General Knowledge Quiz with Answers
1. Suez Canal was nationalised in the year :
(A) 1954
(B) 1955
(C) 1956
(D) 1957
2. Name of India’s indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft is :
(A) Power
(B) Rudra
(C) Kranti
(D) Tejas
3. Which planet is in the outer most orbit of the solar system ?
(A) Saturn
(B) Jupiter
(C) Venus
(D) Pluto
4. Which Constitutional Amendment provides for reservation in admissions in private unaided institutions for members of scheduled castes/tribes and other backward classes ?
(A) 92nd Constitutional Amendment
(B) 93rd Constitutional Amendment
(C) 91st Constitutional Amendment
(D) 90th Constitutional Amendment
5. Which of the following is the headquarters of the newly established railway zone ‘East Coast Railways’ ?
(A) Vishakhapattnam
(B) Kolkata
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Bhubaneswar
6. The Arab invasion of Sind took place in :
(A) 66 A.D.
(B) 326 B.C.
(C) 712 A.D.
(D) 1191 A.D.
7. The 192nd member of the United Nations is :
(A) Tuvalu
(B) Montenegro
(C) Tonga
(D) Kiribati
8. Which one of the following universities was not established by Lord Dalhousie ?
(A) Bombay
(B) Madras
(C) Delhi
(D) Calcutta
9. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between :
(A) The British and the French
(B) The Marathas and the British
(C) The Mughals and Shershah Suri
(D) Ahmed Shah Abdali and the Marathas
10. India liberated Goa from the Portuguese in :
(A) 1948
(B) 1965
(C) 1961
(D) 1960
11. Obra is famous for :
(A) New Refinery
(B) Thermal Power Station
(C) New Aluminium Plant
(D) Birds Sanctuary
12. The Rajya Sabha which is the upper house of the Indian Parliament :
(A) Is a permanent body
(B) Has a life of six years
(C) Has a life of five years
(D) Has a life of four years
13. Which of the following pairs is not correct ?
(A) Deodhar Trophy—Cricket
(B) Rangaswami Cup—Hockey
(C) Rovers Cup—Football
(D) Davis Cup—Badminton
14. Name the Indian person who won the Raman Magsaysay Award 2009 ?
(A) Ek Sonn Chan
(B) Sanduk Ruit
(C) Deep Joshi
(D) Antonio Meloto
15. In the Indian Constitution, opportunities for the development of scientific temper, humanism and spirit of inquiry and reform are found in the :
(A) Fundamental Rights
(B) Fundamental Duties
(C) Directive Principles of State Policy
(D) Preamble
16. Which of the following is the capital of Lakshdweep ?
(A) Kavaratti
(B) Aizwal
(C) Port Blair
(D) Silvassa
17. The 29th Olympic Games were played in August 2008 in Beijing. Where will the 30th Olympic games be played in 2012 ?
(A) Osaka
(B) Toronto
(C) London
(D) Istanbul
18. A fuse wire is used in an electric circuit to :
(A) Minimise loss of electrical energy in transmission
(B) Maintain constant voltage level
(C) Prevent excessive current from passing through the circuit
(D) Prevent heating of electric wire
19. The 16th Asian Games will be held in :
(A) New Delhi
(B) Guangzhou
(C) Seoul
(D) Tokyo
20. Who won the Miss India World title for 2010 ?
(A) Neha Kapoor
(B) Aarti Thakur
(C) Amrita Pal
(D) Kajal Lutchminarian
