Everyday Science General Knowledge Quiz MCQs

21.          CNG stands for?

a.                   Converted Natural Gas

b.                  Conduced Natural Gas

c.                   Conducted Natural Gas

d.                  Compressed Natural Gas

22.          Which from the following is true for "Sound"?

a.                   Sound cannot travel through a vaccum

b.                  Sound cannot travel through gases

c.                   Sound cannot travel through liquids

d.                  Sound cannot travel through solids

23.          When white light is passed through a prism, it splits into __________ colours.

a.                   5

b.                  6

c.                   7

d.                  8

24.          1 nanometer = ?

a.                   10-3 meter

b.                  10-6 meter

c.                   10-9 meter

d.                  10-12 meter

25.          Instrument used for measuring very high temperature is __________.

a.                   Pyroscope

b.                  Pyrometer

c.                   Seismograph

d.                  Xylometer

26.          Sound waves are _________ waves.

a.                   Transverse

b.                  Electromagnetic

c.                   Longitudinal

d.                  none of these

27.          The lifespan of White Blood Cells is __________ day(s).

a.                   1

b.                  2

c.                   3

d.                  4

28.          The fluid part of blood is known as __________.

a.                   plasma

b.                  platelets

c.                   blood cells

29.          X-rays were discovered by __________.

a.                   Rontgen

b.                  Thomson

c.                   Rutherford

d.                  Bacquerel

30.          The speed of light is __________.

a.                   280,000 km/s

b.                  300,000 km/s

c.                   320,000 km/s

d.                  none of these

ANSWERS: EVERYDAY SCIENCE QUIZ

21.               D

22.               A

23.               B

24.               C

25.               B

26.               C

27.               A

28.               A

29.               A

30.               B

Everyday Science General Knowledge Quiz MCQs-2

11. The Sun is a __________.
A. Star
B. Planet
C. Asteroid
D. Meteor

12. The average adult has a blood volume of about __________ liters.
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

13. The most abundant element in the universe is __________.
A. Oxygen
B. Hydrogen
C. Carbon Dioxide
D. Silicon

14. The most abundant element in the Earth's crust is __________.
A, Oxygen
B. Hydrogen
C. Carbon Dioxide
D. Silicon

15. Each day human body breathe in __________ liters of air.
A. 5,000 to 10,000
B. 10,000 to 15,000
C. 15,000 to 20,000
D. 20,000 to 25,000

16. Deficiency of Vitamin-D results in __________.
A. night blindness
B. rickets
C. scurvy
D. hair fall

17. The SI unit of "pressure" is _________.
A. pascal
B. joule
C. tesla
D. henry

18. The most densest substance on the Earth is __________.
A. Platinum
B. Copper
C. Steel
D. Osmium

19. A camera uses a __________ to form an image.
A. convex lens
B. concave lens
C. condenser lens
D. none of these

20. Which from the following is NOT a conductor?
A. Aluminium
B. Silicon
C. Graphite
D. All are conductors

ANSWERS: SCIENCE MCQs

11. A
12. B
13. B
14. A
15. C
16. B
17. A
18. D
19. A
20. D

Everyday Science General Knowledge Quiz MCQs

1) One of the countries through which equator passes is:

(a) Kenya
(b) Malaysia
(c) Malta
(d) Pakistan
2) Copper can be converted into gold by:

(a) Artificial radioactivity
(b) heating
(c) Electroplating
(d) Chemical reaction

3) The three elements needed for healthy growth of plants are:

(a) N, P, K
(b) N, C, P
(c) N, K,
(d) N, S, P

4) Clocks, which moves with the velocities compareable with the velocity of light, run:

(a) fast
(b) slow
(c) equal to the velocity of light
(d) with zero velocity

5) Max Planck received the noble prize in Physics in 1918 for his discovery of:

(a) electron
(b) energy quanta
(c) photon
(d) positron

6) Bronze medal is made up of metals:

(a) (copper,nickel)
(b) (copper, tin)
(c) (copper, silver)
(d) (copper, zinc)

7) Addison’s disease is caused by the excessive secretion of:

(a) Antiduretic Harmone
(b) Luteinising Harmone
(c) Melanophore stimulating Harmone
(d) Adrenocorticotrophic Harmone

8) Development of calf muscles in ladies who wear high heels is a common example of:

(a) Natural Selection
(b) inheritance of acquired character
(c) Use and disuse of organ
(d) Artificial selection

9) Margalla Hill is a branch of:

(a) Karakorum range
(b) Hindukash range
(c) Himalaya range
(d) Nanga Parbat range

10) Humming bird belongs to a category called:

(a) Ectotherm
(b) Endotherm
(c) Exotherm
(d) Heterotherm.

(a) Oxidation-Loss of an electron
(b) Oxidation – gain of an electron
(c) Reduction – gain of a neutron
(d) Reduction – loss of a neutron
(2) Radioactive isotope of Uranium used in Nuclear Bomb is:

(a)92 U 235
(b)92 U 234
c)92 U 233
d)92 U 238

(3) Human population growth is greatest in developing countries because:

(a) the birth rate is high in developing countries
(b) the death rate is high in developing countries.
(c) much of the population has already reached the child bearing age.
(d) most of the world’s population lives in industrialized countries.

(4) Which woody raw material is used for the manufacture of paper pulp?

(a) Cotton
(b) Poplar
(c) Bagasse
(d) Rice straw

(5) Rectified spirit contains alcohol about:

(a) 80%
(b) 95%
(c) 70%
(d) 85%

(6) Which of the following elements is not present abundantly in earth’s crust:

(a) Silicon
(b) Radium
(c) Aluminum
(d) Carbon

(7) The famous book; Al – Qanoun was written by the Muslim scientist:

(a.) Jabar bin Hayyan
(b) Zakariya Al – Razi
(c) Abu Ali Sina
(d) Abdul Qasim Majreeti

(8) Basic metals can be converted into gold by:

(a) Heating
(b) Beating
(c) Artificial nuclear radioactivity
(d) Chemical reaction

(9) A light year is a unit of:

(a) Time
(b) Energy
(c) Length
(d) Mass

(10) One of the main function of the earth’s ozone layer is to:

(a) Prevent global warming
(b) Filter out ultraviolet rays
(c) Absorb pollution
(d) All of the above

41. Insulin is injected into the intestines by

A. Pancreas
B. Liver
C. Stomach
D. Gall bladder

42. Lock Jaw, i.e., difficulty in opening the mouth is a symptom of

A. Cholera
B. Plague
C. Tetanus
D. Diphtheria

43. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

A. Plague-rats
B. Rabies-dog
C. Tapeworm-pig
D. Poliomyelitis-monkey

44. Match the following columns

Column I Column II

A. Air-borne 1. Tetanus
B. Water-borne 2. Tuberculosis
C. Contact 3. Cholera
D. Wound 4. Syphilis

A B C D

(a) 2 3 1 4

(b) 2 3 4 1

(c) 3 2 4 1

(d) 4 3 2 1

45. Ricketts is a disease of the

A. Bones
B. Tissue
C. Muscles
D. Blood

46. Which of the following statements is correct

A. Pulmonary artery carries pure blood
B. Pulmonary artery carries impure blood
C. Pulmonary vein carries impure blood
D. None of these

47. Lungs are situated in the

A. Abdominal cavity
B. Pericardial cavity
C. Buccal cavity
D. Thoracic cavity

48. The human cell contains

A. 44 chromosomes
B. 48 chromosomes
C. 46 chromosomes
D. 23 chromosomes

49. Enzymes help in

A. Respiration
B. Digestion of food
C. Immune system
D. Reproduction

50. Food is normally digested in the

A. Liver
B. Stomach
C. Small intestines
D. Large intestines

41. a 42. c 43. d 44. b 45. a
46. b 47. d 48. c 49. b 50. c

26. Myopia is a disease connected with

A. Ears
B. Eyes
C. Lungs
D. Brain

27. Leukemia is a disease of the

A. Lungs
B. Blood
C. Skin
D. Nerves

28. Short-sightedness can be corrected by using

A. Convex lens
B. Concave lens
C. Convex-concave lens
D. Concave-convex lens

29. Trachoma is a disease of the

A. Liver
B. Eyes
C. Lungs
D. Kidneys

30. Match the following

Column I Column II

A. Beriberi 1. Vitamin A
B. Scurvy 2. Vitamin B
C. Rickets 3. Vitamin C
D. Night Blindness 4. Vitamin D

A B C D

(a) 3 2 1 4

(b) 2 1 3 4

(c) 2 3 4 1

(d) 2 3 1 4

31. Typhoid and cholera are typical examples of

A. Infectious diseases
B. Air-borne disease
C. Water-borne disease
D. None of these

32. Pyorrhea is a disease of the

A. Nose
B. Gums
C. Heart
D. Lungs

33. Lack of what causes diabetes.

A. Sugar
B. Insulin
C. Calcium
D. Vitamins

34. Appendix is appendix is a part of

A. Small intestine
B. Large intestine
C. Stomach
D. Liver

35. Match the following columns

Column I Column II

A. Cataract 1. Bones
B. Jaundice 2. Eyes
C. Diabetes 3. Liver
D. Arthritis 4. Pancreas

A B C D

(a) 2 3 4 1

(b) 2 3 1 4

(c) 1 3 4 2

(d) 3 2 4 1

36. Bronchitis is a disease of which of the following organs?

A. Blood
B. Bladder
C. Liver
D. Respiratory tract

37. ECG is used for the diagnosis of aliments of

A. Brain
B. Heart
C. Kidneys
D. Lungs

38. Biopsy is done on

A. Tissues taken from a dead body
B. Tissues taken form a living body
C. Blood from veins
D. Blood from arteries

39. Barium is used for

A. Checking blood group
B. X-ray of alimentary canal
C. X-ray of brain
D. None of these

40. Dialysis is used for the treatment of

A. Kidney failure
B. Heart weakness
C. Brain diseases
D. None of these

ANSWERS
26. b 27. b 28. b 29. b 30. c
31. c 32. b 33. b 34. b 35. a
36. d 37. b 38. b 39. b 40. a

Everyday Science MCQs-1

1.            Which is the outermost planet in the solar system?

a.       Mercury

b.      Pluto

c.       Neptune

d.      Uranus

2,            The SI unit of charge is __________.

a.       Ampere

b.      Coulomb

c.       Ohm

d.      Volt

3.            Very High Frequency (VHF) have __________ wavelengths.

a.       shorter

b.      shortest

c.       longer

d.      longest

4.            Long-sight defect could be corrected by using __________ lens.

a.       concave

b.      vonvex

c.       diverging

d.      none of these

5.            Deficiency of Vitamin-A results in __________.

a.       night blindness

b.      rickets

c.       scurvy

d.      hair fall

6.            For a fixed mass of gass at constant temperature, if we decrease volume, the pressure will _____.

a.       also decrease

b.      increase

c.       remains constant

d.      none of these

7.            The lifespan of Red Blood Cells is __________ days.

a.       60

b.      120

c.       180

d.      240

8.            The density of water is __________.

a.       1 g/cm3

b.      1.5 g/cm3

c.       2 g/cm3

d.      none of these

9.            Radioactivity was discovered by __________.

a.       Kelvin

b.      Thomson

c.       Rutherford

d.      Bacquerel

10.          A device which converts chemical energy into electrical energy is called __________.

a.       motor

b.      generator

c.       moving-coil meter

d.      battery

Answer:

1.            C

2.            B

3.            A

4.            B

5.            A

6.            B

7.            B

8.            A

9.            D

10.          D

General Knowledge Quiz-58

Q1. By invention of which explosive did Alfred Bernhard Nobel amass enormous wealth, later used by him to institute Nobel Prizes ?
(A) TNT
(B) RDX
(C) HMX
(D) Dynamite

Answer : (D) Dynamite

Q2. 'Clouded' and 'Snow' are the species of which Indian mammal ?
(A) Yak
(B) Lion
(C) Deer
(D) Leopard

Answer : (D) Leopard

Q3. In 1687, who propounded the Law of Gavity ?
(A) Charles Darwin
(B) Issac Newton
(C) Albert Einstein
(D) Gregor Mendel

Answer : (B) Issac Newton

Q4. 'Gift of the Nile' is the nickname of which African country ?
(A) Sudan
(B) Egypt
(C) Uganda
(D) Tanzania

Answer : (B) Egypt

Q5. Encephalitis disease affects which part of the body ?
(A) Brain
(B) Lungs
(C) Liver
(D) Kidney

Answer : (A) Brain

Q6. Which mineral is mined at Golkonda in Andhra Pradesh ?
(A) Gold
(B) Silver
(C) Diamond
(D) Copper

Answer : (C) Diamond

Q7. Which among the following is not a computer Operating System ?
(A) Unix
(B) Windows XP
(C) Visual Basic
(D) Linux

Answer : (C) Visual Basic

Q8. 'Golden Girl' book is the autobiography of which Indian woman athlete ?
(A) P.T.Usha
(B) Shiny Abraham
(C) Jyotirmay Sikdar
(D) M.D.Valsamma

Answer : (A) P.T.Usha

Q9. 'Raja', 'Rani', 'Rocket' and 'Roarer' falls, collectively known as Jog Falls or Gersoppa Falls, are formed by which river in Karnataka ?
(A) Netravati
(B) Dandavathi
(C) Vrishabhavati
(D) Sharavathi

Answer : (D) Sharavathi

Q10.On 8 January 2009, at which place in Kerala did Prime Minister Manmohan Singh commission the Asia's biggest Naval Academy ?
(A) Ezhimala (Kerala)
(B) Karwar (Karnataka)
(C) Visakhapatnam (A.P.)
(D) Okha (Gujarat)

Answer : (A) Ezhimala (Kerala)

General Knowledge Quiz-57

Q1. Native to the island of Java in Indonesia, which among the following is a wax-resist dyeing technique used on textile ?
(A) Chikan
(B) Batik
(C) Phulkari
(D) Chain Stitch

Answer : (B) Batik

Q2. In which city, situated at the confluence of sacred rivers Ganga and Gandak, is the biggest cattle fair of Asia held on Kartik Purnima ?
(A) Junagarh (Gujarat)
(B) Pushkar (Rajasthan)
(C) Sonepur (Bihar)
(D) Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

Answer : (C) Sonepur (Bihar)

Q3. In 1969, under whose Prime Ministership were 14 private banks nationalised ?
(A) Indira Gandhi
(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Morarji Desai

Answer : (A) Indira Gandhi

Q4. 'Baton' is used in which athletic event ?
(A) Long Jump
(B) Triple Jump
(C) 3000 m steeplechase
(D) 4 x 400 m Relay

Answer : (D) 4 x 400 m Relay

Q5. Due to which physical property does the water drop take round (spherical) shape ?
(A) Viscosity
(B) Surface Tension
(C) Polarization
(D) Buoyancy

Answer : (B) Surface Tension

Q6. Which chariot-shaped temple, built by King Narasimha Deva I of Ganga dynasty in 13th century, is also known as the 'Black Pagoda' ?
(A) Sun Temple, Konark
(B) Jagannath Temple, Puri
(C) Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar
(D) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai

Answer : (A) Sun Temple, Konark

Q7. How many Schedules (lists that categorizes bureaucratic activity and policy of the government) does the Constitution of India have ?
(A) Eight
(B) Twelve
(C) Fifteen
(D) Eighteen

Answer : (B) Twelve

Q8. Which country was formerly known as 'Dutch Guyana' ?
(A) Benin
(B) Belize
(C) Malawi
(D) Suriname

Answer : (D) Suriname

Q9. Who authored the 'Buddhacharita', a Sanskrit narrative on the life of Gautam Buddha ?
(A) Kalhana
(B) Banabhatta
(C) Bhavabhuti
(D) Ashvagosh

Answer : (D) Ashvagosh

Q10.In which European city are the headquarters of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) located ?
(A) Brussels (Belgium)
(B) Vienna (Austria)
(C) Paris (France)
(D) Geneva (Switzerland)

Answer : (C) Paris (France)

General Knowledge Quiz-56

Q1. Which Maurya ruler sent his son Mahindra and daughter Sanghamitra to Tamraparni (present name Sri Lanka) for propogation of Buddhism ?
(A) Ashok
(B) Dasarath Maurya
(C) Bindusara
(D) Chandragupta Maurya

Q2. Which gas, abundantly produced in swamps and marshes by the action of bacteria on dead vegetation, is commonly referred as 'Marsh Gas' ?
(A) Ethane
(B) Methane
(C) Butane
(D) Propane

Q3. With reference to Radio broadcasting, what is the full form of `FM' ?
(A) Free Music
(B) Free Mobile
(C) Frequency Modulation
(D) Frequency Multiplication

Q4. In 1916, who founded Home Rule League in Poona (Pune) ?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(C) Mahdev Govind Ranade
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q5. By which process liquid Vegetable Oil is converted to solid Vanaspati Ghee ?
(A) Galvanisation
(B) Volcanisation
(C) Pasteurisation
(D) Hydrogenation

Q6. In 1991, who became the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India ?
(A) Ruma Pal
(B) Leila Seth
(C) Anna Chandy
(D) M. Fateema Bivi

Q7. In which movement did social activist Sunderlal Bahuguna play a prominent role ?
(A) Bhoodan Movement
(B) Narmada Bachao Andolan
(C) Chipko Movement
(D) Sampoorna Kranti

Q8. Which Indian city hosted the first Afro-Asian Games in 2003 ?
(A) Chennai
(B) New Delhi
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Hyderabad

Q9. Who invented Hovercraft ?
(A) Karl Benz
(B) David Bushnell
(C) Christopher Cockerell
(D) Etienne Oehmichen

Q10.Who created Mahatma Gandhi's favorite bhajan 'Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye' ?
(A) Narsi Mehta
(B) Sant Tukaram
(C) Goswami Tulsidas
(D) Sant Gyaneshwar

Answers :
Q1.     (A) Ashok
Q2.     (B) Methane
Q3.     (C) Frequency Modulation
Q4.     (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q5.     (D) Hydrogenation
Q6.     (B) Leila Seth
Q7.     (C) Chipko Movement
Q8.     (D) Hyderabad
Q9.     (C) Christopher Cockerell
Q10.   (A) Narsi Mehta

General Knowledge Quiz-55

Q1. Which city, founded by Udasi Sikhs Guru Ram Rai, is capital of Uttarakhand ?
(A) Almora
(B) Dehradun
(C) Haridwar
(D) Roorkee

Q2. In addition to five permanemt members, how many non-permanent members does UN Security Council have ?
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 10

Q3. At which of the following Indus valley civilization site would you come across world's earliest known dock ?
(A) Ropar (Punjab)
(B) Banawali (Haryana)
(C) Kalibangan (Rajasthan)
(D) Lothal (Gujarat)

Q4. Who created the fictional character 'Swami' in his debut novel 'Swami and Friends' ?
(A) Ruskin Bond
(B) R.K.Narayan
(C) Rudyard Kipling
(D) Rabindranath Tagore

Q5. Which ocean is popularly known as the 'Herring Pond' ?
(A) Arctic Ocean
(B) Indian Ocean
(C) Atlantic Ocean
(D) Pacific Ocean

Q6. In 1925, who founded the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Nagpur ?
(A) M.S.Golwalkar
(B) Keshava Baliram Hedgewar
(C) Lala Har Dayal
(D) Vir Savarkar

Q7. Galena is the principal ore of which element ?
(A) Lead
(B) Iron
(C) Mercury
(D) Aluminium

Q8. Idukki Dam in Kerala is built across which river ?
(A) Kaveri
(B) Vaigai
(C) Pamba
(D) Periyar

Q9. By what Indian name is the fighter aircraft 'Jaguar', jointly developed by Britain and France, inducted into Indian Air Force (IAF) fleet ?
(A) Baaz
(B) Vajra
(C) Shamsher
(D) Gajraj

Q10.On 12 April 2009, at which Malaysian city did India win Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament by defeating hosts Malaysia ?
(A) Ipoh
(B) Klang
(C) Kuching
(D) Kuala Lumpur

Answers :
Q1.     (B) Dehradun
Q2.     (D) 10
Q3.     (D) Lothal (Gujarat)
Q4.     (B) R.K.Narayan
Q5.     (C) Atlantic Ocean
Q6.     (B) Keshava Baliram Hedgewar
Q7.     (A) Lead
Q8.     (D) Periyar
Q9.     (C) Shamsher
Q10.   (A) Ipoh

General Knowledge Quiz-54

Q1. In which city is the Lotus Temple, the Bahai house of worship, located ?
(A) Mumbai
(B) New Delhi
(C) Chennai
(D) Kolkata

Q2. On the banks of which river, did Mahatma Gandhi establish Satyagraha Ashram in Ahmedabad ?
(A) Narmada
(B) Godavari
(C) Sabarmati
(D) Krishna

Q3. What element is added to steel (which is iron with a little carbon) to make stainless steel ?
(A) Sulphur
(B) Phosphorus
(C) Silicon
(D) Chromium

Q4. In 1206, who founded the Mamluk Dynasty, also called Slave Dynasty, in India ?
(A) Balban
(B) Aram Shah
(C) Iltutmish
(D) Qutbuddin Aybak

Q5. What was the code name of five nuclear tests conducted by India in May 1998, near Pokhran in Rajasthan ?
(A) Operation Shakti
(B) Operation Vijay
(C) Operation Cactus
(D) Operation Ashwamedh

Q6. 'Thang-Ta' martial art is native of which Indian state ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Kerala
(C) Manipur
(D) Maharashtra

Q7. 'The Argumentative Indian' book was authored by which Indian ecomonist ?
(A) Amartya Sen
(B) Jagdish Bhagwati
(C) Manmohan Singh
(D) Nani Palkhivala

Q8. In 1990, which district of Kerala became the first fully literate district of India ?
(A) Kozhikode
(B) Palakkad
(C) Ernakulam
(D) Thrissur

Q9. In humans, which portion of brain controls hunger, thirst and body temprature ?
(A) Thalamus
(B) Hypothalamus
(C) Hippocampus
(D) Medulla

Q10.Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when India got independence ?
(A) Stanley Baldwin
(B) Clement Attlee
(C) Winston Churchill
(D) Neville Chamberlain

Answers :
Q1.     (B) New Delhi
Q2.     (C) Sabarmati
Q3.     (D) Chromium
Q4.     (D) Qutbuddin Aybak
Q5.     (A) Operation Shakti
Q6.     (C) Manipur
Q7.     (A) Amartya Sen
Q8.     (C) Ernakulam
Q9.     (B) Hypothalamus
Q10.   (B) Clement Attlee

General Knowledge Quiz-53

Q1. Citrus fruits are considered a rich source of which vitamin ?
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin D

Q2. Which close associate of Mahatma Gandhi was popularly known as 'Deenbandhu' ?
(A) C.F.Andrews
(B) Vinoba Bhave
(C) Jamnalal Bajaj
(D) Vallabhbhai Patel

Q3. Which is the first Indian state to have electrified all of its villages ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat

Q4. Which bamboo eating member of bear family is the symbol of World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) ?
(A) Red Panda
(B) Giant Panda
(C) Rhinoceros
(D) Cheetah

Q5. Who wrote the novel 'Train to Pakistan' ?
(A) R.K.Narayan
(B) Mulk Raj Anand
(C) Khushwant Singh
(D) Dharamvir Bharti

Q6. On which date, the arrival date of Mahatma Gandhi in India from South Africa, is the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrated ?
(A) 9 January
(B) 12 January
(C) 15 January
(D) 30 January

Q7. For red colour, compounds of which element are commonly used in fireworks ?
(A) Barium
(B) Sodium
(C) Manganese
(D) Strontium

Q8. On 9 February 2009, in which High Court did the first e-Court of India start functioning on a pilot basis ?
(A) Delhi High Court, New Delhi
(B) Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru
(C) Gujarat High Court, Ahmedabad
(D) Bombay High Court, Mumbai

Q9. In which city is the Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI) located ?
(A) Shimla (H.P.)
(B) Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
(C) Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
(D) Jabalpur (M.P.)

Q10.Who is the only person to be honoured with both 'Bharat Ratna' and 'Nishan-e-Pakistan', the highest civilian awards of India and Pakistan respectively ?
(A) Mohammed Iqbal
(B) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Morarji Desai

Answers :
Q1.     (C) Vitamin C
Q2.     (A) C.F.Andrews
Q3.     (B) Haryana
Q4.     (B) Giant Panda
Q5.     (C) Khushwant Singh
Q6.     (A) 9 January
Q7.     (D) Strontium
Q8.     (C) Gujarat High Court, Ahmedabad
Q9.     (D) Jabalpur (M.P.)
Q10.   (D) Morarji Desai

General Knowledge Quiz-52

Q1. What is the name of Japanese art of aesthetic miniaturization of trees, by growing them in containers ?
(A) Nikkei
(B) Sensei
(C) Bonsai
(D) Origami

Q2. Which among the following is popularly referred as 'Plastic Money' ?
(A) Demand Draft
(B) Credit Card
(C) Gift Cheque
(D) Bearer Cheque

Q3. In terms of area, which is the smallest continent ?
(A) Europe
(B) Australia
(C) South America
(D) Antarctica

Q4. Which was the first 'talkie' feature film made and shown in India ?
(A) Lanka Dahan (1917)
(B) Raja Harishchandra (1913)
(C) Kapala Kundala (1929)
(D) Alam Ara (1931)

Q5. Who was the first soldier of the Indian armed forces to be awarded Param Vir Chakra, the highest military award of India ?
(A) Major Shaitan Singh
(B) Naik Jadu Nath Singh
(C) Major Som Nath Sharma
(D) Major Dhan Singh Thapa

Q6. Which medieval empire did Harihar I and Bukka Raya I found in 1336 ?
(A) Chola Empire
(B) Maurya Empire
(C) Kushan Empire
(D) Vijayanagar Empire

Q7. Which country was formerly known as 'Formosa' ?
(A) Cambodia
(B) Thailand
(C) Indonesia
(D) Taiwan

Q8. In which city is the Central Building Research Institute located ?
(A) Roorkee (Uttarakhand)
(B) Cuttack (Orissa)
(C) Nagpur (Maharashtra)
(D) Karnal (Haryana)

Q9. 'Nagananda', 'Ratnavali' and 'Priyadarshika' Sanskrit works were authored by which ruler ?
(A) Harshavardhana
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(D) Krishna Deva Raya

Q10.In Solar System, which planet rotates the fastest on its axis ?
(A) Venus
(B) Mercury
(C) Jupiter
(D) Saturn

Answers :
Q1.     (C) Bonsai
Q2.     (B) Credit Card
Q3.     (B) Australia
Q4.     (D) Alam Ara (1931)
Q5.     (C) Major Som Nath Sharma
Q6.     (D) Vijayanagar Empire
Q7.     (D) Taiwan
Q8.     (A) Roorkee (Uttarakhand)
Q9.     (A) Harshavardhana
Q10.   (C) Jupiter

General Knowledge Quiz-51

Q1. Which city in Uttar Pradesh is famous for Glass Bangles industry ?
(A) Agra
(B) Firozabad
(C) Moradabad
(D) Aligarh

Q2. In humans, how many chromosomes does a cell have ?
(A) 42 (21 pairs)
(B) 44 (22 pairs)
(C) 46 (23 pairs)
(D) 48 (24 pairs)

Q3. Who was popularly known as the 'Iron Man of India' ?
(A) Bhagat Singh
(B) Chandrashekhar Azad
(C) Veer Savarkar
(D) Vallabhbhai Patel

Q4. During the reign of which ancient Indian ruler, did Chinese traveller Fa-Hien visit India ?
(A) Dharmapala
(B) Harshavardhan
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

Q5. By what name is spiritual guru Narendra Nath Datta, founder of Belur Math near Kolkata, better known ?
(A) Swami Vivekanand
(B) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Swami Prabhupad
(D) Ramkrishna Paramahamsa

Q6. 'Uhuru Peak' at Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point of which continent ?
(A) Asia
(B) Africa
(C) South America
(D) Antarctica

Q7. Millennium Dome, where Priyanka Chopra was crowned Miss World in 2000, is located in which European city ?
(A) Paris (France)
(B) London (UK)
(C) Moscow (Russia)
(D) Rome (Italy)

Q8. Soft toy 'Teddy Bear' was named after which US president's nickname ?
(A) Abraham Lincoln
(B) George Washington
(C) Theodore Roosevelt
(D) John F. Kennedy

Q9. In February 2009, which Indian music maestro won the Grammy Award for his collaborative music album 'Golden Drum Project' ?
(A) Zakir Hussain
(B) Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma
(C) Pt. Ravi Shankar
(D) Amjad Ali Khan

Q10.Out of five Stree Shakti Puraskar, one is named after a fictional character of Tamil epic 'Silappatikaram'. Which one among the following four ?
(A) Mata Jijabai
(B) Rani Gaidenlou Zeliang
(C) Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar
(D) Kannagi

Answers :
Q1.     (B) Firozabad
Q2.     (C) 46 (23 pairs)
Q3.     (D) Vallabhbhai Patel
Q4.     (D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Q5.     (A) Swami Vivekanand
Q6.     (B) Africa
Q7.     (B) London (UK)
Q8.     (C) Theodore Roosevelt
Q9.     (A) Zakir Hussain
Q10.   (D) Kannagi

General Knowledge Quiz-50

Q1. Which is the only bird that can fly backwards ?
(A) Sunbird
(B) Kingfisher
(C) Honeyeater
(D) Hummingbird

Q2. 'Chanderi' and 'Maheshwari' sarees are native of which state ?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) West Bengal
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra

Q3. Quinine, the anti-malaria drug, is made from the bark of which tree ?
(A) Cinchona
(B) Wintergreen
(C) Peppermint
(D) Eucalyptus

Q4. Titan, the only moon (natural satellite) known to have a dense atmosphere, is the largest moon of which planet ?
(A) Mars
(B) Jupiter
(C) Saturn
(D) Uranus

Q5. Which dynasty, founded by Mauryan senapati (commander-in-chief) Pushyamitra, was immediate successor of the Maurya dyanasty ?
(A) Gupta dynasty
(B) Kanva dynasty
(C) Nanda dynasty
(D) Shunga dynasty

Q6. Which coastal city is known as the 'Queen of the Arabian Sea' ?
(A) Kochi (Kerala)
(B) Mangalore (Karnataka)
(C) Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
(D) Marmagao (Goa)

Q7. On 1 September 1939, attack on which country by Germany marked the start of World War II ?
(A) France
(B) Poland
(C) Britain
(D) Belgium

Q8. In 1981, which Mumbai born British writer won the Booker Prize for his novel 'Midnight's Children' ?
(A) Salman Rushdie
(B) V.S.Naipaul
(C) Arundhati Roy
(D) Kiran Desai

Q9. In 1913, at which American city did Lala Har Dayal found the 'Ghadar Party' ?
(A) Boston
(B) California
(C) Philadelphia
(D) San Francisco

Q10.By voter strength, which Indian parliamentary constituency (Lok Sabha seat) having more than 33 lakh voters holds the world record of the largest constituency ?
(A) Chandni Chowk (Delhi)
(B) Outer Delhi (Delhi)
(C) Nandyal (Andhra Pradesh)
(D) Samastipur (Bihar)

Answers :
Q1.     (D) Hummingbird
Q2.     (C) Madhya Pradesh
Q3.     (A) Cinchona
Q4.     (C) Saturn
Q5.     (D) Shunga dynasty
Q6.     (A) Kochi (Kerala)
Q7.     (B) Poland
Q8.     (A) Salman Rushdie
Q9.     (D) San Francisco
Q10.   (B) Outer Delhi (Delhi)

General Knowledge Quiz-49

Q1. What name has been given to the first Boeing 747/700 jet, inducted into Indian Air Force, designed to work as the Indian President's office-in-the-sky ?
(A) Samrat
(B) Rajdoot
(C) Maharaja
(D) Badshah

Q2. Which pigment gives plants and leaves their green colour ?
(A) Betalain
(B) Chlorophyll
(C) Carotenoid
(D) Anthocyanin

Q3. As a token of protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre on 13 April 1919, who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government ?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhle
(D) Syed Ahmed Khan

Q4. On 6 Apr 2009, which Indian cricketer surpassed Australian Mark Waugh's world record for the most catches in Test Cricket by a fielder (excluding wicket-keeper) ?
(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) V.V.S.Laxman
(C) Rahul Dravid
(D) Mohammed Azharuddin

Q5. What is the retirement age of High Court judges ?
(A) 60 years
(B) 62 years
(C) 65 years
(D) 70 years

Q6. Which apparatus is used to measure the blood pressure ?
(A) Hygrometer
(B) Chronometer
(C) Thermometer
(D) Sphygmomanometer

Q7. Which renowned dancer established classical dance school 'Kalakshetra' at Adyar near Chennai in 1931 ?
(A) Protima Gauri Bedi
(B) Sonal Mansingh
(C) Mrinalini Sarabhai
(D) Rukmini Devi Arundale

Q8. Kudremukh hills, name literally meaning Horse face, in Karnataka are famous for mines of which mineral ?
(A) Gold
(B) Lignite
(C) Bauxite
(D) Iron Ore

Q9. Ghatigaon Sanctuary, set up for the conservation of the Son Chiriya (great Indian bustard), is located in which state ?
(A) Haryana
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Karnataka

Q10.The novel 'Q & A', on which 8 Oscar awards winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' (2008) is based, was authored by which Indian civil servant ?
(A) Vikas Swarup
(B) Vikram Seth
(C) Amitav Ghosh
(D) Aravind Adiga

Answers :
Q1.    (B) Rajdoot
Q2.    (B) Chlorophyll
Q3.    (A) Rabindranath Tagore
Q4.    (C) Rahul Dravid
Q5.    (B) 62 years
Q6.    (D) Sphygmomanometer
Q7.    (D) Rukmini Devi Arundale
Q8.    (D) Iron Ore
Q9.    (C) Madhya Pradesh
Q10.  (A) Vikas Swarup

General Knowledge Quiz-48

Q1. Which hormone, released when danger threatens, is known as Emergency hormone ?
(A) Insulin
(B) Adrenaline
(C) Melatonin
(D) Thyroxine

Q2. 'Kathakali', 'Mohiniaattam' and 'Thullal' dance forms are native of which state ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala

Q3. Which is the only continent through which all longitude lines passes ?
(A) Asia
(B) Africa
(C) Antarctica
(D) Australia

Q4. 'Vinaya Pitaka', 'Sutta Pitaka' and 'Abhidhamma Pitaka' - collectively known as the 'Tripitaka' (three baskets) - are sacred texts of which religion ?
(A) Jainism
(B) Sikhism
(C) Buddhism
(D) Christianity

Q5. In 1997, to which Indian film star did Pakistan Government present its highest civilian award 'Nishan-e-Intiaz' ?
(A) Dev Anand
(B) Raj Kapoor
(C) Amitabh Bachchan
(D) Dilip Kumar

Q6. On 18 March 1965, who became the first human to walk in the space ?
(A) Yuri Gagarin
(B) Alexey Leonov
(C) Neil Armstrong
(D) Buzz Aldrin

Q7. Washington D.C., the capital of United States of America, is located on the banks of which river ?
(A) Seine
(B) Thames
(C) Potomac
(D) Moskva

Q8. Which among the following is the first indigenous civilian aircraft of India ?
(A) Saras
(B) Tejas
(C) Chetak
(D) Cheetah

Q9. Near which city is the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History located ?
(A) Panaji (Goa)
(B) Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
(C) Bharatpur (Rajasthan)
(D) Sultanpur (Haryana)

Q10.Which Central American country was formerly known as 'British Honduras' ?
(A) Belize
(B) Malawi
(C) Botswana
(D) Benin

Answers :
Q1.    (B) Adrenaline
Q2.    (D) Kerala
Q3.    (C) Antarctica
Q4.    (C) Buddhism
Q5.    (D) Dilip Kumar
Q6.    (B) Alexey Leonov
Q7.    (C) Potomac
Q8.    (A) Saras
Q9.    (B) Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)
Q10.  (A) Belize

General Knowledge Quiz-47

Q1. What is the minimum age limit to become the Governor of a state in India ?
(A) 18 years
(B) 25 years
(C) 30 years
(D) 35 years

Q2. Yakshagana, literally meaning celestial music, is a popular dance drama of which Indian state ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Karnataka
(D) West Bengal

Q3. Hirakud Dam at Sambalpur in Orissa, the longest dam in India, is built across which river ?
(A) Narmada
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Godavari
(D) Kaveri

Q4. Among terrestrial (land) animals, which animal has the longest gestation period ?
(A) Tiger
(B) Elephant
(C) Rhinoceros
(D) Horse

Q5. For writing the Punjabi language, which Sikh guru developed the Gurumukhi script ?
(A) Guru Angad
(B) Guru Amar Das
(C) Guru Ram Das
(D) Guru Arjan

Q6. Which among the following disease is caused by female Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes ?
(A) Malaria
(B) Kala-Azar
(C) Dengue Fever
(D) Typhoid

Q7. 'Mein Kampf' (My Struggle) book is the autobiography of which dictator ?
(A) Pol Pot
(B) Idi Amin
(C) Adolf Hitler
(D) Joseph Stalin

Q8. Who was the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on 26th January 2009 in New Delhi ?
(A) Vladimir Putin (Russian President)
(B) Nicolas Sarkozy (French President)
(C) Zigme Singye Wangchuk (Bhutan King)
(D) Nursultan Nazarbayev (Kazakhstan President)

Q9. In 1916, who founded Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women's University at Pune, the first women's university in India ?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(D) Dhondo Keshav Karve

Q10.In which African city are the headquarters of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) located ?
(A) Nairobi (Kenya)
(B) Cairo (Egypt)
(C) Abuja (Nigeria)
(D) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

Answers :
Q1.    (D) 35 years
Q2.    (C) Karnataka
Q3.    (B) Mahanadi
Q4.    (B) Elephant
Q5.    (A) Guru Angad
Q6.    (C) Dengue Fever
Q7.    (C) Adolf Hitler
Q8.    (D) Nursultan Nazarbayev (Kazakhstan President)
Q9.    (D) Dhondo Keshav Karve
Q10.  (A) Nairobi (Kenya)

General Knowledge Quiz-46

Q1. Which natural sugar is found in the milk ?
(A) Lactose
(B) Sucrose
(C) Maltose
(D) Fructose

Q2. 'Nepali', 'Lepcha', 'Bhutia' and 'Limbu' are the main spoken langauges of which Indian state ?
(A) Manipur
(B) Mizoram
(C) Sikkim
(D) Nagaland

Q3. On 15 May 1952, who became the first speaker of the Lok Sabha ?
(A) Sukumar Sen
(B) G.V.Mavalankar
(C) Harilal J. Kania
(D) S.Radhakrishnan

Q4. Which royal poet of Delhi Sultanate is regarded as the 'Father of Qawwali' ?
(A) Tansen
(B) Baiju Bawra
(C) Nayak Charju
(D) Amir Khusro

Q5. In 1976, which Bengali lady novelist became the first woman to receive the Jnanpith Award for her novel 'Pratham Pritisruti' (First Promise) ?
(A) Ashapurna Devi
(B) Mahasveta Devi
(C) Mahadevi Varma
(D) Amrita Pritam

Q6. Which Article of the Indian Constitution gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir ?
(A) Article 352
(B) Article 356
(C) Article 360
(D) Article 370

Q7. Immortalized in the voice of Lata Mangeshkar, Kavi Pradeep's famous patriotic song 'Aye mere watan ke logon' was set to music by which musician ?
(A) Naushad
(B) S.D.Burman
(C) O.P.Nayyar
(D) C.Ramchandra

Q8. Coined by French priest Henri Didon, 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' (Swifter, Higher, Stronger) slogan is the motto of which tournament ?
(A) Olympic Games
(B) Commonwealth Games
(C) FIFA World Cup
(D) Asian Games

Q9. Who was popularly known as the 'Lady with the Lamp' ?
(A) Mother Teresa
(B) Sister Nivedita
(C) Florence Nightingale
(D) The Mother (Mirra Alfassa)

Q10.Falkland Islands, located in South Atlantic Ocean, are a self-governing Overseas Territory of which country ?
(A) France
(B) United Kingdom
(C) Argentina
(D) Spain

Answers :
Q1.    (A) Lactose
Q2.    (C) Sikkim
Q3.    (B) G.V.Mavalankar
Q4.    (D) Amir Khusro
Q5.    (A) Ashapurna Devi
Q6.    (D) Article 370
Q7.    (D) C.Ramchandra
Q8.    (A) Olympic Games
Q9.    (C) Florence Nightingale
Q10.  (B) United Kingdom

General Knowledge Quiz-45

Q1. On 1st July 1997, where was India's first Science City inaugurated ?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Kolkata

Q2. What is the name of Morarji Desai's samadhi in Ahmedabad ?
(A) Raj Ghat
(B) Vijay Ghat
(C) Abhay Ghat
(D) Narayan Ghat

Q3. In 1829, which Governor-General prohibited the practice of 'Sati' ?
(A) Lord Auckland
(B) Lord Amherst
(C) Lord William Bentinck
(D) Lord Dalhousie

Q4. Who authored the book 'Indica' ?
(A) Fa Hian
(B) Megasthanese
(C) Al Beruni
(D) Huen Tsang

Q5. Which is the oldest stock exchange in Asia ?
(A) Tokyo Stock Exchange
(B) Hong Kong Stock Exchange
(C) Shanghai Stock Exchange
(D) Bombay Stock Exchange

Q6. Who is the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India ?
(A) Mangala Rai
(B) Sam Pitroda
(C) Anil Kakodkar
(D) G.Madhavan Nair

Q7. By defeating Harshavardhana on the banks of river Narmada, which Chalukya ruler stopped him from expanding into south ?
(A) Pulkesin I
(B) Pulkesin II
(C) Vinayaditya
(D) Vijayaditya

Q8. In 1892, who became the first Indian to be elected to the House of Commons (lower house of British Parliament) ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Q9. Which military training institute located at Khadakwasla near Pune in Maharashtra has adopted 'Seva Parmo Dharma' (Service before Self) as its motto ?
(A) National Defence Academy
(B) Indian Military Academy
(C) Defence Services Staff College
(D) Dundigul Air Force Academy

Q10.Which city houses the headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB) ?
(A) Manila (Philippines)
(B) Bangkok (Thailand)
(C) Kualalampur (Malaysia)
(D) Seoul (South Korea)

Answers :
Q1.    (D) Kolkata
Q2.    (C) Abhay Ghat
Q3.    (C) Lord William Bentinck
Q4.    (B) Megasthanese
Q5.    (D) Bombay Stock Exchange
Q6.    (C) Anil Kakodkar
Q7.    (B) Pulkesin II
Q8.    (B) Dadabhai Naoroji
Q9.    (A) National Defence Academy
Q10.  (A) Manila (Philippines)

General Knowledge Quiz-44

Q1. On the banks of which river is the Kumbh Mela at Ujjain held ?
(A) Kshipra
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Kaveri

Q2. Shivkasi in Tamil Nadu is famous for which industry ?
(A) Glass
(B) Leather
(C) Diamond
(D) Fireworks

Q3. To put out the fire, which gas is released by Fire Extinguishers ?
(A) Oxygen
(B) Hydrogen
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Carbon monoxide

Q4. 'Dromedary' and 'Bactrian' are the types of which animal ?
(A) Goat
(B) Camel
(C) Elephant
(D) Bear

Q5. In which union territory of India, would you meet the people of the Onge tribe ?
(A) Daman and Diu
(B) Lakshadweep
(C) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Q6. Ramon Magsaysay Award, often considered as Asia's Nobel Prize, is given in memory of which Asian country's former president ?
(A) Singapore
(B) Indonesia
(C) Philippines
(D) Malaysia

Q7. The East-West Corridor, being constructed under National Highways Development Project, and which starts at Porbandar (Gujarat) in west, will terminate at which place in the east ?
(A) Silchar (Assam)
(B) Kohima (Nagaland)
(C) Imphal (Manipur)
(D) Shillong (Meghalaya)

Q8. Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets or planetoids, are generally found between which planets ?
(A) Earth and Mars
(B) Mars and Jupiter
(C) Jupiter and Saturn
(D) Saturn and Uranus

Q9. By what name is the observation in economics that 'bad money drives out good money' popularly known ?
(A) Say's Law
(B) Gresham's Law
(C) Murphy's Law
(D) Parkinson's Law

Q10.The subatomic particle 'Boson' is named after which Indian scientist ?
(A) Meghnad Saha
(B) Jagdish Chandra Bose
(C) Satyendra Nath Bose
(D) Homi Bhabha

Answers :
Q1.    (A) Kshipra
Q2.    (D) Fireworks
Q3.    (C) Carbon dioxide
Q4.    (B) Camel
Q5.    (D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q6.    (C) Philippines
Q7.    (A) Silchar (Assam)
Q8.    (B) Mars and Jupiter
Q9.    (B) Gresham's Law
Q10.  (C) Satyendra Nath Bose

General Knowledge Quiz-43

Q1. In May 1998, while addressing at nuclear tests site near Pokhran, who added 'Jai Vigyan' to the Lal Bahadur Shastri's slogan 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan' ?
(A) Indira Gandhi
(B) Rajeev Gandhi
(C) P.V.Narsimha Rao
(D) Atal Behari Vajpayee

Q2. On the banks of which river is the Jamshedpur, the steel city of India, situated ?
(A) Tapti
(B) Narmada
(C) Subarnarekha
(D) Hooghly

Q3. Which Indian city you would be in if you were standing on world's longest railway platform ?
(A) Jabalpur (M.P.)
(B) Kharagpur (W.Bengal)
(C) Mughalsarai (U.P.)
(D) Secunderabad (A.P.)

Q4. In 1953, which film won the first National Award for the Best Feature Film ?
(A) Shyamchi Aai (Marathi)
(B) Pather Panchali (Bengali)
(C) Kabooliwala (Bengali)
(D) Mirza Galib (Hindi)

Q5. In his first voyage to India, at which place did Vasco da Gama land on 20 May 1498 ?
(A) Goa
(B) Kochi (Cochin)
(C) Mumbai (Bombay)
(D) Kozhikode (Calicut)

Q6. Vikramshila University, an ancient university of India whose ruins are situated in present day Bihar, was founded by which Pala ruler ?
(A) Dharmapala
(B) Devapala
(C) Mahipala
(D) Govindpala

Q7. 'Freedom in Exile' book is the autobiography of which Nobel Peace Prize winner ?
(A) Yasser Arafat
(B) Nelson Mandela
(C) Dalai Lama XIV
(D) Aung San Suu Kyi

Q8. Which Indian woman athlete is popularly known as 'Idukki Express' ?
(A) P.T.Usha
(B) K.M.Beenamol
(C) Jyotirmay Sikdar
(D) Anju Bobby George

Q9. Hoover Medal, a prize given for outstanding extra-career services by engineers to humanity, has been awarded to which Indian engineer for year 2008 ?
(A) Sam Pitroda
(B) G.Madhavan Nair
(C) N.R.Narayan Murthy
(D) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

Q10. In international cricket, Yuvraj Singh of India is the second batsman to hit 6 sixers in an over. Who was the first ?
(A) Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
(B) Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
(C) Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)
(D) Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)

Answers :
Q1.    (D) Atal Behari Vajpayee
Q2.    (C) Subarnarekha
Q3.    (B) Kharagpur (W.Bengal)
Q4.    (A) Shyamchi Aai (Marathi)
Q5.    (D) Kozhikode (Calicut)
Q6.    (A) Dharmapala
Q7.    (C) Dalai Lama XIV
Q8.    (B) K.M.Beenamol
Q9.    (D) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
Q10.  (C) Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)

General Knowledge Quiz-42

Q1. In the most popular internet domain name '.com' (dot-com), the 'com' is the short form for which word ?
(A) Common
(B) Commercial
(C) Computer
(D) Communication

Q2. Deficiency of which vitamin leads to 'Rickets' (softening of bones) ?
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin D

Q3. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as the 'Grand Old Man of India' ?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Chittaranjan Das
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) C.Rajagopalachari

Q4. Which Indian state has the longest coastline ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh

Q5. Naxalbari village, the birth place of Naxalite Movement, is located in which state ?
(A) Bihar
(B) Jharkhand
(C) West Bengal
(D) Orissa

Q6. 'Roopavahini' is the National Television Network of which Asian country ?
(A) Nepal
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Bhutan
(D) Myanmar

Q7. On 17 Dec 1931, who founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Kolkata ?
(A) C.V.Raman
(B) Homi Bhabha
(C) P.C.Mahalanobis
(D) Vikram Sarabhai

Q8. Named after Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, famous Test cricket ground Gaddafi Stadium is located in which city ?
(A) Hyderabad (India)
(B) Dhaka (Bangladesh)
(C) Colombo (Sri Lanka)
(D) Lahore (Pakistan)

Q9. Which mythological weapon is depicted on the Param Vir Chakra medal ?
(A) Vajra
(B) Khatvanga
(C) Sudarshan Chakra
(D) Kaumodaki

Q10.Hydrogen and Carbon monoxide are the major constituents of which fuel gas ?
(A) Coal Gas
(B) Water Gas
(C) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
(D) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Answers :
Q1.    (B) Commercial
Q2.    (D) Vitamin D
Q3.    (C) Dadabhai Naoroji
Q4.    (A) Gujarat
Q5.    (C) West Bengal
Q6.    (B) Sri Lanka
Q7.    (C) P.C.Mahalanobis
Q8.    (D) Lahore (Pakistan)
Q9.    (A) Vajra
Q10.  (B) Water Gas