GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ TEST PAPER

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ TEST PAPER

1. Of which South American country has the popular Hugo Chavez been re-elected President?

2. Which European Capital city is served by the Orly airport?

3. Why is December 4 celebrated as 'Navy Day' India?

4. Name the legendary Ukranian pole vaulter, the only human to touch 6.10m, celebrating his birth-day on this date.

5. Why the galaxy named MACS0647-JD was in the news recently?

6. Which iconic WHS is located on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru?

7. Which famous brand's India store is called Best Price Modern Wholesale?

8. Where was the labyrinth where the Minotaur lived?

9. Who succeeded Richard Nixon as the U.S. President after he was forced to step down?

10. What is the transparent front part the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber called?

11. The Vatican has indicated for the first time that it might consider limiting the number of visitors to a certain place, nearing 500 years of completion, in the famous complex. Name it.

12. Of the four Presidents on Mt. Rushmore, who has the longest surname?

13. Which media conglomerate has taken over the IPL franchise Deccan Chargers?

14. Which Indian won his seventh world title in billiards on October 28?

15. Which recent his film has been given to National Tourism Awards for promoting India as a tourism destination, especially Puducherry and Munnar?

16. Which great German's record of most goals in a season did Lionel Messi recently overhaul?

17. name the first person to be featured on a postage stamp.

18. Which Olympic medalist is to debut in "Rajdhani Express" in January 2013?

 

 

ANSWERS SHEET

1. Venezuela; 2. Paris; 3. It was on this date in 1971 that the Indian Navy launched 'Operation Trident' against Pakistan; 4. Sergey Bubka; 5. It has become furthest ever galaxy discovered at 13.3 billion light-years from Earth; 6. Machu Piechu; 7. Wal-Mart; 8. Crete; 9. Gerald Ford; 10. Cornea; 11. Sistine Chapel; 12. Washington; 13. Sun Network; 14. Pankaj Advani; 15. "Life of Pi"; 16. Gerd Mueller; 17. Queen Victoria; 18. Leander Paes