Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Latest General Knowledge Questions / Quiz / Mcqs

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1. Who wrote the famous book - 'We the people'?

A. T.N.Kaul

B. J.R.D. Tata

C. Khushwant Singh

D. Nani Palkhivala - Ans






2. Who is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?

A. Thomas Hardy

B. Emile Zola

C. George Orwell -Ans

D. Walter Scott

3. The lead character in the film 'The Bandit Queen' has been played by

A. Rupa Ganguly

B. Seema Biswas -Ans

C. Pratiba Sinha

D. Shabama Azmi

4.Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth?

A. My God Died Young

B. Islamic Bomb

C. Look Back in Anger

D. A Suitable Boy- Ans

5] Who has been appointed the new Controller General of Accounts on July 1,2012?

a Jawahar ThakurAns

b Neeraj Kumar

c A.K. Aggarwal

d Arun Mishra

6] Who has been awarded the world Food Prize 2012?

1 Kofi Annan

2 Daniel HillelAns

3 Ban Ki-Moon

4 None of the above

7] India's first Mega Food Park became functional on July 9, 2012 in -

a] Jaipur

b] Kanpur

c] ChittoorAns

d] Pune

8. Which part of India was included in World Heritage List by UNESCO on July 1,2012?

a] Eastern Ghats

b] Western GhatsAns

c] Kaziranga National Park

d] Konkan Railway

9] Who has been appointed the Prime Minister of Egypt on July 24, 2012?

a] Mohammed Morsi

b] Kamal Ganzouri

c] Hesham QandilAns

d] None of them

10 Who is China's first woman astronaut?

a] Li Xei

b] Liu YangAns

c] Yang Xei

d] None of them

11]. Who is the author of the book 'A Soldier's General'?

a] General V.K. Singh

b] Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma

c] General J.J. SinghAns

d] None of them

12] ISRO recently gave clearance for using which frequency band from satellite for internet on trains?

a] S Band

b] C Band

c] KU BandAns

d] 3G Spectrum

13] Which of the following bank has been awarded Finance Asia Award 2012?

a] AXIS Bank

b] HDFC Bank

c] ICICI Bank

d] Kotak BankAns

14] The idea of Lokpal is taken from

a] America

b] Britain

c] France

d] Scandinavian countriesAns

15] 'Satyameva Jayate', engraved on the Indian emblem is taken from

a] Rig Veda

b] Bhagavad Gita

c] MundakopanishedAns

d] Matsyapurana

16 ] Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with


A. Sathish Dawan

B. C. Subramanian

C. Grameen Bank of BangladeshAns

D. World Healt Organisation

17 ] Radiocarbon is produced in the atmosphere as a result of


A. collision between fast neutrons and nitrogen nuclei present in the atmosphereAns

B. action of ultraviolet light from the sun on atmospheric oxygen

C. action of solar radiations particularly cosmic rays on carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere

D. lightning discharge in atmosphere

18. The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves

A. viscosity of ink

B. capillary action phenomenonAns

C. diffusion of ink through the blotting

D. siphon action

19 .Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an outstanding parliamentarian?


A. Jamanlal Bajaj Foundation

B. Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies

C. G. B. Pant Memorial SocietyAns

D. R. D. Birla samara Kosh

20. Which is the highest gallantry award in India?

A. Param Vishishtat Seva Medal

B. Param Vir ChakraAns

C. Kirti Chakra

D. Vir Chakra

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