Sunday 17 June 2012

70) Basic General Knowledge Questions- Part 70

This section consists of 15 basic general knowledge questions.




1. Who among the following is the Supreme Commander of Indian armed forces ?

[A]President of India
[B]Vice President of India
[C]Prime Minister of India
[D]Defense Minister of India



2. Who among the following has authored the famous book 'India Wins Freedom' ?

[A]Jawahar Lal Nehru
[B]Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
[C]Sardar Patel
[D]Dr. Rajendra Prasad



3. Jatiyo Sansad is the parliament of which among the following country ?

[A]Afghanistan
[B]Nepal
[C]Bangladesh
[D]None of them



4. In 1612, at which among the following places, the British established their first factory (trading post) in India ?

[A]Kochin
[B]Surat
[C]Kassim Bazar
[D]Hughli



5. Velodrome is an arena for which among the following sporting events ?

[A]Lawn Tennis
[B]Ice Hockey
[C]Track Cycling
[D]Formula 1 racing





6. Which among the following scientists was known as 'Wizard of Menlo Park' ?

[A]Thomas Alva Edison
[B]F. A. Davis
[C]Michael Faraday
[D]Joseph Henry



7. Which among the rulers of Magadh founded the city of Patliputra (Patna) on the bank of river Ganges?

[A]Chandragupta Maurya
[B]Ajatshatru
[C]Bimbisara
[D]Bindusara



8. In which year Robert Edwin Peary became the first person to reach the North Pole ?

[A]1906
[B]1909
[C]1911
[D]1912



9. In which city is the dargah (tomb) of sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti located ?

[A]Delhi
[B]Ghaziabad
[C]Ajmer
[D]Gwalior



10. In which year, Vijay Laxmi Pandit became the first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) ?

[A]1949
[B]1951
[C]1953
[D]1954





11. What is the name of India's first nuclear reactor ?

[A]Cirius
[B]Apsara
[C]Dhruva
[D]Kamini



12. Mahatama Gandhi had launched his first Satyagraha in India from which among the following places?

[A]Kheda
[B]Bardoli
[C]Champaran
[D]Sabarmati



13. Which among the following Indian classical dance form was developed by Siddhendra Yogi from Bhamakalapam dance drama ?

[A]Kuchipudi
[B]Odissi
[C]Yakshagana
[D]Kathkali



14. Which of the following European countries is known as the 'Land of a thousand lakes' ?

[A]Norway
[B]Sweden
[C]Finland
[D]Estonia



15. Sadakat Ashram memorial in Patna is dedicated to which former President of India ?

[A]Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[B]V V Giri
[C]Muhammad Hidayatullah
[D]Basappa Danappa Jatti