General Knowledge Questions and Answers 1. Who won a Bronze medal for India in Boxing at the 2012 London Olympics? (A) Mary Kom (B) Vijendra Singh (C) Sushil Kumar (D) Vijay Kumar Ans : (A) 2. Who among the following is the founder of World Economic Forum? (A) Klaus Schwab (B) John Kenneth Galbraith (C) Joseph Stiglitz (D) Paul Krugman Ans : (A) 3. In the context of alternative sources of energy, ethanol as a viable bio-fuel can be obtained from– (A) Potato (B) Rice (C) Sugarcane (D) Wheat Ans : (C) 4. Who is the founder of Facebook? (A) Mark Zuckerberg (B) Mark Twain (C) Steve Jobs (D) Bill Gates Ans : (A) 5. Who is the founder of Microsoft? (A) Steve Jobs (B) Bill Gates (C) Mark Biondi (D) Bill Clinton Ans : (B) 6. A centralised database with online connectivity to branches, Internet as well as ATM-network which has been adopted by almost all major banks of our country is known as– (A) investment banking (B) core banking (C) mobile banking (D) national banking Ans : (C) 7. Which of the following is not considered a money market instrument ? (A) Treasury Bills (B) Repurchase Agreement (C) Commercial Paper (D) Shares and Bonds Ans : (D) 8. Spring tides are caused as a result of the– (A) Moon pulling the Earth gravitationally (B) Sun pulling the Earth gravitationally (C) Moon and the Sun pulling the Earth gravitationally in opposite directions (D) Moon and the Sun pulling the Earth in the same direction Ans : (D) 9. The Government of which of the following states has agreed to give captive mines of iron ores to all the companies who are willing to establish plants there? (A) West Bengal (B) Odisha (C) Jharkhand (D) Bihar Ans : (B) 10. The beautiful valleys of Kashmir, Kulu and Kangra, lie in which of the following Himalayan ranges ? (A) Himadri (B) Himachal (C) Purvachal (D) Siwalik Ans : (B) 11. Which one of the following States was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse ? (A) Nagpur (B) Jhansi (C) Sambalpur (D) Satara Ans : (D) 12. Doldrums are belts of low atmospheric pressure obtaining in the regions adjoining the equator to a distance of– (A) 5 degree latitude towards the north only (B) 5 degree latitude towards the south only (C) 5 degree latitude towards the north and south (D) 15 degree latitude towards the north and south Ans : (C) 13. Ashokan inscriptions of Mansehra and Shahbazgadhi are written in– (A) Prakrit language, Kharoshthi script. (B) Prakrit language, Brahmi script. (C) Prakrit-Aramaic language, Brahmi script. (D) Aramaic language, Kharoshthi script. Ans : (A) 14. Sabin Award is given for the conservation of– (A) amphibians (B) reptiles (C) birds (D) corals Ans : (A) 15. The Indian research station Himadri is located at– (A) Siachen (B) Darjeeling (C) Arctic Region (D) Antarctica Ans : (C) 16. Absolute zero is– (A) a state when an object is non-existent (B) a state when an ailing person loses all hope (C) last stage of the dying star (D) the lowest temperature theoretically possible Ans : (D) 17. Which of the following oceans has the shape of English alphabet S ? (A) Arctic Ocean (B) Indian Ocean (C) Atlantic Ocean (D) Pacific Ocean Ans : (C) 18. What is ‘Barak’ ? (A) Residential complex of an Army unit (B) A barrage on river Brahmaputra (C) A ship-based missile system (D) A peak in Kargil Ans : (C) 19. Where is the Bandipur National Park? (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Karnataka (C) Assam (D) Odisha Ans : (B) 20. What is ‘Jhum’ ? (A) A type of cultivation (B) A tribe (C) A folk dance (D) Name of a river valley Ans : (A) 21. Who led the Mutiny at Kanpur ? (A) Begum Hazrat Mahal (B) Nana Sahib (C) Tantia Tope (D) Rani Laxmibai Ans : (B) 22. Which ‘Water Body’ separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands ? (A) Andaman Sea (B) Bay of Bengal (C) Ten Degree Channel (D) Eleventh Degree Channel Ans : (C) 23. State Highways are maintained by– (A) Individual States (B) Central Government (C) Central and State Governments jointly (D) Private parties selected by the State Governments Ans : (A) 24. The first port developed after Independence was– (A) Nhava Sheva (B) Kandla (C) New Mangalore (D) Mumbai Ans : (B) 25. The neighbouring country of India which has the smallest area is– (A) Sri Lanka (B) Bangladesh (C) Bhutan (D) Nepal Ans : (C)
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