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S.No. QUESTION ANSWER 1. How many Sura are in Holy Quran ? 114 2. How many Verses are in Holy Quran ? 6666. 3. How many dots are in Holy Quran ? 1015030. 4. How many over bar (zaber) are in Holy Quran ? 93243 5. How many under bar ( Zaer ) are in Holy Quran ? 39586 6. How many Raque are in Holy Quran ? 1000. 7. How many stop ( Waqf ) are in Holy Quran ? 5098. 8. How many Thashdeed are in Holy Quran ? 19253. 9. How many letters are in Holy Quran ? 323671 10 How many pash are in Holy Quran ? 4808. 11. How many Madd are in Holy Quran ? 1771 12 How many words are in Holy Quran ? 77701. 13 How many parts of Holy Quran ? 30. 14 How many time Besmillah Al-Rahmaan Al-Raheem is repeated ? 114. 15 How many Sura start with Besmillah Al-Rahmaan Al-Raheem ? 113. 16 How many time the word 'Quran' is repeated in Holy Quran ? 70. 17 Which is the longest Sura of Holy Quran ? Al-Baqarah. 18 Which is the best drink mentioned in Holy Quran ? Milk. 19 The best eatable thing mentioned in Holy Quran is ? Honey. 20 Which is the shortest Sura of Holy Quran ? Qausar. 21 The longest verse of Holy Quran is in which Sura? Al-Baqarah No.282 23 Which letter is used for the most time in Holy Quran.? Alaph 24 Which letter is used for the lest time in Holy Quran ? Zaa. 25 Which is the best night mentioned in Holy Quran ? Night of Qadar. 26 Which is the best month mentioned in Holy Quran ? Ramzan. 27 Which is the biggest animal mentioned in Holy Quran ? Elephant. 28 Which is the smallest animal mentioned in Holy Quran ? Mosquito 29 How many words are in the longest Sura of Holy Quran ? 25500. 30 How many words are in the smallest Sura of Holy Quran ? 42 31 Which Sura of Holy Quran is called the mother of Quran ? Sura Hamd 32 How many Sura start with Al-Hamdullelah ? Five_ Hamd, Inaam, Kahf, Saba & Fatr. 34 How many Sura's name is only one letter ? Three, Qaf, Sad & Noon. 35 How many Sura start with word " Inna " ? Four sura - Fatha, Nuh,Qadr, Qausar. 37 Which sura are called Musabbahat ? Esra, Hadeed, Hsar, Juma, Taghabun & Aala. 38 How many sura are Makkahi and how many are Madni ? Macci 86, Madni 28. 39 Which sura is on the name of tribe of Holy Prophet ? Quresh 40 Which sura is called the heart of Holy Quran ? Yaseen. 41 In which sura the name of Allah is repeated five time ? Sura al-Haj. 42 Which sura are named Azaiam ? Sajdah, Fusselat, Najum & Alaq. 43 Which sura is on the name of one Holy war ? Sura Ahzaab. 44 Which sura is on the name of one metal ? Sura Hadeed 45 Which sura does not starts with Bismellah ? Sura Tauba. 46 Which sura is called ' Aroos-ul-Quran ? Sura Rehman. 47 Which sura is considered as 1/3 of holy Quran ? Sura tauheed. 48 The name of how many sura are with out dot ? Hamd, Raad, Toor, Room, Masad. 49 In which sura Besmillah came twice ? Sura Naml. 50 How many sura start with the Initials ( Mukette'at ) 29 Sura. 51 Which Sura was revealed twice ? Sura Hamd. 52 In which Sura the back biter are condemned ? Sura Humzah. 53 In which Sura the name of Allah is repeated in every verse ? Sura Mujadala. 54 In which Sura the letter 'Fa' did not come ? Hamd. 55 Which Sura are called Muzetain ? Falk & Nas. 56 Which are those Sura if their name are reversed remain the same ? Lael & Tabbat. 57 Which is that Sura if its first letter is remove becomes the name of one of the city of Saudi Arab ? Sajdah 58 Which Sura start with word ' Tabara Kallazi' ' Mulk & Furkan 59 Macci Sura were revealed in how many years ? 13 years 60 Madani Sura were revealed in how many years ? 10 years. 61 Which sura start with word Kad ? Mujadala & Momenoon.

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62 Which Sura is related to Hazrat Ali ? Sura Adiat. 63 How many Sura are in 30th. Chapter ? 37. 64 Which sura every verse ends with letter 'Dal ' ? Tauheed. 65 Which Sura is revealed in respect of Ahllelbayet ? Sura Dahr. 66 Which sura every verse ends with letter ' Ra ' Qauser. 67 In which sura the creation of human being is mentioned ? Sura Hijr V-26. 68 In which sura the regulations for prisoner of war is mentioned ? Sura Nesa 69 Which sura is having the laws about marriage ? Sura Nesa. 70 Which sura if its name is reversed becomes the name of one bird ? Sura Room. 71 In which sura the story of the worship of cow of Bani Esra'iel is mentioned ? Sura Taha. 72 In which sura the law of inheritance is mentioned? Sura Nesa. 73 In which sura the Hegira of Holy Prophet is mentioned ? Sura Infall. 74 In which Sura the 27 Attributes of God are mentioned ? Sura Hadeed. 100 General Knowledge Quiz Questions for Entrance Exams 1. The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains unaltered (4) Drops sharply 2. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory? (1) Mahanadi (2) Brahmaputra (3) Ravi (4) Chenab 3. The gas predominantly responsible for global warning is (1) Carbon dioxide (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Nitrous oxide (4) Nitrogen peroxide 4. 26th January is India's (1) Independence Day (2) Republic Day (3) Revolution Day (4) Parliament Day 5. Which of the following uses non-conventional Source of Energy? (1) Kerosene lamp (2) Wax candle (3) Solar lantern (4) Torch 6. Electric current is measured by (1) Voltmeter (2) Anemometer (3) Commutator (4) Ammeter 7. The dynamo is a device for converting (1) Heat energy into electrical energy (2) Mechanical energy into electrical energy (3) Magnetic energy into electrical energy (4) None of these

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8. Galvanised Iron sheets have a coating of (1) Tin (2) Lead (3) Zinc (4) Chromium 9. The hardest substance available on earth is (1) Platinum (2) Diamond (3) Quartz (4) gold 10. Washing soda is the common name for (1) Calcium carbonate (2) Calcium bicarbonate (3) Sodium carbonate (4) Sodium bicarbonate 11. 2008 Olympic games were held in (1) China (2) Greece (3) Italy (4) France 12. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Captain of Indian Test Cricket Team? (1) Sachin Tendulkar (2) Rahul Dravid (3) Anil Kumble (4) Mahender Singh Dhoni 13. Who among the following has been selected as new coach for the Indian Cricket Team? (1) Vivian Richards (2) Gary Kirsten (3) Kapil Dev (4) Allan Border 14. The mascot for the 34th National Games held in Jharkhand in 2008, is (1) Sheru (2) Roopa (3) Chauva (4) None of these 15. With which game is the Agha Khan Cup associated? (1) Football (2) Badminton (3) Basketball (4) Hockey 16. The term, L.B.W. is associated with which of the following games? (1) Cricket (2) Hockey (3) Football (4) Polo 17. Wankhede stadium is situated in? (1) Chandigarh (2) Bangalore (3) Mumbai (4) Chennai

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18. The Olympic games are normally held at an interval of (1) 2 years (2) 3 years (3) 4 years (4) 5 years 19. Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which of the following games? (1) Boxing (2) Shooting (3) Archery (4) Weight lifting 20. Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports is located at (1) Kolkata (2) New Delhi (3) Jhansi (4) Patiala 21. A person wants to contest election for the membership of Gram Panchayat, what should be his age? (1) 18 years or above (2) 19 years or above (3) 21 years of above (4) Minimum 25 years 22. Who summons the joint sitting of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha? (1) President (2) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (3) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (4) Prime Minister 23. Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village panchayat? (1) Property Tax (2) House Tax (3) Land Tax (4) Vehicle Tax 24. All electioneering campaigns during the time of elections are stopped. (1) 48 hours before the appointed time of election results (2) 48 hours before the actual poll (3) 24 hours before the actual poll (4) 36 hours before the actual poll 25. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India? (1) President (2) Prime Minister (3) Parliament (4) Chief Justice of India 26. The General Budget is presented in the parliament normally in the month of (1) January (2) February (3) March (4) Last month of the year 27. Who is the signatory on the Indian currency notes in denomination of two rupees and above? (1) Secretary, Reserve Bank of India (2) Finance Secretary, Minister of Finance

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(3) Governor, Reserve Bank of India (4) Finance Minister, Ministry of Finance 28. The monetary unit of Bangladesh is (1) Rupee (2) Takka (3) Rupiah (4) Dollar 29. Sellers market denotes a situation where (1) Commodities are available at competitive rates (2) Demand exceeds supply (3) Supply exceeds demand (4) Supply and demand are equal 30. Development means economic growth plus (1) Inflation (2) Deflation (3) Price stability (4) Social change 31. The Abbreviation NAEP stands for (1) National Atomic Energy Planning (2) National Adult education Programme (3) National Authority on Engineering Projects (4) Nuclear and Atomic Energy Project 32. The Abbreviations PSLV stands for (1) Polar Survey Landing Vehicle (2) Polarised Source Laser Viewing (3) Precise Source Locating Vision (4) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle 33. The term 'epicentre' is associated with (1) Earthquakes (2) Tornadoes (3) Cyclones (4) Earth's interior 34. Which of the following order is given to the plantes of solar system on the basis of their sizes? (1) Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mercury (2) Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, Earth (3) Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn (4) Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter 35. The solar eclipse occurs when (1) the sun comes in between the moon and the earth (2) the earth comes in the between the sun and the moon (3) the moon comes in between the sun and the earth (4) None of these 36. The removal of top soil by water or wind is called (1) Soil wash (2) Soil erosion (3) Soil creep (4) Silting of soil

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37. Which of the following is suitable for growing cotton? (1) Sandy soil (2) Clayey soil (3) Black soil (4) Alluvial soil 38. Bandipur Sanctuary is located in the State of (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Karnataka (4) Madhya Pradesh 39. Largest State in terms of area, in India is (1) Assam (2) Rajasthan (3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Jammu and Kashmir 40. Koraput is related to which of the following Industry (1) Aeroplane (2) Ship building (3) Iron and steel (4) Electric locomotives 41. Which of the following group of States is the largest producer of tea? (1) West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh (2) Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan (3) Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand (4) West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka 42. Which of these has the largest river basin? (1) Brahmaputra (2) Ganga (3) Godavari (4) Sutlej 43. The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for (1) Well-planned cities (2) Efficient civil organization (3) Development of Art and Architecture (4) All of these 44. The Red Fort of Delhi was built by (1) Akbar (2) Shahjehan (3) Jahangir (4) Sher Shah 45. The ancient name of the city of Patna is (1) Pataliputra (2) Kanauj (3) Kausambi (4) Kapilavastu 46. The ancient kingdom of "Avanti" had its capital at (1) Vaishali (2) Kausambi (3) Ujjain (4) Ayodhya

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47. When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India (1) 1492 (2) 1498 (3) 1398 (4) 1542 48. The General who gave the firing order at Jallianwala Bag was (1) Tegart (2) Cornwallis (3) Simpson (4) O. Dwyer 49. Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the (1) Rowlatt Act (2) Salt Law (3) Act of 1909 (4) Jallianwala Bagh Messacre 50. The Britishers come to India as traders and formed company named (1) Indo-British Company (2) The Great Britain Company (3) Eastern India Company (4) East India Company 51. Mahatma Gandhi was born in (1) Wardha (2) Porbander (3) Sabarmati (4) Ahmedabad 52. Who gave the slogan "You give me blood, I promise you freedom"? (1) Bhagat Singh (2) Chandra Shekhar Azad (3) Subhash Chandra Bose (4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 53. In which State is Jawahar Tunnel located? (1) Himachal Pradesh (2) Uttaranchal (3) Goa (4) Jammu and Kashmir 54. Where did the dance form Mohini Attam develop? (1) Manipur (2) Kerala (3) Karnataka (4) Tamil Nadu 55. On selling three articles at the cost of four article, there will be profit of (1) 25% (2) 100/3 % (3) 75/2% (4) 40% 56. By selling an article for Rs. 40, there is loss of 40%. By selling it for Rs. 80 there is (1) Gain of 20% (2) Loss of 10% (3) Loss of 20% (4) Gain of 10%

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57. A number consists of two digits whose sum is 8. If 8 is subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their places. The number is (1) 44 (2) 35 (3) 62 (4) 33 58. A horse is tied to a peg hammered at one of the corner of a rectangular grass field of 40 m by 24 m by a rope 14 m long. Over how much area of the field can the horse graze? (1) 154 m2 (2) 308 m2 (3) 240 m2 (4) 480 m2 59. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7 and its perimeter is 30 cm. The length of the greatest side of the triangle in cm is (1) 6 (2) 10 (3) 14 (4) 16 60. The radius of a right circular cone is 3 cm and its height is 4 cm. The curved surface of the cone will be (1) 12 sq. cm (2) 15 sq. cm (3) 18 sq. cm (4) 21 sq. cm 61. The steam engine was invented by (1) James Watt (2) James Prescott Joule (3) New Commen (4) Isaac Newton 62. Who invented the telephone? (1) Thomas Alva Edison (2) Galileo (3) Alexander Graham Bell (4) G. Marconi 63. Albert Einsten was a famous (1) Physician (2) Chemist (3) Physicist (4) Biologist 64. The fractions 7/11, 16/20, 21/22 when arranged in descending order is (1) 7/11,16/20,21/22 (2) 21/22,7/11,16/20 (3) 21/22,16/20,7/11 (4) 7/11,21/22,16/20 65. If 10% of a number is subtracted from it, the result is 1800. The number is (1) 1900 (2) 2000 (3) 2100 (4) 2140 66. The number is just preceding 9909 which is a perfect square is (1) 9908

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(2) 9900 (3) 9899 (4) 9801 67. In banking ATM stands for (1) Automated Tallying Machine (2) Automatic Teller Machine (3) Automated Totalling Machine (4) Automated Transaction of Money 68. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian Defence forces? (1) DOD (2) RDSO (3) DRDO (4) DRES 69. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian space programme? (1) NASA (2) ISO (3) ISRO (4) NSAT 70. The injection of anti-toxin is given to prevent (1) Tetanus (2) Tuberculosis (3) Typhoid (4) Filariasis 71. Dental caries are due to (1) Viral infection (2) Contaminated water (3) Bacterial infection (4) Hereditary causes 72. Spinach leaves are rich source of (1) Vitamin A (2) Iron (3) Carotene (4) Vitamin E 73. Which of these is not a mosquito borne disease? (1) Dengue fever (2) Malaria (3) Filariasis (4) Goitre 74. Oranges are rich source of (1) Carbohydrates (2) Fats (3) Proteins (4) Vitamins 75. Which acid is produced when milk gets sour? (1) Tartaric acid (2) Butyric acid (3) Lactic acid (4) Acetic acid

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76. AIDS stands for (1) Acquired Immune Disease Syndrome (2) Acquired Immunity Deficient Syndrome (3) Acquired Immune Deficiency (4) Acquired Infection Deficiency Syndrome 77. Stem cuttings are commonly used for re-growing (1) Cotton (2) Banana (3) Jute (4) Sugar Cane 78. Persons with which blood group are called universal donors? (1) AB (2) A (3) O (4) B 79. Silk is produced by (1) Egg of silkworm (2) Pupa of silkworm (3) Larva of silkworm (4) Insect itself 80. Which amongst the following is the train introduced by Indian Railways bringing travel by AC class within the reach of a common man? (1) August Kranti (2) Jan Shatabdi (3) Garib Rath (4) Sampark Kranti 81. Approximately how many stations are there on the Indian Railway Network? (1) 6000 (2) 7000 (3) 8000 (4) 9000 82. The Headquarters of North Western Railway is at (1) Abu Road (2) Jodhpur (3) Ajmer (4) Jaipur 83. The new electric railway engines are manufactured in (1) Varanasi (2) Chittaranjan (3) Patiala (4) Chennai 84. Which of the following is true in regard to Indian railway? (1) It is the cheapest means of transportation (2) The chief source of income is transportation of goods (3) It is the only largest employer (4) All of the above 85. The highest gallantry award in India is (1) Ashok Chakra (2) Paramvir Chakra (3) Mahavir Chakra (4) Param Vishista Chakra

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86. Oscar prize is related to (1) Literature (2) Films (3) Science (4) Music 87. Arjuna award is given for (1) Bravery in the battle field (2) Excellence in archery (3) Excellence in sports (4) Excellent service during emergency 88. The first Indian recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature is (1) Mother Teresa (2) Rabindranath Tagore (3) Sorijini Naidu (4) C.V. Raman 89. Bismillah Khan is related to (1) Tabla (2) Sarod (3) Flute (4) Shehnai 90. Who is the external affairs minister in the present union Cabinet? (1) Shivraj Patil (2) Pranab Mukherjee (3) Priyaranjan Dasmunshi (4) A.K. Antony 91. Who is the present Union Agriculture Minister? (1) Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (2) Manishankar Iyyer (3) Sharad Parwar (4) Kamalnath 92. Who is the present union Tourism and Culture Minister? (1) Ambika Soni (2) Kapil Sibbal (3) Renuka Chaudhary (4) Sushil Kumar Shinde 93. Who is the chairman of senior selection committee in BCCI? (1) Sunil Gavaskar (2) Dilip Vengasarkar (3) Kapil Dev (4) Chetan Chauhan 94. The assembly elections were held recently in two states namely (1) Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh (2) Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh (3) Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat (4) Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh 95. Thermometer is related to degree in the same way as clock is related to (1) Wall (2) Tower (3) Hour (4) Cock

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96. The headquarters of the United Nations Union is located at (1) Geneva (2) New York (3) Rome (4) Washington 97. To work on mobile cell phone which of the following is/are required? (1) Favourable handset (2) Sim card (3) Service provider network (4) All of the above 98. Find the root value of 36.1 / 102.4 (1) 61 / 34 (2) 19 / 31 (3) 19 / 32 (4) 19 / 33 99. Which of the following keys of personal computer is not available in the key board of traditional typewriters? (1) Tab (2) Spacebar (3) Enter (4) Backspace 100. Which of the following words is not related to the functioning of Internet? (1) www (2) http (3) e-mail (4) All of the above ANSWERS 1. (3) 2. (2) 3. (1) 4. (2) 5. (3) 6. (4) 7. (2) 8. (3) 9. (1) 10. (3) 11. (1) 12. (3) 13. (2) 14. (3) 15. (4) 16. (1) 17. (3) 18. (3) 19. (2) 20. (4) 21. (3) 22. (1) 23. (3) 24. (4) 25. (1) 26. (2) 27. (3) 28. (2) 29. (2) 30. (4) 31. (2) 32. (4) 33. (1) 34. (1) 35. (3) 36. (2) 37. (3) 38. (3) 39. (3) 40. (1) 41. (4) 42. (2) 43. (4) 44. (2) 45. (1) 46. (3) 47. (2) 48. (4) 49. (1) 50. (4) 51. (2) 52. (4) 53. (4) 54. (2) 55. (2) 56. (1) 57. (4) 58. (1) 59. (3) 60. (2) 61. (1) 62. (3) 63. (3) 64. (3) 65. (2) 66. (4) 67. (2) 68. (3) 69. (3) 70. (1) 71. (3) 72. (2) 73. (4) 74. (4) 75. (3) 76. (3) 77. (4) 78. (3) 79. (3) 80. (3) 81. (2) 82. (4) 83. (3) 84. (4) 85. (2) 86. (2) 87. (3) 88. (2) 89. (4) 90. (2) 91. (3) 92. (1) 93. (2) 94. (3) 95. (3) 96. (2) 97. (4) 98. (3) 99. (3) 100. (4)

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(Note: The answers to these general knowledge questions are given below) 1. Which metal is heavier, silver or gold? 2. How many legs do butterflies have? 3. Which is the country with the most people? 4. Which state is the biggest in the US? 5. Which country has the largest area of land? 6. Which is the country hosting the 2008 Olympic Games? 7. Which indoor sport is the most popular in the US? 8. Which golf player's mother is from Thailand? 9. What is Aurora Borealis commonly known as? 10. Which is the non-contagious disease that is the most common in the world? 11. Which was the album the Beatles recorded the last time together? 12. Which instrument did Miles Davis, the jazz musician, play? 13. What is the sport in which you could get into a headlock? 14. In which country was golf first played? 15. Which is the sport where you could be out 'leg before wicket' or 'hit a six'? 16. When did baseball originate in the US? 17. Which is the sport wherein you would use a 'sand iron'? 18. What is the largest mammal in the world? 19. Which is the country where reggae music originated? 20. Who was the creator of Jeeves and Wooster? 21. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? 22. Who was the writer of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland? 23. After which famous person was the teddy bear named? 24. Which is the smallest ocean in the world? 25. What is the rhino?s horn made of? Answers 1. Gold 2. Six 3. China 4. Alaska 5. Russia 6. China 7. Basketball 8. Tiger Woods 9. Northern Lights 10. Tooth Decay 11. Abbey Road 12. Trumpet 13. Wrestling 14. Scotland 15. Cricket 16. 19th Century 17. Golf 18. Blue Whale 19. Jamaica 20. P.G. Wodehouse 21. Michelangelo 22. Lewis Carroll 23. Theodore Roosevelt 24. Arctic Ocean 25. Hair

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