General Knowledge
Q1. | Which state is known as the 'Spice Garden of India' ? (A) Kerala (B) Karnataka (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Tamil Nadu |
Q2. | Which Marathi newspaper is the mouthpiece of Shiv Sena ? (A) Saamna (B) Sakal (C) Lokmat (D) Loksatta |
Q3. | Constituting about 78% by volume, which is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere ? (A) Argon (B) Oxygen (C) Nitrogen (D) Carbon dioxide |
Q4. | Koyna Hydroelectric Power Project constructed over Koyna river, a tributary of Krishna river, is located in which state ? (A) Karnataka (B) Maharashtra (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Madhya Pradesh |
Q5. | For Lok Sabha, how many members from the Anglo-Indian community are nominated by the President of India ? (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 |
Q6. | The Grand Trunk Road (GT Road), running from Peshawar in Pakistan to Sonargaon in Bangladesh, was built by which ruler ? (A) Babur (B) Akbar (C) Sher Shah Suri (D) Humayun |
Q7. | Which American swimmer created history by winning 8 gold medals in Beijing Olympic 2008, the most gold medals by an individual at a single Olympic ? (A) Carl Lewis (B) Paavo Nurmi (C) Mark Spitz (D) Michael Phelps |
Q8. | Which Muslim social reformer founded the Aligarh Muslim University, originally known as Mohammeden Anglo-Oriental College, in 1875 ? (A) Zakir Hussain (B) Hakim Ajmal Khan (C) Syed Ahmed Khan (D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
Q9. | Which chennai born writer won the Booker Prize 2008 for his debut novel 'The White Tiger' ? (A) V.S.Naipaul (B) Amitav Ghosh (C) Salman Rushdie (D) Aravind Adiga |
Q10. | 'Fight the guerrilla as a guerrilla' is the motto of which miltary academy ? (A) National Defence Academy (B) Indian Military Academy (C) Defence Services Staff College (D) Counterinsurgency & Jungle Warfare School |
Answers :
Q1. (A) Kerala
Q2. (A) Saamna
Q3. (C) Nitrogen
Q4. (B) Maharashtra
Q5. (B) 2
Q6. (C) Sher Shah Suri
Q7. (D) Michael Phelps
Q8. (C) Syed Ahmed Khan
Q9. (D) Aravind Adiga
Q10. (D) Counterinsurgency & Jungle Warfare School
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