General Knowledge
Question: What is the name of dog that went into space first?
a-Rossi
b-Laika (In 1957, Laika became the first animal launched into
orbit, paving the way for human spaceflight.)
c-Tommi
d-Pinky
Question: Who was the first lady prime minister in the world?
a-Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sirimavo Bandaranaike, three times Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, was the first woman in the world to hold the office of prime minister.)
b-D.S.Senanayeke
c-Mahinda Rajapakse
d-Chandrika Kumarathunge
Question: Who invented the first space rocket?
a- James Watt
b- Joseph Godard
c- Masco
d- Samy
Question: Who was the first prime minister of Bangladesh?
a- Abdul Kalam
b- Raju menjar
c- Kahram Rehkam
d- Mejibur Rehman
Question: Who invented The Internet?
a- Tim Berners-Lee
b- Bill Gates
c- Charles Babbage
d- Hewlett Packard
Question: Dr. A.P.J.Adbul Kalam originally is a
a- Doctor
b- Lawyer
c- Aeronautical Engineer
d- Scientist
Question: India is ___ largest country?
a- 8th
b- 7th
c- 6th
d- 5th
Question: How much percentage of water has covered the land
a- 89%
b- 23%
c- 94%
d- None of These
Question: Who conceptualized the carbon nano tube?
a- Sumio Tijima
b- Dr. Abbas Ali
c- Richard Smalley
d- Isac Newton
Question: India's first breeder neutron reactor was
a- Apasara
b- Dharuv
c- Tridev
d- Kamini
Question: What is the rhino's horn made of?
a- Iron
b- Skin
c- Gold
d- Hair
Question: Which is the only country that got independence in 15th August as India?
a- South America
b- South Africa
c- South Korea
d- North America
Question: Who invented the calendar?
a- Luwen Hock
b- Robert Hook
c- Fleming
d- Pope Gregory XIII
Question: Which is the largest flower in the world?
a- Lavender
b- Rafflesia
c- Quinine
d- Nightqueen
Question: Who was the Hostage taker of the hostage crisis in the Philippines last August 23, 2010
that killed 8 Hong-Kong Chinese nationals?
a- Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza
b- Gregorio Mendoza
c- Joy Janiiola
d- Denmark Baliling
Question: Which is the largest planet?
a- Saturn
b- Jupiter
c- Uranus
d- Neptune
Question: Which city is famous for oranges?
1- Ratnagiri
2- Darjeeling
3- Nagpur
4- Lucknow
Question: How may squares are there in a Chess Board?
1- 36
2- 48
3- 64
4- 72
Question: IC chips used in computers are usually made of
1- Lead
2- Silicon
3- Chromium
4- Gold
Question: The "stones" formed in human kidney consist mostly of
1- Calcium oxalate
2- Magnesium sulphate
3- Sodium chloride
4- Sodium phosphate
Question: "City of Golden Gates" is
1- Hawan
2- San Francisco
3- London
4- Paris
Question: The study which deals with secret writing is known as
1- Cryptography
2- Secretology
3- Cytography
4- Cryptology
Question: The term Grand Slam is associated with
1- Billiards
2- Chess
3- Cricket
4- Bridge & Tennis
Question: The oceans cover -------- of the surface of the earth
1- 71%
2- 60%
3- 81%
4- 90%
Question: "James Bond" is a character created by
1-Ian Fleming
2-Perry Masion
3-Agatha Christie
4-Wode House
Question: Acupuncture is widely practised in
1-India
2-America
3-China
4-Germany
Question: The term 16 yards hit is associated with
1-Polo
2-Hockey
3-Baseball
4-Badminton
Question: Lines on a map, where pressures are equal, are called
1-Longitudes
2-Latitudes
3-Isobars
4-Isotopes
Question: Which of the following cities of India is called the "Silicon Valley of India"?
1-Hyderabad
2-Bangalore
3-Mumbai
4-Chennai
Question: The role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis is
1-Absorption of water
2-Absorption of light
3-Absorption of Co2
4-None of these
Question: Herbicides are chemicals which control
1-Fungi
2-Weeds
3-Nematodes
4-Insects
Question: Which one of the following ensures personal freedom?
1-Mandamus
2-Habeas Corpus
3-Quo Warranto
4-None of These
Question: The first Europeans to start trade relations with India were the
1-Portuguese
2-British
3-French
4-Dutch
Question: Process of breeding fish in ponds and artificial reservoirs is known as
1-Aquaculture
2-Fishing
3-Apiculture
4-Pisciculture
Question: Why does diamond shine at night?
1-Diamonds are radioactive so there are radiations
2-On account of high refractive index, the rays of light get internally reflected
3-Diamonds shine because they have some amount of radium
4-Diamond shines because it has tetrahedral molecular structure
Question: The International Court of Justice has
1-10 judges
2-15 judges
3-20 judges
4-25 judges
Question: The Paralympic Games 2008 were held in
1-Tokyo
2-Madrid
3-Stockholm
4-Beijing
Question: What is meat by myopia?
1-Long-sightedness
2-Short-sightedness
3-Colour blindness
4-Night blindness
Question: Communal electorate in India was introduced through which of the following acts?
1-1909
2-1919
3-1935
4-None of these
Question: Rowlatt Act was passed in the year
1-1917
2-1919
3-1921
4-1923
Question: 4th July, 1776 is important in world history because
1-Battle of Plassey started
2-Sea route to India was discovered
3-English King Charles II was executed
4-American congress adopted the Declaration of Independence
Question: The sea route to India was discovered by the
1-Dutch
2-English
3-Portuguese
4-French
Question: Sir Charles Wood's Despatch of 1854 dealt with
1-Administrative reforms
2-Social reforms
3-Economic reforms
4-Educational reforms
Question: Which was the first among the following?
1-Doctrine of Lapse
2-Subsidiary Alliance
3-Permanent Settlement
4-Double Government
Question: Babur entered India for the first time from the west through
1-Kashmir
2-Sind
3-Punjab
4-Rajasthan
Question: Which of the following battles changed the destiny of a Mughal ruler of India?
1-Haldighati
2-Panipat II
3-Khanua
4-Chusa
Question: The main contribution of the Chola dynasty in the field of administration lies in
1-Systematic provincial administration
2-A well planned revenue system
3-A well organised central government
4-An organised local self government
Question: Of the total water on the earth, fresh water reserves constitute approximately
1- 4.5%
2- 2.7%
3- 1.2%
4- 5.8%
Question: The magnetic effect of electric current was first observed by
1-Henry
2-Oersted
3-Faraday
4-Volta