GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TOPICS
1. Geographical, Historical, Cultural and General Knowledge : Location, extent, relief features, climate, drainage, vegetation, agriculture, livestock, dairy development, population distribution, growth, literacy, sex ratio, religious composition, industries, planning, budgetary trends, major tourist centres. Ancient Culture & Civilisation, Kalibangan, Ahar, Ganeshwar, Bairath. History from 8th to 18th Century - Gurjar Pratihars - Chauhans of Ajmer - Relations with Delhi Sultanate – Mewar, Ranthambore and Jalore. - Rajasthan and Mughals – Sanga, Pratap, Mansingh of Amer, Chandrasen, Rai Singh of Bikaner, Raj singh of Mewar. History of freedom struggle in Rajasthan - Peasants and Tribal Movements. - Prajamandal Movement. Integration of Rajasthan Role of women during Medieval and Modern period. Society and Religion - Lok Devata and Devian. - Saints - Architecture – Temples, Forts and Palaces. - Paintings – Various Schools. - Fairs and Festivals. - Customs, Dresses and Ornaments. - Folk Music and Dance. - Language and Literature Office of Governor; Role and Functions of Chief Minister and Cabinet; State Secretariat and Chief Secretary; Organisation and role of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission and State Human Rights Commission, Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan.
(ii) Current Affairs : Major current issues and happenings at state level related to socio-economic, political, games and sports aspects.
(iii) General Knowledge of World & India – Continents, Oceans and their characteristics, global wind system, environmental problems, global strategies, globalization and its impacts, population trend and distribution, India and U.N.O., Major trends in International policies with special reference to Globalization and Nuclear nonproliferation.
Location and its advantages, Monsoonal system, drainage characteristics, changing patterns of agriculture and industries, national income-concept & trends, poverty, reduction schemes, Features of India’s foreign policy, Nehru’s contribution in its making. Major Landmarks in the Constitutional History of India with special reference to Government of India Acts of 1919 and 1935; Gandhi’s contribution to National Movement; Ambedkar and Constitution; Making; Salient features of Indian Constitution, Fundamental Rights, Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy; offices of the Indian President and Prime Minister; India’s federal system; Major Political Parties.
(ii) Current Affairs : Major current issues and happenings at state level related to socio-economic, political, games and sports aspects.
(iii) General Knowledge of World & India – Continents, Oceans and their characteristics, global wind system, environmental problems, global strategies, globalization and its impacts, population trend and distribution, India and U.N.O., Major trends in International policies with special reference to Globalization and Nuclear nonproliferation.
Location and its advantages, Monsoonal system, drainage characteristics, changing patterns of agriculture and industries, national income-concept & trends, poverty, reduction schemes, Features of India’s foreign policy, Nehru’s contribution in its making. Major Landmarks in the Constitutional History of India with special reference to Government of India Acts of 1919 and 1935; Gandhi’s contribution to National Movement; Ambedkar and Constitution; Making; Salient features of Indian Constitution, Fundamental Rights, Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy; offices of the Indian President and Prime Minister; India’s federal system; Major Political Parties.
1:-`13^(th)` Asian Shooting Championship 2015 held at
A:-India
B:-Dubai
C:-China
D:-Kuwait
Ans: D
2. Carbon dioxide is called Gree-House Gas, because it is
A:-Transparent to sunlight but traps heat
B:-Transparent to heat but traps sunlight
C:-Transparent to both sunlight and heat
D:-Used in green house to increase plant growth
Ans: A
3. The first BRICS migration conference in October 2015 was held at
(A). Sochi, Russia
(B) Beijing, China
(C) New Delhi, India
(D) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Answer: Option A Sochi, Russia
4. Who is the youngest recipient of Nobel Prize for Peace ?
A:-William Lowarence Bragg
B:-Werner Heisenberg
C:-Paul A M Dirc
D:-Malala Yousafzal
Correct Answer:- Option-D
5. 'The immitation of Christ' a work written in Germany during the Renaissance period is
A:-Thomas Kempis
B:-Erasmus
C:-Cameos
D:-Spenser
Correct Answer:- Option-A
6. 'People's Majlis' was the parliament of
A:-Indonessia
B:-Afghanistan
C:-Maldives
D:-Oman
Correct Answer:- Option-C
7. Where is the mountain range Montes Jura situated ?
A:-Mars
B:-Pluto
C:-Moon
D:-Venus
Ans: C
8. Which metal was responsible for the Minamata disease that affected people eating fish caught from the Minamata Bay of Japanese Island of Kyushu ?
A:-Zinc
B:-Copper
C:-Mercury
D:-Iron
Ans: C
9. Which day is celebrated as world diabetes day?
A:-November 14
B:-September 21
C:-October 16
D:-December 1
Ans: A
10:-Which country is elected as non permanent member in UN Security Council from Asia-Pacific region in 2015?
A:-Malaysia
B:-Bangladesh
C:-Philippines
D:-Japan
Ans: D
11. Which country is venue for the first ever Asian Youth Athletic Championship - 2015 ?
A:-Oman
B:-Pakistan
C:-Jordan
D:-Qatar
Ans: D
12. Which of the following is not a non-conventional enegry ?
A:-Tidal
B:-Thermal
C:-Wind
D:-Solar
Ans: B
13:-Which of the following nations will be most severally affected by increasing sea level due to global warming ?
A:-Bangladesh
B:-Tahiti
C:-Sri Lanka
D:-Papau New Guinia
Ans: A
14. Which of the following team has won FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Chile ?
A:-Mexico
B:-Mali
C:-Belgium
D:-Nigeria
Ans: D
15. Which is the venue of `18^th` Asian Games ?
A:-Bangkok
B:-Tehran
C:-Doha
D:-Jakarta
Correct Answer:- Option-D
16. In a 'Water Polo' team the number of players is
A:-7
B:-5
C:-9
D:-11
Correct Answer:- Option-A
17. 'China Times' is the newspaper published from
A:-Beijing
B:-Canton
C:-Taiwan
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C
18. The UNESCO Asia Pacific Award of Excellence for cultural heritage conservation was constituted in
A:-2000
B:-2005
C:-2002
D:-2012
Ans: A
19:-The book A History of Brainwashing was authored by
A:-Stephen Hawkins
B:-Fu Zhibin
C:-F.D. Roosevelt
D:-Fu Zhang
Ans: B
20. Which is the world's largest masonry dam?
A:-Hirakud Dam
B:-Bhakra Dam
C:-Srisailam dam
D:-Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Ans: D
21. Name the President of France who has declared emergency after a series of terror attacks
A:-David Cameroon
B:-Justin Trudeau
C:-Francois Hollande
D:-Tony Tan
Ans: C
22. Which was the first country to allow women to vote ?
A:-Newzealand
B:-England
C:-India
D:-Switzerland
Ans: A
23. Who wrote the famous novel The Luminaries, which won the Booker Prize for fiction in 2013 ?
A:-Natalie Hayen
B:-Eleanor Catton
C:-Martha Kearney
D:-Stuart Kelley
Correct Answer:- Option-B
24:-First electronic digital computer of the world is
A:-Deep Blue B:-Cosmos C:-Blue Geno D:-Eniac
Ans: D
25:-Name the book written by Anna Burns, which gets Man Booker Prize in 2018
A:-Washington Black B:-Nobones C:-Little construction D:-Milkman
Ans: D
26:-World Habitat Day is observed on
A:-September 17 B:-October 9 C:-October 3 D:-September 12
Ans: C
27:-Which Tennis Cup is known as Rolandgarros?
A:-U.S. Open B:-Australian Open C:-Wimbledon D:-French Open
Ans: D
28:-The venue of 10th BRICS summit 2018 is
A:-Xianen - China B:-Fortaleza - Brazil C:-Johannesberg - South Africa D:-Panaji - Goa, India
Ans: C
29:-Singapore emerged on top of the first Human Capital Index, released by the World Bank on October 11, 2018 in Bali. India was placed at the ___________ spot.
A:-85th B:-115th C:-95th D:-125th
Ans: B
30:-'Reuters' is the news agency of ____________.
A:-The United States of America B:-The United Kingdom C:-United Arab Emirates D:-People's Republic of China
Ans: B
31. William Tobias Ringeltaube is related to __________.
(A) London Mission Society (B) Senana Missionary (C) Church Mission Society (D) Basel Evangalical Missionary
Ans: A
32. Who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2017 ?
(A) Kazuo Ishiguro (B) Alice Munro (C) Patrick Modiano (D) Bob Dylan
Ans: A
33. Saina Nehwal is related to :
(A) Volleyball (B) Chess (C) Hockey (D) Badminton
Ans: D
34. Who introduced the idea ‘Late Capitalism’ ?
(A) Earnest Mandel (B) Marshall (C) Malthus (D) Keynes
Ans: A
35. International Mother language day is on :
(A) 23rd April (B) 1st July (C) 22nd April (D) 21st February
Ans: D
36:-The American writer who won Man Booker Prize in 2017
A:-Samuel George B:-George Saunders C:-Steephenson D:-Thomas James
Ans: B
37. Dassault Aviation is company based in :
(A) France (B) Germany (C) U.S.A. (D) UK.
Ans: A
38. By profession Narendra Dabholkar was a
(A) Journalist (B) Physician (C) Writer (D) Actor
Ans: B
39. Who won the P. F. A Players' Player award in 2018 ?
(A) NGolo Kante (B) Mohammed Salah (C) Christiano Ronaldo (D) Harry Kane
Ans: B
40. Rohingyas are mainly the residents of
(A) West Bengal (B) North East India (C) Bangladesh (D) Myanmar
Ans: D
41. Which part of Ukraine broke away and became the part of Russia ?
(A) Hungary (B) Crimea (C) Poland (D) Romania
Ans: B
42. Which American President was awarded with the ’Order of Abdul Aziz Al Saud Medal’ in 2017 ?
(A) Donald Trump (B) George Bush (C) Barack Obama (D) Bill Clinton
Ans: A
43. The ever big Cyber Attack in history which affected almost 150 countries of the world is :
(A) Wanna Cry (B) Solar Sunrise (C) The Melisa Virus (D) Malcon
Ans: A
44. FIFA’s best footballer of the year 2018 :
(A) Luka Modric (B) Cristiano Ronaldo (C) Lionel Messi (D) Mohamed Salah
Ans: A
45. Headquarters of UNICEF is situated in :
(A) Norway (B) London (C) New York (D) Sweden
Ans: C
46. Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2018 has been awarded to :
(A) Yazid Mugabe and Jiran Manuel Santos (B) Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege
(C) Denis Mukwege and Elihu Root (D) Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi
Ans: B
47. Where the Headquarters of FIFA is situated ?
(A) Qatar (B) Brazil (C) Sweden (D) Switzerland
Ans: D
48. Mexico country is situated in which of the following continent ?
(A) South America (B) North America (C) Africa (D) Europe
Ans: B
A:-India
B:-Dubai
C:-China
D:-Kuwait
Ans: D
2. Carbon dioxide is called Gree-House Gas, because it is
A:-Transparent to sunlight but traps heat
B:-Transparent to heat but traps sunlight
C:-Transparent to both sunlight and heat
D:-Used in green house to increase plant growth
Ans: A
3. The first BRICS migration conference in October 2015 was held at
(A). Sochi, Russia
(B) Beijing, China
(C) New Delhi, India
(D) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Answer: Option A Sochi, Russia
4. Who is the youngest recipient of Nobel Prize for Peace ?
A:-William Lowarence Bragg
B:-Werner Heisenberg
C:-Paul A M Dirc
D:-Malala Yousafzal
Correct Answer:- Option-D
5. 'The immitation of Christ' a work written in Germany during the Renaissance period is
A:-Thomas Kempis
B:-Erasmus
C:-Cameos
D:-Spenser
Correct Answer:- Option-A
6. 'People's Majlis' was the parliament of
A:-Indonessia
B:-Afghanistan
C:-Maldives
D:-Oman
Correct Answer:- Option-C
7. Where is the mountain range Montes Jura situated ?
A:-Mars
B:-Pluto
C:-Moon
D:-Venus
Ans: C
8. Which metal was responsible for the Minamata disease that affected people eating fish caught from the Minamata Bay of Japanese Island of Kyushu ?
A:-Zinc
B:-Copper
C:-Mercury
D:-Iron
Ans: C
9. Which day is celebrated as world diabetes day?
A:-November 14
B:-September 21
C:-October 16
D:-December 1
Ans: A
10:-Which country is elected as non permanent member in UN Security Council from Asia-Pacific region in 2015?
A:-Malaysia
B:-Bangladesh
C:-Philippines
D:-Japan
Ans: D
11. Which country is venue for the first ever Asian Youth Athletic Championship - 2015 ?
A:-Oman
B:-Pakistan
C:-Jordan
D:-Qatar
Ans: D
12. Which of the following is not a non-conventional enegry ?
A:-Tidal
B:-Thermal
C:-Wind
D:-Solar
Ans: B
13:-Which of the following nations will be most severally affected by increasing sea level due to global warming ?
A:-Bangladesh
B:-Tahiti
C:-Sri Lanka
D:-Papau New Guinia
Ans: A
14. Which of the following team has won FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Chile ?
A:-Mexico
B:-Mali
C:-Belgium
D:-Nigeria
Ans: D
15. Which is the venue of `18^th` Asian Games ?
A:-Bangkok
B:-Tehran
C:-Doha
D:-Jakarta
Correct Answer:- Option-D
16. In a 'Water Polo' team the number of players is
A:-7
B:-5
C:-9
D:-11
Correct Answer:- Option-A
17. 'China Times' is the newspaper published from
A:-Beijing
B:-Canton
C:-Taiwan
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C
18. The UNESCO Asia Pacific Award of Excellence for cultural heritage conservation was constituted in
A:-2000
B:-2005
C:-2002
D:-2012
Ans: A
19:-The book A History of Brainwashing was authored by
A:-Stephen Hawkins
B:-Fu Zhibin
C:-F.D. Roosevelt
D:-Fu Zhang
Ans: B
20. Which is the world's largest masonry dam?
A:-Hirakud Dam
B:-Bhakra Dam
C:-Srisailam dam
D:-Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Ans: D
21. Name the President of France who has declared emergency after a series of terror attacks
A:-David Cameroon
B:-Justin Trudeau
C:-Francois Hollande
D:-Tony Tan
Ans: C
22. Which was the first country to allow women to vote ?
A:-Newzealand
B:-England
C:-India
D:-Switzerland
Ans: A
23. Who wrote the famous novel The Luminaries, which won the Booker Prize for fiction in 2013 ?
A:-Natalie Hayen
B:-Eleanor Catton
C:-Martha Kearney
D:-Stuart Kelley
Correct Answer:- Option-B
24:-First electronic digital computer of the world is
A:-Deep Blue B:-Cosmos C:-Blue Geno D:-Eniac
Ans: D
25:-Name the book written by Anna Burns, which gets Man Booker Prize in 2018
A:-Washington Black B:-Nobones C:-Little construction D:-Milkman
Ans: D
26:-World Habitat Day is observed on
A:-September 17 B:-October 9 C:-October 3 D:-September 12
Ans: C
27:-Which Tennis Cup is known as Rolandgarros?
A:-U.S. Open B:-Australian Open C:-Wimbledon D:-French Open
Ans: D
28:-The venue of 10th BRICS summit 2018 is
A:-Xianen - China B:-Fortaleza - Brazil C:-Johannesberg - South Africa D:-Panaji - Goa, India
Ans: C
29:-Singapore emerged on top of the first Human Capital Index, released by the World Bank on October 11, 2018 in Bali. India was placed at the ___________ spot.
A:-85th B:-115th C:-95th D:-125th
Ans: B
30:-'Reuters' is the news agency of ____________.
A:-The United States of America B:-The United Kingdom C:-United Arab Emirates D:-People's Republic of China
Ans: B
31. William Tobias Ringeltaube is related to __________.
(A) London Mission Society (B) Senana Missionary (C) Church Mission Society (D) Basel Evangalical Missionary
Ans: A
32. Who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2017 ?
(A) Kazuo Ishiguro (B) Alice Munro (C) Patrick Modiano (D) Bob Dylan
Ans: A
33. Saina Nehwal is related to :
(A) Volleyball (B) Chess (C) Hockey (D) Badminton
Ans: D
34. Who introduced the idea ‘Late Capitalism’ ?
(A) Earnest Mandel (B) Marshall (C) Malthus (D) Keynes
Ans: A
35. International Mother language day is on :
(A) 23rd April (B) 1st July (C) 22nd April (D) 21st February
Ans: D
36:-The American writer who won Man Booker Prize in 2017
A:-Samuel George B:-George Saunders C:-Steephenson D:-Thomas James
Ans: B
37. Dassault Aviation is company based in :
(A) France (B) Germany (C) U.S.A. (D) UK.
Ans: A
38. By profession Narendra Dabholkar was a
(A) Journalist (B) Physician (C) Writer (D) Actor
Ans: B
39. Who won the P. F. A Players' Player award in 2018 ?
(A) NGolo Kante (B) Mohammed Salah (C) Christiano Ronaldo (D) Harry Kane
Ans: B
40. Rohingyas are mainly the residents of
(A) West Bengal (B) North East India (C) Bangladesh (D) Myanmar
Ans: D
41. Which part of Ukraine broke away and became the part of Russia ?
(A) Hungary (B) Crimea (C) Poland (D) Romania
Ans: B
42. Which American President was awarded with the ’Order of Abdul Aziz Al Saud Medal’ in 2017 ?
(A) Donald Trump (B) George Bush (C) Barack Obama (D) Bill Clinton
Ans: A
43. The ever big Cyber Attack in history which affected almost 150 countries of the world is :
(A) Wanna Cry (B) Solar Sunrise (C) The Melisa Virus (D) Malcon
Ans: A
44. FIFA’s best footballer of the year 2018 :
(A) Luka Modric (B) Cristiano Ronaldo (C) Lionel Messi (D) Mohamed Salah
Ans: A
45. Headquarters of UNICEF is situated in :
(A) Norway (B) London (C) New York (D) Sweden
Ans: C
46. Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2018 has been awarded to :
(A) Yazid Mugabe and Jiran Manuel Santos (B) Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege
(C) Denis Mukwege and Elihu Root (D) Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi
Ans: B
47. Where the Headquarters of FIFA is situated ?
(A) Qatar (B) Brazil (C) Sweden (D) Switzerland
Ans: D
48. Mexico country is situated in which of the following continent ?
(A) South America (B) North America (C) Africa (D) Europe
Ans: B