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GK Part 2

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first historical mention of the holding of the ancient Olympic Games occurred about

a)

2000 years ago

b)

2250 years ago

c)

2500 years ago

d)

2775 years ago

2.

The last ruler of the Mughal dynasty was

a)

Babur

b)

Bahadurshah Zafar

c)

Akbar

d)

None of the above

3.

The first meeting of the UN General Assembly was held in which of the following cities?

a)

London

b)

New York

c)

San Francisco

d)

Teheran

4.

The headquarter of BSF are at

a)

Chennai

b)

Kolkata

c)

New Delhi

d)

Mumbai

5.

The first Afro-Asian Games were held in

a)

Hyderabad

b)

Sydney

c)

Cairo

d)

Kuala Lumpur

6.

The instrument used to measure electric current is

a)

ammeter

b)

electrometer

c)

galvanometer

d)

spectrometer

7.

The first meeting of the SAARC was opened in

a)

Dhaka, Bangladesh

b)

Bangalore, India

c)

Kathmandu, Nepal

d)

Islamabad, Pakistan

8.

The chief of the Army staff is assisted by

a)

Vice-chief of the Army Staff

b)

Principal staff officers such as Deputy Chief, Adjutant General, Military Secretary

c)

both (a) and (b)

d)

None of the above

9.

The General Assembly meets regularly

a)

once a month

b)

after every three months

c)

twice a year

d)

once a year

10.

The countries that had maintained research stations in Antarctica under Antarctic Trade are

a)

Argentina, Australia, Belgium and South Africa

b)

Chili, France and Japan

c)

New Zealand, Norway, the former USSR, the UK and the USA

d)

All of the above

11.

The credit of inventing the television goes to

a)

Faraday

b)

Baird

c)

Edison

d)

Marconi

12.

The General Assembly meets every year in regular sessions which begin on

a)

first Monday in March every year

b)

fourth Monday in September every year

c)

third Tuesday in September every year

d)

second Tuesday in March every year

13.

The department of Atomic Energy was established in

a)

1948

b)

1954

c)

1963

d)

1971

14.

The lower limit of perpetual snow in mountains such as the Himalayas is termed as the

a)

tree line

b)

timber line

c)

snow line

d)

boundary line

15.

The first rice straw power plant has been set up at

a)

Kolkata

b)

Jalkheri, Punjab

c)

Trombay, Maharashtra

d)

None of the above

16.

The member states of European Union are

a)

Belgium, Denmark, France and Greece

b)

The Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of Ireland, Italy

c)

Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain

d)

All of the above

17.

Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the

a)

Balloon

b)

Bicycle

c)

Aeroplane

d)

None of the above

18.

The exhaled air contains

a)

carbon dioxide only

b)

a mixture which has more carbon dioxide than oxygen

c)

a mixture of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen in which nitrogen has the highest percentage

d)

a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen

19.

The Enron project is a

a)

hydro-electric project

b)

thermal power project

c)

atomic power project

d)

gas-fired power project

20.

The Melghat Tiger reserve is in

a)

Assam

b)

Maharashtra

c)

Karnataka

d)

Orissa

21.

The first development flight of SLV-3 took place on

a)

May 31, 1981

b)

April 17, 1983

c)

December 21, 1999

d)

December 28, 1995

22.

The fighter force of Air Force is comprised of

a)

MIG-21 variant

b)

MIG-23s, MIG-25s, MIG-27s, MIG-29s

c)

Jaguars

d)

All of the above

23.

The headquarter of the Warsaw Treaty Organization were at

a)

Berlin

b)

Prague

c)

Moscow

d)

Warsaw

24.

The founder member of EFTA are

a)

Austria, Denmark, Norway

b)

Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland

c)

UK, Austria, Sweden

d)

All of the above

25.

The chief purpose of crop rotation is to check the loss of top soil

a)

by water erosion

b)

by wind erosion

c)

by weathering

d)

of its mineral content

26.

The first Indian actress to have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha was

a)

Nargis Dutt

b)

Hema Malini

c)

Jaya Prada

d)

None of the above

27.

The headquarter of Army are situated at

a)

New Delhi

b)

Mumbai

c)

Kolkata

d)

Chennai

28.

The chief constituent of gobar gas is

a)

Ethane

b)

Methane

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Carbon dioxide

29.

The helicopter fleet of Air Force consists of

a)

Chetak

b)

Cheetah

c)

MI-8s, MI-17s, MI-26

d)

All of the above

30.

The last month of the Saka year is

a)

Phalguna

b)

Chaitra

c)

Asadha

d)

Pausa

31.

The largest party of Ireland, the Ulster Unionist Party, endorses the Northern Ireland peace deal between British and Irish governments in

a)

1997

b)

1988

c)

1998

d)

1990

32.

The headquarter of Lalit Kala Academy are at

a)

New Delhi

b)

Chandigarh

c)

Pune

d)

Kolkata

33.

The Law of Natural Selection is associated with

a)

Dalton

b)

Darwin

c)

Kepler

d)

Mendel

34.

The Central Command of Army is located at

a)

Pune

b)

Udhampur

c)

Lucknow

d)

Mhow

35.

The full-fledged Commonwealth Games were first organized in ____ at ____

a)

1930; Hamilton in Canada

b)

1934; London in England

c)

1932; Sydney in Australia

d)

1936; Cardiff in UK

36.

World's busiest airports by passenger traffic is

a)

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, USA

b)

Lhasa Airport, Tibet

c)

King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia

d)

Chicago O' Hare International Airport, USA

37.

The last Asian Games took Place in 2002 at

a)

Bangkok, Thailand

b)

Busan, South Korea

c)

Hiroshima, Japan

d)

Beijing, China

38.

The Infantry school (Army) is situated at

a)

Mhow

b)

Deolali

c)

Bareilly

d)

Pune

39.

The headquarter of a few agencies related to the UN are located in Vienna, which is in

a)

Austria

b)

Belgium

c)

Denmark

d)

Sweden

40.

The Indian space programme began in

a)

1961

b)

1962

c)

1965

d)

1969

41.

The first man-made satellite, Sputnik I was launched by the former USSR in

a)

1957

b)

1955

c)

1967

d)

1970

42.

The main objective of the Department of Atomic Energy is

a)

to generate safe, economic electrical power from nuclear energy

b)

to built research reactors and to utilize the radioisotopes

c)

to encourage technology transfer and interaction with industry for industrial & social development

d)

None of the above

43.

The headquarter of the International Court of Justice are at

a)

Geneva

b)

The Hague

c)

Rome

d)

Vienna

44.

The influx of domestic sewage containing detergents cause nutrient enrichment in water bodies due to the presence of

a)

carbonates

b)

nitrates

c)

phosphates

d)

silicates

45.

The legislature of Sikkim is

a)

Unicameral

b)

Bicameral

c)

Polycameral

d)

None of the above

46.

The first NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) conference was held at

a)

Belgrade (Yugoslavia)

b)

Caire

(Egypt)

c)

Lusaka

(Zambia)

d)

Algeria

(Algeria)

47.

The highest rank in Army is that of

a)

Brigadier

b)

General

c)

Lieutenant General

d)

Major General

48.

The main function of General Assembly of UNO is:

a)

It discusses & makes recommendations on any subject mentioned in the UN charter except those with which the Security Council may be dealing with

b)

It is responsible for international peace and security

c)

It is responsible for admission of new member, suspension and for expulsion of old member

d)

All of the above

49.

The headquarter of Asian Development Bank is located in which of the following cities

a)

Jakarta

b)

Singapore

c)

Bangkok

d)

Manila

50.

The dance performed by women to invoke rain in Bihar is

a)

Jata Jatin

b)

Faguna or Fog

c)

Purbi

d)

Bihu

51.

The important minerals of Assam are

a)

coal and limestone

b)

petroleum

c)

copper and mica

d)

manganese, gold and quartzite