GK TEST 6

Q1. In which city is the dargah (tomb) of sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti located ? (A) Mumbai (B) Srinagar (C) New Delhi (D) Ajmer Q2. With with musical instrument is Pt. Ravi Shankar associated ? (A) Sitar (B) Sarod (C) Santoor (D) Tabla Q3. In 1953, who became the first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) ? (A) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (B) Sucheta Kriplani (C) Vijay Laxmi Pandit (D) Sarojini Naidu Q4. Which lake seprates the Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, from its twin city Secunderabad ? (A) Loktak Lake (B) Chilka Lake (C) Wular Lake (D) Hussain Sagar Lake Q5. What is the name of India’s first nuclear reactor ? (A) Apsara (B) Kamini (C) Dhruva (D) Aryabhatt Q6. At which place did Mahatama Gandhi start his first Satyagraha in India ? (A) Kheda (Gujarat) (B) Champaran (Bihar) (C) Sabarmati (Gujarat) (D) Mumbai (Maharashtra) Q7. ’Wings of Fire’ and ‘Ignited Minds’ books are authored by which Indian scientist ? (A) H.G.Khurana (B) M.S.Swaminathan (C) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam (D) S.Chandrasekhar Q8. The Gir Forest National Park (Sasan Gir), the only home of the Asiatic Lions, is situated in which state ? (A) Kerala (B) Gujarat (C) West Bengal (D) Madhya Pradesh Q9. Which Mughal emperor assumed the title of ‘Alamgir’ (Conqueror of the world) ? (A) Akbar (B) Jehangir (C) Shahjahan (D) Aurangzeb Q10. What is the common name of Acetylsalicylic Acid ? (A) Aspirin (B) Vinegar (C) Vitamin C (D) Vitriol Q11. Who signs one rupee currency note of India ? (A) RBI Governor (B) Finance Secretary (C) Finance Minister (D) President Q12. Who wrote the ‘Das Capital’, an extensive treatise on political economy ? (A) Karl Marx (B) Friedrich Engles (C) Leo Tolstoy (D) Maxim Gorky Q13. Who was the first law minister of independent India ? (A) Vallabhbhai Patel (B) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai (C) B.R.Ambedkar (D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Q14. Arabica, Robusta and Liberica are the varieties of which popluar beverage ? (A) Tea (B) Coffee (C) Yoghurt (D) Lemonade Q15. Which Indian classical dance form, native of Andhra Pradesh, was developed by Siddhendra Yogi from Bhamakalapam dance drama ? (A) Odissi (B) Kathakali (C) Bharatanatyam (D) Kuchipudi Q16. Where is the headquarters of the National Institute of Oceanography located ? (A) Dona Paula (Goa) (B) Kochi (Kerala) (C) Mumbai (Maharashtra) (D) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) Q17. Which European country is known as the ‘Land of a thousand lakes’ ? (A) Denmark (B) Sweden (C) Norway (D) Finland Q18. Which is the nearest star to the Sun ? (A) Proxima Centauri (B) Alpha Centauri A (C) Alpha Centauri B (D) Bernard’s Star Q19. Which gas is commonly known as ‘Laughing Gas’ ? (A) Ozone (B) Methane (C) Nitrous Oxide (D) Carbon dioxide Q20. Which is the only continent through which all three main latitude lines – Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn – passes ? (A) Asia (B) Africa (C) Europe (D) South America Q21. Kavaratti, an island town, is the capital of which Indian union territory ? (A) Lakshadweep (B) Daman and Diu (C) Puducherry (D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands Q22. Garba dance is native of which Indian state ? (A) Punjab (B) Maharashtra (C) Gujarat (D) West Bengal Q23. Antarctica is the largest cold desert in the world. Which is the largest hot desert in the world ? (A) Thar (B) Gobi (C) Sahara (D) Kalahari Q24. Sadakat Ashram memorial in Patna is dedicated to which former President of India ? (A) Zakir Hussain (B) Rajendra Prasad (C) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (D) V.V.Giri Q25. Who discoverd Penicillin ? (A) Jonas Salk (B) Frederick Benting (C) Alexander Fleming (D) Ronald Ross Q26. In Mumbai terror attacks on 26 Nov. 2008, what was the code name of security forces commando action against terrorists ? (A) Operation Vijay (B) Operation Shakti (C) Operation Cactus (D) Operation Black Tornado Q27. At which temprature, Celsius and Fahrenheit scales will show same reading ? (A) 0 degree (B) 32 degre (C) 180 degree (D) minus 40 degree Q28. Launched on 1st July 1822, which newspaper is the Asia’s oldest extant daily ? (A) The Times of India (B) Mumbai Samachar (C) The Indian Express (D) Hindustan Times Q29. Who is the first Indian woman to graduate from the Harvard Business School ? (A) Naina Lal Kidwai (B) Lalita D. Gupte (C) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (D) Chanda Kochhar Q30. In domestic LPG cylinders, a small quantity of which foul smelling chemical is added to act as a warning agent in case of any gas leakage ? (A) Pyridine (B) Isocyanide (C) Cadaverine (D) Ethyl Mercaptan Q31. In tabletop game Carrom, how many coins are used ? (A) 15 (B) 17 (C) 19 (D) 21 Q32. How much time does Sunlight take to reach the Earth ? (A) 8 minutes (B) 10 minutes (C) 12 minutes (D) 15 minutes Q33. Alpha is the first letter of Greek alphabet. Which is the last ? (A) Beta (B) Gamma (C) Sigma (D) Omega Q34. Which ruler of Gupta dynasty is also called the ‘Napoleon of India’ ? (A) Ramagupta (B) Skandagupta (C) Samudragupta (D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya Q35. Which mountain range in Chhatisgarh, with name literally meaning the hump of ox, is world famous for top-quality deposits of iron ore ? (A) Aravali (B) Bailadila (C) Nilgiri (D) Patkai Q36. Which scientist is considered as the father of Indian Space Programme ? (A) Vikram Sarabhai (B) Homi Bhabha (C) M.S.Swaminathan (D) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Q37. Which pigment is responsible for red colour of tomatoes ? (A) Melanin (B) Lycopene (C) Bilirubin (D) Chlorophyll Q38. Who founded the ‘Pushti Marg’ (path of divine grace) sect of the Hindu religion ? (A) Adi Shankaracharya (B) Nimbarkacharya (C) Ramanujacharya (D) Vallabhacharya Q39. Who authored the book `The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid’ ? (A) Philip Kotler (B) Jack Welch (C) C.K.Prahalad (D) Mohanbir Sawhney Q40. Indira Mount, an underwater mountain named after former PM of India Smt. Indira Gandhi, is in which ocean ? (A) Indian Ocean (B) Antarctic Ocean (C) Atlantic Ocean (D) Pacific Ocean Q41. In Roman numerals, which letter represents one thousand ? (A) L (B) C (C) M (D) X Q42. Who was the only woman ruler of Delhi ? (A) Chand Bibi (B) Razia Sultan (C) Rani Durgavati (D) Rani Rudramma Devi Q43. How do we better know Oscar award winner lyricist Sampooran Singh Kalra, the writer of ‘Jai Ho’ song for film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ ? (A) Sameer (B) Gulzar (C) Javed Akhtar (D) Prasoon Joshi Q44. Where did Lord Mahavira, the last of 24 tirthankars in Jain tradition, attain Nirvana ? (A) Nanded (Maharashtra) (B) Kolkata (W.Bengal) (C) Kushinagar (U.P.) (D) Pawapuri (Bihar) Q45. In 1904, which revolutionary founded Abhinav Bharat Society ? (A) Veer Savarkar (B) Bhagat Singh (C) Chandrasekhar Azad (D) Lala Hardayal Q46. In which city are the headquarters of International Olympic Committee (IOC) located ? (A) Zurich (Switzerland) (B) London (United Kingdom) (C) Dubai (United Arab Emirates) (D) Lausanne (Switzerland) Q47. In 1872, which Viceroy of India was assassinated at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands ? (A) Lord Mayo (B) Lord Curzon (C) Lord Lytton (D) Lord Irwin Q48. Greenland, the largest island in world, is the part of which country ? (A) Canada (B) Denmark (C) Norway (D) Iceland Q49. Who created the first cloned sheep Dolly ? (A) Adam Osborne (B) Charles Babbage (C) Tim Burners-Lee (D) Ian Wilmut Q50. Which pass, connecting Sri Lankan mainland with Jaffna peninsula. is referred as the ‘Gateway to Jaffna’ ? (A) Khyber pass (B) Nathu La pass (C) Elephant pass (D) Rohtang pass