General Knowledge Quiz-61

Q1. 'Pattachitra' style of painting is native of which Indian state ?
(A) Orissa
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : (A) Orissa

Q2. What is more popular name of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) ?
(A) Benelux
(B) Gamelan Council
(C) Peninsula Shield
(D) World Bank
Answer : (D) World Bank

Q3. Marina Beach, the India's longest and world's second longest beach, is located in which city ?
(A) Puri (Orissa)
(B) Mumbai (Maharashtra)
(C) Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
(D) Kozhikode (Kerala)
Answer : (C) Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

Q4. 'Green', 'Black', 'White' and 'Oolong' are the varieties of which common day consumption item ?
(A) Rice
(B) Wheat
(C) Coffee
(D) Tea
Answer : (D) Tea

Q5. Who founded the political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam (DMK) ?
(A) C.N.Annadurai
(B) V.Gopalaswamy
(C) M.G.Ramachandran
(D) N.T.Ramarao
Answer : (A) C.N.Annadurai

Q6. Who was the Governor General of India during the India's First War of Independence in 1857 ?
(A) Lord Dalhousie
(B) Lord Canning
(C) Lord Northbrook
(D) Lord Auckland
Answer : (B) Lord Canning

Q7. Which former President of India authored the book 'Without Fear or Favour' ?
(A) V.V.Giri
(B) R.Venkataraman
(C) N.Sanjiva Reddy
(D) S.Radhakrishnan
Answer : (C) N.Sanjiva Reddy

Q8. Who is the only Indian bowler to have taken a wicket on the very first ball of his international cricket career ?
(A) Abid Ali
(B) Nilesh Kulkarni
(C) Narendra Hirwani
(D) Ravi Shastri
Answer : (B) Nilesh Kulkarni

Q9. In Indian Parliament, which among the following Bill can be introduced only in Lok Sabha ?
(A) Amending Bills
(B) Money and finance Bills
(C) Expiring Laws (Continuance) Bills
(D) Constitutional Amendment Bills
Answer : (B) Money and finance Bills

Q10.Which among the following is the India's first indigenously built submarine ?
(A) INS Vela
(B) INS Vagli
(C) INS Shankul
(D) INS Shalki
Answer : (D) INS Shalki