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General Knowledge Trivia Test
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1. What happens when a ship crosses Date line from west to east?
Rajesh Khanna ( died on 18th July - 2012)
Jyoti Amge
It loses one day
South Kolkata
2. Who was the first king to conquer Malwa - Gujarat and Maharashtra?
Maharaja Hari Singh
Chandragupta Maurya
Saint Cathadral (Goa )
Diffusion
3. Name the strait which separates Africa from Europe?
Strait of Gibraltar
Iran ( India has to take decision carefully as Iran is not just an important crude oil supplier but also a prospective large export market.)
Indians
Michael Phelps
4. Who invented the steam engine?
Tamil Nadu
Aravallis
India
Newcommen (Later James Watt made improvements)
5. Who headed the committee on computerisation in Indian banks(1988)?
M. Narasimhan
Rs 270
Jagannath
Khadakvasla
6. Why sky appears to be blue?
Cyrus Mistry
Rabindranath Tagore
Because blue colour of light is of shorter wavelength so easily scattered by dust particles and water vapour.
Jai Samhita
7. Which state has maximum density of canals?
Uttar Pradesh
Sunil Gavaskar
Maldives ( smallest in South Asia - its population is just 3 lakhs)
Kho-Kho
8. From which mines was the famous Kohinoor diamond produced?
Alexander Graham Bell
24th May
Golconda
Washing soda
9. Who was the first woman to go in space?
Vishnu Sharma
Wular lake (Kashmir)
Bhai Gurmej Singh
Valentina Tereshkova
10. Which is the largest saline water lake in India?
Mathura
Pakistan and Afghanistan
Chilka lake (Orissa )
Nek Chand
11. Term Double Fault is associated with which game?
Lawn Tennis153
26th January
Kushinagar
Hunting
12. If in a mirror image of object appears to be larger then which type of mirror is used?
Bangalore
Steve Jobs (Died at the age of 56 on Oct. 5th - 2011)
Concave mirror
M.N Roy62
13. How many total number of enclaves are to be exchanged between territories of two countries India and Bangladesh according to the treaty signed in Sept - 2011?
Andhra Pradesh
Only the first stanza
162
Involved 14 luxury cars - including 8 Ferraris on the Chugoku Expressway in Shimonoseki - southwestern Japan on 4th Dec. - 2011.
14. Upto where Chandragupta Maurya's empire extended in the north-west?
Its a herbal treatment which is quite safe and cheap as compared to allopathic medicines.
Hindukush
Algernon Sidney
USA
15. Which was the World's first surviving clone buffalo at NDRI (National Dairy Research Institute)?
Journalism
Garima - lived for two years (died on 1st August - 2011 due to heart failure).
Akbar
Washing soda
16. Who invented transistor?
Jane Austen
India Museum at Kolkata
20 August (Late Prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary)
Shockley
17. With which field M.F. Hussian were associated?
Japan
24th October
USA
Painting
18. When was the design of our National Flag adopted by the Constituent of India?
Reena Dharamshaktu(mountaineering) - Mamta Sodha1(mountaineering) - Dilip Donde (sailing) - Late Balwant Singh Sandhu(mountaineering).
July - 1947
Rs 270
Neil Armstrong
19. What is the time difference between IST and GMT?
250th anniversary
5 hours 30 minutes
Rabindranath Tagore
Vasudeva
20. Who introduced the market regulations in India in ancient period?
Shabbir Ali (football) - Sushil Kohli(swimming) - Raj Kumar (wrestling).
Allauddin Khilji
Mohammad bin Kasim
India ( Brazil is the first largest producer of sugar.
21. Who was called the 'Napoleon of India'?
Chandragupta Maurya
Red sea and Mediterranean sea
Samudragupta
Andhra Pradesh
22. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in India?
Sitar
India ( Brazil is the first largest producer of sugar.
The President
Odisha
23. Which gas is called laughing gas?
Nayantara Sahgal
Tamil Nadu
Nitrous oxide
Kolleru lake (Andhra Pradesh )
24. What is the common name of sodium carbonate?
Casting of vote through a proxy that the voter nominates.
Protecting Flora and Fauna
Washing soda
Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas
25. Name the ship commissioned by India which is biggest in its class in the World?
250th anniversary
INS Satpura (ship which is 143m long can tactically fire weapons even before enemy detects it).
New Delhi
Hockey
26. Which day in India celebrated as Central Excise Day ?
Governor
Eagle
Performax
24th February
27. Which day is chosen to be celebrated as Father's Day?
20th June (3rd sunday of June)
On the outskirts of Ludhiana
69 miles
Sunderbans delta
28. Who was the first lady to become judge of the Supreme Court?
Ujjain
Red sea and Mediterranean sea
Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi
26th September (49th foundation day was observed on 26th Sept. - 2011)
29. Name the metal used in storage batteries?
Nerpa (The submarine that has the capacity to fire nuclear warheads)
Bangalore
Hockey
Lead
30. Who is vice President of India?
Rahul Dravid
Khushwant Singh
Mohammed Hamid Ansari
Latitude includes 180 lines and longitude has 360 lines because longitude connects North Pole to South Pole and latitude is divided from east to west.
31. When was the foundation day of CSIR ( Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) observed?
Mumbai ( New Delhi is fourth cheapest whereas Ziirich in Switzerland is most expensive place)
Robert Watson Watt
26th September (49th foundation day was observed on 26th Sept. - 2011)
London
32. Name the great poet who graced the court of Alauddin Khilji?
Amir Khusru
Mumbai
Uttar Pradesh
Jan 26 - 1950134
33. Name the largest oil refinery of India?
7th April
Vadodara
August 22 - 2011. (founded on August 22 - 1639 and was known as Chennappanaikan )
Prime Minister
34. Why speed of sound is greater in solids than in liquids?
Because the solids have high elasticity.
Aravind Adiga
18th April
Mosley
35. Where are Dilwara Temples situated?
Rajasthan (Near Maount Abu)139
Michael Phelps
Johann Gregor Mendel
Ganga
36. Name the book which has collection of speeches of N.G Ranga?
55th rank
Tamil Nadu
Kushinagar
Three Decades in Parliament
37. When is the UN Day observed?
Vidya Balan
Chilka lake (Orissa )
Thailand
24th October
38. Whom the Gujarat High Court issued contempt notice on 15th Feb. - 2012 for not obeying its order to compensate people whose shops were burnt down in the post-Godhra riots?
Buddh Internation Circuit in Delhi
Algernon Sidney
Narendra Modi government
Majuli (Brahmaputra river - Assam)
39. Which metal is kept under kerosine?
Reena Dharamshaktu(mountaineering) - Mamta Sodha1(mountaineering) - Dilip Donde (sailing) - Late Balwant Singh Sandhu(mountaineering).
15th March
Samuel Morse
Sodium
40. Which metal is used in pencils?
Music
Bhai Gurmej Singh
Graphite
Jai Samhita
41. What are GM Crops?
Palk Strait
Genetically Modified Crops.
1911133
Navtej Saran
42. Where were Chola Kings ruling over?
Jayadeva
Tamil Nadu
Oxygen and acetylene
Mohammad Iqbal
43. What is the name of India's first aircraft carrier?
INS Vikrant55
Edison
M. Narasimhan
5th April
44. Indian Air Force Day is observed on which day ?
Jayadeva
8th October
Contingency Fund of India
Kushinagar
45. With whom are the rare replicas of sacred book Guru Granth Sahib?
South Kolkata
Colonel Gurman Singh ( grandson of renowned Sikh historian and scholar Baba Prem Singh)
Churchill
Dr. F.G.Banting
46. How many postal zones are there in India - under the PIN Code System?
8
26 years and 9 months
18th April
Agni-II - capable of carrying nuclear warheads and can cover 2000 km.
47. Who discovered the noble gases?
Manipur54
Cavendish
Shockley
Maithili Sharan Gupta67
48. Which is largest state of India?
Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur
Rajasthan
2nd April - 2011
Michael Phelps
49. Name the famous ruler of ancient India - who towards the end of his life converted to Jainism?
23rd April
Chandragupta
The number of persons per square kilometre.
Mohammad bin Kasim
50. Which river is related to Nagarjun Sagar Project?
Robert Watson Watt
Krishna
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh