General Knowledge - General Awareness
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Who is the author of Pride and Prejudice?
- (a)
Charles Dickens
- (b)
Jane Austen
- (c)
Tolstoy
- (d)
Hardy
Perpetual Peace was authored by
- (a)
Kofi Annan
- (b)
Immanuel Kant
- (c)
John Stuart Mill
- (d)
Boutros Boutros Ghali
The Chipko Movement is associated with
- (a)
maintaining environmental purity
- (b)
preventing felling of trees
- (c)
transparency in public life
- (d)
right of information
'Human Rights Day' is celebrated on which of the following dates?
- (a)
December 1
- (b)
December 10
- (c)
December 15
- (d)
December 20
The World Literacy Day is observed on
- (a)
September 8
- (b)
May 20
- (c)
January 28
- (d)
December 10
During 1979, the joint deputy prime ministers were
- (a)
Charan Singh and Jagjivan Ram
- (b)
Jagjivan Ram and Devi Lal
- (c)
Morarji Desai and Charan Singh
- (d)
Y. Chavan and Jagjivan Ram.
The earth temperature at its core is about
- (a)
10,000°C
- (b)
22,000°C
- (c)
200°C
- (d)
2,000°C
Which Indian State is not bisected by the Tropic of Cancer?
- (a)
West Bengal
- (b)
Orissa
- (c)
Gujarat
- (d)
Rajasthan
Which of the following towns lie in the north of the Tropic of Cancer?
- (a)
Allahabad
- (b)
Patna
- (c)
Jhansi
- (d)
All of the above
Tides in the sea are caused by
- (a)
effect of sun
- (b)
effect of moon
- (c)
by Earth gravitational forces
- (d)
none
The first political organisation established in India in 1838 was
- (a)
Settlers Association
- (b)
CPI
- (c)
INC
- (d)
Bengal British India Society
Which of the following organisations is not related to education?
- (a)
GNDU
- (b)
INTUC
- (c)
OCA
- (d)
NRI
Match List I and List II.
List I | List II | ||
---|---|---|---|
A | Gate of Tears | 1 | Hwang-Ho |
B | China's Sorrow | 2 | Washington DC |
C | City of Magnificent | 3 | Cuba |
D | Land of Thousand Lakes | 4 | Strait of Babel Mandeb |
E | Pearl of Antilles | 5 | Finland |
- (a)
A B C D E 4 1 2 5 3 - (b)
A B C D E 1 4 2 5 3 - (c)
A B C D E 3 1 2 5 4 - (d)
A B C D E 4 1 5 2 3
Shaurya Chakra made up of bronze is awarded for
- (a)
gallantry otherwise than in the face of the enemy
- (b)
most conspicuous bravery or some act of self sacrifice
- (c)
gallantry in the presence of enemy
- (d)
none of the above
Which is known as the 'Herring Pond'?
- (a)
Indian Ocean
- (b)
Atlantic Ocean
- (c)
Pacific Ocean
- (d)
Mediterranean Sea
_______ is known as 'Gift of Nile'
- (a)
Argentina
- (b)
Jordan
- (c)
Egypt
- (d)
Israel
The oldest printed work in the world, which dates back to 868 AD is
- (a)
The Bible
- (b)
The Hiraka Sutra
- (c)
The Ramayana
- (d)
The Mahabharat
'Renaissance' took place in Europe during
- (a)
12th Century
- (b)
10th Century
- (c)
15th Century
- (d)
18th Century
The Russian Revolution took place in the year
- (a)
1917
- (b)
1914
- (c)
1910
- (d)
1920
The well-known work of Abul Kalam Azad is
- (a)
India Wins Freedom
- (b)
Faces of Everest
- (c)
Two Leaves and A Bud
- (d)
The Village
World War I commenced in
- (a)
1904
- (b)
1908
- (c)
1910
- (d)
1914
Who developed the small pox vaccination?
- (a)
Edward Jenner
- (b)
Alexander Fleming
- (c)
Albert Einstein
- (d)
None of the above
In Hindu mythology who is the father of storm gods, known as both a healer and a transmitter of death and disease?
- (a)
Rudra
- (b)
Vishnu
- (c)
Brahma
- (d)
Ganesh
As a wicket taker in test matches, what is Kapil Dev's rank in the world?
- (a)
First
- (b)
Second
- (c)
Third
- (d)
Fourth
The most prominent gases in the atmosphere, in terms of volume, are
- (a)
nitrogen and methane
- (b)
hydrogen and nitrogen
- (c)
nitrogen and oxygen
- (d)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
The longest railway platform in India is at
- (a)
Calcutta
- (b)
Chennai
- (c)
Delhi
- (d)
Sonepur
The place likely to have the highest annual range of temperature is
- (a)
Hyderabad
- (b)
Leh
- (c)
Chennai
- (d)
Bikaner
Justice Ranade was associated with
- (a)
Native (civil) Marriage Act, 1872
- (b)
Widow Remarriages Association
- (c)
Bomb attack at Muzaffarpur
- (d)
Neel Darpan
During World War I Germany was defeated in the Battle of Verdun on the western front and Romania declared war on eastern front in the year
- (a)
1914
- (b)
1915
- (c)
1916
- (d)
1917
Escape velocity of a rocker fired from the earth towards the moon is velocity to get rid of the
- (a)
earth's gravitational pull
- (b)
moon's gravitational pull
- (c)
centripetal force due to the earth's rotation
- (d)
pressure of the atmosphere