General Knowledge - 12

1) Indian standard time is the local time of

A: Allahabad

B: Calcutta

C: Chennai

Ans:  Allahabad

2) The Switzerland of India is

A: Ooty

B: Kashmir

C: Darjeeling

Ans: Kashmir

3) The state which has the largest forest area is

A: Assam

B: Karnataka

C: Madhya Pradesh

Ans: Madhya Pradesh

4) The longest river in the world is

A: Nile

B: Thames

C: Missisipi

Ans: Missisipi

5) Silver is found in

A: Karnataka

B: Rajasthan

C: Madhya Pradesh

Ans: Karnataka
    

    

    

General Knowledge - 11

1) Which Indian got Nobel Prize for Economics?

A: C.V.Raman

B: Amarthiya Sen

C: Teressa

Ans: Amarthiya Sen

2) The Headquarter of RBI is in

A: Delhi

B: Kanpur

C: Mumbai

Ans: Mumbai

3) The value of Gold is determined in

A:  London

B: Rome

C: Washington

Ans: London

4) Diamond cutting is undertaken as a cottage industry in

A: Rajasthan

B: Gujarat

C: Maharashtra

Ans: Gujarat

5) The currency notes are printed in

A: Bombay

B: Nasik

C: Nagpur

Ans: Nasik

    

    

General Knowledge - 10

1) The Indian National Congress was founded by

A: Mahatma Gandhi

B: Annie Besant

C: A.O.Hume

Ans: A.O.Hume

2) The last  Mughal Emperor was

A: Akbar

B: Babur

C: Bahadur Shah

Ans: Bahadur Shah

3) Chanakya was known as

A: Rajasekhara

B: Vishnugupta

C: Visakhadatta

Ans: Vishnugupta

4)  The quit India movement was started in the year

A: 1942

B: 1945

C: 1943

Ans: 1942

5) Whose teachings inspired the French Revolution?

A: Locke

B: Plato

C: Rousseau

Ans: Rousseau
    

  

    

    

General Knowledge - 9

1) India’s first super computer is

A: Agni

B: Param

C: Trisul

Ans: Param

2) Which of the following is an example of non volatile memory?

A: VLSI

B: ROM

C: RAM

Ans: ROM

3) CD–ROM is a kind of

A: Optical disk

B: Magnetic disk

C: Magneto–Optical disk

Ans: Magnetic disk

4) Who is considered to be The Father of Artificial Intelligence?

A: Alan Turing

B: John McCarthy

C: Allen Newell

Ans: John McCarthy

5) Select the smallest memory size

A: Gigabyte

B: Kilobyte

C: Megabyte

Ans: Kilobyte

General Knowledge - 8

1) Which of the following memories is an optical memory?

A: Floppy Disk

B: CD–ROM

C: Core Memories

Ans: CD–ROM 

2) DNS refers to

A: Data Number Sequence

B: Digital NetworkService

C: Domain Name System

Ans: Digital Network Service

3) Java was originally invented by

A: Oracle

B: Microsoft

C: Sun

Ans: Sun 

4) Which of the following is the most powerful type of  computer?

A: Super–micro

B: Super conductor

C: Super computer

Ans: Super computer

5) C is

A: A third generation high level language

B: A machine language

C: An assembly language

Ans: A third generation high level language

    

    

    

General Knowledge - 7

1) Socrates was a

A: Novelist

B: Dramatist

C: Philosopher

Ans: Philosopher

2) India Discovered was written by

A: John Keats

B: T.S.Eliot

C: P.D.Tandon

Ans: John Keats

3) Swami Vivekananda’s birthday is observed in India was

A: World Religious Day

B: National Youth Day

C: Hindu Renaissance Day

Ans: National Youth Day

4)  No–Tobacco Day falls on

A: June 30

B: May 31

C: April 30

Ans: May 31

5) Which of the following day is observed as World Literacy Day?

A: April 7

B: August 31

C: September 8

Ans: September 8   

       

    

    

General Knowledge - 6

1) pH of water is

A: 6.4

B: 7.4

C: 8

Ans: 7.4

2) Ruby is an oxide of ______

A:  silver

B: gold

C: aluminium

Ans: aluminium

3) Air contains maximum amount of ________

A: oxygen

B: nitrogen

C: hydrogen

Ans: nitrogen

4) The element used in lead pencils is _______

A: zinc

B: lead

C: carbon

Ans: carbon

5)  The acid present in lemon is _______

A: lactic acid

B:  tartaric acid

C: citric acid

Ans: citric acid

   

    

General Knowledge - 5

1) ISRO stands for

A: Indian Space Research Organisation

B) Indian Spices Research Organisation

C) International Space Research Organisation

Ans: Indian Space Research Organisation

2) What is the expansion of UGC ?

A: University Grants Commission

B: Union Government Concession

C: Universal Grants Commission

Ans: University Grants Commission

3) Who is the author of the book India 2020 ?

A: R.K.Narayan

B: Sidney Shelton

C: Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

Ans: Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam   

4) The author of “The Discovery of India” is

A: Motilal Nehru

B: Jawaharlal Nehru

C: Mahatma Gandhi

Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru

5)  The original name of Bharathidasan is 

A: Vedachalam

B: Kuppuratnam

C: Kanaka Subburatnam

Ans:  Kanaka Subburatnam

 

General Knowledge - 4

1) The source of sun’s radium energy is _______

A: nuclear fusion

B: nuclear fission

C: cosmic radiations

Ans: nuclear fusion

2) The alcohol used in power alcohol is_________

A: ethyl alcohol

B: methyl alcohol

C: ethylene glycol

Ans: ethyl alcohol

3) Which variety of glass is heat resistant?

A: bottle glass

B: flint glass

C: pyrex glass

Ans: pyrex glass

4) Nail polish remover contains

A: acetone

B: benzene

C: acetic acid

Ans: acetone

5) Bleaching action of chlorine is by ___

A: oxidation

B: reduction

C: decomposition

Ans: decomposition

General Knowledge - 3

1) We cannot see during a fog because of ______

A: internal reflection  

B: scattering of light

C: reflection of light

Ans: scattering of light

2) Who is the father of discoveries?

A: Edison

B: Einstein

C: Archimedes

Ans: Archimedes

3) Television was discovered by _______

A: Bohr

B: J.L.Baird

C:  Becquerrel

Ans: J.L.Baird

4) Atom bomb is based on _______

A: nuclear fission

B: nuclear fusion

C: artificial radioactivity

Ans: nuclear fission

5) Filament of an electric bulb is made of  __________

A: copper

B: iron

C: tungsten

Ans: tungsten

General Knowledge - 2

1) The first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission was ________

Ans: Dr.H.J.Bhabha

2) Mount Everest is located in _______

Ans: Nepal

3) Shore temple is located at _________

Ans: Mahabalipuram

4)  The Gate way of India is _________

Ans: Mumbai

5) The World Largest desert is _____

Ans: Sahara

General Knowlede - 1

1) Which gas is used for the preparation of Soda water ?

Ans: Carbon Dioxide

2) The first Indian Satellite was _______

Ans: Aryabhatta

3) The planet nearest to the Sun is ______

Ans: Mercury

4) The largest river in India is ____

Ans: Ganga

5)  Pink city in India is _______

Ans: Jaipur