GK -6

General Knowledge

Model Test Paper – 6

Q1.       The significant rise in production of which commodity is referred as `Yellow Revolution’ ?
            (A) Grains                    (B) Pulses                     (C) Oilseeds                  (D) Fruits and Vegetables
Q2.       What is the length of a Cricket pitch, measured between two sets of wickets ?
            (A) 18 yards                 (B) 20 yards                  (C) 22 yards                  (D) 24 yards
Q3.       Which associate of Mahatma Gandhi founded Paunar Ashram near Wardha in Maharashtra ?
            (A) Baba Amte             (B) C.Rajagopalachari   (C) C.F.Andrews          (D) Vinoba Bhave
Q4.       Where is the headquarters of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ?
            (A) New Delhi              (B) Mumbai                  (C) Chennai                  (D) Kolkata
Q5.       Gayatri Mantra is addressed to which Hindu god ?
            (A) Surya                     (B) Brahma                  (C) Vishnu                    (D) Shiv
Q6.       What is the name of India’s first electric Car ?
            (A) Rewa                     (B) Arjun                      (C) Chetak                    (D) Shaktiman
Q7.       In which battle was Prithviraj Chauhan, the ruler of Delhi, decisively defeated by Afghan ruler Muhammad      Ghori ?
            (A) Battle of Buxar (1764)                                 (B) Battle of Plassey (1757)
            (C) Third Battle of Panipat (1761)                      (D) Second Battle of Tarain (1192)
Q58.     Which element is necessarily present in all acids ?
            (A) Carbon                   (B) Oxygen                   (C) Hydrogen                (D) Nitrogen
Q9.       Which IT entrepreneur authored the book `Business at the speed of thought’ ?
            (A) Bill Gates                (B) Larry Ellison           (C) Michael Dell           (D) Sergey Brin
Q10.     In which mountain range is the Siachen Glacier, the world’s longest glacier, located ?
            (A) Himalayas              (B) Karakoram (C) Hindu Kush             (D) Tien Shan
Q11.     In human body, Bile is produced by which organ ?
            (A) Liver                      (B) Spleen                    (C) Pancreas                (D) Stomach
Q12.     What was the original name of Mughal empress Noor Jahan ?
            (A) Bhagmati                (B) Mehrunnisa (C) Manikarnika            (D) Arjumand Banu Begum
Q13.     Which among the following is not a Prime number ?
            (A) 5                            (B) 7                            (C) 9                            (D) 11
Q14.     Which city houses the headquarters of International Cricket Council (ICC) ?
            (A) Dubai                     (B) London                   (C) Monaco                  (D) Sharjah
Q15.     Graphite and Diamond are allotropes of which element ?
            A) Arsenic                    (B) Carbon                   (C) Selenium                 (D) Germanium

Q16.     In 1905, who founded the Servants of India Society in Pune ?
            (A) Lala Lajpat Rai                                           (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

            (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale                                (D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Q17.     Who is the only Indian cricketer to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test innings ?
            (A) Kapil Dev               (B) Bishen Singh Bedi   (C) Narendra Hirwani   (D) Anil Kumble
Q18.     In which Indian state is the Keibul Lamjao, world’s only floating National Park, situated ?
            A) Kerala                     (B) Karnataka               (C) Manipur                  (D) West Bengal
Q19.     In 1995, who became first recipient of the International Gandhi Peace Prize ?
            (A) Julius Nyerere         (B) Nelson Mandela      (C) Gerhard Fischer      (D) John Hume
Q20.     ’My Music, My Life’ and ‘Raga Mala’ books are the autobiographies of which music maestro ?
            (A) Zakir Hussain         (B) Amjad Ali Khan      (C) Pt.Shiv Kuamr Sharma (D) Pt.Ravishankar
Q21.     What is the minimum age limit to become the President of India ?
            (A) 25 years                 (B) 30 years                  (C) 35 years                  (D) 40 years
Q22.     Who created fictional character Harry Potter ?
            (A) Ruskin Bond           (B) J.K.Rowling            (C) Enid Blyton             (D) R.K.Narayan
Q23.     In humans, the deficiency of Vitamin C leads to which disease ?
            (A) Beriberi                  (B) Scurvy                    (C) Rickets                   (D) Nyctalopia (Night Blindness)
Q24.     Which freedom fighter was popularly known as `Deshbandhu’ ?
            (A) Lala Lajpat Rai       (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Chittaranjan Das (D) C.F.Andrews
Q25.     On 7th April 1875, in which city did Swami Dayanand Saraswati found the Arya Samaj ?
            (A) Rajkot                    (B) Ahmedabad                        (C) Mumbai                  (D) Lahore
Q26.     What was the original name of renowned Hindi and Urdu writer Munshi Premchand ?
            (A) Raghupati Sahay                                         (B) Dhanpatrai Srivastava

            (C) Akhtar Hussain Rizvi                                   (D) Sampooran Singh Kalra
Q27.     In the Mahabharat, who killed Bhima’s son Ghatotkacha ?
            (A) Karna                     (B) Dronacharya           (C) Ashwathama           (D) Shalya
Q28.     Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress ?
            (A) Dadabahi Naoroji    (B) Badruddin Tyabji     (C) Pherozeshah Mehta (D) Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
Q29.     Who wrote ‘Ashtadhyayi’, the earliest existing grammar of Sanskrit ?
            (A) Charak                   (B) Sushruta                 (C) Patanjali                  (D) Panini
Q30.     Which among the following is the motto of the Asian Games ?
            (A) Ever Onward                                              (B) Friendship Through Sport

            (C) Humanity – Equality – Destiny                     (D) Swifter, Higher, Stronger
Q31.     What is the approximate playing time of full version of ‘Jana Gana Mana’, the National Anthem of India ?
            (A) 42 seconds              (B) 52 seconds              (C) 62 seconds              (D) 72 seconds
Q32.     Which city is famous for Chikankari embroidery ?
            (A) Srinagar                  (B) Hyderabad              (C) Lucknow                (D) Jodhpur

Q33.     In terms of population, which is the smallest state in India ?
            (A) Goa                        (B) Sikkim                    (C) Mizoram                 (D) Arunachal Pradesh
Q34.     Phobos and Deimos are two moons (natural satellite) of which planet ?
            (A) Mars                      (B) Venus                     (C) Mercury                 (D) Jupiter
Q36.     Mossad is the national intelligence agency of which country ?
            (A) China                     (B) Russia                    (C) Israel                      (D) Pakistan
Q37.     Situated on the banks of Vaigai river, which city was the capital of Pandya Dynasty ?
            (A) Madurai                  (B) Thanjavur               (C) Warangal                (D) Vijayanagar
Q38.     Which constituent of human blood is responsible for blood clotting ?
            (A) Plasma                                                       (B) Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)
            (C) White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)                   (D) Platelets (Thrombocytes)
Q39.     Which was the first country to give women the right to vote in elections ?
            (A) Finland                   (B) Norway                  (C) Australia                 (D) New Zealand
Q40.     What is the name of world’s first Personal Supercomputer, which is upto 250 times faster than standard PCs ?
            (A) Eka                                    (B) Tesla                      (C) Param                    (D) Deep Blue
Q41.     Who is the Supreme Commander of Indian armed forces ?
            (A) President                (B) Prime Minister        (C) Defence Minister    (D) Chief of Army Staff
Q42.     Which among the following is not a parasite ?
            (A) Hookworm             (B) Tapeworm              (C) Ringworm               (D) Roundworm
Q43.     Who authored the book ‘India Wins Freedom’ ?
            (A) Jawaharlal Nehru                                        (B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
            (C) Subhash Chandra Bose                                (D) C.Rajagopalachari
Q44.     Jatiyo Sansad is the parliament of which country ?
            (A) Nepal                     (B) Pakistan                  (C) Bangladesh (D) Japan
Q45.     According to Hindu mythology, twin sisters Riddhi and Siddhi are wives of which God ?
            (A) Surya                     (B) Vishnu                    (C) Shiva                      (D) Ganesh
Q46.     In 1612, where did the British establish their first factory (trading post) in India ?
            (A) Surat                      (B) Mumbai                  (C) Chennai                  (D) Kolkata
Q47.     Velodrome is an arena for which sporting event ?
            (A) Ice Hockey             (B) Lawn Tennis           (C) Sumo Wrestling       (D) Track Cycling
Q48.     Which scientist was known as ‘Wizard of Menlo Park’ ?
            (A) Isaac Newton         (B) Albert Einstein        (C) Louis Pasteur          (D) Thomas Alva Edison
Q49.     On the banks of river Ganga, which ruler of Magadh founded the city of Patliputra (modern Patna) ?
            (A) Bimbisara               (B) Ajatashatru (C) Chandragupta Maurya (D) Bindusara
Q50.     On 6th April 1909, who became the first person to reach the North Pole ?
            (A) Richard E. Byrd      (B) Robert Edwin Peary (C) Roald Amundsen    (D) Lincoln Ellsworth