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General Knowledge Test (2001-2002)

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The Supreme Court judgment had directed the closure of 53 specified industries in the Taj Trapezium Zone. These industries are,

  1. tanneries

  2. canneries

  3. iron industries

  4. iron foundries

  5. copper ancillaries


Correct Option: D

'Shanghai five' comprises of China and four former soviet Republics. The four former soviet Republics are.

  1. Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Chechnya

  2. Kazakhstan, Chechnya, Uzbekistan and Ukraine

  3. Russia, Kazakhstan, Krgystan and Tajikistan

  4. Ukraine Kazakhstan, Latvia and Krgystan

  5. Chechnya, Siberia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan


Correct Option: C

The newly formed Central Vigilance Commission has one of the following as its chairman.

  1. Gorelal Yadav

  2. G.P. Goenka

  3. N. Vittal

  4. R. Ramamoorthy

  5. Dr. B. Vittal


Correct Option: C

Who is the Editor of the 'The Hindustan Times'?

  1. Arun Shourie

  2. Aroon Purie

  3. Vinod Dua

  4. Vir Sanghvi

  5. H.K. Dua


Correct Option: D

Captain Vikram Batra winner of Param Vir Chakra [Posthumously] belonged to which of the following Regiments?

  1. 2 Rajputana Rifles

  2. 5 Rajputana Rifles

  3. 14 Jammu & Kashmir Rifles

  4. 1/11, Gorkha Rifles

  5. 13 J & K Rifles


Correct Option: E

Special status to the state of Tripura

  1. Virgin Airlines

  2. Virginia Airlines

  3. British Airlines

  4. British Airways

  5. Lufthansa


Correct Option: A

The Prime Minister has asserted that Article 370 is not on the NDA agenda. Article 370 deals with.

  1. special powers to the centre regarding dismissal of a state Government

  2. special powers to the state regarding dismissal of the Governor

  3. special status to the state of Jammu & Kashmir

  4. special status to the state of Tripura


Correct Option: C

'CRISIL' is

  1. a group of financial consultants

  2. a market research agency

  3. a credit rating agency

  4. a group of market analysts

  5. None of the above


Correct Option: D

Novel Riot has been written by

  1. Taslima Nasrin

  2. Amitav Ghosh

  3. Shashi Tharoor

  4. V.S. Naipaul

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C

Who invented Gas Mask and the Traffic signal?

  1. Reobert Koch

  2. Garrett A. Morgan

  3. Frtiz Haber

  4. Henry Fayol

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B

Which of the following countries is not a part of G-3?

  1. Argentina

  2. Japan

  3. United States

  4. European Union

  5. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Name the new Chief Minister of Pondicherry

  1. Bhagat Singh Koshiari

  2. Ajit Jogi

  3. O. Paneerselvam

  4. N. Rangasamy

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

Which APEC Member did not attend the APEC meet held on 20th Oct in Shanghai

  1. Taiwan

  2. Philippines

  3. US

  4. Indonesia

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A

'Diamond Ring' can be seen when

  1. annual solar eclipse occurs

  2. annual lunar eclipse occurs

  3. total solar eclipse occurs

  4. partial solar eclipse occurs

  5. 1 & 3


Correct Option: C

Keoladeo Ghana National Park is situated in

  1. Orissa

  2. Bihar

  3. Rajasthan

  4. UP

  5. MP


Correct Option: C

Which of the following articles provides for an amendment in the constitution?

  1. Article 316

  2. Article 318

  3. Article 368

  4. Article 378

  5. Article 138


Correct Option: C

Prior to the recent Lok Sabha elections the Supreme Court gave a landmark decision regarding the opinion polls. What was it?

  1. It did not allow the opinion polls to be published during the period of elections

  2. It did not allow the exit polls to be published during the process of elections

  3. It allowed the opinion polls to be published and telecast but not the exit polls during the schedule of polling

  4. It allowed the opinion polls and the exit polls to be published during the process of polling

  5. None of the above


Correct Option: D

The estimated cost of the last Lok Sabha elections to the nation was to the tune of

  1. Rs. 500 crores

  2. Rs. 600 crores

  3. Rs. 800 crores

  4. Rs. 425 crores

  5. None of the above


Correct Option: B

Who is the President of Afghanistan?

  1. George Bush

  2. Osma-bin-Laden

  3. Hamid Karzai

  4. Hamir Hussein

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C

India and Russian had signed deal for the construction of nuclear power plant at

  1. Koodan Kulam

  2. Sriharikota

  3. LPSC

  4. ISRO

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A

Gene that renders plants immune to bollworm pests

  1. Cry 1 Ac

  2. Cry 2 Ac

  3. Cry 3 Ac

  4. Cry 4 Ac

  5. Cry 5 Ac


Correct Option: A

After the overwhelming mandate in favour of separating from Indonesia, the peace in the region of East Timor was achieved with

  1. the help of Indonesia backed forces

  2. the help of UN backed forces for East Timor

  3. the help of U.N. backed peace resolution

  4. the help of East Timorous militia

  5. 2 and 4


Correct Option: B

The current U.S. Secretary of State is ___________ .

  1. Ms. Madeleine Albright

  2. Mrs. Burkina Faso

  3. Mr. John Kerry

  4. Mr. Robin Cook

  5. Mrs. Irena Kostova


Correct Option: C

'Not a license to kill' is a book written by

  1. Rajendra Shekhar

  2. Rajendra Pawar

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Rajendra Rajan

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A

He has taken over as the new IAF Chief on Dec 21, 2001

  1. A.Y.Tipnis

  2. Madhvendra Singh

  3. Shivraj Patil

  4. S. Krishnaswamy

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

The Indian constitution does not provide for two legislative houses in one of the following states.

  1. Bihar

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Kerala

  4. Madhya Pradesh

  5. Uttar Pradesh


Correct Option: C

Nostradamus, an ancient astrologer, predicted the end of the world on

  1. 14 July 1999

  2. 21st June 1999

  3. 12th March 1999

  4. 13th April 1999

  5. 4th July 1999


Correct Option: E

'An Equal Music' is

  1. a new CD leased by Music Today on the occasion of arrival of the New Millennium

  2. an autobiography of Sitar Maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar

  3. an organisation to promote Indian Classical Music among the youth

  4. a novel written by Vikram Seth

  5. a pop music band


Correct Option: D

India has emerged as the ______________ largest global producer of wheat surpassing the U.S. by producing a record of 73 million tonnes of wheat this year.

  1. First

  2. Second

  3. Third

  4. Fifth

  5. Seven


Correct Option: D

Name the Mascot for World Cup 2003

  1. SOWETO

  2. Dazzler

  3. Dazzle

  4. Masisi

  5. Appu


Correct Option: B

Who is United Nations special envoy to Afghanistan?

  1. Nicholas Haysom

  2. Lakhdar Brahimi

  3. J.K.Rowling

  4. General Pervez Musharraf

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A

A registered company can be declared sick by the

  1. Industrial disputes panel

  2. The ministry of Labour

  3. Board for Industrial and Financial at Reconstruction (BIFR)

  4. None of the above

  5. Both 1 and 3


Correct Option: E

Who amongst the following is the author of the book “Listening Now”?

  1. Shoba De

  2. Anita Desai

  3. Anjana AppachanaAnjana Appachana

  4. Namita Gokhle

  5. Shruti Sharma


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The author of the book “Listening Now” is Anjana Appachana.

The five-day ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation was held at

  1. Doha

  2. Tehran

  3. Behrain

  4. Sharjah


Correct Option: A

The countries which became the 143rd and 144th members of the WTO are

  1. Taiwan and China

  2. North Korea and South Korea

  3. China and Taiwan

  4. South Korea and North Korea

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C

State where President's rule was recently been extended for another six months

  1. Manipur

  2. Chhattisgarh

  3. Uttaranchal

  4. Meghalaya

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A

The State where one child died and more than 700 get injured under the 'Pulse Vitamin-A' heath programme of UNICEF

  1. Kerala

  2. West Bengal

  3. Assam

  4. Tripura

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C

Who was the proud Indian among the world's specially chosen 12 renowned personalities to issue a solemn appeal against war in Geneva on August 12, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Geneva conventions of 1949?

  1. Shabana Azmi

  2. Sunil Dutt

  3. I.K. Gujral

  4. Medha Patkar

  5. Baba Amte


Correct Option: A

Name the Director General of World Trade Organisation

  1. Collin Powel

  2. Kofi Annam

  3. Sheikh Yousuf Hussain Kamal

  4. Mike Moore

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

Currency which government and international institutions are agreeable in hold in gold and in their foreign exchange reserves

  1. Reserve currency

  2. Reserve price

  3. Registered currency

  4. Restrictive price

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B

Who has been given the task of heading the Ministry for development of the North Eastern region

  1. Pramod Mahajan

  2. Arun Shourie

  3. Omar Abdullah

  4. L.K.Advani

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B

Total number of members of APEC are

  1. 23

  2. 19

  3. 20

  4. 21

  5. 22


Correct Option: D

In a decision taken by the Government of India which of the following would now will carry a label “Not recommended for children”?

  1. All “ready to eat” contained food.

  2. Fruit pulps containing preservative.

  3. Sweetened soft drinks.

  4. Chocolates containing coca Malto.


Correct Option: C

As per the reports published by UNICEF the children in which of the following. Asian countries are suffering from acute malnutrition?

  1. Cambodia

  2. Bhutan.

  3. China

  4. Nepal

  5. None of these.


Correct Option: E

Which of the following states has the literacy rate lower than national average?

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Orissa

  4. Bihar

  5. Andhra Pradesh


Correct Option: D

Citrus fruits are considered a rich source of which of the following vitamins?

  1. Vitamin A

  2. Vitamin B.

  3. Vitamin C

  4. Vitamin D

  5. Vitamin E


Correct Option: C

Deutsche Mark is the currency of which of the following nations?

  1. France

  2. England

  3. Italy

  4. Poland

  5. None of these


Correct Option: E

In a significant move, the Union Government has come out with a uniform network for the ______ to facilitate systematic and scientific exploitation of the mineral throughout the country.

  1. Granite Industry

  2. Aluminium Industry

  3. Steel Industry

  4. None of these

  5. 2 and 3


Correct Option: A

Which among the following has bagged the prestigious “Top Exporter Award”?

  1. Avon cycles

  2. Hero Cycles

  3. Hercules Cycles

  4. Atlas Cycles


Correct Option: C

The maximum number of arrests and the single largest use of TADA was in

  1. Gujarat

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Assam

  4. J & K

  5. MP


Correct Option: A
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