Saturday 9 June 2012

13) Basic General Knowledge Questions - Part 13

This Section  Consists of 15 basic general knowledge questions.



1. Which among the following diseases is characterized by “complete loss of memory”?

(A)Amnesia
(B)Schizophrenia
(C)Alzheimer's disease
(D)Parkinson's disease




2. Who has written the book, “To a Hunger Free World”?

(A)Mahatma Gandhi
(B)MS Swaminathan
(C)Amartya Sen
(D)Montek Singh Ahluwalia



3. Consider the following schemes related to women in India:

1. Mahila Sammriddhi Yojana
2. Indira Mahila Yojana
3. Balika Sammriddhi Yojana

Which among the above were merged to create a new scheme Swayam Siddha?

(A)1 & 2
(B)2 & 3
(C)1 & 3
(D)1, 2 & 3



4. Which among the following is the women's equivalent of the Davis Cup?

(A)Hopman Cup
(B)Fed Cup
(C)BMW Open
(D)Millrose Cup



5. The terms Volley, Smash, Service are related to which among the following sports?

(A)Volleyball
(B)Lawn Tennis
(C)Table Tennis
(D)Badminton




6. In which year first five year plan was launched?

(A)1950
(B)1951
(C)1952
(D)1952



7. What is the minimum age for a candidate to be elected as President of India?

(A)25 years
(B)30 years
(C)33 years
(D)35 years



8. Who among the following has written the novel "City of Joy"?

(A)Dominique Lapierre
(B)Roland Joffé.
(C)Larry Collins
(D)Javier Moro



9. In which among the following states, India’s first Defence University has been set up?

(A)Rajasthan
(B)Himachal Pradesh
(C)Haryana
(D)Gujarat



10. Raila Odinga is the current prime minister of which among the following African Countries?

(A)Kenya
(B)Ghana
(C)Tanzania
(D)Mozambique




11. "Sandy storm" is the autobiography of which among the following veteran cricketers?

(A)Dilip Vengsarkar
(B)Mohinder Amarnath
(C)Sandeep Patil
(D)Roger Binny



12. The "Amos" series of satellites belongs to which among the following countries?

(A)Brazil
(B)Israel
(C)Saudi Arabia
(D)Iran



13. Who among the following has recently won the 13th Dubai Open Chess Championship?

(A)Parimarjan Negi
(B)Anupama Gokhale
(C)Abhijeet Gupta
(D)Abhijit Kunte



14. Which among the following state has maximum Solar Energy production in India at present?

(A)Tamil Nadu
(B)Rajasthan
(C)Andhra Pradesh
(D)Maharastra



15. Where is located the headquarters of Tobacco Board?

(A)Secundarabad
(B)Guntur
(C)Belgaum
(D)Gadag

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