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General Studies 2008

Description: General Studies 2008 Question Tests for School/College Entrance Exams and Competitive Exams Preparation Practice Test
Number of Questions: 25
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Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of West Bengal?

  1. Debashis Sen

  2. Debashis Bhattacharya

  3. Debashis Banerjee

  4. Debashis Sinha


Correct Option: A

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the state chief electoral officer (CEO) has instructed district magistrates to compile a list of such officers so that a data bank can be created in case there is manpower shortage during the polls. Which category of officers have been mentioned here?

  1. Retired government officials

  2. Private company officials

  3. Professional officials

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Name the Indian novelist, who won the Man Booker Prize this year, one of the world's most prestigious literary awards.

  1. Aravind Adiga

  2. Aravind Arora

  3. Aravind Sinha

  4. Aravind Desai


Correct Option: A

The UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), the political wing of the UN that is supervising the arms and army of the Maoists, will stay on in Nepal, ……………… said recently, while ending his 22-hour visit to the country.

  1. UN chief Ban Ki-moon

  2. US President

  3. Russian President

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

UNMIN stands for

  1. UN Mission in Nepal

  2. UN Mission in Nigeria

  3. UN Mission in Netherland

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Name the novel for which Aravind Adiga won this year's Man Booker Prize one of the world's most prestigious literary awards.

  1. The White Tiger

  2. The Blue Tiger

  3. The Royal Bengal Tiger

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Name Salman Rushdie's second novel, a magical-realist exploration of Indian history which won the Booker Prize for Fiction.

  1. Midnight's Children

  2. The Satanic Verses

  3. A Suitable Boy

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Name the British Indian author who shot to fame in 1981 when his second novel won the Booker Prize for Fiction.

  1. Salman Rushdie

  2. Arvind Adiga

  3. Paul Samuelson

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Name the novel of Salman Rushdie which outraged many Muslims and prompted death threats that forced him to live in hiding.

  1. Midnight's Children

  2. The Satanic Verses

  3. A Suitable Boy

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Name the novel of Salman Rushdie which won the "Best of the Booker" prize in 2008, on the 40th anniversary of the award.

  1. Midnight's Children

  2. The Satanic Verses

  3. A Suitable Boy

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

In which state the longest Station Name “Sri Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta” in Indian Railways located?

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Karnataka

  3. Kerala

  4. Andhra Pradesh


Correct Option: A

Which of the following trains runs the longest with respect to time i.e about 3751 km in 74 hourr and 55 minutes?

  1. Himsagar Express

  2. Howrah – Kannyakumari Express

  3. Nizamuddin – Kannyakumari Express

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which of the following heritage train has attained the World Heritage Status from UNESCO.

  1. Darjeeling Himalayan Railways

  2. Fairy Queen

  3. Palace on wheels

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which f the following hill stations is situated at an elevation of 2134 m above sea level.

  1. Ooty

  2. Darjeeling

  3. Mirik

  4. Shimla


Correct Option: B

Darjeeling Himalayan Railways runs from which of the following destinations?

  1. Ghum to Darjeeling

  2. New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling

  3. Karseyong to Darjeeling

  4. Mirik to Darjeeling


Correct Option: B

What is the length in between lines of Broad gauge?

  1. 5'6"

  2. 5'4"

  3. 5'2"

  4. 5'8"


Correct Option: A

Which of the following city is to host the India Aviation 2008?

  1. Hyderabad

  2. Bangalore

  3. New Delhi

  4. Chennai


Correct Option: A

Name the World's largest aircraft.

  1. A380

  2. A372

  3. A390

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Eurocopter, Bell Helicopter and Cessna are which of the following.

  1. Company manufacturing flying machines

  2. Company manufacturing machine guns

  3. Company manufacturing model helicopter

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is not the train without Commercial Halts that runs in Indian Railways?

  1. Sampoorna Kranti Express

  2. Howrah Rajdhani

  3. Bombay Rajdhani

  4. Howrah Amritsar Express


Correct Option: D

COSTA Coffee is the leading coffeeshop chain of which of the following country.

  1. UK

  2. USA

  3. Germany

  4. Italy


Correct Option: A

ISP stands for

  1. internet service provider

  2. internet sales promotion

  3. internal sales promotion

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

India Aviation 2008 is being jointly organised by which of the following.

  1. Civil aviation ministry and Ficci.

  2. Civil aviation ministry and ministry of defence

  3. Civil aviation ministry and Indian chamber of commerce

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

COSTA Coffee, which has entered the country in September 2005, through an exclusive master franchisee tieup, has identified seven key cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai — to grow its brand over the next four. Name the master franchisee.

  1. Devyani International Ltd

  2. Devyani India Ltd

  3. Lamy International Ltd

  4. Lamy India Ltd.


Correct Option: A

How many gauges of tracks are there in Indian railways?

  1. 4

  2. 3

  3. 2

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
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