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General Language Quiz

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Given below are some statements about Megasthenes. Read them carefully to separate the false one.

a)

He travelled India in ancient time

b)

He was the ambassador of Seleucus, the Greek ruler at that time

c)

He came India during the regime of Chandragupta Maurya

d)

He came India as the ambassador of Egypt

2.

The Indian Constitution in its present form has more than 440 articles and 12 schedules. But originally it had ________ articles and _____ schedules

a)

400, 20

b)

372, 12

c)

395, 8

d)

12, 395

3.

Indian National Congress is the oldest political party of India. Who was the 1st president?

a)

Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee

b)

Badruddin Tyabji

c)

George Yule

d)

Dadabhai Naoroji

4.

Who of the following invented the 1st telescope?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Alva Edison

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Hans Lippershey

5.

Vistula is a river in Poland while Essequibo is a river in ____________.

a)

Guyana

b)

Germany

c)

Sudan

d)

Barbados

6.

The state of Andhra Pradesh was created on ___________________ 1956.

a)

4th January

b)

4th February

c)

4th April

d)

4th September

7.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a freedom fighter. He was conferred upon the honorary title of 'Lokmanya Tilak' and his birth place was ____________________________.

a)

Gandhinagar (Gujarat)

b)

Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

c)

Etawah (Uttar Pradesh)

d)

Alwar (Rajasthan)

8.

'Zloty' is the currency if which one of the following countries?

a)

France

b)

Cyprus

c)

Andorra

d)

Poland

9.

The gigantic statue of Gomateshwara or Bahubali is located in Shravanabelagola in the Hassan district of an Indian State. According to Jain Scriptures, Gomateshwara was the second of the one hundred sons of the first Tirthankara, Lord Rishabha. Name the state where Shravanabelagola is situated.

a)

Jharkhand

b)

Uttarakhand

c)

Karnataka

d)

Arunachal Pradesh

10.

Kruger National Park is the largest zoo in the world located in Limpoo and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa. It covers 18,989 square kilometres and extends 360 kilometres from North to South and 65 kilometres from east to west. In which one of the following years this park was established?

a)

1926

b)

1920

c)

1919

d)

1935

11.

Aalm Aara was the 1st Indian talkie film. Who was the director of this movie?

a)

Prakash Mehra

b)

Raj Kapoor

c)

Ardeshir Irani

d)

Dadasaheb Phalke

12.

Railway air brake was invented by George Westinghouse. He belonged to which country?

a)

Albania

b)

UK

c)

Russia

d)

USA

13.

The "Order of Canada" is the highest honour within the Canadian system of honours and is given for the outstanding achievements in various fields. This order was invented in 17th April 1967. Who is the sovereign of this honour?

a)

Chief of Army

b)

Governor General

c)

Prime Minister

d)

Monarch

14.

Acharya Rajnish is the author of 'Beginning of the Beginning' while 'Curtain Raiser' has been written by __________________________.

a)

K. Natwar Singh

b)

T. N. Kaul

c)

Arvind Ghosh

d)

Vikram Seth

15.

Which national award stands third in the hierarchy of civilian awards?

a)

Padma Sri

b)

Padma Bhushan

c)

Padma Vibhushan

d)

Bharat Ratna

16.

Out of the options given below take out the false statement regarding 'Indian National Army' formed during freedom struggle.

a)

This was an armed force

b)

This was formed in 1943

c)

Ras Bihari Bose and Capt. Mohna Singh were the founders of this army.

d)

"कदम कदम बढाए जा" was the marching song of this army

17.

The matches of the countries and their currencies are given below. Pick out the wrong match.

a)

Algeria - Dinar

b)

Albania - Euro

c)

Angola - Kwanza

d)

Argentina - Peso

18.

The Tropic of Cancer divides India into ______ parts.

a)

4

b)

2

c)

5

d)

3

19.

Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with citizenship?

a)

4th

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

1st

20.

The Prime Minister gets VVIP treatmeng everywhere because he was the Prime Minister of the country. What is the meaning of VVIP?

a)

Very Very Ignorant Person

b)

Very Very Intellectual Person

c)

Very Very Important Person

d)

Very Very Intelligent Person

21.

How many types of gauges are used by Indian railways?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

5

22.

Dr. Sally Kristen Ride from Los Angeles, California, is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut. She is the first American woman, and then youngest American to enter space. In which year she made this possible?

a)

1998

b)

1983

c)

1925

d)

1994

23.

Which one of the following is a particular air that blows in Sudan?

a)

Fryjem

b)

Bora

c)

Haboob

d)

Mistral

24.

In which one of the following countries Virat Nagar city is situated?

a)

India

b)

Nepal

c)

China

d)

Pakistan

25.

When founded, the UNO replaced an organisation. Name it.

a)

National League

b)

League of Continents

c)

League of Nations

d)

International League

26.

Take out the wrong statement regarding books and authors.

a)

'यशोधरा' is a novel written by Maithili Sharan Gupta

b)

Hazari Prasad Dwivedi is the author of 'तितली'

c)

Rahul Sankrityayan is the author of 'वोल्गा से गंगा तक'

d)

Hazari Prasad Dwivedi is the author of 'सुर साहित्य'

27.

A ruler of Gupta dynasty is known as 'Napoleon of India'. Name the ruler.

a)

Skandgupta

b)

Kumargupta

c)

Chandragupta I

d)

Samudragupta

28.

What is the currency of Sri Lanka?

a)

Rupee

b)

Taka

c)

Rial

d)

Kyat

29.

Name the film actress who is the owner of Punjab Kings, a cricket team of Indian Premeire League.

a)

Shilpa Shetty

b)

Priyanka Chopra

c)

Preity Zinta

d)

Hema Malini

30.

Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

King Nand

c)

Brihadratha

d)

Chanakya

31.

Nile river at the end meets to which of the following seas?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Baltic Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

32.

Choose the correct statement out of the options given below.

a)

Kutiyattam literally means "acting together". This is earliest classical dramatic act form of Kerala

b)

Kutiyattam literally means "moving together". This is earliest classical dramatic act form of Kerala

c)

Kutiyattam literally means "acting together". This is earliest modern dramatic act form of Kerala

d)

All of these

33.

The Faisal Mosque is the largest mosque in Pakistan and in South Asia and the sixth largest mosque in the world. In which city of Pakistan this mosque is it located?

a)

Quetta

b)

Lahore

c)

Faisalabad

d)

Islamabad

34.

Which one of the following books has not been written by Kanhaiya Lal Mishra 'Prabhakar'?

a)

Panch Tantra

b)

Aakash ke Tare

c)

Zindagi Muskurai

d)

Nayee Peedhi Naye Vichar

35.

Which one of the following statements is false?

a)

Nigeria is a country

b)

Nigeria is situated in african continent

c)

The Capital of Nigeria is Rabat

d)

Naira is the currency of Nigeria

36.

PTO stands for:

a)

Please Turn On

b)

Please Turn Off

c)

Please Take Over

d)

Please Turn Over

37.

Following are the matches regarding the national symbols of Pakistan. Find out the wrong match.

a)

Qaumi tarana - National Anthem

b)

Urdu - National Language

c)

Banyan - National Tree

d)

Faisal Mosque - National Mosque

38.

Following are the matches of some artists and their particular arts. Find out the wrong match.

a)

S Balachandran - Veena

b)

Amrita Shergil - Painting

c)

R.K Laxman - Cartoonist

d)

Kelucharan Mahapatra - Singer

39.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is India's highest honour given for achievement in sports. When was this award instituted?

a)

1991-92

b)

1993-94

c)

1994-96

d)

1980-89

40.

In which one of the following years UNO officially came into existence?

a)

1949

b)

1945

c)

1956

d)

1938

41.

Which one of the following planets planets is smaller than the Earth?

a)

Saturn

b)

Uranus

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

42.

Nile is the longest river in the world which is located in:

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

43.

Madharasas are the schools of:

a)

Hindus

b)

Sikhs

c)

Christians

d)

Muslims

44.

The name 'India' is derived from:

a)

The Hindus

b)

The Aryans

c)

Lord Indra

d)

The River Indus

45.

Sea route to India was discovered by:

a)

Christopher Colombus

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Fahien

d)

Meghasthenes

46.

Who among the following had founded the Central Hindu College at Varanasi, which was later converted into Banaras Hindu University?

a)

Madan Mohan Malviya

b)

Annie Besant

c)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

d)

Jamna Lal Bajaj

47.

In which year, first census was conducted in India?

a)

1884

b)

1872

c)

1881

d)

1856

48.

Who is the first cricketer to hit 600 sixes in T20 cricket matches?

a)

Suresh Raina

b)

Brendon McCullum

c)

Glenn Maxwell

d)

Chris Gayle

49.

Which city is known as 'The Electronic City of India'?

a)

Mumbai

b)

Hyderabad

c)

Gurgaon

d)

Bengaluru

50.

'Eight Lives' is a book written by:

a)

Savita Ambedkar

b)

Rajmohan Gandhi

c)

Dr. C. Subramanian

d)

Raja Ramana

51.

Jhalkaribai was an Indian revolutionary and a soldier in the women's army of Queen Laxmibai of Jhansi. In the battle of Jhansi during the rebellion of 1857, she disguised herself as the queen to let the queen escape out of the fort. This great revolutionary was the daughter of a ____________________.

a)

Farmer

b)

Engineer

c)

Soldier

d)

Saint

52.

Who translated the Ramayana into Telugu as 'Rangnatha Ramayana'?

a)

Krishnadev Raya

b)

Nannaya

c)

Tenali Ramakrishna

d)

Gona Budha Reddy

53.

Dollar is not the currency of which one of the following countries?

a)

Suriname

b)

USA

c)

Bhutan

d)

Barbados

54.

Given below are some statements. Find out the false statement.

a)

George Cross is an honour of United Kingdom

b)

George Cross is the highest civilian honour of UK

c)

The honour was instituted on 24th September 1940

d)

The honour was instituted by a Prime Minister of England

55.

Do you have a mastery in GK?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Let's see

d)

Don't know

e)

Nevermind

56.

Who is the first Indian women to score a double century in test cricket?

a)

Sandhya Agarwal

b)

Diana Edulji

c)

Anjum Chopra

d)

Mithali Raj

57.

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is the first woman to go to space. She belongs to which one of the following countries?

a)

Japan

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Russia

d)

South Korea

58.

The picture shown above is of which city?

a)

Johannesburg

b)

Washington DC

c)

Rio De Janeiro

d)

Cape Town

59.

Revolving door was invented in 1888. Who invented it?

a)

Paul Walden

b)

Theophilus Van Kannel

c)

Barnes Wallis

d)

James Watt

60.

Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian award for performance of highest order in any field of human endeavour. Who was the 1st recipient of this award?

a)

C. Rajagopalachari

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Prithviraj Kapoor

d)

Indira Gandhi

61.

Mohammad Ghaznavi a ruler of Ghazni, Afghanistan attacked India how many times?

a)

20

b)

17

c)

15

d)

12

62.

Padri ki Haveli is located in Patna, Bihar. What's this?

a)

A museum

b)

A royal palace

c)

A storehouse

d)

A church

63.

____________________ is the abbreviated form of 'Sub-Inspector'.

a)

SBI

b)

SI

c)

Sb In

d)

S/I

64.

Read the following statements carefully to separate the wrong one.

a)

1st schedule of the Indian Constitution lists the states and union territories of India

b)

Part 15 of the Indian Constitution deals with elections

c)

Indian Constitution declares India as a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic

d)

It is the shortest written Constitution of any sovereign in the world

65.

Civil services are considered the most prestigious job in India. Who is the 1st Indian to join the civil services?

a)

Satyendranath Tagore

b)

Jawahar Lal Nehru

c)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

d)

S. Radhakrishnan

66.

How are you playing?

a)

Ok

b)

Very nicely

c)

Not nicely

d)

Can't say

67.

Take out the wrong statement out of the following options.

a)

Pula is the currency of Botswana

b)

The flag of Botswana was officially adopted on September 30, 1966

c)

The flag of Botswana is bi-colour

d)

The flag of Botswana is tri-colour

68.

The statements given below are regarding the rivers of the world. See them carefully and find out the false one.

a)

Kushkokwim is a river in United Kingdom

b)

Fly is a river of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia

c)

Guaviare is a river in Colombia

d)

Tennessee is a river in United States of America

69.

Subrhamanyam Bharti has the credit to write books like Kayilpattu, Kannanpattu and Panchali Shapatham. He was the writer of which one of the following languages?

a)

Malayalam

b)

Hindi

c)

Punjabi

d)

Tamil

70.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is located in Gujarat. In which city of Gujarat it is located?

a)

Gandhinagar

b)

Ahmedabad

c)

Bhuj

d)

Jamnagar

71.

Udham Singh was a Sikh Indian independence activist, best known for killing General Dyer, the culprit of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. He was also known with another name. What was it?

a)

Azad Singh

b)

Mohammad Singh Azad

c)

Ram Mohammad Singh Azad

d)

Ram Singh Azad

72.

Who among the following was the king of a powerful kingdom in Ancient India?

a)

Ashoka

b)

Chanakya

c)

Kalidas

d)

Ved Vyas

73.

Given below are the names of some rulers of Medieval India. Which one of the following is not a ruler of slave dynasty?

a)

Iltutmish

b)

Qutubuddin Aibak

c)

Balban

d)

Jahangir

74.

The British Museum is the largest museum in the world. Located in London, it is the museum of human history and culture. The museum was founded on the basis of the collections of a person. Name the person.

a)

Sir Hans Sloane

b)

Margret Thatcher

c)

King George II

d)

All of these

75.

Name the first dog to go into space.

a)

Laika

b)

Robotica

c)

Tigrina

d)

Solanum

76.

Lev is the currency of which one of the following countries?

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Cameroon

c)

Burundi

d)

Burkina Faso

77.

Quit India movement was an important event during freedom struggle against Britishers. Give the date of its beginning.

a)

21st August, 1920

b)

9th August, 1942

c)

7th August, 1942

d)

9th November, 1941

78.

SAI is an apex national sports body. What does SAI stands for?

a)

State Authority of India

b)

Sports Authority International

c)

Sports Academy of India

d)

Sports Authority of India

79.

Which is the highest peace time gallantry award given for some daring or prominent act of valour away from the battlefield?

a)

Ashok Chakra

b)

Vir Chakra

c)

Maha Vir Chakra

d)

Param Vir Chakra

80.

Bhand Pather is a performing act of which state?

a)

Karnataka

b)

Jammu & Kashmir

c)

Rajasthan

d)

Tamil Nadu

81.

The O'Brien Theatre is a world famous cinema hall and a place for other performing acts in the town of Arnprior, Ontario. In which country this theatre is located?

a)

Egypt

b)

Canada

c)

France

d)

Ireland

82.

In which of the following countries the headquarters of UNO is located?

a)

Russia

b)

UK

c)

France

d)

USA

83.

Name the southern most end point of India.

a)

Jawahar Point

b)

Indira Point

c)

Gandhi Point

d)

Rajendra Point

84.

The Constitution of India adopted many things from different countries. Which one of the following things has not been taken from Britian?

a)

Directive principles

b)

Single citizenship

c)

Parliamentary system

d)

Responsibility of cabinet to the Parliament

85.

Alessandro Volta invented battery. THe inventor belonged to which country?

a)

Iran

b)

Canada

c)

Italy

d)

Colombia

86.

Find the name of a film artist out of the options given below.

a)

Keshav Shankar Patil

b)

A. K. Haider

c)

Anupam Kher

d)

Sudhir Dhar

87.

'Bull Fighting' is the national game of which country?

a)

USA

b)

England

c)

Pakistan

d)

Spain

88.

Which one of the following was a play back singer?

a)

R. D. Burman

b)

Mohammad Rafi

c)

Ashok Kumar

d)

Sunil Dutt

89.

Which one of the following hill stations is located in Uttarakhand?

a)

Shillong

b)

Darjeeling

c)

Almora

d)

Kulu Valley

90.

Company A has a very dynamic HRD officer. What does HRD mean?

a)

Human Resource Development

b)

Human Response Development

c)

Human Recruiting Department

d)

Huge Resource Development

91.

'छाया मत छूना मन' is a famous book. Name the author of this book.

a)

Himanshu Joshi

b)

Krishna Sobti

c)

Hazari Prasad Dwivedi

d)

Mohan Rakesh

92.

Lords, located in England is called Mecca of a game. Name the game.

a)

Billiards

b)

Lawn Tennis

c)

Football

d)

Cricket

93.

Electric current is measured by:

a)

commutator

b)

anemometer

c)

ammeter

d)

voltmeter

94.

The humidity of the air depends upon:

a)

temperature

b)

location

c)

weather

d)

All of these

95.

Who is the author of the book "To cancer, with Love: My Journey of Joy"

a)

Yuvraj Singh

b)

Preeti Shenoy

c)

Anita Moorjani

d)

Neelam Kumar

96.

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is associated with:

a)

Child education

b)

Corruption free India

c)

Eradicating child labour

d)

Free LPG connections to women

97.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the India's 1st Solar powered-e-boats in which city?

a)

Kanpur

b)

Allahabad

c)

Varanasi

d)

Patna

98.

The Mukurthi National Park is located in which state of India?

a)

Odisha

b)

Kerala

c)

Karnataka

d)

Tamil Nadu

99.

Who became the 4th Indian shooter to qualify for 2016 Rio olympics in men's Air Rifle event?

a)

Abhinav Bindra

b)

Sanjeev Rajput

c)

Bhim Singh

d)

Rani Sarnobat

100.

Which American President was a famous film/TV star before he became the president?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Ronald Regan

c)

Donald Trump

d)

George W. Bush

101.

Which bollywood actress is popularly known as 'Dream Girl'?

a)

Raveena Tandon

b)

Hema Malini

c)

Rekha

d)

Madhuri Dixit

102.

Chapchar Kut is a festival celebrated in the state of:

a)

Mizoram

b)

Arunachal Pradesh

c)

Karnataka

d)

Tamil Nadu