Test your basic knowledge |

General Knowledge Trivia Test

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Name the mineral found in Zawar mines?






2. What is India's rank on Foreign money in Swiss banks?






3. What reference is taken to know the local time of a place?






4. Name the person who transliterated Guru Granth Sahib in Braille?






5. Which day in India is celebrated as Children's Day?






6. Who was the author of 'Hind Swaraj'?






7. Name the metal present in photo films?






8. What is the changed name of Orissa officially according to Presidential assent to the Bill?






9. Who discovered blood grouping?






10. Name the scientist who is considered as the Father of Genetics?






11. At which place a devastating fire tore through seven storey AMRI hospital killing 91 people in 2011?






12. What is the aim of the 'Biosphere Reserve Project'?






13. Who composed the National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana'?






14. Which is the largest zoo in India?






15. Late Girilal Jain was a noted figure in which field?






16. Who composed our National song?






17. Where at present the BRAHMOS missiles are assembled?






18. Which element is obtained from sea weeds?






19. Name two other clones left with NDRI?






20. Which day is celebrated as World Red Cross Day?






21. Where is the famous Meenakshi Temple situated?






22. Name the latest India's surface -to-surface missile successfully test fired (on 26th Sept - 2011)?






23. Name the player of USA who created history by grabbing his 22nd Olympic medal ?






24. What is the ratio of width of our National flag to its length?






25. Why clear nights are more colder then cloudy nights?






26. Which is largest state of India?






27. Who was the first speaker of Independent India's Lok Sabha?






28. Who wrote the book 'Gullivers Travel'?






29. Who got Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (highest sports award in country) award?






30. Where is Boat Race a popular sport?






31. Where is the headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission?






32. Which is the great circle on earth's surface?






33. Who won the Wimbledon title for seventh time and 17th grand slam crown after beating Andy Murray in male category in 2012?






34. When is World's Sparrow Day observed?






35. Who is the creator of Rock Garden in Chandigarh?






36. At what age World's oldest dog Pusuke died?






37. Where are the headquarters of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts?






38. Who earned the title of 'Liberator'?






39. Latitude and longitude are at what angle to each other?






40. Name the strait which separates Africa from Europe?






41. Who is the creator of 'Sherlock Holmes'?






42. Who is the new captain of the Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals?






43. Which player is the author of book named 'Sunny Days'?






44. When was the Constituent Assembly that framed Constitution for Independent India set up?






45. Who was the author of 'Bharat Bharati'?






46. Who headed the committee on computerisation in Indian banks(1988)?






47. Which state has maximum density of canals?






48. Where is the National Institute of Nutrition located?






49. Who crafted the wax statue of Anna Hazare?

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


50. Who is generally regardedas the pioneer of Local Self Government in Modern India?