General Knowledge Test 1

1. Sukumar Sen was independent Indias first a) Chief Justice c) Solicitor General b) Attorney General d) Chief Election Commissioner

2. India has the largest deposits in the World of which of the following? a) Iron b) Bauxite c) Mica d) Uranium

3. Which union territory in India has the highest literacy? a) Chandigarh c) Lakshadweep 4. Kagyat is a folk dance of which state? a) Sikkim b) Meghalaya c) Madhya Pradesh d) Odisha b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

5. Grand Trunk Road, the first highway in India, was built by a) Akbar b) Sher Shah Suri c) Alauddin Khilji d) Mohammed bin Tughlaq

6. Which of the following battles resulted in the British East India Companys firm foothold in India? a) Battle of Panipat b) Battle of Buxar c) Battle of Plassey d) Battle of Bedera

7. Which country is popularly known as Sugar Bowl of the World? a) Brazil b) India c) USA d) Cuba

8. National Capital Territory of Delhi has been constituted by a) 69th Amendment b) 70th Amendment c) 71st Amendment d) 72nd Amendment

9. The science that deals with extremely low temperatures is known as a) Cytology b) Cryogenics c) Cystology d) Scientology

10. Recently which among the following had signed a legally binding 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Gazprom? a) IOCL b) HPCL c) BPCL d) GAIL

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General Knowledge Test 2

1. Eric Hobsbawm, who has recently passed away, was a famous ____? a) Scientist b) Actor c) Historian d) Painter

2. In which among the following City, the National Institute of Urban Affairs is located? a) Ahmedabad b) New Delhi c) Patna d) Bangalore

3. Who among the following had led the controversial Operation Blue Star to flush out terrorists from the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 1984 and is recently in news because of attacks on him? a) A.S. Vaidya b) Israr Rahim Khan c) Kuldeep Singh Brar d) K. Sundarji

4. Recently which among the following has released the report titled 'World Development Report 2013'? a) World Economic Forum b) UNDP c) World Bank d) IMF

5. Which among the following paramilitary forces of India has recently celebrated its golden jubilee year? a) Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) c) Assam Rifles b) Border Road Organisation (BRO) d) Sashastra Seema Bal

6. Who among the following is the author of the novel The Casual Vacancy? a) Paul Adam b) J. K. Rowling c) Salman Rushide d) JeffreyArcher

7. Which among the following firm releases comprehensive monthly Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in India? a) BluFin b) Merrill Lynch c) Zodius d) GE Capital India

8. Recently Union Cabinet has approved the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012 17) document. The plan period aims to achieve annual average economic growth rate of ______? a) 8 per cent b) 8.2 per cent c) 8.6 per cent d) 8.8 per cent

9. Recently which among the following country has unveiled a colossal radio telescope that will allow astronomers to detect distant galaxies and explore the depths of the universe with unprecedented precision? a) Japan b) China c) Australia d) USA

10. The 6th October 2012 marks the 125th birth anniversary of Le Corbusier, the Swiss-born French architect. Which among the following Indian city was designed by him? a) Patna b) Chandigarh c) Bhopal d) New Delhi

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General Knowledge Test 3

1. Recently an absurd and anti-Muslim film has created furore in the Middle East. What is the title of that film? a) The Satanic Verses b) Innocence of Muslims c) The Red Room d) Islamophobia

2. Which among the following automobile major has developed the 'insect' car, a new smart concept car that monitors driver's face to help predict what he want to do next? a) Porsche b) Renault c) Toyota d) Hyundai

3. Which among the following day is annually celebrated as World Mental Health Day? a) 7th October b) 8th October c) 9th October d) 10th October

4. Who among the following is the 14-year-old Pakistani rights activist and is attacked by Taliban for her opposition to Taliban restrictions on woman education? a) Saima Waheed b) Safia Bibi c) Fatima Begum d) Malala Yousufzai

5. According to the findings of the Global Hunger Index 2012 by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), what is the position of India out of 79 countries? a) 61st rank b) 63rd rank c) 65th rank d) 67th rank

6. Which among the following has launched the Asias first electronic Intensive Care Unit (eICU) facility CritiNext with Fortis Healthcare? a) CARE Healthcare b) GE Healthcare c) Apollo Healthcare d) Yashoda healthcare

7. What is the name of the computer virus that recently attacked Saudi Arabia's state oil company, ARAMCO? a) Shoerec virus b) Pikachu virus c) Shamoon virus d) Creeper virus

8. Recently, the Indian Railways has successfully tested a path-breaking technology called Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS). Which among the following firm and RDSO of the Railways have jointly developed the technology? a) HBL Power Systems Ltd c) Capital Power Systems Ltd b) Numeric Power Systems Ltd d) Parker Power Systems Ltd

9. Hilary Mantel has won this years Man Booker Prize. She is the first-ever woman and the first living British novelist to win the prize twice. Which among the following novel of her won the Prize? a) Wolf Hall c) Bring Up the Bodies b) A Place of Greater Safety d) Every Day is Mother's Day

10. Who among the following roller-skating player of India has created history by becoming the first Indian ever to win a bronze medal in the Inline Artistic category at the recent World Championship in New Zealand, on the extremely smooth and slippery wooden surface? a) Abhilash Singh b) Divith Pandu c) Anup Kumar Yama d) Suresh Kumar Varma

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General Knowledge Test 4

1. Which among the following country will replace India at the UN Security Council from 2013? a) Japan b) South Korea c) Indonesia d) Thailand

2. In which among the following City, the first-ever museum of Indian cinema will come up in 2013, to mark the occasion of Indian cinema completing its 100th year? a) New Delhi b) Kolkata c) Mumbai d) Chennai

3. In which among the following City, the prestigious National U.S.-India Chamber of Commerce (NUICC) will be opening its India headquarters? a) New Delhi b) Jaipur c) Ahmedabad d) Kolkata

4. The MSTriPes, a software-based monitoring system launched by the Indian government is used to monitor which among the following animal in India? a) Rhinoceros b) Tigers c) Elephants d) Kashmir stag

5. Which among the following country remained at the top in the World Bank- International Finance Corporation (IFC) study titled Doing Business 2013? a) Canada b) Singapore c) New Zeeland d) Switzerland

6. The Court of Arbitration for Sport is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sport. Its headquarters are located in ________? a) Aigle, Switzerland b) Lausanne, Switzerland c) Monaco d) Lviv, Ukraine

7. The Moro People, who are recently in news are indigenous to _________? a) Malaysia b) Indonesia c) Australia d) Philippines

8. From which among the following country, Indian Army will procure 10,000 Invar missiles? a) Russia b) France c) Israel d) USA

9. Which among the following firm has bought the Hyderabad franchise of the Indian Premier League, which fell vacant after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) dropped Deccan Chargers for its failure to give a bank guarantee and on other issues? a) ETV Network c) Sun TV Network b) Sony Pictures Entertainment d) Zee Network

10. Which among the following political party was established by the Cricketerturned- politician Imran Khan? a) Labour Party Pakistan c) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) b) Pakistan Peoples Party d) Pakistan Muslim League

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General Knowledge Test 5

1. What is the position of India in the English Proficiency Index (EPI) that ranked 54 countries by comparing the average language ability of adults? a) 14th position b) 16th position c) 18th position d) 20th position

2. Who among the following is the founder and chairman of Virgin Group of more than 400 companies? a) Richard Branson b) Burt Rutan c) Steve Fossett d) Tony Robbins

3. Which among the following day is celebrated as Navy Day in India? a) November 1 b) November 14 c) December 4 d) December 12

4. Who among the following are the CEO's of Formula One and Formula E respectively? a) Bernie Ecclestone and Alejandro Agag c) Flavio Briatore and Alejandro Agag b) Alejandro Agag and Bernie Ecclestone d) Federico Trillo and Bernie Ecclestone

5. Recently, which among the following country unveiled Asias biggest radio telescope to be used in collecting accurate data from satellites and space probes? a) Japan b) South Korea c) China d) Iran

6. Recently, which among the following two worlds top English-language publishing houses have agreed to merge? a) McGraw-Hill and O'Reilly Media c) Penguin and Random House b) HarperCollins and Random House d) Penguin and HarperCollins

7. According to the State of Food Insecurity in the World 2012 report, what fraction of the world population is chronically undernourished today? a) 8 per cent b) 12.5 per cent c) 15.5 per cent d) 18 per cent

8. Recently, which among the following company's scientists have demonstrated a new way to place carbon nanotubes as transistors in the commercial production of the teeny, tiny and freakishly powerful, processors of the future? a) Microsoft b) IBM c) Intel d) AMD

9. Recently, which among the following State government has set up a finance corporation to tackle their specific needs of dalit entrepreneurs? a) Odisha b) Maharashtra c) Madhya Pradesh d) Jharkhand

10. Recently, in which among the following State, the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) has set up its first base? a) West Bengal b) Jharkhand c) Chhattisgarh d) Bihar

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General Knowledge Test 6

1. Stock Holding Corporation of India (SHCIL), the country's first and one of the largest security custodians to financial institutions is merged with which among the following bank? a) SIDBI Bank b) Reserve Bank of India c) IDBI Bank d) SBI Bank

2. Recently, Lionel Messi was presented with his second Golden Boot award in recognition for scoring the most goals in Europe's domestic leagues last season. Messi plays for which among the following team? a) Chelsea b) Aston Villa c) Barcelona d) Real Madrid

3. Recently, who among the following received the 27th Indira Gandhi award for National Integration? a) Shyam Benegal b) Mohan Dharia c) Gulzar d) Javed Akhtar

4. Recently, which among the following university in India has signed MoUs with two Chinese universities to open the first ever campus of an Indian university in China? a) Nirma University b) Anna University c) Osmania University d) Manipal University

5. Recently, which among the firm has lost its patent over a drug, used to treat Hepatitis C, after the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) has revoked the patent? a) Cadila Healthcare b) Aventis Pharma c) F. Hoffmann-La Roche d) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

6. Recently, scientists from which among the following countries have developed a bio-fertilizer product? a) India and USA b) India and France c) India and Switzerland d) India and Britain

7. Recently, which among the following Oil and Gas company has acquired 26 per cent stake in ONGC's Krishna Godavari basin deep-sea block? a) Gazprom b) Inpex Corporation c) Petronas d) ConocoPhillips

8. Recently, which among the following organisation has released the World Development Report 2013: Jobs? a) International Monetary Fund c) UNDP b) World Bank d) OECD

9. Which among the following university in U.S. is organising a three-day international conference, Ramanujan 125, to mark the 125th birth anniversary celebration of Srinivasa Ramanujan? a) University of Florida b) University of Illinois c) Columbia University d) Pennsylvania State University

10. In the recent elections in U.S., who among the following Wisconsin Democratic Representative made history with her election to become the first openly gay US Senator? a) Amy Klobuchar b) Tammy Baldwin c) Lisa Murkowski d) Mary Landrieu

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General Knowledge Test 7

1. Recently, in which among the following State, the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management was inaugurated by Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Minister? a) Haryana b) Punjab c) Karnataka d) Bihar

2. Which among the following State government is planning to demarcate separate zones for women across the State where they can run their own businesses after availing of special licences and movable stalls? a) Maharashtra b) Karnataka c) Uttar Pradesh d) Gujarat

3. The Assam government has raised a special women commando force to prevent crime against women in Guwahati. What is the name of the commando force? a) Virangana b) Nirbhaya c) Sribal d) Naribal

4. Which among the following country's tax authorities launched an investigation against HSBC bank after the leaked data which showed that the bank is providing tax haven for the alleged criminals in the country? a) France b) Germany c) United Kingdom d) Denmark

5. Which among the following firm announced that it will acquire 53.4 per cent stake in United Spirits? a) Heineken b) Anheuser-Busch Inbev c) Diageo d) Pernod-Ricard

6. Who among the following are conferred with the Sant Kabir awards by President of India? a) Craft persons b) Weavers c) Painters d) Poets

7. Which among the following famous temple in Odisha has taken a step to adopting renewable energy for its day-to-day operations in various segments? a) Mukteswar Temple b) Rajarani Temple c) Jagannath Temple d) Konark Sun Temple

8. As per the recent data released by the National Payments Corporation (NPCI), India's banking system has reached a landmark of 1 lakh ATMs (automated teller machines) at the end of October 2012. Out of the total, what fraction of ATMs are operated by SBI and its five subsidiaries? a) 44 per cent b) 49 per cent c) 54 per cent d) 59 per cent

9. Who among the following has recently become the first ever Hindu to be elected to the United States Congress? a) Meera Nanda b) Aseem Shukla c) Tulsi Gabbard d) Mihir Meghani

10. India's recently commissioned INS Tarkash stealth frigate has been constructed in which among the following countries? a) Russia b) USA c) France d) Japan

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General Knowledge Test 8

1. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched the UNESCO chair on 'climate science and policy' at TERI University. In which among the following cities of India is located the TERI university? a) New Delhi b) Chennai c) Mumbai d) Panaji

2. HD 40307g, which is recently in news is a _______? a) New planet b) Dwarf star c) Black hole d) Asteroid

3. Which among the following State governments has recently announced to set up Rural Administrative Service? a) Bihar b) Assam c) Odisha d) West Bengal

4. What is the codename of the new communication platform launched recently by the global computer chip maker Intel Corporation? a) Forest Celeron b) Crystal Forest c) Forest Cloud d) Crystal Celeron

5. Recently, India Post has issued a set of two stamps depicting the festival of lights, Deepavali & Hanukkah. In which among the following country, the Hanukkah festival is celebrated? a) Malaysia b) Israel c) Sri Lanka d) Indonesia

6. Recently, a rare 76 carat diamond mined from erstwhile Golconda kingdom was sold for a record price of 16.9 million (about Rs. 118 crore) at an auction in Geneva. What is the name of the diamond? a) Amarillo Starlight b) Archduke Joseph c) Beau Sancy d) Briolette of India

7. Which among the following State has become the first state in the country by rolling out the Electronic Fund Management System, e-FMS, throughout the State for paying wages to MGNREGA workers having Bank Accounts? a) Bihar b) Odisha c) Kerala d) Gujarat

8. Which among the following country has opened the biggest marine reserve in the oceans around its coast? a) United States of America c) Australia b) Brazil d) Canada

9. In which among the following State of India, the Kuki's want to carve a separate state? a) Assam b) Manipur c) Mizoram d) Meghalaya

10. Which among the following day is celebrated as the Water Conservation Day" in India? a) November 15 b) November 17 c) November 18 d) November 19

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General Knowledge Test 9

1. Recently, which among the following computer has claimed the title of the world's most powerful supercomputer? a) Jaguar b) Titan c) Watson d) Sequoia

2. India's first Intelligent Transport System has been launched in ___? a) Ahmedabad b) Mysore c) Kochi d) Jaipur

3. Which among the following city has topped a global list of cities facing the highest climate change risks in the coming decades as per the Maplecrofts Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI)? a) Manila b) Dhaka c) Yangon d) Bangkok

4. Which among the following company has been made to pay a fine of between 3 to 5 billion U.S. dollars, for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster? a) BP Corporation b) Repsol YPF c) Chevron Corporation d) ConocoPhillips

5. Which among the following is an exhibition special train that is launched by the Indian Railways as a tribute to the Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of his 150th Birth Anniversary? a) Sanskriti Express b) Gurudev Express c) Tagore Express d) Cultural Express

6. Recently, who among the following has been named as the most powerful woman in business in India for the second consecutive year by Fortune Magazine? a) Mallika Srinivasan b) Aruna Jayanthi c) Chanda Kochhar d) Shikha Sharma

7. According to Fortune magazine, who among the following has retained her position as countrys top paid business woman? a) Chanda Kochhar b) Vinita Bali c) Kavery Kalanithi d) Preetha Reddy

8. The President of which among the following country is dubbed as 'poorest president of the world' as he gives away 90% of his monthly salary to charity? a) Paraguay b) Chile c) Argentina d) Uruguay

9. Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma, was a dance icon for which among the following dances ? a) Gaudiya Nritya b) Kuchipudi c) Odissi d) Kathak

10. Who among the following was elected as the general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) ? a) Jiang Zemin b) Bo Xilai c) Xi Jinping d) Li Keqiang

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General Knowledge Test 10

1. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 has recently come into force. Under the Act, a child is defined as any person below the age of _________? a) 14 years b) 16 years c) 18 years d) 15 years

2. Recently, the Amul had lost the battle for TRIX trademark against which among the following US food giants? a) Nestle c) Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) 3. Hamas has been in conflict with ____? a) Iran b) Egypt c) Saudi Arabia d) Israel b) General Mills d) McDonalds

4. Shongtong Karcham Hydro Electric Project is located in ____? a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Sikkim c) Himachal Pradesh d) Uttarakhand

5. Recently, India has announced that it will shortly induct K-15 missiles armed with nuclear warheads into INS Arihant. What is INS Arihant? a) Submarine b) Aircraft Carrier c) Warship d) Frigate

6. The 'Turn Down the Heat' report has been released by ____? a) World Bank b) UNDP c) UNEP d) World Economic Forum

7. Recently, the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has cleared the furniture major IKEAs Rs.10,500crore project, the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) in single-brand retail so far. The IKEA is based in which among the following country? a) Germany b) Sweden c) France d) Spain

8. Recently, Astronomers have discovered that a distant dwarf planet, about two thirds the size of Pluto, lacks atmosphere. Identify it from the given options? a) Eris b) Ceres c) Haumea d) Makemake

9. First International textile and Apparel Fair Vastra 2012 was held at which among the following cities recently? a) Ahmedabad b) Jaipur c) Patna d) Kanpur

10. Mount Tongariro volcano, which is erupted recently located in which among the following country? a) Philippines b) New Zealand c) Fiji Islands d) Peru

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General Knowledge Test 11

1. Mario Draghi is the head of ____? a) World Bank b) European Central Bank c) Federal Reserve d) Bank of Italy

2. Recently, ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) , has agreed to buy US energy major ConocoPhillips 8.4 per cent stake in Kashagan oilfields located in ____? a) Kazakhstan b) Uzbekistan c) Turkmenistan d) Tajikistan

3. The latest (fifth) Eurozone country to receive an emergency bailout is ____ ? a) Estonia b) Cyprus c) Slovakia d) Slovenia

4. EKUVERIN-12, is the joint military training/exercise between which among the following two countries? a) India and Indonesia b) India and Maldives c) India and South Africa d) India and Malaysia

5. The next generation of chipsets with the name 'A Series Accelerated Processing Units (APU)', which offers faster processing, better graphics and affordable performance to desktop users, especially those using gaming PCs, has been launched by ___? a) HP b) IBM c) AMD d) Intel

6. Recent official data said that the border trade between India and China through Nathula Pass has concluded for the year with record import figure of 72. 68 lakh. Nathula Pass is located in which among the following states? a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Sikkim c) Jammu & Kashmir d) West Bengal

7. Which among the following courts has recently become the first court in India to launch electronic court (ecourt) fee system? a) Delhi High Court c) Maharashtra High Court b) Karnataka High Court d) West Bengal High Court

8. Which among the following section of the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000 was recently challenged in court for being offending towards freedom of speech? a) Section 45A b) Section 56A c) Section 66A d) Section 70A

9. The guerrilla organisation FARC is active in which among the following countries? a) Colombia b) Argentina c) Paraguay d) Brazil

10. India's missile test range at Chandipur is located in which among the following states? a) Odisha b) Andhra Pradesh c) Kerala d) West Bengal

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General Knowledge Test 12

1. Which among the following is not one of the eight core industries? a) Coal b) Cement c) Steel d) Textiles

2. Matters of Discretion is the autobiography of ___? a) V P Singh b) Inder Kumar Gujral c) Manmohan Singh d) P V Narsimharao

3. Which among the following acts need to be amended to allow FDI in multi-brand retail? a) Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) c) Consumer Protection Act b) Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) d) Companies Act 1956

4. Recently, a bust of Rabindranath Tagore was unveiled at world famous Borobudur temple. In which among the following country the Borobudur temple is located? a) Malaysia b) Myanmar c) Thailand d) Indonesia

5. Which among the following radioactive substance was recently in news for its alleged use as poison to kill Yasser Arafat ? a) Plutonium 162 b) Iodine 131 c) Polonium 210 d) Cobalt 60

6. Who among the following is known to have performed the world's first successful human organ transplant? a) E. Donnall Thomas b) Joseph Murray c) Thomas Starzl d) Alexis Carrel

7. In which among the following State, the 2,000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Power project is under development? a) Nagaland b) Manipur c) Assam d) Sikkim

8. In which among the following States, the central government is planning to set up India's first geothermal power project? a) Sikkim b) Himachal Pradesh c) Uttarakhand d) Jammu & Kashmir

9. What is the name of the newly discovered gene that protects the human embryo could possibly treat and subdue chronic infections such as HIV, hepatitis and tuberculosis? a) Jak1 b) Sema5A c) Arih2 d) CD120b

10. The MCP card, recently released by the Government of India is related to ___? a) Health Insurance b) Rural Employment c) Transfer of Subsidy d) Mother and Child Health

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General Knowledge Test 13

1. The government is implementing the RNTCP programme for which among the following diseases? a) Tuberculosis b) Malaria c) HIV/ AID d) Cancer and Diabetes

2. Which among the following sectors is completely closed for FDI in India? a) Insurance b) Chit funds c) Floriculture d) Petroleum & Natural Gas

3. India's first carbon-based thematic index "Carbonex" has been recently launched by ___? a) MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) c) Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) b) National Stock Exchange (NSE) d) United Stock Exchange of India

4. Which among the following method is not allowed in India for diagnosis of Tuberculosis? a) Solid and Liquid Culture methods c) Sputum microscopy b) X-ray Chest d) Serological diagnostic tests

5. Which among the following city is hosting the first-ever T-20 World Cup for the Blind? a) New Delhi b) Bangalore c) Kolkata d) Mumbai

6. INDRA is a joint military exercise of India and ____________? a) France b) Sri Lanka c) Russia d) Malaysia

7. According Planning Commission's latest report on state finances, Which State finds top spot in revenue mobilisation during the 11th Five Year Plan? a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala c) Haryana d) Assam

8. Who among the following have been recently chosen as new National Icons of Election Commission of India to enhance voters participation in elections? a) Saina Nehwal and Susheel Kumar c) Saina Nehwal and Rahul Dravid b) Saina Nehwal and Sachin Tendulkar d) Saina Nehwal and M C Mary Kom

9. The International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) is based in _______? a) Paris b) Berlin c) Rome d) London

10. Sagol Kangjei, the game similar to modern Polo is played since ancient times in ________? a) Meghalaya b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Sikkim d) Manipur

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General Knowledge Test 14

1. The White-bellied heron, which is listed under Critically Endangered species of IUCN Red List is found in ______? a) Southern India c) Eastern Himalayas region b) Western India d) Western Himalayas region

2. What is the maximum number of members in a private limited company in India? a) 10 b) 30 c) 50 d) unlimited

3. At which among the following places, India's first integrated traffic management institute would come up in recent future? a) Ghaziabad, UP c) Indore, Madhya Pradesh b) Alwar, Rajasthan d) Bangalore, Karnataka

4. Which among the following became the first major studio film released at 48 frames per second (48fps) double the industry standard? a) Lincoln b) The Hobbit c) Rise of the Guardians d) Life of Pi

5. 'Ujjawala' is related to ___? a) Human Trafficking b) Adult Education c) Women's Health d) Insurance for Women

6. Which among the following country is the least corrupt as per Transparency International's 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index? a) Iceland b) New Zealand c) Denmark d) Sweden

7. Consider the following facts about a country of Africa: 1. With a population of 168 million, this country is Africa's most populous nation 2. This country is among the world's top 10 oil exporters and holds the world's ninth biggest gas reserves 3. This country is home to Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba ethnic groups identify the country from the given options: a) Namibia b) Nigeria c) Algeria d) Ethiopia

8. Recently, which among the following media group in India and Pakistan's Jang Group have organized a seminar as part of their efforts to work towards practical solutions to bilateral problems under the Aman Ki Asha (AKA) initiative? a) Hindustan Times b) Indian Express c) The Times of India d) The Hindu

9. According to a new study, based on the data collected by NASAs high-tech satellites, which among the following Indian city has been rated among top polluted mega cities in the world? a) Kolkata b) Bangalore c) New Delhi d) Mumbai

10. The World Institute of Sustainable Energy (Wise) is based in __________? a) Nagpur b) Pune c) Mangalore d) Mysore

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General Knowledge Test 15

1. Catalonia region is seeking independence from __________? a) Denmark b) Spain c) Portugal d) Italy

2. In India, political parties are exempted from tax on their income through Section 13A of IT Act 1961. However, they have to maintain a book of account for donations or income above Rs. ________. a) 15,000 b) 20,000 c) 25,000 d) 30,000

3. The recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in Indias ________ has been added to a UN list of intangible cultural heritage. a) Darjeeling region b) Ladakh region c) Sikkim d) Arunachal Pradesh

4. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) guards India's border with ____? a) Nepal c) Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh b) Nepal & Bhutan d) Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and China

5. Recently, in which among the following galaxy, scientists claimed that they have discovered the biggest ever black hole? a) Andromeda Galaxy b) Galaxy Henize 2-10 c) Galaxy NGC 1277 d) Galaxy NGC 4889

6. Which among the following products is not imported by India? a) Milk b) Urea c) Vegetable Oils d) Precious stones

7. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on __________? a) 1 December 1948 b) 10 December 1948 c) 1 December 1956 d) 10 December 1956

8. The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) is located in ________? a) Dehradun b) Mysore c) Pune d) Coimbatore

9. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to import and develop the "Ka" band satellites. The "Ka" band is part of _________band of the electromagnetic spectrum? a) Radio b) Ultraviolet c) Microwave d) Infrared

10. Recently, who among the following has become the first Indian to break into the top 10 of the World Squash rankings? a) Joshna Chinappa b) Dipika Pallikal c) Saurav Ghosal d) Mahesh Mangaonkar

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General Knowledge Test 16

1. Which among the following State is the number one in fish farming in the country at present? a) Punjab b) Haryana c) Gujarat d) Andhra Pradesh

2. Which among the following is a direct tax? a) Income Tax b) Gift Tax c) Property Tax d) All of A, B and C

3. As per the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy, 2012, there would be an annual increase in prices of 348 essential medicines based upon which among the following indices? a) Consumer Price Index Rural c) Consumer Price Index - Rural + Urban b) Consumer Price Index - Urban d) Wholesale Price Index

4. In context with the Service Industry in India, consider the following statements: 1. Service Sector contributes more than half of India gross GDP 2. India has a surplus international trade (Exports more than Imports) in Service Sector 3. India is one of the top 10 service exporters of the world Which among the above statements is / are correct? a) Only 1 b) 1 & 2 c) 2 & 3 d) 1, 2 & 3

5. The term "managed float" is used in economy in context with __? a) Foreign Exchange Rates c) Commodity Market Prices b) Stock Exchange Indices d) Price Indices

6. How many Indian Citizens have won Nobel Prize for Literature so far__? a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four

7. Indias current account deficit in 2012-13 is likely to be around 4% of GDP. Which among the following is one of the factors that contributes in widening of this deficit? a) Huge expenditures on infrastructure c) Huge invisible exports b) Huge import of Gold d) Huge fall in Domestic Savings

8. One of the co-inventors of the Bar code has died recently. Identify from the given options: a) Alan Haberman c) Eric Fossum b) Norman Joseph Woodland d) Bernard Silver

9. The controversial launch of which among the following rockets by North Korea in recent times has reignited the regional tensions in East Asia? a) Taepodong-3 b) Nodong-2 c) Unha-3 d) Rodong-2

10. Recently, a miniature extraterrestrial version of the Nile River has been spotted on _________? a) Neptune's moon Triton b) Jupiter's moon Callisto c) Saturn's moon Titan d) Mars' moon Phobos

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General Knowledge Test 17

1. Pandit Ravishankar has become the first Indian to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously. In which year, Pandit Ravishankar has received the first Grammy Award? a) 1962 b) 1967 c) 1971 d) 1972

2. As per the recently released government data, which among the following banks has largest number of Mobile Banking Customers in India? a) HSBC b) ICICI c) SBI d) HDFC

3. Who among the following has became the first woman to head the leading industry body, the FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry)? a) Vinita Bali b) Chanda Kochhar c) Anu Aga d) Naina Lal Kidwai

4. According to the Fortune 500 list of Indian companies for 2012, which among the following companies stood first, second and third positions as the biggest companies in terms of revenue respectively? a) RIL, IOC and HPCL b) IOC, RIL and SBI c) IOC, RIL and BPCL d) RIL, IOC and BPCL

5. Which among the following committee has suggested a common national examination with weightage to the State Board results normalised on the basis of percentile formula for admission to engineering institutions? a) Suresh Tandon Committee c) Rajendar Kumar Committee b) T.Ramasami Committee d) Dharam Paul Committee

6. Which among the following is the smallest river (length-wise) of Indus River System? a) Beas b) Sutlej c) Jhelum d) Ravi

7. The India Gate, New Delhi is a memorial for soldiers killed in action during the __________? a) First World War c) Second World War b) Freedom Struggle of India d) Both A and B

8. If a large amount of money is invested in Gold ETF in place of Gold, then what would be the impact on Balance of Payments of India? a) It will widen the current account deficit c) It will widen the capital account deficit b) It will bring down the current account deficit d) It will bring down the capital account deficit

9. Which among the following is a "Transfer Payment" by Government of India? a) Payment of Interest on External Loans c) Payment of International Debt b) Payment of Subsidy d) Payment for Services Imports

10. Carrefour is a multinational retailer headquartered in ___________? a) UK b) USA c) France d) Germany

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General Knowledge Test 18

1. "Finacle Core Banking" and "McCamish Insurance" products are to be launched by ____? a) Tata Consultancy Services c) Wipro b) IBM d) Infosys

2. Recently, a pair of NASA spacecrafts tumbled out of orbit around the moon and crashed into the surface, ending a mission that peered into the lunar interior. Identify them from the given options? a) Selene and Clementine b) Selene and Flow c) Ebb and Clementine d) Ebb and Flow

3. Which among the following countries is not a member of the Arab Maghreb Union? a) Libya b) Tunisia c) Morocco d) Egypt

4. Which among the following company has invented the airbag for smart phones to protect them when they are dropped? a) Amazon b) Samsung c) Nokia d) Microsoft

5. As per the World Trade Organisation agreement, India allows opening of __________ branches of foreign banks in a year. a) six b) eight c) ten d) twelve

6. Current share of thermal power in total power production in country is approximately? a) 60% b) 70% c) 80% d) 90%

7. Which among the following is not a Ozone Depleting Substance (ODS)? a) Chlorofluoro Carbons b) Carbon tetrachloride c) Methyl bromide d) Nitrous Oxide

8. Who among the following has been named as the 2012 Person of the Year by Time magazine? a) Barak Obama b) Malala Yousafzai c) Mohamed Mursi d) Tim Cook

9. Bikaneri Nerma Bt (BN Bt), which is recently in news is indigenous Bt variety of ___________? a) Cotton b) Ground Nut c) Maize d) Wheat

10. Kovvada nuclear power plant will come up in which among the following states? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Odisha c) Karnataka d) Kerala

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General Knowledge Test 19

1. Under the new Companies Bill, it is made mandatory for profit-making companies to spend __________ per cent of their profit for social welfare as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. a) Two per cent b) Three per cent c) Four per cent d) Five per cent

2. Recently, article 371 (J) of the Indian constitution is making in news. The article deals with special status for _________? a) Nagaland c) Telangana region b) Hyderabad-Karnataka region d) Vidarbha region

3. Leslie Claudius, who recently passed away was a legendary __________ player from India. a) Boxing b) Hockey c) Kabaddi d) Football

4. On which among the following dates, the Minorities Rights Day is observed in India? a) 15 December b) 16 December c) 18 December d) 20 December

5. What is the name of the biggest asteroid in Solar System? a) Vesta b) Icarus c) Ceres d) Eros

6. Which among the following is the first state in India to pass a state level Food Security Act? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Chhattisgarh c) Odisha d) Bihar

7. Which among the following airport became the first airport in the world to secure BSA (Business Software Alliance) certification in Software Asset Management (SAM) for Organisations, safeguarding itself from ITrelated threats and making passengers feel more secure? a) Delhi airport b) Hyderabad airport c) Bangalore airport d) Mumbai airport

8. Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is known as a private club for the world's leading central bankers. The term "Basel" is the name of a city located in ___? a) Switzerland b) Finland c) France d) Germany

9. Who among the following is the sole Indian to made into the top 10 list of the worlds best chief executive officers by the Harvard Business Review? a) Subir Raha b) Y C Deveshwar c) A M Naik d) Mukesh Ambani

10. Consider the following statements about a country of Africa: 1. It was under the colonisation of France for 132 years from 1830 to 1962. 2.Recently, French President Francois Hollande visited this country and has acknowledged France's colonisation as "brutal and unfair". 3. It is member of the OPEC group. Identify the country from the given options: a) Angola b) Algeria c) Nigeria d) Niger

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General Knowledge Test 20

1. On which among the following dates, the National Mathematics Day is celebrated in India? a) December 16 b) December 18 c) December 20 d) December 22

2. Who among the following is the new US secretary of state (successor to Hillary Clinton? a) John McCain b) John Edwards c) Howard Brush Dean d) John Kerry

3. Which among the following terms does not get a place in Constitution of India? a) Attorney General c) Bill of Rights b) Comptroller and Auditor General d) Finance Commission

4. Which among the following is the first State in India to come out with an exclusive Budget for Agriculture? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Punjab c) Karnataka d) Kerala

5. Who among the following is the head of the three-member committee of jurists, constituted to give recommendations on amending laws to provide speedier justice and enhanced punishment in sexual assault cases? a) Leila Seth b) J.S. Verma c) Gopal Subramanian d) S.P. Bharucha

6. Which among the following countries has hosted the first-ever direct talks between Taliban and other factions that make up the Afghanistan political landscape? a) Britain b) France c) Turkey d) Saudi Arabaia

7. Who among the following became the first chairperson of the National Green Tribunal the apex body constituted under a 2010 Act for deciding cases pertaining to environmental protection and conservation of forests and natural resources? a) Justice Swatanter Kumar c) Justice J.M. Panchal b) Justice S H Kapadia d) Justice R.V. Raveendran

8. Which among the following is producing the P-8I Poseidon, a long-range maritime reconnaissance and antisubmarine warfare aircraft for Indian Navy? a) Boeing b) EADS c) Lockheed Martin d) Dassault

9. After Sun, which among the following is the brightest star in the sky (as seen from Earth)? a) Vega b) Sirius c) Canopus d) Arcturus

10. World's longest high-speed rail line is located in ___? a) United States of America b) Russia c) China d) Australia

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1. Who among the following is regarded as the first pope of the Catholic Church? a) Saint Peter b) Saint Anacletus c) Saint Alexander I d) Saint Silverius

2. Consider the following statements about a country of Africa: 1. It is a landlocked country in West Africa. 2. A rebel group known as Tuareg is active in the country. 3. Recently, the UN Security Council has approved sending an African-led intervention force to help the country to reconquer much of the country from Islamist militants. Identify the country from the given options: a) Burkina Faso b) Niger c) Mali d) Senegal

3. Recently, which among the following countries has signed a law that bans Americans from adopting it's children? a) Mexico b) Russia c) China d) France

4. Recently, the Northern Railway made history as the first train chugged through Indias longest railway tunnel, connecting Kashmir Valley to Banihal town on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway. The tunnel is constructed across the ________? a) Barail Range b) Pir Panjal Range c) Zaskar Range d) Nag Tibba Range

5. Recently appointed as the Chairman of the Tata Group, Mr. Cyrus Mistry is ____ Chairman whose surname is not Tata. a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth

6. Which among the following is planning to unveil a brand new mobile operating system called "Tizen" with a smart phone this year? a) Samsung b) Nokia c) Blackberry d) Motorola

7. Tony Greig, who recently passed away was a former cricket captain of ________. a) Zimbabwe b) England c) New Zealand d) Australia

8. The Web Ratna awards are constituted by _____________? a) Infosys Technologies Limited b) Yahoo! India c) Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, India d) Microsoft India 9. Recently, the United Nations ended its peacekeeping mission in East Timor after 13 years and the country's struggle for stability after independence in 2002. In 2002, East Timor got its independence from _________. a) United States b) Portugal c) Australia d) Indonesia

10. In which among the following year the Arpanet network was fully switched to use of the Internet protocol suite (IPS) communications system? a) 1973
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General Knowledge Test 22

1. Who among the following is the chairman of the 14th Finance Commission? a) Shankar Acharya b) Y. V. Reddy c) Bimal Jalan d) SS Tarapore

2. Which among the following is the oldest Swiss private bank that would shut its doors permanently after more than 2centuries, following its guilty plea to charges of helping wealthy Americans evade taxes through secret accounts? a) Wegelin b) Gonet & Cie c) La Roche d) Sella

3. The worlds largest solar telescope will come up in ____________? a) Ladakh b) Jaisalmer c) Jodhpur d) Bhopal

4. Which among the following countries has became first country in Asia to order chemical castration of child rapist? a) China b) South Korea c) Indonesia d) Japan

5. Who among the following are the inventors of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), which paved the way for development of internet? a) Lawrence Roberts and Paul Baran c) Vint Cerf and Robert Kahn b) Lawrence Roberts and Robert Kahn d) Vint Cerf and Paul Baran

6. According to the recent estimates, what fraction of global CO2 emissions is contributed by the information communications and technology (ICT) industry? a) 2 per cent b) 3 per cent c) 4 per cent d) 5 per cent

7. In which among the following city, the state-of-the-art National Data Centre of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is coming up? a) Mysore b) Patna c) Surat d) Gurgaon

8. Recently, which among the following has unveiled two phones, terming them the worlds biggest and the most powerful smartphones? a) Huawei Technologies b) Samsung c) Nokia d) Motorola

9. The world's oldest underground passenger railway, which celebrated it's 150th anniversary recently is located in __________? a) Germany b) United States c) Britain d) France

10. The National Institute for Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development (NIESBUD) is located in _____________? a) Gurgaon b) Jorhat c) Noida d) Meerut

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General Knowledge Test 23

1. Which among the following States would be the first in the country to pay unemployment allowance under the MGNREGS? a) Bihar b) Andhra Pradesh c) Tamil Nadu d) West Bengal

2. The International CES (Consumer Electronics Show), which is a world's largest electronics trade show held each January in _________? a) Japan b) United States c) United Arab Emirates d) Germany

3. Which among the following has created history by launching the first ever civil aviation service between Kargil and Jammu? a) Spice Jet b) Air Mantra c) Jet Airways d) Club One Air

4. Recently, which among the following countries, the King has marked a historic first by appointed 30 women to the previously all-male consultative Shura Council, a body appointed by the king to advise him on policy and legislation? a) United Arab Emirates b) Iran c) Saudi Arabia d) Kuwait

5. Which among the following taxes is also known as "Death Tax" in many countries? a) Estate Duty b) Wealth Tax c) Property Tax d) Excise duty

6. Flux ropes, the magnetic entities stretching for hundreds of kilometres above the poles are found in the environment of__? a) Venus b) Mars c) Jupiter d) Saturn

7. Which among the following country is home to the oldest continuous human populations outside Africa? a) Canada b) Australia c) China d) New Zealand

8. Which among the following has won the Best Picture and Best Director Awards at the Golden Globe Awards 2013? a) Lincoln b) Argo c) Zero Dark Thirty d) Les Miserables

9. Who among the following was co-founder of Reditt and the developer of the early version of the RSS (Rich Site Summary) web feed system? a) Aaron Swartz b) John Gruber c) Rael Dornfest d) David Segal

10. The Maitree Express, which is an International passenger train connects India with ___________? a) Bangladesh b) Nepal c) Bhutan d) Myanmar

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General Knowledge Test 24

1. The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act limits States borrowings to _______ per cent of their GSDP. a) Two b) Three c) Four d) Five

2. Recently, some 140 countries agreed to adopt a ground-breaking treaty limiting the use and emission of health-hazardous mercury. The treaty has been named as _________________? a) Seveso Convention on Mercury c) Minamata Convention on Mercury b) Sandoz Convention on Mercury d) Tennessee Convention on Mercury

3. Which among the following day is celebrated as the National Girl Child Day every year? a) January 18 b) January 20 c) January 22 d) January 24

4. The first airport in the country to use solar power for running its utility grid system is ___? a) Cochin International Airport c) Hyderabad International Airport b) Mumbai International Airport d) Bangalore International Airport

5. Which among the following sports car has smashed the world record for acceleration after hitting nearly 300 kmph in just over 13 seconds? a) Porsche 911 b) Bugatti Veyron EB c) Lotus Super 7 d) Hennessey Venom GT

6. Who among the following is world's oldest marathon runner? a) Amrit Raj Singh b) Fauja Singh c) Rajendar Singh d) Sukesh Singh

7. India has recently tested a submarine launched ballistic missile successfully. What is the name of this missile? a) K-2 missile b) K-6 missile c) K-10 missile d) K-15 missile

8. Recently, Scientists have discovered a new gene that could lead to new varieties of staple crops with 50 per cent higher yields. What is the new gene name? a) Costa b) MEG1 c) Scarecrow d) Lectin

9. Which among the following country has been ranked first overall on the World Press Freedom Index 2013? a) Norway b) Finland c) Sweden d) Denmark

10. Recently, the National Biodiversity Authority has filed the countrys first ever biopiracy criminal case against __________? a) Rotam India Ltd. b) Biostadt India Ltd. c) Monsanto d) Tata Chemicals Ltd.

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1. Which Indian state shares boundary with the maximum number of other states ? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Bihar c) Jharkhand d) Madhya Pradesh

2. After Petroleum Products and Gold, which among the following is India's third largest import commodity? a) Electronic Goods c) Pearls, Precious & Semiprecious Stones b) Machinery d) Textiles

3. Which among the following is the name of the bionic man that is recently unveiled? a) Ekso b) HAL c) Rex d) Sarcos

4. Which among the following banks publishes the Purchasing Manager's Index in India from time to time? a) HDFC b) HSBC c) RBI d) EXIM Bank of India

5. Recently, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has discovered pre-historic caves with rock paintings dating back to 12,000 years near __________? a) Bhimbetka b) Badami c) Mahabalipuram d) Betul

6. Recently, who among the following has been appointed as the new Solicitor General of India? a) Varun Kumar b) Prasad Malhotra c) Mohan Parasaran d) Ramesh Loganathan

7. Which among the following is the largest known prime number that is recently found? a) M43112609 b) M57885161 c) M71552433 d) M93222137

8. At present, which among the following is worlds biggest trading nation? a) United States b) Japan c) China d) Germany

9. By passing the Right to Hearing act 2012, which among the following states have become the first state to make legislation to ensure hearing to common man on grievance within a fortnight? a) Gujarat b) Rajasthan c) Bihar d) West Bengal

10. Which among the following day is celebrated as the World Radio Day to raise awareness about the importance of radio? a) February 7 b) February 9 c) February 11 d) February 13

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