General Awareness (QUIZ-4)

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Q1. The Dargah (tomb) of sufi saint Hazarat Nizamuddin Aulia is located in which city?

(1)   Ajmer

(2)   Delhi

(3)   Mumbai

(4)   Srinagar

Q2. On 26 March 2009, who became the first tourist to go into the space twice?

(1)   Dennis Tito

(2)   Mark Shuttle worth

(3)   Gregory Olsen

(4)   Charles Simonyi

Q3. 'The Four Noble Truths' and 'Noble Eightfold Path' are the cornerstones of which religion?

(1)   Jainism

(2)   Sikhism

(3)   Buddhism

(4)   Christianity

Q4. In 1991, who became the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India?

(1)   Ruma Pal

(2)   Leila Seth

(3)   Anna Chandy

(4)   M. Fateema Bivi

Q5. From which Indian ruler did the Britishers acquire the Kohinoor diamond?

(1)   Mir Qasim

(2)   Dalip Singh

(3)   Ranjit Singh

(4)   Tipu Sultan

Q6. Which is the only breed of dog that can't bark?

(1)   Basenji

(2)   Dalmatian

(3)   German Shepherd

(4)   Chihuahua

Q7. 'God's Own Country' slogan is being used by which south Indian state to promote its tourism industry?

(1)   Kerala

(2)   Tamil Nadu

(3)   Andhra Pradesh

(4)   Karnataka

Q8. When an ant bites a person, which irritating chemical it (ant) injects into his (person) body?

(1)   Acetic acid

(2)   Citric acid

(3)   Tartaric acid

(4)   Formic acid

Q9. Which Commission is inquiring into the demolition of Babri Masjid structure at Ayodhya on 6th December 1992?

(1)   Mandal Commission

(2)   Liberhan Commission

(3)   Sarkaria Commission

(4)   Mukherjee Commission

Q10. The Konkan Railway, a railway line which runs parallel to the Arabian Sea coastline, connects Mumbai to which city in Karnataka?

(1)   Mysore

(2)   Bengaluru

(3)   Gulbarga

(4)   Mangalore

Q11. To measure hardness of minerals, which scale is used?

(1)   Kelvin

(2)   Richter

(3)   Mohs

(4)   Mercalli

Q12. What Indian name has been given to locally assembled T-90S Main Battle Tanks (MBT), procured from Russia in 'knocked down / semi knocked down' form for final assembly in India?

(1)   Arjuna

(2)   Vikrant

(3)   Vijayant

(4)   Bhishma

Q13. How many medals did India win In 2012 London Olympics?

(1)   4

(2)   5

(3)   6

(4)   7

Q14. Which company hit the business headlines for striking a historic natural gas discovery near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh?

(1)   Reliance Industries

(2)   ONGC

(3)   BPCL

(4)   OIL

Q15. How many earth years does Neptune take in completing one revolution around the sun?

(1)   120

(2)   165

(3)   20

(4)   18

Q16. The 16 year old German student of Indian origin who cracked a 350 year old Mathematics puzzle is

(1)   Shouryya Ray

(2)   Jagdish Ray

(3)   Sam Bose

(4)   Samarth Chhahal

Q17. Who won the People's Choice Gold Medal Award in Moscow on 18 July 2012 for Sand Sculpture Championship?

(1)   Sudarshan Patnaik

(2)   Brand Aubery

(3)   Damien Rudolf

(4)   Mahesh Parthasarthy

Q18. Which Indian state would you be in if you were enjoying sun bath at Devbagh Beach?

(1)   Karnataka

(2)   Tamil Nadu

(3)   Andhra Pradesh

(4)   West Bengal

Q19. Which among the following is manufactured at Avadi (abbreviation for 'Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India') town in Tamil Nadu?

(1)   Maruti Cars

(2)   HMT Tractors

(3)   Tejas Aircrafts

(4)   Arjun Tanks

Q20. '.BAT' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

(1)   Compressed Archive file

(2)   System file

(3)   Audio file

(4)   Backup file