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General Awareness

Description: General Awareness and Current Affairs Test - Free General Knowledge Tests for Entrance Examination Model Questions and Online Preparation and Practice Tests Papers
Number of Questions: 25
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Who was associated with 'Divinity in Humanity'?

  1. Mother Terasa

  2. Swamy Vivekananda

  3. Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa

  4. Swamy Sivananda


Correct Option: C

The sacred literature of the Hindus is

  1. the Koran

  2. the Talmud

  3. the Old Testament

  4. the Vedas


Correct Option: D

The Pope Benedict XVI belongs to which country?

  1. Italy

  2. Germany

  3. France

  4. Poland


Correct Option: B

Pt. Ravi Shankar is associated with

  1. sitar

  2. violine

  3. kathak

  4. tabla


Correct Option: A

Nirmala Deshpandey who died in May 2008, was a/an

  1. film director

  2. social leader

  3. choreographer

  4. editor of films


Correct Option: B

What is Zionism?

  1. A movement by Arabs against Jews.

  2. The policy adopted by Hitler against Jews.

  3. The world movement of Jews.

  4. Anti apartheid movement in South Africa.


Correct Option: C

Who amongst the following is the director of Veer-Zaara, the IIFA award winning film?

  1. Mahesh Bhatt

  2. Yash Chopra

  3. Excise Duty

  4. Service Tax


Correct Option: B

All of the following are act forms of Kerala except

  1. Bharatanayam

  2. Mohiniyattom

  3. Kathakali

  4. Velakali


Correct Option: A

Ustad Alla Rakha Khan was associated with

  1. flute

  2. veena

  3. sitar

  4. tabla


Correct Option: D

Traces of the Indus Valley Civilization were found in

  1. Kabul

  2. Palghat

  3. Srinagar

  4. Mohenjo-daro


Correct Option: D

As per Greek mythology, who gave man, the secret of making fire

  1. Hercules

  2. Prometheus

  3. Zeus

  4. Atlas


Correct Option: B

In mythology, who is supposed to have reclaimed Kerala from the sea?

  1. Parameswaran

  2. Padmanabhan

  3. Mahabali

  4. Parasuraman


Correct Option: D

Who was the founder of Jainism?

  1. Mahavira

  2. Dharamvira

  3. Kautilya

  4. Harishena


Correct Option: A

Yakshagana is an art form popular in

  1. Manipur

  2. Maharastra

  3. Kerala

  4. Karnataka


Correct Option: D

Which of the following mythological characters fell in love with his own reflection?

  1. Oedipus

  2. Athena

  3. Narcissus

  4. Pandora


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is not a work of Leonardo da Vinci?

  1. Mona Lisa

  2. The ceiling of Sistine Chapel

  3. The last supper

  4. Pieta


Correct Option: B

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

  1. Harsha Vardhana

  2. Chandragupta Maurya

  3. Gautama Buddha

  4. Namdev


Correct Option: C

What are the Vedas?

  1. Religious books of the Hindus.

  2. Religious books of Muslims.

  3. Collection of historical facts about East India Company.

  4. Books on critical appreciation of modern art.


Correct Option: A

In which year was Jesus Christ born?

  1. 1 AD

  2. 1 BC

  3. 4 BC

  4. 5 BC


Correct Option: C

Who founded Din-Illahi?

  1. Prophet mohammad

  2. Akbar

  3. Aurangzabe

  4. Nadir Shah


Correct Option: B

Gautama Buddha was born in the year

  1. 587 BC

  2. 577 BC

  3. 567 BC

  4. 563 BC


Correct Option: D

In which year was Jesus Christ crucified?

  1. 50 AD

  2. 43 AD

  3. 29 AD

  4. 190 AD


Correct Option: C

When was Leonardo da Vinci born?

  1. 1439

  2. 1452

  3. 1422

  4. 1467


Correct Option: B

Who spoke Bhagvad Gita?

  1. Load Mahavira

  2. Lord Krishna

  3. Gautama Buddha

  4. Ramakrishna


Correct Option: B

Who lead the Jews into Egypt?

  1. Moses

  2. Jesus

  3. Ali

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
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