Saturday, September 13, 2014

Gk TST -2

TEST – R - 2

1.         The second largest Indian state in terms of area is

(a)   Maharashtra               (b) Rajasthan

(c)   Uttar Pradesh              (d) Madhya Pradesh

2.     According to latest Census 2001, the least populated state in India is

(a)   Mizoram                     (b) Manipur

(c)   Sikkim                          (d) Goa

3.   Which of the following countries was earlier called Northern Rhodesia?

(a)   Zimbabwe                   (b) Zambia

(c)   Zaire                            (d) Namibia

4.    United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is headquarterd at

(a)   Rome                           (b) Geneva

(c)   Paris                            (d) New York

5.     Brettonwoods conference is related with the establishment of

(a)   ADB                             (b) IMF

(c)   EU                                (d) WTO

6.         The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is based at

(a)   Bengalore             (b)  Pune

(c)   Hyderabad            (d)  Thiruvananthapuram

7.         Which of the following Union Territories is the largest in India, in terms of area?

(a)   Pondicherry                

(b)   Dadra and Nagar Haveli

(c)   Andaman & Nicobar Islands

(d)   Daman & Diu

8.         Which city is known as the 'Garden city of India'?

(a)   Hyderabad                  (b) New Delhi

(c)   Mumbai                      (d) Bangalore

9.         Marcel Corbillion Cup is associated with

(a)   Hockey                        (b) Lawn tennis

(c)   Football                       (d) Table tennis

10.     2002 Busan Asiad was the ___ edition of the game.

(a)   11th                              (b) 12th

(c)   13th                              (d) 14th

11.     Milk is basically a type of

(a)   Emulsion                     (b) Solvent

(c)   Suspension                  (d) Gel

12.     Scientific principle of electric motor was discovered by

(a)   Michael Faraday         (b) B. Franklin

(c)   T. A. Edison                 (d) Enrico Femi

13.     'The Sojourner' is the name of

(a)   A space observatory of Russia

(b)   A vehicle deployed by NASA on Mars

(c)       Space shuttle to be launched by USA for exploration of Jupiter

(d)   This year's Booker Prize winning book

14.     World Consumer Rights Day is observed on

(a)   March 4                      (b) March 15

(c)   March 30                    (d) April 7

15.     This Indian state is the most literate, biggest producer of natural rubber and is promoted by the tag line God's Own Country. Identify the state in question from the given options.

(a)   Andhra Pradesh          (b) Kerala

(c)   Karnataka                    (d) Tamil Nadu

16.     The capital of Portugal is

(a)   Algiers                         (b) Lisbon

(c)   Brussels                       (d) Madrid

17.     Where are the headquarters of the world's foremost Human Right' Organization, Amnesty International?

(a)   Berlin                          (b) New York           

(c)   London                        (d) Geneva

18.     Huen Tsang visited India during the region of

(a)   Kanishka                      (b) Harsha

(c)   Ashok                           (d) Chandragupta

19.     Which of the following is not an official language of the United Nations?

(a)   Chinese                       (b) French

(c)   German                       (d) Arabic

20.     In which of the following years was the name of G7 changed to G8?

(a)   1994                            (b) 1996      

(c)   1998                            (d) 1999

21.     Which of the following is not a member of G-15 group?

(a)   Kenya                          (b) Chile

(c)   Nigeria                        (d) Pakistan

22.     'White Revolution' is related with

(a)   Flood control               (b) Fish production

(c)   Wheat production       (d) Milk production

23.     Ozone layer is depleted the most by

(a)   Carbon dioxide            (b) Carbon monoxide

(c)   Chloroflcurocarbons   (d) Sulphur dioxide

24.     Which of the following days is celebrated as the World Food Day throughout the world?

(a)   April 14                       (b) October 16

(c)   June 19                        (d) December 10

25.     Brass is an alloy that is made up of

(a)   Zinc and sulphur      (b)  Sulphur and copper

(c)   Copper and zinc       (d) Zinc and magnesium

26.     What is the limit of thermosphere, a division of atmosphere?

(a)   220 km                        (b) 430 km

(c)   690 km                        (d) 810 km

27.     Golden Revolution is associated with the increased production of

(a)   Fertilizers                    (b) Eggs

(c)   Fruits                           (d) Milk

28.     The youngest mountaineer to have scaled Mount Everest is

(a)   Temba Tsheri              (b) Ang Rita

(c)   Nawang Gombu          (d) Fu Dorjee

29.     The World Tourism Day is celebrated on

(a)   August 16                    (b) September 3

(c)   September 27             (d) October 7

30.     India's first steel plant was set-up at

(a)   Rourkela                      (b) Bhilai

(c)   Durgapur                     (d) Jamshedpur

31.     The application of mathematics to the study of living beings is known as

(a)   Bionomics                   (b) Biotechnology

(c)   Bionics                         (d) Biometry

32.     LIBOR stands for

(a)   Long Island Borrowing Offer Rate

(b)   London Inter Bank Office Rate

(c)       Luxemburg International Banks Organization Regime

(d)   None of the above

33.     'Deenabandhu', was the title given to

(a)   C. R. Dass                    (b) A. O. Hume

(c)   B. G. Tilak                    (d) C. F. Andrews

34.     When was the rupee devalued for the first time after independence?

(a)   1948                            (b) 1949

(c)   1952                            (d) 1954

35.     Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) is based at

(a)   Jabalpur                      (b) Pune

(c)   Lucknow                      (d) Hyderabad

36.     The nature of Indian Economy can best be described as

(a)   Socialist                       (b) Mixed

(c)   Capitalist                     (d) None of these

37.     'Cue' is a term used in

(a)   Billiards                       (b) Football

(c)   Hockey                        (d) Chess

38.     Word 'secular', was inserted into the Constitution of India with the help of

(a)   98th Constitutional Amendment

(b)   36th Constitutional Amendment

(c)    44th Constitutional Amendment

(d)   42nd Constitutional Amendment

39.     A person bends forward while climbing to

(a)   Reduce atmosphere pressure          

(b)   Decrease friction

(c)    Increase stability

(d)   Avoid slip-ups              

40.     Tripitakas, are the sacred text of

(a)   Jainism                        (b) Buddhism

(c)   Hinduism                     (d) Sikhism

41.     Animal that can live both on land and water, are known as

(a)   Mammals                    (b) Reptiles

(c)   Amphibians                 (d) None of these

42.     Sanjukta Panigrahi was a famous dancer of

(a)   Bharat Natyam           (b) Kathak

(c)   Odissi                          (d) Mohiniattam

43.     India's percentage area under agriculture is

(a)   47%                             (b) 56%

(c)   63%                             (d) 74%

44.     K. C. Neyogy was the

(a)      First chair person of finance commission of India

(b)   First governor of RBI

(c)    First finance minister of Independent India

(d)   None of these

45.     'Sugar Bowl of India', is

(a)   Madhya Pradesh         (b) Uttar Pradesh

(c)   Kerala                          (d) Karnataka

46.     Approximately 90% of the earth's crust is made up of

(a)   Metamorphic rocks    (b) Sedimentary rocks

(c)   Igneous rocks              (d) None of these

47.     Who among the following is credited with the invention of polio vaccine?

(a)   Louis Pasteur               (b) Albert Sabin

(c)   Jonas Salk                    (d) Alexander Fleming

48.     Pick the odd one out.

(a)      Juan Antonio Samaranch

(b)      Perez de Cuellar

(c)       Boutros-Boutros Ghali

(d)      Kofi Annan

49.     Which of the following countries is also known as 'Dairy of Northern Europe'?

(a)   Switzerland                 (b) Finland

(c)   Denmark                     (d) Belgium

50.     Currency of Denmark is

(a)   Rand                            (b) Krone

(c)   Pound                          (d) Peseta

51.     Who was the person behind 'Kuka movement'?

(a)   Kunwar Singh              (b) V. B. Phadke

(c)   Guru Ram Singh          (d) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

52.     In the 552 – strong Lok Sabha, how many members are there from the Union Territories?

(a)   10                                (b) 20          

(c)   30                                (d) 40

53.     Which of the following personalities gave 'The Laws of Heredity'?

(a)   Robert Hook                (b) G. j. Mendel

(c)   Charles Darwin           (d) William Harvey

54.     Name the personality who was also known as Deshbandhu.

(a)   S. Radhakrishnan   

(b)   G. K. Gokhale

(c)   Chittaranjan Das   

(d)   Madan Maohan Malviya

55.     Which of the following is NOT the language enshrined in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution, as the language of the state?

(a)   Nepali                          (b) Kashmir

(c)   English                         (d) Konkani

56.     The capital of Uttaranchal is

(a)   Masoorie                     (b) Dehra Dun

(c)   Nainital                       (d) None of these

57.     The Dewang Mehta award is given in the field of

(a)   Medicine                     (b) Sports    

(c)   IT                                 (d) None of these

58.     Which of the following represents the Finance Commissions that have been set-up so far?

(a)   10                                (b) 11          

(c)   12                                (d) 13

59.     World Trade Organization came into existence in

(a)   1992                            (b) 1993

(c)   1994                            (d) 1995

60.     According to the Constitution of India, which of the following is NOT one of the main organs of the Government?

(a)   Legislature                  (b) Bureaucracy

(c)   Executive                     (d) Judiciary

61.     Which of the following is a Central Government Tax?

(a)   Income Tax                 (b) Corporation Tax

(c)   Sales Tax                     (d) Octroi

62.     English education in India was introduced by

(a)   Lord Dalhousie            (b) Lord Curzon

(c)   Lord Macaulay            (d) Lord Rippon

63.     Governor is appointed by the

(a)   Prime Minister            (b) President           

(c)   Chief Justice               

(d)   Chief Justice of the concerned state's High

        Court

64.     My Passage from India, is a book authored by

(a)   E. M. Foster                 (b) Ismail Merchant

(c)   Nirad C. Choudahry    (d) Mulk Raj Anand

65.     When did the Second Rounds Table conference take place?

(a)   1915                            (b) 1922

(c)   1928                            (d) 1931

66.     Metals which chemically behave both as metals and non-metals are called

(a)   Alloys                           (b) Metalloids

(c)   Halogens                     (d) Chalkogens

67.     The fear of heights is termed as

(a)   Acrophobia                  (b) Phosophophobia

(c)   Claustrophobia            (d) Hydrophobia

68.     Jaliawala Bagh massacre took place during the governorship of

(a)   Lord Dalhousie            (b) Lord Rippon

(c)   Lord Minto                  (d)    Lord Chelmsford

69.     Which of the following articles of the Constitution deals with the Finance Emergency?

(a)   Article 352                  (b) Article 356

(c)   Article 360                  (d) Article 370

70.     Scurvy is a disease caused by the deficiency of

(a)   Vitamin B                    (b) Vitamin C

(c)   Vitamin K                    (d) Vitamin A

71.     The largest river (in terms of volume of water it carries) is

(a)   Nile                        (b) Mississippi Missouri

(c)   Amazon                 (d) Yangtze

72.     'Hasan' is situated in

(a)   Madhya Pradesh         (b) Karnataka

(c)   Orissa                          (d) Tamil Nadu

73.     'Manchester of South India', is

(a)   Madurai                (b) Coimbatore

(c)   Bangalore             (d) Thiruvananthapuram

74.     Approximately what portion of the world's population resides in India?

(a)   One-third                    (b) One-fourth

(c)   One-fifth                     (d) One-sixth

75.     Decibel is the unit of

(a)   Frequency             (b) Wavelength

(c)   Sound                    (d) Luminous intensity

76.     Which of the following US state is also known as the 'Empire State'?

(a)   Chicago                       (b) San Francisco

(c)   New York                     (d) Washington DC

77.     He is also known as the 'Light of Asia'. Can you identify him from the given options?

(a)   Guru Nanak Dev          (b) Mahavir Swami

(c)   Swami Vivekananda    (d) Gautam Buddha

78.     Which of the following trains is India's first certified ISO-9001 train?

(a)   Tamilnadu Express      (b) Magadh Express

(c)   Bhopal Express            (d) AP Express

79.     Which of the following represents the name of the Chinese character on whom the emblem of Beijing Olympics is based?

(a)   Yan                              (b) Ying

(c)   Jing                              (d) Jang

80.     Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) is based at

(a)   Varanasi                      (b) Chennai

(c)   Hyderabad                  (d) Kanpur

81.     Who wrote the book The Algebra of Infinite Justice?

(a)   Vikram Seth                (b) Rohington Mistry

(c)   Anurag Matur             (d) Arundhati Roy

82.     Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), is based at

(a)   Kolkata                        (b) Bangalore

(c)   Hyderabad                  (d) Chennai

83.     Global Trust Bank is founded by…..

(a)   Deepak Parekh            (b) K. V. Kamath

(c)   Ramesh Geelli             (d) P. V. Narasimhan

84.     'Manas Tiger Sanctuary', is in

(a)   Uttar Pradesh              (b) Assam

(c)   West Bengal                (d) Rajasthan

85.     Panini was

(a)   A Greek Philosopher

(b)      An Indian astronomer and famous mathematician

(c)    A Sanskrit grammarian of vedic times

(d)   Great poet of ancient times

86.     Mein Kemf is authored by

(a)   Napoleon Bonaparte   (b) Kari Marx

(c)   Adolf Hitler                 (d) Benito Mussolini

87.     Which of the following is the largest and the deepest ocean of the world?

(a)   Arctic                           (b) Atlantic

(c)   Pacific                         (d) Indian

88.     The literacy rate of India is

(a)   57.86%                        (b) 61.34%

(c)   63.98%                        (d) 65.38%

89.     North Korea and South Korea are divided by

(a)   Durand line                 (b) 17th Parallel

(c)   49th Parallel                 (d) 38th Parallel

90.     Which Indian state has the least literacy rate?

(a)   Bihar                     (b) Rajasthan

(c)   Orissa                    (d) Arunachal Pradesh

91.     SAARC was formed in

(a)   1982                            (b) 1984

(c)   1985                            (d) 1986

92.     Which of the following is NOT the member of the European Union?

(a)   Greece                        (b) Finland

(c)   Norway                        (d) United Kingdom

93.     Euro was launched in 12 European Union Countries on January 1.

(a)   2000                            (b) 2001

(c)   2002                            (d) 2003

94.     ASEAN is headquarterd at

(a)   Male                            (b) Kathmanadu

(c)   Jakarta                        (d) Kuala Lumpur

95.     Which of the following personalities is the first woman chairperson of Planning Commission of India?

(a)   Vijaylakshmi Pandit    (b) Indira Gandhi

(c)   Sucheta Kriplani          (d) Sarojini Naidu

96.     Which of the following is the capital of Zimbabwe?

(a)   Dar-es-Salam              (b) Abidjan

(c)   Harare                         (d) Nairobi

97.     Who is the youngest cricketer in the world to have played 100 test matches?

(a)   Shoaib Akhtar        (b) Mohammed Sami

(c)   Michael Bevan      (d) Sachin Tendulkar

98.     Which Indian State is inhabited by 'Jaintiya tribes'?

(a)   Arunachal Pradesh      (b) Mizoram

(c)   Manipur                      (d) Meghalaya

99.     Nagarjuna Sagra is a dam built over

(a)   Cauvery                       (b) Mahanadi

(c)   Krishna                        (d) Godavary

100. TISCO was established in

(a)   1947                            (b) 1937

(c)   1927                            (d) 1907

101. What is the Emblem of Incheon Asian Games is

(a)   Alphabet 'A'                (b) Alphabet 'K'

(c)   Alphabet 'H'                (d) Alphabet 'N & S'

102. Incheon Asian Games Mascot is

(a)   Harbour seals              (b) Asian Tiger

(c)        Whale  (d)       Asian Elephant

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