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General Knowledge Quiz

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Harish and Bimal can complete a task in 20 days. They worked at it for 15 days, and then Bimal left. The remaining work was done by Harish alone in 10 days. Harish alone can complete the entire task in:

a)

40 days

b)

30 days

c)

35 days

d)

45 days

2.

What is the keyboard command to delete ledger created in tally?

a)

Alt + D

b)

Ctrl + D

c)

Shift + D

d)

Alt + F2

3.

The main focus of the First Five-Year Plan was on the _______.

a)

service sector

b)

agricultural and industrial sector

c)

agricultural sector

d)

industrial sector

4.

If 3n = 729, then the value of n is equal to:

a)

6

b)

8

c)

12

d)

9

5.

In which year did India first participate in the Olympic games?

a)

1900

b)

1925

c)

1923

d)

1924

6.

With which state is the Nabakalebara festival associated?

a)

Odisha

b)

Assam

c)

Sikkim

d)

West Bengal

7.

Which branch of physics deals with properties of fluids at rest?

a)

Hydrostatics

b)

Astrophysics

c)

Thermodynamics

d)

Optics

8.

The HCF of two numbers is 6 and their LCM is 84. If one of these numbers is 42, then the second number is:

a)

12

b)

40

c)

48

d)

30

9.

The first Amendment to the constitution of India was made on _______.

a)

1951

b)

1953

c)

1952

d)

1950

10.

The pH range of a human body is:

a)

2.35 – 4.45

b)

5.35 – 6.45

c)

7.35 – 7.45

d)

8.35 – 9.45

11.

When was the Hindustan Republican Association formed?

a)

1920

b)

1922

c)

1924

d)

1926

12.

If 2 2 2 2 1 x y 83 x y = , then the value of 1 xy xy − is:

a)

85

b)

9

c)

10

d)

81

13.

As per Nov 2020, How many countries have membership in the World Trade Organisation?

a)

168

b)

160

c)

164

d)

165

14.

Where was the first nuclear power plant set up in India?

a)

Kalapakkam

b)

Kakrapur

c)

Tarapur

d)

Kaiga

15.

Who wrote the famous Hindi novel ‘Tamas’?

a)

Yashpal

b)

Nagendra

c)

Bhisham Sahni

d)

Trilochan

16.

When did the Simon Commission arrive in India?

a)

1931

b)

1928

c)

1927

d)

1930

17.

The ratio of the number of females to that of male employees in a small company is 2 : 3. If the number of male employees in the company is 90, then the total number of employees working in the company is:

a)

150

b)

130

c)

90

d)

120

18.

If the area of a circle is 154 cm2, then the circumference of the circle is:

a)

22 cm

b)

44 cm

c)

36 cm

d)

11 cm

19.

Which industry uses limestone as raw material?

a)

Plastic

b)

Automobile

c)

Utensils

d)

Cement

20.

A businessman purchase 20 articles whose cost is equal to the selling price of 15 articles. The profit or loss percentage of the businessman is:

a)

33.33% profit

b)

25% profit

c)

15% profit

d)

23.33% profit

21.

Programming language Java was developed by _______.

a)

Paul Allen

b)

Jaap Haartsen

c)

Charles Simonyi

d)

James Gosling

22.

A mango kept in a basket doubles every one minute. If the basket gets completely filled by mangoes in 30 minutes then in how many minutes half of the basket was filled?

a)

27

b)

29

c)

15

d)

28

23.

Who built the Sanchi Stupa?

a)

Ashoka

b)

Chanakaya

c)

Bindusara

d)

Chandragupta

24.

The first national flag of India is said to have hoisted at _______ in 1906.

a)

Patna

b)

Kolkata

c)

New Delhi

d)

Ahmedabad

25.

The pistil in the flower is _______.

a)

a male reproductive part

b)

unisexual

c)

a female reproductive part

d)

bisexual

26.

According to the World Development Report, countries having per capita income of more than US$12,000 per annum as on 2016 are called:

a)

poor countries

b)

low income countries

c)

rich countries

d)

low middle income countries

27.

The value of 3 2 2 3 2 2 of 13 + 15 is:

a)

616

b)

197

c)

140

d)

414

28.

In a school, 60% of the students passed in an examination. If the number of failed candidates is 240, then the number of candidates that have passed is:

a)

600

b)

240

c)

360

d)

410

29.

When was INSAT 1B commissioned?

a)

1985

b)

1983

c)

1987

d)

1980

30.

There is a carpet of length 20 5 2 m. How many small pieces of carpet, each of length 4 1 2 m, can be cut out of it?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

5

31.

1. Banana price is more than that of lychee. 2. Banana price is less than that of kiwi. 3. Kiwi Price is more than that of banana and lychee. If both, 1 and 2 statements are true, then third is:

a)

vague

b)

true

c)

uncertain

d)

false

32.

What was the codename for Pokhran Nuclear Test 2?

a)

Laughing Buddha

b)

Smiling Buddha

c)

Operation Research

d)

Operation Shakti

33.

In which form is data stored in a computer?

a)

Binary

b)

Picture

c)

Magnetic

d)

Alphabets

34.

If the ratio between two numbers is 3 : 5 and their LCM is 120, then the numbers are:

a)

21; 35

b)

24; 40

c)

27; 45

d)

30; 50

35.

In which year were the Women Transforming India Awards started by NITI Aayog?

a)

2016

b)

2015

c)

2014

d)

2017

36.

How many non-permanent members does the UN Council have?

a)

15

b)

10

c)

12

d)

14

37.

When a smaller number divides a larger number, we get a quotient of 6 and a remainder of 5. Find the smaller number if the difference between the two numbers is 1540.

a)

580

b)

620

c)

735

d)

307

38.

The value of sin 23 cos 67° + cos 71 sin1 9° is:

4 lines
39.

Find the smaller number if the difference between the two numbers is 1540.

a)

580

b)

620

c)

735

d)

307

40.

The value of sin 23° + cos 67° + cos 71° + sin 19° is:

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

0

41.

The ability of metals to be drawn into thin wires is called:

a)

malleability

b)

ductility

c)

reactivity

d)

solubility

42.

In a class of students, Rajesh ranks 15th from the top and Prakash ranks 25th from the bottom. Gyan is on the 10th place ahead of Prakash. If there are 10 students, exactly in between Rajesh and Gyan, then how many total students are there in the class?

a)

60

b)

55

c)

40

d)

50

43.

Pick the odd one out.

a)

MNKL

b)

IJGH

c)

EFCD

d)

OPQR

44.

Raja Ravi Varma was a famous _______.

a)

painter

b)

poet

c)

mathematician

d)

singer

45.

The difference between the simple interest and the compound interest on Rs.5000/- at 10% per annum for 3 years is:

a)

Rs.155

b)

Rs.480

c)

Rs.233

d)

Rs.235

46.

In a symbolic language, ‘surat is a hot place’ is written as ‘a hot is place surat’ and ‘water vapour to air here’, as ‘to air vapour here water’, then in the same language, ‘shimla is a hill place’ would be written as?

a)

shimla is a hill place

b)

a hill is place shimla

c)

a hill place is shimla

d)

shimla is a place hill

47.

The perimeters of two similar triangles. ΔPQR and ΔXYZ are 48 cm and 24 cm respectively. If XY = 12 cm, then PQ is:

a)

24 cm

b)

18 cm

c)

12 cm

d)

8 cm

48.

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term. BSTN : AQUP :: DNUC : ?

a)

CLVE

b)

BSTO

c)

TOUS

d)

TSTB

49.

Train A, running at the speed of 80 km/hr crossed train B, running at the speed of 70 km/hr in the opposite direction. Both trains finish crossing each other in 30 seconds. If the length of train A is 300 m, then the length of train B is:

a)

855 m

b)

950 m

c)

850 m

d)

750 m

50.

The capacity of a cylindrical tank is 2376 m3. If the radius of the tank is 21 m, then the depth of the tank is:

a)

1.71 m

b)

2.89 m

c)

5.75 m

d)

3.72 m

51.

The first high court of India was established in _______.

a)

Kolkata

b)

Delhi

c)

Mumbai

d)

Punjab

52.

When did the RTI Act come into effect?

a)

December 2005

b)

November 2006

c)

September 2005

d)

October 2005

53.

Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) was launched in the year _______.

a)

2006

b)

2004

c)

2003

d)

2005

54.

When did Akbar become the emperor?

a)

1552 AD

b)

1550 AD

c)

1560 AD

d)

1556 AD

55.

Who among the following is the youngest Nobel Laureate?

a)

Lawrence Bragg

b)

Nadia Murad

c)

Malala Yousafzai

d)

Tsung Dao Lee

56.

In which of the following does the river Godavari originate?

a)

Yamnotri

b)

Thriambak hills (Bramhagiri hills)

c)

Hills of Coorg

d)

Gangotri

57.

Five students are sitting in a circle facing the center. Sumit is between Sunil and Sushmit. Sushma is on the left side of Shweta, Sushmit and Sushma are not sitting next to each other. Who is sitting next to Sumit on his right side?

a)

Sushma

b)

Sushmit

c)

Shweta

d)

Sunil

58.

The sum of two numbers is 25, and their difference is 15. The ratio of the numbers is:

a)

2 : 3

b)

4 : 1

c)

3 : 2

d)

5 : 3

59.

How many world heritage sites have been protected by UNESCO as of June 2020?

a)

1121

b)

1256

c)

1056

d)

1273

60.

Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks will a_bc_a_bcda_ccd_bcd_.

a)

a, a, b, c, c, d

b)

a, c, b, d, b, d

c)

a, d, b, b, a, d

d)

a, d, b, b, d, d

61.

If 1 x 9 x + = , then the value of 2 2 1 x x + is:

a)

83

b)

81

c)

79

d)

81.01

62.

Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit in the statement. Statement: A wealthy person has a higher chance of having diabetes. Assumptions: I. Most of causes of death among wealthy persons are due to diabetes. II. Poor persons do not have diabetes.

a)

Only assumptions (II) is implicit.

b)

Both, assumptions (I) and (II) are implicit

c)

Neither assumption (I) nor (II) is implicit.

d)

Only assumptions (I) is implicit.

63.

Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series. 64, 60, 52, 40, ?, 4

a)

20

b)

24

c)

10

d)

16

64.

The value of 2 2 (0.27) (0.13) 0.27 0.13 − + is:

a)

0.40

b)

0.03

c)

0.14

d)

1.40

65.

How many environmental activists got the Goldman Environmental Prize 2019?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

6

d)

3

66.

In which state is the Gandhi Sagar Dam constructed?

a)

Maharashtra

b)

Himachal Pradesh

c)

Rajasthan

d)

Madhya Pradesh

67.

When was the revolt of 1857 finally suppressed by the British?

a)

1858

b)

1861

c)

1860

d)

1857

68.

If tan θ + cot θ = 5, then the value of tan2 θ + cot2 θ + 2 tan2 60° is:

a)

29 3

b)

29

c)

25

d)

10 3

69.

A class has 48 students, on a specific day, only 3/8 of the students were present; the number of absentees on the same day would be:

a)

18

b)

28

c)

38

d)

30

70.

The value of 15 × 14 – 30 + (32 + 17) is:

a)

206

b)

1