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This section includes 200950 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 5601. |
Which one of the following missiles propelled India into an elite club with missiles which have a range of more than 5000 km. the other members of this club are USA, Russia and China. The 17 metre missile was launched from wheeler island off the coast from Oriss |
| A. | Agni III |
| B. | Agni IV |
| C. | Agni V |
| D. | Akash |
| Answer» C. Agni V | |
| 5602. |
Veteran photo-journalist ________has been awarded Sulabh Kala Sarjak Samman with a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh and a citation for his outstanding contribution over the years in the field of photo-journalism. The award has been instituted by Sulabh International, founded by Bindeshwar Pathak. |
| A. | P. Sainath |
| B. | Ashok Malik |
| C. | Virendra Prabhakar |
| D. | Madhu Trehan |
| Answer» D. Madhu Trehan | |
| 5603. |
Mr. Barack Obama recommended _____ to head the World Bank. This person is a co-founder of Partners in Health (PIH) and a former director of the Department of HIV/AIDS at the World Health Organization (WHO). |
| A. | Jim Yong Kim |
| B. | Mr. Robert Zoellick |
| C. | Okono-Ngozi |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Mr. Robert Zoellick | |
| 5604. |
Where is the biggest animal husbandry farm of Asia situated at Haryana ? |
| A. | ambala |
| B. | hisar |
| C. | bhiwani |
| D. | rohtak |
| Answer» C. bhiwani | |
| 5605. |
Modibo sidibe, Premier of _____ went missing in April as his country faced a coup by its military Junta. the country’s administration was completely taken over in a single night by its Junta. this country is? |
| A. | South Sudan |
| B. | Mali |
| C. | Maldives |
| D. | Morocco |
| Answer» D. Morocco | |
| 5606. |
Of which of the following kings’ was Thaneshwar city of Haryana the capital? |
| A. | Kanishka |
| B. | Chandra Gupta Maurya |
| C. | Harshwardhan |
| D. | Samrat Ashok |
| Answer» D. Samrat Ashok | |
| 5607. |
Shantha a _____ based pharmaceutical company is providing cholera vaccine called “sahchol” to Port Au Prince, Haiti. The first phase targets the capital and then the artibonite valley. It was formulated at International Vaccine Institute at Seoul. |
| A. | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| B. | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| C. | Hyderabad, India |
| D. | New Delhi, India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5608. |
Who was conferred with ‘ international Indu Sharma Katha Samman 2012’? this award was presented in the house of commons. This person won the award for the novel, ‘Teesri Tali’’ this book daels with the life of eunuchs |
| A. | Pradeep Saurabh |
| B. | Vani Prakashan |
| C. | Gyan Chaturvedi |
| D. | Vibudh Rai |
| Answer» B. Vani Prakashan | |
| 5609. |
In 1526 the famous battle between Babar and Ibrahim Lodi was fought at— |
| A. | Kurukshetra |
| B. | Rewari |
| C. | Panipat |
| D. | Patiali |
| Answer» D. Patiali | |
| 5610. |
Which city of India hosted the coveted World information technology forum. This is the fifth in the set of conferences, it overall theme for this conference is , ‘ICT, for sustainable development’ where ICT stands for information and communication technology. |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Bangalore |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Hyderabad |
| Answer» B. Bangalore | |
| 5611. |
Which of the following is/are the objective(s) of our monetary policy ?1. Anchor inflation expectations 2. Actively manage liquidity 3. Maintain interest rate regime consistent with price output and financial stability |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| C. | Both 1 and 3 |
| D. | Only 2 |
| Answer» D. Only 2 | |
| 5612. |
What is name of the following Indian players belongs to Haryana ? |
| A. | Sunil Gavaskar |
| B. | Sachin Tandulkar |
| C. | Kapil Dev |
| D. | Azharudeen |
| Answer» D. Azharudeen | |
| 5613. |
Which of the following countries is the obesity capital of the world? This country has the largest per capita income in the world and half of its population is obese |
| A. | Qatar |
| B. | China |
| C. | USA |
| D. | Bulgaria |
| Answer» B. China | |
| 5614. |
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced that a National Institute of Design (NID) would be set up at ______. It would be the second such institute after Ahmedabad where education in design and research would be imparted. |
| A. | Kurukshetra |
| B. | Hissar |
| C. | Gurgaon |
| D. | Faridabad |
| Answer» B. Hissar | |
| 5615. |
Odinance regarding the prohibition of alcohol was passed on 1st July, 1996. Later on it was withdrawn on— |
| A. | 1st Aug., 1997 |
| B. | 1st June, 1998 |
| C. | 1st April, 1998 |
| D. | 1st April, 1997 |
| Answer» D. 1st April, 1997 | |
| 5616. |
Asan is an international poetry award from Kerala. It carries a prize of 3lac rupees, the highest from the state for poetry. This year it was awarded to Puerto Rican-- |
| A. | Jack Agueros |
| B. | Nicolas Guillen |
| C. | Leopold Senghor |
| D. | Judith Wright |
| Answer» B. Nicolas Guillen | |
| 5617. |
______ secretary-general of the consumer organisation CUTS, has been nominated to the 11-member panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on future of trade. The high-level stakeholders' panel on “defining the future of trade” will have its first meeting in Geneva on May 16. |
| A. | Festus Gontabanye Mogae |
| B. | Helen Clark |
| C. | Pradeep S. Mehta |
| D. | Thomas Donoghue |
| Answer» D. Thomas Donoghue | |
| 5618. |
Where is the Motilal Nehru sports school situated at Haryana ? |
| A. | Thanesar (Kurukshetra) |
| B. | Morni (Ambala) |
| C. | Rai (Sonipat) |
| D. | Pataudi (Gurgaon) |
| Answer» D. Pataudi (Gurgaon) | |
| 5619. |
The government is slated to give over 2500 crores to a scheme called Swalavlamban scheme; it will help over 70 lakh people in the unorganised sector till 2016-2017. This announcement was made by Kapil Sibal who is the Union minister for HRD and telecom sectors. This scheme applies to which of the following groups. |
| A. | Pension |
| B. | Self help groups |
| C. | self employment |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 5620. |
FIMMDA stands for? |
| A. | Fixed Income and Money Market Development Association |
| B. | Foreign Investment Markets u0026 Derivatives Market Association |
| C. | Floating Income and Money Markets Derivative Assets |
| D. | Fixed Income Money Markets and Derivatives Association |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5621. |
At which of the pilgrimage centres was the message of Geeta preached by Krishna to Arjun ? |
| A. | At Markandey Tirth |
| B. | Jyotisar Sarover |
| C. | Brahm Sarovar |
| D. | Kaleshwar Tirth |
| Answer» C. Brahm Sarovar | |
| 5622. |
Which is the first indian channel to be launched in China? China’s state administration for radio,film and tv (SARFT) gave its approval after six years. Angela Lin is the head of this channel in China |
| A. | ZEE TV Asia-Pacific |
| B. | Star TV network |
| C. | Sony TV |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Star TV network | |
| 5623. |
Which country recorded the highest growth in air traffic? {According to IATA ( international Air Transport Association) its CEO is Tony Tyler and is has its headquarters at Montreal Canada} |
| A. | India |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | China |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» C. China | |
| 5624. |
in which district of Haryana is Rajdoot Motor Cycle manufactured ? |
| A. | hisar |
| B. | kamal |
| C. | ambala |
| D. | faridabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5625. |
Being famous in the production of Basmati rice, which district of Haryana is known as “Dhan-ka-katora”. |
| A. | jind |
| B. | sirsa |
| C. | karnal |
| D. | panchkula |
| Answer» D. panchkula | |
| 5626. |
The ICC controversially stalled the bid of the Palestinian Authority(PA) to investigate into Israel’s conduct during 2008 Gaza War because |
| A. | Palestine is not a recognised country |
| B. | USA has bargaining power and hence dropped the investigation |
| C. | Both of the above |
| D. | Neither of the above |
| Answer» B. USA has bargaining power and hence dropped the investigation | |
| 5627. |
_______’s atomic energy board was recently admitted as the new member of MDEP. MDEP is multinational design evaluation programme. It was launched by French and American nuclear regulatory authorities. Its other members include countries like Canada, South Korea and Japan |
| A. | China |
| B. | Singapore |
| C. | India |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» D. Russia | |
| 5628. |
which of the following languages was taken off the UNESCO Atlas of world languages. Its status is now safe, and it’s a language of Meghalaya; it is spoken by over 900,000 people. The world atlas for languages has 2743 languages on its roll and grades them as vulnerable, definitely endangered, severely endangered, critically endangered and extinct |
| A. | Jobu |
| B. | Meghalayi |
| C. | Khasi |
| D. | Khalsi |
| Answer» D. Khalsi | |
| 5629. |
India ( added 497 million) will witness the largest urban growth in the next four decades followed by china (341 million) and then by ___________ (200 million) . This report has been brought out by United Nations |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Nigeria |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | Kenya |
| Answer» C. Indonesia | |
| 5630. |
Which of the following countries is set to have the largest number of 3G connections by 2014; according to GSM association a worldwide association of mobile network providers say that the number of connections in this country would rise by 10 crores by 2014 |
| A. | China |
| B. | India |
| C. | Malaysia |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» C. Malaysia | |
| 5631. |
French remote sensing satellite _____ weighing close to 800 kg will be launched by PSLV from SrhariKota. This launch comes in the view of an agreement signed between Antrix Corporation Limited and Astrium SAS, a company under European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), France, for the commercial launch of the satellite |
| A. | Spot-6 |
| B. | Spot-3 |
| C. | Spot-5 |
| D. | Spot-7 |
| Answer» B. Spot-3 | |
| 5632. |
Which one of the following is covered in the list of services for service tax purposes ?1. Insurance/health services 2. Hotel accommodation/air travel services 3. Money changers/legal services |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 3 |
| D. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5633. |
Chief minister of Goa Manohar Parrikkar who also holds the mining profile suspended ______ director of mines and geology because of lack of action over mining allegations. |
| A. | Mr.Loliekar |
| B. | Prasanna Acharya |
| C. | Arvind Shah |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Prasanna Acharya | |
| 5634. |
Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh received a $43.84 million loan from ______ to build infrastructure for tourism |
| A. | World Bank |
| B. | ADB |
| C. | IRDB |
| D. | BRIC countries |
| Answer» C. IRDB | |
| 5635. |
The Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is organising a three-day international symposium on Cryosphere and Climate Change (C3) from Monday in ____________. It was inaugurated by chief controller of DRDO _______. |
| A. | Manali, Himachal Pradesh; S.Sundaresh |
| B. | Kulu, Himachal Pradesh; S. Sundaresh |
| C. | Manali, Himachal Pradesh; Ashwagosha Ganju |
| D. | Kulu, Himachal Pradesh; Ashwagosha Ganju |
| Answer» B. Kulu, Himachal Pradesh; S. Sundaresh | |
| 5636. |
Which one of the following group represents key industries ? 1. Crude oil, electricity 2. Petroleum refining and finished steel 3. Cement and coal |
| A. | Only group 1 |
| B. | Only group 2 |
| C. | Only group 3 |
| D. | All groups 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5637. |
Balwant Singh Rajoana, sentenced to death for the assassination of the former Punjab Chief Minister, Beant Singh. It would be submitted to the President for a final decision.the mercy petition was filed by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee (SGPC) and the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, reached the Home Ministry two days ago, and was added to the list of mercy petitions |
| A. | assassination of the former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh |
| B. | assassination of the former Punjab chief minister Darbara Singh |
| C. | assassination of the former Punjab chief minister Birendar Singh |
| D. | assassination of the former Punjab chief minister Bhim sen Sanchar |
| Answer» B. assassination of the former Punjab chief minister Darbara Singh | |
| 5638. |
Banks need liquidity to meet which of the following objectives of banking?1.Meet deposit withdrawal 2.Fund loan demands 3.Maintain public confidence |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 3 |
| D. | Only 1 and 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5639. |
In March and April 2012, there was a controversy about the _______ truck deal. It led to tensions between the then army chief Gen. V.K Singh and defence minister A.K Antony. The controversy was that Gen. V.K Singh had alleged that trucks being supplied were of sub standard quality to the Indian Army through its Indian partner BEML ( Bharat Earth Movers Limited) |
| A. | Tatra |
| B. | Tata |
| C. | AshokLeylan |
| D. | Hindustan Lever |
| Answer» B. Tata | |
| 5640. |
In which state is the Centrally sponsored Pamba-Achencoil rivers link located? It was in news because P.K Bansal ( Union Minister for Water resources) assured the state of _______ that the project would proceed only after its approval |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5641. |
You will __________________ people from a different country. |
| A. | meet to |
| B. | meet at |
| C. | meet |
| D. | none of this |
| Answer» D. none of this | |
| 5642. |
You will __________________ the double-decker bus. |
| A. | wait for |
| B. | wait at |
| C. | wait |
| D. | none of this |
| Answer» B. wait at | |
| 5643. |
One pipe can fill a pool 1.25 times faster than a second pipe. When both pipes are opened, they fill the pool in five hours. How long would it take to fill the pool if only the slower pipe is used? |
| A. | 11 Hours |
| B. | 10 Hours |
| C. | 11.25 Hours |
| D. | 12.25 Hours |
| Answer» D. 12.25 Hours | |
| 5644. |
Find the mean, median, mode, and range for the following list of values - 13, 18, 13, 14, 13, 16, 14, 21, 13.- |
| A. | 15, 14, 13, 8 |
| B. | 13, 15, 14, 8 |
| C. | 8, 13, 15, 14 |
| D. | 14, 13, 15, 8 |
| Answer» B. 13, 15, 14, 8 | |
| 5645. |
What is the smallest ratio among the following? |
| A. | 13/4 |
| B. | 13/2 |
| C. | 3/4 |
| D. | 1/9 |
| Answer» B. 13/2 | |
| 5646. |
Find the probability of a leap year having 53 Sundays. |
| A. | 0.28 |
| B. | 0.27 |
| C. | 0.29 |
| D. | 0.33 |
| Answer» D. 0.33 | |
| 5647. |
What is the Greatest Common Divisor of these numbers – 1008 and 1536. |
| A. | 48 |
| B. | 96 |
| C. | 108 |
| D. | 336 |
| Answer» B. 96 | |
| 5648. |
A man walks from NALSAR to Shamirpet at the rate of 5 miles/hr and returns at rate of 3 miles/hr. Find the average rate of walking of the whole journey. |
| A. | 4.25 miles/hr |
| B. | r 3.75 miles/hr |
| C. | 3.50 miles/h |
| D. | 4 miles/hr |
| Answer» C. 3.50 miles/h | |
| 5649. |
The only even prime number is? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» B. 1 | |
| 5650. |
The average temperature of town for the first 6 days of the week was 26 degree and of last 6 days was 31 degrees. If the sum of the temperature on first and last day of week was 42 degree, what was the temperature on the first day of the week? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 14 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» C. 14 | |