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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