GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR DEGREE LEVEL EXAM
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1 . The time taken by light to cover the distance between the earth and moon:
(a) 8 seconds (b) 8 minutes
(c) 1.3 minutes (d) 1.3 seconds
Ans : d
2.Who calculated the speed of light for the first time?
(a) Newton (b) Huygens
(c) Ole Roemer (d) Edison
Ans : c
3 . Economic Planning is a subject in the
(a) Union List (b) State List
(c) Concurrent List(d) Unspecified in any special list
Ans : a
4 . Narendranath Datta is better known as:
(a) Mahesh Yogi (b) Baba Amte
(c) Rajneesh (d) Swami Vivekananda
Ans : d
5 . The rarest metal on earth:
(a) Astatin (b) Rhodium
(c) Platinum (d) Gold
Ans : b
6 . The first university established by the British in India:
(a) Madras (b) Mumbai
(c) Culcutta (d) Delhi
Ans : c
7. World Health Day:
(a) April 7 (b) April 5
(c) March 15 (d) March 4
Ans : a
8. The name of Arthur C.Clarke is associated with:
(a) Cartoon (b) Drama
(c) Science Fiction (d) Painting
Ans : c
9. ‘Harmony at Work’ is the motto of:
(a) Technopark (b) Infopark
(c) Smart City (d) Technocity
Ans : a
10.The Indian state which was known as Brahmarshidesh in ancient times:
(a) Asom (b) Orissa
(c) Rajastan (d) U.P.
Ans : d
11. The only divided capital in the world:
(a) Nicotia (b) Tel Aviv
(c) Ankara (d) Astana
Ans : a
12. The venue of Boer war was:
(a) South Africa (b) China
(c) England (d) Egypt
Ans : a
13. The Mughal ruler who granted Diwani rights to the British:
(a) Shah Alam (b) Bahadur Shah II
(c) Akbar II (d) Muhammad Shah
Ans : a
14 . From which part of the plant is cotton fibre is derived?
(a) Bark of stem (b) Phloem
(c) Xylem (d) Epidermal hairs of seed
Ans : d
15. Who gave the famous Gettysburg address?
(a) John F Kennedy
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) Martin Luther King
(d) Washington
Ans : b
16 . The nationality of Nostradamus, the famous astrologer lived in 16th century:
(a) France (b) USA
(c) China (d) Egypt
Ans : a
17 . France and Germany are separated by:
(a) Maginot line
(b) English channel
(c) 38th parallel
(d) 49th parallel
Ans : a
18 . What was known as ‘Yavanapriya’?
(a) Cardomom
(b) Pepper
(c) Cassue nut (d) Coconut
Ans : b
19 . Which tournament is held in Rolland Garros?
(a) Wymbledon (b) US Open
(c) Australian Open
(d) French Open
Ans : d
20 . What is known as ‘evening star’?
(a) Venus (b) Moon
(c) Dog star (d) Pole star
Ans : a
21 . Geographically, Galapagos Islands belong to:
(a) Africa (b) Europe
(c) South America (d) North America
Ans : c
22. Yak is an animal belongs to …… family.
(a) Horse (b) Dog
(c) Cat (d) Cattle
Ans : d
23. Which of the following types of light are strongly absorbed by plants?
(a) Violet and Orange
(b) Yellow and violet
(c) Blue and red (d) Indigo and Yellow
Ans : c
24 . Which city hosted the 2023 Olympics?
(a) Shanghai (b) Berlin
(c) London (d) Paris
Ans : b
25 . British Empire Games is now known as:
(a) Olympics (b) Afro-Asian Games
(c) Commowealth Games
(d) Asian Games
Ans : c
26 . The major source of revenue of the state governments
(a) Sales Tax (b) Customs Tax
(c) Income Tax (d) Excise Duty
Ans : a
27 .The famous painting Monalisa is now kept in Luvre Museum. It is in:
(a) USA (b) Britain
(c) Italy (d) France
Ans : d
28 . The Life Insurance Corporation of India was nationalised in:
(a) 1972 (b) 1973 (c) 1956 (d) 1966
Ans : c
29 . To which God of the Hindu Pantheon is the Gayatri Mantra addressed?
(a) Shiva (b) Vishnu
(c) Savitri (d) Yama
Ans : c
30 . What is ‘Dow Jones’?
(a) Share Market Index of New York exchange market
(b) Share market index of Mumbai Stock Exchange
(c) Gold Price Index of World Gold Council
(d) None of these
Ans : a
31 . China occupied Tibet in:
(a) 1959 (b) 1962
(c) 1949 (d) 1955
Ans : a
32. The first woman president of a country:
(a) Emelda Marcos
(b) Margarette Thatcher
(c) Marma Estella Peron
(d) Sirimao
Ans : c
33. The Belwant Rai Mehta Committee was appointed by
(a) Planning Commission
(b) National Development Council
(c) Finance Commission
(d) Central Statistical Organisation
Ans : b
34. The first state in India where President’s rule was brought into effect:
(a) Kerala (b) Punjab
(c) Thiru Kochi (d) Madras
Ans : b
35. Who is called ‘the link between the President and the cabinet’?
(a) Vice President (b) Speaker
(c) Chief Justice (d) Prime minister
Ans : d
36. The headquarters of the Press Trust of India:
(a) New Delhi (b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai (d) Mumbai
Ans : d
37. The rule of which dynasty is regarded as the golden period of ancient India?
(a) Maurya (b) Gupta
(c) Kushana (d) Sunga
Ans : b
38. Which area was known as ‘Arikamedu’ in ancient time?
(a) Goa (b) Bihar
(c) Chennai (d) Puducherry
Ans : d
39. The viceroy who repealed Vernacular Press Act:
(a) Lord Rippon (b) Lord Dufferin
(c) Lord Lytton (d) Lord Curzon
Ans : a
40. ‘No taxation without representation’: this slogan is associated with …… revolution:
(a) French
(b) American
(c) Russian
(d) Chinese
Ans : b
41. Who authored ‘Pratimanataka’?
(a) Bhasa (b) Kalidasa
(c) Banabhatta (d) Sudraka
Ans : a
42. Which team lifted the first Cricket World Cup?
(a) West Indies (b) Australia.
(c) Pakistan (d) India
Ans : a
43. The year of French Revolution:
(a) 1776 (b) 1789
(c) 1911 (d) 1917
Ans : b
44. Who created the character Frankenstein?
(a) Bram Stocker (b) Arthur Conal Doyle.
(c) Mary Shelly (d) Ian Fleming
Ans : c
45. Sankaradeva was a religious reformer in:
(a) Bengal (b) Assam
(c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat
Ans : b
46. The only session of Indian National Congress to hold in a village:
(a) Tripuri (b) Kakkinada
(c) Faizpur (d) Gaya
Ans : c
47. The number of naturally occurring elements:
(a) 90 (b) 91 (c) 92 (d) 88
Ans : c
48. Which one of the following is not a tuber crop?
(a) Potato (b) Carrot
(c) Tapioca (d) Beetroot
Ans : d
49. Wall Street is in:
(a) London (b) Paris
(c) New York (d) Mumbai
Ans : c
50. Light year is the unit of:
(a) Time (b) Speed
(c) Distance (d) Mass
Ans : c
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