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