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1.Koodiyattam is a:

(a) traditional dance of Kerala
(b) special food prepared in Thailand
(c) city of Tamil Nadu
(d) dress prepared in Goa

2.Where is the National Institute of Virology
situated?

(a) Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai
(d) Pune

3.Which of the following is wrongly matched?

(a) Hirakud : Mahanadi
(b) Nagarjuna Sagar : Cauvery
(c) Bhakra Nangal : Sutlej
(d) Pochamped : Godavari

4.When was the Planning Commission set up in
India?

(a) 1949
(b) 1950
(c) 1951
(d) 1952

5.Galileo was born in:

(a) Pisa
(b) Bethlehem
(c) Jerusalem
(d) Rome

6.What is the name of the capital of Peru?

(a) Oslo
(b) Abuja
(c) Lima
(d) Kigali

7.Which is called ‘Pearl of Orient’?

(a) Zanzibar
(b) Rome
(c) Norway
(d) Sri Lanka

8.What was the old name of ‘Taiwan’?

(a) Saigon
(b) Formosa
(c) Taipei
(d) Chile

9.Who is the author of the book Speed Post?

(a) Mulak Raj Anand (b) Shobha De
(c) Arundhati Roy (d) Khuswant Singh

10.‘Yen’ is the name of the currency of:
(a) Japan
(b) Italy
(c) Netherlands (d) Indonesia

11.Which combination of cities and industries
they are associated with, is wrong?

(a) Buenos Aires—Dairy Product
(b) Detroit—Ship Building
(c) Havana—Cigars
(d) Johannesberg—Gold Mines

12.For international payments, the Indian
currency is linked to:

(a) American Dollar
(b) British Sterling
(c) International Oil Price
(d) Gold Standard

13.GNP (Gross National Product) is the money
value of:

(a) final goods and services produced annually with
economy.

(b) annual service generation in the economy.
(c) tangible goods available in the economy.
(d) tangible goods produced annually in the economy.

14.Match the following:

1. Fertiliser            A. Basic industries
2. Petroleum             B. Strategic industries
3. Automobile            C. Critical industries
4. Arms and Ammunition   D. Goods based industries

(a) A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1 (b) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
(c) A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3 (d) A-4, B-4, C-3, D-1

15.The main function of I.M.F. is to:

(a) finance investment loans to developing countries.
(b) act as a private sector lending arm of the World Bank.
(c) help to solve balance of payment problems of member countries.
(d) arrange international deposits from banks.

16.In which year was the new currency ‘Euro’
introduced?

(a) 1996 (b) 1997 (c) 1998 (d) 1999

17.Solar system was discovered by:

(a) Kepler
(b) Galileo
(c) Copernicus
(d) Eratosthenes

18.What is the name of the first woman space
tourist?

(a) Jullian Moore (b) Paula Radcliffe
(c) Namira Salim (d) Anousheh Ansari

19.What is the name of the writer of Indian origin
whose novel The Inheritance of Loss has bagged ‘Man
Booker Prize’?

(a) Vikram Seth (b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Salman Rushdie (d) Kiran Desai

20.Khagendra Thapamagur of Nepal is the world’s
smallest person. His height and weight respectively are:

(a) 20 inch and 4.5 kg
(b) 21 inch and 4.0 kg
(c) 22 inch and 4.0 kg
(d) 23 inch and 4.5 kg

21.In which year “Human Rights Resolution” was
adopted by the UN:

(a) 1945
(b) 1946
(c) 1947
(d) 1948

22.Cholera bacillus was discovered by:

(a) Joseph Lister (b) Louis Pasteur
(c) Robert Koch (d) Ronald Ross

23.Which one of the following was an important
port of the eastern coast during Gupta period?

(a) Kalyan
(b) Tamralipti
(c) Sopara
(d) Baroch

24.With which game Serena Williams is associated?

(a) Football
(b) Hockey
(c) Swimming
(d) Tennis

25.In which South American country does one find the Atacama desert?

(a) Chile
(b) Peru
(c) Colombia
(d) Brazil

26.The first aircraft to fly around the world with out refuelling was:

(a) Challenger
(b) Colombia
(c) Discoverer
(d) Voyager

27.Which of the following plays the most impor-
tant role in the distribution of revenue between Centre
and the States?

(a) Planning Commission
(b) Finance Commission
(c) Inter-State Council
(d) National Development Council

28.Haemorrhage is caused by the deficiency of
Vitamin:

(a) A
(b) D
(c) E
(d) K

29.Which of the following represents the name of
the first missile boat built in India?

(a) Chitra
(b) Vibhuti
(c) Chakra
(d) Maitri

30.International women’s Day is celebrated every
year on:

(a) January 26
(b) March 8
(c) August 26
(d) December 8

ANSWERS

1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) It is on Krishna river.
4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (d)
8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (a) 11. (b)
12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (c)
16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (d)
20. (a) 21. (b) 22. (c) 23. (b)
24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (d) 27. (b)
28. (d) 29. (b) 30. (b)

61. Samadhi of Morarji Desai is : Abhayaghat

62. Kunjali Marakkar was killed by the Portuguese in : 1600 in Goa

63.Which English chemist in his attempts to explain chemical reactions claimed that ‘all matter are

composed of atoms’ : John Dalton

64. When did Gandiji visit Kerala first time : 1920

65. Varanasi is situated on the banks of the river : Ganges,in Utter Pradesh

66. Which is known as ‘City of Seven Hills’ : Rome

67. Attingal Rebellion was in : 1721

68. Bhagavat Gita is a part of : The Mahabharatha

69. Kullachal Battle was in : 1741

70. Samadhi of Gulzarilal Nanda is : Narayanghat

71. Which is known as ‘City Of Gems’ : Ratnapura

72. Chanar Lahala was in : 1859

73. Mangolians living in Assam region : Abhors

74. Vijayavada is situated on the banks of the river : Krishna ,Andra Pradesh

75. Malayali Memoriyal at Travancore was in : 1891

76. Which is known as City of Students : Moscow

77. Ezhava Memorial was in : 1896

78. ‘Lambert is the unit of : Intensity of light

79. Samadhi of Jagjivan Ram is : Samathasthal

80. Mopla Rebellion was in : 1921

81. Hydrabad is situated on the bank of the river : Musi,in Andhra Pradesh

82. which is known as ‘ Cockpit of Europe’ : Belgium

83. Wagon Tragedy was in : 1921

84. The first law giver of ancient India was :Manu

85. Vaikkom Satyagraha was in : 1924

86. Which is known as ‘Copper Country’ : Zambia

87. Samadhi of Lal Bahadur Shastri is known as : Vijayaghat

88. Guruvayoor Satyagraha was in : 1931

89. Kanpur is situated on the bank of the river : Ganges , in Uttar Pradesh

90. The Dutch born in South Africa : Afrikaners

General Knowledge Question  Series 1

1. Parasuram is believed to be the incarnation of : Vishnu

2. Ayodhya is situated on the banks of the river :Sarayu in Uttar Pradesh

3. The two priests who played a major part during the Rig Vedic Period were : Vasi

4.Christianity was introduced in India by : St Thomas

5.Which is known as ‘Britain of the East’ : Japan

6.St.Thomas first came to Kerala in : A.D 52

7.Leading producer of turmeric is : India

8.Samadhi of mahathma Gandi is :Rajghat

9.Badhrinath is situated on the banks of river : Alakananda in Uttaranchal

10. Huang Tsang visited Kerala in: A.D.630

11.Which is known as ‘Britain of the South’ : New Zealand

12. Sankaracharya lived during the period of : Kulasekharas

13. Kolkata is situated on the banks of the river : Hoogly,in West Bengal

14. Name the Rig Vedic god who is called ‘Purandara’ or breaker of forts : Indra

15. The only Muslim kingdom in Kerala was : the Arrakal Kingdom

16. Which is known as ‘Battle field of Europe’ : Belgium

17. Name the Chineese traveller who visited Kerala in 1409 : Mahuven

18. Plants of a particular region is called : Flora

19. The Arabian merchant Silaiman visited Kerala in : A.D 851

20. Cuttack is situated on the banks of the river : Mahanadi,in Orissa

21. Which is known as city of ‘Arabian Nights’ : Baghdad

22. Which was the capital of Venad kingdom : Kollam

23………… acted as an inter mediatory between the gods and the people in the Vedic period : Agni

24. Delhi is situated on the banks of the river ; Yamuna

25. Beginning of Malayalam era : A.D 825

26. Which is known as ‘City of Cycles’ : Beijing

27. ……… one of the old regional festivals ,was held at Thirunavaya during the reign of Samoothiri of Kozhikode : Mamankom.

28. ‘Sathyameva Jayathae’ have been taken from : Mundaka Upanishath

29. Samadhi of Jevaharlal Nehru : Santhivan

30. Guwahati is situated on the banks of the river : Brahmaputra in Assam