General Knowledge Test

1. Who is a famous author of Indian origin and writes in English ?
(A) Shobha De
(B) M. S. Dhoni
(C) Shahid Kapoor
(D) Shreya Ghosal
(E) Milind Deora
Ans : (A)

2. Which of the following services is not provided by a bank ?
(A) Transfer of money
(B) Corporate loans
(C) Help in getting passports
(D) Sale of Demand Drafts
(E) Savings Bank Account
Ans : (C)

3. Which of the following is the currency of China ?
(A) Yen
(B) Taka
(C) Dollar
(D) Pesso
(E) Yuan
Ans : (E)

4. Which organization is called Bankers’ Bank ?
(A) Ministry of Finance
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(D) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(E) All Nationalised Banks
Ans : (B)

5. Which of the following is not an agricultural product ?
(A) Tea
(B) Jowar
(C) Urad
(D) Apple
(E) Calcium
Ans : (E)

6. Which of the following is the capital of Manipur ?
(A) Shillong
(B) Guwahati
(C) Tejpur
(D) Darjeeling
(E) Imphal
Ans : (E)

7. Which of the following terms is used in the field of banking & finance ?
(A) Surface Tension
(B) Know Your Customer
(C) Resistance
(D) Friction
(E) Bohr Theory
Ans : (B)

8. Which of the following is a very popular name in the field of literature ?
(A) Shahrukh Khan
(B) Abhishek Bachchan
(C) Anjali Bhagat
(D) Sania Mirza
(E) Chetan Bhagat
Ans : (E)

9. Who among the following is a famous cine actor/actress ?
(A) Kiran Desai
(B) Vikram Chandra
(C) Sonam Kapoor
(D) V. V. S. Laxman
(E) Pankaj Advani
Ans : (C)

10. Who was the first Prime Minister of India ?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Smt. Indira Gandhi
(D) Smt. Sarojini Naidu
(E) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans : (B)
11. Which pigment is responsible for red colour of tomatoes ?
(A) Melanin
(B) Lycopene
(C) Bilirubin
(D) Chlorophyll
Ans (b)
12. Greenland, the largest island in world, is the part of which country ?
(A) Canada
(B) Denmark
(C) Norway
(D) Iceland
Ans (b)
13. Who is known as the ‘Father of Medicine’ ?
(A) Herodotus
(B) Hipparchus
(C) Hippocrates
(D) Wilhelm Wundt
Ans (b)
14. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission of India ?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Finance Minister
(D) RBI Governor
Ans (b)
15. Which is the heaviest organ in the human body ?
(A) Heart
(B) Liver
(C) Kidney
(D) Stomach
Ans (b)
16. In which state is the Dachigam National Park, famous for Hangul (Red Deer), located ?
(A) Assam
(B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) West Bengal
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Ans (b)
17. After Hindi, which is the second most spoken language in India ?
(A) Tamil
(B) Marathi
(C) Telugu
(D) Bengali
Ans (d)
18. In 1904, which revolutionary founded Abhinav Bharat Society ?
(A) Veer Savarkar
(B) Bhagat Singh
(C) Chandrasekhar Azad
(D) Lala Hardayal
Ans (a)
19. Who was the only woman ruler of Delhi ?
(A) Chand Bibi
(B) Razia Sultan
(C) Rani Durgavati
(D) Rani Rudramma Devi
Ans (b)
20. Who discoverd Penicillin ?
(A) Jonas Salk
(B) Frederick Benting
(C) Alexander Fleming
(D) Ronald Ross
Ans (c)
21. Which type of alliance did Albert Einstein and his student Leo Szlard invent in 1926 and got a United States patent in their name ?
A. Elevator
B. Televisison
C. Refrigerator
D. Washing Machine
Ans : C. Refrigerator
22. Which of these species of geese can fly over the Mount Everest  making them one of the world's highest flying Birds ?
A. Emperor Goose
B. Snow Goose
C. Bar headed Goose
D. Blue-winged Goose
Ans :C. Bar headed Goose
23. Arrange these beauty products, according to the body part where they are used, from head to toe.
A. Kajal
B. Nail Polish
C. Lipstick
D. Bindi
Ans : D-A-C-B
24. Which of these is the name given to a ritual performed during the last few months of pregnancy ?
A. Mehndi Rachai
B. Haath Bharai
C. Maang Bharai
D. Godh Bharai
Ans : D. Godh Bharai
25. Which of the following is not a team but an individual event ?
A. Kabaddi
B. Boxing
C. Rugby
D. Football
Ans : B. Boxing
26.  Which of these is made by mixing maids with dahi ?
A. Missi Roti
B. Puri
C. Bhatura
D. Pakoda
Ans : C. Bhatura
27. Identify the film from this Audio Clip .
A. Mohra
B. Yeh Diliagi
C. Khiladi
D. Main Khiladi Tu Anari
Ans : D. Main Khiladi Tu Anari
28. Arrange these geographical or astronomical entities in Increasing order of their sizes.
A. The Earth
B. The Sun
C. The Earth's Moon
D. the Himalayas
Ans : D-A-C-B.
29. Which of these is a method used by the labour force to compel a company's management  to meet their demands by stopping work ?
A. Padtaal
B. Hartaal
C. Surtaal
D. Kartaal
Ans : B. Hartaal
30. With which of these states or union territories does Punjab not share its borders.
A. Jammu and Kashmir
B. Rajasthan
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Delhi
Ans :D. Delhi
31. Which of the following is not the name of a game played at international level ?
(A) Billiards
(B) Golf
(C) Hanball
(D) Judo
(E) Tofu
Ans : (E)

32. What does the letter ‘A’ denote in the term ‘VAT’, the name of a tax levied by the Govt. of India ?
(A) Added
(B) Applied
(C) Attached
(D) Attracted
(E) Allocated
Ans : (A)

33. Islamabad is the capital of—
(A) Pakistan
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Iraq
(E) Iran
Ans : (A)

34. Which of the following is a major Tea producing state in India ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Assam
(E) Punjab
Ans : (D)

35. Who among the following is the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India at present ?
(A) Dr. K. C. Chakraborty
(B) Mr. U. K. Sinha
(C) Dr. D. Subbarao
(D) Shri Anand Sinha
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

36. Which is a Nationalised Bank ?
(A) Yes Bank
(B) Axis Bank
(C) South Indian Bank
(D) Bank of Maharashtra
(E) Karnataka Bank
Ans : (D)

37. Which of the following is not grown as a vegetable ?
(A) Spinach
(B) Cauliflower
(C) Carrot
(D) Mango
(E) Cabbage
Ans : (D)

38. Which of the following books is written by V. S. Naipaul ?
(A) My Story
(B) My Life
(C) Sunny Days
(D) A House for Mr. Bishwas
(E) A Himalayan Love Story
Ans : (D)

39. Who among the following is a famous cartoonist ?
(A) Barkha Dutt
(B) Saeed Naqvi
(C) Prabhu Chawla
(D) R. K. Laxman
(E) M. F. Hussain
Ans : (D)

40. Which of the following terms is associated with the game of cricket ?
(A) Love
(B) Capture
(C) Follow-on
(D) Kick
(E) Punch
Ans : (C)