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General Awareness Quiz 2

1. The study of old age, its phenomena and disease is known as

a) dactylography
b) genecology
c) ornithology
d) gerontology

2. Who among the following is the author of the famous of book ‘Crossing the Threshold of Hope’?

a) Mother Teresa
b) Nelson Mandela
c) Bishop Tutu
d) None of these

3. Suva is the capital of which of the following countries?

a) S Africa
b) Fiji
c) Canada
d) West Indies

4. Optic fibers are mainly used for which of the following?

a) communication
b) musical instruments
c) weaving
d) food industry

5. The Khajuraho temples were built by the kings of which dynasty?

a) Chalukya
b) Chandela
c) Cholas
d) Palas

6. Which of the following gases is not known as greenhouse gas?

a) methane
b) carbon dioxide
c) nitrous oxide
d) hydrogen

7. A formal evaluation of an individual’s or company’s credit history and capability of repaying obligations is known as

a) amortization
b) credit rating
c) cash credit
d) current ratio

8. Kandla, situated on the Gulf of Kachch, is well known for which of the following?

a) ship breaking industry
b) traditional art centre
c) export processing zone
d) cutting and polishing of diamonds

9. What do you call a person’s fear of today’s technology?

a) Anglophobia
b) Cyberphobia
c) Claustrophobia
d) Agoraphobia

10. Pandit Jasraj has established his reputation in which of the following fields?

a) Music
b) Literature
c) Art
d) Philosophy

11. Tehri Hydro Power Complex is built on which of the following rivers?

a) Yamuna
b) Ganga
c) Gomati
d) Bhagirathi

12. What is tetracycline?

a) an anti-plague drug
b) a preservative
c) a pest killer
d) air purifier

13. Lala Lajpat Rai was assaulted by the British during

a) the first war of independence
b) the civil disobedience movement
c) the salt satyagraha
d) the protest against Simon commission

14. The first war of independence began on 10th May, 1857 at

a) Jhansi
b) Surat
c) Meerut
d) Pune

15. The partition of Bengal took place in

a) 1856
b) 1885
c) 1905
d) 1914

16. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of India’s independence?

a) Winston Churchill
b) Clement Atlee
c) Ramsay Macdonald
d) Lord Mountbatten

17. The Indian National Congress was founded by

a) Motilal Nehru
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) AO Hume

18. Which of the following high courts has jurisdiction over more than one state?

a) Delhi
b) Allahabad
c) Patna
d) Guwahati

19. Our Constitution describes India as a

a) a federation
b) a quassi-federal form
c) a union of states
d) a council of states

20. The youngest mountain range in the world is

a) Alps
b) Andes
c) Aravallis
d) Himalayas

21. At what temperature is the reading same in both Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales?

a) 98 degree Celsius
b) 40 degree Celsius
c) -40 degree Celsius
d) 100 degree Celsius

22. Which of the following is the largest producer of copper?

a) Australia
b) Malaysia
c) South Africa
d) Chile

23. Which line separates Afghanistan from India?

a) Macmohan Line
b) Durand Line
c) Radcliff Line
d) Panchsheel Line

24. Mark the odd one out

a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Beas
d) Godavari

25. The Parliament of Japan is known as

a) Diet
b) Nippon
c) Senate
d) Key

Answers

1. gerontology
2. None of these
3. Fiji
4. communication
5. Chandela
6. nitrous oxide
7. current ratio
8. export processing zone
9. Cyberphobia
10. Music
11. Bhagirathi
12. an anti-plague drug
13. the protest against Simon commission
14. Meerut
15. 1905
16. Clement Atlee
17. AO Hume
18. Guwahati
19. a union of states
20. Himalayas

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