General Awareness (QUIZ-1)

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Q1. The river that carries maximum water into sea is

(1)    Amazon

(2)    Volga

(3)    Ganges

(4)    Yamuna

Q2. Mount Everest is named after

(1)    George Everest

(2)    Nicholas Everest

(3)    Samuel Everest

(4)    Dickson Everest

Q3.  What is the term to ask the computer to put information in order numerically or alphabetically?

(1)  Crop

(2)  Drag

(3)  Sort

(4)  Delete

Q4. The famous Meenakshi temple is located in

(1)   Bihar

(2)   Madurai

(3)   Madras

(4)   Trichy

Q5. What Galileo invented?

(1)   Barometer

(2)   Pendulum clock

(3)   Microscope

(4)   Thermometer

Q6. Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has had several nicknames over his playing career. Which of the following was NOT one of them?

(1)   Tubby

(2)   Stodge

(3)   Helium Bat

(4)   Stumpy

Q7. When light passes from air into glass it experiences change of

(1)   Frequency and wavelength

(2)   Frequency and speed

(3)   Wavelength and speed

(4)   Frequency, wavelength and speed

Q8. The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent

(1)   Nirvana

(2)   Sangha

(3)   Buddha

(4)   Dhamma

 Q9. Light from the star, Alpha Centauri, which is nearest to the earth after the sun, reaches the earth in

(1)   4.2 seconds

(2)   42 minutes

(3)   4.2 years

(4)   42 decades

Q10. Who is known as the father of Geometry?

(1)   Aristotle

(2)   Euclid

(3)   Pythagoras

(4)   Kepler

Q11. Which of the following countries is not a member of the G-8 group?

(1)   Germany

(2)   France

(3)   Italy

(4)   Spain

Q12.   Which of the following is used as the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)?

(1)   Deer

(2)   Panda

(3)   Camel

(4)   Lion

Q13. The term ‘epicentre’ is associated with

(1)    Earthquakes

(2)    Tornadoes

(3)    Cyclones

(4)    Earth’s interior

Q14. Which of these has the largest river basin?

(1)    Brahmaputra

(2)    Ganges

(3)    Godavari

(4)    Sutlej

Q15. The Red Fort of Delhi was built by

(1)    Akbar

(2)    Shahjehan

(3)    Jahangir

(4)    Sher Shah

Q16. The highest gallantry award in India is

(1)    Ashok Chakra

(2)    Paramvir Chakra

(3)    Mahavir Chakra

(4)    Param Vishista Chakra

Q17. Which of the following keys of personal computer is not available in the key board of traditional typewriters?

(1)    Tab

(2)    Spacebar

(3)    Enter

(4)    Backspace

Q18. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

(1)    Physics and Chemistry

(2)    Physiology or Medicine

(3)    Literature, Peace and Economics

(4)    All of these

Q19. Silk is produced by

(1)    Egg of silkworm

(2)    Pupa of silkworm

(3)    Larva of silkworm

(4)    Insect itself

Q20. The hardest substance available on earth is

(1)    Platinum

(2)    Diamond

(3)    Quartz

(4)    Gold