GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS

1. Who is appointed as CEO of NITI Aayog?

a. Arvind Pangariya

b. Sindhushree Khullar c. Arun Jaitely

d. Bibek Debroy

2. On which day Malala Day is observed?

a. June 12

b. July 12

c. May 12

d. December 12

3. What is the Study of Mountains called?

a. Oncology

b. Theology

c. Orology

d. Geomorphology

c. Leu

d. Rand

4. What is the currency of Romania?

a. Lev

b. Lira

5. What is the Capital of Norway?

a. Oslo

b. Lima

c. Abuja

d. Belfast

6. Which country is known as Land of Golden Pagoda?

a. Japan

b. India

c. Tokyo

d. Myanmar

7. Who is the author of the book Long Walk to Freedom?

a. Mahatma Gandhi

b. Nelson Mandela

c. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

d. Talima Nasreen

8. Pellagra disease is a deficit of which Vitamin?

a. Pyridoxine

b. Riboflavin

c. Carotenoids

d. Niacin

c. Harrison

d. Goodyear

9. Which scientist invented the X-rays?

a. William Hunt

b. Wilhelm Rntgen

10. Which instrument is used to measure the depth of Ocean?

a. Pyknometer

b. Fathometer

c. Hygrometer

d. Saliometer

11. Lime Stone is a example of which rock?

a. Volcanic Rock

b. Metamorphic Rock

c. Sedimentary Rock

d. Igneous Rock

12. Merlin Award is given in which field?

a. Mathematics

b. Music

c. Medical Science

d. Military

13. Which state is the largest producer of tobacco in India?

a. Kerla

b. Rajasthan

c. Andhra Pradesh

d. West Bengal

14. Hazaribagh National Park is situated in which state?

a. Jharkhand

b. Assam

c. Madhya Pradesh

15. Who was the first Indian to join ICS (Indian Civil Services)?

d. Kerala

a. Subhas Bose

b. Satyendra Nath Tagore

c. Mihir Sen

d. Dr. S. Radhakrisnan

16. When was 3rd Round table Conference was held?

a. 1930

b. 1931

c. 1932

d. 1933

17. Which Governor General had introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?

a. Lord Cornwallis

b. Lord Dalhousie

c. Lord William Bentinck

d. Lord Minto I

18. When did the Battle of Hydaspes took place?

a. 303 B.C

b. 261 B.C

c. 326 B.C

d. 339 B.C

c. Humboldt

d. Carl Ritter

c. Tomato

d. Cakes

19. Who coined the term Geography?

a. Galileo

b. Eratosthenes

20. Round Revolution is the production of : a. Potato

b. Egg

21. Which disease is also known as Christmas Disease?

a. Rickets

b. Sterility

c. Hemophilia

d. Scurvy

22. What is the Boundary Line between India & Pakistan called?
a. Radcliffe Line

b. Maginot Line

c. Durand Line

d. Mac Mohan Line

23. Mando is a famous classical dance of which state?

a. Mizoram

b. Goa

c. Jammu & Kashmir d. Meghalaya

24. Imposition of Presidents Rule in states is prescribed in which article of Indian Constitution?
a. Article 368

b. Article 51 A

c. Article 343

d. Article 356

25. Which country in the world creates space history to enter Marss Orbit in its debut attempt?
a. China

b. India

c. USA

d. Russia

26. United Nations Day is observed on : a. October 24

b. October 13

c. May 8

d. August 20

27. Who won the Nobel Prize 2014 for Literature?

a.

Eric Betzig

b. Patrick Modiano

c. Jean Tirole

d. Isamu Akasaki

28. Under which Amendment of Indian Constitution substituted Odia for Oriya?
a. 99th

b. 95th

c. 96th

d. 88th

29. Where is the Head Quarter of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?
a. Austria

b. USA

c. Japan

d. South Africa

30. Who is the Cabinet Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences?
a. Ananth Kumar

b. Dr. Harsh Vardhan c. Kalraj Mishra

d. Narendra Singh Tomar

31. What is the FDI Limit in Defence Sector as per Union Budget 2014-15?

a. 26%

b. 100%

c. 49%

d. 50%

32. Which programme proposed by Govt of India to ensure broad band connectivity at village level?
a. Connct India

b. Digital India

c. Vision India

d. Rural Networks

33. What is the number of new trains to be introduced as per railway Budget 2014?
a. 76

b. 58

c. 65

d. 61

c. Ampere

d. Ohm

34. What is the S.I. unit of Electric Current?

a. Joule

b. Watt

35. UN declared 2014 as the International year of : a. Biodiversity

b. Planet Earth

c. Family Farming

d. Microcredit

36. Who is the CMD of Bharat Electronics Limited?

a. Rakesh Maria

b. Sudhir Gupta

c. Udaya Sareen

d. S.K. Sharma

37. What is the minimum period for a Fixed Deposit Account?

a. 15 days

b. 30 days

c. 6 Month

d. 1 Year

38. How many numbers of digits are there in a Bank IFSC Code (Indian Financial System Code)?
a. 9 digit

b. 11 digits

c. 16 digits

d. 5 digits

39. All commercial & regional rural banks functioning in India are insured by : a. LIC

b. NICL

c. DICGC

d. ECGE

40. Which committee recommended a maximum age of 65 for private bank CEOs?
a. P.J. Nayak Committee

b. Raghuram Rajan Committee

c. Arvind Mayaram Committee

d. Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee

41. Which bank has Tag Line Your Tech-Friendly Bank?

a. Dena Bank

b. UCO Bank

c. Indian Bank

d. Punjab & Sind Bank

42. Where is the Head Quarter of Corporation Bank?

a. Bangalore

b. Mangalore

c. Chennai

d. Mumbai

43. What is Indias ranking in Human Development Index 2014?

a. 114

b. 140

c. 135

d. 143

44. Who is the founder of e-commerce company Amazon?

a. John O Keffe

b. Stefan Well

c. Edvard Moser

d. Jeff Bezos

45. Who won the International Childrens Peace Prize 2014?

a. Malala

b. Neha Gupta

c. Meher Tareem

46. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (50 Overs) to be held in : -

d. P. Mukherjee

a. India

b. West Indies

c. England

d. South Africa

47. Who is the new Chief Minister of Goa?

a. Manik Sarkar

b. Monohar Parikar

c. O. Panneerselvam d. Manohar Lal Khattar

48. Sardar Sarovar Dam is situated in which state?

a. Jharkhand

b. Gujrat

c. Uttrakhand

d. Maharastra

49. Who is the director of Bollywood Movie Mardani?

a. Pradeep Sarkar

b. Aditya Chopra

c. Nistha Jain

d. Vikas Bahl

50. What is the accidental cover amount in Pradhan Mantri jan Dhan Yojana ?
a. 50,000 INR

b. 1,00,000 INR

c. 5,00,000 INR

d. 60,000 INR