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General Knowledge Test

Description: GK General Knowledge Test Preparation for School/College, Olympiads, UPSC, Bank PO, Railways and Other Entrance and Competitive Exams Preparation
Number of Questions: 25
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'The Last Supper' is a classic painting by

  1. Pablo Picasso

  2. Amrita Shergill

  3. Leonardo da Vinci

  4. Van Gogh


Correct Option: C

The nib of a good quality fountain pen is made of

  1. stainless steel

  2. chromium

  3. nichrome

  4. tungsten


Correct Option: D

The Cubist School of Painting was founded by

  1. Leonardo da Vinci

  2. Pablo Picasso

  3. Van Gogh

  4. Abanindranath Tagore


Correct Option: B

Which medieval king was famous for his ruthless policy towards the clergy (the ulema)?

  1. Balban

  2. Aurangzeb

  3. Jahangir

  4. Mohammed Tughlaq


Correct Option: B

Khalil Gibran was a/an

  1. philosopher

  2. painter

  3. architect

  4. musician


Correct Option: A

Out of the following media, the minimum speed of light will be in

  1. vacuum

  2. air

  3. water

  4. glass


Correct Option: D

Athletes Foot is

  1. a book on athletics

  2. an Olympics oath

  3. a disease

  4. a novel by Jesse Owens


Correct Option: C

Malarial fever starts when

  1. mosquito bites the body

  2. germs start multiplying

  3. toxins are released in the body

  4. 72 hours are passed after the mosquito bites


Correct Option: C

The dengue fever carrier is

  1. plasmodium falciparum

  2. male anopheles

  3. female anopheles

  4. aedes aegypti


Correct Option: D

Kerosene rises up a lamp wick due to

  1. gravitation

  2. viscosity

  3. capillarity

  4. momentum


Correct Option: C

Give the scientific name of the marble used in buildings.

  1. Hydrated Calcium Sulphate

  2. Calcium Hydroxide

  3. Calcium Carbonate

  4. Sodium Bicarbonate


Correct Option: C

Charles Correa is well-known for his contribution to

  1. architecture

  2. pop music

  3. literature

  4. social work


Correct Option: A

'Politics is the last resort of a scoundrel'. Who uttered this famous line?

  1. Benjamin Disraeli

  2. Harold Laski

  3. Samuel Johnson

  4. Plato


Correct Option: C

Chand Bardai was a court poet in the reign of

  1. Mahmud of Ghazni

  2. Prithvi Raj Chauhan

  3. Harshvardhan

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

The damage due to earthquake depends upon the distance of ______ of the earthquake from the location.

  1. epifocus

  2. epicentre

  3. seismic point

  4. zero point


Correct Option: B

Name the largest bone in the body.

  1. Stapes

  2. Forearm bone

  3. Knee bone

  4. Thigh bone


Correct Option: D

The main policy-making body of the UNO is the

  1. Security Council

  2. Trusteeship Council

  3. Economic and Social Council

  4. The Secretariat


Correct Option: A

Mount Fujiyama is a volcanic structure in

  1. South Korea

  2. Japan

  3. Italy

  4. Indonesia


Correct Option: B

Which of the following sanctuaries is actually a lagoon?

  1. Periyar

  2. Chilka

  3. Namdaph

  4. Bandhavgarh


Correct Option: B

The campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections must come to an end

  1. 48 hours before polling ends

  2. 72 hours before polling starts

  3. 60 hours before polling starts

  4. 48 hours before polling starts


Correct Option: A

Enjoy yourself as much as you can in this world, for who knows tomorrow may or may not come. This view sums up the core of which philosophy?

  1. Vedanta

  2. Samkhya

  3. Yoga

  4. Mimansa


Correct Option: B

The only wetland in Punjab is at

  1. Kanjli

  2. Harike

  3. Sultanpur

  4. Sukhna


Correct Option: B

Identify the correct pair:

  1. Linford Christie: Gymnastics

  2. Cedric D Souza: Football

  3. Tanya Sachdev: Swimming

  4. Narayan Karthikeyan: Car-racing


Correct Option: D

The manufacture of paper was started in

  1. Japan

  2. China

  3. Iran

  4. USA


Correct Option: B

'Lifeline Express' is a

  1. new train with medical facilities on board for the passengers

  2. a new medically-equipped train to serve tribal and rural areas

  3. a new superfast train between Bombay and Bangalore

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
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