These are miscellaneous questions asked in various competitive s examinations. Correct answers are highlighted.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1.Which British Governor General introduced Postage Stamp in India?
(a) Lord Auckland
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d)Lord William Bentinck
2.Which of the following sultan founded Agra city?
(a) Bahlol Lodi
(b) Firoz Tughlaq
(c) Shikandar Lodi
(d) Khizr Khan.
3. Poona pact was signed between?
(a) Gandhi ji and Lord Irwin
(b) Gandhi ji and B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Gandhi ji and Jinnah
(d) Gandhi ji and S.C Bose
4. Which planet is called sister of the earth?
(a)Mercury
(b)Saturn
(c) Mars
(d)Venus
5. Where is Railway Staff College situated ?
(a)Madurai
(b)Lucknow
(c)Patna
(d) Vadodara
6.Where are Dilwara temples situated ?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b)Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d)Haryana
(7) The highest peak of Arawali which was called the “peak of saints “by Colonel James Tod.
a. Sair
b. Jhargha
c. Achalgarh
d. Guru Shikar
8. Which of the following icons in computer cannot be deleted but we can make it invisible?
(a) My computer
(b)Recycle
(c) Internet explorer
(d) Google chrome
9. What is telnet?
(a) Network of telephones
(b)Remote login
(c) Processing of computers
(d) Preparing network
10. Who is the author of Gitanjali?
(a) Bankim Chand Chatterjee
(b) Rabindernath Tagore
(c) Maithlisharan Gupt
(d) None of the above
11. Where is the national institute of science situated?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Cochin
(d) Mumbai
12.Which year was BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) founded?
(a) 1987
(b) 1962
(c) 1954
(d) 1951.
13.Who was the first Indian to hold the post of Governor General in India?
(a) Dr. Rajendra
(b) Dr. K.M. Swami
(c) Rajagopalachari
(d) Annie Basent
14. According to the Puranas, how many heads did Brahma have before Shiva plucked one out?
(a) Five
(b) Four
(c) Three
(d) six
15. Biogas plants using cattle dung are called:
(a) Hyde plants
(b) Gobar gas plants
(c) Thermal power station
(d) Gas station
16. Who is the author of the book Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists?
(a) K.C. Pant
(b) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(c) Raghuram Rajan
(d) None of the above
17. Where are Gir National Park and Sasan Gir Sanctuary are located ?
(a) Kerla
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c)Gujarat
d.Assam
18. Who succeeded Nehru as Prime Minister?
a. Lal Bahadur Shastri
b. Gulzari Lal Nanda
c. Indira Gandhi
d. Morarji Desai
19. In what year was Rajiv Gandhi assassinated?
a. 1990
b. 1991
c. 1992
d. 1993
20. Which is the first newspaper to be published in India?
a) The Hindu
b) Bengal Gazette
c) The Bombay Samachar Limited
d) Calcutta Journan
21. In which year construction work for Delhi Metro was started?
(a) 1992
b.1998
(c) 2000
(d) 1996
22. Which of the following were the first organisms?
a. Primitive eukaryotes
b. Aerobic bacteria
c. Prokaryotic
(d) Photosynthetic
23. The first email was delivered.
(a) 1999
(b) 1983
c.1971
(d) 1976
24. In which state is Chitrakut situated?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Bihar
25. In which year Apple Computer introduced Apple I, the first single circuit board computer?
(a) 1978
(b) 1974
(c) 1980
(d) 1990
26. In which state is Chitrakut situated?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Bihar
27. In which year Apple Computer introduced Apple I, the first single circuit board computer?
(a) 1978
b.1974
(c) 1980
(d) 1990
28. Who is recognized as the Father of Geometry.?
(a) Pythagoras
(b) Euclid
(c) Johan Kepler
(d) Rene Descartes
28.The Doctrine of three jewels- Right belief, Right conduct, and Right Knowledge is related to:
(a) Buddhism
(b) Christianity
(c) Jainism
(d) None
29. Which year was declared the water year by the government of India?
(a) 2007
(b) 2009
(c ) 2000
(d) 1998
30.The Palk strait and Gulf of Mannar separate India from:
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Pakistan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
31. Bijapur is famous for
(a) Heavy vehicle industry
(b) Gol Gumbaj
(c) Warships
(d) Electrical machinery
32. The Centre for Cellular andMolecular Biologyis situated at
(a) Lucknow
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Haridwar
(d) Kanpur
33. The first telegraph line between Kolkata and Agra was opened in.?
(a) 1852
(b) 1854
(c) 1876
(d) 1988
34. Udaipur is called:
(a) City of lakes
(b) Lland of sun
(c) City of light
(d) City of singer
35. Who invented the World Wide Web?
(a) Steve Joe
(b) Tony Blair
(c) Berners-Lee
(d) None of the above
36. The richest source of fossils is:
(a) basalt
(b) granite
(c) lava
(d) sedimentary rock
37. Color transmission in India started during
(a) 1951, Asian Games, Delhi,
(b) 1982, Asian Games, Delhi
(c) 1983, Cricket world cup
(d) None of these
38. In what year did Sonia Gandhi receive Citizenship of India?
a. 1982
b. 1984
c. 1985
d. 1987
39. Wher is Periyar National Park is located?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Kerala
(c) Punjab
(d) tamilnadu
40. Which of these stories does not appear in “The Jungle Books”?
(a) The white seal
(b) Rikki-tikki-Tavi
(c ) The undertakers
(d) On Greenhow Hill
41. Which place in India is ideal for utilising tidal energy?
(a) Gulf of Kachchh
(b) Gulf of Khambhat
(c) Gulf of Mannar
(d) None of these
42. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the States of:
1. Gujarat
2. Jharkhand
3. Assam
4. Mizoram
Choose the correct option
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
43. Which among the following States of India, has the oldest rock formations in the country?
(a) Assam
(b) Bihar
(c) Karnataka
(d) Uttar Pradesh
44. Who was India’s first woman Cabinet Minister ?
(a) Vijaya Lakshmilakshmi Pandit
(b) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
(c) Dr. Annie Besant
(d) Sheila Dixit
45.Who wrote Vansh Baskar, a half completed history of Chauhans & Hada rajput?
(a) Bankidas
(b) Gori Shankar Ojha
(c) Shyamal Das
(d) Suryamal Mishran
46. According to scientists, when was the Big Bang occurred approximately?
(a) 100 million ago
(b) 100 thousand ago
(c) 1 billion ago
(d) 15 billion ago
47. Which of the following is a typical semi-conductor?
a. Mica b. Quartz
c. Platinum d.Germanium
48. Which of the following is the process of biological treatment of waste water?
a. Sedimentation tank b. Trickling filter
c. Grit chamber d. Screen chamber
49. The purity of 14 carat gold is :
a. 14.6% b.30 %
c. 58.4% d. 75.5%
50. Which of the following was not built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq?
a.Tughlaqabad b.Jaunpur
c. Firozabad d. Fatehabad
51. The largest coral reef in the world is found near the Eastern coast of
a. Cube b Australia
c. Japan d. China
52. Abhinav Bindra is a famous :
a. Social Worker
b.Scientist
c. Sports person
d. Dancer
53. Who wrote Communist Manifesto?
a. Lenin b. Che-Guevara
c.Marx and Engels d. Mao
54. Who will be benefited with The Reverse mortgage scheme ?
a. Private Employees b.Senior Citizens c.Widow d. None of these
55.What does the letter ‘M’ denote in the term SME as used in the financial world?
a.Monthly b.Medium c.Mercantile d.Mutual
56. Which of the acts is passed to prevent deliberate efforts of some people to bring money earned through illegal activities in circulation ?
a.Prevention of payment Act
b.Transaction Regulation Act
c. Negotiable Instrument Act
d. Prevention of Money laundering Act
57. Which of the following is a typical semi-conductor?
a. Mica b. Quartz
c. Platinum d. Germanium
58. Which of the following is the process of biological treatment of waste water?
a. Sedimentation tank b. Trickling filter
c. Grit chamber d. Screen chamber
59. The purity of 14 carat gold is :
a. 14.6% b.30 %
c. 58.4% d. 75.5%
60. Which of the following was not built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq?
a.Tughlaqabad b.Jaunpur
c. Firozabad d. Fatehabad
61. The largest coral reef in the world is found near the Eastern coast of
a. Cube b. Australia
c. Japan d. China
62. Abhinav Bindra is a famous :
a. Social Worker
b.Scientist
c. Sports person
d. Dancer
63. Who wrote Communist Manifesto?
a. Lenin b. Che-Guevara
c.Marx and Engels d. Mao
64. Who will be benefited with The Reverse mortgage scheme ?
a. Private Employees b.Senior Citizens c.Widow d. None of these
65.What does the letter ‘M’ denote in the term SME as used in the financial world?
a.Monthly b.Medium c.Mercantile d.Mutual
66. Which of the acts is passed to prevent deliberate efforts of some people to bring money earned through illegal activities in circulation ?
a.Prvention of payment Act
b.Transaction Regulation Act
c. Negotiable Instrument Act
d. Prevention of Money laundering Act
67. Who has become the second richest person of India?
a.S P Hinduja b.Azim Premji
c.Mukesh Ambani d.Radhakishan Damani