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General Knowledge

Description: REFRESH YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Number of Questions: 25
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Tags: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE World WORLD Constitution of India/ Politics General Awareness Books and Authors Inventions & Discoveries
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The campaign 'Education For All' is programme of:

  1. World Bank

  2. NCERT

  3. Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India.

  4. UNESCO


Correct Option: D

Yaspal Committee is known for its recommendations on:

  1. Teaching of Science

  2. Teaching of values

  3. Reducing the curriculum load on children

  4. Teaching Indian History and Culture


Correct Option: C

Acharya Rammurthi Committee reviewed recommendations of:

  1. Kothari Commission, 1964-66

  2. Radhakrishnan Commission, 1948

  3. National Educational Policy, 1986

  4. Mudaliar Commission, 1952


Correct Option: C

The phrase 'A Beautiful Tree' was used for the indigenous education system that prevailed in India when Britishers came,

  1. Rabindra Nath Tagore

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Annie Besant

  4. Aurobindo


Correct Option: B

According to the Constitution of India, no citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the state or receiving aid out of state funds on grounds of:

  1. Religion

  2. Caste

  3. Language

  4. Religion, race, caste, language or any of these


Correct Option: D

Polio drops are meant for children

  1. Between 5 and 10 years of age

  2. Below 5 years of age

  3. Living in villages and slum

  4. Suffering from polio


Correct Option: B

Girls should be educated in order to

  1. Give them economic independence

  2. Prepare them to bring up their children better

  3. Assist their husbands to advance in society

  4. Help them develop their individuality and personality to the fullest.


Correct Option: D

Ex President of India, Dr.A.P.J.Kalam is the author of a book entitled

  1. Rivers of Fire

  2. Discovery of India

  3. My Experience with Missiles

  4. Wings of Fire


Correct Option: D

Satyajit Ray is known mainly for his

  1. Films

  2. Stories

  3. Poems

  4. Drama


Correct Option: A

Vijay Tendulkar is a famous

  1. Novelist

  2. Cricket Player

  3. Playwright

  4. Hockey Player


Correct Option: A

'Operation Sarp Vinash' was meant to

  1. Kill poisonous snakes in forest

  2. Prepare medicines to cure from snake-bite

  3. Organise surgery for cancer

  4. Flush out terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir


Correct Option: D

'Anne Frank-The Diary of a Young Girl' is a book that records

  1. The life of Jews under the Nazi, Adolf Hitler

  2. The life of Russians transported to Siberia by Stalin

  3. The story of the rule in Italy under Mussolini

  4. The life in the Victorian age in England


Correct Option: A

'Black Gold' is

  1. Coal

  2. Petrol

  3. A precious stone

  4. Pepper


Correct Option: A

Modern numerals known as 'Arabic' numerals were invented by

  1. Arabs

  2. Greeks

  3. Indians

  4. Persians


Correct Option: C

What is the main aim of terrorism?

  1. To spread fear and infuse fear psychosis in the minds of the people.

  2. To promote international peace and security

  3. Foster respect for international law and treaty obligations

  4. None of these.


Correct Option: A

Salman Rushdie had a fatwa against him for his book entitled.

  1. Midnight's Children

  2. The Satanic Verses

  3. Shame

  4. The Moor's Last Sigh


Correct Option: C

Which highly infectious disease was declared in 1979 to have been completely eradicated?

  1. Malaria

  2. Plague

  3. Small Pox

  4. Chicken Pox


Correct Option: B

The name of the spaceship in which Kalpana Chawla performed her last journey is:

  1. Columbia

  2. Voyager

  3. Discoverer

  4. Soyuz


Correct Option: A

Which country is bounded by Iran, Afghanistan, China and India?

  1. Iraq

  2. Pakistan

  3. Nepal

  4. Kazakhstan


Correct Option: B

When did Tenzing and Hillary reach the summit of Everest?

  1. May 29, 1947

  2. May 29, 1953

  3. May 29,1959

  4. May 29,1973


Correct Option: B

The film 'Devdas' is based on a novel written by

  1. Sarat Chandra Chatterji

  2. Bankim Chandra

  3. Mahashweta Devi

  4. Rabindra Nath Tagore


Correct Option: A

M.F Hussain is a well known

  1. Writer

  2. Painter

  3. Sculptor

  4. Film Director


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the correct currency from the given options and answer the question. Which the currency of the European Union?

  1. Mark

  2. Kroner

  3. Euro

  4. Rouble


Correct Option: C

David Beckham is a famous

  1. Tennis Champion

  2. Hollywood Actor

  3. Computer Engineer

  4. Football Player


Correct Option: D

The Constitution of India was recently amended to provide for:

  1. Making elementary education a fundamental Right

  2. Punishment for children if they do not go to school

  3. Allowing opening of private schools for children

  4. Making school education compulsory for girls only


Correct Option: A
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