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Study 50 tough mcqs on Indian Geography

2011-09-18T09:11:00.000-07:00

50 Multiple Choice Questions on Indian Geography
purpose: Study
Useful to whom: Candidates preparing for admission and recruitment tests such as Icet, Bank POs and Civil Services.

e-- are the answers.

3.2 : 2.9 is India's length-breadth ratio. 3.2 km is a)North-South b)West-East c)diagonally from Kerala to Assam d).. e)a.

3.2 million sqkm. is India's a)area of fertile land b)arable land c)total area d)irrigated land e)c.

37°6' is India's ___ tip. a)eastern b)southern c)western d)northern e)d.

68°7' is India's ___ tip. a)eastern b)southern c)western d)northern e)c.

8°4' is India's ___ tip. a)eastern b)southern c)western d)northern e)c.

97°25' is India's ___ tip. a)eastern b)southern c)western d)northern e)a.

Alaknanda and Bhagirathi join at a)Rudra Prayag b)Deva Prayag c)Prayag d)Rishikesh e)b.

Barak is the principal river of a)Manipur b)Meghalaya c)Mizoram d)Madhya Pradesh e)a.

Brahmaputra enters India first at: a)Arunachal b)Assam c)Meghalaya d)Tripura e)a.

Chambal and Betwa are tributary rivers of a)Ganga b)Yamuna c)Indus d)Mahanadi e)b.

Chumbi valley is on India's border with a)Pakisthan b)Bangla Desh c)China d)Nepal e)c.

Dihang is another name for the river a)Ganga b)Indus c)Gandak d)Brahmaputra e)d.

Find the oddman out: a)Krishna b)Godavari c)Penna d)Narmada e)d. Narmada is a nadam. Others are nadi's. Nadams flow westward. Nadis flow eastward.

Gandhamadana and Mahendra hills are in a)A.P. b)Orissa c)Jharkhand d)Bengal e)b.

Garo Hills are in a)North East b)North West c)Western Ghats d)Deccan Plato e)a.

Ghaggar, Luni, Machchu, and Rupen are rivers which get lost into a)Arabian Sea b)Bay of Bengal c)Thar Desert d)Palk Straits e)c.

Gulf Mannar separates India and a)Myanmar b)Pakisthan c)Sri Lanka d)Indonesia e)c.

India has 15 thousand kms. of a)sea-coast b)railway line c)land frontier d)air-corridor e)c.

India has about 7 thousand kms. of a)sea-cost b)road-length c)rail-length d)inland water ways e)a.

India has a Northern Himalayan Mountain Wall. Its depth is approx. a)300 km b)600 km c)900 km d)1200 km e)a.

India has a Northern Himalayan Mountain Wall. Its length is approx. a)1400 km. b)2400 km. c)3400 km. d)4400 km. e)b.

India is a)vertical b)horizontal in geographical shape. a)vertical b)horizontal c).. d).. e)a.

India is the ___ geographically largest country in the world. a)fifth b)sixth c)seventh d)eightth e)c.

India is the ___ most industrialised country in the world. a)nineth b)tenth c)eleventh d)fourth e)b.

India is the ___ Nation to have gone into outer space. a)fifth b)sixth c)seventh d)eightth e)b.

Jelep La is a)river b)glacier c)pass d)monastery e)c. Separates India and Tibet.

Jelep La is a)river b)glacier c)pass d)monastery e)c. Separates India and Tibet.

Luni river flows in a)Gujarat and Rajasthan b)Bengal and Bihar c)Kerala and Karnataka d).. e)a.

Makku, Trang, Jiri, Dhaleswari Rivers are tributaries of a)Ganga b)Meghna c)Brahmaputra d)Damodar e)b.

Meghna River System is a part of a)Ganga b)Indus c)Brahmaputra d)Mahanadi e)a.

No. of countries, India has its North Western border with a)1 b)2 c)3 d)4 e)2. Afghanistan and Pakisthan.

North East Monson blows from a)land to sea b)sea to land c)land to land d)sea to sea e)a.

Not a tributary of Ganga: a)Ghaghra b)Gandak c)Kosi d)Ravi e)d. Ravi is a tributary of Indus.

Palk Strait separates India and a)Myanmar b)Pakisthan c)Sri Lanka d)Indonesia e)c.

Rivers which flow into salt lakes can be found in a)Rajasthan b)Bihar c)Orissa d)Madhya Pradesh e)a.

Rkhine Hills are in a)North East b)North West c)Western Ghats d)Deccan Plato e)a.

Shipki La is a mountain pass in ___ valley. a)Zhelum b)Chenab c)Beas d)Sutlez e)d.

South West Monsoon blow from a)land to sea b)sea to land c)land to land d)sea to sea e)b.

Subansri, Dhansiri, Pagladiya and the Manas are the tributary rivers of a)Ganga b)Indus c)Brahmaputra d)Mahanadi e)c.

Thar desert is in a)Karnataka b)M.P. c)U.P. d)Rajasthan e)d.

The Dihang River flows in a)Arunachal b)Nagaland c)Manipur d)Mizoram e)a.

The drop of geographical elevation between Delhi and Kolkata is just a)200 meters b)400 meters c)600 meters d)200 ft. e)a.

The Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet at a)Aravali Hills b)Sahyadri Hills c)Vindhya Hills d)Nilgiri Hills e)d.

The River which rises at Manasarovar a)Ganga b)Yamuna c)Indus d)Brahmaputra e)c.

The Saka year 1932 corresponds to a)2009 b)2010 c)2011 d)2012 e)c.

The second largest river basin in India is: a)Ganga b)Indus c)Mahanadi d)Godavari e)d. Indus seems to flow out of India most of the time.

Tsangpo River when enters India, becomes: a)Ganga b)Sindhu c)Padma d)Brahmaputra e)d.

Which American writer praised that India is the cradle of the human race a)Thoreau b)Emerson c)Mark Twain d)N.O.T. e)c.

Which American writer praised that India is the mother of history? a)Thoreau b)Emerson c)Mark Twain d)N.O.T. e)c.

Which of the following hills are not in the North East. a)Sahyadri b)Khasi c)Jaintia d)Naga e)a.

20 India GK MCQ Objective Type Test

2011-07-28T07:53:00.000-07:00

We have so far added 335 gk questions in the Objective Tests. I have consolidated all these 335 questions and made into a more flexible test with a database which will be uptodated on a daily basis. I provide the link for the tests:

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Here is a 20 MCQs Objective Type Questions test. Just , click the answer which you consider as the best. Press the 'get score button' when you are done. You can press the 'get score' button any number of times even in the midst of test. Press 'reset' if you want to try afresh.

1.Not a country which has signed Nuclear Co-operation Agreement for Peaceful Purposes, with India (as at July 2011):

Namibia
South Korea
Mongolia
N.Korea

2.Dementia refers to loss of

manhood
memory, reason and thought
menstrual discharge
mensurative abilities

3.The 1000th Cricket Test in Lords was won by

England
India
West Indies
Australia

4.Six States account for 92% of exports from SEZs of India. The Four Southern States and Maharashtra are the first five. The sixth State is :

Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Punjab
Gujarat

5.Per Capita GDP is related to the Per Capita Consumption of Electricity. This is the view of

Manmohan Singh
Pranab Mukherjee
P. Chidambaram
R. Chidambaram

6.Business Confidence Index in India is calculated by Mastercard Worldwide Index in collaboration with:

NSSO
NCAER
IIC (India Investment Center)
SEBI

7.Som Mittal is the President of

BSE
ASSOCHAM
NASSCOM
FICCI

8.In 'nASScom' , 'ass' refers to Association of

Software and Service
Service and Software
Systems Software
Software Systems

9.No. of Engineering Colleges in India

1000 to 3000
3001 to 6000
6001 to 9000
9001 to 12000

10.India first assembled its wrist watches at HMT in 1961. It was in collaboration with

France
Germany
Japan
Switzerland

11.India's power tariffs (electricity charges) are likely to rise in future. Probable reason:

Higher oil prices
Higher coal prices
Higher Uranium costs
Higher line losses

12.According to RBI, the price increase in India is owing to

excess money supply
monsoon failures
higher input costs of agriculture
supply bottlenecks in food and infrastructure

13.Harish Hande, a recipient of Magsaysay Award 2011 is said to have revolutionized

mobiles
education
solar lights
rural credit

14.Neelima Mishra, a recipient of Magsaysay Award 2011 was a

educationist who opened schools
doctor who did yeomen service
lender to the poorest
promoter of micro hydropower technologgy

15.G.E. Vahanvati is India's

Attorney General
Solicitor General
C.A.G.
Chief Vigilance Commissioner

16.Manikarnika Ghat is at

Allahabad (Prayag)
Varanasi (Kasi)
Gaya
Haridwar

17.Auxilliary Armed Police Force with 'part-time trained tribals' to combat Maoists is being set up by

Jharkhand
West Bengal
Chattisgadh
Orissa

18.Tribal Part-time Special Police Officers (SPOs) Setup known as Salwa Judum was active in

Chattisgadh
Jharkhand
Assam
Bengal

19.In India, 27th July is

Earth Sciences Fundation Day
Hepatitis Day
Diabetes Day
TeleCom Day

20.'Blood Money (diya)' is paid in Gulf to

get release of hostages
get quality blood platelet packets
get release of convicts facing death penalty
to prevent terrorists from undertaking blasts

20 MCQ Objective Type 'India Gk' Test

2011-07-25T02:50:00.000-07:00

1.Birzu Maharaj is an exponent of ___ dance.

Kathak
Kathakali
Odissi
Manipuri

2.Borra Caves of Andhra Pradesh are famous for:

Rashtrakuta sculptures
stalactites and stalagmites
Ashoka inscriptions
fossils

3.Dronavalli Harika is India's second Grandmaster in Women's Chess. Who was the first grandmaster?

Koneru Hampi
Tania Sachdev
Meenakshi Subbaraman
Nisha Mohota

4.Vasuki Sunkavalli is 2011's

Miss India World
Miss India Universe
Miss Universe
Miss World

5.Posco Steel Plant is under construction near ____ port.

Haldia
Pardeep
Puri
Mundhra

6.Average Life Expectancy at Birth of an Indian Child (2010 data) is

58 years
61 years
65 years
68 years

7.Karatomalcia and Pellagra are ailments which may arise owing to deficiency of

A vitamin
B vitamin
C vitamin
D vitamin

8.Which of the following is naturally produced in our noses?

Nitrogen
Nitrous Oxide
Nitric Oxide
Ammonium Nitrate

9.11th Plan Period in India is between

2005-10
2006-11
2007-12
2008-13

10.According to 2011 NSSO Report, 33% of India's WorkForce are

casual workers
organised workers
permanent employees
unionised workers

11.Which of the following combinations is correct:

NDA and UPA both support Development Paradigm
NDA and UPA both support Inclusive Growth
NDA supports Development Paradigm and UPA supports Inclusive Growth
NDA supports Inclusive Growth and UPA supports Development Paradigm

12.Accordng to Dy. Chairman of India's Planning Commission Mr. Monteck Singh Ahluwalia, 11th Plan failed in promoting ____.

Inclusive growth
inducive growth
inductive growth
indicative growth

13.According to NSSO Report 2011, 51% of Indian WorkForce is

fully employed
self-employed
employed in organised sector
employed in unorganised sector

14.NSSO in India, organises

sample surveys
simple surveys
scientific surveys
strategic surveys

15.Peace Party is active in

A.P.
H.P.
M.P.
U.P.

16.Forbes released World's Most Innovative Companies 100 list of 2011. Which of the following Indian Company's name does not appear:

Hindusthan UniLiver
B.H.E.L.
Infosys
Reliance

17.Ms. P.V. Sindhu, the winner of Indonesian International Challenge 2011, is a player of

Badminton
Table Tennic
Tennis
Chess

18.Amputation of foot may become unavoidable in case of gangrene and sores arising from

Meningitis
diabetes
Hepatitis
T.B.

19.India's Public Sector produces ___ of its total coal.

62%
72%
82%
92%

20.Arjun Halappa is associated with

cricket
discus throw
equestrian
hockey

20 Assorted Objective Type Questions Mini-Test

2011-07-21T08:20:00.000-07:00

India's Finance Minister is a great astrologer. He said that inflationary conditions would prevail upto December 2011 only. After that what will happen? There will be 'maha or great inflation'.
Pakistan changed its Foreign Minister. Washington ranked it as a Failed State. With the new Foreign Minister, will Pakistan become a Successful State?
There is no Government Activity in India, which has not been fouled by scams.
India imitates China in many respects. Should India imitate China in installing Beer Vending Machines?
RBI wants Banks to reach small villages through 'Correspondent' System, with the help of kirana shops and retired teachers. Today's grocer will be tomorrows Ambani. Today's retired teacher, what will he become tomorrow?
Hillar Clinton visited India, in a dancing mode and mood. With whom did she dance?

Here is a 20 MCQs Objective Type Questions test. Just , click the answer which you consider as the best. Press the 'get score button' when you are done. You can press the 'get score' button any number of times even in the midst of test. Press 'reset' if you want to try afresh.

1.Ms. Hina Rubbani is the Foreign Minister of

Afghanistan
Iran
Dubai
Pakisthan

2.India's Consumers' Price Index has its base in 1986-87. Our general prices have gone up, since then by nearly:

3 times
6 times
9 times
12 times

3.NRHM is recently in news, owing to a scam in Lucknow. This Mission relates to :

Health
Housing
Hospitality
Hockey

4.Failed States Index 2011 ranked India at

12
76
152
NOT

5.Kathakali is a dance form native to

Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
Tamil Nadu

6.Baichung Bhutia plays

basket ball
football
hockey
badminton

7.NADA is our National Agency connected with

Anti-Dumping
Anti-Drugging
Anti-Doping
Anti-Dating

8.Hoopsters play

base-ball
basket-ball
foot-ball
golf

9.Tuticorn is a major port in

Gujarat
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka

10.Sam Pitroda is adviser to

President of India
PM of India
Finance Minister
Lok Sabha Speaker

11.Not a State with increasing beer sales (2011)

A.P.
U.P.
West Bengal
Punjab

12.China has a beer-vending machine for every 295 Chinese. India has a BVM for every 17350 Indians. We can probably infer that :

China's development is owing to more beer consumption
Indian connoisseurs and liquor-shops prefer human bar-tenders
China suffers from shortage of man-power
India is technologically backward

13.Govt. of India is eager to bring villages of the ___ population range, to have bank branches.

0-1000
1000-2000
2000-5000
5000-10000

14.India's World Rank in production of broiler chicken:

1st
2nd
third
fourth

15.India ranks third in world egg production. Her rank is after

America-China
China-America
China-Australia
Australia-China

16.Indian State which tops in poultry CONSUMPTION

A.P.
West Bengal
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu

17.What is the minimum age for joining Indian Army?

16 years 6 months
17 years
17 years 6 months
18 years

18.South India's tallest Mountain Peak is in

Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
Tamil Nadu

19.India's rural population is in the range of

51 to 60%
61 to 70%
71 to 80%
81 to 90%

20.According Rule 1, Order 33 of Civil Procedure Code, a person can be considered as 'indigent' and exempted from payment of court fee if he owns a property of less than Rs.

1,000
10,000
100,000
1,000,000

20 assorted Objective Type Questions on India 2011

2011-07-19T01:59:00.000-07:00

Is India passing through happy times or jittery times? On the one hand, the Prime Minister, the President and the Finance Minister claim that we are going to become World No. 1 or No 2 Economy. On the other hand, we find bomb blasts rocking places, rather indiscriminately. E.g. the Terrorists can strike Varanasi or Mumbai at their whims and fancies. We, then, appreciate the reselience of the Citizens of the places, for their ability to quickly forget their injuries and carry on with their diamond businesses or tourism businesses. So, one day we shall look happy and on another day we look jaded.

1.Maximum permissible levels of Uranium in drinking water, as permitted by W.H.O.:

10 micrograms
15 micrograms
20 micrograms
25 micrograms

2.SRI form of cultivation which the Government is trying to popularise, pertains to

paddy
wheat
bajra
jowar

3.Rohan Bopanna plays

Cricket
Badminton
Lawn Tennis
Football

4.Donations to political parties in India

are exempt from Income Tax
are not exempt from Income Tax
are exempt from indirect taxes
NOT

5.GST which is going to be introduced in India shortly is

General Sales Tax
General Service Tax
Goods and Services Tax
Gross Service Tax

6.India's rank in world's total car and light truck purchases:

third
fourth
fifth
sixth

7.The newly formed Goorkhaland Territorial Administration will have its Headquarters at

Dehradun
Darjeeling
Fluntsholign
Siliguri

8.Opex - Operation Excellence London 2012 is working in the sport

Weightlifting
Hockey
Badminton
Boxing

9.Krishnan Sasikiran plays

badminton
billiards
chess
table tennis

10.If Brahmaputra River is in spate, which City is likely to get sunk

Agartala
Shillong
Itanagar
Guwahati

11.Which Agency will investigate the Mumbai Blasts 2011?

ATS
NIA
CBI
Maharashtra Police

12.The New Indian Ambassador 2011 to United States is :

Meera Shankar
Timothy J. Roemer
Nirupama Rao
Hamid Ansari

13.In which of the following International Organisations, India is just a 'dialogue partner'?

ADB
ASEAN
BIMSTEC
BIS

14.NSCN is running a separatist movement in Nagaland. Its second letter represents

Socialist
Secular
Sovereign
Separate

15.How many political parties have registered with the Election Commission in India?

less than 100
101 to 200
201 to 300
more than 300

16.NCP is a Coalition Partner in the State (2011 July position) of:

Andhra Pradesh
Jharkhand
Maharashtra
Rajasthan

17.The author of the 2011 released book 'His Majesty's opponent' is

Netaji Subas Chandra Bose
Sharmila Tagore
Shashi Tharoor
Sugata Bose

18.Which State of India, is demanding a 'Special State' Status?

Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Chattisgadh
Rajasthan

19.If a separate Purvanchal State is formed splitting Uttar Pradesh, which of the following Districts may not appear in its map?

Allahabad
Gorakhpur
Jhansi
Varanasi

20.Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council has its HeadQuarters in

Mumbai
Surat
Ahmedabad
Baroda (Vadodara)

20 GK Questions Objective type

2011-07-16T09:51:00.000-07:00

Here is a small MCQ Test based on Indian GK Scenario and Current Affairs. Just , click the answer which you consdier as the best. Press the 'get score button' when you are done. You can press the 'get score' button any number of times even in the midst of test. Press 'reset' if you want to try afresh.

1.Which of the following terms does not apply to the Communication Satellite launched by India in July 2011:

GSAT
PSLV
GSLV
INSAT

2.284 km. distance from Earth is known as

perigree
elliptical Transfer Orbit
apogee
NOT

3.A steeplechase race may consist of

foot race
hurdles
water jump
all

4.Which is State is very active in oil and gas exploration, through its own Corporation?

Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Assam
Maharashtra

5.The West says that India needs a robust IPR regime. IPR full form is

International Property Rights
Individual Property Rights
Intellectual Property Rights
Integrated Property Rights

6.Which of the following Govt. Corporations, is apparently not 'Cash-rich'?

Power Finance Corporation
ONGC
EPFO
NTPC

7.Which of the following Cities is facing a rage of 'anti-Posco' movement?

Gauhati
Raipur
Bhuvaneswar
Ranchi

8.What percentage of Indians live in villages, as per 2011 Census

51 to 60
61 to 70
71 to 80
81 to 90

9.Which of the following film actresses is an active buyer in IPL Cricket?

Katrina Kaif
Shilpa Shetty
Priyanka Chopra
Deepika Padukone

10.Which of the following Indian Temples does not allow women?

Amarnath
Sabarimalai
Tirumala
VaishNavi Devi

11.Kuldip Nayar is associated with

journalism
ISRO
judiciary
SEBI

12.Which of the following is not connected to communications?

PTI
IIMC
UNI
PFC

13.Shersha was a contemporary of

Humayun
Akbar
Jahangir
Shajahan

14.Srirangapatnam was the Capital of

Hyder Ali
Tipu Sultan
Tanjavur Rulers
Vijayanagara later rulers

15.We are, in 2011, passing through the ___ stage of Economic Reforms.

first
second
third
fourth

16.We are, in 2011, passing through the ___ Five Year Plan

Tenth
Eleventh
Twelfth
NOT

17.The second largest Private Sector Bank in India:

ICICI
HDFC
Axis Bank
Standard Chartered Bank

18.The Government of India decided that micro financial institutions should be controlled by

SEBI
State Governments
NABARD
RBI

19.Charlie 151 is a

missile
radar
tank
warship

20.Solicitor General is appointed by

Central Cabinet
Prime Minister
President
Attorney General

20 GK MCQ Test on 'India'

2011-07-14T07:01:00.000-07:00

Here is a small MCQ Test to hone our GK skills. Click the appropriate answer. Press the 'get score' button at the bottom to see your score. You can press the 'get score' button any number of times at any time. The Test is quite flexible. You can change your answer any number of times and improve upon your performance to reach the 'no error' goal..

1.The I.E.D.s used in terrorist attacks in India are ____ Explosive Devices.

Intensive
Improvised
International
Integrated

2.National Institute of Sports (NIS) is at

Amritsar
Jullundhur
Ludhiana
Patiala

3.India is an exporter of

coffee only
tea only
coffee and tea
exporter of tea and importer of coffee

4.Indian Corporate Affairs Minister wants Indian Corporates to imbibe CSR culture. CSR refers to Corporate refers to

Social Responsibility
Security Responsibility
Safety Responsibility
Substantial Responsibility

5.According to news reports China has 200 million credit cards. India has 18 million credit cards. This means:

Indian Banks hesitate to issue credit cards
Citizens hesitate to take credit cards
Debit cards are more convenient
Inadequate information.

6.Buddha delivered his first sermon at

Kapilavastu
Rajagriha
Bodh Gaya
Saranath

7.I.I.P. refers to

Index of Industrial Production
Index of Industrial Prices
Index of Industrial Progress
Index of Industrial Placement

8.No. of States in India as at July 2011:

27
28
29
30

9.Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP. India's rank in the world:

42
52
62
72

10.India's rank in the world, in respect of allocation for education as a percentage of GDP (3.1% approx) is :

32
65
130
180

11.The Life of Rajya Sabha is

5 years
6 years
at the pleasure of the President
Perennial (permanent)

12.India's Territorial Sea extends upto

12 nautical miles
30 nautical miles
200 nautical miles
350 nautical miles

13.Trinamul Congress is a party active in

Assam
Bengal
Bihar
Chattisgadh

14.Which of the following States is not land-locked

Uttaranchal
Uttar Pradesh
Chattisgadh
NOT

15.Amarnath Yatra takes place in

Jammu and Kashmir
Himachal Pradesh
Uttaranchal
Nepal

16.The number of ships owned by India fall in the range of

1 to 1000
1001 to 2000
2001 to 3000
3001 to 4000

17.Approximately what percentage of Indian Railways are electrified

20 to 30
31 to 40
41 to 50
51 to 60

18.Indian Sea sands are rich in

Plutonium
Titanium
Thorium
Uranium

19.Which party has won the 2011 Elections to the Assembly of the Kerala State

LDF
UDF
IUML
Kerala Congress

20.The Yadava Ruler Shankara Mahadeva of Devagiri was "skinned" and "paraded" by

Mohd. Ghori
Allauddin Khilji
Mohd. Bin Tughlack
Babar

Chaucer was plus 19 GK Questions

2011-07-04T18:09:00.000-07:00

1.Tripoli is the Capital of

Israel Libya Mozambique Kenya

2.David Haye is connected with

boxing football basket ball golf

3.Which is a democracy among the following:

Morocco Britain Japan None of the above

4.Which of the following is not a tax haven?

Monaco Morocco Makalu Mauritius

5.A trojan horse could be

computer virus wooden Greek mythological horse enemy in our midst all

6.A "menage" is a

collection of animals social group of humans both None of these

7.Djokovic, as at 2011 July, is winner of

two Australian and one Wimbledon two Wimbledon and one Australian Two French Open and one Australian NOT

8.Petra Kvitova, as at 2011 July, is winner of

Australian Tennis Title French Open Wimbledon US Open

9.2011 Elections to Thai Parliament were won by

Democratic Party Puea Thai Chart Thai Pattana NOT

10.GI- Geographical Indication is a term associated with

meteorology patents and trademarks earthquakes global warming

11.Alberto Contador is connected with

canoeing cycling skeing chess

12.Arab League, has its Headquarters in

Aden Bahrain Cairo Dubai

13.Pope, as at 2011 July, is Benedict

XIV XV XVI XVII

14.Rial is not a currency in

Oman Saudi Arabia Kuwait Yemen

15.Gyneth Paltrow is a Hollywood

actress film director singer NOT

16.Not a President who was assassinated:

Cleveland J.F. Kennedy Washington Lincoln

17.The largest State in the United States

Alaska Arizona Arkansos Alabama

18.Identify the oddman out:

ailment morbidity syndrome placidity

19.Quartz is made of

Bariam carbon silica Titanium

20.Geoffrey Chaucer was connected with Canterbury as a/an

author archbishop assassin a and c

Test of 20 Multiple Choice Questions

2011-06-30T03:46:00.001-07:00

1.
Indian Constitution Objective Type Question: Art. 226 provides for writ jurisdiction of

Supreme Court High Court Trial Court a and b

2.What type of writ petition a person can file, if a relative is missing and there is a suspicion that he is under secret custody of police:

Habeas corpus Mandamus Quo Warranto Certiorari

3.Who has the temporary authority to suspend the Fundamental Rights:

Parliament President Supreme Court Prime Minister

4.What is the importance of Article 18(4):

Right to freedom Right to life Padma Awards are not titles Right to Education

5.Article 300A recognises the Right to

Education Life Property Religious freedom

6.Right to Life is inspired by the Constitution of

France Japan Britain United States

7.Article 32 helps a citizen whose Fundamental Rights were threatened, to file a writ petition before:

District Court High Court Supreme Court b and c

8.Which provisions cannot be enforced through Courts?:

Directive Principles Fundamental Rights Delegated Law NOT

9.Who said that Fundamental Rights represented the Conscience of the Constitution? :

Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru B.R. Ambedkar Maulana Azad

10.Endless reservations on various grounds threaten which Article of the Constitution?

14 19 21 32

11.Whose role has become significant as the Guardian of Fundamental Rights?

President Parliament Cabinet High Courts and Supreme Courts

12.Art. 20(2) provides some protection against

wrongful prosecution double jeopardy wrongful confinement illegal searches

13.What is the Basic Structure of Indian Constitution?

Fundamental Rights Directive Principles Fundamental Duties No defintion

14.States have jurisdiction to legislate on

Fundamental Rights Directive Principles Jurisdiction of Courts NOT

15.Compulsory Primary Education is covered by the Article

14 19 21 226

16.The significance of Art. 356 is :

Imposition of Emergency President's Rule in States Common Civil Code Right to Property

17.PIL (Public Interest Litigation) is covered by the Article

14 19 21 NOT

18.Who prepares the first list of candidates for appointment as Judges of Supreme Court?

President Prime Minister Cabinet Collegium of Supreme Court Judges

19.Who can suspend High Court Judges?

CJI President Collegium of Supreme Court Judges Only through impeachment

20.Who can prosecute High Court Judges for private offenses?

Supreme Court High Court Chief Justice President There is confusion

Test your General Awareness

2011-06-27T19:04:00.000-07:00

1.Which of the following is true in case of 'same sex marriages in U.S.'?

All the States allow More than half of the States allow Less than half of the States allow None of the States allow

2.Aden is the most important port of :

Egypt Libya PDRY Somalia

3.Region of Space resulting from collapse of a star :

black hole black space black spot black angus

4.Caucuses are an important stage of election process in

Britain France Russia U.S.A.

5.Tales of the City series of Novels were authored by:

Armistead Maupin Isabel Allende Jonathan Franzen Margaret Atwood

6.Madrid is the Capital of

Portugal Belgium Spain Austria

7.The 'Nutrition Plate' introduced by the American Administration allots a small circle outside the plate to:

chocolates dairy products liquor aerated drinks

8.Choose-my-plate is a campaign introduced by

WHO U.S. Govt. FAO all

9.Spear Phishing likely becoming common in Emails refers to

spam marketing password stealing stealing files of the user NOT

10.Crop fertilisers tend to be rich in

nitrogen phosphorus potassium a and b

11.Dead Zones form in Seas owing to depletion of

Sodium Chloride hydrocarbons Oxygen Nitrogen

12.Food and Drug Administration (FDA) operates in

UNO member countries U.S.A. Europe All countries except China

13.Liminology deals with

inland waters marine waters glaciers NOT

14.Breathing is a form of

combustion decomposition stratification segmentation

15.French Revolution was held in `1776 b`1789 c`1853 d`1917 e`

rench Revolution was held in `1776 1789 1853 1917

16.Hudson River, we can see in

London New York Paris Rome

17.Country of dykes:

Denmark Germany Holland Poland

18.Sport which does not involve great financial stakes

Cricket Foot Ball Formula Racing Hockey

19.YouTube is owned by

Google Microsoft Yahoo FaceBook

20.Japan's eastern neighbor is

China Korea Taiwan U.S.

Objective Type General Awareness Test

2011-06-26T03:45:00.000-07:00

1.FIFA is concerned with

Films formula racing football NOT

2.Frogs do not exist in

Arctic Antarctic Pacific NOT

3.Country with the largest Islamic Population

India Indonesia Pakistan NOT

4.Ursa Major is a Constellation of

East South West North

5.Wimbledon is played on courts of

clay grass synthetic surface cement

6.Country with no written Constitution:

Britain France Germany Japan

7.Ottoman Empire extended upto

England France Italy Spain

8.European Topper in Steel production:

England France Germany Italy

9.Not a Saharran country :

Algeria Mali Male Malawi

10.Antwerp has the largest market to trade in

corals diamonds gold watches

11.Mango is an example for the fruit type:

drupe berry lomentum NOT

12.Element which glows with a brick color flame:

Calcium Potassium Sodium NOT

13.Main Author of American Constitution :

Adams Hamilton Jefferson Washington

14.'Roots' is a novel by

Alexander Dumas Alex Halley Alexander Flemming Alexander Calder

15.Not a measure of Central Tendency:

Mean Median Mode Skewness

16.Taylor was associated with the experimental method of:

Operant conditioning PERT Scientific Management NOT

17.Consumption of aerated drinks may result in depletion of body's

Calcium Iodine Potassium Sodium

18.World's largest spoken language:

English French Hindi Mandarin

19.Which of the following is a client-side code?:

Java javascript perl python

20.Coral color is nearer to deep

green pink red yellow

Multiple Choice Questions Test (20 Ques)

2011-06-25T09:50:00.000-07:00

1.NSG is concerned with nuclear

fuel
energy prices
technologies
NOT

2.Not a FAR-EASTern country

Japan
Korea
Tuwalu
Lesotho

3.
Silicon Waffers find use in production of

nuclear power
solar power
thermal power
NOT

4.AMD is world second in making computer

chips
smartphones
hard-drives
NOT

5.Common cold is caused by

bacteria
fungi
virus
NOT

6.Mediterranean Sea separates

Asia and Africa
Asia and Europe
Africa and Europe
NOT

7.E'coli bacteria has the shape of a

rod
sphere
spiral
NOT

8.Ubuntu is a/an

movie player
operating system
web browser
NOT

9.A choreographer creates

dances
fonts
codes
NOT

10.Galician language is spoken in

Africa
Asia
Europe
Australia

11.Confucianism is a popular religion in

Cambodia
China
Japan
Indonesia

12.Bonsoi is the technique of dwarfing of

animals
humans
trees
all

13.Chlorophyll is found in

algae
fungi
sponges
NOT

14.Booth was the assassinator of

J.F. Kennedy
King
Lincoln
NOT

15.Lincoln is the Capital of

Arizona
Nebraska
Ohio
NOT

16.Tea which which does not undergo fermentation:

black tea
green tea
oolong
NOT

17.Margaret Thatcher is a Lady of

gold
iron
silver
NOT

18.The term 'Der Fuhrer' refers to

Gladston
Hitler
Mussolini
Wilhelm II

19.A fraction can result from

addition
subtraction
multiplication
division

20.Calculus is not concerned with

mathematics
minerals
teeth
NOT

General Knowledge Multiple Choice Test

2011-06-24T08:21:00.000-07:00

1. Canada's rank in land area

1
2
3
NOT

2. No. of chromosomes we have:

45
46
47
NOT

3. Which meter measures wind speed:

anemometer
barometer
chronometer
NOT

4. Malaysia is the largest producer of

rice
tea
rubber
NOT

5. James Cook discovered:

Canada
Cape Town
Australia
NOT

6. Pulitzer Prize relates to

journalism
public service
human rights
NOT

7. SQL is associated with

multimedia
databases
telecom
NOT

8. Nelson was a hero of

Trafalgar
Pearl Harbor
American Independence
NOT

9. Ununoctium is

malarial drug
manmade element
an auditorium
NOt

10. Stave is a term not associated with

music
wood
films
NOT

11. Cannes Film Festival takes place in

Britain
France
Germany
NOT

12. The number of Senators which every American State can send:

1
2
3
NOT

13. No. of signs in zodiac:

10
11
12
NOT

14. En passe- is a term used in the sport:

badminton
chess
tennis
NOT

15. UNICEF deals with:

culture
cows
children
NOT

16. Which of the following is NOT a landlocked country:

Switzerland
Denmark
Poland
NOT

17. The animal which is also called a 'spiny-anteater':

Echidna
Platipus
Octopus
NOT

18. Vodka is a popular drink in

Brazil
China
Russia
India

19. Not a painter:

Picasso
van Gogh
M.F. Hussain
G.B. Shaw

20. Landlines of phones use the signals:

analog
digital
combined
NOT

A mini GK Quiz

2011-06-05T19:36:00.000-07:00

Question	a	b	c	d	Correct Answer
1.Delhi is on the banks of the river	a)Jamuna	b)Ganga	c)Indus	d)None of these	Mouse
2.Moby Dick is a	a)fish	b)shark	c)whale	d)None of these	Mouse
3.Kate Moss is a	a)tennis star	b)super model	c)pop singer	d)None of these	Mouse
4.Ms. Sarah Louise Palin is an American	a)politician	b)pop singer	c)hollywood sta	d)None of these	4. Sarah Louise Palin is an American	a)politician	b)pop singer	c)hollywood star	None of these	Mouse
5.Tohoku in Japan is	a)P.M.	b)recent earthquake	c)art of flower decoration	d)None of these	Mouse
6.Googly is associated with the sport	a)boxing	b)cricket	c)tennis	d)None of these	Mouse
7.Lenin might have played chess with	a)Churchill	b)Hitler	c)Charles de Gaulle	d)None of these	Mouse
8.Sherlock Holmes was supposed to have lived in	a)Dusseldorf	b)London	c)New York	d)None of these	Mouse
9.I.B.R.D. is the original name of	a)I.D.A.	b)World Bank	c)I.M.F.	d)None of these	Mouse
10.Rolland Garos is the venue of	a)Australian Open	b)French Open	c)U.S. Open	d)None of these	Mouse
11.Sana is a city in	a)PDRY	b)Saudi Arabia	c)Libya	d)None of these	Mouse
12.Addis Ababa is the Capital of	a)Ithiopia	b)Kenya	c)Somalia	d)None of these	Mouse
13.Which of the following BRIC country is in South America:	a)Brazil	b)Russia	c)India	d)None of these	Mouse
14.2008 Olympics were held in	a)Adelaide	b)London	c)Beijing	d)None of these	Mouse

009 INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS

2009-11-23T21:52:00.000-08:00

1 Liberhans Commission dealt with Mumbai blasts/Babri destruction/Gujarat killings~
2 ULFA is a militant outfit in the State of Assam/Arunachal/Manipur~
3 Pankaj Advani is NOT associated with billiards/snooker/squash~
4 Green Park Stadium is at Kanpur/Kolkata/Chandigadh~
5 2009 Champions Challenge Hockey Tournment will be held in Argentina/Brazil/Bolivia~
6 1972 was the year of Enactment of Environment Protection Act/Wildlife Protection Act/Consumer Protection Act~
7 Not a mineral rich State: Chattisgadh/Kerala/Jharkhand~
8 Which of the following is not a State Capital: Raigadh/Raipur/Ranchi~
9 Wheeler Island is the venue of missile launch/rocket research/astronomical telescope~
10 The rivulent which flows in Sabarimalai is: Pampa/Periyar/Sabari~

SUGGESTED ANSWERS: 1. Babri destruction 2. Assam. 3. Snooker. 4. Kanpur. 5. Argentina. 6. Wildlife Protection Act. 7. Kerala. 8. Raigadh. 9. Missile
launching. 10. Pampa.

008 WORLD POPULATION

2009-11-21T16:56:00.000-08:00

QUESTION BOX
1 Which country tops the World Population? China/India/Indonesia~
2 Populationwise, which country tops Africa? Egypt/Nigeria/Sudan~
3 Populationwise, which country tops South America? Argentina/Brazil/Venezuela~
4 2009 World Population, is approximately 5.7/6.7/8.7 billion~
5 Country with highest population growth rate in the world is- Bangla Desh/Liberia/India~
6 Country with highest negative growth rate of population is- Cooks Islands/Liberia/Sweden~
7 Country with largest Islamic population (numbers) is- Indonesia/Pakistan/Soudi Arabia~
8 Which country tops Asia in population growth rate? Bahrain/Oman/UAE~
9 Country in Asia with negative growth rate of population: Japan/Philippines/Taiwan~
10 Countries with largest population growth rate are in- Africa/Asia/South America~

1. China. 2. Nigeria. 3. Brazil. 4. 6.7 billion. 5. Liberia. 6. Cook's Islands. 7. Indonesia. 8. UAE. 9. Japan. 10. Africa.

007 GK DYNAMIC

2009-11-19T21:17:00.000-08:00

QUESTION BOX
1 Embraer is an Aeronautical Company of Brazil/Mexico/Israel~
2 Stephen Harper is Premier of Australia/Belgium/Canada~
3 F-16 fighters are made by China/Russia/USA~
4 Angela Merkel is the 2009 Chancellor of Germany/Hungary/Italy~
5 Treaty of Prelindaba is an African Treaty, pertaining to~
6 Noam Chomsky didn't write on linguistics/logistics/politics~
7 Kevin Rudd is 2009 Premier of Australia/Belgium/Canada~
8 China is the World's largest producer of corn/rice/wheat~
9 Mikhail Kalshnikov is maker of AK-47/RDX/Ammonium Nitrate~
10 How many years, did the "Fall of Berlin Wall" Celebrate in 2009?~

1. Brazil. 2. Canada. 3. USA. 4. Germany. 5. Nuclear Free Zone. 6. logistics. 7. Australia. 8. rice. 9. AK-47 Rifle.10. 20 years.

006 ASSORTED GK

2009-11-19T17:29:00.000-08:00

QUESTION BOX
1 Brassica nigra; Sinapis albais is the botanical name for the commonly known crop/fruit
2 Sweden 's Capital is
3 Managua, -the City is in-
4 NCB- stands for
5 Vacuum cleaner is an invention by
6 Crestone Needle-this mountain peak is in-
7 Pierre Grassou- author of the book is
8 VIRUS- stands for
9 Radar was invented by
10 RSE- stands for

1. Mustard. 2.- Stockholm 3. Nicaragua. 4. Narcotics Control Board 5. (manually operated) Ives W. 6. Colorado North America. 7. Honore de Balzac 8. Vital Information Resources Under Siege. 9. (limited to one-mile range) Christian Hulsmeyer, Germany, 1904. 10. Renewable Source of Energy

005 ASSORTED GK

2009-11-16T16:49:00.000-08:00

1 Plutonium synthesis, inventor is:
2 Spectrophobia is fear of
3 Post Office Day is observed on
4 What is Maldives' main problem?
5 Bibliomania is a craze for
6 Cherkassy, -the City is in-
7 Winter's Tale- author of the book is
8 Metric system was invented by
9 OXFAM- stands for
10 Karaganda, -the City is in-

1. Glenn T 2. looking into a mirror. 3. October 9. 4. Disappearance of the country from world map, owing to erosion by sea. 5. books. 6. Ukraine 7. William Shakespeare 8. Revolutionary Government of France, 1790–1801 9. Oxford Committee For Famine Relief 10. Kazakhstan

004 ASSORTED GK

2009-11-16T08:51:00.001-08:00

1 Kazbek-this mountain peak is in-
2 AILTA- stands for
3 Ficus caricais is the botanical name for the commonly known crop/fruit
4 Vicia fabais is the botanical name for the commonly known crop/fruit
5 El Paso, -the City is in-
6 Freetown, -the City is in-
7 INTACFI- stands for
8 Phoenix dactyliferais is the botanical name for the commonly known crop/fruit
9 NAV- stands for
10 Which researcher invented Portland Cement?

1. Georgia Europe 2. All India Lawn Tennis Association 3. Fig 4. Horse bean 5. Honduras 6. Sierra Leone 7. Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage 8. Dates 9. Net Asset Value 10. Joseph Aspdin, England, 1824

003 ASSORTED GK

2009-11-15T16:11:00.000-08:00

1 Nigeria 's Capital is
2 Nakhodka, -the City is in-
3 First Thermometer was invented by
4 Pharmac
omania pertains to
5 PATA- stands for
6 Halley's Comet was discovered by
7 Niigata, -the City is in-
8 Teesport, -the City is in-
9 Commonwealth Day is observed on
10 SAT- stands for
Click comments to see the answers:

SUGGESTED ANSWERS
1. Abuja. 2. Russia. 3. Open-column Thermometer- Galileo Galilei. 4. Abnormal obsession with trying drugs. 5. Pacific Asia Travel Association .6. Edmund Halley, England, 1705. 7. Japan. 8. UK.
9. May 24 . 10. Scholastic Aptitude Test .

002 ASSORTED GK

2009-11-14T09:26:00.000-08:00

QUESTIONS BOX

1 Hamlet- author of the book is
2 CMO- stands for
3 Lat Krabang, -the City is in-
4 Nicaragua 's Capital is
5 IP- stands for
6 Almati, -the City is in-
7 BSI- stands for
8 FRCP- stands for
9 ZPG- stands for
10 GATE- stands for

For answers, pl. click comments.

001 ASSORTED GK

2009-11-13T17:40:00.000-08:00

Here is a small quiz in GK.

QUESTIONS BOX

1]Costa Rica 's Capital is:
2] CBU- stands for::
3]Oman 's Parliament is:
4] Chita, -the City is in-:
5] Klaipeda, -the City is in-:
6] ISD- stands for::
7]Singapore 's Capital is:
8] Photography: is an invention/discovery by :
9] Deuterium: is an invention/discovery by :
10] Noro, -the City is in-:

Click comments to see suggested answers.