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)

General Knowledge Questions For Competitive Exam

1. Who among the following is placed fourth on the Forbes 2007 Midas list including the top 100 tech dealmakers of the world ?
(A) Michael Moritz
(B) L. John Doerr
(C) Ram Shriram
(D) Arjun Gupta
Ans : (C)

2. Who among the following is the Governor of Jammu & Kashmir ?
(A) N. N. Vohra
(B) K. Shankaranarayan
(C) K. M. Seth
(D) Shyamal Dutta
Ans : (A)

3. India has signed an MoU for Petrochemical in May 2008 with which among the following countries ?
(A) U.S.A.
(B) Germany
(C) Iran
(D) China
Ans : (C)

4. Who among the following won the little of Business India’s Business Man of the Year 2008 ?
(A) Mukesh Ambani
(B) Prithvi Raj Singh
(C) Ratan Tata
(D) Ajim Premji
Ans : (B)

5. The novel ‘The Second Wife’ is the English translated version of which among the following novels of Premchand ?
(A) Godan
(B) Karma Bhumi
(C) Nirmala
(D) Gaban
Ans : (C)

6. On which among the following film actresses was Kalpana Chawla excellence award 2007 for women conferred ?
(A) Shilpa Shetty
(B) Nandita Das
(C) Sushmita Sen
(D) Konkana Sen
Ans : (B)

7. The controversial movie ‘Black Friday’ is based on the—
(A) 1993 Mumbai Bomb Blasts
(B) Best Bakery Case
(C) Godhra Train Fire Conspiracy
(D) Fire at Meerut’s Victoria Park
Ans : (A)

8. Which among the following tennis players has been recently named as a goodwill ambassador for the UN development agency, UNDP ?
(A) Sania Mirza
(B) Kim Clijsters
(C) Maxim Mirnyi
(D) Maria Sharapova
Ans : (D)

9. Fiscal deficit as a per cent of GDP in Budget 2009-10 has been estimated at—
(A) 5•5%
(B) 2•9%
(C) 3•1%
(D) 4•5%
Ans : (A)

10. The theme for the 21st National Science Day 2007 was—
(A) More Water Drop by Drop
(B) More Crop per Drop
(C) 50 years of DNA and 25 years of IVF
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

11. Which among the following movie was given the Best Picture Award at 81st Oscar Awards- 2008 ?
(A) Slumdog Millionaire
(B) The Last King of Scotland
(C) The Queen
(D) Happy Feet
Ans : (A)

12. ‘Ramadorai Sujatha’ who was recently in news is a—
(A) Writer
(B) Mathematician
(C) Historian
(D) Artist
Ans : (B)

13. The Governor of Goa is—
(A) Ibobi Singh
(B) S. S. Sidhu
(C) Prakash Singh Badal
(D) D. D. Lapang
Ans : (B)

14. Which among the following countries hosted the world’s largest tourism fair—International Tourism Bourse at Berlin ?
(A) India
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) Sri Lanka
Ans : (C)

15. Who among the following has been awarded the highest Mexican civilian award, the Aztec Eagle ?
(A) Lord Swaraj Paul
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Amitabh Bachchan
(D) Ratan Tata
Ans : (B)