kathakali is a folk dance prevalent in which state?
(a) Orissa
(b) Manipur
(c) Karnataka
(d) Kerala
(e) Andhra Pradesh
Ans. (d)

26. Mohini Attam dance form developed originally in which of the following states?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Orissa
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Kerala
Ans. (e)

27. The national song of India was composed by
(a) Iqbal
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Jai Shankar Prasad
(d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Ans. (d)

28. ‘Natya – Shastra’ the main source of India classical dances was written by
(a) Bharat Muni
(b) Tandu Muni
(c) Narad Muni
(d) Abhinav Gupt
Ans. (a)

29. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is
(a) 2: 4
(b) 3: 4
(c) 2: 3
(d) 3: 5
Ans. (c)

30. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Jaipur
(c) Lucknow
(d) Mysore
Ans. (c)

31. People from which state celebrate their harvest festival around Makar Sakranti?
(a) Kerala
(b) Punjab
(c) Karnataka
(4) Tamil Nadu
(e) Andhra Pradesh
Ans. (c)

32. The dance encouraged and performed from the temple of Tanjore was
(a) Bharatnatyam
(b) Kathakali
(c) Odissi
(d) Mohiniattam
(e) Kathak
Ans. (a)

33. Which of the following Akademis is responsible for fostering the development of dance, drama and music in India?
(a) Lalit Kala Akademi
(b) Sahitya Akademi
(c) National School of Drama
(d) Sangeet Akademi
Ans. (d)

34. Match the following:
Folk Song Places
A. Heer Song 1. Bengal
B. Bhatiyali Song 2. Punjab
C. Garba Dance 3. U.P
D. Ras Dance 4. Gujarat
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) l 3 2 4
(c) 2 l 4 3
(d) 2 3 4 1
Ans. (c)

35. The headquarters of the Sahitya Akademi is at
(a) Bombay
(b) Madras
(c) New Delhi
(d) Calcutta
Ans. (c)

36. Goodiyattam is a
(a) dress prepared in Goa
(b) traditional dance of Kerala
(c) festival of Andhra Pradesh
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)

37. Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?
(a) Hinduism
(b) Islam
(c) Jainism
(d) Buddhism
Ans. (d)

38. The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity?
(a) Ram
(b) Shiva
(c) Vishnu
(d) Jagannath
Ans. (d)

39. Mohini Attam dance form developed originally in which of the following states?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Orissa
(d) Karnataka
(e) Andhra Pradesh
Ans. (b)

40. Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
(a) Garba
(b) Bhangra
(c) Nautanki
(d) Kathakali
(e) None of these
Ans. (a)

41. Rabindra Nath 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) First & second stanza
(c) First and fourth stanza
(d) The whole song
Ans. (a)

42. In which of the following festivals are boat races a special feature?
(a) Pongal
(b) Ranali Bihu
(c) Onam
(d) Navratri
Ans. (c)

43. The book of the Parsis is
(a) Torah
(b) Bible
(c) Gita
(d) Zend Avesta
Ans. (d)

44, India’s national animal and bird respectively are
(a) Deer and Parrot
(b) Lion and Cuckoo
(c) Elephant and Eagle
(d) Tiger and Peacock
Ans. (d)

45. World’s longest snake reticulated python is found in India in
(a) Lakshadweep
(b) Nagaland
(c) Mizoram
(d) Nicobar
Ans. (b)

44. India celebrates February 28 every year as ‘National Science Day’ because on this day
(a) in 1928 CV. Raman discovered what was later called the ‘Raman Effect’.
(b) first Indian Space craft was launched.
(c) Vikram Sarabhai was born.
(d) Nehru laid the foundation of science laboratories all over India
Ans. (a)

45. 26th January is India’s
(a) Independence Day
(b) Republic Day
(c) Revolution Day
(d) Parliament Day
Ans. (b)

46. 20th August is celebrated as
(a) No Tobacco Day
(b) Earth Day
(c) Sadbhavana Divas
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)

OBJECTIVE GENERAL AWARENESS (WORLD) QUESTIONS

1. Which country is known as ‘Cockpit of Europe’?
(a) Holland
(b) Rome
(c) Belgium
(d) Switzerland
Ans. (c)

2. In which of the following countries tricameral legislature is present?
(a) U.K.
(b) U.S.A
(c) India
(d) None of these
Ans. (d)

3. ‘Mark’ is the currency of ?
(a) England
(b) Ireland
(c) France
(d) Germany
(e) Italy
Ans. (d)

4. Which of the following was part of the erstwhile Soviet Union over which Kurdish population is spread?
(a) Armenia
(b) Georgia
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) Turkmenistan
Ans. (a)

5. The ‘Contra rebels’ belong to
(a) Paraguay
(b) Brazil
(c) Argentina
(d) Nicaragua
(e) None of these
Ans. (d)

6. Which of the following has merged with Tanganyika to form the present Tanzania ?
(a) Zambia
(b) Zanzibar
(c) Zimbabwe
(d) Zaire
Ans. (b)

7. Inkatha Freedom Party is a political party in ?
(a) Israel
(b) Lebanon
(c) Zimbabwe
(d) None of these
Ans. (d)

8. Which country is known as ‘Pearl of the East’?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Bhutan
(d) Sri Lanka
Ans. (d)

9. Ninety percent of the Malaria cases occur in ?
(a) Africa
(b) South Asia
(c) West Asia
(d) South America
Ans. (a)

10. The country where death rate is lowest in the world is ?
(a) U.S.A
(b) Canada
(c) Japan
(d) Kuwait
Ans. (d)

11. Which Central Asian Republic of former Soviet Union has maximum nuclear arms?
(a) Tazikistan
(b) Kirghizia
(c) Kazakhstan
(d) Uzbekistan
Ans. (c)

12. The Parliament of which country is known as ‘National Panchayat’?
(a) Maldives
(b) Myanmar
(c) Bhutan
(d) Nepal
(e) None of these
Ans. (d)

13. The currency of Sweden is ?
(a) Mark
(b) Franc
(c) Lira
(d) Dinar
(e) Krona
Ans. (e)

14. Argentina is situated in the continent of ?
(a) Asia
(b) Europe
(c) Africa
(d) South America
Ans. (d)

15. ISI os an intelligence agency of ?
(a) Iraq
(b) Israel
(c) Pakistan
(d) Sri Lanka
Ans. (c)

16. Which of the following sets of countries have recently been admitted to European Union?
(a) Greece, Norway, Finland
(b) Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden
(c) Austria, Greece, Finland
(d) Austria, Greece, Norway, Sweden
Ans. (b)

17. Which of the following is the currency of Japan?
(a) Yen
(b) Baht
(c) Yuan
(d) Won
Ans. (a)

18. Which of the following ideologies is associated with the state of Israel?
(a) Existentialism
(b) Zionism
(c) Terrorism
(d) Pan-Arabism
Ans. (b)

19. The Parliament of Iran is known as ?
(a) Congress
(b) Quami Assembly
(c) Majlis
(d) Darul Awam
Ans. (c)

20. The parliament of Afghanistan is called ?
(a) Senate
(b) Majlis
(c) Shora
(d) National Assembly
Ans. (c)

21. The first women Prime Minister of Bangladesh is ?
(a) Begum Nasrat
(b) Begum Benazir Zardari
(c) Begum Khaleda Zia
(d) Sheikh Hasina Wazed
Ans. (c)

22. Which of the following former Soviet Central Asian Republic is a nuclear power state?
(a) Uzbekistan
(b) Kazakhstan
(c) Turkmenistan
(d) Tazakistan
Ans. (b)

23. Which two countries are connected by under water tunnel recently constructed?
(a) England and Spain
(b) England and Italy
(c) England and Belgium
(d) France and England
Ans. (d)

24. ‘Tatarstan’ which figured in the news is ?
(a) an oil rich enclave in the territory of Turkey
(b) an area in Pakistan for which a group of people are seeking more autonomy.
(c) a place in Bangladesh where Muslims of Myanmar are seeking shelter from alleged torture by Burmese army
(d) one of the 16 self-contained autonomous republics within Russia.
Ans. (d)

25. The currency of Bangladesh is ?
(a) Rupee
(b) Rupiah
(c) Taka
(d) Dollar
(e) Pound
Ans. (c)

26 The currency used in Italy is ?
(a) Yen
(b) Rouble
(c) Dinar
(d) Lira
(e) Yuan
Ans. (d)

27. Chakma Refugees are the natives of ?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Myanmar
(d) Bangladesh
Ans. (d)

28. The best example of presidential government is ?
(a) India
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) U.S.A
(d) Myanmar
Ans. (c)

29. In which of the following countries both the Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition are Women?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Pakistan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Turkey
Ans. (c)

30. Who among the following signed the 1974, agreement on Tin Bigha transfer to Bangladesh?
(a) General H. M. Ershad and Indira Gandhi
(b) General H. M. Ershad and Morarji Desai
(c) Sheikh Mujibur-Rehman and Indira Gandhi
(d) Sheikh Mujibur – Rehman and Jawaharlal Nehru
(e) None of these
Ans. (c)

31. The real cause of war like tension between North Korea and U.S.A. is
(a) U.S.A’s urge to rule over North Korea
(b) North Korea’s refusal to allow full inspection of its nuclear installations
(c) Japan -U.S.A. threat of economic sanction against North Korea
(d) U.S.A’s deployment of patriot defense missiles in South Africa
Ans. (b)

32. Muhajirs of Pakistan are ?
(a) Muslim migrants of India
(b) the same as the Ahmadias
(c) numerically dominant in Sind
(d) frontier tribe’s men from NWFP
Ans. (a)

33. The person who initiated the ‘Chipko Movement’ is
(a) S. G. Purohit
(b) Baba Amte
(c) H. N. Bahuguna
(d) Baba Sunderanand
Ans. (b)

34. In which of the following months did Iraq invade Kuwait?
(a) August 1990
(b) January 1991
(c) February 1991
(d) July 1991
Ans. (a)

35. Rohingyas are
(a) Muslim refugees from eastern Sri Lanka settled in Tamil Nadu
(b) an anti-communist political group in Afghanistan
(c) a political group fighting for autonomy in Pakistan
(d) Muslim refugees migrating from Myanmar to Bangladesh
Ans. (d)

36. ‘Operation Rhino’ is directed against
(a) PWG
(b) LTFE
(c) ULFA
(d) ULTRA
Ans. (c)

37. The objective of Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is
(a) to check spread of AIDS disease
(b) to check spread of the nuclear arms
(c) to prevent circulation of sub-standard consumer goods in the market
(d) to prevent publication of sub-standard books and research papers
Ans. (b)

38. Israel-PLO agreement was signed by PLO representative
(a) Shimon Peres
(b) Rahmud Abbas
(c) Abu Mezon
(d) Yasser Arafat
Ans. (c)

39. Which one of the following was not part of the Panchsheel agreement between India and China?
(a) Adoption of socialistic pattern of society
(b) Mutual respect for each other’s integrity and sovereignty.
(c) Non-interference with each other’s internal affairs
(d) Peaceful co-existence
Ans. (a)

40. The Parley between the Prime Ministers Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Indira Gandhi, so much referred to in World Politics, were held at
(a) Shimla
(b) Rawalpindi
(c) Manali
(d) Islamabad
Ans. (a)

41. ‘Operation Night Dominance’ sought to control the movement of militants in
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Bodo area in Assam
(d) Punjab
Ans. (d)

42. The main thrust of Panchsheel consists in
(a) peaceful co-existence
(b) Non-alignment
(c) Disarmament agreements
(d) Trade agreements
Ans. (a)

43. ‘Golden Heights’ has become a controversial issue between which of the following pairs of nations
(a) Iraq-Iran
(b) Israel-Libya
(c) Israel-Syria
(d) Kuwait-Iraq
(e) Egypt-Iran
Ans. (c)

44. Gulf war was fought between
(a) Iran and Iraq
(b) Iraq and Israel
(c) Iraq and America
(d) Iraq, America & Allied forces
Ans. (d)

45. Which of the following countries was involved in Bofors deal?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Switzerland
(d) Britain
Ans. (c)

46. ‘Agenda -21’ refers to
(a) UN secretary General’s Report to the Security Council
(b) Rio Earth Summit’s document
(c) Charter of Demands of the Developing countries
(d) India’s modernization programme to usher in the 21st century
Ans. (b)

47. Dunkel Proposal deals with
(a) Disarmament
(b) Kashmir problem
(c) GAIT
(d) Nuclear Agreement
Ans. (c)

48. Which treaty provides for a common currency for 12 member countries of European community?
(a) Treaty of Versailles
(b) Geneva Convention
(c) Maastricht Treaty
(d) Brussels Treaty
Ans. (c)

49. ‘Operation Rhino’ was launched to unearth the hardcore terrorists in
(a) Assam
(b) Manipur
(c) Mizoram
(d) Meghalaya
Ans. (a)

50. Declaration of world peace and cooperation was the most significant decision of
(a) Belgrade Conference
(b) Jakarta Conference
(c) Manila Conference
(d) Bandung Conference
Ans. (b)

OBJECTIVE GENERAL AWARENESS (WORLD) QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following is the currency of Thailand?
(a) Taka
(b) Yuan
(c) Peso
(d) Baht
(e) Yen
Ans. (d)

2. The last country liberated from colonial rule is
(a) Uganda
(b) India
(c) South Africa
(d) South West Africa
Ans. (d)

3. Which of the following countries was divided into two independent republics on the New Year Day of 1993?
(a) Yugoslavia
(b) Albania
(c) Czechoslovakia
(d) Cyprus
Ans. (c)

4. Hong Kong was transferred to China in
(a) 1990
(b) 1996
(c) 1997
(d) 2000
Ans. (c)

5. Rial is the currency of
(a) Iran
(b) Indonesia
(c) Zambia
(d) Namibia
Ans. (a)

6Which of the following is the currency used in Italy?
(a) Dinar
(b) Yen
(c) Rouble
(d) Lira
(e) Yuan
Ans. (d)

7. Which of the following pairs of country and its currency is not correct?
(a) North Korea – Won
(b) Bangladesh – Taka
(c) Saudi Arabia – Rial
(d) Japan -Yuan
(e) United Arab Emirates – Dirham
Ans. (d)

8. The official language of Bhutan is
(a) English
(b) Bhoti
(c) Dzongkha
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)

9. ‘Rosh Hashanah’ is the new year’s day of which of the following communities?
(a) Zoroastrian
(b) Jews
(c) Muslims
(d) Shinto
Ans. (b)

10. Kimono is a dress style of which Asian country?
(a) China
(b) Korea
(c) Japan
(d) Laos
(e) None of these
Ans. (c)

11. Which of the following combinations of country and its national games is correct?
(a) Australia- Football
(b) Japan – Bull Fighting
(c) U.S.A. – Baseball
(d) India- Cricket
Ans. (c)

12. Which of the following is the currency of Philippines, which is undergoing three year economic programme drawn up with I.M.F?
(a) Peso
(b) Ngultrum
(c) Rufiyaa
(d) Franc
(e) Pula
Ans. (a)

13. What is the currency of Hong Kong?
(a) H. Pound
(b) Dinar
(c) H. Dollar
(d) Rouble
Ans. (c)

14. Which of the countries has opted out of the European Union?
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Belgium
(c) Denmark
(e) Norway
Ans. (e)

15. How many States of the USA are not attached to its mainland?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None of these
Ans. (b)

16. The military operation ‘Restore Hope’ was launched in
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Somalia
(c) Angola
(d) Bosnia Herzegovina
Ans. (b)

17. Burma was known to ancient Indians as
(a) Suvarnadvipa
(b) Yavadvipa
(c) Malayamandalam
(d) Suvarnabhumi
Ans. (d)

18. ‘Atlantis’ is the name of the space shuttle launched by
(a) Britain
(b) India
(c) Australia
(d) America
Ans. (d)

19. LITTE is a terrorist organisation in
(a) South Africa
(b) Spain
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Cyprus
Ans. (c)

20. The Parliament of Japan is known as
(a) Assembly
(b) Key
(c) Senate
(d) Diet
(e) Nippon
Ans. (d)

21. The oldest monarchy in the world is that of
(a) Nepal
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Japan
(d) U.K
Ans. (d)

22. Ms. Kim Campbell served as the first woman Prime Minister of
(a) Congo
(b) Portugal
(c) Canada
(d) Philippines
(e) Switzerland
Ans. (c)

23. Amongst the following the oldest observatory is at
(a) Mount Hopkins, U.S.A.
(b) Greenwich, U.K
(c) Geneva, Switzerland
(d) Copenhagen. Denmark
Ans. (d)

24. World’s first hospital on rails-Life Line Express was started by which of the following countries?
(a) Japan
(b) Russia
(c) China
(d) U.S.A.
(e) India
Ans. (e)

25. The first successful expedition to the Mount Everest was made in
(a) 1953
(b) 1962
(c) 1965
(d) 1968
Ans. (a)

26. After the break up of the USSR the largest country in the world in terms of area is
(a) U.S.A.
(b) Russia
(c) China
(d) Canada
Ans. (b)

27. Which country has developed world’s first seedless mango?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) India
(c) Japan
(d) Britain
Ans. (b)

28. Where is the first Asia Tiger Safari set Up?
(a) Bangkok
(b) Jim Corbett Park
(c) Penang
(d) Hyderabad
Ans. (b)

29. The first test tube baby of the world was born in
(a) U.S.A.
(b) India
(c) Britain
(d) France
Ans. (c)

30. The world’s largest deposit of cosmic dust has been discovered in
(a) Greenland
(b) Mauritius
(c) Australia
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)

31. The largest island in the world is
(a) Tasmania
(b) Cyprus
(c) Iceland
(d) Greenland
(e) None of these
Ans. (d)

32. Man landed on the moon on which space shuttle?
(a) Apollo
(b) Eagle
(c) Challenger
(d) Explorer
Ans. (a)

33. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of coal as per the recent available data?
(a) S. Africa
(b) USA
(c) China
(d) India
(e) Russia
Ans. (b)

34. The oldest working refinery in the world is at
(a) Koyali
(b) Guwahati
(c) Digboi
(d) Baroda
(e) None of these
Ans. (c)

35. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
(a) Jog Falls
(b) Niagara Falls
(c) Menal Falls
(d) Angel Falls
Ans. (d)

36. The first satellite to be sent into space was
(a) Pioneer
(b) Luna I
(c) Sputnik
(d) Apollo II
Ans. (c)

37. The largest man -made canal in the world is
(a) Rhine Canal
(b) Panama Canal
(c) Suez Canal
(d) None of these
Ans. (c)

38. Which is the largest Gulf in the world?
(a) Gulf of Mexico
(b) Gulf of Cambay
(c) Persian Gulf
(d) Strait of Hormuz
(e) None of these
Ans. (a)

39. The highest title in Judo is
(a) 10th Dan
(b) 12th Dan
(c) Yellow Belt
(d) Black Belt
Ans. (d)

40. Consider the following two statements:
I. Passing Lhamu Sherpa was the first Nepalese woman to conquer Mt. Everest.
II. Dicky Dolma was the youngest woman climber of Mt. Everest.
Of these statements,
(a) I is true but II is false.
(b) I is false but II is true.
(c) both I and II are true.
(2) both I and II are false.
Ans. (b)

41. The longest optical fiber cable of the world is laid between
(a) London and New York
(b) Paris and Tokyo
(c) Singapore and Marseilles
(d) Manila and Toronto
Ans. (c)

42. The largest automobile manufacturing centre in the world is located at
(a) Detroit
(b) Tokyo
(c) Birmingham
(d) Berlin
Ans. (a)

43. World environment day falls in
(a) Jun 5
(b) Nov 14
(c) Oct 2
(d) Nov 19
Ans. (a)

44. Which of the following is a military alliance?
(a) ASEAN
(b) NAFFA
(c) NATO
(d) EEC
Ans. (c)

45. The Chairmanship/Pre of the UN Security Council rotates among the Council
Members
(a) every month
(b) every 3 months
(c) every 6 months
(d) every year
Ans. (a)

46. Which of the following is not a member of G-15?
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Indonesia
(d) Malaysia
Ans. (b)

47. Which of the following is used as the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)?
(a) Lion
(b) Camel
(c) Deer
(d) Panda
Ans. (d)

48. The headquarters of the International Red Cross is situated in
(a) Paris
(b) Hague
(c) Geneva
(d) Vienna
Ans. (c)

49. Which of the following countries are among the constituents of the SAARC?
1. Nepal
2 Bangladesh
3. Pakistan
4. Maldives
5. Afghanistan
(a) l, 2 and 3
(b) l, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 3, 4 and 5
Ans. (b)

50. Which organ of the United Nations has ceased to be operational?
(a) International Court of Justice
(b) Trusteeship Council
(c) Secretariat
(d) Economic and Social Council
Ans. (b)