Saturday 9 June 2012

30) Basic General Knowledge Questions - Part 30

This section consists of 15 basic general knowledge questions.




1. In which among the following states of India, the parallel Government was running between 1942 to 1944 during the Quit India Movement?

[A]Odisha
[B]Bihar
[C]West Bengal
[D]United Provinces



2. Vijay Diwas is celebrated on what date every year?

[A]December 16
[B]January 12
[C]February 22
[D]March 10



3. Keoladeo Bird sanctuary is located in which among the following states of India?

[A]Haryana
[B]Rajasthan
[C]Himachal Pradesh
[D]Gujarat



4. What was the name of the Lunar Module in which, on July 20, in 1969, Neil Armstrong, Commander of Apollo 11 Mission and Edwin Aldrin Jr., Commander of this module, became the first cosmonauts to land on the moon?

[A]Columbia
[B]LM Orion
[C]Eagle
[D]Aquarius



5. Which among the following was the first an Indian maritime college where organized maritime training in India commenced in 1927?

[A]T S Dufferin
[B]T S Rajendra
[C]T S Chanakya
[D]T.S. Dolphin






6. A recent verdict of Supreme Court, has made the Free Education a part of which among the following rights?

[A]Right to life
[B]Right against Exploitation
[C]Right to freedom of speech and expression
[D]Cultural and Educational Rights



7. Which among the following ministries has initiated the TARA Akshar programme ?

[A]Ministry of Education
[B]Ministry of Human Resource Development
[C]Ministry of Women and Child Development
[D]Ministry of Home Affairs



8. Kolkata Declaration (February 2011) calls for which among the following?

[A]Education for All
[B]Employment for All
[C]Healthcare for All
[D]Life Insurance for All



9. Who among the following is the head of the Nalanda Mentor Group?

[A]Meghnad Desai
[B]Sugata Bose
[C]Amartya Sen
[D]Nand Kishore Singh



10. Who among the following appoints Attorney General of India?

[A]President
[B]Prime Minister
[C]Law Ministry
[D]Cabinet Committee on Appointments




11. Satya Vrat Shastri, a Jnanpith Award winner is a decorated scholar, writer, poet and grammarian of which among the following languages of India?

[A]Hindi
[B]Sanskrit
[C]Gujarati
[D]Kannada



12. Yājñavalkya Smṛti was written in which among the following era?

[A]Vedic Period
[B]Later Vedic period
[C]Maurya Period
[D]Gupta Period



13. Works of 11th century Sanskrit poet Jayadeva have become the basis of which among the following dance forms of India?

[A]Odissi
[B]Bharatnatyam
[C]Kathak
[D]Manipuri



14. Currently , what fraction of Indian Population has access to basic banking services?

[A]30%
[B]35%
[C]45%
[D]55%



15. What is "Maxo Military" , released recently by DRDO (Defense Research and Development Organzation?

[A]A hand carried weapon
[B]Rifle cartridges
[C]Bomb disposal robots
[D]Mosquito Repellent

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