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Monday, October 31, 2011

General Knowledge Quiz - 3

1. What was the original name of Aligarh Muslim University?
[A]Mohammeden Anglo-Oriental College
[B]Aligarh College of Science
[C]Muslim College
[D]Mohammeden Aligarh University



2. Who was the first Indian woman to win Miss Asia Pacific title in 1970?
[A]Rita Faria
[B]Zeenat Aman
[C]Tara Anne Fonseca
[D]Diya Mirza



3. Where is the headquarters of United Nations (UN) located?
[A]Vienna (Austria)
[B]Washington (USA)
[C]Geneva (Switzerland)
[D]New York (USA)



4. Who wrote the famous novel 'Devdas'?
[A]Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
[B]Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
[C]Sanjay Leela Bhansali
[D]Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay



5. Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Cogress in 1920?
[A]Shripad Amrut Dange
[B]Lala Lajpat Rai
[C]V.V.Giri
[D]M.N.Roy



6. In which sport, each team consists of four male and four female players?
[A]Baseball
[B]Hockey
[C]Korfball
[D]Volleyball



7. What is the cause of infectious disease Athlete's Foot?
[A]Virus
[B]Fungi
[C]Bacteria
[D]Protozoa



8. Which metal is used to make electric bulb filaments?
[A]Silver
[B]Aluminium
[C]Tungsten
[D]Copper



9. Which is the most spoken language in the world?
[A]Mandarin
[B]Hindi
[C]English
[D]Spanish



10. Naxalbari village, the birth place of Naxalite Movement, is located in which state?
[A]Bihar
[B]Jharkhand
[C]West Bengal
[D]Orissa



11. Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu is famous for which industry?
[A]Fireworks
[B]Glass
[C]Diamond
[D]Leather



12. What is the name of Morarji Desai's samadhi in Ahmedabad?
[A]Narayan Ghat
[B]Abhay Ghat
[C]Vijay Ghat
[D]Raj Ghat



13. Which natural sugar is found in the milk?
[A]Fructose
[B]Maltose
[C]Sucrose
[D]Lactose



14. For writing the Punjabi language, which Sikh guru developed the Gurumukhi script?
[A]Guru Arjan
[B]Guru Ram Das
[C]Guru Amar Das
[D]Guru Angad



15. On 18 March 1965, who became the first human to walk in the space?
[A]Yuri Gagarin
[B]Alexey Leonov
[C]Neil Armstrong
[D]Buzz Aldrin



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