Wednesday 13 June 2012

35) Basic General knowledge Questions for SSC Exams - Part 35

This section consists of 15 basic general knowledge questions.



1. Where is located the National Research Centre for Women in Agriculture?

[A]Kolkata
[B]Bhopal
[C]Bhubneshwar
[D]Lucknow



2. Who among the following is the highest wicket-taker in both Test cricket and in One Day Internationals (ODIs)?

[A]Muttiah Muralidharan
[B]Allan Donald
[C]Ian Botham
[D]Kapil Dev



3. Who among the following is the First Indian Women to get an Olympic Medal ?

[A]Anju Bobby George
[B]Karnam Malleshwari
[C]P T Usha
[D]Nameirakpam Kunjarani



4. "Port of Spain" is the capital of which among the following countries?

[A]Bahamas
[B]French Guiana
[C]Jamaica
[D]Trinidad and Tobago



5. Where are the headquarters of International Organization for Standardization (ISO)?

[A]Paris
[B]Geneva
[C]London
[D]Frankfurt




6. During which of the following years, Port Blair was the headquarters of the Azad Hind government under Subhash Chandra Bose?

[A]1941-42
[B]1942-43
[C]1943-44
[D]1944-45



7. Which among the following was declared 13th Major Port of India in later half of 2010?

[A]Tuticorin
[B]Mormugao
[C]Ennore
[D]Port Blair



8. What is the number of emirates in UAE?

[A]5
[B]6
[C]7
[D]8



9. Who among the following was the First Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission?

[A]Gulzari Lal Nanda
[B]V.T. Krishnamachari
[C]C.M. Trivedi
[D]Ashok Mehta



10. Consider the following statements about Bodo Language:

1. It is an official language of Assam
2. It is one of the 22 Languages of 8th Schedule of Constitution of India
3. It is written in Devanagari Script

Which among the above is / are correct statements?

[A]Only 1
[B]1 & 2
[C]2 & 3
[D]1, 2 & 3




11. Mattur Village, whose inhabitants are known to speak Sanskrit Language is located in which among the following states of India?

[A]Andhra Pradesh
[B]Karnataka
[C]Maharashtra
[D]Tamil Nadu



12. Which among the following organizations publishes "The New Courier" ?

[A]World Economic Forum
[B]UNESCO
[C]UNICEF
[D]UNDP



13. Consider the following statements about Lion Capital of Asoka which has been now adopted as India's emblem:

1.It was erected around 250 BC at Sarnath
2. It was engraved with "Satyamev Jayate"
3. Its abacus is engraved with 4 animals viz. lion, elephant , deer and bull

Which among the above statements is/ are correct?

[A]Only 1
[B]1 & 2
[C]2 & 3
[D]1, 2 & 3



14. Who interpreted Honeybee's languages (Waggle Dance) to communicate ?

[A]Karl Von Frisch
[B]Julius Axelrod
[C]Bernard Katz
[D]Charles B Huggins



15. The name of "Operation Trojan Horse" has been linked to martyrdom of which among the following freedom fighters?

[A]Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev,
[B]Chandra Shekhar Azad
[C]Khudi Ram Bose
[D]Madan Lal Dhingra

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