01 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman. 02 The longest river in the world is the Nile

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1 01 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman 02 The longest river in the world is the Nile 03 The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada 04 The longest highway in the world has a length of about 8000 km 05 The highest mountain in the world is the Everest 06 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is Myanmar 07 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert 08 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil 09 The country also known as "country of Copper"is Zambia 10 The name given to the border which seperates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line 11 The river Volga flows out into the Capsian sea 12 The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia 13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada 14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily 15 The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea 16 The biggest delta in the world is the Sunderbans 17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade 18 The Japanese call their country as Nippon 19 The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres 20 The world's oldest known city is Damascus 21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice 22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar 23 The biggest island of the world is Greenland 24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit,USA 25 The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is USA 26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is Malaysia 27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is Malaysia 28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Mississippi 1

2 29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City'was Peking 30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan 31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest 32 The volcano Vesuvias is located in Italy 33 The country known as the Suger Bowl of the world is Cuba 34 The length of the Suez Canal is kilometres 35 The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea 36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal 37 The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean 38 The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin,Moscow 39 The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium,Prague 40 The world's largest diamond producing country is South Africa 41 Australia was discovered by James Cook 42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah 43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey 44 The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam 45 The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel 46 The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant 47 The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco 48 The national flower of Britain is Rose 49 Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin 50 The national flower of Italy is Lily 51 The national flower of China is Narcissus 52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu 53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz 54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in England 55 World Environment Day is observed on 5th June 56 The first Republican President of America was Abraham Lincoln 57 The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil 2

3 58 The name of Alexander's horse was Beucephalus 59 Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson 61 The earlier name of Srilanka was Ceylon 62 The UNO was formed in the year UNO stands for United Nations Organisation 64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August 65 `Last Judgment was the first painting of an Italian painter named Michelangelo 66 `Paradise Regained was written by John Milton 67 The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib 68 The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Peary 69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica 70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada 71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap.Ronald Amundson 72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi 73 World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September 74 The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck 75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway 76 The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet 77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen 78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam 79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher 80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie 81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Federick Auguste Bartholdi 82 The port of Banku is situated in Azerbaijan 83 John F.Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harry Oswald 84 The largest river in France is Lore 85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon 3

4 86 The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bunche 87 The first British University to admit women for degree courses was London University 88 The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar 89 New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers 90 Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves 91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand 92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea 93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan 94 The highest waterfalls in the world is the 95 The largest library in the world is the 96 The largest museum in the world is the Salto Angel Falls,Venezuela United States Library of Congress,Washington DC American Museum of Natural History 97 The lowest mountain ragne in the world is the Bhieuna Bhaile 98 The country known as the Land of Cakes is Scotland 99 The place known as the Garden of England is Kent 100 The tallest tower in the world is the C.N.Tower,Toronto, Canada 101 The country famous for its fish catch is Japan 102 The old name of Taiwan was Farmosa 103 Montreal is situated on the bank of river Ottawa 104 The city of Bonn is situated in Germany 105 The literal meaning of Renaissance is Revival 106 Julius Caesar was killed by Brutus 107 The title of Desert Fox was given to 108 The largest airport in the world is the Field Marshal Erwin Rommel King Khalid Int.Airport, Saudi Arabia 109 The city in Russia which faced an earthquake in the year 1998 was Armenia 110 The largest bay in the world is Hudson Bay,Canada 111 The largest church in the world is Bascilica of St.Peter,Vatican 4

5 City,Rome 112 The largest peninsula in the world is Arabia 113 The largest gulf in the world is Gulf of Mexico 114 The tallest statue in the world is the Motherland,Volgagra d Russia 115 The largest railway tunnel in the world is the Oshimzu Tunnel,Japan 116 The world's loneliest island is the Tristan da cunda 117 The word `Quiz'was coined by Jim Daly Irishman 118 The original meaning of `Quiz'was Trick 119 The busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street 120 The residence of the Queen in London is Buckingham Palace 121 Adolf Hitler was born in Austria 122 The country whose National Anthem has only music but no words is Bahrain 123 The largest cinema in the world is the Fox theatre,detroit, USA 124 The country where there are no Cinema theatres is Saudi arabia 125 The world's tallest office building is the Sears Tower,Chicago 126 In the year 1811,Paraguay became independent from Spain 127 The cross word puzzle was invented by Arthur Wynney 128 The city which was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire was Persepolis 129 WHO stands for World Health Organisation 130 WHO is located at Geneva 131 FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organisation 132 FAO is located at Rome and London 133 UNIDO stands for United Nations Industrial Development Organisation 134 UNIDO is located at Vienna 135 WMO stands for World Meteorological Organisation 136 WMO is located at Geneva 137 International Civil Aviation Organisation is located at Montreal 5

6 138 The Angel Falls is located in Venezuela 139 The Victoria Falls is located in Rhodesia 140 Ice Cream was discovered by Gerald Tisyum 141 The number regarded as lucky number in Italy is Thirteen 142 Napoleon suffered from alurophobia which means Fear of cats 143 The aeroplanes was used in war for the first time by Italians(14 Oct.1911) 144 Slavery in America was abolished by Abraham Lincoln 145 The Headquarters of textile manufacturing in England is Manchester 146 The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson river is Manhattan 147 The founder of plastic industry was Leo Hendrik Bakeland 148 The country where military service is compulsory for women is Israel 149 The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses is USA 150 The famous painting `Mona Lisa'is displayed at Louvre museum,paris 151 The earlier name for tomato was Love apple 152 The first President of USA was George Washington 153 The famous words `Veni Vidi Vici'were said by Julius Caesar 154 The practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was introduced by Joseph Lister 155 The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was Nine 156 Mercury is also known as Quick Silver 157 Disneyland is located in California,USA 158 The country which built the first powerful long range rockets is Germany 159 Sewing Machine was invented by Isaac M.Singer 160 Adding Machine was invented by Aldrin 161 The national emblem of Spain is Eagle 162 Archimedes was born in Sicily 163 The total area of Vatican city is Sq.kms 164 The largest temple in the world is Angkorwat in Kampuchea 165 The largest dome in the world is Louisiana Superdome,New Orleans,USA 6

7 166 The largest strait in the world is Tartar Strait 167 The Mohenjodaro ruins are found in Larkand District of Sind,Pakistan 168 The largest city of Africa is Cairo 169 The founder of KODAK Company was Eastman 170 The Cape of Good Hope is located in South Africa 171 The Heathrow Airport is located in London 172 The neon lamp was invented by Georges Claude 173 The last letter of the Greek alphabet is Omega 174 The place known as the land of Lincoln is Illinois 175 The US state Utah is also known as Beehive state 176 The Kalahari desert is located in Africa 177 The Pentagonian desert is located in Argentina 178 The person known as the father of aeronautics is Sir George Cayley 179 The most densely populated Island in the world is Honshu 180 The two nations Haiti and the Dominion Republic together form the Island of Hisponiola 181 The largest auto producer in the USA is General Motors 182 The largest auto producing nation is Japan 183 The famous General Motors company was founded by William Durant 184 The country that brings out the FIAT is Italy 185 The first actor to win an Oscar was Emil Jannings 186 The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length was Snow White and Seven Dwarfs 187 The first demonstration of a motion picture was held at Paris 188 The first country to issue stamps was Britain 189 The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star of the silent movies is Tom Mix 190 The Pentagon is located at Washington DC 191 The world's largest car manufacturing company is General Motors,USA 192 The world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero cycles,ludhiana 193 The world's oldest underground railway is at London 7

8 194 The White House was painted white to Hide fire damage 195 The largest oil producing nation in Africa is Nigeria 196 The longest river in Russia is Oblrtysh 197 The first Emperor of Germany was Wilhelm 198 The last French Monarch was Louis Napoleon III 199 "History is Bunk"was said by Henry Ford 200 The term ``astrology' literally means Star Speech 201 Togo is situated in Africa 202 Coal is also known as Black Diamond 203 The first Boxer to win 3 gold medals in Olympics was Laszlo Papp 204 The first ruler who started war games for his soldiers was Genghis Khan 205 The first cross word puzzle in the world was published in 1924 by London Sunday Express 206 The lightest known metal is Lithium 207 The atacama desert is located in North Chile 208 The oil used to preserve timber is Creosote oil 209 The founder of USA was George Washington 210 The first talkie feature film in USA was The Jazz Singer 211 The chemical name of laughing gas is Nitrous oxide 212 The US state Mississipi is also known as Tar Heel state 213 The US state Indiana is also known as Volunteer state 214 The US state Missouri is also known as Hoosier state 215 The US state West Verginia is also known as Blue Grass state 216 The US state known as`pine Free State'is Vermount 217 The US state known as `Mountain state'is Pensylvania 218 The US state known as`land of `Land of 1000 Lakes'is Arkansas 219 The popular detective character created by Agatha Christie is Hercule Poirot 220 The Pakistani President who died in an aircrash was Zia-ul-Huq 221 Yoghurt means Fermented milk 222 Yankee is the nickname of American 8

9 223 The International court of Justice is located in Hague,Holland 224 The headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC 225 Victoria Falls was discovered by David Livingstone 226 The technique to produce the first test tube baby was evolved by Patrick Stepote and Robert Edwards 227 The oldest residential university of Britain is the Oxford University 228 The name of the large clock on the tower of the House of Parliament in London is called Big Ben 229 Prado museum is located in Madrid 230 The number of keys in an ordinary piano is Eighty eight 231 `Man is a Tool Making Animal'was said by Benjamin Franklin 232 The term 'anesthesia' was coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes 233 The first man to reach Antartica was Fabian Gotileb 234 The Kilimanjaro volcano is situated in Tanzania 235 The invention that is considered to have built America is Dynamite 236 The author of Harry Potter Books is JK Rowling Nickname of New York city is What do you call a group of sheep? In which sport do players take long and short corners? Who was the youngest President of the USA? How many legs do butterflies have? Big Apple A Flock of Sheep Hockey Theodore Roosevelt 6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings 9

10 S.No. QUESTION ANSWER 1. How many Sura are in Holy Quran? How many Verses are in Holy Quran? How many dots are in Holy Quran? How many over bar (zaber) are in Holy Quran? How many under bar ( Zaer ) are in Holy Quran? How many Raque are in Holy Quran? How many stop ( Waqf ) are in Holy Quran? How many Thashdeed are in Holy Quran? How many letters are in Holy Quran? How many pash are in Holy Quran? How many Madd are in Holy Quran? How many words are in Holy Quran? How many parts of Holy Quran? How many time Besmillah Al-Rahmaan Al-Raheem is repeated? How many Sura start with Besmillah Al-Rahmaan Al-Raheem? How many time the word 'Quran' is repeated in Holy Quran? Which is the longest Sura of Holy Quran? Al-Baqarah. 18 Which is the best drink mentioned in Holy Quran? Milk. 19 The best eatable thing mentioned in Holy Quran is? Honey. 20 Which is the shortest Sura of Holy Quran? Qausar. 21 The longest verse of Holy Quran is in which Sura? Al-Baqarah No Which letter is used for the most time in Holy Quran.? Alaph 24 Which letter is used for the lest time in Holy Quran? Zaa. 25 Which is the best night mentioned in Holy Quran? Night of Qadar. 26 Which is the best month mentioned in Holy Quran? Ramzan. 27 Which is the biggest animal mentioned in Holy Quran? Elephant. 28 Which is the smallest animal mentioned in Holy Quran? Mosquito 29 How many words are in the longest Sura of Holy Quran? How many words are in the smallest Sura of Holy Quran? Which Sura of Holy Quran is called the mother of Quran? Sura Hamd 32 How many Sura start with Al-Hamdullelah? Five_ Hamd, Inaam, Kahf, Saba & Fatr. 34 How many Sura's name is only one letter? Three, Qaf, Sad & Noon. 35 How many Sura start with word " Inna "? Four sura - Fatha, Nuh,Qadr, Qausar. 37 Which sura are called Musabbahat? Esra, Hadeed, Hsar, Juma, Taghabun & Aala. 38 How many sura are Makkahi and how many are Madni? Macci 86, Madni Which sura is on the name of tribe of Holy Prophet? Quresh 40 Which sura is called the heart of Holy Quran? Yaseen. 41 In which sura the name of Allah is repeated five time? Sura al-haj. 42 Which sura are named Azaiam? Sajdah, Fusselat, Najum & Alaq. 43 Which sura is on the name of one Holy war? Sura Ahzaab. 44 Which sura is on the name of one metal? Sura Hadeed 45 Which sura does not starts with Bismellah? Sura Tauba. 46 Which sura is called ' Aroos-ul-Quran? Sura Rehman. 47 Which sura is considered as 1/3 of holy Quran? Sura tauheed. 48 The name of how many sura are with out dot? Hamd, Raad, Toor, Room, Masad. 49 In which sura Besmillah came twice? Sura Naml. 50 How many sura start with the Initials ( Mukette'at ) 29 Sura. 51 Which Sura was revealed twice? Sura Hamd. 52 In which Sura the back biter are condemned? Sura Humzah. 53 In which Sura the name of Allah is repeated in every verse? Sura Mujadala. 54 In which Sura the letter 'Fa' did not come? Hamd. 55 Which Sura are called Muzetain? Falk & Nas. 56 Which are those Sura if their name are reversed remain the same? Lael & Tabbat. 57 Which is that Sura if its first letter is remove becomes the name of one of the city of Saudi Arab? Sajdah 58 Which Sura start with word ' Tabara Kallazi' ' Mulk & Furkan 59 Macci Sura were revealed in how many years? 13 years 60 Madani Sura were revealed in how many years? 10 years. 61 Which sura start with word Kad? Mujadala & Momenoon. 10

11 62 Which Sura is related to Hazrat Ali? Sura Adiat. 63 How many Sura are in 30th. Chapter? Which sura every verse ends with letter 'Dal '? Tauheed. 65 Which Sura is revealed in respect of Ahllelbayet? Sura Dahr. 66 Which sura every verse ends with letter ' Ra ' Qauser. 67 In which sura the creation of human being is mentioned? Sura Hijr V In which sura the regulations for prisoner of war is mentioned? Sura Nesa 69 Which sura is having the laws about marriage? Sura Nesa. 70 Which sura if its name is reversed becomes the name of one bird? Sura Room. 71 In which sura the story of the worship of cow of Bani Esra'iel is mentioned? Sura Taha. 72 In which sura the law of inheritance is mentioned? Sura Nesa. 73 In which sura the Hegira of Holy Prophet is mentioned? Sura Infall. 74 In which Sura the 27 Attributes of God are mentioned? Sura Hadeed. 100 General Knowledge Quiz Questions for Entrance Exams 1. The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains unaltered (4) Drops sharply 2. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory? (1) Mahanadi (2) Brahmaputra (3) Ravi (4) Chenab 3. The gas predominantly responsible for global warning is (1) Carbon dioxide (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Nitrous oxide (4) Nitrogen peroxide 4. 26th January is India's (1) Independence Day (2) Republic Day (3) Revolution Day (4) Parliament Day 5. Which of the following uses non-conventional Source of Energy? (1) Kerosene lamp (2) Wax candle (3) Solar lantern (4) Torch 6. Electric current is measured by (1) Voltmeter (2) Anemometer (3) Commutator (4) Ammeter 7. The dynamo is a device for converting (1) Heat energy into electrical energy (2) Mechanical energy into electrical energy (3) Magnetic energy into electrical energy (4) None of these 11

12 8. Galvanised Iron sheets have a coating of (1) Tin (2) Lead (3) Zinc (4) Chromium 9. The hardest substance available on earth is (1) Platinum (2) Diamond (3) Quartz (4) gold 10. Washing soda is the common name for (1) Calcium carbonate (2) Calcium bicarbonate (3) Sodium carbonate (4) Sodium bicarbonate Olympic games were held in (1) China (2) Greece (3) Italy (4) France 12. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Captain of Indian Test Cricket Team? (1) Sachin Tendulkar (2) Rahul Dravid (3) Anil Kumble (4) Mahender Singh Dhoni 13. Who among the following has been selected as new coach for the Indian Cricket Team? (1) Vivian Richards (2) Gary Kirsten (3) Kapil Dev (4) Allan Border 14. The mascot for the 34th National Games held in Jharkhand in 2008, is (1) Sheru (2) Roopa (3) Chauva (4) None of these 15. With which game is the Agha Khan Cup associated? (1) Football (2) Badminton (3) Basketball (4) Hockey 16. The term, L.B.W. is associated with which of the following games? (1) Cricket (2) Hockey (3) Football (4) Polo 17. Wankhede stadium is situated in? (1) Chandigarh (2) Bangalore (3) Mumbai (4) Chennai 12

13 18. The Olympic games are normally held at an interval of (1) 2 years (2) 3 years (3) 4 years (4) 5 years 19. Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which of the following games? (1) Boxing (2) Shooting (3) Archery (4) Weight lifting 20. Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports is located at (1) Kolkata (2) New Delhi (3) Jhansi (4) Patiala 21. A person wants to contest election for the membership of Gram Panchayat, what should be his age? (1) 18 years or above (2) 19 years or above (3) 21 years of above (4) Minimum 25 years 22. Who summons the joint sitting of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha? (1) President (2) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (3) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (4) Prime Minister 23. Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village panchayat? (1) Property Tax (2) House Tax (3) Land Tax (4) Vehicle Tax 24. All electioneering campaigns during the time of elections are stopped. (1) 48 hours before the appointed time of election results (2) 48 hours before the actual poll (3) 24 hours before the actual poll (4) 36 hours before the actual poll 25. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India? (1) President (2) Prime Minister (3) Parliament (4) Chief Justice of India 26. The General Budget is presented in the parliament normally in the month of (1) January (2) February (3) March (4) Last month of the year 27. Who is the signatory on the Indian currency notes in denomination of two rupees and above? (1) Secretary, Reserve Bank of India (2) Finance Secretary, Minister of Finance 13

14 (3) Governor, Reserve Bank of India (4) Finance Minister, Ministry of Finance 28. The monetary unit of Bangladesh is (1) Rupee (2) Takka (3) Rupiah (4) Dollar 29. Sellers market denotes a situation where (1) Commodities are available at competitive rates (2) Demand exceeds supply (3) Supply exceeds demand (4) Supply and demand are equal 30. Development means economic growth plus (1) Inflation (2) Deflation (3) Price stability (4) Social change 31. The Abbreviation NAEP stands for (1) National Atomic Energy Planning (2) National Adult education Programme (3) National Authority on Engineering Projects (4) Nuclear and Atomic Energy Project 32. The Abbreviations PSLV stands for (1) Polar Survey Landing Vehicle (2) Polarised Source Laser Viewing (3) Precise Source Locating Vision (4) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle 33. The term 'epicentre' is associated with (1) Earthquakes (2) Tornadoes (3) Cyclones (4) Earth's interior 34. Which of the following order is given to the plantes of solar system on the basis of their sizes? (1) Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mercury (2) Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, Earth (3) Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn (4) Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter 35. The solar eclipse occurs when (1) the sun comes in between the moon and the earth (2) the earth comes in the between the sun and the moon (3) the moon comes in between the sun and the earth (4) None of these 36. The removal of top soil by water or wind is called (1) Soil wash (2) Soil erosion (3) Soil creep (4) Silting of soil 14

15 37. Which of the following is suitable for growing cotton? (1) Sandy soil (2) Clayey soil (3) Black soil (4) Alluvial soil 38. Bandipur Sanctuary is located in the State of (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Karnataka (4) Madhya Pradesh 39. Largest State in terms of area, in India is (1) Assam (2) Rajasthan (3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Jammu and Kashmir 40. Koraput is related to which of the following Industry (1) Aeroplane (2) Ship building (3) Iron and steel (4) Electric locomotives 41. Which of the following group of States is the largest producer of tea? (1) West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh (2) Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan (3) Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand (4) West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka 42. Which of these has the largest river basin? (1) Brahmaputra (2) Ganga (3) Godavari (4) Sutlej 43. The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for (1) Well-planned cities (2) Efficient civil organization (3) Development of Art and Architecture (4) All of these 44. The Red Fort of Delhi was built by (1) Akbar (2) Shahjehan (3) Jahangir (4) Sher Shah 45. The ancient name of the city of Patna is (1) Pataliputra (2) Kanauj (3) Kausambi (4) Kapilavastu 46. The ancient kingdom of "Avanti" had its capital at (1) Vaishali (2) Kausambi (3) Ujjain (4) Ayodhya 15

16 47. When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India (1) 1492 (2) 1498 (3) 1398 (4) The General who gave the firing order at Jallianwala Bag was (1) Tegart (2) Cornwallis (3) Simpson (4) O. Dwyer 49. Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the (1) Rowlatt Act (2) Salt Law (3) Act of 1909 (4) Jallianwala Bagh Messacre 50. The Britishers come to India as traders and formed company named (1) Indo-British Company (2) The Great Britain Company (3) Eastern India Company (4) East India Company 51. Mahatma Gandhi was born in (1) Wardha (2) Porbander (3) Sabarmati (4) Ahmedabad 52. Who gave the slogan "You give me blood, I promise you freedom"? (1) Bhagat Singh (2) Chandra Shekhar Azad (3) Subhash Chandra Bose (4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 53. In which State is Jawahar Tunnel located? (1) Himachal Pradesh (2) Uttaranchal (3) Goa (4) Jammu and Kashmir 54. Where did the dance form Mohini Attam develop? (1) Manipur (2) Kerala (3) Karnataka (4) Tamil Nadu 55. On selling three articles at the cost of four article, there will be profit of (1) 25% (2) 100/3 % (3) 75/2% (4) 40% 56. By selling an article for Rs. 40, there is loss of 40%. By selling it for Rs. 80 there is (1) Gain of 20% (2) Loss of 10% (3) Loss of 20% (4) Gain of 10% 16

17 57. A number consists of two digits whose sum is 8. If 8 is subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their places. The number is (1) 44 (2) 35 (3) 62 (4) A horse is tied to a peg hammered at one of the corner of a rectangular grass field of 40 m by 24 m by a rope 14 m long. Over how much area of the field can the horse graze? (1) 154 m2 (2) 308 m2 (3) 240 m2 (4) 480 m2 59. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7 and its perimeter is 30 cm. The length of the greatest side of the triangle in cm is (1) 6 (2) 10 (3) 14 (4) The radius of a right circular cone is 3 cm and its height is 4 cm. The curved surface of the cone will be (1) 12 sq. cm (2) 15 sq. cm (3) 18 sq. cm (4) 21 sq. cm 61. The steam engine was invented by (1) James Watt (2) James Prescott Joule (3) New Commen (4) Isaac Newton 62. Who invented the telephone? (1) Thomas Alva Edison (2) Galileo (3) Alexander Graham Bell (4) G. Marconi 63. Albert Einsten was a famous (1) Physician (2) Chemist (3) Physicist (4) Biologist 64. The fractions 7/11, 16/20, 21/22 when arranged in descending order is (1) 7/11,16/20,21/22 (2) 21/22,7/11,16/20 (3) 21/22,16/20,7/11 (4) 7/11,21/22,16/ If 10% of a number is subtracted from it, the result is The number is (1) 1900 (2) 2000 (3) 2100 (4) The number is just preceding 9909 which is a perfect square is (1)

18 (2) 9900 (3) 9899 (4) In banking ATM stands for (1) Automated Tallying Machine (2) Automatic Teller Machine (3) Automated Totalling Machine (4) Automated Transaction of Money 68. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian Defence forces? (1) DOD (2) RDSO (3) DRDO (4) DRES 69. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian space programme? (1) NASA (2) ISO (3) ISRO (4) NSAT 70. The injection of anti-toxin is given to prevent (1) Tetanus (2) Tuberculosis (3) Typhoid (4) Filariasis 71. Dental caries are due to (1) Viral infection (2) Contaminated water (3) Bacterial infection (4) Hereditary causes 72. Spinach leaves are rich source of (1) Vitamin A (2) Iron (3) Carotene (4) Vitamin E 73. Which of these is not a mosquito borne disease? (1) Dengue fever (2) Malaria (3) Filariasis (4) Goitre 74. Oranges are rich source of (1) Carbohydrates (2) Fats (3) Proteins (4) Vitamins 75. Which acid is produced when milk gets sour? (1) Tartaric acid (2) Butyric acid (3) Lactic acid (4) Acetic acid 18

19 76. AIDS stands for (1) Acquired Immune Disease Syndrome (2) Acquired Immunity Deficient Syndrome (3) Acquired Immune Deficiency (4) Acquired Infection Deficiency Syndrome 77. Stem cuttings are commonly used for re-growing (1) Cotton (2) Banana (3) Jute (4) Sugar Cane 78. Persons with which blood group are called universal donors? (1) AB (2) A (3) O (4) B 79. Silk is produced by (1) Egg of silkworm (2) Pupa of silkworm (3) Larva of silkworm (4) Insect itself 80. Which amongst the following is the train introduced by Indian Railways bringing travel by AC class within the reach of a common man? (1) August Kranti (2) Jan Shatabdi (3) Garib Rath (4) Sampark Kranti 81. Approximately how many stations are there on the Indian Railway Network? (1) 6000 (2) 7000 (3) 8000 (4) The Headquarters of North Western Railway is at (1) Abu Road (2) Jodhpur (3) Ajmer (4) Jaipur 83. The new electric railway engines are manufactured in (1) Varanasi (2) Chittaranjan (3) Patiala (4) Chennai 84. Which of the following is true in regard to Indian railway? (1) It is the cheapest means of transportation (2) The chief source of income is transportation of goods (3) It is the only largest employer (4) All of the above 85. The highest gallantry award in India is (1) Ashok Chakra (2) Paramvir Chakra (3) Mahavir Chakra (4) Param Vishista Chakra 19

20 86. Oscar prize is related to (1) Literature (2) Films (3) Science (4) Music 87. Arjuna award is given for (1) Bravery in the battle field (2) Excellence in archery (3) Excellence in sports (4) Excellent service during emergency 88. The first Indian recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature is (1) Mother Teresa (2) Rabindranath Tagore (3) Sorijini Naidu (4) C.V. Raman 89. Bismillah Khan is related to (1) Tabla (2) Sarod (3) Flute (4) Shehnai 90. Who is the external affairs minister in the present union Cabinet? (1) Shivraj Patil (2) Pranab Mukherjee (3) Priyaranjan Dasmunshi (4) A.K. Antony 91. Who is the present Union Agriculture Minister? (1) Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (2) Manishankar Iyyer (3) Sharad Parwar (4) Kamalnath 92. Who is the present union Tourism and Culture Minister? (1) Ambika Soni (2) Kapil Sibbal (3) Renuka Chaudhary (4) Sushil Kumar Shinde 93. Who is the chairman of senior selection committee in BCCI? (1) Sunil Gavaskar (2) Dilip Vengasarkar (3) Kapil Dev (4) Chetan Chauhan 94. The assembly elections were held recently in two states namely (1) Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh (2) Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh (3) Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat (4) Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh 95. Thermometer is related to degree in the same way as clock is related to (1) Wall (2) Tower (3) Hour (4) Cock 20

21 96. The headquarters of the United Nations Union is located at (1) Geneva (2) New York (3) Rome (4) Washington 97. To work on mobile cell phone which of the following is/are required? (1) Favourable handset (2) Sim card (3) Service provider network (4) All of the above 98. Find the root value of 36.1 / (1) 61 / 34 (2) 19 / 31 (3) 19 / 32 (4) 19 / Which of the following keys of personal computer is not available in the key board of traditional typewriters? (1) Tab (2) Spacebar (3) Enter (4) Backspace 100. Which of the following words is not related to the functioning of Internet? (1) www (2) http (3) (4) All of the above ANSWERS 1. (3) 2. (2) 3. (1) 4. (2) 5. (3) 6. (4) 7. (2) 8. (3) 9. (1) 10. (3) 11. (1) 12. (3) 13. (2) 14. (3) 15. (4) 16. (1) 17. (3) 18. (3) 19. (2) 20. (4) 21. (3) 22. (1) 23. (3) 24. (4) 25. (1) 26. (2) 27. (3) 28. (2) 29. (2) 30. (4) 31. (2) 32. (4) 33. (1) 34. (1) 35. (3) 36. (2) 37. (3) 38. (3) 39. (3) 40. (1) 41. (4) 42. (2) 43. (4) 44. (2) 45. (1) 46. (3) 47. (2) 48. (4) 49. (1) 50. (4) 51. (2) 52. (4) 53. (4) 54. (2) 55. (2) 56. (1) 57. (4) 58. (1) 59. (3) 60. (2) 61. (1) 62. (3) 63. (3) 64. (3) 65. (2) 66. (4) 67. (2) 68. (3) 69. (3) 70. (1) 71. (3) 72. (2) 73. (4) 74. (4) 75. (3) 76. (3) 77. (4) 78. (3) 79. (3) 80. (3) 81. (2) 82. (4) 83. (3) 84. (4) 85. (2) 86. (2) 87. (3) 88. (2) 89. (4) 90. (2) 91. (3) 92. (1) 93. (2) 94. (3) 95. (3) 96. (2) 97. (4) 98. (3) 99. (3) 100. (4) 21

22 (Note: The answers to these general knowledge questions are given below) 1. Which metal is heavier, silver or gold? 2. How many legs do butterflies have? 3. Which is the country with the most people? 4. Which state is the biggest in the US? 5. Which country has the largest area of land? 6. Which is the country hosting the 2008 Olympic Games? 7. Which indoor sport is the most popular in the US? 8. Which golf player's mother is from Thailand? 9. What is Aurora Borealis commonly known as? 10. Which is the non-contagious disease that is the most common in the world? 11. Which was the album the Beatles recorded the last time together? 12. Which instrument did Miles Davis, the jazz musician, play? 13. What is the sport in which you could get into a headlock? 14. In which country was golf first played? 15. Which is the sport where you could be out 'leg before wicket' or 'hit a six'? 16. When did baseball originate in the US? 17. Which is the sport wherein you would use a 'sand iron'? 18. What is the largest mammal in the world? 19. Which is the country where reggae music originated? 20. Who was the creator of Jeeves and Wooster? 21. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? 22. Who was the writer of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland? 23. After which famous person was the teddy bear named? 24. Which is the smallest ocean in the world? 25. What is the rhino?s horn made of? Answers 1. Gold 2. Six 3. China 4. Alaska 5. Russia 6. China 7. Basketball 8. Tiger Woods 9. Northern Lights 10. Tooth Decay 11. Abbey Road 12. Trumpet 13. Wrestling 14. Scotland 15. Cricket th Century 17. Golf 18. Blue Whale 19. Jamaica 20. P.G. Wodehouse 21. Michelangelo 22. Lewis Carroll 23. Theodore Roosevelt 24. Arctic Ocean 25. Hair 22