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General Knowledge

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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Cryogenics is the is the study of the production and behaviour of materials

  1. at very high temperatures

  2. in hair-styling

  3. at very low temperatures

  4. in caves and tunnels


Correct Option: C

Dry Ice is chemically known as

  1. carbon dioxide

  2. carbon monoxide

  3. sulphur dioxide

  4. sulphur trioxide


Correct Option: A

The first Vice-President of India was

  1. Zakir Hussain

  2. S. Radhakrishnan

  3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

  4. V.V.Giri


Correct Option: B

Alphonso is a variety of

  1. grape

  2. apple

  3. mango

  4. sugarcane


Correct Option: C

The master-gland in the body is

  1. pancreas

  2. liver

  3. pituitary

  4. brain


Correct Option: C

Yehudi Menuhin is associated with

  1. violin

  2. guitar

  3. santoor

  4. sitar


Correct Option: A

'City of Joy' is a famous book by

  1. Larry Collins and Dominique Lappiere

  2. Anna Pasternak

  3. Andrew Morton

  4. Salman Rushdie


Correct Option: A

'Phool Walon Ki Sair' is an annual festival of national integration held in

  1. Lucknow

  2. Hyderabad

  3. New Delhi

  4. Meerut


Correct Option: C

Birju Maharaj is associated with

  1. Kathak

  2. Bharat Natyam

  3. Kathakali

  4. Odissi


Correct Option: A

Prof. Abdul Salim is the only Nobel laureate from Pakistan so far. His area of work is

  1. chemistry

  2. literature

  3. economics

  4. physics


Correct Option: D

Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan is known for playing the

  1. sitar

  2. flute

  3. sarod

  4. tabla


Correct Option: A

The late Dr. Salim Ali was a/an

  1. omithologist

  2. geologist

  3. sericulturist

  4. space scientist


Correct Option: A

The founder of Banaras Hindu University is

  1. Rajendra Prasad

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Syed Ali Ahmed

  4. Madan Mohan Malaviya


Correct Option: D

Who is regarded as the greatest law-giver of ancient India?

  1. Megasthenese

  2. Panini

  3. Manu

  4. Kautilya


Correct Option: C

Maria Montesson is associated with

  1. women's rights

  2. christian missionary

  3. mission of charity

  4. child education


Correct Option: D

Who among the following is the first Indian to win an Oscar Award?

  1. Bhanu Athaiya

  2. Shabana Azmi

  3. Satyajit Ray

  4. Rohini Hattangadi


Correct Option: A

Nandial Bose distinguished himself in the field of

  1. social service

  2. instrumental music

  3. vocal music

  4. art


Correct Option: D

Who was the first woman Prime Minister in the world?

  1. Indira Gandhi

  2. Margaret Thatcher

  3. Golda Meyer

  4. Srimavo Bhandaranaike


Correct Option: D

Who was responsible for killing millions of people in concentration camps?

  1. Idi Amin

  2. Adolf Hitler

  3. Pol Pot

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

How many countries are members of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)?

  1. 6

  2. 7

  3. 8

  4. 10


Correct Option: C

Which one of the following is a constituent part of UNO?

  1. General Assembly

  2. UNESCO

  3. IMF

  4. ILO


Correct Option: A

Which of the following Vice Presidents did not become the President of India?

  1. S. Radhakrishnan

  2. Zakir Hussain

  3. V.V. Giri

  4. G.S. Pathak


Correct Option: D

Which one of the following is a human rights organisation?

  1. Red Cross

  2. COMECON

  3. Amnesty International

  4. Trusteeship Council


Correct Option: C

The headquarters of the International Court of Justice are in

  1. the Hague

  2. New York

  3. Geneva

  4. Rome


Correct Option: A

India became a member of the UNO in the year

  1. 1945

  2. 1947

  3. 1949

  4. 1950


Correct Option: A
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