General Knowledge Quiz Questions & Answers

1. The moon is about… the size of the earth.

a. 1/2th
b. 1/4th
c. 1/6th
d. 1/8th

2. Illiad is a famous creation of…
a. Russel Brines
b. Homer
c. HG Wells
d. Walter Scott

3. This US president is associated with the abolition of slavery. Identify him from the given options.
a. George Washingtom
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Franklin D Roosevelt
d. Richard Nixon

4. Which of the following is a viral disease?
a. Diphtheria
b. Plague
c. Yellow fever
d. Kala Azar

5. Poorna Swaraj as the goal of the Indian National movement was declared at …
a. Lucknow session of INC
b. Lahore session of INC
c. Surat session of INC
d. None of these

6. Which of the following rights issued by the court means a ‘command’?
a. Habeas Corpus
b. Certiorari
c. Quo Warranto
d. Mandamus

7. This famous Indian freedom fighter established the newspaper titled Young India. Identify him from the given options.
a. MK Gandhi
b. Lala Lajpat Rai
c. GK Gokhale
d. BG Tilak

8. Which of the following represents the year in which the Planning Commission of India was set up?
a. 1949
b. 1950
c. 1952
d. 1955

9. Which of the following schedules of the Constitution of India deals with the Union list, State list and Concurrent list?
a. Fourth Schedule
b. Fifth Schedule
c. Sixth Schedule
d. Seventh Schedule

10. The Khalsa sect was founded by…
a. Guru Nanak Dev
b. Guru Arjan Dev
c. Guru Teg Bahadur
d. Guru Gobind Singh

11. Where did Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment?
a. Sarnath
b. Gaya
c. Sanchi
d. None of these

12. How many members are appointed by the President of India to the Parliament?
a. 2
b. 10
c. 12
d. 14

13. Affluent Society is work of…
a. JM Keyens
b. David Ricardo
c. Adam Smith
d. JK Galbraith

14. This was the first chief election commissioner of India. Can you identify him from the given options?
a. KVK Sundaram
b. Sukumar Sen
c. SP Sen Verma
d. SL Shakdhar

15. Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries is headquartered at …
a. Caracas
b. Vienna
c. Abu Dhabi
d. Baghdad

16. The National anthem of India was sing for the first time at the Calcutta session of Indian National Congress in the year …
a. 1906
b. 1909
c. 1911
d. 1913

17. Which of the following is the major component of bio-gas?
a. Carbon dioxide
b. Methane
c. Hydrogen
d. Carbon Monoxide

18. Where would you find Kaiga Power Project in India?
a. Orissa
b. Maharashtra
c. Karnataka
d. Gujarat

19. According to the Census of India 2001, which of the following is incorrect?
a. Literacy rate of India is 65.38 per cent
b. The state highest sex ratio is Kerala.
c. The most densely populated state is West Bengal.
d. The sex ratio is 927 females per thousand males in India.

20. Identify the kharif crop from the given options.
a. Peas
b. Rapeseed
c. Mustard
d. Bajra

21. The first silent feature film of India was…
a. Alam Ara
b. Raja Harishchandra
c. Bhagya Chakra
d.Sant Tukaram

22. This element is used in the process of vulcanization of rubber, in which rubber is heated with this element to make it hard. Can you identify the name of the element from the given options?
a. Lead
b. Sulphur
c. Potassium
d. Copper

23. If a person weighs 100kg on earth then his weight on moon will be …
a. 12.5 kg
b. 16.6 kg
c. 20.5 kg
d. 25.5 kg

24. Organization for Economic Cooperation 8′ Development (DE CD) is headquartered at …
a. Geneva
b. Paris
c. The Hague
d. Vienna

25. Magyars are the inhabitants of
a. Poland
b. New Zealand
c. Hungary
d. Tanzania

ANSWERS:

1. b. 1/4th
2. b. Homer
3. b. Abraham Lincoln
4. c. Yellow fever
5. b. Lahore session of INC
6. d. Mandamus
7. b. Lala Lajpat Rai
8. b. 1950
9. d. Seventh Schedule
10. d. Guru Gobind Singh
11. b. Gaya
12. d. 14
13. d. JK Galbraith
14. b Sukumar Sen
15. b. Vienna
16. c. 1911
17. b. Methane
18. c. Karnataka
19. d. The sex is 927 females per thousand males in India (it’s 933)’
20. d. Bajra
21. b. Raja Harishchandra
22. b. sulphur
23. b. 16.6 kg
24. b. Paris
25. c. Hungary

Current Affairs Quiz, 2010 General Knowledge Quiz, Current Affairs

60. Name the first Indian who got an Oscar.
Answer: Bhanu Athaiya (Best Costume Designer for Richard Attenborough’s film Gandhi in 1982)
59. Who was the first Indian to be honored by the Royal Society in the field of Science?
Answer: Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose

58. Who was the first woman Governor of India?
Answer: Sarojini Naidu

May 29, 2010:
57. Who was the first Indian musician to receive the Padma Bhusan?
Answer: MS Subbulakshmi
56. Name the living Indian legend who has found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for having sung in almost 20 languages for over 1,825 ms and working with 165 composers.
Answer: Lata Mangeshkar
55. Name the first man to climb Mt. Everest without oxygen.
Answer: Phu Dorji
54. Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?
Answer: Arati Saha

May 28, 2010:
53. Who is the Indian sportsperson to have won the maximum number of international track and field medals?
Answer: P.T.Usha
52. Two Indians have received the Nobel Prize for Physics. Can you name them?
Answer: Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman (1930) and Subramanium Chandrasekhar (1983)
51. Who was the first Indian to get the Nobel Prize?
Answer: Rabindranath tagore (1913)
May 27, 2010:

50. Who is the only Indian to have won an Oscar for lifetime achievement in films?
Answer: Satyajit Ray
49. Name the first President of India.
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
48. Name the youngest grandmaster in India.
Answer: Parimarjan Negi
May 26, 2010:
47. Topper of prestigious IIT-Joint Entrance Examination 2010.
Answer: Anumula Jithendar Reddy from Madras zone
46. Which are the BRIC countries?
a. Brazil, Russia, India, and China
b. Botswana, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, and Croatia
c. Bangladesh, Romania, Indonesia, and Cambodia
Answer: a – Brazil, Russia, India, and China
May 20, 2010
45. Name the Cyclone that hit Bay of Bengal in May 2010 affecting coastal areas of Tamilnadu, AP and Orissa.
Answer: Cyclone Laila
44. Which Indian film-maker will be awarded with Jaeger-LeCoultre honour at venice Film Festival?
Answer: Mani Ratnam
43. Name the CEO of search company Google?
Answer: Eric Schmidt
42. ICICI Bank has announced merger of another Indian Bank with itself in an all swap deal- name the bank and its promoters.
Answer: Bank of Rajasthan / Promoters – Tayal family
41. Name the BBC Radio DJ who has been suspended for floating the rumor that Queen is dead.
Answer: Danny Kelly who has played the national anthem and declared that Queen Elizabeth has just now died

Current Affairs Quiz, 2010 General Knowledge Quiz, Current Affairs

 
40. Which two countries have signed the Nuclear Swap deal with Iran?
Answer: Brazil and Turkey
39. Which country has blocked Facebook for holding an online competition to draw Prophet Mohammed
Answer: Pakistan – the Facebook in Pakistan has been blocked till 31 May as the competition is considered blasphamous
38. Which state among the northern Indian states spends most as a percentage of its GDP on Education?
Answer: Bihar (5.7%) followed by UP (3.67%)
37. Name the person of Indian origin (PIO) who has been nominated to become US Solicitor General?
Answer: Neal Kumar Katyal
36. The 3G telecom auctions by Government have earned Government much more than expected 35000 crore netting amount 67710 crore. Which company won auction in most of 22 circles? (a) RCom (b) Airtel (c) Vodaphone (d) Aircel (e) a,b,d (f) all above
Answer:  (e) a,b,d - RCom, Airtel and Aircel  won in 12 circles followd by Vodaphone in 9 circles


May 18, 2010:
35. Who is Miss USA 2010?
Answer: Rima Fakih, Arab-American a 24-year old Lebanese immigrant, is believed to be the first Muslim to win the pageant
May 17, 2010:
34. Name the child artist who has been nominated under ‘Best actor’ category in Film-fare awards giving competition to Shah Rukh Khan. His new movie Bumm Bumm Bole has been released recently.



Answer: Darsheel Safary


33. Which country won the Thomas Cup title for Badminton in 2010? – (a) Indonesia (b) Malaysia (c) China (d) India


Answer: China


China beat Indonesia 3-0 to win fourth consecutive Thomas Cup title at Kuala Lumpur.


32. Who won the Madrid Masters men’s tournament in 2010?


Answer: Rafael Nadal


Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open an ATP World Tour Masters with €2,835,000 prize money has been won by Rafael Nadal, who beat Roger Federer 6-2, 7-6 (7/5).


31. Which country won the World Twenty-20 cricket final?


Answer: England


England beat arch rivals Australia


30. Who is CEO of Yahoo?


Answer: Carol Bartz


61- year-old Carol Bartz  is one of the most successful female CEO ever in IT companies.


29. Which Indian IT company is associated with FIFA World Cup 2010 as one of the sponsors? (a) TCS (b) Infosys (c) CTS (d) Mahindra Satyam


Answer: (d) Mahindra Satyam


28. Name the  first Indian women who has been named as full professor at Harward University.


Answer: Gita Gopinath


Gita Gopinath, Indian-origin associate professor at Harvard University’s Department of Economics, has been appointed a full professor. She is first Indian women to do so and only third women in the whole world.


27. Name the Hindu right wing organisation against whom the charges have been filed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) for the 2009 Diwali-eve blast that killed two people in Goa’s Margao town.


Answer: Sanatan Sanstha


26. Which Indian actress / model has created controversy recently by sporting a Ek Onkar (God is one) tattoo on her nape. The tatto has been opposed by Sikh community leaders in India.


Answer: Mandira Bedi


25. Name the volcano whose dense cloud of drifting volcanic ash is causing many European airports to shut down for days and affecting air traffic worldwide.


Answer: Eyjafjallajokul


The April 14 eruption at Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokul volcano forced most countries in northern Europe to shut their airspace between April 15-20. More than 100,000 flights and an estimated 10 million travelers worldwide were affected costing airlines more than $2 billion.


It erupted in April for the first time in nearly two centuries. During its last eruption, starting in 1821, its emissions rumbled on for two years.
23. Who was India’s most wanted man suspected of having organized the 1993 Mumbai bombings, figures third on the Forbes’ Most Wanted Fugitives list topped?

Answer: Dawood Ibrahim
22. Name the countries which agree on a nuclear fuel swap aimed at easing concerns from the West that Iran might build a bomb.
Answer: Brazil, Iran and Turkey

21. Who is the new director of barc?
Answer: RK sinha appointed as new director of barc

Current Affairs: October 2009

1. Which institution turned 50 on October 2 this year?
a. Khadi Gramodyog
b. Panchayati Raj
c. Akashvani
d. Doordarshan
2. This person has been felicitated with Sawai Jaipur Decoration. Name him.
a. Manoj Vajpayee
b. Rajyavardhan Rathore
c. Irrfan Khan
d. MS Dhoni
3. This cricketer has been named the ICC test cricketer of the year. Name him.
a. Gautam Gambhir
b. Mitchell Johnson
c. Tillakaratne Dilshan
d. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
4. Which cricketer has been named the ICC ODI cricketer of the year?
a. Harbhajan Singh
b. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
c. Gautam Gambhir
d. Sachin Tendulkar
5. In the ICC honours, which country has bagged the Spirit of Cricket Award?
a. India
b. Pakistan
c. Australia
d. New Zealand
6. Hundreds of fossilized dinosaur eggs have been found in this state. Which state are we talking about?
a. Karnataka
b. Kerala
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Maharashtra
7. This structure lit up red and yellow in honour of China’s 60 years of independence. Name it.
a. 10, Downing Street, London
b. Empire State Building, New York
c. Eiffel Tower, Paris
d. Opera House
8. This art form has been recently included as part of world’s “intangible cultural heritage” by UNESCO. Name it.
a. Bhangra
b. Bihu
c. Shaolin Kungfu
d. Tango
9. JK Rowling was denied a top Government honour from this country on the grounds that she promoted sorcery, according to a recently-released book. Which country denied her the honour?
a. The US
b. The UK
c. Germany
d. Australia
10. This city recently hosted world leaders in their bid for the 2016 Olympics. Which city are we talking about?
a. Madrid
b. Atlanta
c. Copenhagen
d. New York
11. According to a probe in UP and MP, in the utilization of funds for NREGA funds, as much as … per cent of funds have been siphoned off.
a. 25
b. 30
c. 35
d. 40
12. This personality had a nasty welcome when a student journalist threw a shoe at him/her.
a. IMF Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn
b. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
c. Former US President Bill Clinton
d. Former US President George Bush
13. This country got its first Supreme Court on October 1, this year.
a. Sri Lanka
b. New Zealand
c. Kenya
d. The UK
14. Oscar-award winning director Roman Polanski was recently arrested on charges of rape of a minor girl three decades ago. In which country was he arrested?
a. France
b. Poland
c. Switzerland
d. The US
15. This favourite comic character will be back after 80 years, with a new collection of stories.
a. Donald Duck
b. Winnie the Pooh
c. Mickey Mouse
d. None of these
16. Which country recently test fired long-range missiles including a solid fuelled weapon, which can target several destinations in the region?
a. Iraq b. Israel
c. Iran d. India
17. 3500 doctors in this state put in their papers recently demanding parity of pay between doctors of the department of medical education and department of health and family welfare. Name the state.
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Kerela
c. Karnataka
d. Andhra Pradesh
18. The infamous Bofors case led to Congress’s Defeat in the 1989 Lok Sobha polls. The government has recently decided to drop proceedings against the key accused. Name him.
a. Gopichand
b. Ottavio Quattrocchi
c. SK Bhatnagar
d. Hinduja brothers
19. Spain’s two-time Formula One world champion Feranando Alonso has signed a five-year contract worth 25 million euros a season with which formula one team?
a. McLaren
b. Ferrari
c. Renault
d. Force India
20. Alberto Fujimori, former president of …. was recently convicted and sentences to six years in prison for wiretapping opponents and paying bribes to lawmakers and publishers during his rule from 1990 to 2000.
a. Peru
b. Brazil
c. Argentina
d. Spain

Answers
1. b. Panchayati Raj
2. c. Irrfan Khan
3. a. Gautam Gambhir
4. b. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
5. d. New Zealand
6. c. Tamil Nadu
7. b. Empire State Building, New York
8. d. Tango
9. a. The US
10. c. New York 11. d. 40
12. a. IMF Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn
13. d. The UK
14. c. The US
15. b. Winnie the Pooh
16. c. Iran
17. c. Karnataka
18. b. Ottavio Quattrocchi
19. b. Ferrari
20. a. Peru