General Knowledge
(Exam Held on 20-11-2011)
1. Who is a famous author of Indian origin and writes in English ?
(A) Shobha De
(B) M. S. Dhoni
(C) Shahid Kapoor
(D) Shreya Ghosal
(E) Milind Deora
Ans : (A)
2. Which of the following services is not provided by a bank ?
(A) Transfer of money
(B) Corporate loans
(C) Help in getting passports
(D) Sale of Demand Drafts
(E) Savings Bank Account
Ans : (C)
3. Which of the following is the currency of China ?
(A) Yen
(B) Taka
(C) Dollar
(D) Pesso
(E) Yuan
Ans : (E)
4. Which organization is called Bankers’ Bank ?
(A) Ministry of Finance
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(D) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(E) All Nationalised Banks
Ans : (B)
5. Which of the following is not an agricultural product ?
(A) Tea
(B) Jowar
(C) Urad
(D) Apple
(E) Calcium
Ans : (E)
6. Which of the following is the capital of Manipur ?
(A) Shillong
(B) Guwahati
(C) Tejpur
(D) Darjeeling
(E) Imphal
Ans : (E)
7. Which of the following terms is used in the field of banking & finance ?
(A) Surface Tension
(B) Know Your Customer
(C) Resistance
(D) Friction
(E) Bohr Theory
Ans : (B)
8. Which of the following is a very popular name in the field of literature ?
(A) Shahrukh Khan
(B) Abhishek Bachchan
(C) Anjali Bhagat
(D) Sania Mirza
(E) Chetan Bhagat
Ans : (E)
9. Who among the following is a famous cine actor/actress ?
(A) Kiran Desai
(B) Vikram Chandra
(C) Sonam Kapoor
(D) V. V. S. Laxman
(E) Pankaj Advani
Ans : (C)
10. Who was the first Prime Minister of India ?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Smt. Indira Gandhi
(D) Smt. Sarojini Naidu
(E) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans : (B)
11. Which of the following is a foreign bank having branches in India ?
(A) Axis Bank
(B) ICICI Bank
(C) IDBI Bank
(D) Standard Chartered Bank
(E) Syndicate Bank
Ans : (D)
12. Who among the following is the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Union Cabinet at present ?
(A) Shri S. M. Krishna
(B) Shri P. Chidambaram
(C) Shri Pranab Mukherjee
(D) Shri Kamal Nath
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
13. Which of the following is the host city of Olympic 2012 ?
(A) Dhaka
(B) Moscow
(C) Paris
(D) Athens
(E) London
Ans : (E)
14. Which is the capital of Nepal ?
(A) Birat Nagar
(B) Kathmandu
(C) Pokhara
(D) Gorakhpur
(E) Siwan
Ans : (B)
15. Which of the following is not the name of a country ?
(A) Bahrain
(B) Chile
(C) Denmark
(D) Fiji
(E) Euro
Ans : (E)
16. Which scheme is launched by the Govt. of India to make Indian Metros/Cities Slum free ?
(A) Indira Awas Yojana
(B) Rajiv Gandhi Awas Yojana
(C) Kutir Jyoti
(D) ASHA
(E) Bharat Nirman
Ans : (B)
17. Which of the following is a method of irrigation used in many countries ?
(A) Sprinkler
(B) Budding
(C) Cropping
(D) Fatterning
(E) Bubbling
Ans : (A)
18. Who among the following is the Chief Minister of Rajasthan at present ?
(A) Shri Ashok Gehlot
(B) Smt. Vasundhara Raje Scindia
(C) Shri Hari Dev Joshi
(D) Shri Kamal Nath
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
19. Which of the following rivers does not flow in India ?
(A) Beas
(B) Satluj
(C) Ganga
(D) Narmada
(E) Amazon
Ans : (E)
20. Which of the following is also used to make sugar/jaggery ?
(A) Date palm
(B) Apple
(C) Mango
(D) Banana
(E) Sapota
Ans : (A)
21. Which of the following is not the name of a game played at international level ?
(A) Billiards
(B) Golf
(C) Hanball
(D) Judo
(E) Tofu
Ans : (E)
22. What does the letter ‘A’ denote in the term ‘VAT’, the name of a tax levied by the Govt. of India ?
(A) Added
(B) Applied
(C) Attached
(D) Attracted
(E) Allocated
Ans : (A)
23. Islamabad is the capital of—
(A) Pakistan
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Iraq
(E) Iran
Ans : (A)
24. Which of the following is a major Tea producing state in India ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Assam
(E) Punjab
Ans : (D)
25. Who among the following is the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India at present ?
(A) Dr. K. C. Chakraborty
(B) Mr. U. K. Sinha
(C) Dr. D. Subbarao
(D) Shri Anand Sinha
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
26. Which is a Nationalised Bank ?
(A) Yes Bank
(B) Axis Bank
(C) South Indian Bank
(D) Bank of Maharashtra
(E) Karnataka Bank
Ans : (D)
27. Which of the following is not grown as a vegetable ?
(A) Spinach
(B) Cauliflower
(C) Carrot
(D) Mango
(E) Cabbage
Ans : (D)
28. Which of the following books is written by V. S. Naipaul ?
(A) My Story
(B) My Life
(C) Sunny Days
(D) A House for Mr. Bishwas
(E) A Himalayan Love Story
Ans : (D)
29. Who among the following is a famous cartoonist ?
(A) Barkha Dutt
(B) Saeed Naqvi
(C) Prabhu Chawla
(D) R. K. Laxman
(E) M. F. Hussain
Ans : (D)
30. Which of the following terms is associated with the game of cricket ?
(A) Love
(B) Capture
(C) Follow-on
(D) Kick
(E) Punch
Ans : (C)
31. Who is the President of USA at present ?
(A) Hillary Clinton
(B) Barack Obama
(C) George W. Bush
(D) Bill Clinton
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
32. ‘Wimbledon Trophy’ is associated with the game of—
(A) Football
(B) Hockey
(C) Cricket
(D) Lawn Tennis
(E) Badminton
Ans : (D)
33. Which of the following is a Union Territory ?
(A) Assam
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand
(E) Pudduchery
Ans : (E)
34. Who among the following is not a member of the Parliament at present ?
(A) Smt. Sushma Swaraj
(B) Shri Rahul Gandhi
(C) Shri Sachin Piolet
(D) Shri Anna Hazare
(E) Shri Sharad Pawar
Ans : (D)
35. In India we do not see a currency note of—
(A) Rs. 10,000
(B) Rs. 1,000
(C) Rs. 500
(D) Rs. 50
(E) Rs. 20
Ans : (A)
36. Famous Hawa Mahal is located in—
(A) Lucknow
(B) Udaipur
(C) Jaipur
(D) Bangalore
(E) Hyderabad
Ans : (C)
37. Ritcher Scale is used for measuring which of the following ?
(A) Electric current
(B) Intensity of Earthquakes
(C) Temperature
(D) Velocity of Sound
(E) Volume
Ans : (B)
38. Which is not an electronic company ?
(A) Samsung
(B) Ambuja
(C) LG
(D) Voltas
(E) BPL
Ans : (B)
39. Which of the following is a Member of G-8 ?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Nepal
(E) Italy
Ans : (E)
40. Which is not a member of OPEC ?
(A) Libya
(B) Iraq
(C) Pakistan
(D) Iran
(E) Kuwait
Ans : (C)
41. Which of the following is a gas ?
(A) Methane
(B) Sodium
(C) Lead
(D) Phosphorous
(E) Potassium
Ans : (A)
42. Famous Ajanta Caves are in which state ?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Orissa
(E) Uttar Pradesh
Ans : (A)
43. ‘Sensex’ is the Sensitive Index of—
(A) Kolkata Stock Exchange
(B) Bombay Stock Exchange
(C) Beijing Stock Exchange
(D) London Stock Exchange
(E) Tokyo Stock Exchange
Ans : (B)
44. Which of the following is not the capital of a state ?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Shimla
(D) Samastipur
(E) Hyderabad
Ans : (D)
45. Which cup/trophy is associated with the game of cricket ?
(A) DCM Cup
(B) Ranji Trophy
(C) Nehru Gold Cup
(D) Merdeka Cup
(E) Davis Cup
Ans : (B)
46. Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy is the present President of—
(A) Italy
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) Russia
(E) Greece
Ans : (C)
47. Which o f the following is an alloy ?
(A) Gold
(B) Copper
(C) Brass
(D) Thorium
(E) Zinc
Ans : (C)
48. Which of the following terms is used in the field of Economics ?
(A) Atomic Number
(B) Lenz’s Law
(C) Conservation of Energy
(D) Devaluation
(E) Radiation
Ans : (D)
49. Which of the following is a Horticulture product ?
(A) Sugarcane
(B) Wheat
(C) Rose
(D) Cotton
(E) Jatropha
Ans : (E)
50. Which of the following is not a member of BRICS ?
(A) Brazil
(B) Russia
(C) Iran
(D) China
(E) South Africa
Ans : (C)
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