General Knowledge - Miscellaneous
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
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
The book 'A Tale of Two Cities' was written by:
- (a)
John Lennon
- (b)
Mark Twain
- (c)
Shakespeare
- (d)
Charles Diskens
The religious text of the Jews is named as:
- (a)
The Analectus
- (b)
Torah
- (c)
Tripatika
- (d)
Zend Avesta
Tulsidas wrote Ramacha-ritramanas in the regin of:
- (a)
Babur
- (b)
Akbar
- (c)
Aurangzeb
- (d)
Jehangir
Who among the following was not a mathematician?
- (a)
Aryabhatta
- (b)
Ramanujam S.
- (c)
Vivekananda
- (d)
Alauddin Khilji
Who said about religion that it is the opium of the people?
- (a)
Hilter
- (b)
Stalin
- (c)
Lenin
- (d)
Marx
In the year 1905, Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded the:
- (a)
Servants of India Society
- (b)
Asiatic Socirty
- (c)
Brahmo Samaj
- (d)
Bharat Sewak Samaj
47th Gyanpeeth Award conferred to whom?
- (a)
Dr. Pratibha Ray
- (b)
Narendra Kohli
- (c)
Shalini Sing
- (d)
Jeet Thayil
Which of the following Union Territories has the highest literacy rate in India?
- (a)
Chandigarh
- (b)
Delhi
- (c)
Pondicherry
- (d)
None of these
Nobel prize are distribu-ted annually at:
- (a)
Manila
- (b)
Stockholm
- (c)
Geneva
- (d)
New York
Who among the following is a Nobel Prize winner?
- (a)
Homi J. Bhabha
- (b)
M.G.K. Menon
- (c)
Raja Ramanna
- (d)
H.G. Khurana
Who is also called the 'Bidrohi Kobi' in Bengali Literature?
- (a)
Saratchandra Chattopadhay
- (b)
Rabindranath Tagore
- (c)
Ashapurna Debi
- (d)
Kazi Nazrul Islam
The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 extends to the whole of India except the State of:
- (a)
Tamil Nadu
- (b)
Tripura
- (c)
Jammu and Kashmir
- (d)
Sikkim
The Meenakshi temple at Madurai is the monument of:
- (a)
Pallavas
- (b)
Pandyas
- (c)
Cholas
- (d)
Cheras
Who is the Author of 'Les Miserables'?
- (a)
Alexandre Dumas
- (b)
Victor Hugo
- (c)
Mary Wollenstonecraft Shelley
- (d)
Willian Shakespeare
The river Cauvery originates from which of the following states?
- (a)
Andhra Pradesh
- (b)
Tamil Nadu
- (c)
Karnataka
- (d)
Madhya Pradesh
Which of the following temples is situated in Orissa?
- (a)
Shiva temple
- (b)
Sun temple
- (c)
Brahma temple
- (d)
SAngameswar temple
Mahabharata was written by:
- (a)
Veda Vyas
- (b)
Valmiki
- (c)
Tulsidas
- (d)
None of the above
Which one of the following States has a separate Constitution?
- (a)
Assam
- (b)
Jammu and Kashmir
- (c)
Arunachal Pradesh
- (d)
Sikkim
The President of African Development Bank is
- (a)
Roberto Azevedo
- (b)
Guy Ryder
- (c)
Jacques Rogge
- (d)
Donald Kaberuka
Pong Dam has been constructed on the river:
- (a)
Sultej
- (b)
Beas
- (c)
Chenab
- (d)
Ravi
What was Farakka Barrage mainly built for?
- (a)
To install a big hydro-electric project
- (b)
To prevent Bangladesh being flooded during rains
- (c)
To divert Ganges water to Nepal
- (d)
To maintain Kolkata port and improve the neviga-bility of the Hooghly river
India;s first short-range surface to air missile is named as:
- (a)
Trishul
- (b)
Agni
- (c)
Nag
- (d)
Earth
The author of Arthashas-tra was the contemporary of:
- (a)
Ashoka
- (b)
Chandragupta Maurya
- (c)
Chandragupta Vikrama-ditya
- (d)
Samudragupta
What is the name of the first Test tube baby?
- (a)
Patricia Spear
- (b)
Leslie O' Connor
- (c)
Priscilla Schaffer
- (d)
Lewis Brown
To which of the following 'gharanas' (style of singing) does Gangubai hangal belong?
- (a)
Kirana
- (b)
Agra
- (c)
Patiala
- (d)
Gwalior
The words 'Satya Meva Jayate' are taken from:
- (a)
Hitopdesh
- (b)
Mahabharata
- (c)
Rig Veda
- (d)
Mundaka Upanishada
'Garba' is a folk dance originated in:
- (a)
Tamil Nadu
- (b)
Maharashtra
- (c)
Karnataka
- (d)
Gujarat
Which of the following states has the smallest area?
- (a)
Tripura
- (b)
Manipur
- (c)
Sikkim
- (d)
Meghalaya
Who said about religion that it is the opium of the people?
- (a)
Hilter
- (b)
Stalin
- (c)
Lenin
- (d)
Marx
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