GEN KNOWLEDGE- PAGE 2
1. The father of the Cartoon ' Common man'?
(a). Sankar
(b). MF Hussain
(c). RK Laxman
(d). Gopikrishna
Answer: Option-C
2. Who was selected as 'the Player of the series' of 2015 ICC World Cup?
(a). Mitchell Starc
(b). James Faulkner
(c). Mitchell Johnson
(d). Tim Southee
Answer: Option-A
3. In which one of the following countries is Rupee its currency ?
(a). Bhutan
(b). Malaysia
(c). Maldives
(d). Seychelles
Answer: Seychelles
4. The sportsperson Soma Biswas is associated with
(a). Sailing
(b). Hockey
(c). Golf
(d). Athletics
Answer: Athletics
5. Who won the title in the finals of French Open men’s singles tennis championship in the year 2002?
(a). Albert Costa
(b). Juan Carlos Ferrero
(c). Andre Agassi
(d). Pete Sampras
Answer: Albert Costa
6. Who is the author of the book “ New Dimensions of India’s Foreign Policy” ?
(a). A. B. Vajpayee
(b). Jaswant Singh
(c). P. C. Alexander
(d). Yashwant Sinha
Answer: A. B. Vajpayee
7. Which one among the following countries has the lowest GDP per capita ?
(a). China
(b). India
(c). Indonesia
(d). Sri Lanka
Answer: India
8. Consider the following statements :
1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a minority
2. In Kosovo, Serbians are a majority
Which of these statements is / are correct ?
(a). Only 1
(b). Only 2
(c). Both 1 and 2
(d). Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
9. Israel has common borders with
(a). Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
(b). Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
(c). Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt
(d). Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen
Answer: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
10. If the radius of the earth were to shrink by one per cent, its mass remaining the same, the value of g on the earth’s surface would
(a). increase by 0.5%
(b). increase by 2%
(c). decrease by 0.5%
(d). decrease by 2%
Answer: increase by 2%
11. The thermal power plant of Bokaro is located in
(a). Bihar
(b). Chhattisgarh
(c). Jharkhand
(d). Orissa
Answer: Jharkhand
12. The winner of Nehru Cup Football Tournament held in New Delhi in August 2009, was
(a) Kyrgyzstan
(b) Lebanon
(c) India
(d) Syria
Answer: India
13. 22nd Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit held at
(a). Tehran
(b). Vienna
(c). Geneva
(d). Yanqi Lake, Beijing
Answer: Option-D
14. Which of the following countries is not included in Great Britain ?
(a) England
(b) Northern Ireland
(c) Scotland
(d) Wales
Answer: Option B
15. Which of the following African countries, ‘Abuja’ is the capital ?
(a) Tanzania
(b) Mali
(c) Nigeria
(d) Niger
Answer: Option C
16. Out of the following oceans which one is the deepest ?
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Arctic Ocean
Answer: Option B
17. Which of the following is the longest mountain range of the world ?
(a) Andes
(b) Rockies
(c) Himalaya
(d) Alps
Answer: Option A
18. Which one of the following institutions is operates in the capital market ?
(a) Central Bank
(b) Commercial Bank
(c) Investment Bank
(d) Bill brokers
Answer: Option C
19. Who is the author of the book “Borivali Se Boribunder Tak” ?
(a) Ramesh Chandra Shah
(b) Gaura Pant ‘Shivani’
(c) Manohar Shyam Joshi
(d) Shailesh Matiyani
Answer: Option D
20. Which one among the following is a Kumauni language film ?
(a) Megha Aa
(b) Jagwal
(c) Chhoti Bwari
(d) Chalda Jatra
Answer: Option A
21. In the name of ‘Dronacharya’ which place is known as ‘Drone Ghati’ ?
(a) Almora
(b) Rishikesh
(c) Haridwar
(d) Dehradun
Answer: Option D
22. The author of ‘The Valley of Flowers’ is
(a) Jim Corbett
(b) John Margret
(c) Garden Child
(d) Frank S. Smythe
Answer: Option D
23. Pyorrhoea is a disease of
(a) Nose
(b) Heart
(c) Lungs
(d) Gums
Answer: Option D
24. Unit of sea distance is
(a) Naute
(b) Nautical mile
(c) Fathom
(d) Lambert
Answer: Option B
25. Thickness of ozone layer is measured in
(a) Decibel
(b) Dobson
(c) Pascal
(d) Weber
Answer: Option B
(a). Sankar
(b). MF Hussain
(c). RK Laxman
(d). Gopikrishna
Answer: Option-C
2. Who was selected as 'the Player of the series' of 2015 ICC World Cup?
(a). Mitchell Starc
(b). James Faulkner
(c). Mitchell Johnson
(d). Tim Southee
Answer: Option-A
3. In which one of the following countries is Rupee its currency ?
(a). Bhutan
(b). Malaysia
(c). Maldives
(d). Seychelles
Answer: Seychelles
4. The sportsperson Soma Biswas is associated with
(a). Sailing
(b). Hockey
(c). Golf
(d). Athletics
Answer: Athletics
5. Who won the title in the finals of French Open men’s singles tennis championship in the year 2002?
(a). Albert Costa
(b). Juan Carlos Ferrero
(c). Andre Agassi
(d). Pete Sampras
Answer: Albert Costa
6. Who is the author of the book “ New Dimensions of India’s Foreign Policy” ?
(a). A. B. Vajpayee
(b). Jaswant Singh
(c). P. C. Alexander
(d). Yashwant Sinha
Answer: A. B. Vajpayee
7. Which one among the following countries has the lowest GDP per capita ?
(a). China
(b). India
(c). Indonesia
(d). Sri Lanka
Answer: India
8. Consider the following statements :
1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a minority
2. In Kosovo, Serbians are a majority
Which of these statements is / are correct ?
(a). Only 1
(b). Only 2
(c). Both 1 and 2
(d). Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Both 1 and 2
9. Israel has common borders with
(a). Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
(b). Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
(c). Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt
(d). Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen
Answer: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
10. If the radius of the earth were to shrink by one per cent, its mass remaining the same, the value of g on the earth’s surface would
(a). increase by 0.5%
(b). increase by 2%
(c). decrease by 0.5%
(d). decrease by 2%
Answer: increase by 2%
11. The thermal power plant of Bokaro is located in
(a). Bihar
(b). Chhattisgarh
(c). Jharkhand
(d). Orissa
Answer: Jharkhand
12. The winner of Nehru Cup Football Tournament held in New Delhi in August 2009, was
(a) Kyrgyzstan
(b) Lebanon
(c) India
(d) Syria
Answer: India
13. 22nd Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit held at
(a). Tehran
(b). Vienna
(c). Geneva
(d). Yanqi Lake, Beijing
Answer: Option-D
14. Which of the following countries is not included in Great Britain ?
(a) England
(b) Northern Ireland
(c) Scotland
(d) Wales
Answer: Option B
15. Which of the following African countries, ‘Abuja’ is the capital ?
(a) Tanzania
(b) Mali
(c) Nigeria
(d) Niger
Answer: Option C
16. Out of the following oceans which one is the deepest ?
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Arctic Ocean
Answer: Option B
17. Which of the following is the longest mountain range of the world ?
(a) Andes
(b) Rockies
(c) Himalaya
(d) Alps
Answer: Option A
18. Which one of the following institutions is operates in the capital market ?
(a) Central Bank
(b) Commercial Bank
(c) Investment Bank
(d) Bill brokers
Answer: Option C
19. Who is the author of the book “Borivali Se Boribunder Tak” ?
(a) Ramesh Chandra Shah
(b) Gaura Pant ‘Shivani’
(c) Manohar Shyam Joshi
(d) Shailesh Matiyani
Answer: Option D
20. Which one among the following is a Kumauni language film ?
(a) Megha Aa
(b) Jagwal
(c) Chhoti Bwari
(d) Chalda Jatra
Answer: Option A
21. In the name of ‘Dronacharya’ which place is known as ‘Drone Ghati’ ?
(a) Almora
(b) Rishikesh
(c) Haridwar
(d) Dehradun
Answer: Option D
22. The author of ‘The Valley of Flowers’ is
(a) Jim Corbett
(b) John Margret
(c) Garden Child
(d) Frank S. Smythe
Answer: Option D
23. Pyorrhoea is a disease of
(a) Nose
(b) Heart
(c) Lungs
(d) Gums
Answer: Option D
24. Unit of sea distance is
(a) Naute
(b) Nautical mile
(c) Fathom
(d) Lambert
Answer: Option B
25. Thickness of ozone layer is measured in
(a) Decibel
(b) Dobson
(c) Pascal
(d) Weber
Answer: Option B
26. The book 'Asian Drama' has been written by
A:-Gunar Myrdal
B:-C. P. Kindleberger
C:-A. P. Thrilwall
D:-Ragnar Nurkse
Ans: A
27:-Nobel Peace Prize 2016 was awarded to
A:-Bob Dylan
B:-Bernad Feringa
C:-Juan Manual Santos
D:-Paul Beatty
Ans: C
28:-Who bagged gold medal in 2016 Paralympics men's high jump ?
A:-Pankaj Singh
B:-Varun Singh
C:-Devendra Jhajhariya
D:-Mariyappan Thankavelu
Ans: D
29:-Who hit the fastest century in Ranji Trophy cricket ?
A:-Deepak Hooda
B:-Sreyas Ayyer
C:-Srfras Khan
D:-Rishabh Pant
Ans: D
30:-Who won the 2016 Copa America Football Cup ?
A:-Chile
B:-Arjentina
C:-Brazil
D:-Uruguay
Ans: A
31:-Name the first State to have a happiness department.
A:-Gujarath
B:-Rajasthan
C:-Karnataka
D:-Madhya Pradesh
Ans: D
32:-Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was observed on
A:-October 31
B:-March 28
C:-April 22
D:-May 14
Ans: A
33:-Who is the Union Minister for Human Resources Development ?
A:-Sushma Swaraj
B:-Prakash Javdekar
C:-Ravishankar Prasad
D:-Ananth Kumar
Ans: B
34:-Which country won the ICC Women's World Cup Final 2017 ?
A:-Australia
B:-England
C:-India
D:-West Indies
Ans: B
A:-Gunar Myrdal
B:-C. P. Kindleberger
C:-A. P. Thrilwall
D:-Ragnar Nurkse
Ans: A
27:-Nobel Peace Prize 2016 was awarded to
A:-Bob Dylan
B:-Bernad Feringa
C:-Juan Manual Santos
D:-Paul Beatty
Ans: C
28:-Who bagged gold medal in 2016 Paralympics men's high jump ?
A:-Pankaj Singh
B:-Varun Singh
C:-Devendra Jhajhariya
D:-Mariyappan Thankavelu
Ans: D
29:-Who hit the fastest century in Ranji Trophy cricket ?
A:-Deepak Hooda
B:-Sreyas Ayyer
C:-Srfras Khan
D:-Rishabh Pant
Ans: D
30:-Who won the 2016 Copa America Football Cup ?
A:-Chile
B:-Arjentina
C:-Brazil
D:-Uruguay
Ans: A
31:-Name the first State to have a happiness department.
A:-Gujarath
B:-Rajasthan
C:-Karnataka
D:-Madhya Pradesh
Ans: D
32:-Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was observed on
A:-October 31
B:-March 28
C:-April 22
D:-May 14
Ans: A
33:-Who is the Union Minister for Human Resources Development ?
A:-Sushma Swaraj
B:-Prakash Javdekar
C:-Ravishankar Prasad
D:-Ananth Kumar
Ans: B
34:-Which country won the ICC Women's World Cup Final 2017 ?
A:-Australia
B:-England
C:-India
D:-West Indies
Ans: B
35. Sakshi Malik competed under which category in Wrestling to get medal in Olympics ?
(A) 55 kg (B) 65 kg (C) 58 kg (D) 56 kg
Ans: C
36.Who won the 2017 Women’s US Open Singles ?
(A) Mo Fare (B) Slovian Stephens (C) Madison (D) Venus Williams
Ans: B
(A) 55 kg (B) 65 kg (C) 58 kg (D) 56 kg
Ans: C
36.Who won the 2017 Women’s US Open Singles ?
(A) Mo Fare (B) Slovian Stephens (C) Madison (D) Venus Williams
Ans: B
