General Knowledge: General Awareness | Questions and Answers Test Code: GKC002

 
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1.

The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency?
(a) Dollar
(b) Dinar
(c) Yen
(d) Euro

Answer:  (d)

2.

The first country to legalise medically assisted suicide is
(a) Switzerland
(b) New Zealand 
(c) USA
(d) Netherlands

Answer:  (d)

3.

The headquarters of North -Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR) is
(a) Calcutta
(b) Maligaon (Guwahati)
(c) Chennai
(d) Gorakhpur

Answer:  (b)

4.

The Headquarters of North Western Railway is at
(a) Abu Road
(b) Jodhpur
(c) Ajmer
(d) Jaipur

Answer:  (d)

5.

The headquarters of North-Eastern railway is situated at
(a) Mumbai (V.T)
(b) Guwahati
(c) Gorakhpur
(d) New Delhi

Answer:  (c)

6.

The headquarters of Northern Railway is at
(a) New Delhi
(b) Guwahati
(c) Gorakhpur
(d) Mumbai (V.T)

Answer:  (a)

7.

The headquarters of South Railways is situated at
(a) Calcutta
(b) Chennai
(c) Delhi
(d) Mumbai

Answer:  (b)

8.

The headquarters of South-Central Railways is situated at
(a) Mumbai (V.T)
(b) Chennai
(c) Secundrabad
(d) Mumbai (Central)

Answer:  (c)

9.

The Indian Navy’s only sailing ship, which returned to Kochi after a 10- month voyage around the globe is,
a) INS Vibhuti
b) INS Tarangini
c) INS Prabhat
d) INS Viraat

Answer:  (b)

10.

The language with the richest vocabulary is:
(a) Hindi
(b) French
(c) English
(d) German

Answer:  (b)

11.

The largest national enterprise of India is
(a) Indian Railway
(b) Indian Shipyard
(c) Airways
(d) None of these

Answer:  (a)

12.

The media campaign “ The World Is Waiting” is related to which of the following companies?
a) Lufthansa
b) Qatar Airways
c) Indian Airlines
d) British Airways

Answer:  (d)

13.

The monetary unit of Bangladesh is
(a) Rupee
(b) Takka
(c) Rupiah
(d) Dollar

Answer:  (b)

14.

The new electric railway engines are manufactured in
(a) Varanasi
(b) Chittaranjan
(c) Patiala
(d) Chennai

Answer:  (c)

15.

The oldest Indian language is:
(a) Telugu
(b) Hindu
(c) Tamil
(d) Punjabi

Answer:  (d)

16.

The Pashmina variety of wool is obtained from
(a) sheep
(b) camel
(c) rabbit
(d) goat

Answer: (d)

17.

The Rani Jhansi Regiment, the Women’s Regiment of the Azad Hind Fauj, was under whose command?
a.Usha Mehta
b.Anne Mascarenes
c.Aruna Asaf Ali
d.Lakshmi Sehgal

Answer: (d)

18.

The Reserve Bank of India issues coins and notes of various denominations. At present RBI does not issue coins of which of the following denominations?
(a) 10 paise
(b) 20 paise
(c) 25 paise
(d) 50 paise

Answer:  (b)

19.

The resinous shellac is obtained from
(a) Bark of a tree
(b) Distillation of wood
(c) Agricultural waste
(d) Processing of crude oil

Answer: (a)

20.

The river basin which is called 'Ruhr of India' is
(a) Damodar
(b) Hooghly
(c) Godavari
(d) Subarnarekha

Answer: (a)

21.

The speed of light will be minimum while passing through
(1) glass
(2) vacuum
(3) air
(4) water
 

Answer:  (a)

22.

The zone with the minimum length is
(a) North-Eastern Railway
(b) North-Eastern Frontier Railway
(c) South-East Railway
(d) South-Central Railway

Answer:  (b)

23.

To work on mobile cell phone which of the following is/are required?
(a) Favourable handset
(b) Sim card
(c) Service provider network
(d) All of the above

Answer:  (d)

24.

Various Banks in the country have installed machines which disburse money to general public. These machines are called……
(a) Coin dispensing machines
(b) ATMs
(c) Debit Card Machines
(d) Ledger Machines

Answer:  (b)

25.

What Indians have been according to all nations throughout the ages?
(a) The mines of knowledge
(b) The fountains of justice
(c) The fountains of administration
(d) All of the above

Answer: (d)

26.

What is mixed farming?
(a)Growing of several crops in a planned  way
(b) Growing Rabi as well as Kharif crops
(c)growing several crops and also rearing animals
(d) Growing of fruits as well as vegetable

Answer: (c)

27.

What is the length of North-Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR)?
(a) 4300 Km
(b) 3700 Km
(c) 4290 km
(d) 5298 km

Answer:  (b)

28.

What is the position of the Indian Railway in the world according to the length of rail lines?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth

Answer:  (d)

29.

What is the position of the Indian Railway under the zonal system?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Forth

Answer:  (b)

30.

When was the first underground railway (Metro Railway) started?
(a) 1982
(b) 1989
(c) 1984
(d) 1992

Answer:  (c)

31.

When was the nationalization of Indian Railways done?
(a) 1952
(b) 1950
(c) 1951
(d) 1954

Answer:  (b)

32.

Where did the dance form “Mohini Attam” develop?
(a) Manipur
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu

Answer:  (b)

33.

Where is the Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering Institute situated?
(a) Pune
(b) Chennai
(c) Nasik
(d) Sikandrabad

Answer:  (a)

34.

Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian Defence forces?
(a) DOD
(b) RDSO
(c) DRDO
(d) DRES

Answer:  (c)

35.

Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian space programme?
(a) NASA
(b) ISO
(c) ISRO
(d) NSAT

Answer:  (c)

36.

Which amongst the following is the train introduced by Indian Railways bringing travel by AC class within the reach of a common man?
(a) August Kranti
(b) Jan Shatabdi
(c) Garib Rath
(d) Sampark Kranti

Answer:  (c)

37.

Which company is the world's biggest automaker?
(a) Toyota
(b) Gereral Motors
(c) Ford
(d) Suzuki

Answer: (b)

38.

Which is the following pairs of regional Railways and their headquarters not true?
(a) South-Central Railway - Secunderabad
(b) Central railway - Bhopal
(c) South Railway - Chennai
(d) North Railway - New Delhi

Answer:  (b)

39.

Which is the largest tea producing country in the world?
(a) Kenya
(b) Indonesia
(c) China
(d) India

Answer: (d)

40.

Which is the official language of Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation :
(a) English
(b) Urdu
(c) German
(d) French

Answer: (a)

41.

Which of the countries represent letter ‘C’ in the category known as BRIC countries?
(a) Canada
(b) Chile
(c) Cuba
(d) China

Answer:  (d)

42.

Which of the following companies has got “Navratna Status” recently ?
(a) National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)
(b) National Textile Corporation (NTC)
(c) Maruti Udyog Ltd.
(d) IDBI Bnak Ltd.
(E) None of these

Ans (a)

43.

Which of the following companies has launched "World Ahead" Programme in various parts of India including Meghalaya in north East recently?
(a) IBM
(b) Intel
(c) HP
(d) None of these

Answer: (b)

44.

Which of the following countries has decided to offer knighthood to Salman Rushdie?
(a) France
(b) Italy
(c) Germany
(d) U.K.
(E) None of these

Answer:  (d)

45.

Which of the following countries launched the smallest combat aircraft in the world?
a) Germany
b) India
c) Russia
d) USA

Answer:  (b)

46.

Which of the following does not represent the name of a bank working in India?
(a) YES
(b) HDFC
(c) TATA
(d) Kotak Mahindra

Answer:  (c)

47.

Which of the following group of States is the largest producer of tea?
(a) West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh
(b) Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
(c) Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand
(d) West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka

Answer:  (d)

48.

Which of the following is the first surface- to- surface missile in India?
(a) Prithvi
(b) Trishul
(c) Agni
(d) Naag

Answer:  (a)

49.

Which of the following is true in regard to Indian railway?
(a) It is the cheapest means of transportation
(b) The chief source of income is transportation of goods
(c) It is the only largest employer
(d) All of the above

Answer:  (d)

50.

Which of the following states has the highest production of coffee in India?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (a)

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