GEN KNOWLEDGE- PAGE 2
1. The father of the Cartoon ' Common man'?
(a). Sankar
(b). MF Hussain
(c). R.K. Laxman
(d). Gopikrishnan
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). R.K. Laxman
(d). Gopikrishnan
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:-Gujarat
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:-Gujarat
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
37. Who is the winner of US open badminton Championship Men’s Single held at California in 24th July 2017 ?
(A) H.S. Pranoy (B) Parupalli Kashyap
(C) Kidambi Srikanth (D) Sai Praneeth
Ans: A
38. Who is the director of controversial Bollywood film ‘Indu Sarkar’ ?
(A) Tigmanshu Dhulia (B) Madhur Bhandarkar
(C) Sayed Ahamed Afzal (D) Mohit Marwah
Ans: B
39. Jules Rimet Cup was renamed as
A:-FIFA World Cup
B:-IFAF World Championship
C:-Ryder Cup
D:-BWF World Championship
Correct Answer:- Option-A
(A) H.S. Pranoy (B) Parupalli Kashyap
(C) Kidambi Srikanth (D) Sai Praneeth
Ans: A
38. Who is the director of controversial Bollywood film ‘Indu Sarkar’ ?
(A) Tigmanshu Dhulia (B) Madhur Bhandarkar
(C) Sayed Ahamed Afzal (D) Mohit Marwah
Ans: B
39. Jules Rimet Cup was renamed as
A:-FIFA World Cup
B:-IFAF World Championship
C:-Ryder Cup
D:-BWF World Championship
Correct Answer:- Option-A
40. Which party got notable success in the parliamentary elections under the leadership of Suu Kyi held in Myanmar in 2012 ?
1) Democratic Party
2) League for Democracy
3) National League
4) National League for democracy
Ans: 4
41. In which country the Arab spring witnessed its inauguration in 2011 ?
1) Egypt
2) Tunisia
3) Libya
4) Yeman
Ans: 2
42. Which new state came into being in 2011 ?
1) East Timor
2) West sahara
3) North Korea
4) South Sudan
Ans: 4
43. Where the 17th Conference of the SAARC held in 2011 ?
1) Dhaka
2) Male
3) Thimpu
4) Colombo
Ans: 2
44. With which country India signed 2+2 Treaty in 2010 ?
1) USA
2) Russian federation
3) China
4) Japan
Ans: 3
45. Which country’s resolution was supported by India in UN human right council that condemned suppression of Tamil Militants in Sri Lanka?
1) China
2) America
3) Russian Federation
4) Britain
Ans: 2
46. Where was the 15th Conference of the Non-Aligned nations held in 2009 ?
1) Durban
2) Havana
3) Sharm-el-Sheikh
4) Kuala Lampur
Ans: 3
47:-The capital of Venezuela is
A:-La Paz B:-Buenos Aires C:-Lima D:-Caracas
Ans: D
48:-The political party of Imran Khan that came to Pakistan in August 2018 is __________.
A:-Tehreek-al-Islam B:-Hizb-e-Refah e Insaf
C:-Tehreek-e-Insaf D:-Hezb-e-Congra-e Pakistan
Ans: C
49. Jaggery is the main source of:
(A) Protein (B) Carbohydrate
(C) Fat (D) None of these
Ans: B
50. The black hole theory was discovered by:
(A) Hargobind Khurana (B) C.V. Raman
(C) S. Ramnijan (D) S. Chandrashekhar
Ans: D
1) Democratic Party
2) League for Democracy
3) National League
4) National League for democracy
Ans: 4
41. In which country the Arab spring witnessed its inauguration in 2011 ?
1) Egypt
2) Tunisia
3) Libya
4) Yeman
Ans: 2
42. Which new state came into being in 2011 ?
1) East Timor
2) West sahara
3) North Korea
4) South Sudan
Ans: 4
43. Where the 17th Conference of the SAARC held in 2011 ?
1) Dhaka
2) Male
3) Thimpu
4) Colombo
Ans: 2
44. With which country India signed 2+2 Treaty in 2010 ?
1) USA
2) Russian federation
3) China
4) Japan
Ans: 3
45. Which country’s resolution was supported by India in UN human right council that condemned suppression of Tamil Militants in Sri Lanka?
1) China
2) America
3) Russian Federation
4) Britain
Ans: 2
46. Where was the 15th Conference of the Non-Aligned nations held in 2009 ?
1) Durban
2) Havana
3) Sharm-el-Sheikh
4) Kuala Lampur
Ans: 3
47:-The capital of Venezuela is
A:-La Paz B:-Buenos Aires C:-Lima D:-Caracas
Ans: D
48:-The political party of Imran Khan that came to Pakistan in August 2018 is __________.
A:-Tehreek-al-Islam B:-Hizb-e-Refah e Insaf
C:-Tehreek-e-Insaf D:-Hezb-e-Congra-e Pakistan
Ans: C
49. Jaggery is the main source of:
(A) Protein (B) Carbohydrate
(C) Fat (D) None of these
Ans: B
50. The black hole theory was discovered by:
(A) Hargobind Khurana (B) C.V. Raman
(C) S. Ramnijan (D) S. Chandrashekhar
Ans: D
51. In a high flying aeroplane, the ink of the fountain pen leaks out because:
(A) Atmospheric pressure increases
(B) Atmospheric pressure reduces
(C) Atmospheric temperature increases
(D) Atmospheric temperature reduces
Ans: B
52. Match the following:
Field Nobel Prize winner 2015
A. Economics 1. Svetlana Alxievich
B. Peace 2. Angus Deaton
C. Literature 3. Takaaki Kajita & Arthur B. McDonald
D. Physics 4. Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet
(A) A3, B4, C1, D2 (B) A3, B1, C2, D4
(C) A1, B4, C3, D2 (D) A2, B4, C1, D3
Ans: D
53. During whose reign did Hiuen Tsang visit the Chalukya Kingdom?
(A) Pulakesin I (B) Kirtivarman
(C) Vinayaditya (D) Pulakesin II
Ans: D
54. The capital of world youngest nation South Sudan is:
(A) Juba (B) Rumbek
(C) Malakal (D) Wau
Ans: A
55. The equator does not pass through which of the following countries:
(A) Kenya (B) Mexico
(C) Indonesia (D) Brazil
Ans: B
56. Number of diagonals in a 30 sided convex polygon will be:
(A) 405 (B) 955 (C) 818 (D) 378
Ans: A
57. What is the “ Motto” of Olympics 2020:
(A) Live your passion (B) One world, One Dream
(C) Inspire a Generation (D) Discover Tomorrow
Ans: D
58. Find the odd one out?
(A) FIFA World Cup (B) Ryder Cup
(C) Walker Cup (D) Solheim cup
Ans: A
59:-Which country will host the summer Olympics of 2020?
A:-France B:-England C:-Spain D:-Japan
Ans: D
60:-Who was the first US. President to win the Nobel prize?
A:-Woodrow Wilson B:-Jimmy Carter C:-Theodore Roosevelt D:-Barack Obama
Ans: C
61:- Identify the winner of the first world cup football held in 1930:
A:-Argentina B:-Brazil C:-Uruguay D:- Italy
Ans: C
62:- Identify the country where the meeting between the US President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un was held:
A:-Malaysia B:-Singapore C:-Indonesia D:-Japan
Ans: B
(A) Atmospheric pressure increases
(B) Atmospheric pressure reduces
(C) Atmospheric temperature increases
(D) Atmospheric temperature reduces
Ans: B
52. Match the following:
Field Nobel Prize winner 2015
A. Economics 1. Svetlana Alxievich
B. Peace 2. Angus Deaton
C. Literature 3. Takaaki Kajita & Arthur B. McDonald
D. Physics 4. Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet
(A) A3, B4, C1, D2 (B) A3, B1, C2, D4
(C) A1, B4, C3, D2 (D) A2, B4, C1, D3
Ans: D
53. During whose reign did Hiuen Tsang visit the Chalukya Kingdom?
(A) Pulakesin I (B) Kirtivarman
(C) Vinayaditya (D) Pulakesin II
Ans: D
54. The capital of world youngest nation South Sudan is:
(A) Juba (B) Rumbek
(C) Malakal (D) Wau
Ans: A
55. The equator does not pass through which of the following countries:
(A) Kenya (B) Mexico
(C) Indonesia (D) Brazil
Ans: B
56. Number of diagonals in a 30 sided convex polygon will be:
(A) 405 (B) 955 (C) 818 (D) 378
Ans: A
57. What is the “ Motto” of Olympics 2020:
(A) Live your passion (B) One world, One Dream
(C) Inspire a Generation (D) Discover Tomorrow
Ans: D
58. Find the odd one out?
(A) FIFA World Cup (B) Ryder Cup
(C) Walker Cup (D) Solheim cup
Ans: A
59:-Which country will host the summer Olympics of 2020?
A:-France B:-England C:-Spain D:-Japan
Ans: D
60:-Who was the first US. President to win the Nobel prize?
A:-Woodrow Wilson B:-Jimmy Carter C:-Theodore Roosevelt D:-Barack Obama
Ans: C
61:- Identify the winner of the first world cup football held in 1930:
A:-Argentina B:-Brazil C:-Uruguay D:- Italy
Ans: C
62:- Identify the country where the meeting between the US President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un was held:
A:-Malaysia B:-Singapore C:-Indonesia D:-Japan
Ans: B