General Knowledge Question Answers
1. Milk is pasteurised in order to :
(A) Destroy micro-organisms
(B) Detect adulteration
(C) Increase the protein content
(D) Increase the fat content
2. Who was the British Governor General in India in whose reign a part of Charter Act read like this, “No native of India, nor natural born subject of His Majesty, should be disabled from holding any place, office of employment by reason of his religion, place of birth, descent or colour” ?
(A) Lord Cornwallis
(B) Lord Hastings
(C) Lord William Bentinck
(D) Lord Dalhousie
3. Who was the founder of Saka era ?
(A) Kaniska
(B) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(C) Samudra Gupta
(D) Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya
4. Rajghat dam is situated on river :
(A) Narmada
(B) Sutlej
(C) Betwa
(D) Chambal
5. The Hindu dynasty in the South (Vijayanagar Kingdom) came to end by the defeat of :
(A) Krishna Deva Raya
(B) Ram Raja
(C) Hari Har
(D) Bukka Raya
6. Which is the largest continent of the world ?
(A) North America
(B) Africa
(C) Asia
(D) Australia
7. Soil is composed of :
(A) Water + Organic matter + Mineral
(B) Air + Water + Mineral + Organic matter
(C) Water + Air + Mineral
(D) Water + Organic matter
8. The major portion of the Indian Constitution can be amended by :
(A) The parliament with the consent of the states
(B) Parliament alone
(C) President alone
(D) The state legislations alone
9. Ikebana is Japanese art of :
(A) Pop music
(B) Modern painting
(C) Plant farming
(D) Flower arrangement
10. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in the field of :
(A) Astro Physics
(B) Nuclear Physics
(C) Laser Physics
(D) Agricultural Science
11. The term ‘fourth estate’ refers to :
(A) Intelligence service
(B) Judiciary
(C) Press
(D) Central Cabinet
12. Which of the following is not true of Rajya Sabha ?
(A) The Vice-President is the ex-officio chairman of the house
(B) It is the upper house of the Parliament
(C) The nominated members of the Rajya Sabha also elect the President
(D) Money bills cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha
13. Donald Bradman belonged to :
(A) Australia
(B) Britain
(C) U.S.A.
(D) South Africa
14. India’s Fragile Borderlands is the book written by :
(A) Taslima Nasrin
(B) Nayantara Sehgal
(C) Archana Upadhyay
(D) Anita Desai
15. Name the battle in which Caesar defeated Pompei in 48 A.D. :
(A) Battle of Pharasalus
(B) Battle of Thermopylae
(C) Battle of Salamis
(D) None of these
16. In which year was the Spanish Armada defeated by the British ?
(A) 1588
(B) 1589
(C) 1603
(D) 1590
17. In which year did the Glorious Revolution which put an end to the despotic rule of the Stuarts in England and made Parliament supreme, take place ?
(A) 1660
(B) 1688
(C) 1689
(D) 1648
18. Name the world personality who came to top in the French Revolution :
(A) Voltaire
(B) Napoleon Bonaparte
(C) Rousseau
(D) Robespierre
19. Who was the last British Viceroy of India ?
(A) Lord Linlithgow
(B) Lord Wavell
(C) Lord Mountbatten
(D) Lord Irwin
20. Copenhagen Conference on Climate change was held in Danish Capital Copenhagen in :
(A) September 2009
(B) January 2010
(C) December 2009
(D) February 2010
