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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first Indian Nobel Prize Winner?

a)

Sir C.V. Raman

b)

Mother Teresa

c)

S. Chandrashekar

d)

Rabindra Nath Tagore

2.

Booker prize is given in the field of:

a)

Medicine

b)

Adventure

c)

Fiction writing

d)

Science

3.

For which game Tiger woods is famous?

a)

Basketball

b)

Football

c)

Golf

d)

Pole Vault

4.

Which of the following Heritage site is located in state of Madhya Pradesh?

a)

Khajuraho Group of Monuments

b)

Ellora Caves

c)

Mahabodhi Temple

d)

Champaner Pavagadh Archaeological Park

5.

The Benson & Hedges Cup is related to which sports?

a)

Golf

b)

Cricket

c)

Hockey

d)

Football

6.

Kota is a city in Rajasthan. It is situated along the banks of which river?

a)

Ganges

b)

Chambal

c)

Narmada

d)

Luni

7.

Dandiya Rass is a famous dance form of which Indian state?

a)

Gujarat

b)

Andhra Pradesh

c)

Himachal Pradesh

d)

Meghalaya

8.

In which state is Sawai Mansingh Stadium located?

a)

Arunachal Pradesh

b)

Kerala

c)

Punjab

d)

Rajasthan

9.

Who is known as the “Father of Snow Golf “?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

George R.R Martin

c)

Leo Tolstoy

d)

Rudyard Kipling

10.

The Great Living Chola Temples are located in which state of India?

a)

Tamil Nadu

b)

Karnataka

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Goa

11.

Where is the Indira Gandhi International Airport situiated?

a)

Chandigarh

b)

New Delhi

c)

Ahmedabad

d)

Vadodara

12.

Who is the current President of The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?

a)

Jay Shah

b)

Sourav Ganguly

c)

Dhanendra Kumar

d)

Ashok Kumar Gupta

13.

When is the International Lefthanders Day celebrated globally?

a)

August 14

b)

July 20

c)

May 15

d)

September 19

14.

Where is the Sipat Thermal Power Station located?

a)

Chhattisgarh

b)

Uttar Pradesh

c)

Odisha

d)

Bihar

15.

Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is in___?

a)

Eastern Ghats

b)

Eastern- Western Ghats

c)

Southern Ghats

d)

Western Ghats

16.

Filament in light bulb is made of

a)

Platinum

b)

Tantalum

c)

Tungsten

d)

Antimony

17.

The process of removing hydrogen from water is known as-

a)

Electrolysis

b)

Osmosis

c)

Ozonation

d)

Oxidation

18.

The leak of LPG cylinder is detected due to smell of which of following?

a)

Nitrogen peroxide

b)

Carbon monoxide

c)

Sulphur compound

d)

Carbon dioxide

19.

Who designed prevalling National flag of India?

a)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

b)

Madam Cama

c)

Pingali Venkayya

d)

Sucheta Kriplani

20.

The famous Nek Chand’s Rock Garden is located in

a)

Srinagar

b)

Jammu

c)

Chandigarh

d)

Shimla

21.

Cricket World Cup 2023 is scheduled to be hosted by

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

West Indies

22.

Who was the 1st lady president of Indian national congress before independence?

a)

Vijaylakshmi Pandit

b)

Sarojini Naidu

c)

Anni Besant

d)

Madam Cama

23.

In honour of which Indian Nuclear Physicist was the Atomic Energy Establishment at Bombay renamed?

a)

C.V. Raman

b)

Ramakrishna Ramanathan

c)

Homi J. Bhabha

d)

Raja Ramanna

24.

Name India’s first satellite.

a)

Aryabhatta

b)

Lagadha

c)

Brahmagupta

d)

Lalla

25.

.Who wrote ‘The autobiography of an Unknown Indian?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Nirad C. Chaudhari

c)

Salman Rushdie

d)

R.K. Narayan

26.

Who was the first recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award?

a)

Prithvi Raj Kapoor

b)

Lata Mangeshker

c)

Satyajit Roy

d)

Devika Rani

27.

Which of the following Indian badminton player have won first male single title England Championship in 1980?

a)

Prakash Padukone

b)

Pulella Gopichand

c)

Salyad Modi

d)

Chetan Anand

28.

Which of the following is Chief Minister who has worked for longest period as a Chief Minister.

a)

Jyoti Basu

b)

Pawan Kumar Chamling

c)

M. G. Ramchandra

d)

E.K. Naiyar

29.

Which of the following books has been authored by Sachin Tendulkar?

a)

Playing it my way

b)

Untold Story

c)

Train to Pakistan

d)

India of My Dreams

30.

Who wrote "Discovery of India"?

a)

Mahatama Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

APJ Abdul Kalam

d)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

31.

National Science Day in India is celebrated on

a)

30th April

b)

1st February

c)

28th February

d)

23rd Mrach

32.

The Headquarters of World Trade Organisation (WTO) is situated in:

a)

New Delhi

b)

Geneva, Switzerland

c)

London ,Uk

d)

Washington , USA

33.

Which of the following awards is NOT associated with field of sports?

a)

Arjuna Award

b)

Dronacharya Award

c)

Dhyan Chand Award

d)

Norman Borlaug Award

34.

Who is called Rawalpindi express?

a)

Sachin Tendulkar

b)

Shoaib Akhtar

c)

Rahul Dravid

d)

Imran Khan

35.

With which brand or product is the slogan "Just do it" associated ?

a)

Bata

b)

Power

c)

Woodland

d)

Nike

36.

The Ad line "Connecting People" is linked with

a)

Sony Ericsson

b)

Nokia

c)

Motorola

d)

Airtel

37.

The pair which is not a twin- city

a)

Hyderabad- Secunderabad

b)

Durgapur- Asansol

c)

Calcutta-Howrah

d)

Delhi- New Delhi

38.

With which sport the term "Butterfly stroke" linked?

a)

Boxing

b)

Swimming

c)

Karate

d)

Judo

39.

.After 9/11 tragedy, the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in New York is called

a)

New World Trade Center

b)

Empire State Building

c)

One World Trade Center

d)

World Trade Complex

40.

When did the noble peace price, was given to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala yusuf Zai?

a)

2012

b)

2013

c)

2014

d)

2015

41.

Rupee sign ‘___’ is a

a)

Devanagari letter

b)

Roman letter

c)

Sanskrit Script

d)

A combination of Roman and Devanagari letters

42.

India’s border is longest with which nation-

a)

Pakistan

b)

Bangladesh

c)

China

d)

Nepal

43.

‘Grand Slam’ refers to winning certain major tennis tournaments in a single calendar year. The name of the tournaments are

a)

Australian Open, French Open and US Open

b)

Australian Open, French Open, US Open and Wimbledon

c)

French Open, US Open and Wimbledon

d)

French Open, US Open and Wimbledon and Olympic

44.

What is The Laccadive Sea otherwise known as?

a)

Mannar Sea

b)

Sri Lanka Sea

c)

Lakshadweep Sea

d)

Maldives Sea

45.

In Hindu Mythology, who was the son of Dushyant and Shakuntala?

a)

Arjuna

b)

Nakul

c)

Guha

d)

Bharata

46.

Who was Hanuman's father in Hindu Mythology?

a)

Vaali

b)

Sugreev

c)

Vaayu

d)

Jamvant

47.

Who was not one of the three musketeers in the novel of the same title by Alexander Dumas?

a)

Athos

b)

Porthos

c)

Aramis

d)

Nurmis

48.

Which book was last and incomplete written by Charles Dickens?

a)

Our mutual friend

b)

Mystery of Edwin Drood

c)

Great Expectations

d)

Little Dorrit

49.

How many capital letters of English alphabets look the same in both front and rear views?

a)

6

b)

9

c)

11

d)

14

50.

Which instrument measures extremely high temperatures?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Pyrometer

c)

Hygrometer

d)

Hydrometer

51.

What was the name of the "Indian Operation" during the Kargil war in 1999?

a)

Operation Himalayas

b)

Operation Parakram

c)

Operation Vijay

d)

Operation Indradhanush

52.

India celebrates the National Unity day or Ekta Diwas on

a)

31st October

b)

30th October

c)

29th October

d)

27th October

53.

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is known as the maestro of which of the following musical instruments?

a)

Guitar

b)

Sitar

c)

Violin

d)

Sarod

54.

In 2019, Madras High Court has asked the centre to stop downloads of which one of the following Chinese apps?

a)

TikTok

b)

NewsDog

c)

Swiggy

d)

PUBG

55.

In which city is the famous "Kala Ghoda festival" which is touted as the largest Multicultural festival held in February every year?

a)

Indore

b)

Ahmedabad

c)

Mumbai

d)

Bhopal

56.

India's first satellite Aryabhata was launched in the year

a)

1991

b)

1980

c)

1975

d)

1996

57.

Whose teachings inspired the French revolution

a)

Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Hegel

d)

Plato

58.

Who is competent to dissolve the Rajya Sabha?

a)

The Chairman, Rajya Sabha

b)

The President

c)

The Joint-session of Parliament

d)

None of these

59.

Which one of the following has the highest value of specific heat?

a)

Glass

b)

Copper

c)

Lead

d)

Water

60.

Insects responsible for transmitting diseases are called

a)

Vector

b)

Transmitter

c)

Drones

d)

Conductor

61.

Which of the following is the smallest bird?

a)

Piegon

b)

Parrot

c)

Humming Bird

d)

House Sparrow

62.

How was today's session?

a)

It was useful :)

b)

There's scope of improvement

c)

Not useful at all :(

d)

Super se bhi upar :)