General Knowledge Questions For Competitive Exam

1. Swasraya Bharat-2006 week was organised—
(A) In honour of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(B) In honour of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
(C) In honour of Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
(D) For the promotion of religious and cultural unity of India
Ans : (A)

2. Garib Rath’ is—
(A) A portal
(B) The first AC train for the poor
(C) A project launched by Ministry of HRD
(D) A low price car
Ans : (B)

3. International Children’s Peace Prize for 2008 has been awarded to—
(A) Mayra Avellar
(B) Nkosi Johnson
(C) Vaclav Jirsa
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

4. Report of the Sachar Committee is related with—
(A) Economic status of Backward Classes in India
(B) Status of the Scheduled Castes in India
(C) Social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

5. Which among the following countries has joined World Trade Organisation as the 153rd member ?
(A) Nepal
(B) Cape Verde
(C) Singapore
(D) Iran
Ans : (B)

6. Rastogi Panel was set up by Finance Ministry to review issues related with—
(A) Service tax
(B) Sales tax
(C) Income tax
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

7. CARTOSAT-2A is—
(A) A comet
(B) A tank of Indian army
(C) Earth observing satellite in a sun synchronous orbit
(D) An army communication network
Ans : (C)

8. Guantanamo is—
(A) An atomic energy centre of North Korea
(B) A military prison of U.S.A.
(C) A satellite of China
(D) A new agency of Brazil
Ans : (B)

9. Who is the present Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) ?
(A) Justice Shivraj V. Patil
(B) Justice Y. Bhaskar Rao
(C) Justice S. Rajendra Babu
(D) P. C. Sharma
Ans : (C)

10. The second woman of Indian origin to go into space after (Kalpana Chawla) is—
(A) Anoushah Ansari
(B) Sunita Williams
(C) Anita Williams
(D) None of them
Ans : (B)

11. Which of the following country has decided not to print its king’s photo on national currency ?
(A) Nepal
(B) Japan
(C) Denmark
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

12. ‘India : Issues in Development’ is a book written by—
(A) Judith Rodriguez
(B) Nilanjana S. Roy
(C) M. Guruswamy
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

13. ‘Smart Money’ is a term used for—
(A) Internet Banking
(B) Credit Card
(C) Cash with Bank
(D) Cash with Public
Ans : (D)

14. The book ‘Indomitable Spirit’ is written by—
(A) Tushar Gandhi
(B) Khushwant Singh
(C) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(D) Dilip Kumar
Ans : (C)

15. Morelia-Linares Chess Tournament, 2008 has been won by—
(A) Viswanathan Anand
(B) Vessily Ivanchuk
(C) Alexander Morozevich
(D) Levon Aronian
Ans : (A)