General Knowledge Test Practice
1. Who was the tenth Guru of Sikhs ?
(A) Guru Har Govind
(B) Guru Arjun Dev
(C) Guru Teg Bahadur
(D) Guru Govind Singh
2. Who is the President of South Africa ?
(A) Pik Botha
(B) Pieter Botha
(C) Fredrick De Klark
(D) Jacob Zuma
3. What is the name given to the intermediate range ballistic surface to surface missile developed in India ?
(A) Prithvi
(B) Agni
(C) Saras
(D) Naag
4. Justice Pathak Enquiry Authority was entrusted with the task of probing into the scandal relating to :
(A) Telgi Stamp Scam
(B) Fodder case in Bihar
(C) Oil for Food Programme
(D) None of these
5. Santosh Trophy is associated with :
(A) Football
(B) Basketball
(C) Cricket
(D) Hockey
6. Myopia is defect of vision blurring :
(A) Close objects
(B) Distant objects
(C) Coloured objects
(D) Identification of objects in dim light
7. Who amongst the following is the Chairman of the National Investment Commission ?
(A) Mukesh Ambani
(B) Ratan Tata
(C) Azim Prem Ji
(D) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
8. Which of the following is / are pilotless aircraft developed in India ?
(A) Nishant
(B) Lakshaya
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
9. Who was the King of France at the time of French Revolution ?
(A) Louis XVI
(B) Louis XV
(C) Louis XIV
(D) Louis XVII
10. Which country topped the medals tally in the 29th Olympic Games held in Beijing, China in August 2008 ?
(A) China
(B) England
(C) India
(D) Canada
11. When was the Magna Carta signed by King John of England ?
(A) 1217
(B) 1215
(C) 1066
(D) 1212
12. With which Battle or war was Joan of Arc associated ?
(A) Battle of England
(B) 100 Years' War
(C) Seven Years' War
(D) Battle of Hastings
13. The main allies of England in the World War II were :
(A) France, Austria and Italy
(B) France, U.S.A. and U.S.S.R
(C) U.S.A., France and Belgium
(D) None of the above
14. The youngest woman title holder of Wimbledon Lawn Tennis so far is :
(A) Martina Hingis
(B) Maria Sharapova
(C) Justine Henin Hardeune
(D) Stefi Graf
15. Which of the following countries have common national frontiers with India ?
(A) China, Russia and Bangladesh
(B) China, Mayanmar and Nepal
(C) Afghanistan, Nepal and Mayanmar
(D) China, Mayanmar and Afghanistan
16. Who is the recipient of Man Booker Prize 2009 ?
(A) Vikram Seth
(B) V. S. Naipaul
(C) Hilary Mantel
(D) Jhuma Lahiri
17. Four Mutts (religious centres) in four corners of India were established by :
(A) Swami Vivekanand
(B) Ramakrishna Paramhans
(C) Shankaracharya
(D) Swami Shradhanand
18. Karakoram Highway connects :
(A) Pakistan and Afghanistan
(B) Pakistan and China
(C) Pakistan and Aksai Chin
(D) Srinagar and Jammu
19. Where is the Koyna multipurpose hydroelectric power project situated ?
(A) In Madhya Pradesh
(B) In Gujarat
(C) In Maharashtra
(D) In Himachal Pradesh
20. Who has been appointed the new Chief of the Army Staff ?
(A) V. K. Singh
(B) S. Padmanabhan
(C) S. Krishna Swami
(D) None of the above
