AWARDS BASED QUESTIONS

1. Who among the following was the first to win the Booker Prize?
a) William Golding
b) PH Newby
c) JM Coetzee
d) Peter Carey
2. Which one of the following awards instituted by KK Birla Foundation is given to an individual for outstanding work on Indian philosophy, culture and art?
a) Saraswathy Samman
b) Vyas Samman
c) Shankar Puraskar
d) Kalidas Samman
3. When was the Nobel Prize for literature instituted?
a) 1956
b) 1969
c) 1972
d) 1975
4. Contribution to which field is honoured by Dhanvantari award?
a) Physics
b) space research
c) literature
d) medicine
5. Which of the following is India’s highest honour in the field of literature?
a) Vyas Samman
b) Kalidas Samman
c) Jnanpith Award
d) Saraswathi Samman
6. Which one of the following is India’s highest civilian honour?
a) Bharat Ratna
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padama Vibhushan
d) Padma Sri
7. Who was the first to win the Nobel Prize for literature?
a) Albert Camus
b) Ernest Hemingway
c) Knut Hamson
d) Rene Sully Prudhome
8. Men from which nation has won the highest number of Nobel Prizes?
a) England
b) France
c) America
d) Italy
9. Which of the following awards is given to the Best Parliamentarian?
a) Gujar Mal Modi Award
b) JB Pant Award
c) Nehru Award
d) none of those
10. When did Amnesty International win the Nobel Prize?
a) 1917
b) 1949
c) 1977
d) 1982
11. Who was the first woman to win the Jnanpith award?
a) Ashapurna Devi
b) Mahasweta Devi
c) Amrita Pritam
d) Sarojini Naidu
12. In terms of Prize money which of the following is the highest literary prize in India?
a) Vyas Samman
b) Saraswathy Samman
c) Jnanpith Award
d) Kalidas Samman
13. Which of the following awards was instituted by the Indian National Congress in its Centenary Year?
a) Gandhi Peace Prize
b) Nehru Award
c) Indira Gandhi award for National Integration
d) Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award
14. Which one of the following awards was instituted by the KK Birla Foundation?
a) Saraswati Samman
b) Kabir Award
c) Kalidas Samman
d) Jnanpith Award
15. When did Red Cross win the Nobel Peace Prize for the first time?
a) 1917
b) 1977
c) 1949
d) 1956
16. The Annual Academy awards are better known as
a) Nobel Prize
b) Magsasay Award
c) Oscar Award
d) None of these
17. Contribution to which field is honoured by the Kalinga award?
a) Science and Technology
b) Literature
c) Peace
d) environmental protection
18. Who among the following has won the Polar Music Award instituted by the Royal Music Academy, Sweden?
a) Sakir Hussein
b) Pundit Ravi Shankar
c) Bismillah Khan
d) Allah Rakha Khan
19. Who was the first foreigner to win the Bharat Ratna?
a) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
b) Winston Churchill
c) Nelson Madela
d) Benazir Bhutto
20. Which one of the following awards is given for contribution to poetry?
a) Kabir award
b) Kalidas Samman
c) Saraswathy Samman
d) Vyas Samman

Answers

1. PH Newby
   2. Shankar Puraskar
   3. 1969
   4. medicine
   5. Jnanpith Award
   6. Bharat Ratna
   7. Rene Sully Prudhome
   8. America
   9. JB Pant Award
   10. 1977
   11. Ashapurna Devi
   12. Saraswathi Samman
   13. Indira Gandhi award for National Integration
   14. Saraswathi Samman
   15. 1917

16. Oscar Award
17. Science and Technology
18. Pundit Ravi Shankar
19. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
20. Kabir award

GROUPS/AGENCIES

The Common Wealth	It was originally known as 'The British Commonwealth of Nations'. It is an association of sovereing and independent states which formally made up the British empire. It's headquarter is located at London. The British Monarch (Queen Elizabeth II) is the symbolic head of the commonwealth. The Commonwealth heads of government meet (CHOGM) is held in every 2 years.
Arab League	The Arab League was established on March 22, 1945. The objective was to promote economic, social, political and military cooperation. The headquarter of this organization is located at Cairo (egipt), which have 23 members.
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)	The APEC was established on November, 1989. The basic objective of this organization is to promote trade and investment in the pacific basin. It has 21 member.
Asian Development Bank (ADB)	It was established on december 19th 1966. The basic objective was to promote regional economic cooperation. he headquarter of this organization is located at Manila and it has 59 members.
Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)	The ASEAN was established on 8th August,1967. The basic objective of this organization was regional, economic, social and cultural co-operation among the non-commercial countries of South-East asia. The members of this organization are Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philipines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Mayanmar, Cambodia. It's headquarter is located at Djakarta.
Common Wealth of Independent states (CIS)	This organization was established on December 8th, 1991. Thebasic objective of this oeganization is to coordinae inter-commonwealth relations and to provide a mechanism for the orderly dissolution of the USSR. It has 12 members and headquarter located at Kirava (Belarus)
Group of 8 or G-08	It was established on Sept. 22, 1985, to promote co-operation among major non-cmmunist economic powers., Members: France, Germany, Japan, UK, US, Canada, Italy, and Russia.
Group of 15 (G-15)	It is sstablished on 1989, to promote economic co-operation among developing nations. It has 19 members.
Group of 77 (G-77)	It was established on Oct., 1967, to promote economic co-operation among developing nations. It has 27 members.
International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL)	It was established on 1914, to promote international cooperation among criminal police authorities. It has 178 members, and it's headquarters located at France.
International Olympic Committee (IOC)	It was established on June 23, 1894, to promote the olympic ideals and administer olympic games. It has 167 members and it's headquarters located at Swizerland
International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)	It is established on Feb., 1947, to promote the development of international standards, It has 140 members and its headquarters located at Switzerland.
International Red cross And Red Crescent Movement	It is established on 1928, to promote worldwide humanitarian aid, It's headquarters located at Geneva.
Non-aligned Movement (NAM)	It is established on Sept. 1961, the main objective was political co-operation and separate itself from both USA and USSR (in the cold-war era). It has 116 members. The credit of evolving the concept goes to Pt. Jawahar lal Nehru. The other contributors were Marshal tito (President of Yugoslavia), Dr. Sukarno (President of Indonesia) and General Nasser (President of Egypt). Bandung conference in Indonesia became the forum for the birth of NAM.
European Union	It was established on Apr. 8, 1965. Effective on July 1, 1967., The objective was to create a united Europe in which member countries would have such strong economic and political bonds that war would cease to be a recurring fact., It has 25 members. (The ten new countries which joined in 2004 are Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slavakia and Slovania)., It's headquarters located at Brussels (Belgium). The common European, currency, Euro, was launched on Jan. 1, 1999.
North Atlantic Treaty organisation (NATO)	It was estableshed on April 4, 1949. The objective of this organization is to provide mutual defence and cooperation. It has more than 26 members like Russia. It's headquarters located at Brussels.
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)	It was established on Sept, 1959. The objective was to set world prices by controlling oil production and also persues member interest in trade and development. It has 13 members (Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, UAE, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Gabon, Equador and Venezuela). It's headquarters at Vienna (Austria).
South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation (SAARC)	It was established on Dec. 8, 1985, to promote economic, social and cultural cooperation. The members are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Srilanka., Headquarters: Kathmandu.
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)	It was established on Oct 11, 1947, effective from April 4, 1951., Thw main objective was specialised UN agency concerned with meteorological cooperation., It's headquarter at Geneva and it has 162 member.
Amnesty International (AI)	It was established on 1961, To keep a watch over human rights violation worldwide., headquarters at London, Got Nobel Prize in 1977 for Peace.
Organisation of The Islamic conference (OIC)	It was established 1969, to promote Islamic solidarity among member states and to consolidate cooperation among members., It has 57 members, and it's headquarters at Saudi Arabia.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)	It was established on June 7, 2002, to develop mutual cooperation., Members: Russia, China, Kazakhistan, Uzbekistan, kyrghiztan and Tajikistan.

MAT 2010 QUESTIONS

1. This disease is caused by the deficiency of protein. Can you identify it from the given options?

a. Goitre b. Kwashiorkar c. Hypokalemia d. Dermatosis

2. We all know very well that the Pacific Ocean is the earth’s largest ocean. Which of the following

represents the percentage area (approximately) of the earth covered by it?

a. 25% b. 35% c. 40% d. 45%

3. This place is the wettest place on earth. Can you identify it from the given options?

a. Mount Waialeale b. Cherapoonji c. Mawsynram d. None of these

4. The number of non-permanent members of the UN Security Council is

a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20

5. According to the latest population Census, the state with the least population density is

a. Sikkim b. Mizoram

c. Andaman & Nicobar Islands d. Arunachal Pradesh

6. The number of Union Territories in India is

a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8

7. The maximum duration for which the President’s office can remain vacant is

a. 1 month b. 2 months c. 3 months d. 6 months

8. Which of the following represents the minimum age required to become the member of the Rajya Sabha?

a. 25 years b. 30 years

c. 35 years d. There is no age limit as such

9. Which of the following represents the percentage contribution of the agriculture sector to the Growth Domestic Product of the Indian Economy (approximately)?

a 15% b. 17% c. 21% d. 30%

10. Sakyamuni is another name of

a. Mahavir b. Buddha c. Lord Shiva d. Lord Vishnu

11. The last amendment to the Preamble of the Constitution of India was carried out in the year …

a. 1958 b. 1962 c. 1976 d. 1978

12. Which of the following is NOT a primary activity?

a. Fishing b. Mining c. Agriculture d. Banking

13. How many Bharat Ratna awardees have won the Nobel Prize till date?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

14. Who discovered Ultrasound ?

a. Ian Donald b. Roger Bacon c. JP Merril d. Joseph Lister

15. Maltimadhava is the famous creation of which of the following personalities?

a. Kalidas b. Bharat Muni c. Bhavabhuti d. Vishnu Sharma

16. The work for which French Nobleman Baron Pierre de Coubertin is known for, is

a. He was the founder of Scouts movement

b. He was the founder of Amnesty International

c. He was the founder of Red Cross Society

d. He was responsible for the revival of modern Olympic games.

17. Which of the following is NOT a recipient of Bharat Ratna?

a. Aruna Asaf Ali

b. PV Kane

c. DK Karve

d. MGK Menon

18. Which of the following is not matched properly?

a. Dibru Saikhowa Assam

b. Dehang Debang Mizoram

c. Norkek Meghalaya

d. Pachmarhi Madhya Pradesh

19. The first cotton mill of India was set up at…

a. Surat b. Mumbai c. Kanpur d. Ahmedabad

20. Which Indian city is also known as the ‘school capital of India’?

a. Lucknow b. New Delhi c. Dehradun d. Ajmer

21. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in

a. 1949 b. 1952 c. 1955 d. 1964

22. We all know very well that the largest planet of the solar system is Jupiter. Can you identify the

name of the second largest planet of the solar system?

a. Earth b. Saturn c. Uranus d. Venus

23. You would find Andes mountain range in

a. North America b. South America c. Europe d. Australia

24. The world’s rarest element on earth is

a. Palladium b. Astatine c. Radium d. None of these

25. Which of the following is the densest planet of the solar system?

a. Earth b. Saturn c. Jupiter d. Mercury

26. Which of the following is NOT based on the banks of river Danube?

a. Vienna b. Belgrade c. Budapest d. Warsaw

27. Which of the following cases highlighted that ‘total reservation in the government jobs cannot exceed

50% of total?

a. T.A. Pai case b. Minerva Mills case

c. Keshvanand Bharti case d. Indira Sawhney case

28. Ngultrum is the name of the currency of

a. Chile b. Bhutan c. Botswana d. Bulgaria

29. International Committee of Red Cross has won the Nobel Peace Prize for record _____times.

a. Three b. Four c. Five d. Six

30. Poise is the unit of

a. pressure b. viscosity

c. luminous intensity d. inductance

31. This personality is credited with the invention of Electro cardiogram (ECG). Can you identify the

personality from the given options?

a. Ian Donald b. A. Laveran

c. Williem Einthoven d. C.Sholes

32. Time Machine is the name of a famous work of

a. Carl Segan b. H.G. Wells c. Alvin Tofler d. Arthur C. Clarke

33. Jakob Von Vexkull was the founder of

a. Booker Prize b. Pulitzer Prize

c. Right Livelihood Award d. Templeton Prize

34. Which of the following chemical elements is used for the bleaching process?

a. Fluorine b. Bromine c. Chlorine d. Xenon

35. Cirrhosis is the disease which affects the

a. brain b. liver c. kidney d. lungs

36. Which of the following is the capital of Ireland?

a. Dublin b. Istanbul c. Amsterdam d. Berne

37. Where would you find the Indian Textile Institute?

a. Surat b. Kanpur c. Pune d. Mysore

38. Which of the following is the least populous union territory of India?

a. Pondicherry b. Lakshadweep

c. Dadra and Nagar Haveli d. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

39. The first Indian state where the President’s rule was imposed in the year 1951 was ...

a. Uttar Pradesh b. Rajasthan

c. Punjab d. Orissa

40. Which of the following Indian states has the lowest sex ratio (number of females per thousand

males)?

a. West Bengal b. Haryana c. Punjab d. Uttar Pradesh

41. Which of the following is NOT a work of Salman Rushdie?

a. Moor’s Last Sigh b. Midnight’s Children

c. Shalimar The Clown d. The Piano Teacher

42. International Labor Day is celebrated on ___every year.

a. August 1 b. March 1 c. September 1 d. May 1

43. Who wrote Ramayana?

a. Vishwamitra b. Maharishi Valmiki

c. Tulasidas d. None of these

44. Who is credited with the construction of the Grand Trunk road?

a. Tipu Sultan b. Mohammed –bin-Tughlaq

c. Shershah Suri d. Jehangir

45. Which of the following is also known as “ Silicon valley of India”?

a. Hyderabad b. Bangalore c. Chennai d. Noida

46. This personality is also considered as the Father of computers . Can you name him from the given

options?

a. Blaise Pascal b. Alan M. Turing

c. Charles Babbage d. None of these

47. Peace Palace is the official headquarters of

a. WHO b. FAO c. ICJ d. IBRD

48. Find the odd one out.

a. DOS b. WINDOWS c. LINUX d. LISP

49. Which of the following is the capital of ‘the land of midnight sun’?

a. Vienna b. Oslo c. Helsinki d. Prague

50. Christiana is the former name of which of the following cities?

a. Copenhagen b. Oslo c. Ottawa d. Berlin

Answers

1 b

2 b

3 c

4 b

5 d

6 c

7 d

8 b

9 c

10 b

11 c

12 d

13 d

14 a

15 c

16 d

17 d

18 b

19 b

20 c

21 a

22 b

23 b

24 b

25 a

26 d

27 d

28 b

29 a

30 b

31 c

32 b

33 c

34 c

35 b

36 a

37 b

38 b

39 c

40 b

41 d

42 d

43 b

44 c

45 b

46 c

47 c

48 d

49 b

50 b

SNAP PREVIOUS GK QUESTIONS

1. A.M. Touring award is considered as the Nobel Prize in the field of computers, given annually by Association for Computing Machinery co-sponsored by Intel and Goggle. Who was A M Touring in whose memory the award was instituted?
a. First Chairman of Intel.
b. A British Mathematician
c. The legendary Dean of Stanford who revolutionized the computer education in the US.
d. An US cognitive scientist in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and co-founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI laboratory.


Answer:b


2. Find the most accurate description of 'Bt cotton'.
a. A variety of cotton that grows fast.
b. A genetically modified crop of cotton whose DNA has been altered by introducing an extra gene.
c. A variety of cotton that is immune to diseases.
d. A genetically modified crop of cotton whose DNA has been designed in the lab.


Answer:b


3. Las Vegas, U.S.-based tour operator AMX Company has filed a trademark patent for which of the following Tagline?
a. "God's Own Country"
b. "Heaven on Earth'
c. "Discover Incredible India'
d. "Come Alive with India"


Answer:c


4.Which out of the following holds the highest number of shares of ICICI Bank?
a. Banks Financial Institutes and Insurance
b. FIIs
c. General public
d. Private Corporate Bodies


Answer:b


5.Indian Standard Time is based on the longitude of 82.5 degrees passing through which of the following places?
a. Mirzapur, U.P
b. Jabalpur, M.P.
c. Nagpur, Maharashtra
d. Jaipur, Rajasthan


Answer:a


6.The Black Box of an aircraft is an important part as all the conversations and data are recorded therein. Although it is named black box, but its color is not black. What is the color of the black Box in a commercial airplane?
a.Brown
b.Yellow
c.Red
d.Orange


Answer:d


7.Find the person who plays the odd sport out of the following.
a. Navaratilova
b. Michael Phelps
c. David Beckham
d. Prakash Padukone


Answer: c or b


8.Sariska and Ranthambore are the reserves for which of the following animals?
a.Lion
b.Deer
c.Tiger
d.Bear


Answer:c


9.March, 2008 witnessed a turning point in the history of which of the following Himalayan Kingdoms when democracy was ushered in replacing monarchy?
Bhutan
Nepal
Sikkim
None of these


Answer:a


10. Neil Armstrong brought back a rock from the moon. On earth


a. The mass of the rock will change
b. The weight of the rock will change
c. Mass and weight will change
d. None of the above


Answer:b


11. Milk, Cheese and Eggs are the source of
a. Vitamin C & A
b. Vitamin A & D
c. Vitamin C & D
d. Vitamin B & C


Answer:b


12. In August 2008, India's longest runway for passenger aircraft was commissioned in:
Mumbai
New Delhi
Hyderabad
Bangalore


Answer:b


13. The first ever public hearing in India, almost like a referendum, on the fate of SEZ was held during the month of September 2008 in / at ________.
a. Verna IT/ITeS SEZ in Goa
b. Haryana for Reliance Haryana SEZ
c. Pen, Maharashtra
d. POSCO India, Steel SEZ Phase II, Orisa


Answer:c


14. Al Ahram is…
a. A University in Damascus
b. A Newspaper in Cairo
c. A Mosque in Riyadh
d. A small mountain range in Jordan


Answer:b


15. India's largest and first multi-national pharmaceutical giant Ranbaxy is being bought over by
a. Matrix Pharma
b. GVK Bio-sciences
c. Merck
d. None of these


Answer:d


16. Find the odd product out of the following:
Pamper
Dove
Tide
Pantene


Answer:b


17. In the internet sphere, 'Opera' is the name of a:
a. web conference site
b. web advertising firm
c. software for webinars
d. web browser


Answer:d


18. Which of the following pair is not correct?
a. Shahid Parvez : Sitar
b. Rashid Khan : Vocal Music
c. Ayaan Ali Khan: Sarod
d. Romu Muzumdar: Guitar


Answer:d


19. At what frequency SENSEX calculation is carried out?
a. Every half an hour.
b. Every hour
c. Real time
d. 6 times a day.


Answer:c


20. What of the following is a legal right and not a fundamental right
a. Right to Liberty of though and expression
b. Right against exploitation
c. Right to property
d. Right to practice religion


Answer:c


21. The term Net Shot is associated with
a. Badminton
b. Tennis
c. Table Tennis
d. Volley Ball


Answer:a


22. What is Dry Ice?
a. Solidified Carbon Dioxide
b. Transparent plastic decoy which looks like Ice
c. Sulfur dioxide at –57° Celsius
d. Chemically treated Ice to make it dry.


Answer:a


23. The rail-based mass rapid transit system in Mumbai has been awarded to a consortium of companies led by:
a. Reliance Infrastructure
b. Reliance Industries
c. GMR Infrastructure
d. Lanco Infrastructure


Answer:a


24. If bilirubin is high in a human body,organ is most affected?
Pancreas
Liver
Kidney
Lara intestine


Answer:b


25. Who of the following is one of the most celebrated Photo Journalists in India?
a. Gautam Rajadhyaksha
b. Raghu Rai
c. Anjii Reddy
d. Sudhir Dar


Answer:b


26. Inflation implies
a. Rise in budget deficit
b. Rise in general price index
c. Rise in price of consumer goods
d. Rise in money supply


Answer:b


27. The term “Uruguay Round” is associated with an important world organization.Which one?
UNDP
GATT
WTO
World Bank


Answer:c


28. Siebel is software firm that is now taken over by:
IBM
Accenture
Gartner
Oracle


Answer:d


29. First Indian motion picture insured by a General Insurance company is
a. Hum Apke Hain Kaun
b. Taal
c. Dile se
d. Ashoka


Answer:b


30. India’s first coalition government at center was formed under the leadership of:
a. V. P. Singh
b. P. V. Narasimharao
c. Morarji Desai
d. Atal Behari Vajpayee


Answer:c


31. WiMax stands for:
a. Wireless internet for microwave access
b. Wireless inter-operability for microwave access
c. Worldwide internet for microwave access
d. Worldwide inter-operability for microwave access


Answer:d


32. El Nino is
a. A sea storm
b. A warm ocean current
c. A tropical disturbance
d. Another name of typhoon


Answer:b