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General Knowledge Test

1.	Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's
	A. largest railway station B. highest railway station C. longest railway station D. None of the above

2.	Entomology is the science that studies
	A. Behavior of human beings B. Insects C. The origin and history of technical and scientific terms D. The formation of rocks

3.	Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of
	A. Asia B. Africa C. Europe D. Australia

4.	Garampani sanctuary is located at
	A. Junagarh, Gujarat B. Diphu, Assam C. Kohima, Nagaland D. Gangtok, Sikkim

5.	For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?
	A. Physics and Chemistry B. Physiology or Medicine C. Literature, Peace and Economics D. All of the above

6.	Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as
	A. Labour Party B. Nazi Party C. Ku-Klux-Klan D. Democratic Party
7.	In which year of First World War Germany declared war on Russia and France?
	A. 1914 B. 1915 C. 1916 D. 1917

8.	ICAO stands for
	A. International Civil Aviation Organization B. Indian Corporation of Agriculture Organization C. Institute of Company of Accounts Organization D. None of the above

9.	India's first Technicolor film ____ in the early 1950s was produced by ____
	A. 'Jhansi Ki Rani', Sohrab Modi B. 'Jhansi Ki Rani', Sir Syed Ahmed C. 'Mirza Ghalib', Sohrab Modi D. 'Mirza Ghalib', Munshi Premchand

10.	India has largest deposits of ____ in the world.
	A. gold B. copper C. mica D. None of the above

11.	How many Lok Sabha seats belong to Rajasthan?
	A. 32 B. 25 C. 30 D. 17
12.	Kiran Bedi received Magsaysay Award for government service in
	A. 1992 B. 1993 C. 1994 D. 1995

13.	Logarithm tables were invented by
	A. John Napier B. John Doe C. John Harrison D. John Douglas

14.	With which sport is the Jules Rimet trophy associated?
	A. Basketball B. Football C. Hockey D. Golf

15.	Joule is the unit of
	A. temperature B. pressure C. energy D. heat

16.	Kemal Ataturk was
	A. the first President of Independent Kenya B. the founder of modern Turkey C. revolutionary leader of Soviet Union D. None of the above

17.	Milkha Singh Stood ____ in 1960 Olympics, in Athletics.
	A. fourth in 400m final B. second in 400m final C. eighth in 50km walk D. seventh in 800m final
18.	Squadron leader Rakesh Sharma was India's first man to go into space. He was ____ cosmonaut to be in space in the world.
	A. 12th B. 107th C. 139th D. 151st

19.	Philology is the
	A. study of bones B. study of muscles C. study of architecture D. science of languages

20.	The 2006 World Cup Football Tournament held in
	A. France B. China C. Germany D. Brazil

21.	Satellite launching station is located at
	A. Sriharikotta (Andhra Pradesh) B. Solapur (Maharashtra) C. Salem (Tamilnadu) D. Warangal (Andhra Pradesh)

22.	The 'Black flag' signifies
	A. revolution/danger B. peace C. protest D. truce

23.	Republican party is
	A. One of the important parties in USA B. the political parties which has no definite principles C. the political party which changes with the change in the times and circumstances in the country D. All of the above
24.	The chief constituent of gobar gas is
	A. ethane B. methane C. hydrogen D. carbon dioxide

25.	The countries that had maintained research stations in Antarctica under Antarctic Trade are
	A. Argentina, Australia, Belgium and South Africa B. Chili, France and Japan C. New Zealand, Norway, the former USSR, the UK and the USA D. All of the above

26.	The first development flight of SLV-3 took place on
	A. May 31, 1981 B. April 17, 1983 C. December 21, 1999 D. December 28, 1995

27.	The Enron project is a
	A. hydro-electric project B. thermal power project C. atomic power project D. gas-fired power project

28.	The chief purpose of crop rotation is to check the loss of top soil
	A. by water erosion B. by wind erosion C. by weathering D. of its mineral content

29.	World's busiest airports by passenger traffic is
	A. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, USA B. Lhasa Airport, Tibet C. King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia D. Chicago O' Hare International Airport, USA
30.	The main objectives of the UN are
	A. to maintain peace and security in the world B. to work together to remove poverty, disease and illiteracy and encourage respect for each other's rights of basic freedom. C. to develop friendly relations among nations D. All of the above

31.	The industrial organization of Atomic Minerals Division, Heavy Water Board (HWB) is located at
	A. Mumbai B. Kolkata C. Hyderabad D. Jadugude, Bihar

32.	The Indian Air Force celebrated its Golden Jubilee in
	A. 1962 B. 1972 C. 1982 D. 1992

33.	The headquarter of OAU (Organization of African Unity) are at
	A. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia B. Washington DC C. Paris D. Jakarta, Indonesia

34.	The headquarter of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are situated at
	A. Vienna B. Geneva C. Rome D. Paris

 Answers- 1A, 2-B ,3-B, 4B, 5-D, 6-B, 7-A, 8-A, 9-A ,10C, 11B, 12C, 13A, 14B, 15C, 16B, 17A, 18C, 19D, 20C, 21A, 22C, 23D, 24B, 25D, 26A, 27D, 28D, 29A ,30D, 31A ,32C, 33A, 34A