Current General Knowledge Question
1. Where is Indian Institute of Experimental Medicine located ?
(A) Ahmedabad
(B) Kolkata
(C) Lucknow
(D) New Delhi
2. Where is the Headquarters of Election Commission located ?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Chennai
(C) New Delhi
(D) Mumbai
3. Who was crowned Miss Universe for the year 2009 ?
(A) Miss Tanushri Dutta (India)
(B) Miss Rosanna Davison (Ireland)
(C) Stefania Fernandez (Venezuela)
(D) Miss Alba Reyes (Puerto Rico)
4. Buddha delivered his first sermon at :
(A) Bodh Gaya
(B) Sarnath
(C) Kushinagar
(D) Sanchi
5. Which organ of the body purifies the blood ?
(A) Liver
(B) Kidneys
(C) Heart
(D) Lungs
6. Red Blood Corpuscles (RBC) are formed in the :
(A) Liver
(B) Heart
(C) Spleen
(D) Bone marrow
7. Who said, ‘‘I have nothing to offer except blood, sweat and tears’’ ?
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Napoleon
(C) Winston Churchill
(D) Lord Nelson
8. When sun light falls on a soap bubble bright colours are seen. They are produced by :
(A) Dispersion
(B) Interference
(C) Refraction
(D) Pigments in the soap
9. The method of destroying harmful bacteria by heat is known as :
(A) Distillation
(B) Fumigation
(C) Sterilisation
(D) Culturing
10. Who, among the following, is the world’s first woman cosmonaut ?
(A) Junko Tabei
(B) Valentina Tereshkova
(C) Sally Ride
(D) Bachhendri Pal
11. Which of the following became India’s first billion dollar software company ?
(A) Satyam
(B) Tata Consultancy Services
(C) Infosys
(D) Wipro
12. The capital of Vatican city is :
(A) Kinshasa
(B) Nauru
(C) Lusaka
(D) Vatican city
13. Where is the ‘National Gallery of Modern Art’ located ?
(A) Mysore
(B) Kanpur
(C) New Delhi
(D) Chennai
14. The highest Indian decoration for showing valour and gallantry in the war is :
(A) Param Vishistha Seva Medal
(B) Ashoka Chakra
(C) Param Vir Chakra
(D) Mahavir Chakra
15. Which religious community in the population of India has the highest sex ratio ? What is the sex ratio figure ?
(A) Hindus : 931 females for 1000 males
(B) Muslims : 1001 females for 1000 males
(C) Christians : 1009 females for 1000 males
(D) Sikhs : 989 females for 1000 males
16. Sacred Games is a book written by :
(A) Jagmohan
(B) R. K. Bhargava
(C) Vikaram Chandra
(D) Shah Nawaz Khan
17. Which institution is responsible for the formulation of 5 Year Plans in India ?
(A) National Productivity Council
(B) Planning Commission
(C) National Development Council
(D) None of these
18. Which of the following serves as primary relay station for sensation ?
(A) Pous
(B) Thalamus
(C) Medulla
(D) Hypothalamus
19. Who has been honoured with the Sangeet Natak Academy Award 2009 for Bharatnatyam ?
(A) Anand Shankar Jayant
(B) Prera Srimali
(C) Geeta Mahalik
(D) Kala Krishna
20. The Mohini Attam dance form was developed in :
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
