Saturday 23 January 2016

Quick General Knowledge Quiz with Answers ( Set 2)

1. Who among the following persons is called ‘Desert Fox’?
(A) Walter Scott (B) Gen. Rommel (C) Eisenhower (D) Bismarck
Answer: Gen. Rommel

2. The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year–
(A) 1901 (B) 1921 (C) 1935 (D) 1942
Answer: 1921

3. The earliest city discovered in India was–
(A) Harappa (B) Rangpur (C) Mohenjodaro (D) Sindh
Answer: Harappa

4. Which state has the smallest land area?
(A) Goa (B) Nagaland (C) Sikkim (D) Tripura
Answer: Goa

5. The length of India’s coastline is about–
(A) 5900 km (B) 6100 km (C) 7000 km (D) 7500 km
Answer: 7500 km

6. A disk on which you store information–
(A) Plate (B) Date disk (C) Paper disk (D) TV disk
Answer: Date disk

7. The implementation of Jawahar Rojgar Yojana rests with–
(A) Gram Panchayat (B) District Collector (C) State Government (D) Union Government
Answer: Gram Panchayat

8. Relative Poverty refers to–
(A) bankruptcy (B) trade cycle (C) minimum needs of life (D) economic inequalities
Answer: economic inequalities

9. The concept of Judicial Review in our Constitution has–
(A) England (B) USA (C) Canada (D) Australia
Answer: USA

10. Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?
(A) Tea (B) Coffee (C) Rubber (D) Sugarcane
Answer: Sugarcane

11. Victoria Falls in Africa are located on–
(A) River Niger (B) River Congo (C) River Zambezi (D) River Nile
Answer: River Zambezi

12. The highest waterfall of the world is–
(A) Niagara Falls (B) Boyoma Falls (C) Salta Angles Falls (D) Khone Falls
Answer: Salta Angles Falls

13. The highest water fall in India–
(A) Garsoppa (B) Sahasra dhara (C) Kariba (D) Pati
Answer: Garsoppa

14. Who is the author of book ‘The Rights of Man’?
(A) Thomas Hardy (B) Thomas Mann (C) Thomas Moore (D) Thomas Paine
Answer: Thomas Paine

15. ‘The Gathering Storm’ is written by–
(A) Winston Churchill (B) Voltaire (C) George Washington (D) Romain Rolland
Answer: Winston Churchill

16. New capital issue is placed in–
(A) Primary Market (B) Secondary Market (C)Grey Market (D) Black Market
Answer: Primary Market

17. Which are the main centers of whaling?
(A) Arctic ocean (B) Iceland (C) Greenland (D) Falklands
Answer: Falklands

18. Annual catch of fish is largest in–
(A) Peru (B) Japan (C) Britain (D) U. S. A
Answer: Japan

19. When is International Talk like a Pirate Day is observed?
(A) December 11 (B) September 16 (C) March 8 (D) September 19
Answer: September 19

20. When is the ‘World Environment Day’ celebrated?
(A) June 5 (B) April 7 (C) October 24 (D) None of the above
Answer: June 5

21. Mumbai is famous for–
(A) Sugar industry (B) Placstic industry (C) Cotton textile industry (D) Heavy Electrical industry
Answer: Cotton textile industry

22. What disk is used to cold boot a PC?
(A) Setup disk (B) System disk (C) Diagnostic disk (D) Program disk
Answer: System disk

23. The local winds blowing in Libya are called–
(A) Chili (B) Fohn (C) Buran (D) Gibli
Answer: Gibli

24. Which one of the following is a planetary wind?
(A) Monsoon (B) Trade (C) Chinook (D) Mistral
Answer: Trade

25. Which one of the following is a zonal soil?
(A) Sierozem (B) Podzol (C) Lithosol (D) Solonchak
Answer: Lithosol


1. Who among the following persons is called ‘Desert Fox’?
(A) Walter Scott (B) Gen. Rommel (C) Eisenhower (D) Bismarck
Answer: Gen. Rommel

2. The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year–
(A) 1901 (B) 1921 (C) 1935 (D) 1942
Answer: 1921

3. The earliest city discovered in India was–
(A) Harappa (B) Rangpur (C) Mohenjodaro (D) Sindh
Answer: Harappa

4. Which state has the smallest land area?
(A) Goa (B) Nagaland (C) Sikkim (D) Tripura
Answer: Goa

5. The length of India’s coastline is about–
(A) 5900 km (B) 6100 km (C) 7000 km (D) 7500 km
Answer: 7500 km

6. A disk on which you store information–
(A) Plate (B) Date disk (C) Paper disk (D) TV disk
Answer: Date disk

7. The implementation of Jawahar Rojgar Yojana rests with–
(A) Gram Panchayat (B) District Collector (C) State Government (D) Union Government
Answer: Gram Panchayat

8. Relative Poverty refers to–
(A) bankruptcy (B) trade cycle (C) minimum needs of life (D) economic inequalities
Answer: economic inequalities

9. The concept of Judicial Review in our Constitution has–
(A) England (B) USA (C) Canada (D) Australia
Answer: USA

10. Which one of the following is not a plantation crop?
(A) Tea (B) Coffee (C) Rubber (D) Sugarcane
Answer: Sugarcane

11. Victoria Falls in Africa are located on–
(A) River Niger (B) River Congo (C) River Zambezi (D) River Nile
Answer: River Zambezi

12. The highest waterfall of the world is–
(A) Niagara Falls (B) Boyoma Falls (C) Salta Angles Falls (D) Khone Falls
Answer: Salta Angles Falls

13. The highest water fall in India–
(A) Garsoppa (B) Sahasra dhara (C) Kariba (D) Pati
Answer: Garsoppa

14. Who is the author of book ‘The Rights of Man’?
(A) Thomas Hardy (B) Thomas Mann (C) Thomas Moore (D) Thomas Paine
Answer: Thomas Paine

15. ‘The Gathering Storm’ is written by–
(A) Winston Churchill (B) Voltaire (C) George Washington (D) Romain Rolland
Answer: Winston Churchill

16. New capital issue is placed in–
(A) Primary Market (B) Secondary Market (C)Grey Market (D) Black Market
Answer: Primary Market

17. Which are the main centers of whaling?
(A) Arctic ocean (B) Iceland (C) Greenland (D) Falklands
Answer: Falklands

18. Annual catch of fish is largest in–
(A) Peru (B) Japan (C) Britain (D) U. S. A
Answer: Japan

19. When is International Talk like a Pirate Day is observed?
(A) December 11 (B) September 16 (C) March 8 (D) September 19
Answer: September 19

20. When is the ‘World Environment Day’ celebrated?
(A) June 5 (B) April 7 (C) October 24 (D) None of the above
Answer: June 5

21. Mumbai is famous for–
(A) Sugar industry (B) Placstic industry (C) Cotton textile industry (D) Heavy Electrical industry
Answer: Cotton textile industry

22. What disk is used to cold boot a PC?
(A) Setup disk (B) System disk (C) Diagnostic disk (D) Program disk
Answer: System disk

23. The local winds blowing in Libya are called–
(A) Chili (B) Fohn (C) Buran (D) Gibli
Answer: Gibli

24. Which one of the following is a planetary wind?
(A) Monsoon (B) Trade (C) Chinook (D) Mistral
Answer: Trade

25. Which one of the following is a zonal soil?
(A) Sierozem (B) Podzol (C) Lithosol (D) Solonchak
Answer: Lithosol
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