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 with which country ?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Myanmar
(D) China

Q7.

Who is the only Indian batsman to score Triple Century in Test Cricket ?
(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) V.V.S.Laxman
(D) Virender Sehwag

Q8.

In which hill station is the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) located ?
(A) Darjeeling
(B) Srinagar
(C) Nainital
(D) Shimla

Q9.

What term is used to refer the large number which is formed by writing digit 1 followed by 100 zeros ?
(A) Billion
(B) Trillion
(C) Octillion
(D) Googol

Q10.

Zakumi, a leopard, is the official mascot of which tournament ?
(A) Commonwealth Games 2010
(B) FIFA Football World Cup 2010
(C) Cricket World Cup 2011
(D) Olympic Games 2012

Answers :

Q1.   (C) Andhra Pradesh
Q2.   (A) Decibel
Q3.   (C) Muhammad Iqbal
Q4.   (B) Kushinagar
Q5.   (C) Lok Sabha Speaker
Q6.   (D) China
Q7.   (D) Virender Sehwag
Q8.   (A) Darjeeling
Q9.   (D) Googol
Q10.  (B) FIFA Football World Cup 2010
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General knowledge of india - 8


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 Yamuna river ?
(A) Agra
(B) Mathura
(C) Delhi
(D) Allahabad

Q7.

Who coined the name `Pakistan' ?
(A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(B) Allama Iqbal
(C) Liaquat Ali Khan
(D) Chaudhary Rahmat Ali

Q8.

Vishvambhar Mishra was the original name of which spiritual guru ?
(A) Swami Vivekanand
(B) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
(C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(D) Swami Prabhupada

Q9.

At the time of independence, who was the president of Indian National Congress ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(C) Sardar Patel
(D) J.B.Kriplani

Q10.

In 1958, who became the first Indian to receive Raman Magsaysay Award ?
(A) Vinoba Bhave
(B) Baba Amte
(C) Satyajit Ray
(D) Jai Prakash Narain

Answers :

Q1.   (A) Sericulture
Q2.   (C) Silver
Q3.   (C) Vitamin C
Q4.   (B) Atal Behari Vajpayee
Q5.   (B) Equator
Q6.   (A) Agra
Q7.   (D) Chaudhary Rahmat Ali
Q8.   (B) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Q9.   (D) J.B.Kriplani
Q10.  (A) Vinoba Bhave

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General knowledge of india - 9


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 Universe title in 1994 ?
(A) Lara Dutta
(B) Reita Faria
(C) Aishwarya Rai
(D) Sushmita Sen

Q7.

Which is the largest brackish water lake in India ?
(A) Wular Lake,
(B) Pulicat Lake
(C) Kaliveli Lake
(D) Chilka Lake

Q8.

How do we better know playback singer Kedarnath Bhattacharya ?
(A) Shaan
(B) Lucky Ali
(C) Kumar Sanu
(D) Kishore Kumar

Q9.

Which scientist is known as the Father of the Green Revolution in India ?
(A) Verghese Kurien
(B) M.S.Swaminathan
(C) Raja Ramanna
(D) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

Q10.

Which city is served by Jolly Grant Airport ?
(A) Jaipur
(B) Lucknow
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Dehradun

Answers :

Q1.   (C) Nandan Nilekani
Q2.   (B) Acetic Acid
Q3.   (B) Vice President
Q4.   (A) Abhinav Bindra
Q5.   (A) N.T.Rama Rao
Q6.   (D) Sushmita Sen
Q7.   (D) Chilka Lake
Q8.   (C) Kumar Sanu
Q9.   (B) M.S.Swaminathan
Q10.  (D) Dehradun

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