Saturday 23 January 2016

Quick General Knowledge Quiz with Answers ( Set 3)

1. Once information is input into a computer it becomes–
(A) objects (B) data (C) ideas (D) facts
Answer: data

2. A computer portable and easy to carry by travellers is–
(A) Super computer (B) Laptop (C) Mini computer (D) File servers
Answer: Laptop

3. In India, planned economy is based on–
(A) Gandhian System (B) Socialist System (C) Capitalist System (D) Mixed Economy System
Answer: Socialist System

4. The main source of National Income in India is–
(A) Service Sector (B) Agriculture (C) Industrial Sector (D) Trade Sector
Answer: Service Sector

5. The Supreme Court of India was set up by the–
(A) Regulating Act, 1773 (B) Pitt’s India Act, 1784 (C) Charter Act, 1813 (D) Charter Act, 1833
Answer: Regulating Act, 1773

6. What is the main staple food of Eastern Asia?
(A) Wheat (B) Maize (C) Oats (D) Rice
Answer: Rice

7. Which soils is best suited for paddy crops–
(A) Black soils (B) Loamy soils (C) Hard soils (D) Red soils
Answer: Loamy soils

8. First Olympic Games were held in–
(A) 776 BC (B) 798 BC (C) 876 BC (D) 898 BC
Answer: 776 BC

9. Dhyan Chand’s name is associated with which game?
(A) Football (B) Hockey (C) Badminton (D) Tennis
Answer: Badminton

10. Football (soccer) is said to have originated in–
(A) Former USSR (B) England (C) China (D) Australia
Answer: China

11. The famous character Pickwick’ was created by–
(A) Leo Tolstoy (B) Charles Dickens (C) George Washington (D) Steven Spielberg
Answer: Charles Dickens

12. The Ghadar Movement was founded by–
(A) Ajit Singh (B) Lala Hansraj (C) Lala Hardayal (D) Sohan Singh Bhakhna
Answer: Lala Hardayal

13. When was established the Muslim League?
(A) 1904 (B) 1906 (C) 1910 (D) 1915
Answer: 1904

14. Ships are built in–
(A) Vishakhapatnam (B) Madras (C) Calicut (D) Goa
Answer: Vishakhapatnam

15. The first ship manufactured in India was in–
(A) 1950 (B) 1955 (C) 1960 (D) 1970
Answer: 1960

16. Press Freedom day is celebrated on–
(A) May 2 (B) May 3 (C) May 4 (D) None of these
Answer: May 3

17. Who founded Sikhism?
(A) Gobind Singh (B) Ramdas (C) Nanak (D) Hargobind
Answer: Nanak

18. Quit India Movement was led by–
(A) B. R. Ambedkar (B) Jawahar Lal Nehru (C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) None of these
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

19. Which of the following’ is the largest producer of gypsum?
(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Bihar (C) West Bengal (D) Rajasthan
Answer: Rajasthan

20. Which state having largest Tea Industries in India–
(A) Rajasthan (B) Assam (C) Jharkhand (D) Chhattisgarh
Answer: Assam

21. The first History book was written by–
(A) Euclid (B) Julius Caesar (C) Aristotle (D) Herodotus
Answer: Herodotus

22. The creator of ‘Sherlock Holmes’ was–
(A) Shakespeare (B) Dr. Watson (C) Ian Fleming (D) Arthur Conan Doyle
Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle

23. Which of the following is not associated with chess?
(A) Pawn (B) Queen (C) Rook (D) Jokey
Answer: Jokey

24. In which year was the Swarajya Party established?
(A) 1923 (B) 1925 (C) 1930 (D) 1941
Answer: 1923

25. When was Non-Co-operation Movement called off?
(A) 12th February, 1922 (B) 20th February, 1922 (C) 19th February, 1922 (D) 28th February, 1922
Answer: 12th February, 1922