GENERAL Knowledge - 2004

GENERAL KNOWLEDGe - 2004

INFOMATHS/MCA/ARITHMETIC

1.How many languages and dialects are spoken by people all over the world?

(a) 6,000(b) 9,000

2.The oldest Indian language is :

(a) Telugu(b) Hindu

3.Which book has been printed in the maximum number of languages and these scripts?

(a) The Bible (b) Hiraka Sutra

4.Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel Prizes individually for :

(a)Chemistry in 1954 peace prize in 1962(b) Peace prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962

5.Who were the first to circle the moon?

(a) Frank boreman, Bill Anders and Jim Lovell(b) Charles Conrad and Alan Bean

6.The only religious book ever printed in a shorthand scripts is :

(a) The Ramayana(b) The Mahabharata

7.Joule is the unit of

(a) Temperature(b) Energy

8.How many Dynes are there in one gram weight ?

(a) 900(b) 375

9.How many Ergs are these in I Joule?

(a) 102(b) 104

10.The unit of current is

(a) Ohm(b) Erg

11.The unit of energy in MKS system is

(a) Volt (b) Erg

12.The intensity of an earthquake is measured with a

(a) Barometer(b) Hydrometer

13.Centigrade & Fahrecheit scales give same reading at

(a) - 400(b) - 320(c) -2730 (d) -1000

14.Match the following columns

Column 1Column 2

(a) Anemometer1. To measure underwater

depth using sound

(b) Aneroid barometer 2. To measure very small

distances

(d) Fathometer4. Find out directions of

Wind

5. Measure atmospheric

pressure

1234

a.A4B5C3D1

b.A3B5C2D1

c.A5B1C3D4

d.A3B1C5D2

15.Minerals are

(a) found in only metamorphic rocks(b) generally made up of crystals

(d) none of these

16.Which of the following are examples of minerals?

(a) limnestone and shale

(b) diamonds and salt

(d) all of these

17.Mountains are formed by

(a) volcanic activity

(b)lifting and folding of the earth’s crust

(d) all of these

18.Glaciers

(a) are moving bodies of ice

(b) change the surface features of the land very little

(d) All of the above

19.When Tipu Sultan was killed ?

(a) May 10, 1799(b) May 12, 1799

20.The final act of betrayal was when Tipu went himself to fight the British soldiers that were able to enter the fort courtyard One of the traitors then ordered the inner doors to be shut. Who was this traitor?

(a) Badaruddin(b) Zaman

21.Which museum was designed by George Witter, was formerly known as Prince of Wales Museum?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi Sanghralays(b) Veermata Sanghralaya

22.What is the process responaible for producing photons in a diode laste?

(a) Fermi level shift

(b) Majority carrier injection

(d) Electron-hole recombination

23.What frequency range is the High Frequency band?

(a) 100 kHz(b) 1 GHz

24.With what honour has Dr. Kalam been decorated, the highest honour that an Indian citizen can receive?

(a) Arjuna Award (b) Padma Bhushan

25.Who said, “those who attack Congress and spare Nehru are fools. They do not know the a) b) C of politics….”?

(a) Dr b) R. Ambedkar

(b) Atal Behari Vajpayee

(d) Laloo Prasad Yadav

26.Which important human right is protected in Article 21 of the Constitution of India?

(a) Right to Equality

(b) Right to Freedom of Religion

27.Who was the last ruler of the Mughal dynasty?

(a) Bahadur Shah Zafar

(b) Aurangzeb

(d) Shah Jahan

28.When did Gandhiji launch the Quit India movement ?

(a) 9th August 1938

(b) 9th August 1940

(d)9th August 19 44

29.Which monument was built in memory of a British monarch?

(a) Victoria Memorial

(b) Prince of Wales Memorial

(d) King Richard Memorial

30.In which Indian city would you find the mosque with “Shaking Minarets”?

(a) Hyderabd (b)Lucknow

31.Which of these cities has the maximum number of historical monuments?

(a) Kolkata(b)Delhi

32.Which State in India is the largest producer of Soyabean ?

(a) Rajasthan (b)Gujarat

33.On which riverbank is Goa located ?

(a)Ganga(b) Mandovi

34.Which state is known as India’s SpiceGarden…?

(a) Kerala(b) Karnataka

(c)Bihar(d) Uttaranchal

35.Name the oldest mountain range of India )..?

(a)Himalayas(b) Nilgiris

36.Birds maintain a body temperature in the range of ...?

(a) 400C to 440C(b)1040C to 1110C

37.Which Guru declared Guru Granth Sahib as permanent Guru of Sikhs ?

(a) Guru Gobind Singh Ji

(b) Guru Nanak Sahib Ji

(d) None

38.When was Khalsa born ?

(a) 1599(b) 1699

39.Who was the last Guru, who gave us the Guru Granth Sahib?

(a) Guru Arjan Dev

(b) Guru Hargobind

(d) Guru Ram Das

40.Who wrote the Mahabharata ?

(a) Valmiki (b) Rig Veda

41. Which was the largest and richest among the princely states of per-Independence period?

(a)Mysore(b)Gwalior

42.The NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is also used in the country of …?

(a) Japan(b)France

(c)Germany(d)England

43.In the UK, what type of installation requires a fireman’s switch ?

(a) Neon Lighting

(b) High Pressure Sodium Lighting

(d) Hotel Rooms

44.In 1917 Iraq became independent from which Empire?

(a) Sumerians (b)Mauritius

45.Which one of the listed countries uses the rufiyaa?

(a) Maldives(b)Mauritius

46.Which country has the same currency name as the United Arab Emirates?

(a)Madagascar(b)Algeria

(c)Morocco(d)Mauritania

47.What is the capital of Italy?

(a) Naples(b) Pisa

48.What was the first U.S. state to enter the Union?

(a)Georgia(b)New jersey

(c)Delaware(d)Pennsylvania

49.A light blue flag with a horizontal white-edged balck stripe in the centre best describes the flag of which ‘B’ country ?

(a)Botswana(b)Brazil

50.Which state in India is rated by the National Geographic Traveller as one of the top 50 “must-see” places in the world?

(a)Uttaranchal (b) Kerala

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE-2005

1.Who invented Bicycle ?

(a) Leo H Backeland (b) Kari Benz

2.Who invented Electric Generator?

(a) Sir Alexander Graham Bell

(b) Michael Faraday

(d) Thomas Alva Edison

3.The first hand glider was designed by ….?

(a) Leonardo Da Vinci(b) The wright brothers

4.In which decade were the first successful diode and triode vacuum tubes invented ?

(a) 1800s(b) 1880s

5.In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated?

(a) 1950s(b) 1960s

6.In which decade was the Internet first implemented ?

(a) 1940s(b) 1950s

7.Which of the following was first patented by an Australian in 1889?

(a) Electric Drill(b) Electric Shaver

8.When were blue jeans invented ?

(a) 1900s(b) 1860s

9.Who invented the phonograph?

(a) Thomas Edison(b) John Kruesi

10.Where were wigs first invented ?

(a) Japan(b)France

11.The late Nirmala Desh pande was a famous

(a) diplomat (b) astrologer

12.Who has been awarded the prem Bhatia Award for the year 2008 ?

(a) Nilanjana Bose

(b) Rupashree Nanda

(d) None of these

13.Microwave ovens cook dishes by means of

(a) Ultraviolet rays (b) Infra-red rays

14.Most of the phenomena related to weather take place in

(a) stratosphere (b) ionosphere

15.The current President of the World Bank is

(a) Dominique Strauss-Kahn

(b) James d) Wolfansen

(c)Barbara Cartland

(d) Robert Zoellick

16.Amartya Sen, the NRI Nobel laureate got the honour for his work on

(a) Game theory

(b) Securities analysis

(d) Impact of Industrialization

17.The Quit India resolution was passed at the

(a)Bombay session of I.N.c) in 1940

(b)Bombay session of I.N.c) in 1941

(c)Bombay session of I.N.c) in 1942

(d)Bombay session of I.N.c) in 1945

18.Who among the following is not a ghazal singer?

(a) Talat Aziz(b) Chandan Dass

19.Nobel Prize for literature in 2007 was received by -

(a) Doris Lessing

(b) Albert AI Gore

(d) Jagdev Singh

20.Meteorites are the heavenly bodies

(a) between the Mars and the Jupiter

(b) between the Saturn and the Neptune

(d) that burn brightly on entering the Earth atmosphere

21.P-5 is a group of

(a) Highly developed countries

(b) Highly populous countries

22.Arrange the following in chronological order :

(a) Dandi March

(b) McDonald Award

(d)Meerut conspiracy case

23.Which of the following is a land-locked state?

(a)Gujarat(b) Andhra Pradesh

24.Which of the following is not an official language as per the 8th schedule?

(a) Konkani(b) Sindhi

25.The Manhattan Project was started by President Roosevelt in 1942 to ensure that the U.S. beat the Germans in development a nuclear bomb) Whom did Roosevelt appoint as scientific head the Manhattan Project ?

(a) Robert Oppenheimer

(b) James b) Conant

(d) Vannevar Bush

26.Who is the English Physicist responsible for the ‘Big Bang Theory’?

(a) Albert Einstein (b) Michael Skube

27.What is the name of the Cal Teach seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?

(a) Charles Richter

(b) Hiram Walker

(d) Joshua Rumble

28.Who is the only U.S .President to invent and patent something ?

(a) Abraham Lincoln (b) Theodore Roosevelt

29.Who is the Author of ‘The Name of the Rose ‘?

(a) John Steinbeck(b) William Shakespeare

30.Who is the Author of ‘Les Miserables’?

(a) Alexander Dumas

(b) William Shakespeare

(d) Mary Wollenstonecraft Shelley

31.Who is the Author of ‘WutheringHeights ‘?

(a) Harriet Beecher Stowe

(b) Margaret Mitchell

(d) Jane Austen

32.Who is the author of The Grapes Of Wrath?

(a) Umberto Eco(b) J.R.R. Tolkien

33.Who is the author of The Last of The Mohicans?

(a) James Fenimore Cooper

(b) John Steinbeck

34.A difference of 1degree in longitude at the Equator is equivalent to nearly

(a) 101 km(b) 111 km

35.The earliest known Indian script is

(a) Mori(b) Devanagari

36.How many times the preamble was amended

(a) once (b) twice

37.The term socialist was added in the preamble by the …amendment

(a) 40th(b) 42nd

38.The state with the lowest population in India is

(a)Goa(b) Tripura

39.Which person or organization received the Nobel Prize three times so far?

(a)Medame Curie

(b) Linus Pauling

(d) International Committee of the Redcross

40.Under which five year plan did agriculture show a negative growth?

(a) 3(b) 4(c) 5(d) 6

41.Under which five year plan did agriculture show a negative growth ?

(a) 1st plan(b) 2nd plan

42.Baan ki-moon ,the UNO Secretary General belong to

(a) Saudt Arab(b)Egypt

(c)South Korea(d)Brazil

43.The deepest ocean in the world is

(a) The Indian ocean(b) The Atlantic ocean

44.The oldest mutual fund in India is the

(a) SBI Mutual Fund(b) BOB Mutual Fund

45.A candidate for elections to the Lok Sabha stands to lose his Deposit Money if he fails to get

(a) 1/5 of the total valid votes

(b) 1/8 of the valid votes

(d) none of these

46.Who headed the committee appointed on Kargil War?

(a) Gen.V.P. Malik(b) Gen. S.K. Sinha

47.The c) K. Nayudu Trophy is related to the sport of

(a) cricket (b) Hockey

48.New York is situated on the river

(a)Hudson(b)Thames

49.“The Woman of the Millennium” selected by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is

(a) Margaret Thacher

(b) Hillary Clinton

(d) Indira Gandhi

50.The General Assembly of United Nations meets

(a) Once a year(b) twice a year

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE -2007

1.Which among the following companies launched its super luxury hot wheels: ‘Gallardo’ and ‘Murcielago’ in India?

(a) Audi(b) Rolls Royce

2.Which among the following southern states is all set to launch aEA Toursim-on-Wheels project incollaboration with the Indian Railways?

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka

(a) (b)

4.Isuzu Motors Ltd, Japan’s largest maker of light trucks has decided to start making buses in India in 2007 in association with:

(a) TELCO (b) Ashok Leyland

(d) Mahindra and Mahindra

5.In an attempt to enhance the quality of customer service and strengthen the grievance redressal mechanism, the Reserve Bank of India has constituted a new department Customer Service Development (CSD). Which of the following is not among the key responsibilities of the department?

(a) dissemination of instructions or information relating to customer service

(b) Grievance redressal by banks and the RBI.

(c) Administrating the Banking Ombudsman (BO) scheme and act as a nodal department for the Banking codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI).

(d) All of the above

6.The new ICC president David Morgan belongs to which among the following countries?

(a) England(b) South Africa

7.Which among the following countries has the maximum amount of external debt?

(a) USA(b) Mexico

8.Tata Sky is a satellite television company in India, formed through a joint venture between the Tata Group and

(a) Star TV (b) Eurospace

9.‘Eco Mark’ is given to the Indian products that are:

(a) pure and unadulterated

(b) rich in protein

(d) environment friendly

10.The indicator of economic prosperity is:

(a) increase in gross national product at current prices

(b) increase in net national product at current prices

(d) increase in net national product at fixed prices

11.Cairn Energy, which is exploring oil in Rajasthan, belongs to

(a) Ireland(b) Scotland

12.The youngest ever Indian to achieve a Grandmaster norm in Chess is:

(a) Sahaj Grover (b) Saina Nehwal

13.Which among the following is not a wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India?

(a) National Housing Bank

(b) National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development

(d) Exim Bank of India

14.The December 2006 Asian Games were held in

(a) Doha(b) Abu Dhabi

15.The service tax umbrella does not cover

(a) Pathology labs (b) Telecom services

16.Which company launched a premium prat denim line in the Indian fashion arena, co branding it with John Abraham?

(a) Killer (b) Wrangler

17.The National Stock Exchange incorporated in 1992, in terms of transactions holds:

(a) fifth rank in the World.

(b) third rank in the World.

(d) does not figure in the top 10.

18.Which country, of the following, is the biggest contributor for Foreign Direct Investment in India between 1991 and 2004?

(a) Mauritius(b) USA

19.SAFTA stands for

(a) South Asia Free Trade Agreement

(b) South African Federation for Tribal Advancement

(d) None of the above

20.Which company, out of the following, does not figure in the Forbes Global 2000 year 2005 ranking?

(a) NTPC (b) ONGC (c) SBI(d) EIL

21.Introduction of 3G services in telecommunication industry will not include which of the following features?

(a) Video Streaming (b) Stock Transactions

22.Which Finance Minister resigned after report on Haridas Mundhra sha___ imbroglio was published in 1958?

(a) GK Iyengar (b) Ramanand Shastri

23.Which state tops the revenue collected under the implemented VAT tax regime

(a) Maharashtra(b) Andhra Pradesh

24.Which player won the country’s highest ever professional Gold Prize held at China?

(a) Shiv Kapur (b) Jeev Milkha Singh

25.Who is the current Union Minister for Commerce and Industry?

(a) PC Chidambram(b) Ms Ahluwalia

26Kevin Rollins is the CEO of which American Corporate giant employing direct business model ? (a) Wall Mart (b) Dell

27.According to the India –pacific Wealth Report, the number of millionaire investors in India has grown to

(a) 83,000(b) 23,000

28.NIIT Technologies have established ties with a Singapore agency to market GeBiz what is GeBiz?

(a) Electronic business portal of Singapore Govt

(b) Portal of income Tax department of Singapore

(d) None of the above

29.The investment giant set up by Warren Buffet is :

(a) DSP Merry1 Lynch(b)Berkshire Hathway

30.Which instrument is used to measure pressure?

(a) Saccharimeter (b) Ammeter

31.What does Angstrom mensure?

(a) Quantity of liquid (b) Length of light waves

32. Light year is related to

(a) Energy (b) Speed

33.Match the following columns

(a) Relative 1.pyrometer humidity

(b) Anemometer2. High temperature

(d) Direction of wind 4. Chronometer

a.BDAC

bDBAC

cADBC

dCADB

34.Right to Equality before law is

(a) Civil Right (b) Economic Right

35.Which of the following is NOT a Part of India’s Money Market ?

(a) Bill markets(b) Call Money Market

36.Barack Hussain Obama belongs to which of the following parties ?

(a) Republican (b) Democratic

(d)American National Congress

37.Which of the following is NOT a fertilizer product ?

(a) Urea

(b) Murate of Potash

(d) All are fertilizers

38.Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘The Exile”?

(a) B.G. Verghese (b) Philip Roth

39.Which amongst the following programmes is being implemented in all the districts of the country ?

(a) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

(b) Navodaya Vidhyalay

(d) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyuthikara Yojana

40.Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘The Namesake’?

(a) Vikram Seth (b) V.S.Naipaul

41.World Ozone day is observed on ……

(a) 16th September (b) 16th October

42.Which of the following is NOT a Govt . Sponsored organization ?