General Awareness: Rail Budget Quiz

1. When was the 1st Rail Budget announced?

a) November 1947
b) October 1966
c) February 1956
d) March 1977

The correct answer is a) November 1947

2) The Railway Budget was separated from the Central Budget in the year—

a) 1920
b) 1921
c) 1922
d) 1923

The correct answer is b) 1921

3) What is the year 2011-12 called by the Railway minister Mamata Banerjee?

a) Year of Green Energy
b) Year of the Golden era
c) Year of the century

The correct answer is a) Year of Green Energy

4) What is the name given to the new rail line between Delhi-Mumbai started early 2012?

a) Golden Rail Corridor
b) Shatabdi Express
c) Garbha Express
d) Sampark Kranti Express

The correct answer is a) Golden Rail Corridor
5) Name the device which is approved by railways in rail budget to avoid collision of trains?

a) Anti Collision Device
b) Anti Ballistic Device
c) Anti Combining Device
d) Anti Power Device

The correct answer is a) Anti Collision Device

6) What is the name given to the special trains to promote tourism?

a) Janam Bhoomi Gaurav
b) Duranto Express
c) Swarna Shatabdi

The correct answer is a) Janam Bhoomi Gaurav

7) What is the name of the multi-purpose smart card which would be introduced on pilot basis which can be used in booking counters, vending machines, internet etc?

a) Win-India
b) Go-India
c) Fly-India

The correct answer is b) Go-India

Business Quiz

. You read ____ news paper because - You deserve to know

a) Times of India
b) Hindustan Times
c) The Hindu
d) Bombay Times

The correct answer is b) Hindustan Times

2. Magic is the brand name of which Mobile pre-paid card?

a) AirTel
b) BSNL
c) MTNL
d) idea

The correct answer is a) AirTel

3. Cerelac is the brand of which companies baby foods?

a) Kellogs
b) Nestle
c) Johnson n Johnson
d) HLL

The correct answer is b) Nestle

4. If you use this companys software - your question yourself - Where do you want to go today?

a) Microsoft
b) SCO
c) Novell
d) Lotus

The correct answer is a) Microsoft

5. Colgate Fresh Energy Gel took paste says

a) Talk to Me
b) Rakshana Chakra
c) Fights with germs for long
d) None of these

The correct answer is a) Talk to Me

6. 737-900 is the name of a

a) Mobile Phone from Motorola
b) name of a jet plane
c) looks like a telephone number in West Indies islands
d) name of a comet

The correct answer is b) name of a jet plane

7. Taj group of Hotels is a chain of hotels from which company?

a) GrandBay
b) Welcome
c) Tata
d) ITC

The correct answer is c) Tata

8. This company is - Applying Thought

a) Infosys
b) Wipro
c) Sun
d) Ernest & Young

The correct answer is b) Wipro

9. Your neighbours will go envy if you own this television

a) LG
b) Samsung
c) Videocon
d) Onida

The correct answer is d) Onida

10. Harmony is the name of which companies textiles?

a) Reliance
b) Vimal
c) Digjam
d) Bombay Deing

The correct answer is a) Reliance

Everyday Science Simplified

Q. A man with a load jumps from a high building. What will be the load experienced by him?
A. Zero, because the acceleration of his fall is equal to the acceleration due to gravity of the earth.

Q. A piece of chalk when immersed in water, emits bubbles. Why ?
A. Chalk consists of pores forming capillaries. When it is immersed in water, the water begins to rise in the capillaries and air present there is expelled in the form of bubbles.

Q. Why does a liquid remain hot or cold for a long time inside a thermos flask?
A. The presence of air, a poor conductor of heat, between the double glass wall of a thermos flask, keeps the liquid hot or cold inside a flask for a long time.

Q. Why does a ball bounce upon falling?
A. When a ball falls, it is temporarily deformed. Because of elasticity, the ball tends to regain its original shape for which it presses the ground and bounces up (Newton's Third Law of Motion).

Q. Why is standing in boats or double decker buses not allowed, particularly in the upper deck of buses?
A. On tilting the centre of gravity of the boat or bus is lowered and it is likely to overturn.

Q. Why is it recommended to add salt to water while boiling dal?
A. By addition of salt the boiling point of water gets raised which helps in cooking.

Q. Why is the boiling point of sea water more than that of pure water?
A. Sea water contains salt, and other impurities with different boiling points, which jointly raise its boiling point.

Q. Why is it easier to spray water to which soap is added?
A. Addition of soap decreases the surface tension of water. The energy for spraying is directly proportional to surface tension.

Q. Which is more elastic, rubber or steel?
A. Steel is more elastic for the same stress produced compared with rubber.

Q. Why is the sky blue?
A. Violet and blue light have short waves which are scattered more than red light waves. While red light goes almost straight through the atmosphere, blue and violet light are scattered by particles in the atmosphere. Thus, we see a blue sky.

Q. Why does ink leak out of partially filled pen when taken to a higher altitude?
A. As we go up, the pressure and density of air goes on decreasing. A partially filled pen leaks when taken to a higher altitude because the pressure of air acting on the ink inside the tube of the pen is greater than the pressure of the air outside.

Q. On the moon, will the weight of a man be less or more than his weight on the earth?
A. The gravity of the moon is one-sixth that of the earth; hence the weight of a person on the surface of the moon will be one-sixth of his actual weight on earth.

Q. Why do some liquids burn while others do not?
A. A liquid burns if its molecules can combine with oxygen in the air with the production of heat. Hence, oil burns but water does not.

Q. Why can we see ourselves in a mirror?
A. We see objects when light rays from them reach our eyes. As mirrors have a shiny surface, the light rays are reflected back to us and enter our eyes.

Q. Why does a solid chunk of iron sink in water but float in mercury?
A. Because the density of iron is more than that of water but less than that of mercury.

Q. Why is cooking quicker in a pressure cooker?
A. As the pressure inside the cooker increases, the boiling point of water is raised, hence, the cooking process is quicker.

Q. When wood burns it crackles. Explain?
A. Wood contains a complex mixture of gases and tar forming vapours trapped under its surface. These gases and tar vapours escape, making a crackling sound.

Q. Why do stars twinkle?
A. The light from a star reaches us after refraction as it passes through various layers of air. When the light passes through the earth's atmosphere, it is made to flicker by the hot and cold ripples of air and appears as if the stars are twinkling.

Q. Why is it easier to roll a barrel than to pull it?
A. Because the rolling force of friction is less than the dynamic force of sliding friction.

Q. If a feather, a wooden ball and a steel ball fall simultaneously in a vacuum, which one of these would fall faster?
A. All will fall at the same speed in vacuum because there will be no air resistance and the earth's gravity will exert a similar gravitational pull on all.

Q. When a man fires a gun, he is pushed back slightly. Why?
A. As the bullet leaves the nozzle of the gun's barrel with momentum in a forward direction, as per Newton's Third Law of Motion, the ejection imparts to the gun an equal momentum in a backward direction.

Q. Ice wrapped in a blanket or saw dust does not melt quickly. Why?
A. Both wood and wool are bad conductors of heat. They do not permit heat rays to reach the ice easily.

Q. Why do we perspire on a hot day?
A. When the body temperature rises, the sweat glands are stimulated to secrete perspiration. It is nature's way to keep the body cool. During the process of evaporation of sweat, body heat is taken away, thus, giving a sense of coolness.

Q. Why does ice float on water but sink in alcohol?
A. Because ice is lighter than water it floats on it. However, ice is heavier than alcohol and therefore it sinks in alcohol.

Q. Why do we perspire before rains?A. Before the rain falls, the atmosphere gets saturated with water vapour, as a result, the process of evaporation of sweat is delayed.

Q. Why does a thermometer kept in boiling water show no change in reading after 100°C?A. The boiling point of water is 100°C. Once water starts boiling at this temperature, thermometer records no change in temperature. The quantity of heat supplied is being utilised as latent heat of evaporation to convert the water at boiling point into vapour.

Q. Why do we bring our hands close to the mouth while shouting across to someone far away?
A. By keeping hands close to mouth the sound is not allowed to spread (phenomenon of diffraction of sound) in all directions but is directed to a particular direction and becomes louder.

Q. Why does a corked bottle filled with water burst if left out on a frosty night?
A. Because of low temperature the water inside the bottle freezes. On freezing it expands, thereby its volume increases and pressure is exerted on the walls.

Q. Why is a small gap left at the joint between two rails?
A. To permit expansion of rails due to heat generated by friction of a moving train.

Q. Why cannot a copper wire be used to make elements in electric heater?
A. Copper melts at I08.3°C and forms a black powder on reacting with atmospheric oxygen. For heater elements a metal should have more resistance to produce heat.

Q. Why are water or mercury droplets always round .when dropped on a clean glass?
A. The surface of a liquid is the seat of a special force as a result of which molecules on the surface are bound together to form something like a stretched membrane. They tend to compress the molecules below to the smallest possible volume which causes the drop to take a round shape as for a given mass the sphere has minimum volume.

Q. Why does a balloon filled with hydrogen rise in the air?
A. Weight of hydrogen is less than the weight of air displaced by it. In balloons hydrogen is normally filled because it is lighter than air.

Q. Why do we lean forward while climbing a hill?
A. In order to keep the vertical line passing through our centre of gravity always between our feet, which is essential to attain equilibrium or stability.

Q. Why does smoke curl up in the air?
A. Smoke contains hot gases which being lighter in weight, follow a curved path because of the eddy currents that are set up in the air.

Q. Why does an electric bulb explode when it is broken?
A. The bulb encompasses partial vacuum and as it breaks, air rushes in causing a small explosion.

Q. Why does a man fall forward when he jumps out of a running train or bus?
A. He is in motion while in the train or bus. When he jumps out, his feet comes to rest while touching the ground but his upper portion which is still in motion propels him forward.

Q. Why does an ordinary glass tumbler crack when very hot tea or milk is poured in it?A. When a hot liquid is poured into a tumbler, the inner layer of the tumbler gets heated, it expands before the outer layer and an unequal expansion of both layers causes the tumbler to crack.

Q. Why is a compass used as an indicator of direction?A. The magnetic needles of a compass under the influence of the earth's magnetic field lie in a north-south direction. Hence, we can identify direction.

Q. Why is water from a hand pump warm in winter and cold in summer? A. In winter the outside temperature is lower than that of water flowing out of the pump, and therefore, the water is warm. Whereas in summer, the outside temperature is higher than the water of the pump, and therefore, it feels cold.

Q. Why is a rainbow seen after a shower?A. After a shower the clouds containing water droplets act like a prism through which the white light is dispersed producing a spectrum.

Q. Why does a swimming pool appear less deep than it actually is?A. The rays of light coming from the bottom of the pool pass from a denser medium (water) to a rarer medium (air) and are refracted (bend away from the normal). When the rays return to the surface they form an image of the bottom of the pool at a point which is little above the real position.

Q. Why is one's breath visible in winter but not in summer?A. In winter, water vapour contained in the breath condenses into small droplets which become visible but in summer they are quickly evaporated and not seen.

Q. Why doesn't the electric filament in an electric bulb burn up?A. Firstly, because it is made of tungsten which has a very high melting point (341O°C) whereas the temperature of the filament required to glow is only 2700°C. Secondly, oxygen is absent since the bulb is filled with an inert gas which does not help in burning.

Q. Why does blotting paper absorb ink?A. Blotting paper has fine pores which act like capillaries. When a portion of blotting paper is brought in contact with ink, ink enters the pores due to surface tension (capillary action of liquids) and is absorbed.

 

Nobel Prize 2011 Quiz Questions

1) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Medicine?
a) Bruce Beutler, Jules Hoffman, Ralph Steinman
b) Francoise Barre-Sinousi, Luc Montagnier, Harald zur Hausen
c) Carol W. Greider, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Jack W. Szostak
d) Johannes Fibiger

2) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Medicine given?
a) Work on serum therapy
b) Work on Anaphylaxis
c) Discoveries concerning the the activation of innate immunity and discovery of the dendtritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity
d) Improvement in surgical instruments

3) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Physics?
a) Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt, Adam Riess
b) Gabriel Lippmann
c) Charles Kao, Willard S. Boyle, George Smith
d) Werner Heisenberg

4) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Physics given?
a) Photographic reproduction of colours
b) Discovery of argon
c) Studies of exploding stars that revealed the expansion of the universe is accelerating
d) Creation of quantum mechanics

5) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Chemistry?
a) Daniel Shechtman
b) Eduard Buchner
c) Svante Arthenius
d) Linus Pauling

6) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Chemistry given?
a) Discovery of quasicrystals
b) For having showed what the ribosome looks like and now it functions at the atomic level
c) Synthesis of ammonia
d) Theory of electrolytic dissociation

7) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Literature?
a) Tomas Transtromer
b) Romain Rolland
c) Herta Mueller
d) Thomas Mann

8) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Literature given?
a) Novels, essays and dramas deeply involved with pacificism
b) Work that with the combination of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed
c) Surrealistic works which through condensed translucent images gave fresh access to reality
d) Essaying showing awareness of fragility of humaneness and tolerance

9) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Peace?
a) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkal Karman
b) Wangari Maathai
c) Doris Lessing
d) Red Cross

10) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Peace given?
a) Peace in Palestine
b) Work in Iran
c) Promoting intenational diplomacy, co-operation among peoples and world free from nuclear arms
d) Championing women’s rights

Nobel Prize 2011 Quiz Questions with Answers

1) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Medicine?
a) Bruce Beutler, Jules Hoffman, Ralph Steinman

2) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Medicine given?
c) Discoveries concerning the the activation of innate immunity and discovery of the dendtritic cell
and its role in adaptive immunity

3) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Physics?
a) Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt, Adam Riess

4) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Physics given?
c) Studies of exploding stars that revealed the expansion of the universe is accelerating

5) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Chemistry?
a) Daniel Shechtman

6) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Chemistry given?
a) Discovery of quasicrystals

7) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Literature?
a) Tomas Transtromer

8) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Literature given?
c) Surrealistic works which through condensed translucent images gave fresh access to reality

9) Who won Nobel Prize 2011 for Peace?
a) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkal Karman

10) For what was Nobel Prize 2011 for Peace given?
d) Championing women’s rights

Cute Wooden Handicraft

Cute Wooden Handicraft: Make a String of Hearts

Everyone loves heart-shaped decorations. This cute wooden handicraft can be hung over a doorway or as part of a wall display. Paint the hearts red, pink, and white, and you will have a decoration for Valentines' Day. Paint them red and green for Christmas, or red, white, and blue to display love for America. You can leave it plain for a natural look. The string of hearts wooden handicraft fits well with country style furnishings.

To make the string of hearts, you will need 5 wooden heart cut-outs approximately three inches wide, a drill with an eighth inch bit and a quarter inch bit, a small amount of raffia, two yards of 1 -1/2 inch wide soft ribbon, two large wooden beads, and acrylic paints in the colors you want. The ribbon and the beads should match the color sceme you desire. Plaid ribbons are particularly effective. The string of hearts has five hearts side by side tied together with small raffia bows. The first and last hearts have the wide ribbon strung through a hole on each side and a bead strung on the ribbon. The ribbon is knotted at the very ends, making a loop of ribbon on each end which can fit over a nail for hanging.

The first step in making the wooden handicraft is to drill a small hole on each side of the hearts. The two outside holes are made with the quarter inch bit, and the other holes are made with the 1/8 inch bit. Now paint the hearts with the acrylic paint in the colors you desire. Acrylic paints are the small bottles of craft paint that are sold in 2-ounce bottles in a wide variety of colors. They can sometimes be purchased very inexpensively. Tempera paint will work if you can't get acrylic paints. Another idea is to spray paint them, especially if you want to use a metallic color.

When the paint is dry, tie the hearts together with the raffia. To do this, cut four 10-inch lengths of raffia. Thread the raffia down into one hole and up through the hole on the next heart so that they lay side by side. The raffia should be tied in a neat bow on the top of the arrangement. Do the same between the rest of the hearts so that all the small raffia bows are on top. Trim the raffia ends if necessary.

Through each of the outside holes, thread one of the ribbons. Pull the ribbon through until the ends are even. Thread the large bead over both ends and slip it up close to the heart. Trim the ends of the ribbon decoratively and knot them. Repeat the process on the other side to complete the wooden handicraft. Now hang the string of hearts wherever desired for a cheerful decoration. A wooden handicraft like this makes a nice gift for someone special.

50 States Of USA

 List of 50 states of United States of America, their capitals, abbreviations and nicknames.

No.	States	Capitals	Abbreviations	Nicknames
1	Alabama	Montgomery	AL	Yellowhammer State
2	Alaska	Juneau	AK	Last Frontier
3	Arizona	Phoenix	AZ	Grand Canyon State
4	Arkansas	Little Rock	AR	Natural State
5	California	Sacramento	CA	Golden State
6	Colorado	Denver	CO	Centennial State
7	Connecticut	Hartford	CT	Constitution State
8	Delaware	Dover	DE	First State
9	Florida	Tallahassee	FL	Sunshine State
10	Georgia	Atlanta	GA	Peach State
11	Hawaii	Honolulu	HI	Aloha State
12	Idaho	Boise	ID	Gem State
13	Illinois	Springfield	IL	Prairie State
14	Indiana	Indianapolis	IN	Hoosier State
15	Iowa	Des Moines	IA	Hawkeye State
16	Kansas	Topeka	KS	Sunflower State
17	Kentucky	Frankfort	KY	Bluegrass State
18	Louisiana	Baton Rouge	LA	Pelican State
19	Maine	Augusta	ME	Pine Tree State
20	Maryland	Annapolis	MD	Old Line State
21	Massachusetts	Boston	MA	Bay State
22	Michigan	Lansing	MI	Great Lakes State
23	Minnesota	St. Paul	MN	North Star State
24	Mississippi	Jackson	MS	Magnolia State
25	Missouri	Jefferson City	MO	Show Me State
26	Montana	Helena	MT	Treasure State
27	Nebraska	Lincoln	NE	Cornhusker State
28	Nevada	Carson City	NV	Silver State
29	New Hampshire	Concord	NH	Granite State
30	New Jersey	Trenton	NJ	Garden State
31	New Mexico	Santa Fe	NM	Land of Enchantment
32	New York	Albany	NY	Empire State
33	North Carolina	Raleigh	NC	Tar Heel State
34	North Dakota	Bismarck	ND	Peace Garden State
35	Ohio	Columbus	OH	Buckeye State
36	Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	OK	Sooner State
37	Oregon	Salem	OR	Beaver State
38	Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	PA	Keystone State
39	Rhode Island	Providence	RI	Ocean State
40	South Carolina	Columbia	SC	Palmetto State
41	South Dakota	Pierre	SD	Mount Rushmore State
42	Tennessee	Nashville	TN	Volunteer State
43	Texas	Austin	TX	Lone Star State
44	Utah	Salt Lake City	UT	Beehive State
45	Vermont	Montpelier	VT	Green Mountain State
46	Virginia	Richmond	VA	Old Dominion State
47	Washington	Olympia	WA	Evergreen State
48	West Virginia	Charleston	WV	Mountain State
49	Wisconsin	Madison	WI	Badger State
50	Wyoming	Cheyenne	WY	Equality or Cowboy State

Turkey Quiz

1) Which sea is to the north of Turkey?
a) North Sea
b) Black Sea
c) Caspian Sea
d) Dead Sea

2) When did the Turks conquer Constantinople?
a) 1260
b) 1425
c) 1453
d) 1526

3) How was Turkey known in the beginning of the 20th century?
a) Guardian of Europe
b) Leader of Europe
c) Sick man of Europe
d) Playground of Europe

4) Who led the founding of the Republic of Turkey?
a) Tansu Ciller
b) Mustafa Kemal
c) Buland Ecevit
d) Deniz Baykal

5) Which is the capital of Turkey?
a) Ankara
b) Istanbul
c) Izmir
d) Adana

6) Which country was attacked by Turkey in 1974?
a) Malta
b) Syria
c) Cyprus
d) Israel

7) Which of the following republics only Turkey recognizes?
a) Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
b) Republic of China
c) Republic of Ireland
d) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

8) Who is the last Caliph?
a) Abdul Mejid II
b) Mehmed VI
c) Abdul Aziz
d) Mehmed V

9) At which mosque did Pope Benedict XVI pray in November 2006?
a) Red Mosque
b) White Mosque
c) Blue Mosque
d) Green Mosque

10) When did Turkey enter NATO?
a) 1948
b) 1949
c) 1952
d) 1954

Turkey Quiz Questions with Answers

1) Which sea is to the north of Turkey?
b) Black Sea

2) When did the Turks conquer Constantinople?
c) 1453

3) How was Turkey known in the beginning of the 20th century?
c) Sick man of Europe

4) Who led the founding of the Republic of Turkey?
b) Mustafa Kemal

5) Which is the capital of Turkey?
a) Ankara

6) Which country was attacked by Turkey in 1974?
c) Cyprus

7) Which of the following republics only Turkey recognizes?
a) Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

8) Who is the last Caliph?
a) Abdul Mejid II

9) At which mosque did Pope Benedict XVI pray in November 2006?
c) Blue Mosque

10) When did Turkey enter NATO?
c) 1952

Discoveries And Inventions Quiz

1. When did Fridtjof Nansen get Nobel Prize for Peace?
a) 1916
b) 1927
c) 1922
d) 1934

2. When was Fridtjof Nansen born?
a) 5 February 1856
b) 23 May 1867
c) 26 July 1865
d) 10 October 1861

3. Where was Fridtjof Nansen born?
a) Store-Froen
b) Nordfold
c) Tromsa
d) Svolver

4. When did Fridtjof Nansen begin his expedition across Greenland?
a) 29 March 1886
b) 23 April 1877
c) 15 August 1888
d) 12 November 1881

5. When was Fridtjof Nansen’s book Eskimoliv published?
a) 1886
b) 1891
c) 1884
d) 1882

6. On which ship did Fridtjof Nansen sail from Kristiania on 24 June 1893?
a) Fram
b) Viking
c) Windword
d) Lusitania

7. When was Fridtjof Nansen Norway’s minister in London?
a) 1902-1905
b) 1906-1908
c) 1894-1898
d) 1888-1892

8. How many German and Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war did Russia release due to efforts of Fridtjof Nansen?
a) 172,486
b) 427,886
c) 306,108
d) 612,225

9. When did Fridtjof Nansen die?
a) 19 January 1932
b) 13 May 1930
c) 30 September 1929
d) 27 December 1936

10. Where did Fridtjof Nansen die?
a) Mosjeen
b) Trondheim
c) Lysaker
d) Hamar

Discoveries And Inventions Quiz Answers

1. When did Fridtjof Nansen get Nobel Prize for Peace?
c) 1922

2. When was Fridtjof Nansen born?
d) 10 October 1861

3. Where was Fridtjof Nansen born?
a) Store-Froen

4. When did Fridtjof Nansen begin his expedition across Greenland?
c) 15 August 1888

5. When was Fridtjof Nansen’s book Eskimoliv published?
b) 1891

6. On which ship did Fridtjof Nansen sail from Kristiania on 24 June 1893?
a) Fram

7. When was Fridtjof Nansen Norway’s minister in London?
b) 1906-1908

8. How many German and Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war did Russia release due to efforts of Fridtjof Nansen?
b) 427,886

9. When did Fridtjof Nansen die?
b) 13 May 1930

10. Where did Fridtjof Nansen die?
c) Lysaker

General Knowledge Quiz Questions – 2

1) Who won the Football World Cup in 1982?
a) Brazil
b) Argentina
c) Germany
d) Italy

2) Which country is known as Suomi?
a) France
b) Finland
c) Italy
d) Norway

3) Who was the Roman Emperor in 41-54 AD?
a) Titus
b) Caligula
c) Claudius
d) Nero

4) Who won Wimbledon Women’s Singles Championship in 1988?
a) Chris Evert
b) Martina Navratilova
c) Gabriela Sabatini
d) Steffi Graf

5) Who is the author of Pride and Prejudice?
a) Jane Austen
b) Agatha Christie
c) William Shakespeare
d) Bernard Shaw

6) In the Bible, who is the eldest son of David?
a) Solomon
b) Absalom
c) Amnon
d) Jonathan

7) In which film it is said, “Some dreams come true. Some don’t. Keep on dreaming.”?
a) Autumn in New York
b) Pretty Woman
c) Basic Instinct
d) The Runaway Bride

8) Who is considered the father of geometry?
a) Pythagoras
b) Socrates
c) Alexander
d) Euclid

9) Which country was known as Nyasaland?
a) Zambia
b) Malawi
c) Zimbabwe
d) Namibia

10) Which sea separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia?
a) Blue Sea
b) Black Sea
c) Red Sea
d) Yellow Sea

11) Which country has 11 official languages?
a) India
b) USA
c) Canada
d) South Africa

12) Which pope divided the world between Portugal and Spain?
a) Pius XII
b) John II
c) Alexander VI
d) Martin V

13) How many lines are in a limerick?
a) Five
b) Seven
c) Four
d) Three

14) The flag of which country has one big star and four small stars?
a) India
b) China
c) Pakistan
d) Japan

15) Which is the national animal of Argentina?
a) Puma
b) Lion
c) Tiger
d) Deer

16) Who won seven gold medals in swimming in 1972 Munich Olympics?
a) Mark Spitz
b) Janet Evans
c) Shane Gould
d) Anita Sood

17) What is sodium chloride?
a) Pepper
b) Ginger
c) Salt
d) Onion

18) Who is the patron saint of music?
a) St. Agnes
b) St. Cecilia
c) St. Jerome
d) St. Augustine

19) What is the meaning of Anno Domini?
a) Year of the Lord
b) Good Year
c) Holy Year
d) Jubilee Year

20) In the Bible, Joseph was sold by his brothers for how many silver coins?
a) Forty
b) Sixty
c) Twenty
d) Ten

21) How many furlongs is one mile?
a) Six
b) Eight
c) Four
d) Twelve

22) Who is the founder of Sikhism?
a) Ram Mohan Roy
b) Ranjeet Singh
c) Guru Nanak
d) Zoroaster

23) When is the Feast Day of St. Francis Xavier?
a) January 1
b) March 19
c) June 29
d) December 3

24) Which river joins Ganga at Allahabad?
a) Indus
b) Yamuna
c) Godavari
d) Damodar

25) Who was the Carthagian general during Punic War II?
a) Hannibal
b) Attila
c) Chengiz Khan
d) Saladin

General Knowledge Quiz Questions with Answers – 2

1) Who won the Football World Cup in 1982?
d) Italy

2) Which country is known as Suomi?
b) Finland

3) Who was the Roman Emperor in 41-54 AD?
c) Claudius

4) Who won Wimbledon Women’s Singles Championship in 1988?
d) Steffi Graf

5) Who is the author of Pride and Prejudice?
a) Jane Austen

6) In the Bible, who is the eldest son of David?
c) Amnon

7) In which film it is said, “Some dreams come true. Some don’t. Keep on dreaming.”?
b) Pretty Woman

8) Who is considered the father of geometry?
d) Euclid

9) Which country was known as Nyasaland?
b) Malawi

10) Which sea separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia?
c) Red Sea

11) Which country has 11 official languages?
d) South Africa

12) Which pope divided the world between Portugal and Spain?
c) Alexander VI

13) How many lines are in a limerick?
a) Five

14) The flag of which country has one big star and four small stars?
b) China

15) Which is the national animal of Argentina?
a) Puma

16) Who won seven gold medals in swimming in 1972 Munich Olympics?
a) Mark Spitz

17) What is sodium chloride?
c) Salt

18) Who is the patron saint of music?
b) St. Cecilia

19) What is the meaning of Anno Domini?
a) Year of the Lord

20) In the Bible, Joseph was sold by his brothers for how many silver coins?
c) Twenty

21) How many furlongs is one mile?
b) Eight

22) Who is the founder of Sikhism?
c) Guru Nanak

23) When is the Feast Day of St. Francis Xavier?
d) December 3

24) Which river joins Ganga at Allahabad?
b) Yamuna

25) Who was the Carthagian general during Punic War II?
a) Hannibal

General Knowledge Quiz Questions

1) Who is the first President of the United States of America?
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) James Monroe
d) John Adams
2) Who was born on August 15, 1769?
a) Winston Churchill
b) Queen Victoria
c) Napoleon Bonaparte
d) George V
3) Which city was previously known as Salisbury?
a) London
b) Paris
c) Harare
d) New York
4) Who is the author of “A streetcar named desire”?
a) Jhumpa Lahiri
b) Tennessee Williams
c) Ian Fleming
d) Salman Rushdie
5) Which film is in Aramaic and Latin?
a) The Ten Commandments
b) Ben-Hur
c) Apocalypto
d) The Passion of the Christ
6) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship in 1977?
a) John McEnroe
b) Arthur Ashe
c) Boris Becker
d) Bjorn Borg
7) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980 Moscow Olympics?
a) India
b) UK
c) USA
d) USSR
8) What name was taken by Cardinal Joseph Sarto when he became pope?
a) John XXIII
b) Paul VI
c) Benedict XVI
d) Pius X
9) How many metres is one mile?
a) 1000
b) 100
c) 1609.344
d) 1705.212
10) What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called?
a) Amphibians
b) Cats
c) Grasshoppers
d) Frogs
11) Which of the following books is not part of Pentateuch?
a) Genesis
b) Numbers
c) Ruth
d) Exodus
12) Which of the following countries is landlocked?
a) Brazil
b) Cuba
c) Bolivia
d) Colombia
13) What does Yugoslavia mean?
a) The land of the rising sun
b) The land of the midnight sun
c) The land of the Southern Slavs
d) The land of Yahoos
14) Which state of USA was once part of Russia?
a) Alaska
b) Louisiana
c) Florida
d) California
15) What did the Greeks call the present day Amu River in Iran?
a) Indus
b) Ganges
c) Jhelum
d) Oxus
16) Which of these is not a metal?
a) Gold
b) Diamond
c) Silver
d) Copper
17) Which language is written in five scripts?
a) Hindi
b) Urdu
c) Konkani
d) Telugu
18) Which British monarch in 20th century was not crowned?
a) George V
b) Edward VIII
c) George VI
d) William IV
19) Who was told “Beware the Ides of March.”?
a) Julius Caesar
b) Augustus Caesar
c) Mark Antony
d) Cleopatra
20) Which country’s postal stamps have the name Helvetia?
a) Finland
b) Iceland
c) Switzerland
d) Swaziland
21) Yen is the currency of which country?
a) Japan
b) China
c) Nepal
d) Bhutan
22) Which is the national flower of Australia?
a) Red Rose
b) Lotus
c) Tulip
d) Golden Wattle
23) What is the number of squares on a chess board?
a) 72
b) 64
c) 32
d) 48
24) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?
a) Nainital
b) Darjeeling
c) Simla
d) Ooty
25) The name of which city was changed to Petrograd and Leningrad?
a) Moscow
b) Tashkent
c) Kiev
d) St. Petersburg

General Knowledge Quiz Questions with Answers – 1

1) Who is the first President of the United States of America?
a) George Washington
2) Who was born on August 15, 1769?
c) Napoleon Bonaparte
3) Which city was previously known as Salisbury?
c) Harare
4) Who is the author of “A streetcar named desire”?
b) Tennessee Williams
5) Which film is in Aramaic and Latin?
d) The Passion of the Christ
6) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship in 1977?
d) Bjorn Borg
7) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980 Moscow Olympics?
a) India
8) What name was taken by Cardinal Joseph Sarto when he became pope?
d) Pius X
9) How many metres is one mile?
c) 1609.344
10) What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called?
a) Amphibians
11) Which of the following books is not part of Pentateuch?
c) Ruth
12) Which of the following countries is landlocked?
c) Bolivia
13) What does Yugoslavia mean?
c) The land of the Southern Slavs
14) Which state of USA was once part of Russia?
a) Alaska
15) What did the Greeks call the present day Amu River in Iran?
d) Oxus
16) Which of these is not a metal?
b) Diamond
17) Which language is written in five scripts?
c) Konkani
18) Which British monarch in 20th century was not crowned?
b) Edward VIII
19) Who was told “Beware the Ides of March.”?
a) Julius Caesar
20) Which country’s postal stamps have the name Helvetia?
c) Switzerland
21) Yen is the currency of which country?
a) Japan
22) Which is the national flower of Australia?
d) Golden Wattle
23) What is the number of squares on a chess board?
b) 64
24) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?
c) Simla
25) The name of which city was changed to Petrograd and Leningrad?
d) St. Petersburg

General Awareness : Telecommunication Quiz

1. Abbreviate "EDGE".

a) Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution
b) Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
c) Enhanced Demodulated Rates for Global Evolution
d) Enhanced Demodulates Rates for GSM Evolution

The Correct option is – b) Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution


2. Which company launched the first mobile phone ?

a) Motorola
b) Nokia
c) Apple
d) At&T

The Correct option is – a) Motorola


3. Who is considered as the inventor of the first practical mobile phone for hand-held ?

a) James Cooper
b) Smith Cooper
c) Martin Cooper
d) Royn Cooper

The Correct option is – c) Martin Cooper


4. Which company is considered as the first company to launch first smartphone ?

a) RIM
b) Nokia
c) IBM
d) Microsoft

The Correct option is – c) IBM

5. Which was the first phone that uses the Android mobile device platform ?

a) Dell Mini3i
b) HKC Pearl
c) Motorola i1
d) HTC Dream

The Correct option is – d) HTC Dream

6. In Telecommunications, PCM is known as

a) Pulse-case modulation
b) Pure-code modulation
c) Prime-code modulation
d) Pulse-code modulation

The Correct option is – a) Pulse-case modulation

7. Which company launched the first mobile phone ?

a) Motorola
b) Nokia
c) Apple
d) At&T

The Correct option is – a) Motorola

8. The first 1G network was launched in Japan by NTT in 1979. In which year , this 1G network was launched in USA ?
a) 1979
b) 1980
c) 1982
d) 1983

The Correct option is – d) 1983


9. Which is the world's largest individual mobile operator ?

a) Vodafone
b) Orange
c) Bharti Airtel
d) China Mobile

The Correct option is – d) China Mobile

10. In which year the first telephone switchboard(exchange) was invented ?
a) 1830
b) 1857
c) 1867
d) 1876

The Correct option is – d) 1876

Daily General Knowledge Quiz: March 28, 2011 GK Questions & Answers

Questions and Answers Below

1. Which of the following laid the foundation of image worship in India?
a. Jainism
b. Buddhism
c. Vedic Religion
d. Ajivikas


2. Which URDU newspaper was started by Lajpat Rai from Lahore in 1920?
a. Bande Mataram
b. People
c. Tribune
d. Vir Arjun


3. Who is the author of the poem “Shakespeare”?
a. Keats
b. Tennyson
c. Mathew Arnold
d. Browning


4. The worlds’ tallest building is the
a. Petronas Tower
b. Burj Khalifa
c. The Empire State Building
d. The Sears Tower


5. Which article in the Constitution of India empowers the President to proclaim financial emergency in the country?
a. Article 244
b. Article 360
c. Both Article 244 and Article 360
d. Neither Article 244 and Article 360


6. Which International organization is responsible for ensuring that the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships?
a. International Maritime Organization
b. UN Marine Organization
c. Council of Maritime Operations
d. Maritime Safety Organization


7. ISI in the Intelligence Agency of what country?
a. United States of America
b. Isreal
c. India
d. Pakistan


8. Which country is the largest producer of fertilizers?
a. India
b. China
c. United States
d. Russia


9. Which country has the second largest wireless network in the world?
a. China
b. United States
c. India
d. Brazil


10. Which film took the largest number of Filmfare awards in 2011?
a. Udaan
b. My Name is Khan
c. Dabangg
d. Band Baajaa Baaraat


11. What does PIN stand for in banking?
a. Password Information Number
b. Personal Identity Number
c. Personal Identification Number
d. Personal Identification Number


12. Which country is the largest lender in the world?
a. The United States
b. China
c. Russia
d. The European Union


13. Where is Ayodhya located?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Bihar
c. Rajasthan
d. Uttar Pradesh
General Knowledge Quiz Answers

1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. B
9. C
10. A
11. B
12. B
13. D

General Knowledge Quiz Questions with Answers

1.	The river Volga flows out into the	Capsian sea
2.	The coldest place on the earth is	Verkoyansk in Siberia
3.	The country which ranks second in terms of land area is	Canada
4.	The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is	Sicily
5.	The river Jordan flows out into the	Dead sea
6.	The biggest delta in the world is the	Sunderbans
7.	The capital city that stands on the river Danube is	Belgrade
8.	The Japanese call their country as	Nippon
9.	The length of the English channel is	564 kilometres
10.	The world's oldest known city is	Damascus
11.	The city which is also known as the City of Canals is	Venice
12.	The country in which river Wangchu flows is	Myanmar
13.	The biggest island of the world is	Greenland
14.	The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is	Detroit, USA
15.	The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is	USA
16.	The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is	Malaysia
17.	The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is	Malaysia
18.	The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the	Mississippi
19.	The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was	Peking
20.	The country called the Land of Rising Sun is	Japan
21.	Mount Everest was named after	Sir George Everest
22.	The volcano Vesuvius is located in	Italy
23.	The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is	Cuba
24.	The length of the Suez Canal is	162.5 kilometers
25.	The lowest point on earth is	The coastal area of Dead sea
26.	The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of	Nepal
27.	The largest ocean of the world is the	Pacific ocean
28.	The largest bell in the world is the	Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow
29.	The biggest stadium in the world is the	Strahov Stadium, Prague
30.	The world's largest diamond producing country is	South Africa
31.	Australia was discovered by	James Cook
32.	The first Governor General of Pakistan is	Mohammed Ali Jinnah
33.	Dublin is situated at the mouth of river	Liffey
34.	The earlier name of New York city was	New Amsterdam
35.	The Eifel tower was built by	Alexander Eiffel
36.	The Red Cross was founded by	Jean Henri Durant
37.	The country which has the greatest population density is	Monaco
38.	The national flower of Britain is	Rose
39.	Niagara Falls was discovered by	Louis Hennepin
40.	The national flower of Italy is	Lily
41.	The national flower of China is	Narcissus
42.	The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at	Kathmandu
43.	The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is	Strait of Hormuz
44.	The first Industrial Revolution took place in	England
45.	World Environment Day is observed on	5th June
46.	The first Republican President of America was	Abraham Lincoln
47.	The country famous for Samba dance is	Brazil
48.	The name of Alexander's horse was	Beucephalus
49.	Singapore was founded by	Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
50.	The famous British one-eyed Admiral was	Nelson
51.	The earlier name of Sri Lanka was	Ceylon
52.	The UNO was formed in the year	1945
53.	UNO stands for	United Nations Organization
54.	The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on	15th August
55.	`Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter named	Michelangelo
56.	Paradise Regained was written by	John Milton
57.	The first President of Egypt was	Mohammed Nequib
58.	The first man to reach North Pole was	Rear Peary
59.	The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was	Guermica
60.	The primary producer of newsprint in the world is	Canada
61.	The first explorer to reach the South Pole was	Cap. Ronald Amundson
62.	The person who is called the father of modern Italy is	G.Garibaldi
63.	World literacy day is celebrated on	8th September
64.	The founder of modern Germany is	Bismarck
65.	The country known as the land of the midnight sun is	Norway
66.	The place known as the Roof of the world is	Tibet
67.	The founder of the Chinese Republic was	San Yat Sen
68.	The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was	Abdul Salam
69.	The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was	Margaret Thatcher
70.	The first Secretary General of the UNO was	Trygve Lie
71.	The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was	Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
72.	The port of Banku is situated in	Azerbaijan
73.	John F Kennedy was assassinated by	Lee Harry Oswald
74.	The largest river in France is	Lore
75.	The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was	Catherine of AragonA
76.	The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was	Ralph Johnson Bunche
77.	The first British University to admit women for degree courses was	London University
78.	The principal export of Jamaica is	Sugar
79.	New York is popularly known as the city of	Skyscrapers
80.	Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of	Cloves
81.	The country known as the Land of White Elephant is	Thailand
82.	The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is	Korea
83.	The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is	Bhutan
84.	The highest waterfalls in the world is the	Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela
85.	The largest library in the world is the	United States Library of Congress, Washington DC