GEN KNOWLEDGE- PAGE 7
1. The Uruguay Round Agreement was associated with the setting up of
a. WTO
b. World Bank
c. WIPO
d. WHO
Ans: a
2. The first four countries that plant their flag on the moon are
a. America, Russia, Japan, France
b. America, Russia, China, India
c. America, Germany, China, India
d. America, Japan, France, India
Ans: b
3. The Brahmos Missile was jointly developed by India and
a. America
b. Canada
c. Russia
d. Australia
Ans: c
4. Andy Murray is a famous __________ player.
(A) Hockey (B) Football (C) Chess (D) Tennis
Ans: D
5:-Who won the 100 metres women's race in the World Athletic Championships in 2017?
A:-Thori Bovi
B:-Dafne Shippers
C:-Mary Joscy
D:-Florence Griffith
Ans: A
6. Name the Country which announced the withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement in 2017.
A) U.K.
B) China
C) U.S.A.
D) India
Ans: C
7. ‘Champions Trophy’ is associated with
A) Hockey
B) Cricket
C) Football
D) Chess
Ans: B
8:-The Belgrade Conference was held in September
A:-1952
B:-1960
C:-1951
D:-1961
Ans: D
9:-The Green Revolution was started in _______ in 1940.
A:-London B:-India
C:-Spain D:-Mexico
Ans: D
10. The first Woman Player to cross 6000 runs in ODI Cricket World Cup is __________.
(A) Sunil Gavaskar (B) B. Sandhya
(C) Roopa Rani (D) Mithali Raj
Ans: D
a. WTO
b. World Bank
c. WIPO
d. WHO
Ans: a
2. The first four countries that plant their flag on the moon are
a. America, Russia, Japan, France
b. America, Russia, China, India
c. America, Germany, China, India
d. America, Japan, France, India
Ans: b
3. The Brahmos Missile was jointly developed by India and
a. America
b. Canada
c. Russia
d. Australia
Ans: c
4. Andy Murray is a famous __________ player.
(A) Hockey (B) Football (C) Chess (D) Tennis
Ans: D
5:-Who won the 100 metres women's race in the World Athletic Championships in 2017?
A:-Thori Bovi
B:-Dafne Shippers
C:-Mary Joscy
D:-Florence Griffith
Ans: A
6. Name the Country which announced the withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement in 2017.
A) U.K.
B) China
C) U.S.A.
D) India
Ans: C
7. ‘Champions Trophy’ is associated with
A) Hockey
B) Cricket
C) Football
D) Chess
Ans: B
8:-The Belgrade Conference was held in September
A:-1952
B:-1960
C:-1951
D:-1961
Ans: D
9:-The Green Revolution was started in _______ in 1940.
A:-London B:-India
C:-Spain D:-Mexico
Ans: D
10. The first Woman Player to cross 6000 runs in ODI Cricket World Cup is __________.
(A) Sunil Gavaskar (B) B. Sandhya
(C) Roopa Rani (D) Mithali Raj
Ans: D
11. The winner of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2016 ?
(A) Raj Kumar (B) K. Vishwanath (C) Kamal Hassan (D) Amitabh Bachchan
Ans: B
12. Who is the Miss Universe of 2017 ?
(A) Karen Ebasca (B) Manushi Chillar (C) Demi Le Nel Peters (D) Priyanka Chopra
Ans: C
13. Who is the author of the book, ‘The Quest For A World Without Hunger’ ?
(A) Amartya Sen (B) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (C) Salman Rushdie (D) Arundhati Roy
Ans: B
14. The winner of Nobel Prize for Economics in 2017
(A) Bari Barish (B) Kasuvo Ishiguro (C) Jokim Frank (D) Richard Thailor
Ans: D
15. Which planet was discovered by NASA's MAVEN to have twisted magnetic tail?
(A) Venus
(B) Mars
(C) Saturn
(D) Neptune
Ans: B
16:-The first Indian man to win Asian Marathon Championship
A:-I.M. Gopikrishna B:-Gopi Thonakal C:-Milka Singh D:-Anil Sinha
Ans: B
17:-On which day observed as World Fisheries Day ?
A:-Nov. 21 B:-Nov. 15 C:-June 25 D:-April 22
Ans: A
18:-The American writer who won Man Booker Prize in 2017
A:-Samuel George B:-George Saunders C:-Steephenson D:-Thomas James
Ans: B
19:-Where did India International Science Festival 2017 took place ?
A:-Mumbai B:-Jharkhand C:-Chandigarh D:-Chennai
Ans: D
20. The arrangement of Carbon atoms in diamond is
a. Regular Hexagons
b. Tetrahedral
c. Pentagons
d. Octahedral
Ans: b
21. ’Brooklyn’ in USA is famous for
(A) Basketball (B) Football (C) Baseball (D) Volleyball
Ans: C
22. Which country lifted the ban against car driving by women on June 24, 2018 ?
(A) Saudi Arabia (B) Pakistan (C) Bangladesh (D) Iraq
Ans: A
23. Arif Alivi sworn as Pakistan’s ___________President.
(A) 10th (B) 11th (C) 12th (D) 13th
Ans: D
24. Which world leaders made a land mark meeting at Helsinki Summit 2018 ?
(A) Donald Trump and Vladmir Putin (B) Donald Trump and Kim—Iong—Un
(C) Narendra Modi and Imran Khan (D) Xi Iinping and Donald Trump
Ans: A
25. Jamal Khashoggi the well—known journalist who was killed on 2nd October 2018 in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul worked for : (A) The Newyork Times (B) The Washington Post (C) Al Jazeera (D) Time
Ans: B
26. The Mughal Princess Zeb—Un—Nissa wrote her works under the Pseudonym of :
(A) Mornin (B) Ghalib (C) Zauq (D) Makhfi
Ans: D
27:-The first President of Barbados, which is the world's newest republic
A: Gabriel Boric
B: Dame Sandra Mason
C: Adama Barrow
D: Andry Rajoelina
Ans: B
28:-India's newest Tiger reserve, Indravati Tiger Reserve is situated in which state?
A: Madhya Pradesh
B: Uttarakhand
C: Chattisgarh
D: Rajasthan
Ans: C
29:-Recently UttarPradesh government has changed the name of Jhansi Railway station to
A: Rani Laxmibhai Railway station
B: Veerangana Laxmibai railway station
C: Manikarnika Railway station
D: Jhansi Rani railway Station
Ans: B
30:-India's first digital food museum is started at
A: Thanjavur, TamilNadu
B: Hospet, Karnataka
C: Agra, Uttar Pradesh
D: Chandrapur, Maharashtra
Ans: A
(A) Raj Kumar (B) K. Vishwanath (C) Kamal Hassan (D) Amitabh Bachchan
Ans: B
12. Who is the Miss Universe of 2017 ?
(A) Karen Ebasca (B) Manushi Chillar (C) Demi Le Nel Peters (D) Priyanka Chopra
Ans: C
13. Who is the author of the book, ‘The Quest For A World Without Hunger’ ?
(A) Amartya Sen (B) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (C) Salman Rushdie (D) Arundhati Roy
Ans: B
14. The winner of Nobel Prize for Economics in 2017
(A) Bari Barish (B) Kasuvo Ishiguro (C) Jokim Frank (D) Richard Thailor
Ans: D
15. Which planet was discovered by NASA's MAVEN to have twisted magnetic tail?
(A) Venus
(B) Mars
(C) Saturn
(D) Neptune
Ans: B
16:-The first Indian man to win Asian Marathon Championship
A:-I.M. Gopikrishna B:-Gopi Thonakal C:-Milka Singh D:-Anil Sinha
Ans: B
17:-On which day observed as World Fisheries Day ?
A:-Nov. 21 B:-Nov. 15 C:-June 25 D:-April 22
Ans: A
18:-The American writer who won Man Booker Prize in 2017
A:-Samuel George B:-George Saunders C:-Steephenson D:-Thomas James
Ans: B
19:-Where did India International Science Festival 2017 took place ?
A:-Mumbai B:-Jharkhand C:-Chandigarh D:-Chennai
Ans: D
20. The arrangement of Carbon atoms in diamond is
a. Regular Hexagons
b. Tetrahedral
c. Pentagons
d. Octahedral
Ans: b
21. ’Brooklyn’ in USA is famous for
(A) Basketball (B) Football (C) Baseball (D) Volleyball
Ans: C
22. Which country lifted the ban against car driving by women on June 24, 2018 ?
(A) Saudi Arabia (B) Pakistan (C) Bangladesh (D) Iraq
Ans: A
23. Arif Alivi sworn as Pakistan’s ___________President.
(A) 10th (B) 11th (C) 12th (D) 13th
Ans: D
24. Which world leaders made a land mark meeting at Helsinki Summit 2018 ?
(A) Donald Trump and Vladmir Putin (B) Donald Trump and Kim—Iong—Un
(C) Narendra Modi and Imran Khan (D) Xi Iinping and Donald Trump
Ans: A
25. Jamal Khashoggi the well—known journalist who was killed on 2nd October 2018 in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul worked for : (A) The Newyork Times (B) The Washington Post (C) Al Jazeera (D) Time
Ans: B
26. The Mughal Princess Zeb—Un—Nissa wrote her works under the Pseudonym of :
(A) Mornin (B) Ghalib (C) Zauq (D) Makhfi
Ans: D
27:-The first President of Barbados, which is the world's newest republic
A: Gabriel Boric
B: Dame Sandra Mason
C: Adama Barrow
D: Andry Rajoelina
Ans: B
28:-India's newest Tiger reserve, Indravati Tiger Reserve is situated in which state?
A: Madhya Pradesh
B: Uttarakhand
C: Chattisgarh
D: Rajasthan
Ans: C
29:-Recently UttarPradesh government has changed the name of Jhansi Railway station to
A: Rani Laxmibhai Railway station
B: Veerangana Laxmibai railway station
C: Manikarnika Railway station
D: Jhansi Rani railway Station
Ans: B
30:-India's first digital food museum is started at
A: Thanjavur, TamilNadu
B: Hospet, Karnataka
C: Agra, Uttar Pradesh
D: Chandrapur, Maharashtra
Ans: A