GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1. During the time of which
Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory
in India?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Aurangzeb
Ans: (b)
2. Who was the Viceroy
of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Reading
(c) Lord Cheimsford
(d) Lord Wavell
Ans: (c)
3.Which of the
following suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy’s Executive Council in
which all the Portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the
Indian leaders?
(a) Simon
Commission
(b) Simla Conference
(c) Cripps Proposal
(d) Cabinet Mission
Ans: (b)
4.During the Indian
Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called ‘Free Indian
Legion’?
(a) Lala Hardayal
(b) Rash Behari Bose
(c) Subhash Chandra
Bose
(d) V. D. Savarkar
Ans: (c)
5.Who among the
following rejected the tittle of
“Knighthood” and refused to accept a position in the Council of the
Secretary of State for India?
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) M. G Ranade
(c) G. K Gokhale
(d) B. G Tilak
Ans: (c)
6.Match List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
(Author) (Work)
A. Bankimchandra 1. Shatranj Ke Khilari
B. Dinabandhu
Mitra 2. Debi Chaudhrani
C. Prem Chand 3. Nil Darpan
4.
Chandrakanta
Codes:-
A B
C
(a) 2
4 1
(b) 3
4 2
(c) 2
3 1
(d) 3
1 4
Ans: (c)
7.Who among the
following gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian
National Congress in a series of articles entitled ‘New Lamp s for Old’?
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) R. C. Dutt
(c) Syed Ahmad Khan
(d) Viraraghavachari
Ans:(a)
8.Who among the
following used the phrase ‘Un-British’ to criticize the English colonial
control of India?
(a) Anandmohan Bose
(b) Badruddin Tyyabji
(c) Dadabhai Naroji
(d) Pherozeshah Mehta
Ans: (c)
9.Who among the
following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi?
(a) Sahir Ludhiyanvi
(b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam
Azad
Ans: (b)
10..Where was the
First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December,1885?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Bombay
(c) Calcutta
(d) Delhi
Ans: (b)
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GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA
1.Which of the
following pairs are correctly matched?
Irrigation project State
1. Damanganga - Gujarat
2. Girna - Maharashtra
3. Pamba - Kerala
CODES:-
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (d)
2. Which of the
following pairs in respect of current power generation in India is/are
correctly matched?
(1) Installed
electricity - 100000 MW
(2) Electricity
generation - 660 billion kWh
Codes:-
(a) 1 Only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans:(b)
3.With which one
of the following is BRIT(Government of
India) engaged?
(a) Railway Wagons
(b) Information
Technology
(c) Isotope Technology
(d) Road Transport
Ans: (c)
4.Which of the
following are among the million-plus cities in India on the basis of the data
of the census,2001?
(a) Ludhiana
(b) Kochi
(c) Surat
(d) Nagpur
Select the correct answer using
the codes given below:
Codes:-
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (d)
5.Amongst the
following state, which one has the highest percentage of rural population to
its population (on the basis of the Census,2001?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Orissa
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (a)
6.What is the
approximate percentage of persons above 65 years of age in India’s current
population?
(a) 4-15%
(b) 11-12%
(c) 8-9%
(d) 5-6%
Ans:(d)
7.Out of all the
Biosphere Reserves in India, four have been recognized on the world network by
UNESCO. Which one of the following is not of them?
(a) Gulf of Mannar
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Sunderbane
Ans: (b)
8.Which of the
following pair are correctly matched?
Waterfalls River
1. Kapildhara Falls - Godavari
2. Jog Falls - Sharavati
3. Sivasamudram - Cauvery
Codes:-
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (b)
9.Which of the
following minerals are found in a natural way in the state of Chhattisgarh?
(a) Bauxite
(b) Dolomite
(c) Iron ore
(d) Tin
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (d)
10.Consider the
following statements:
1. Chikmagalur is well
know for sugar production
2. Mandya is well know
as a coffee producing region.
Which of the statement given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2
only
(c) both 1 and 2 (d)
Neither 1 and 2
Ans: (b)
11.Where are Tapovan
and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Uttrakhand
(d) Rajasthan
Ans: (c)
12. In India, how many
state share the coastline?
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 10
Ans: (b)
13.Match the List-I
with List-II and select correct answer
using the codes given below the list:-
List-I List-II
(Board) (Headquarters)
A. Coffee Board 1. Bengaluru
B. Rubber Board 2. Guntur
C. Tea Board 3. Kottayam
D. Tobacco Board
4. Kolkata
Codes:
A B
C D
(a)
2 4 3
1
(b) 1 3
4 2
(c) 2
3 4 1
(d) 1
4 3 2
Ans: (b)
14. Which one of the
following has the maximum number of Nationals Parks?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar
Islands
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Meghalaya
Ans: (c)
15.Rajiv Gandhi
National Flying Institute is being establish in which state?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Orissa
Ans: (b)
16.ISRO successfully
conducted a rocket test using cryogenic engines in the year 2007. Where is the
stand used for the purpose, located?
(a) Balasore
(b) Thiruvanannthapuram
(c) Mahengragiri
(d) Karwar
Ans: (c)
17.With which of the
following rivers is the Omkareshwar project associated?
(a) Chambal
(b) Narmada
(c) Tapi
(d) Bhima
Ans: (b)
18.Which was the
Capital of Andhra State when it was made a separate State in the year 1953?
(a) Guntur
(b) Kurnool
(c) Nellore
(d) Warangal
Ans: (b)
19.In which one of the
following states are Namchik-Namphuk Coal-field located?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Manipur
(d) Mizoram
Ans: (a)
20.Consider the
following statements:
1. Salt-water
crocodile is found in the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
2. Shrew and tapir are
found in the Western Ghats of the Malabar region.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 Only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) none
Ans: (c)
21.Consider the
following pairs:-
Tributary
River Main River
1. Chambal - Narmada
2. Son - Yamuna
3. Manas - Brahmaputra
Which of the pairs given is/are
correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
Ans: (d)
22.Which of the
following hills are found where the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet?
(a) Annamalai Hills
(b) Cardamom Hills
(c) Nilgiri Hills
(d) Shevoroy Hills
Ans: (c)
23.Which of the following
is not essentially a species of the Himalayan vegetation?
(a) Juniper
(b) Mahagany
(c) Silver fir
(d) Spruce
Ans: (d)
24.As per India’s
National Population Policy, 2000, by which one of the following years is it our
long-term objective to achieve population stabilization?
(a) 2045
(b) 2025
(c) 2035
(d) 2055
Ans: (a)
25.Among the following
which one has the minimum population on the basis of data of census of India,
2001?
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Mizoram
(c) Puducherry
(d) Sikkim
Ans: (d)
World’s Geography
1.Which two countries
follow China and India in the decreasing order of their population?
(a) Brazil and USA
(b) USA and Indonesia
(c) Canada and Malaysia
(d) Russia and Nigeria
Ans: (b)
2. Which of the
following straits is nearest to the International Date Line?
(a) Malacca Strait
(b) Bering Strait
(c) Strait of Florida
(d) Strait of Gibraltar
Ans: (b)
3.Which of the
following cities is nearest to the equator?
(a) Colombo
(b) Jakarta
(c) Manila
(d) Singapore
Ans: (d)
4.Which of the following countries share borders with Moldova?
(1) Ukraine
(2) Romania
(3) Belarus
Select the correct answer using
the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (a)
5.Consider the following
statements:
1. Ajman is one of the seven
Emirates of the UAE
2. Ras al-Khaimah wast he last
Sheikhdom to the join the UAE
Which
of the following statement given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)
6. For India, China, the UK and
the USA, which of the following is the sequence of the median age of their
population?
(a) China < India < UK <
USA
(b) India < China < USA <
UK
(c) China < India < USA <
UK
(d) India < China < UK <
USA
Ans: (b)
7.In which of the following is
Malta located?
(a) Baltic Sea
(b) Mediterranean Sea
(c) Black Sea
(d) North Sea
Ans: (b)
8.Consider the Following
statements:
1. The albedo of an object
determine its visual brightness when viewed with reflected light
2. The albedo of Mercury is much
greater than the albedo of the Earth.
Which of
the statement given above is//are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) both 1 and 2
(d) none
Ans: (c)
9.Which one amongst the
following has the largest livestock population in the world?
(a) Brazil
(b) China
(c) India
(d) USA
Ans: (c)
Polity
1.Which of the following is/are included in the
Directive Principles of state Policy?
1. Prohibition of traffic in human
beings and forced labour
2. Prohibition of consumption
except for medicinal purpose of intoxicating drinks and of other drugs which
are injurious to health.
Select
the correct answer using the codes:
Codes:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans: (b)
2.Consider the following statements:
The Constitution of India provides that
1. The Legislature Assembly of
each State shall consist of not more than 450 members chosen by direct election
from territorial constituencies in the State.
2. A person shall not be
qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly of a State if
he/she is less than 25 years of age.
Which of
the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
Ans: (b)
3.Under which of the following Constitution
Amendment Acts, four languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of
India, thereby raising their number to 22?
(a) Constitution (Ninetieth
Amendment) Act
(b) Constitution (Ninety-first
Amendment) Act
(c) Constitution (Ninety-second)
Act
(d) Constitution (Ninety-third
Amendment) Act
Ans: (c)
4.Which of the following is the largest
(area-wise) Lok Sabha constituency?
(a) Kangra
(b) Ladakh
(c) Kachahh
(d) Bhilwara
Ans: (b)
5.Consider the following statements:-
1. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was
the chief Justice of India.
2. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer is
considered as one of the progenitors of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the
Indian Judicial system?
Which of the following statements given above
is/are correct?
(a) 1
only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)
6.Which Schedule of
Constitution of India contains special of constitution of India contains
special provision for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas in
several states?
(a) Third
(b) Fifth
(c) Seventh
(d) Ninth
Ans: (b)
7.Who among the
following have held the office of the Vice-President of India?
(1) Mohammad
Hidayatullah
(2) Fakhruddin Ali
Ahmed
(3) Neelam Sanjiva
Reddy
(4) Shankar Dayal
Sharma
Codes:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4
Ans: (b)
8.Match List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Person) (Position)
A. Nagender Singh 1. Chief Election Commissioner
Of India
B. A. N. Ray 2. President International
Court of Justice
C. R. K. Trivedi 3. Chief Justice Of India
D. Ashok Desai 4. Attorney-General of India
Codes:
A B
C D
(a) 1
4 2 3
(b) 2
3 1 4
(c) 1
3 2 4
(d) 2
4 1 3
Ans: (d)
9.How many High
Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one State (Union Territories
not Included)?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 5
Ans: (2)
