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)

General Knowledge Questions

1. “A Passage to Hope : Women and International Migration” is—
(A) A book written on the theme of upliftment of women
(B) The theme of the new released ‘State of World Population Report-2006’ by UNFPA
(C) A documentary film on global migration of women
(D) A report on the status of women in the world
Ans: B

2. The present Foreign Secretary of India is—
(A) Romesh Bhandari
(B) Shyam Saran
(C) Shivshankar Menon
(D) Shashank
Ans: C

3. The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for 2006 for the promotion of tolerance and nonviolence has been awarded to—
(A) V. Anandasagree
(B) Taslima Nasreen
(C) Narayan Desai
(D) Pope Shenouda-III
Ans: A

4. ‘Miss Universe 2008’ is—
(A) Ioana Valentina Boitor
(B) Dayana Mendoza
(C) Sabrina Houssami
(D) Natasha Suri
Ans: B

5. The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for 2006 for the promotion of tolerance and nonviolence has been awarded to—
(A) V. Anandasagree
(B) Taslima Nasreen
(C) Narayan Desai
(D) Pope Shenouda-III
Ans: A

6. Who among the following won the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship 2008 ?
(A) Belgium
(B) France
(C) England
(D) Spain
Ans: D

7. Nishan-e-Pakistan, the highest civilian award of Pakistan has been recently awarded to—
(A) Hu Jintao
(B) Dilip Kumar
(C) King Abdullah
(D) Khuswant Singh
Ans: A

8. The 2007 ICC Women’s Cricketer of the year award has been won by—
(A) Lisa Sthalekar
(B) Claire Taylor
(C) Anju Banerjee
(D) Jhulan Goswami
Ans: D

9. ‘GLONASS’ is—
(A) Global Navigational Satellite System
(B) Global Navigational Space System
(C) Geostationary Launch of Artificial Space System
(D) Global New Astronomical Space System
Ans: A

10. ‘Sabse Pahale Pakistan’ is an Urdu translated version of which among the following books ?
(A) Pakistan Eye of the Storm
(B) In the Line of Fire
(C) Pakistan Today
(D) Passage to Pakistan
Ans: B

11. Which among the following national parks is celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2006 ?
(A) Corbett National Park
(B) Kaziranga National Park
(C) Gir National Park
(D) Ghana Wildlife Sanctuary
Ans: A

12. Tshwane Declaration has been signed between—
(A) India and China
(B) India and South Africa
(C) India and Nepal
(D) India and Russia
Ans: B

13. In which fuel, the government has decided to mix ‘marker’ for identifying adulteration ?
(A) Kerosene
(B) Diesel
(C) Petrol
(D) All of these
Ans: A

14. Tata Steel has recently acquired which among the following steel producer company ?
(A) Mittal Steel
(B) Corus
(C) Arcelor
(D) Nippon Steel
Ans: B

15. ‘Sensitive sector’ as defined by RBI include(s)—
(A) Capital Market
(B) Real Estate
(C) Commodities
(D) All the above
Ans: D

General Knowledge Questions

1. The 8th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit/meeting was held in—
(A) 2008
(B) 2009
(C) 2007
(D) 2010
Ans: A

2. ‘Automotive Mission Plan 2006–2016’ aims to—
(A) Make India a global hub of automatic electronic devices
(B) Advance India in the field of technology
(C) Make India a global hub of automobiles and auto-components
(D) Advance India in the field of computers
Ans: C

3. The statue of which among the following literary luminaries has been unveiled at Shanghai ?
(A) Kalidasa
(B) Kalhana
(C) Bharavi
(D) Vishakha Dutta
Ans: A

4. The new addition to the Commonwealth Games 2010 is—
(A) Shooting
(B) Hockey
(C) Wrestling
(D) Football
Ans: C

5. Which among the following has become the Third Tiger Reserve of Assam ?
(A) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
(B) Kaziranga National Park
(C) Nameri National Park
(D) None of these
Ans: B

6. Who among the following has awarded UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Award 2009 ?
(A) Maj Chidiac
(B) Raul Rivero
(C) Lasantha Wickrematunga
(D) Amira Hass
Ans: C

7. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2007 has been won by—
(A) Pankaj Advani
(B) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(C) Anju Bobby George
(D) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Ans: B

8. The Sangeet Ratna Award has been instituted in memory of—
(A) Ustad Rashid Ahmed
(B) Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan
(C) Ustad Bismillah Khan
(D) Pt. Ravishankar
Ans: C

9. The winner of the 2008 US Open Tennis men’s singles title is—
(A) Roger Federer
(B) Rafael Nadal
(C) Andy Roddick
(D) Novak Djokovic
Ans: A

10. Which among the following match of the book and its year of receiving the Man Booker Prize is incorrect ?
(A) The Sea-2005
(B) The Gathering-Anne Enright
(C) Vernon God Little-2002
(D) The Inheritance of Loss-2006
Ans: C

11. Which among the following has become the first online District Court in India ?
(A) Jodhpur District Court
(B) Ajmer District Court
(C) Jaipur District Court
(D) Jaisalmer District Court
Ans: A

12. Ban Ki-Moon from South Korea has been elected as the Secretary-General of UN. He is the—
(A) Seventh Secretary-General
(B) Eighth Secretary-General
(C) Sixth Secretary-General
(D) Fifth Secretary-General
Ans: B

13. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been honoured with a degree of Doctor of Law by which among the following Universities ?
(A) Cambridge University
(B) Oxford University
(C) Westminster University
(D) Havard University
Ans: A

14. The book Guiding Souls : Dialogues on the purpose of life of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has been translated into—
(A) Japanese
(B) Chinese
(C) German
(D) Portuguese
Ans: B

15. Who among the following is the World Chess Champion of 2007 ?
(A) Vishwanathan Anand
(B) Veselin Tapalov
(C) Viktor Kramnik
(D) Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Ans: A

General Knowledge Questions For Bank Examination

1. Numismatics is the study of :
(A) Coins
(B) Numbers
(C) Stamps
(D) Space
Ans: (A)

2. Permanent harness of water is due to the presence of :
(A) Calcium bicarbonate
(B) Magnesium bicarbonate
(C) Calcium sulphate
(D) Sodium bicarbonate
Ans: (C)

3. Meteorology is the science of :
(A) Weather
(B) Meteors
(C) Metals
(D) Earthquakes
Ans:(A)

4.Which of the following is not a chemical action?
(A) Burning of coal
(B) Conversion of water into steam
(C) Digestion of food
(D) Burning of Paper
Ans: (B)

5. Which of the following is present in hard water :
(A) Calcium
(B) Aluminium
(C) Sodium
(D) Chlorine
Ans: (A)

6.The rupee coin was first minted in India in :
(A) 1542
(B) 1601
(C) 1809
(D) 1677
Ans: (A)

7. The Reserve Bank of India was established in :
(A) 1820
(B) 1920
(C) 1935
(D) 1940
Ans: (C)

8.The one rupee note bears the signature of :
(A) Secretary, Ministry of Finance
(B) Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(C) Finance Minister
(D) None of these
Ans: (A)

9. The highest body which approves the Five-Year Plan is the :
(A) Finance Ministry
(B) Lok Sabha
(C) Rajya Sabha
(D) National Development Council
Ans: (D)

10. Planning Commission is :
(A) Advisory body
(B) Executive body
(C) Government body
(D) Autonomous body
Ans: (A)

11. The First Five-year plan covered the period :
(A) 1947-52
(B) 1950-55
(C) 1951-56
(D) 1952-57
Ans: (C)

12. Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission?
(A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Sardar Patel
Ans: (C)

13. The Sangeet Natak Akademi fosters the development of dance, drama and music in the country. When was it established ?
(A) 1951
(B) 1953
(C) 1954
(D) 1956
Ans: (B)

14. Indian classical dance has been popularized abroad by :
(A) Malaika Arora
(B) Gopi Krishna
(C) Uday Shankar
(D) Yamini Krishnamurti
Ans: (C)

15. Which of the following classical dance originated in Tamil Nadu ?
(A) Kathakali
(B) Kathak
(C) Bharatanatyam
(D) Odissi
Ans: (C)