GK Quiz Questions for Competitive Exams 1. Which one of the following books is written by an Indian Author? (A) Five Point Someone (B) Harry Potter (C) Beautiful Mind (D) Animal Farm Answer: Five Point Someone 2. Which one of the following Indian Movies made it to the final nominations of Best Foreign Film Category at the Oscars? (A) Paheli (B) 1947 The Earth (C) Salaam Bombay (D) Black Answer: Salaam Bombay 3. Saffron is obtained from which part of plants? (A) leaf (B) stem (C) anther and whole flower (D) stigma and style Answer: stigma and style 4. Department of Pharmaceuticals comes under which of these ministries? (A) Ministry of Health (B) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (C) Ministry of Food Processing (D) Ministry of Consumer Affairs Answer: Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers 5. Who was the author of the book named Setbji? (A) Shobha De (B) Arundhati Roy (C) Chetan Bhagat (D) Salman Rushdie Answer: Shobha De 6. How many minutes for each degree of longitude does the local time of any place vary from the Greenwich time? (A) Two minutes (B) Four minutes (C) Six minutes (D) Eight minutes Answer: Four minutes 7. The black hole theory was discovered by– (A) Hargobind Khurana (B) C. V. Raman (C) S. Ramanujan (D) S. Chandrashekhar Answer: S. Chandrashekhar 8. Who amongst the following won the Wimbledon Men’s Finals 2011 which was also his first Wimbledon title? (A) Rafael Nadal (B) Novak Djokovic (C) Robert Bruce (D) Lleyton Hewitt Answer: Novak Djokovic 9. Who is the chairman of the committee constituted by RBI to study issues and concerns in the Micro Finance Institutions (MFI) Sector ? (A) Y. H. Malegam (B) Dr. K. C. Chakraborty (C) C. Rangarajan (D) M. Damodaran Answer: Y. H. Malegam 10. Upper limit prescribed for RTGS transaction is– (A) Rs. 1 lac (B) Rs. 2 lacs (C) Rs. 5 lacs (D) No upper limit is prescribed Answer: No upper limit is prescribed 11. Which one of the following is not correct regarding Tsunami ? (A) Tsunamis have a very long wavelength (B) Tsunamis have a slight swell of about twelve inches above the normal sea surface (C) Tsunamis grow in height when they reach shallower water (D) Tides also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis Answer: Tides also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis 12. Which of the following ranges separates the Kashmir Valley from the Indus Valley? (A) Dhauladhar (B) Great Himalayan range (C) Pir Panjal range (D) Siwalik range Answer: Great Himalayan range 13. The macro-nutrients provided by inorganic fertilisers are– (A) carbon, iron and boron. (B) magnesium, manganese and sulphur. (C) magnesium, zinc and iron. (D) nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Answer: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. 14. The ultimate cause of water movement in a plant stem against gravity is– (A) osmosis (B) transpiration (C) photosynthesis (D) diffusion Answer: transpiration 15. Vermicompost is a/an– (A) inorganic fertiliser (B) toxic substance (C) organic biofertiliser (D) synthetic fertiliser Answer: organic biofertiliser 16. Benazir Bhutto, the former Pakistan Prime Minister, was assassinated in– (A) Rawalpindi (B) Islamabad (C) Hyderabad (D) Karachi Answer: Rawalpindi 17. Who was affectionately known as the Grand Old Man of India ? (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Dadabhai Naoroji (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D) Mahatma Gandhi Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji 18. India test-fired successfully its Agni-V, surface-to-surface ICBM from Wheeler Island on– (A) 17th March, 2012 (B) 19th April, 2012 (C) 7th March, 2012 (D) 7th April, 2012 Answer: 19th April, 2012 19. In which of the following States are India’s maximum number of mines producing minerals (excluding minor minerals, petroleum (crude), natural gas and atomic minerals) located ? (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Gujarat (C) Jharkhand (D) Andhra Pradesh Answer: Gujarat 20. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) is an organisation under which of the following ? (A) International Monetary Fund (B) World Economic Forum (C) United Nations (D) World Bank Answer: United Nations 21. The objective of Sangam Yojna is– (A) to make Ganga water pollution free. (B) to make Sangam region of Allahabad more attractive for tourists. (C) to unite various group of Hindus. (D) to ensure welfare of handicapped. Answer: to ensure welfare of handicapped. 22. The present monetary system in India is managed by– (A) Nationalised Banks (B) The State Bank of India (C) The Central Finance Ministry (D) The Reserve Bank of India Answer: The Reserve Bank of India 23. What is a Multinational Company? (A) A joint venture among more than two countries (B) A company set up with foreign capital (C) A company having operations in many countries. (D) A company holding a monopoly over the sale of a certain commodity in several countries. Answer: A company having operations in many countries. 24. Explicit + Implicit Costs = (A) Private Costs (B) Accounting Costs (C) Economic Costs (D) Social Costs Answer: Economic Costs 25. Which of the following is not relevant to Human Resource Development ? (A) Education (B) Women and Child Development (C) Caste System (D) Youth Affairs and Sports Answer: Caste System
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