GK-

General Knowledge

Model Test Paper – 3

Q1.       In which city is the dargah (tomb) of sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti located ?
            (A) Mumbai                  (B) Srinagar                  (C) New Delhi              (D) Ajmer
Q2.       With with musical instrument is Pt. Ravi Shankar associated ?
            (A) Sitar                       (B) Sarod                      (C) Santoor                   (D) Tabla
Q3.       In 1953, who became the first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) ?
            (A) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur                                 (B) Sucheta Kriplani
            (C) Vijay Laxmi Pandit                          (D) Sarojini Naidu
Q4.       Which lake seprates the Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, from its twin city Secunderabad ?
            (A) Loktak Lake           (B) Chilka Lake                        (C) Wular Lake             (D) Hussain Sagar Lake
Q5.       What is the name of India’s first nuclear reactor ?
            (A) Apsara                   (B) Kamini                    (C) Dhruva                   (D) Aryabhatt
Q6.       At which place did Mahatama Gandhi start his first Satyagraha in India ?
            (A) Kheda (Gujarat)      (B) Champaran (Bihar) (C) Sabarmati (Gujarat) (D) Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Q7.       ’Wings of Fire’ and ‘Ignited Minds’ books are authored by which Indian scientist ?
            (A) H.G.Khurana          (B) M.S.Swaminathan   (C) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam (D) S.Chandrasekhar
Q8.       The Gir Forest National Park (Sasan Gir), the only home of the Asiatic Lions, is situated in which state ?
            (A) Kerala                    (B) Gujarat                   (C) West Bengal                       (D) Madhya Pradesh
Q9.       Which Mughal emperor assumed the title of ‘Alamgir’ (Conqueror of the world) ?
            (A) Akbar                     (B) Jehangir                  (C) Shahjahan               (D) Aurangzeb
Q10.     What is the common name of Acetylsalicylic Acid ?
            (A) Aspirin                   (B) Vinegar                  (C) Vitamin C               (D) Vitriol
Q11.     Who signs one rupee currency note of India ?
            (A) RBI Governor         (B) Finance Secretary   (C) Finance Minister      (D) President
Q12.     Who wrote the ‘Das Capital’, an extensive treatise on political economy ?
            (A) Karl Marx              (B) Friedrich Engles      (C) Leo Tolstoy             (D) Maxim Gorky
Q13.     Who was the first law minister of independent India ?
            (A) Vallabhbhai Patel    (B) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai (C) B.R.Ambedkar        (D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q14.     Arabica, Robusta and Liberica are the varieties of which popluar beverage ?
            (A) Tea                                    (B) Coffee                    (C) Yoghurt                  (D) Lemonade
Q15.     Which Indian classical dance form, native of Andhra Pradesh, was developed by Siddhendra Yogi from             Bhamakalapam dance drama ?
            (A) Odissi                     (B) Kathakali                (C) Bharatanatyam        (D) Kuchipudi
Q16.     Where is the headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography located ?
            (A) Dona Paula (Goa)                                       (B) Kochi (Kerala)
            (C) Mumbai (Maharashtra)                                (D) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Q17.     Which European country is known as the ‘Land of a thousand lakes’ ?
            (A) Denmark                (B) Sweden                  (C) Norway                  (D) Finland
Q18.     Which is the nearest star to the Sun ?
            (A) Proxima Centauri    (B) Alpha Centauri A    (C) Alpha Centauri B    (D) Bernard’s Star
Q19.     Which gas is commonly known as ‘Laughing Gas’ ?
            (A) Ozone                    (B) Methane                 (C) Nitrous Oxide          (D) Carbon dioxide
Q20.     Which is the only continent through which all three main latitude lines – Equator, Tropic of Cancer and      Tropic   of Capricorn – passes ?
            (A) Asia                       (B) Africa                     (C) Europe                    (D) South America
Q21.     Kavaratti, an island town, is the capital of which Indian union territory ?
            (A) Lakshadweep         (B) Daman and Diu       (C) Puducherry             (D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q22.     Garba dance is native of which Indian state ?
            (A) Punjab                    (B) Maharashtra           (C) Gujarat                   (D) West Bengal
Q23.     Antarctica is the largest cold desert in the world. Which is the largest hot desert in the world ?
            (A) Thar                       (B) Gobi                       (C) Sahara                    (D) Kalahari
Q24.     Sadakat Ashram memorial in Patna is dedicated to which former President of India ?
            (A) Zakir Hussain         (B) Rajendra Prasad      (C) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

            (D) V.V.Giri
Q25.     Who discoverd Penicillin ?
            (A) Jonas Salk              (B) Frederick Benting    (C) Alexander Fleming (D) Ronald Ross
Q26.     In Mumbai terror attacks on 26 Nov. 2008, what was the code name of security forces commando action against terrorists ?
            (A) Operation Vijay       (B) Operation Shakti      (C) Operation Cactus    (D) Operation Black Tornado
Q27.     At which temprature, Celsius and Fahrenheit scales will show same reading ?
            (A) 0 degree                 (B) 32 degre                 (C) 180 degree              (D) minus 40 degree
Q28.     Launched on 1st July 1822, which newspaper is the Asia’s oldest extant daily ?
            (A) The Times of India                                      (B) Mumbai Samachar

            (C) The Indian Express                                      (D) Hindustan Times
Q29.     Who is the first Indian woman to graduate from the Harvard Business School ?
            (A) Naina Lal Kidwai    (B) Lalita D. Gupte       (C) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (D) Chanda Kochhar
Q30.     In domestic LPG cylinders, a small quantity of which foul smelling chemical is added to act as a warning    agent in case of any gas leakage ?
            (A) Pyridine                  (B) Isocyanide              (C) Cadaverine             (D) Ethyl Mercaptan
Q31.     In tabletop game Carrom, how many coins are used ?
            (A) 15                          (B) 17                           (C) 19                           (D) 21
Q32.     How much time does Sunlight take to reach the Earth ?
            (A) 8 minutes                (B) 10 minutes              (C) 12 minutes              (D) 15 minutes
Q33.     Alpha is the first letter of Greek alphabet. Which is the last ?
            (A) Beta                       (B) Gamma                   (C) Sigma                     (D) Omega
Q34.     Which ruler of Gupta dynasty is also called the ‘Napoleon of India’ ?
            (A) Ramagupta             (B) Skandagupta           (C) Samudragupta         (D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Q35.     Which mountain range in Chhatisgarh, with name literally meaning the hump of ox, is world famous for top-            quality deposits of iron ore ?
            (A) Aravali                   (B) Bailadila                  (C) Nilgiri                     (D) Patkai
Q36.     Which scientist is considered as the father of Indian Space Programme ?
            (A) Vikram Sarabhai     (B) Homi Bhabha          (C) M.S.Swaminathan   (D) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
Q37.     Which pigment is responsible for red colour of tomatoes ?
            (A) Melanin                  (B) Lycopene                (C) Bilirubin                  (D) Chlorophyll
Q38.     Who founded the ‘Pushti Marg’ (path of divine grace) sect of the Hindu religion ?
            A) Adi Shankaracharya (B) Nimbarkacharya      (C) Ramanujacharya     (D) Vallabhacharya
Q39.     Who authored the book `The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid’ ?
            (A) Philip Kotler            (B) Jack Welch             (C) C.K.Prahalad          (D) Mohanbir Sawhney
Q40.     Indira Mount, an underwater mountain named after former PM of India Smt. Indira Gandhi, is in which      ocean?
            (A) Indian Ocean          (B) Antarctic Ocean      (C) Atlantic Ocean        (D) Pacific Ocean
Q41.     In Roman numerals, which letter represents one thousand ?
            (A) L                            (B) C                            (C) M                           (D) X
Q42.     Who was the only woman ruler of Delhi ?
            (A) Chand Bibi              (B) Razia Sultan            (C) Rani Durgavati        (D) Rani Rudramma Devi
Q43.     How do we better know Oscar award winner lyricist Sampooran Singh Kalra, the writer of ‘Jai Ho’ song for             film‘Slumdog Millionaire’ ?
            (A) Sameer                   (B) Gulzar                     (C) Javed Akhtar          (D) Prasoon Joshi
Q44.     Where did Lord Mahavira, the last of 24 tirthankars in Jain tradition, attain Nirvana ?
            (A) Nanded (Maharashtra)                                (B) Kolkata (W.Bengal)

            (C) Kushinagar (U.P.)                                       (D) Pawapuri (Bihar)
Q45.     In 1904, which revolutionary founded Abhinav Bharat Society ?
            (A) Veer Savarkar        (B) Bhagat Singh           (C) Chandrasekhar Azad           (D) Lala Hardayal
Q46.     In which city are the headquarters of International Olympic Committee (IOC) located ?
            (A) Zurich (Switzerland)                                    (B) London (United Kingdom)
            (C) Dubai (United Arab Emirates)                      (D) Lausanne (Switzerland)
Q47.     In 1872, which Viceroy of India was assassinated at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands ?
            (A) Lord Mayo             (B) Lord Curzon            (C) Lord Lytton             (D) Lord Irwin
Q48.     Greenland, the largest island in world, is the part of which country ?
            (A) Canada                   (B) Denmark                (C) Norway                  (D) Iceland
Q49.     Who created the first cloned sheep Dolly ?
            (A) Adam Osborne       (B) Charles Babbage     (C) Tim Burners-Lee     (D) Ian Wilmut
Q50.     Which pass, connecting Sri Lankan mainland with Jaffna peninsula. is referred as the ‘Gateway to Jaffna’ ?
            (A) Khyber pass           (B) Nathu La pass         (C) Elephant p