General Knowledge Tests- MISC 1

 

1. The first automated teller machine (ATM) appeared in India in

a)1980 b) 1985 c) 1990 d) 1995

2. The type of mirror used in rear viewing in a car is

 a)concave b) convex c) plane d) parabolic

3.The bank commonly known as ‘world bank’ is

a)IBRD b) IMF c) IDA d) IFC

4.The first census in India was completed in the year

a) 1873 b) 1872 c) 1852 d) 1842

5. To an astronaut the sky appears to be

a) white b) dark c) blue d) red

6. ‘Love Story’ was written by

a) Khuswant Singh b) Anita Desai c) William Golding d) Erich Segal

7. Hydroponics is

 a) growth of plants under laboratory conditions b) soil conservation c) grafting of      plants     d)       growth of plants in liquid media without soil

8. Palm oil is extracted from

a) Coconut palm b) palmyra palm c) oil palm d) toddy palm

9. Kilohertz ia a unit of

a) wavelength b) energy c) electric field intensity d) frequency

10. Lead pencils contain

a) white lead b) graphite c) red lead d) coke

11. Cooking gas is a mixture of

  a) ethane and ethylene b) propane and ethylene c) butane and propane d) butane and ethane

12. Vitamin B2 is also known as

a) Thiamine b)riboflavin c)ascorbic acid d) Folic acid

13. The much dreaded KGB is/was the secret police organisation of

a) U.K b) U.S.A. c) the (erstwhile ) USSR d) poland

14.  Of the landmarks in medical history given below, which one was the first to happen

a) Bypass surgery b) plastic surgery c) organ transplant d) test tube baby

15. The three countries that recognized the Taliban regime

a) Pakistan, UAE and Saudi Arabia b) Pakistan, Iraq, Iran c) Iraq, Iran, Kuwait    d)Pakistan,Iran,Jordan

16. Islets of Langerhans are associated with

a) pancreas b) liver c) kidney d) spleen

17. The first international cricket test match was played between ________ at _________.

a) Australia vs England ,Lords b) West Indies vs England,Lords c) West Indies vs   Australia,Barbados d) Australia vs England , MCG.

18.First Indian Artificial Satellite launched in 1975 was

a) Rohini b) Bhaskara c) Aryabhatta d) None of the above

19. The first country to enfranchise women

a)U.K b) U.S.A. c)Australia d) Newzealand

20. The pride of Australia ,Don Bradman, hails from the city of

a) Brisbane b) Queensland c) Canberra d) Sydney

21. The Secretariat of WTO is based in

a) paris b) London c) Switzerland d) Geneva

22. In how many countries Euro bank notes was introduced as a legal tender?

a) 10  b)11 c) 12 d) 14

23. ‘Truth, Love and little Malice’ is authored by

a) Indira Goswami b) khushwant Singh c) Amitabh Ghosh d) Anita Desai

24. The word “disinvestments” was coined by

a) Lord Keynes b)Karl Marx c) Adam Smith d) Alfred Marshall

25. T-90C is the most advanced battle tank of

a) UK  b) USSR c) France d) Russia

26. Who shaped the title music of the film “Mughal-e-Azam”?

a)Khayyam b) O.P.Nayyar c) Naushad d) S.D.Burman

27. The first Indian feature film to be insured in India was

a) Bandit Queen b)Fire c) Taal d)Roja

28. The author of ‘A Brief History of Time’ is

a) H.G.Wells b) Dr.Stephen Hawking c) J.B.S.Haldane d) Prof.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

29. Which among the following is not a product of plants?

a)Morphine b)Lac c) Cocaine d) Quinine

30. The term “puck” is connected with

a) Table Tennis b) Lawn Tennis c) Ice Hockey d) Water polo

31. Common household sugar is

a) Glucose b) fructose c) sucrose d) Lactose

32. How many stars and stripes does the USA National Flag have?

a) 13 and 50 respectively b) 14 and 40resp. c) 15 and 45resp. d)16 and 36resp.

33. When was theReserve bank of India established?

a) 1955 b) 1950 c) 1940 d) 1935

34. The Life Insurance Corporation was established in

a) 1973 b) 1956 c) 1969 d) 1955

35. Entomology is a science that deals with the study of

a) Tissues b) Reptiles c) Fishes d) Insects

36. The largest gland in the body is the

a)Liver b) Pituitary c) Thyroid d) Thymus

37. EEG is related to the

a) Heart b) Brain c) Stomach d) Gall Bladder

38.Hepatitis is a disease related to the

a) Kidney b) Muscles c) Liver d) Brain

39. Humidity in air is measured by

a) Hydrometer b) Hygrometer c) Barometer d) Ammeter

40. Baking Soda is also called

a) Sodium carbonate b) Sodium bicarbonate c) Sodium sulphate d) Sodium chloride

41. Which one of the following is  the unit of  Force?

a) Joule b) Newton c) Volts d) Grams

42. Which was the first purely Indian Bank?

a) State Bank of India b)Punjab National Bank c) Union Bank of India d)RBI

43. How many major banks were nationalized in India in 1969?

a) 12 b) 14 c) 16 d) 18

44.”Blue Revolution “ is associated with the increase in  production  of

a) Computer chips b) Mineral Water c) Fish d) Oil

45. Who is the Chairman of the Planning Commission?

a) Prime Minister b) Vice-President c) Lok Sabha Speaker d)Rajya Sabha chairman

46. When was the first Five Year Plan started?

a)1950-51 b) 1951-52 c) 1947-48 d) 1948-49

47.Battle of Waterloo was fought between

a)Germany and Britain b) Britain and France c)Germany& France d) Poland &Britain

48. When did All India Radio change  its name to Akashvani?

a)1947 b)1950 c)1957 d) 1964

49.Teesta Water is being shared between

a)India and Srilanka b)India and Nepal c) India and Bangladesh d) India and Bhutan

50.The instrument used for recording tremors of Earth, is known as

a) Crescograph b) Lactometer c) Seismograph d) Hydrometer

51.Who was the designer of Victoria Memorial?

a)G.Witet b)William Emerson c)Geronimo Veroneo d)  Edward Leyutens

52.Over which monument in India is it forbidden to fly?

a)Taj Mahal b)Victoria Memorial c)Lotus Temple d)Jama Masjid

53.Who made his film debut in ‘Saat Hindustani’?

a)Amitabh Bachchan b)Jeetendra c)Mithun Chakraborty d)Rajendra Kumar

54.What physical handicap did Sanjeev Kumar and Jaya Bhaduri have in the film ‘Koshish’?

a)They were dumb b)They were deaf c)They were blind d)They were lame

55.In which Hindi film did Amitabh Bachchan first  sing in his own voice?

a)Laawaris b)Mr.Natwarlal c)Silsila d)Don

56.One more over is the autobiography of which famous Indian cricketer?

a)Gaekwad b)Bishan Singh Bedi c)E.A.S.Prasanna d) Chetan Sharma

57.Javed Miandad hit a six off the last ball to _____ for Pakistan to lift the 1985 Sharjah Cup.

a)KapilDev b)Roger Binny c)Madan Lal d)Chetan Sharma

58. Who was Sir Kapil Dev’s 432nd victim to break Sir Richard Hadlee’s record?

a)Tilakratne b)Miandad c)Ranatunga d)Izaz Ahmed

59.Which Hindu God has a vahan named Nandi?

a)Vishnu b)Shiva c)Balaram d)Indra

60.Whose ashes were kept in the main branch of the StateBank of India in Cuttack since1950?

a)Dr.S.Radhakrishnan b)Sarojini Naidu c)K.L.Saigal d)Mahatma Gandhi

61.Who was known as Punch Baba by his ayah?

a)Rudyard Kipling b)Sachin Tendulkar c)Satya Sai Baba d)Mike Tyson

62.Name the Hindi Film Actress who had one missing finger.

a)Nargis dutt b)Madhubala c)Wahida Rahman d)Meena Kumari

63.Who said “man is born free and everywhere he is in chains”?

a)Tolstoy b)Lenin c)Rousseau d)Mark Twain

64.Who wrote the novel ‘Anna Karenina’?

a)Wordsworth b)Mark Twain c)Leo Tolstoy d)T.S.Eliot

65.Which is the national emblem of Denmark?

a)Mountain b)Beach c)Sickle d)Eagle

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