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General Awareness

Description: General Awareness and Current Affairs Test - Free General Knowledge Tests for Examination and Entrance Questions and Online Preparation and Practice Tests
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Which company's famously advertised vision statement is 'The Network is the Computer'?

  1. Cisco Systems

  2. Lucent Technologies

  3. Sun Microsystems

  4. Nortel Networks


Correct Option: C

The software company I-Flex Solutions was originally a division of which famous financial services company?

  1. Citicorp

  2. ICICI

  3. HSBC

  4. ABN Amro Bank


Correct Option: A

Which former advertising personality was named the Undersecretary of State for 'public diplomacy and public affairs' of the US in an exercise to rebrand the US following the September 11 strikes?

  1. Charlotte Beers

  2. Jay Chiat

  3. Martin Sorrell

  4. George Lois


Correct Option: A

Which company owns the beer brands Haywards 2000, Hi-Five and Lal Toofan?

  1. United Breweries

  2. Millennium Alcobev

  3. Shaw Wallace

  4. Mohan Meakins


Correct Option: C

This year saw the launch of Yahoo!, Amazon.com and the famous launch of the Orange mobile phone service in the UK. Which year was this?

  1. 1992

  2. 1994

  3. 1995

  4. 1993


Correct Option: B

Which premium international range of luggage was launched in India by BlowPlast in 2010?

  1. Samsonite

  2. Strolley

  3. American Tourister

  4. Delsey


Correct Option: D

Which TV channel has been in the news for its coverage of the Bin Laden crisis, especially for having carried all broadcasts of Osama Bin Laden to audiences in West Asia?

  1. Star Asia

  2. BBC Asia

  3. Al Jazeera

  4. Khaleed Times


Correct Option: C

Henry Ford revolutionised the car market with the first mass- produced car, the Ford Model T. In which year was it launched?

  1. 1924

  2. 1912

  3. 1908

  4. 1897


Correct Option: C

Which company owns the footwear brand - Stryde?

  1. Woodland

  2. Bata

  3. Tata International

  4. Hindustan Lever


Correct Option: C

The Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Constitution of India by the

  1. First Amendment

  2. Tenth Amendment

  3. Thirty-second Amendment

  4. Forty-second Amendment


Correct Option: D

The oldest ruling dynasty in the world is of

  1. Nepal

  2. U K

  3. Spain

  4. Japan


Correct Option: D

In which one of the following states of India is it legal for a Hindu male and illegal for a Muslim male to have more than one living wife?

  1. Nagaland

  2. Goa

  3. Himachal Pradesh

  4. Arunachal Pradesh


Correct Option: B

Where did Buddha die?

  1. Lumbini

  2. Kusinagara

  3. Pavapuri

  4. Magadha


Correct Option: B

The speed of light will be minimum while passing through

  1. glass

  2. vacuum

  3. air

  4. water


Correct Option: A

The Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of

  1. only elected members of both Housed of Parliament

  2. only Rajya Sabha members

  3. all members of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies

  4. all members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha


Correct Option: D

The time taken by the Sun to revolve around the center of our galaxy is

  1. 50 mn years

  2. 100 mn years

  3. 250 mn years

  4. 365 mn years


Correct Option: C

The point at which solid, liquid and gaseous forms of a substance co-exist is called

  1. sublimation point

  2. distillation point

  3. triple point

  4. melting point


Correct Option: C

Earth quake waves travel fastest in

  1. Soil

  2. Molten rock

  3. Water

  4. Flexible rock


Correct Option: C

The angle between the geographical meridian and magnetic meridian is called

  1. Angle of dip

  2. Angle of declination

  3. Angle of inclination

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

What is the currency of Mexico?

  1. Lira

  2. Peso

  3. Mexican dollars

  4. Krones


Correct Option: B

Which among the following substances is used as a lubricant?

  1. Quartz

  2. Silica

  3. Graphite

  4. Nickel


Correct Option: C

All of the following are constituents of RNA molecule except

  1. Adenine

  2. Guanine

  3. Thymine

  4. Uracil


Correct Option: C

The Essar group of companies has been promoted by

  1. Ruias

  2. Ambanis

  3. Goenkas

  4. Kanorias


Correct Option: A

It was the brand that made David Ogilvy famous. Which shirt brand's ads had the famous man with an eye patch in the 1950s, which catapulted David Ogilvy to fame?

  1. Van Heusen

  2. Arrow Shirts

  3. Hathaway

  4. Dockers


Correct Option: C

Who elects the President of India?

  1. Lok Sabha

  2. Rajya Sabha

  3. People of India

  4. Parliament and State Assemblies


Correct Option: D

In the case of a test tube baby

  1. Fertilization takes place inside the test tube

  2. Development of the baby takes place inside the test tube

  3. Fertilization takes place outside the mother's body

  4. Unfertilized egg develops inside the test tube


Correct Option: C

The weight of an object will be minimum when it is placed at

  1. The North Pole

  2. The South Pole

  3. The Equator

  4. The center of the Earth


Correct Option: D

The father of modern biology is

  1. Aristotle

  2. Darwin

  3. Mendel

  4. Vesalius


Correct Option: A

Which of the following seeds will normalize blood sugar level?

  1. Coriander

  2. Mustard

  3. Cumin

  4. Fenugreek


Correct Option: D

What was the main difference between the Indus Valley Civilization and Vedic Civilization?

  1. Indus Valley Civilization was urban, while the Vedic Civilization was rural.

  2. "Pipal" tree was worshiped in Indus Valley Civilization, while "Burgad" tree was worshiped in Vedic Civilization.

  3. The main emphasis in Indus Valley Civilization was on trade while in the Vedic Age was on religion.

  4. Indus Valley Civilization believed in non-violence while Vedic Civilization had no hard and fast rules about violence.


Correct Option: A
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