General Knowledge Questions

1. The Raghvan Committee is related to looking into the issue of—
(A) Ragging and suggest means of prevention in educational institutions
(B) Status of Muslim community in India
(C) Reservation of OBCs in admissions to higher educational institutions
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

2. The telecommunication network group Hutchison Essar has been taken over by—
(A) Reliance Communications
(B) Verizon
(C) Vodafone
(D) Hinduja
Ans : (C)

3. The book ‘Unaccustomed Earth’ has been written by—
(A) Jhumpa Lahiri
(B) P. Chidambaram
(C) Zahid Hussain
(D) Scott Ritter
Ans : (A)

4. Which among the following statements regarding India’s BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile test fired in March 2007 is incorrect ?
(A) It was test fired on February 4, 2007
(B) It is named after the river Brahmaputra and Mahanadi
(C) It is a two stage missile with a speed faster than that of sound
(D) It is jointly manufactured by DRDO, India and Russia’s NPO Mashnistroyemia
Ans : (B)

5. Which among the following is the largest Power Station in India ?
(A) NTPC’s Vindhyachal Power Station
(B) NTPC’s Talcher Power Station
(C) BHEL, Haridwar
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

6. The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-08 is which among the following IPY ?
(A) 2nd
(B) 3rd
(C) 4th
(D) 1st
Ans : (C)

7. SAARC car rally began from which among the following countries ?
(A) India
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Nepal
(D) Pakistan
Ans : (B)

8. Who among the following has been nominated for the Jnanpith Award for 2006 ?
(A) Ravindra Kelekar
(B) Satyavrat Shastri
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Rajendra Keshavlal Shah
Ans : (C)

9. The 75th Senior National Snooker Championship Men’s Title has been won by—
(A) Pankaj Advani
(B) Rupesh Shah
(C) Alok Kumar
(D) Yasin Merchant
Ans : (A)


10. The death of the cricket coach of which among the following countries during the 2007 world cup has created a suspicion ?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Pakistan
(C) India
(D) Bangladesh
Ans : (B)

11. Bangladesh’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has launched his political party named—
(A) Islamic Unity Front
(B) Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh
(C) Nagorik Shakti (Citizens’ power)
(D) Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal
Ans : (C)

12. How many new Garib Rath Trains have been introduced in Railway Budget 2008-09 ?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 10
Ans : (D)

13. For senior citizens, income tax exemption slab in Budget 2008-09 has been raised from—
(A) Rs. 1•5 lakh to Rs. 1•75 lakh
(B) Rs. 1•75 lakh to Rs. 1•85 lakh
(C) Rs. 1•95 lakh to Rs. 2•25 lakh
(D) Rs. 1•95 lakh to Rs. 2•25 lakh
Ans : (C)

14. Revenue Deficit as a per cent of GDP in Budget 2009-10 has been estimated at—
(A) 2•6%
(B) 2•1%
(C) 2•0%
(D) 4•4%
Ans : (D)

15. The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for 2007 has been awarded to—
(A) Olafur Ragnar Grimson
(B) Gohchok Tong
(C) Aung San Suu Kyi
(D) Nelson Mandela
Ans : (A)