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General Knowledge - 5 (ISRO)

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In October 2014, which Bollywood actor was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF for South Asian region?

  1. Salman Khan

  2. Aamir Khan

  3. Shah Rukh Khan

  4. Abhishek Bachchan

  5. Amitabh Bachchan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct option is (2).

Name the molecule which is most frequently found on the surface of a cell and reserves chemical signals originating externally from cell.

  1. Tissue

  2. Nerve

  3. Receptor

  4. Skin places

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The receptor is the right answer as it reserves the chemical signals externally from the calls.

Who is the author of the book ‘Unaccustomed Earth’?

  1. Vikram Seth

  2. Chetan Bhagat

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. Jhumpa Lahiri

  5. Arundhati Roy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4).

What is the term of the 12th Five Year Plan?

  1. 2011-16

  2. 2012-17

  3. 2013-17

  4. 2015-20

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The 12th Five Year Plan of the Government of India (2012-17) is under drafting which aims at the growth rate at 9.56%.

The salaries and allowances payable to the Members of the Parliament are decided by the

  1. President

  2. Cabinet

  3. Parliament

  4. Finance Commission

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3).

In December 2014, which newspaper of Singapore named Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the Asian of the Year 2014?

  1. Good Paper

  2. The Straits Time

  3. Business Times

  4. Weekend Today

  5. The New Paper


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct option is (2).

Which of the following countries is on track to become the world’s first nation to create its own digital currency and would begin distributing the yet-to-be-named currency in December 201i4?

  1. Japan

  2. Ecuador

  3. Germany

  4. Singapore

  5. Italy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ecuador is on track to become the world’s first nation to create its own digital currency and would begin distributing the yet-to-be-named currency in December 2014

The largest organ in human body is _____.

  1. skin

  2. liver

  3. intestine

  4. stomach


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Skin is the largest organ in the human body.

Who among the following is not one among the ambassadors appointed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2015?

  1. Mitchell Johnson

  2. Brendon McCullum

  3. Kumar Sangakkara

  4. M. S. Dhoni

  5. Shane Watson


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4).

Which of the following states became the first state in the country to launch a Health Adalat?

  1. Hyderabad

  2. Gujarat

  3. Karnataka

  4. Haryana

  5. West Bengal


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is 3.

Pradhana Mantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojana is related to _______

  1. communication

  2. social integration

  3. linking of rivers

  4. highways development


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In order to connect all major cities by four-lane highways, a new scheme called “Pradhanmantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojana” was started. Thus, PBJB is related to development of highways.

In which year was the first International Gandhi Peace Prize awarded?

  1. 1985

  2. 1988

  3. 1991

  4. 1995

  5. 1997


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is 4.

Current is measured by an instrument called

  1. ammeter

  2. potentiometer

  3. galvanometer

  4. voltmeter


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Correct option is (1).

‘Chandrayan’ refers to which project of ISRO?

  1. Unmanned exploration craft to moon

  2. Manned exploration craft to moon

  3. Manned satellite to moon

  4. Unmanned satellite to moon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct option is (1). 

Who among the following became the first woman Chairperson of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS)?

  1. Sheila Sri Prakash

  2. Shobhana Bhartia

  3. Chandrakala Padia

  4. Mallika Srinivasan

  5. Vinita Bali


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3).

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