General Knowledge - Miscellaneous

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Question - 1

OTEC stands for

  • A Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation 
  • B Oil and Thermal Energy ConservationOil and Thermal Energy Convention
  • C Oil and Thermal Energy Convention
  • D Ocean Thermal energy Conversion

Question - 2

The book "Discovery of India" is written by:

  • A Mahatma Gandhi
  • B Subhash Chandra Bose
  • C Jawaharlal Nehru
  • D Sastri

Question - 3

Who wrote 'Caesar and Cleopatra' ?

  • A Shakesphere
  • B Bernard Shaw
  • C Charles Dickens
  • D All of the above

Question - 4

Who compiled Adi Granth?

  • A Guru Arjan
  • B Guru Teg Bahadur
  • C Guru Nanak
  • D Guru Gobind

Question - 5

Which of the following books was written by Gandhiji?

  • A Discovery of India
  • B My Experiments with Truth
  • C India Wins Freedom
  • D Freedom at Midnight

Question - 6

The book 'A Tale of Two Cities' was written by:

  • A John Lennon
  • B Mark Twain
  • C Shakespeare
  • D Charles Diskens

Question - 7

Who wrote 'Waiting for the Mahatma'?

  • A M.J. Akbar
  • B Pran Chopra
  • C R.K. Narayan
  • D Rajmohan Gandhi

Question - 8

The religious text of the Jews is named as:

  • A The Analectus
  • B Torah
  • C Tripatika
  • D Zend Avesta

Question - 9

Ms. Amrita Pritam is a:

  • A Journalist
  • B Litterateur
  • C Musician
  • D Industrialist

Question - 10

The writer of the Harry Potter book series is :

  • A DBC Pierre
  • B Dominique Lapierre and Lary Collins
  • C Jhumpa Lahiri
  • D J.K. Rowling