GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTION AND ANSWER PART 5

General Knowledge Quiz Part 5

Hello Aspirants, As you all know that if you are preparing for exams like, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, IB, RRB( Railways) or some other state government competitive exam, what is the importance of General knowledge/ General Studies section. So keeping that in mind we are providing you this quiz so that you can assess your preparation.

1. The landmines Treaty became a global law in September 1998 with the approval of ?
a) Noeway
b) Burkina Fasco
c) Thailand
d) Ethiopia
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]d) Ethiopia
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2. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi won two doubles Grand Slams in 1999.which were they ?
a) Australian Open and Wimbledon
b) French open and Wimbledon
c) Wimbledon and Australian Open
d) U.S open and French open
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]b) French open and Wimbledon
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3.Tower of Victory (Vijaya Stambh) is located at ?
a) Delhi
b) Jhansi
c) Chittorgarh
d) Fatehpur Sikri
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]c) Chittorgarh
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4.Who amongst the following leaders of “1857” was the first to lay down his/her life?
a) Kunwar Singh
b) Tantiya Tope
c) Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi
d) Mangal Pandey
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]d) Mangal Pandey
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5.The system of communal electorate in India was first introduced by?
a) Indian Council Act of 1892.
b) Minto-Morley reforms of 1909
c) Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919
d) Government of India of 1935
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]b) Minto-Morley reforms of 1909
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6.Postal Voting is otherwise called?
a) Plural voting
b) Proxy Voting
c) Weighted Voting
d) Secret Voting
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]b) Proxy Voting
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7.Stability of the Govt. is assured in ?
a) Parliamentary Form of Govt.
b) Presidential Form of Govt.
c) Plural Executive System
d) Direction Democracy
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”] b) Presidential Form of Govt.
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8.According to the Indian Constitution, the vacancy in the office of President shall be filled within?
a) 1 month
b) 6 months
c) 3 months
d) 1 year
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]b) 6 months
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9.Who is the Tennis star to be come World No. 1 seed at the youngest age ?
a) Steffi Garf
b) Monica Seles
c) Chris Evert
d) Martina Hingis
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]d) Martina Hingis
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10.What is the Vishva Mohini?
a) Name for Indias beauty queen
c) The title given to lata Mangeshkar for her contribution to music
c) An Indian ship
d) A famous book on Indian Dance
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]d) A famous book on Indian Dance
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11.The main function of the Trade Organization (WTO) is ?
a) enforcing of Uruguay Round Agreement
b) Facilitating multi- lateral trade relations of member countries and reviewing trade policies
c) administrating trade dispute settlement procedures
d) None of the above
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]b) Facilitating multi- lateral trade relations of member countries and reviewing trade policies
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12. Name the author of the book A Passage to England?
a) E.M Forster
b) Nirad C. Chaudhary
c) Vickram Seth
d) Eric Segal
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]b) Nirad C. Chaudhary
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13.Which is the long range Misile that was tested by Pakistan in the wake of India testing Agni II?
a) Ghauri II
b) Shaheen I
c) Hatf I
d) Hatf II
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]a) Ghauri II
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14. The Indian Navel ship being converted into a maritime museum is ?
a) Sagar Samrat
b) Kanishka
c) Samrat Ashoka
d) Vikrant
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]d) Vikrant
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15. Prof. Amrtya Sen Sen is these days in the news because ?
a) he is internationally known as a leading social economist.
b) he has been awarded Bharat Ratna
c) he is recipient of Nobel Prize.
d) All of the above
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]d) All of the above
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16.The first country to legalize medically assisted suicide is ?
a) Australia
b) United States
c) Netherlands
d) Switzerland
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]c) Netherlands
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17.The Baisaksghi festival of of the year 1999 is of great historical significance to Punjab be cause ?
a) it commemorates the tercentenary of the foundation of khalsa panth
b) it being the last such festival of the twentieth century
c) of participation by a large number of Punjabis who are non residential Indians
d) None of the above
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]a) it commemorates the tercentenary of the foundation of khalsa panth
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18.Exobiology deals with the study of ?
a) external characters of living organisms
b) life on the surface of the earth
c) life in the outer layers of the atmosphere
d) life in other planets and space
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]d) life in other planets and space
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19.The Social system of the Harappans was ?
a) Fairly egalitarian
b) Slave – Labour based
c) Colour (Vernal) based
d) Caste based
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]a) Fairly egalitarian
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20.Which of the fallowing vedas provides information about the civilization of the early vadic Age?
a) Rig – Veda
b) Yajur – Veda
c) Atharva – Veda
d) Sama – Veda
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]a) Rig – Veda
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21.The university which became famous in the post – Gupta – Era was ?
a) Kanchi
b) Taxila
c) Nalanda
d) Vallabhi
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]c) Nalanda
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22. Banabhatta was the court poet of which emperor?
a) Vikrama ditya
b) kumargupta
c) Harshvardhan
d) Kanishka
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]c) Harshvardhan
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23. The first Indian ruler who established the supremacy of Indian Navy in the Arbian Sea was?
a) Rajaraja I
b) Rajendra I
c) Rajadhiraja I
d) Kulottunga I
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]a) Rajaraja I
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24. The meghal painting reaches its / zenith during the reign of ?
a) Akbar
b) Jahangir
c) Shahjahan
d) Aurangzeb
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]b) Jahangir
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25.Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by ?
a) Clive
b) Hastings
c) Wellesley
d) Cornwallis
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”] d) Cornwallis
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