General Knowledge Set 7

General knowledge of the Updated Indian cities

126. Which city is known as diamond city?

Answer: Surat 

127. Which city is known as solar city ?

Answer: Amritsar 

128. City of Joy ?

Answer: Kolkata

129. Which city is called Manchester of India ?

Answer: Ahmedabad
  
130. Which city is called Orange city of india ?

Answer: Nagpoor

131. Which city is called Silicon Valley of India ?

Answer: Banglore

132. Which indian city is called garden city of India ?

Answer: Banglore

133. Which indian city is called Temple city of India ?

Answer: Bhubaneshwar

134. Which indian cities known as twin cities of india ?

Answer: Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar

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General Knowledge Set 6

101.      Who among the following has been appointed the National Security Adviser by the UPA Government ?

        (a)     Brajesh Mishra

        (b)     J. N. Daxit

        (c)     Soli J. Sorabjee

        (d)     T. K. A. Nair

           

102.      Who among the following is the new Chief Minister of Karnataka ?

        (a)     S. M. Krishna

        (b)     Uma Bharti

        (c)     Dharam Singh

        (d)     Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy 

               

103.      Who among the following has won the Miss Universe 2004 crown ?

        (a)     Jennifer Hawkins 

        (b)     Shandi Finnessey

        (c)     Alba Reyes

        (d)     None of these 

               

104.      A solemn ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of D-Day landings of the Allies troops during the Second World War, was held in

        (a)     Pearl Harbour

        (b)     Normandy

        (c)     New York

        (d)     Lisbon 

               

105.      Which of the following cricketers holds the world record of maximum number of sixes in Tests ?

        (a)     Chris Carins (New Zealand)

        (b)     Viv Richards (West Indies)

        (c)     Sachin Tendulkar (India)

        (d)     Wasim Akram (Pakistan)

               

106.      Who among the following has been appointed the new Chief Justice of India ?

        (a)     Justice Rajendra Babu

        (b)     Justice V. N. Khare

        (c)     Justice R. C. Lahoti

        (d)     None of these

               

107.      Who among the following sports persons got the honour of lighting the Olympic flame at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi recently ?

        (a)     Anjali Bhagwat

        (b)     Abhinav Bindra

        (c)     Viswanathan Anand

        (d)     K. M. Beenamol

              

108.      Who among the following has been appointed new chairman of the National Commission for Farmers ?

        (a)     Ajit Singh

        (b)     K. C. Pant

        (c)     Dr. M. S. Swaminathan

        (d)     Sharad Pawar

               

109.      Which of the following planets crossed the face of the sun (in transit) after 122 years recently ?

        (a)     Mars

        (b)     Venus

        (c)     Jupiter

        (d)     Saturn 

               

110.     Which of the following countries was readmitted to the Commonwealth recently ?

        (a)     Nepal

        (b)     Myanmar

        (c)     Pakistan

        (d)     None of these

               

111.     The world governing body of which of the following sports celebrated its 100 years in existence recently ?

        (a)     Football 

        (b)     Hockey 

        (c)     Badminton 

        (d)     Cricket 

               

112.     Who among the following won the men?s singles title of the French Open 2004 ?

        (a)     Guillermo Coria 

        (b)     Roger Federer 

        (c)     Andy Roddick

        (d)     Gaston Gaudio 

               

113.     Who is India?s first Woman Grand Master in Chess ?

        (a)     Aarthie Ramaswamy 

        (b)     Koneru Humpy

        (c)     S. Meenakshi

        (d)     S. Vijayalakshmi 

               

114.     The age of a tree can be determined by

        (a)     Measuring its height

        (b)     Measuring its diameter

        (c)     Analyzing its sap

        (d)     Counting the annual growth rings of its stem

               

115.     Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

        Mountains                       Continents 

        (a)     The Rocky         :       North America

        (b)     The Andes          :       South America

        (c)     The Alps           :         Europe

        (d)     The Ural           :         Africa 

               

116.     Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

        (a)     ?Purna Swaraj? Resolution              :       1929

        (b)     Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh        :       1931

        (c)     Formation of the Congress Socialist Party:  1939

        (d)     Simla Confeence                :        1940

               

117.     The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at

        (a)     Bhubaneswar

        (b)     Khajuraho

        (c)     Madurai

        (d)     Mount Abu

               

118.     Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance ?

        (a)     Kuchipudi

        (b)     Kathak

        (c)     Manipuri

        (d)     Mohiniattam

               

119.     The deepest oceanic trench ?Mariana? is located in 

        (a)     Atlantic Ocean 

        (b)     Arctic Ocean

        (c)     Pacific Ocean 

        (d)     Indian Ocean 

               

120.     Although fog consists of fine drops of water, we cannot see clearly through it because 

        (a)     The light rays undergo total internal reflection in the drops 

        (b)     Fine drops of water in fog polarize the light 

        (c)     The fine drops are opaque to the light

        (d)     The drops scatter most of the light 

               

121.     During the Mughal period, which one of the following were the first to come to India as traders ?

        (a)     Portuguese 

        (b)     Dutch

        (c)     Danish

        (d)     English 

               

122.     Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for introducing market control mechanism ?

        (a)     Iltutmish

        (b)     Balban

        (c)     Alauddin Khalji

        (d)     Firoze Tughlaq

               

123.     Which one of the following mountain peaks of the Himalayas is NOT in India ?

        (a)     Annapurna

        (b)     Nanda Devi 

        (c)     Mt. Kamet

        (d)     Kanchenjunga

               

124.     A rift valley is formed mainly due to

        (a)     The forces of tension in the earth?s crust

        (b)     The subsidence of the floor of a river valley 

        (c)     The valley formed after the formation of fold mountains 

        (d)     The deepening of a valley by ice action 

               

125.     Who is the author of the book, ?The Man Who Divided India? 

        (a)     Arun Shourie

        (b)     Dominique Lapierre

        (c)     Rafiq Zakaria

        (d)     Salman Rushdie

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Question NO.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Answer	b	c	a	b	a	c	a	c	b	c
Question NO.	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Answer	a	d	b	d	d	b	a	d	c	d
Question NO.	21	22	23	24	25
Answer	a	c	a	a	c

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General Knowledge Reality Set 1

1. The largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History.

2. The lowest mountain range in the world is the Buena Bhaile.

3. The country known as the Land of C akes is Scotland.

4. The place known as the Garden of England is Kent.

5. The tallest tower in the world is the C . N. Tower, Toronto, Canada.

6. The country famous for its fish catch is Japan.

7. The old name of Taiwan was Farmosa.

8. Montreal is situated on the bank of River Ottawa.

9. The city of Bonn is situated in Germany.

10. The literal meaning of Renaissance is Revival.

11. Julius C aesar was killed by Brutus.

12. The title of Desert Fox was given to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.

13. The largest airport in the world is the King Khalid International Airport, Saudi arabia.

14. The city in Russia which faced an earthquake in the year 1988 was Armenia. Later on it 
became a separate country.

15. The largest bay in the world is Hudson Bay, Canada.

16. The chemical name of laughing gas is Nitrous oxide.

17. The US state North C arolina is also known as Tar Heel state.

18. The US state Tennesse is also known as Volunteer state.

19. The US state Indiana is also known as Hoosier state.

20. The US state Kentucky is also known as Blue Grass state.

21. The US state known as 'Pine Free State' is Vermont.

22. The US state known as 'Mountain State' is West Virginia.

23. The US state known as 'Land of 1000 Lakes' is Minnesota.

24. The popular detective character created by Agatha C hristie is Hercule Poirot.

25. The Pakistani President who died in an air crash was Zia-ul-Huq.

26. Yoghurt means Fermented milk.

27. Yankee is the nickname of American.

28. The International court of Justice is located in Hague, Holland.

29. The headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC .

30. Victoria Falls was discovered by David Livingstone.

31. The technique to produce the first test tube baby was evolved by Patrick Steptoe and 
Robert Edwards.

32. The oldest residential university of Britain is the Oxford University.

33. The name of the large clock on the tower of the House of Parliament in London is called Big Ben.

34. Prado Museum is located in Madrid.

35. The number of keys in an ordinary piano is Eighty eight.

36. 'Man is a Tool Making Animal' was said by Benjamin Franklin.

37. The term 'anesthesia' was coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes.

38. The first man to reach Antarctica was Fabian Gottlieb.

39. The Kilimanjaro volcano is situated in Tanzania.

40. The invention that is considered to have built America is Dynamite.

41. Words that contains all the vowels: Authentication, Remuneration, Education,Automobile, Miscellaneous and many more.

42. Words that contain all the vowels in order: Facetious and Abstemious.

43. Words that contain all the vowels in reverse order: Uncomplimentary, Unproprietary, Unoriental and Subcontinental.

44. Words with no vowel in them: Myth, Fly, Sky, Dry, C ry, Rhythm, C rypt.

45. Which country declares independence on 18th Feb 2008? - Kosovo.

46. Who was the founder of the kindergarten education system? - German educator Friedrich Froebel

47. What is the scientific name of Vitamin C ? - Ascorbic Acid

48. What is the full form of GPRS? - General Packet Radio Service

49. Which was the first university established in the world? - Nalanda University

50. What is full form of C EO, C FO & C IO titles? C hief Executive Officer, C hief Financial Officer & C hief Information Officer.

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General Knowledge Set 5

81. Approximately how many stations are there on the Indian Railway Network?

(1) 6000

(2) 7000

(3) 8000

(4) 9000

82. The Headquarters of North Western Railway is at

(1) Abu Road

(2) Jodhpur

(3) Ajmer

(4) Jaipur

83. The new electric railway engines are manufactured in

(1) Varanasi

(2) Chittaranjan

(3) Patiala

(4) Chennai

84. Which of the following is true in regard to Indian railway?

(1) It is the cheapest means of transportation

(2) The chief source of income is transportation of goods

(3) It is the only largest employer

(4) All of the above

85. The highest gallantry award in India is

(1) Ashok Chakra

(2) Paramvir Chakra

(3) Mahavir Chakra

(4) Param Vishista Chakra

86. Oscar prize is related to

(1) Literature

(2) Films

(3) Science

(4) Music

87. Arjuna award is given for

(1) Bravery in the battle field

(2) Excellence in archery

(3) Excellence in sports

(4) Excellent service during emergency

88. The first Indian recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature is

(1) Mother Teresa

(2) Rabindranath Tagore

(3) Sorijini Naidu

(4) C.V. Raman

89. Bismillah Khan is related to

(1) Tabla

(2) Sarod

(3) Flute

(4) Shehnai

90. Who is the external affairs minister in the present union Cabinet?

(1) Shivraj Patil

(2) S.M. Krishna

(3) Priyaranjan Dasmunshi

(4) Pranab Mukherjee

91. The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium

(1) Increases

(2) Decreases

(3) Remains unaltered

(4) Drops sharply

92. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?

(1) Mahanadi

(2) Brahmaputra

(3) Ravi

(4) Chenab

93. The gas predominantly responsible for global warming is

(1) Carbon dioxide

(2) Carbon monoxide

(3) Nitrous oxide

(4) Nitrogen peroxide

94. 26th January is India’s

(1) Independence Day

(2) Republic Day

(3) Revolution Day

(4) Parliament Day

95. Which of the following uses non-conventional Source of Energy?

(1) Kerosene lamp

(2) Wax candle

(3) Solar lantern

(4) Torch

96. Electric current is measured by

(1) Voltmeter

(2) Anemometer

(3) Commutator

(4) Ammeter

97. The dynamo is a device for converting

(1) Heat energy into electrical energy

(2) Mechanical energy into electrical energy

(3) Magnetic energy into electrical energy

(4) None of these

98. Galvanised Iron sheets have a coating of

(1) Tin

(2) Lead

(3) Zinc

(4) Chromium

99. The hardest substance available on earth is

(1) Platinum

(2) Diamond

(3) Quartz

(4) gold

100. Washing soda is the common name for

(1) Calcium carbonate

(2) Calcium bicarbonate

(3) Sodium carbonate

(4) Sodium bicarbonate

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Question No.	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90
Answers	2	4	3	4	2	2	3	2	4	2
Question No.	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	100
Answers	3	2	3	2	3	4	2	3	1	3

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General Knowledge Set 4

61. The steam engine was invented by

(1) James Watt

(2) James Prescott Joule

(3) New Commen

(4) Isaac Newton

62. Who invented the telephone?

(1) Thomas Alva Edison

(2) Galileo

(3) Alexander Graham Bell

(4) G. Marconi

63. Albert Einsten was a famous

(1) Physician

(2) Chemist

(3) Physicist

(4) Biologist

64. The fractions 7/11, 16/20, 21/22 when arranged in descending order is

(1) 7/11,16/20,21/22

(2) 21/22,7/11,16/20

(3) 21/22,16/20,7/11

(4) 7/11,21/22,16/20

65. If 10% of a number is subtracted from it, the result is 1800. The number is

(1) 1900

(2) 2000

(3) 2100

(4) 2140

66. The number is just preceding 9909 which is a perfect square is

(1) 9908

(2) 9900

(3) 9899

(4) 9801

67. In banking ATM stands for

(1) Automated Tallying Machine

(2) Automatic Teller Machine

(3) Automated Totalling Machine

(4) Automated Transaction of Money

68. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian Defence forces?

(1) DOD

(2) RDSO

(3) DRDO

(4) DRES

69. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian space programme?

(1) NASA

(2) ISO

(3) ISRO

(4) NSAT

70. The injection of anti-toxin is given to prevent

(1) Tetanus

(2) Tuberculosis

(3) Typhoid

(4) Filariasis

71. Dental caries are due to

(1) Viral infection

(2) Contaminated water

(3) Bacterial infection

(4) Hereditary causes

72. Spinach leaves are rich source of

(1) Vitamin A

(2) Iron

(3) Carotene

(4) Vitamin E

73. Which of these is not a mosquito borne disease?

(1) Dengue fever

(2) Malaria

(3) Filariasis

(4) Goitre

74. Oranges are rich source of

(1) Carbohydrates

(2) Fats

(3) Proteins

(4) Vitamins

75. Which acid is produced when milk gets sour?

(1) Tartaric acid

(2) Butyric acid

(3) Lactic acid

(4) Acetic acid

76. AIDS stands for

(1) Acquired Immune Disease Syndrome

(2) Acquired Immunity Deficient Syndrome

(3) Acquired Immune Deficiency

(4) Acquired Infection Deficiency Syndrome

77. Stem cuttings are commonly used for re-growing

(1) Cotton

(2) Banana

(3) Jute

(4) Sugar Cane

78. Persons with which blood group are called universal donors?

(1) AB

(2) A

(3) O

(4) B

79. Silk is produced by

(1) Egg of silkworm

(2) Pupa of silkworm

(3) Larva of silkworm

(4) Insect itself

80. Which amongst the following is the train introduced by Indian Railways bringing travel by AC class within the reach of a common man?

(1) August Kranti

(2) Jan Shatabdi

(3) Garib Rath

(4) Sampark Kranti

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Question No.	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70
Answers	1	3	3	3	2	4	2	3	3	1
Question No.	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80
Answers	3	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3

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