General knowledge of india - 10

> Q1. In 2007, which state re-established its Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council) after a gap of 22 years ? (A) Rajasthan (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Tamil Nadu Q2. Which unit is used to measure the intensity of sound ? (A) Decibel (B) Ampere (C) Parsec (D) Tesla Q3. Who wrote the patriotic song `Saare Jahan Se Achcha' ? (A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (C) Muhammad Iqbal (D) Kavi Pradeep Q4. In which town of Uttar Pradesh did Gautam Buddha attain Mahaparinirvana (salvation) ? (A) Lumbini (B) Kushinagar (C) Nanded (D) Pavapuri Q5. Who presides over the joint sittings of both houses of Parliament ? (A) President (B) Prime Minister (C) Lok Sabha Speaker (D) Rajya Sabha Speaker Q6. Nathu La Pass, located in Sikkim, connects India...

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> Q1. Which co-founder of Infosys, wrote the book `Imagining India : Ideas for the New Century' ? (A) N.R.Narayan Murthy (B) N.S.Raghavan (C) Nandan Nilekani (D) Kris Gopalakrishnan Q2. What is the scientific name of Vinegar ? (A) Citric Acid (B) Acetic Acid (C) Lactic Acid (D) Tartaric Acid Q3. Who is the ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha ? (A) President (B) Vice President (C) Prime Minister (D) Lok Sabha Speaker Q4. In 2008, who became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal in the Olympic Games ? (A) Abhinav Bindra (B) Vijender Kumar (C) Leander Paes (D) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Q5. Which film star founded the Telugu Desham Party ? (A) N.T.Rama Rao (B) M.G.Ramachandran (C) Sivaji Ganesan (D) J.Jayalalithaa Q6. Who was the first Indian woman to win Miss...

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> Q1. Which term is used to describe the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk ? (A) Sericulture (B) Viticulture (C) Horticulture (D) Apiculture Q2. Which metal is the best conductor of electric current ? (A) Copper (B) Gold (C) Silver (D) Aluminium Q3. What is the popular name of Ascorbic acid ? (A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin B (C) Vitamin C (D) Vitamin D Q4. Who was the first person to address the United Nations in Hindi ? (A) Morarji Desai (B) Atal Behari Vajpayee (C) V.P.Singh (D) P.V.Narasimha Rao Q5. Which imaginary line, located at zero degrees latitude, divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres ? (A) Prime Meridian (B) Equator (C) Tropic of Cancer (D) Tropic of Capricorn Q6. Which city did Sikandar Lodi found in 1504 on the banks of...

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> Q1. What is the observation that `Supply creates its own demand' is popularly called ? (A) Gresham's Law (B) Murphy's Law (C) Say's Law (D) Parkinson's Law Q2. In 1916, who founded Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi ? (A) Annie Besant (B) Madan Mohan Malaviya (C) Syed Ahmed Khan (D) S.Radhakrishnan Q3. Who was the first Jain Tirthankar ? (A) Rishabh Dev (B) Neminath (C) Parshavnath (D) Mahavir Q4. Where are the headquarters of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) situated ? (A) Geneva (B) Vienna (C) Brussels (D) The Hague Q5. Which blood group is universal donor ? (A) A (B) B (C) AB (D) O Q6. Who directed 8 Oscar awards winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' ? (A) Danny Boyle (B) David Fincher (C) Stephen Daldry (D) Ron Howard Q7. Who became the first space...

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> Q1. Out of four Hindu Dhams, three are dedicated to lord Vishnu & one to lord Shiva. Which one is dedicated to lord Shiva ? (A) Puri (B) Dwarka (C) Badrinath (D) Rameshwaram Q2. By mixing equal amount of Blue and Yellow colours, which colour will result ? (A) Green (B) Purple (C) Orange (D) Brown Q3. Which freedom fighter is also known as Lokmanya ? (A) Gopal Krishan Gokhle (B) Jai Praksha Narain (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (D) Lala Lajpat Rai Q4. By how many hours Indian Standard Time (IST) is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) ? (A) 4:00 Hours (B) 4:30 Hours (C) 5:00 Hours (D) 5:30 Hours Q5. Crescograph, a device for measuring growth in plants, was invented by which Indian scientist ? (A) Jagadish Chandra Bose (B) Satyendra Nath Bose (C) Jayant Narlikar (D) Meghnad...

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> Q1. What is the motto of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) ? (A) Veerta Aur Vivek (B) Bharat Mata Ki Jai (C) Vayam Rakshaamah (D) Ekta Aur Anushasan Q2. Nifty is the main share index of which stock exchange ? (A) BSE (B) NSE (C) NYSE (D) NASDAQ Q3. Which planet is nearest to Sun ? (A) Venus (B) Mercury (C) Earth (D) Mars Q4. According to Mahabahrat, who was Abhimanyu's mother ? (A) Draupadi (B) Ulupi (C) Chitrangada (D) Subhadra Q5. What is the boundary line demarcating India and Pakistan known as ? (A) Radcliffe Line (B) McMahon Line (C) Durand Line (D) Curzon Line Q6. The name of which Indian classical dance style, originated in north India, literally means 'Story Teller' ? (A) Odissi (B) Kuchipudi (C) Kathak (D) Bharatanatyam Q7. Jama Masjid at Delhi, the largest...

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> Q1. Peter Parker is the original name of which fictional superhero ? (A) Phantom (B) Batman (C) Superman (D) Spiderman Q2. Which planet is referred Morning Star as well as Evening Star ? (A) Mars (B) Venus (C) Jupiter (D) Mercury Q3. Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Budhdha, is in which present country ? (A) Bhutan (B) Nepal (C) India (D) Bangladesh Q4. Who was the first indian woman to scale the Mount Everest ? (A) Bachendri Pal (B) Santosh Yadav (C) Kalpana Chawla (D) Kiran Bedi Q5. Which is not a part of our parliament ? (A) President (B) Lok Sabha (C) Rajya Sabha (D) Supreme Court Q6. What is aquaphobia, also referred as hydrophobia, the fear of ? (A) Water (B) Height (C) Darkness (D) Thunder Q7. Which freedom fighter authored the book Discovery of India...

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> Q1. German Shepherd is a popular breed of ? (A) Dog (B) Cat (C) Cow (D) Horse Q2. How do we better know film actor Rajeev Bhatia ? (A) Govinda (B) Jitendra (C) Sunil Dutt (D) Akshay Kumar Q3. According to Ramayana, who was Bharat's wife ? (A) Sita (B) Urmila (C) Mandavi (D) Shruthukeerti Q4. Into which water body does river Narmada flow ? (A) Red Sea (B) Arabian Sea (C) Bay of Bengal (D) Indian Ocean Q5. Who was Akbar's financial advisor ? (A) Birbal (B) Abul Fazal (C) Raja Todar Mal (D) Raja Man Singh Q6. Where is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Academy situated ? (A) Mussoorie (B) Dehradun (C) Chandigarh (D) Hyderabad Q7. Who founded Forward Block political party ? (A) A.O.Hume (B) Subhash Chand Bose (C) Motilal Nehru (D) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Q8. Who...

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> Q1. Which colour is in the centre of Rainbow ? (A) Red (B) Yellow (C) Green (D) Violet Q2. In terms of area, which is the smallest state in India ? (A) Goa (B) Sikkim (C) Nagaland (D) Tripura Q3. Who is the chairman of the Planning Commission ? (A) President (B) Prime Minister (C) Vice President (D) Finance Minister Q4. Who authored sanskrit epic Ramayana ? (A) Ved Vyas (B) Valmiki (C) Surdas (D) Tulsidas Q5. Who is the first indian woman to win Olympic medal ? (A) P.T.Usha (B) Shiny Abraham (C) Karnam Malleshwari (D) Kunjarani Devi Q6. Which canal connects Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea ? (A) Erie Canal (B) Indira Gandhi Canal (C) Panama Canal (D) Suez Canal Q7. According to Mahabharat, who was the last Commander-in-Chief of Kaurava army ? (A) Ashwatthama (B)...

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> Q1. For Rajya Sabha, how many members are nominated by President? (A) 7 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 15 Q2. Chankya was the chief advisor of which ruler ? (A) Ashok (B) Harshvardhan (C) Chandragupta Maurya (D) Kanishka Q3. What is the direction of rotation of earth on its axis ? (A) East to West (B) West to East (C) North to South (D) South to North Q4. In Computers, One Byte equals to how many Bits ? (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 16 Q5. Which is the highest civilian award in India ? (A) Padam Shri (B) Padam Bhushan (C) Padam Vibhushan (D) Bharat Ratna Q6. In first battle of Panipat, Babar defeated which Lodhi ruler to establish Mughals in India ? (A) Ibrahim Lodhi (B) Sikandar Lodhi (C) Bahlul Lodhi (D) Daulat Lodhi Q7. Which is the largest animal in world ? (A) Giraffe (B)...

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