Download - India Quiz (General Knowledge)
1.Which of the following places is NOT located in Hyderabad, Andhra
Pradesh?
•Charminar•Church of the Holy Trinity•Jham Singh's Temple•Thousand Lights' Mosque
2.Which British Governor-General was responsible for the
introduction of Railways in India?
•Lord Clive•Lord Warren Hastings•Lord Dalhousie•Lord Cornwallis
Largest sea ?
• Black Sea• Red Sea• Dead Sea• South China Sea• Mediterranean Sea
Most contagious disease ?
• Tuberculosis• AIDS• Common cold• Leprosy
Ramtanu' was the original name of ?
•
Birbal•Kabir•Tansen•Tulsidas
Port of Five Seas ?
•Netherlands• Belgium• Moscow• Finland
Largest bay (in terms of shoreline length) ?
• San Diego Bay• Hudson Bay • Cardigan Bay• Bay of Bengal • Cape of Good Hope
Heaviest dog (breed) ?
• English Mastiff or St. Bernard• Bull Dog• Irish Wolfhound• Great Dane• German Shepherd
Which of the following musical instruments is NOT of foreign
origin?
• Violin •Sitar• Flute• Tabla
Kautilya and Panani were the products of which one of the
following ancient Indian universities?
•Vallabhi •Nalanda •Taxila• Vikramashila
The craft of carpet making was first introduced in India in
• Sikkim •Jammu & Kashmir •West Bengal •Himachal Pradesh
Carpet making was first introduced in India in Kashmir in the 15th Century. Sultan Zain ul-Abadin is believed to have brought carpet
weavers from Persia and Central Asia to train local weavers.
White City ?
• Gibraltar• Ireland • Netherlands• Belgrade
Nearest star to the Earth?
• Sun • Proxima Centauri• Sirius• Alpha Centauri• Pole Star
In which city would you find the "Raymond's Tomb"?
•Chennai •Mumbai •Hyderabad •Ahmedabad
Late Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia was the Maharani of ?
• Bhopal• Surat •Gwalior •Mysore •Jaipur
Brightest star as seen from the Earth?
• Betelgeux• Dog Star (Sirius) • Orion• Rigel Kentaurus
The entry into the Lotus Temple at New Delhi is restricted to followers
of ?• Bahai faith •Hindu faith• None of the above •Parsi faith •Sikh faith
Zero was invented by ?
•Bhaskara I •Varahamihira• Aryabhatta •An unknown Indian
Which of the following rivers is most mentioned in the early Vedic
literature?Sindhu Ganga Saraswati Yamuna Sutudri
Fastest growing plant?
• Bamboo • Ferns• Coconut • Palm• Banyan
Land of Windmills?
• Kent• Belgium• Finland• Netherlands
HTML is used to?
• Plot complicated graphs • Translate one language into another• Solve equations• Author webpages
Which Indian player has scored the maximum number of runs in his
career while playing against Pakistan?
•Mohinder Amarnath•Mohammad Azharuddin•Dilip Vengsarkar•Kapil Dev•SunilGavaskar
Which is the only test playing country against which Tendulkar
has not scored a one-day hundred?
•England•Sri Lanka•Pakistan•Zimbabwe•Bangladesh
Which Indian player took 16 wickets in a Test match on his
debut?•B.S.Bedi•Narender Hirwani•Maninder Singh•Kapil Dev
Longest bone in the human body?
• Back bone • Femur • Tibia• Humerus
It is most appropriate to state that Sachin Tendulkar had scored over
------------ runs in One Day International Cricket?
• 12,000 •11,000• 13,000• 15,000 •14,000
What is the name of Renault’s city two-seater that it is looking
to launch in India?
•A. Logan• B. Twizy •C. Megane
Which one of the following cricket players was born in India but
played for Australia?
• FT Badcock •MC Cowdrey• RA Young •RHD Sellers
What is the highest target successfully chased by India?• 300• 325• 326• 314
Harappa was situated on the banks of river ?
•Ravi •Chenab• Jhelum• Indus
Which engine is better in performance-wise?
•a.Fuel pump•b.Exhaust pipe•c.Ignition system•d.Carburetor
Which city is partly in 1 continent and partly in another?
•Moscow•Torronto•Tel-aviv•istanbul
Which hybrid car is Toyota planning to bring to India?
A.Pride B.Arius C.Prius
Which normally rare cancer is often associated with AIDS?•Squamous Cell CarcinomaMesotheliomaKaposi's Sarcoma
Round -2
Which is the most common STD transmitted through oral sex?
Hepatitis CHIVChlamydiaHerpes
What is the difference between real and nominal GDP?
a) Real GDP has been adjusted for a general increased in prices (i.e.
inflation).b) Real GDP is historical figurec) Real GDP has been adjusted
currency changed) Real GDP has been adjusted for a
Sensex Index
Which company was incorporated as software arm of
" The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation"?
•a) I-Flex b) I-Gate c) CTS d) HCL
What was the name of the turbo jet propelled drag racing car that
richard hammond crashed in 2006 ?
•VAMPYRE•WEREWOLF•ZOMBIE
FOR HOW MANY DAYS THE BATTLE OF MAHABHARATA
CONTINUES
•18 •30•90•51
Raga 'Lajwanti' was composed by
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Pandit Ravi Shankar Kumar Gandharva Amir Khusro
The Maulana Azad National Urdu University is located at
Bhopal New Delhi Lucknow Hyderabad
16th August 1946 was observed as the 'Direct Action Day' by
•Indian National Congress• Muslim League• British Government •Mahatma Gandhi
he 'Ramakrishna Mission' was founded in 1896 by
•Raja Rammohan Roy •Swami Vivekananda •Keshab Chandra Sen• Swami Dayanand Saraswati
SINDHI was made one of the official languages of India by the
12th Amendment of the Constitution 21st Amendment of the Constitution 30th Amendment of the Constitution 58th Amendment of the Constitution
Madurai was the capital of
•Cheras •Pallavas• Pandyas •Cholas
Who among the following was the daughter of Ashoka
• Charulata• Sanghamitta• Samprati• Kannagi
Which of the following was the first capital of Sikkim?
Tumlong Gangtok Yuksam Bakhim
Which state in India is rated by The National Geographic
Traveller as one of the top 50 "must-see" places in the world?
Uttaranchal Kerala Madhya Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir
Which was the first state to be formed on the Linguistic basis?
Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra Tamil Nadu Karnataka
When was the first Constitution of Pakistan adopted? August
1956 August 1947 July
1947 January 1950 AUGUST
What was the name of Gautama Buddha's mother?
Kaushalya Mayawati Mayadevi Chayadevi
Who described the Jalianwala Bagh massacre as "an
extraordinary step, a monstrous event which stands in singular
and sinister isolation"?
C.F.Andrews Winston Churchill Mahatma Gandhi Edwin Montague
Who were the earliest people to grow cotton in India?
Dravidians Harappans Mauryans
Aryans
The name Sir Alexander Cunningham is associated with
Archaeology Astronomy
Geology Geography
The 'Teressa Island' is located at
Andaman & Nicobar Islands West Bengal Lakshadweep Maharashtra
The only airport at Lakshadweep is located at
Kavaratti Minicoy Kalpeni Agatti
Which of the following National Parks of India won the
Millennium Award of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for its exceptional conservation
programme?
•Kaziranga National Park Kanha National Park Ghana National Park Keodelo National Park
Which city in India has built a 15.8 m high "Gandhi Stupa"
dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi? Ranchi, Jharkhand
Vadodara, Gujarat Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
The recently constituted Constitution Review
Commission is headed by
Justice M.N. Venkatachalaiah Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma Justice S.M.Qadri Attorney General Soli J. Sorabjee
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