GEN KNOWLEDGE- PAGE 3
1. Three flags, each of different colour, are available for a military exercise. Using these flags, different codes can be generated by waving
(i) single flag of different colours, or
(ii) any two flags in a different sequence of colours, or
(iii) three flags in a different sequence of colours.
The maximum number of codes that can be generated is
(a). 6
(b). 9
(c). 15
(d). 18
Answer: 15
2. In the FIFA World Cup Football event in the year 2002, the number of the goals scored by Ronaldo of Brazil was
(a). 6
(b). 7
(c). 8
(d). 9
Answer: 8
3. What was the main reason for a great civil strife in Argentina recently ?
(a). Ethnic conflict between the native Red Indian tribes and others
(b). Economic crisis due to huge public debt
(c). The issue of using native languages as medium of instruction in schools
(d). Clashes between government troops and secessionist groups
Answer: Economic crisis due to huge public debt
4. Who is the costliest player in the IPL auction, season 7 ?
(a). Dinesh Karthik
(b). Yuvraj Singh
(c). Angelo Mathews
(d). AB de Villiers
Answer: Option-B
5. The first women player of Latvian origin who got the 2017 French Open Women’s Singles Crown :
(A) Venus Williams
(B) Simona Halep
(C) Serena Williams
(D) Jelena Ostapenko
Ans: D
6. The word 'Ebola' means
(a). River
(b). White River
(c). Black River
(d). Red River
Answer: Option-C
7. Thomas Cup is associated with which game ?
(a). Boxing
(b). Tennis
(c). Badminton
(d). Chess
Answer: Option-C
8. The instrument used to measure the speed of wind is
(a). Dosimeter
(b). Altimeter
(c). Chronometer
(d). Anemometer
Answer: Option-D
9. "Ustad Bismillah Khan" is related to
(a). Sarod
(b). Shehnai
(c). Flute
(d). Tabla
Answer: Option-B
10. Which Asian Country's name comes from the Sanskrit for "Lion City" ?
(a). Hong Kong
(b). Srilanka
(c). Singapore
(d). Indonesia
Answer: Option-C
11. The number of gold medals won by China in the Incheon Asian Games 2014
(a). 150
(b). 151
(c). 152
(d). 153
Answer: Option-B
12. The only cricketer to claim over 500 wickets in both Tests and One Day matches is
(a). Shane Warne
(b). Muttiah Muralitharan
(c). Courtney Walsh
(d). Wasim Akram
Answer: Option-B
13. Who won the men's singles in Australian Open Tennis Tournament 2014 ?
(a). Roger Federer
(b). Rafael Nadal
(c). Andy Murray
(d). Stanislas Wawrinka
Answer: Option-D
14. Who wrote 'Samkshepa Vedartham'?
(a). Clement Pianius
(b). Van Rheede
(c). George Mathan
(d). Herman Gundert
Answer: Option-A
15. International Women's Day?
(a). February 8
(b). March 8
(c). May 8
(d). October 8
Answer: Option-B
16. Prof. Shantha Sinha is associated with ?
(a). UNICEF
(b). SEWA
(c). KWC
(d). NCPCR
Answer: Option-D
17. In which place the International Hindi conference was conducted in 2015?
(a) Perth
(b) Mumbai
(c) New Jersey
(d) Singapore
Answer: New Jersey
18. What is the other name for Leprosy?
(a). Hansen's disease
(b). Rabies
(c). Tetanus
(d). Botulism
Answer: Hansen's disease
19. Why the wings of an aeroplane are shaped with lower surface being flat and the upper surface being curved?
(a). To reduce vibration
(b). To accommodate more passengers in the wing
(c). To strengthen the wheels fitted in wings
(d). To make difference in pressure to lift the plane vertically
Answer: To make difference in pressure to lift the plane vertically
20. Who is not the member of Eurasian Economic union?
(a) Kyrgyzstan
(b) Kazakhstan
(c) Armenia
(d) Uzbekistan
Answer: Uzbekistan
21. The city which is named as World Book Capital for 2017 by UNESCO is
(a).New Port city
(b) Bangkok
(c).Conakry
(d) Buenos Aires
Answer: Conakry
22. Which one of the following countries does not belong to G20'?
(a) India
(b). Mexico
(c). Turkey
(d). Pakistan
Answer: Pakistan
23. The abbreviation of NITT is:
(a) National Institute of Technology of India
(c).National Income Tax Institute
(c). National Institution for Transforming India
(d).National Information Technology of India
Answer: National Institution for Transforming India
24. India and US have signed a joint declaration of intent for co operation to increase partnership for which of the following programme?
(a). Make in India
(b). Cyber Security Programme
(c). Digital India
(d). Swachh Bharath Abhiyan
Answer: Option-C
25. Who was the first person to use action research extensively for solving problems in education?
(a). Stephen M. Corey
(b). Sigmund Freud
(c). John B. Watson
(d). William Stern
Answer: Option-A
26. The Nobel Prize winner in literature for the year 2015
A:-Svetlana Alexievich
B:-Patrick Modiano
C:-Malala Yousafzai
D:-Jean Tirole
Answer:- Option-A
27. Who has won the most number of Olympic Golds so far ?
A:-Usain Bolt
B:-Carl Louise
C:-Michael Phelps
D:-Shelly Ann Frazer
Correct Answer:- Option-C
(i) single flag of different colours, or
(ii) any two flags in a different sequence of colours, or
(iii) three flags in a different sequence of colours.
The maximum number of codes that can be generated is
(a). 6
(b). 9
(c). 15
(d). 18
Answer: 15
2. In the FIFA World Cup Football event in the year 2002, the number of the goals scored by Ronaldo of Brazil was
(a). 6
(b). 7
(c). 8
(d). 9
Answer: 8
3. What was the main reason for a great civil strife in Argentina recently ?
(a). Ethnic conflict between the native Red Indian tribes and others
(b). Economic crisis due to huge public debt
(c). The issue of using native languages as medium of instruction in schools
(d). Clashes between government troops and secessionist groups
Answer: Economic crisis due to huge public debt
4. Who is the costliest player in the IPL auction, season 7 ?
(a). Dinesh Karthik
(b). Yuvraj Singh
(c). Angelo Mathews
(d). AB de Villiers
Answer: Option-B
5. The first women player of Latvian origin who got the 2017 French Open Women’s Singles Crown :
(A) Venus Williams
(B) Simona Halep
(C) Serena Williams
(D) Jelena Ostapenko
Ans: D
6. The word 'Ebola' means
(a). River
(b). White River
(c). Black River
(d). Red River
Answer: Option-C
7. Thomas Cup is associated with which game ?
(a). Boxing
(b). Tennis
(c). Badminton
(d). Chess
Answer: Option-C
8. The instrument used to measure the speed of wind is
(a). Dosimeter
(b). Altimeter
(c). Chronometer
(d). Anemometer
Answer: Option-D
9. "Ustad Bismillah Khan" is related to
(a). Sarod
(b). Shehnai
(c). Flute
(d). Tabla
Answer: Option-B
10. Which Asian Country's name comes from the Sanskrit for "Lion City" ?
(a). Hong Kong
(b). Srilanka
(c). Singapore
(d). Indonesia
Answer: Option-C
11. The number of gold medals won by China in the Incheon Asian Games 2014
(a). 150
(b). 151
(c). 152
(d). 153
Answer: Option-B
12. The only cricketer to claim over 500 wickets in both Tests and One Day matches is
(a). Shane Warne
(b). Muttiah Muralitharan
(c). Courtney Walsh
(d). Wasim Akram
Answer: Option-B
13. Who won the men's singles in Australian Open Tennis Tournament 2014 ?
(a). Roger Federer
(b). Rafael Nadal
(c). Andy Murray
(d). Stanislas Wawrinka
Answer: Option-D
14. Who wrote 'Samkshepa Vedartham'?
(a). Clement Pianius
(b). Van Rheede
(c). George Mathan
(d). Herman Gundert
Answer: Option-A
15. International Women's Day?
(a). February 8
(b). March 8
(c). May 8
(d). October 8
Answer: Option-B
16. Prof. Shantha Sinha is associated with ?
(a). UNICEF
(b). SEWA
(c). KWC
(d). NCPCR
Answer: Option-D
17. In which place the International Hindi conference was conducted in 2015?
(a) Perth
(b) Mumbai
(c) New Jersey
(d) Singapore
Answer: New Jersey
18. What is the other name for Leprosy?
(a). Hansen's disease
(b). Rabies
(c). Tetanus
(d). Botulism
Answer: Hansen's disease
19. Why the wings of an aeroplane are shaped with lower surface being flat and the upper surface being curved?
(a). To reduce vibration
(b). To accommodate more passengers in the wing
(c). To strengthen the wheels fitted in wings
(d). To make difference in pressure to lift the plane vertically
Answer: To make difference in pressure to lift the plane vertically
20. Who is not the member of Eurasian Economic union?
(a) Kyrgyzstan
(b) Kazakhstan
(c) Armenia
(d) Uzbekistan
Answer: Uzbekistan
21. The city which is named as World Book Capital for 2017 by UNESCO is
(a).New Port city
(b) Bangkok
(c).Conakry
(d) Buenos Aires
Answer: Conakry
22. Which one of the following countries does not belong to G20'?
(a) India
(b). Mexico
(c). Turkey
(d). Pakistan
Answer: Pakistan
23. The abbreviation of NITT is:
(a) National Institute of Technology of India
(c).National Income Tax Institute
(c). National Institution for Transforming India
(d).National Information Technology of India
Answer: National Institution for Transforming India
24. India and US have signed a joint declaration of intent for co operation to increase partnership for which of the following programme?
(a). Make in India
(b). Cyber Security Programme
(c). Digital India
(d). Swachh Bharath Abhiyan
Answer: Option-C
25. Who was the first person to use action research extensively for solving problems in education?
(a). Stephen M. Corey
(b). Sigmund Freud
(c). John B. Watson
(d). William Stern
Answer: Option-A
26. The Nobel Prize winner in literature for the year 2015
A:-Svetlana Alexievich
B:-Patrick Modiano
C:-Malala Yousafzai
D:-Jean Tirole
Answer:- Option-A
27. Who has won the most number of Olympic Golds so far ?
A:-Usain Bolt
B:-Carl Louise
C:-Michael Phelps
D:-Shelly Ann Frazer
Correct Answer:- Option-C
28. ‘Kingdom of God’ is written by :
(A) John Ruskin (B) Leo Tolstoy (C) Saint Augustine (D) Marc Bloch
Ans: B
29. Which Indian City hosted the 2017 Nuclear Security Summit ?
(A) Mumbai (B) Kolkata (C) New Delhi (D) Hyderabad
Ans: C
30. Which of the following states is also known as ‘The land of dawn lit mountains’ ?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Meghalaya
(C) Manipur (D) Nagaland
Ans: A
31. World Cancer Day was observed on :
(A) February 4 (B) December 1 (C) 24 March (D) 7 April
Ans: A
32. Which Indian state is known as ‘Land of Festivals’ ?
A) Nagaland
B) Punjab
C) Bengal
D) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: A
33. Which of the following Country decided to quit the European Union in the last year ?
(A) Germany (B) France (C) Italy (D) England
Ans: D
34. The winner of Australian Open Tennis men’s singles title - 2017 :
(A) Rafel Nadal (B) Roger Federer
(C) Andy Murray (D) Novak Djokovic
Ans: B
35:-Ransomware "Wannacry" affected the website of the Police department in the state of :
A:-Kerala
B:-Delhi
C:-Andhra Pradesh
D:-Karnataka
Ans: C
(A) John Ruskin (B) Leo Tolstoy (C) Saint Augustine (D) Marc Bloch
Ans: B
29. Which Indian City hosted the 2017 Nuclear Security Summit ?
(A) Mumbai (B) Kolkata (C) New Delhi (D) Hyderabad
Ans: C
30. Which of the following states is also known as ‘The land of dawn lit mountains’ ?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Meghalaya
(C) Manipur (D) Nagaland
Ans: A
31. World Cancer Day was observed on :
(A) February 4 (B) December 1 (C) 24 March (D) 7 April
Ans: A
32. Which Indian state is known as ‘Land of Festivals’ ?
A) Nagaland
B) Punjab
C) Bengal
D) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: A
33. Which of the following Country decided to quit the European Union in the last year ?
(A) Germany (B) France (C) Italy (D) England
Ans: D
34. The winner of Australian Open Tennis men’s singles title - 2017 :
(A) Rafel Nadal (B) Roger Federer
(C) Andy Murray (D) Novak Djokovic
Ans: B
35:-Ransomware "Wannacry" affected the website of the Police department in the state of :
A:-Kerala
B:-Delhi
C:-Andhra Pradesh
D:-Karnataka
Ans: C
36. Which University has been ranked as the best University in 2017 ?
(A) Stanford University
(B) Harvard University
(C) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(D) None of these
Ans: C
37. Copenhagen Convention held in 2009 to discuss
(A) Climate change (B) Global warming
(C) Sustainable Development (D) Wild Life
Ans: A
38. 2016 Olympics held in
(A) New York (B) Washington
(C) London (D) Rio-de-Janeiro
Ans: D
39. First President of BRICS Bank
(A) Narendra Modi (B) Swathi Dandekar
(C) K.V. Kamath (D) Arvind Panagaria
Ans: C
40. Which cinema got Oscar prize in 2016 ?
(A) Amy (B) Son of Soul
(C) Spot light (D) Inside Out
Ans: C
41. Who got first prize in 100 metres in World Athletic Championship in 2017 ?
(A) Usain Bolt (B) Mofara
(C) Jastin Gattlin (D) P.T. Usha
Ans: C
42. World Athletic Championship of 2017 was held in
(A) Washington (B) Paris (C) London (D) Delhi
Ans: C
43. Name of the opposite candidate of American President Donald Trump
(A) Obama (B) Hilary Clinton
(C) Bill Clinton (D) Bernie Sanders
Ans: B
44. Which country has successfully launched Satellite- carrying rocket "Simorgh" into space ?
(A) Iran (B) Japan (C) France (D) Germany
Ans: A
45. The International Day of peace was observed on
A) August 20 B) Sept. 20 C) August 21 D) Sept. 21
Ans: D
46. Where was the 2017 World Para Athletics championship held ?
A) Beijing B) Paris C) Moscow D) London
Ans: D
(A) Stanford University
(B) Harvard University
(C) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(D) None of these
Ans: C
37. Copenhagen Convention held in 2009 to discuss
(A) Climate change (B) Global warming
(C) Sustainable Development (D) Wild Life
Ans: A
38. 2016 Olympics held in
(A) New York (B) Washington
(C) London (D) Rio-de-Janeiro
Ans: D
39. First President of BRICS Bank
(A) Narendra Modi (B) Swathi Dandekar
(C) K.V. Kamath (D) Arvind Panagaria
Ans: C
40. Which cinema got Oscar prize in 2016 ?
(A) Amy (B) Son of Soul
(C) Spot light (D) Inside Out
Ans: C
41. Who got first prize in 100 metres in World Athletic Championship in 2017 ?
(A) Usain Bolt (B) Mofara
(C) Jastin Gattlin (D) P.T. Usha
Ans: C
42. World Athletic Championship of 2017 was held in
(A) Washington (B) Paris (C) London (D) Delhi
Ans: C
43. Name of the opposite candidate of American President Donald Trump
(A) Obama (B) Hilary Clinton
(C) Bill Clinton (D) Bernie Sanders
Ans: B
44. Which country has successfully launched Satellite- carrying rocket "Simorgh" into space ?
(A) Iran (B) Japan (C) France (D) Germany
Ans: A
45. The International Day of peace was observed on
A) August 20 B) Sept. 20 C) August 21 D) Sept. 21
Ans: D
46. Where was the 2017 World Para Athletics championship held ?
A) Beijing B) Paris C) Moscow D) London
Ans: D
47:-Which among the following country is not a member of regional coalition known as the "Quad" ?
A:-Japan B:-India C:-China D:-United States
Ans: C
48:-Which country won the under 17 World Cup Football 2017 ?
A:-Spain B:-Brazil C:-Germany D:-England
Ans: D
A:-Japan B:-India C:-China D:-United States
Ans: C
48:-Which country won the under 17 World Cup Football 2017 ?
A:-Spain B:-Brazil C:-Germany D:-England
Ans: D
