GENERAL QUIZ TWO

GENERAL AWARENESS: (4 tests)

TEST 1
1.Connect the following Manhattan, Apollo, Hedwig, Cartman, Guinness.
Greek Gods Red Hat Linux Versions
Record Books Famous Scientists

2. Who coined the term Pakistan while he was at Cambridge?

Choudhary Rahmat Ali Zia Ul Haq
Mehboob Khan Maqboor Khan

3. What term was coined by Don Hoeffler in a 1971 article published in the magazine "Electronic News"?
World Wide Web Internet
Silicon Valley Mobile

4. Which breed of dog is named because its ears resemble the wings of a butterfly?
Papillon Doberman
Zololo Pamerian

5. The Greeks have the longest, Japan the shortest, and Saudi Arabia none at all. What?
National animal National Anthem
River Mountains

6. Sampuran Singh is better known to Hindi movie watchers by the pen-name that he adopted. What was
the pen-name?
Dara Singh Dharmendra
Asrani Gulzar

7. What is the lowest string in violin called?

A-String G-String
F-Sting S-String

8.Two US scientists Herb Faber and Dan O' Connor devised an insulating material as a substitute for mica,
and formed a company to commercially sell the product. Their company was taken over by Cyanamid. The
trade name used by the scientists is protected by law, however it is used as a generic name for any product
in this class. What is the trade name?
Plastic ForMica
Polystrene Teflon

9. Which is the largest cigarettes company in the world?

Phillip Morris BAT
ITC Virgin

10. Which magazine's logo is Pegasus, the winged horse and claims to be the "The world's largest
circulation magazine"?
People Readers Digest
Fortune Time

Correct Answers For Test 1

1 Red Hat Linux
2 Choudhary Rahmat Ali
3 Silicon Valley
4 Papillon
5 National Anthem
6 Gulzar
7 G-String
8 ForMica

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9 Phillip Morris
10 Readers Digest

TEST 2
1.Who was the pioneer of the ‘Bhoodan’ movement?
Thakkar Bapa D.K.Karve
Vinoba Bhave Jayprakash Narayan

2. In which language did Buddha preach his followers?

Hindi Sanskrit
Prakrit Magdhi

3. Which one of the following Indian states is not bisected by the Tropic of Cancer?
Orissa Gujarat
Rajasthan West Bengal

4. Who was the first recipient of Jnanpith Award?

G.Shankar Kurup Ravindra Nath Taigor
Uma Shankar Jo Premchand

5. Who signed the peace agreement ‘Shimla pact’?

Indira Gandhi- Zia Ul Haq Indira Gandhi – Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Indira Gandhi – Benazir Bhutto Rajeev Gandhi - Benazir Bhutto

6. On the bank of which river did Alexander and Porus fight?

Beas Jhelum
Ganga Sindh

7. Which of the following has been India’s highest foreign exchange earning crop?
Cotton Jute
Coffee Silk

8.Who was the first recipient of ‘Bharat Ratna’?

M. Vishveshwaraya C.Rajgopalachari
Jawaher lal Nehru Gandhi

9. In which city is the ‘August Kranti Maidan’ situated?

Kolkata Delhi
Chennai Mumbai

10. Who was the most learned scholar of Taxila who wrote the grammar of the Sanskrit language?
Chankya Valmiki
Varahmihir Panini

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Correct Answers for Test 2

1 Vinoba Bhave
2 Prakrit
3 Orissa
4 G Shankar Kurup
5 indira Gandhi-Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
6 Jhelum
7 Jute

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8 C.Rajgopalachari
9 Mumbai
10 Panini

TEST 3
1. In which country Vengaboys based?
USA Netherlands
UK Germany

2. In which year India was granted the test status?

1920 1926
1930 1932

3. In which language were the Vedas composed?

Pali Prakrit
Sanskrit Hindi

4. Which state is known as the ‘granary of India’?

UP Haryana
Punjab Maharashtra

5. When was the project tiger launched?

1970 1973
1975 1980

6. Which international game originated in Pune?

Chess Cricket
Polo Badminton

7. Which country is the originator of chess?

Russia India
U.K Czech Republic

8.What was the original name of Gautam Buddha?

Vardhaman Siddharth
Devdutta Rahul

9. Which is the home of Asiatic lion?

Corbett National Park Kanha National park
Dudhawa National Park Gir National Park

10. When was the National Anthem sung first?

1911 1929
1947 1950

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Correct Answers Test 3

1 Netherlands
2 1926
3 Sanskrit
4 punjab
5 1973
6 Badminton
7 India
8 Siddharth
9 Gir Natoional Park
10 1911

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TEST 4
1. Which river originates from the Mansarover Lake?
The Ganga The Yamuna
The Brahmaputra The Indus

2. How many spokes are there in the ‘Chakra’ of our national flag?
12 16
24 30

3. In which state of India is the Himalayan Peak Kanchenjunga situated?

Sikkim Assam
Himachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh

4. Who is the author of "Half a Life"?

Harold Laski V.S. Naipaul
Shakespeare Karan Singh

5. Who played the Character James Bond first?

David Niven Sean Connery
George Lazemby Roger Moore

6. Which was the most importunate structure found at Mohenjo Daro ?

Great bath Tower
Palace Temple

7. How far in to the sea do the territorial waters of India extend?

6 nautical miles 10 nautical miles
12 nautical miles 15 nautical miles

8.Between which cities does the Himsagar Express run?

Shri Nagar to New Delhi Jammu Tawi to Kanyakumari
Jammu to Mumbai Jammu to New Delhi

9. Which is considered to be the oldest form of classical dance?

Odissi Kathakali
Kathak Mohiniattam

10. On which west flowing river is the Jog falls located?

The Saravati river The Krishna
The Kaveri The Narmada

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Correct Answers For Test 4

1 The Brahmputra
2 24
3 Sikkim
4 V.S.Naipaul
5 David Niven
6 Great Bath
7 12 nautical Miles
8 JammuTawi To Kanyakumari
9 odissi
10 The Sarvati River

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