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Thursday, November 24, 2011

General Knowledge Quiz - 22

1. For which domestic Cricket trophy, the Ranji Trophy champions play against the Rest of India team?
[A]Irani Trophy
[B]Duleep Trophy
[C]Deodhar Trophy
[D]Nissar Trophy



2. 'Long Walk To Freedom' is the autobiography of which Bharat Ratna recipient?
[A]Jawaharlal Nehru
[B]S.Radhakrishnan
[C]Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
[D]Nelson Mandela



3. Pinaka, the multi barrel rocket launcher produced in India, is named after which Hindu God's bow?
[A]Indra
[B]Shiva
[C]Vishnu
[D]Brahma



4. 'Lawsons Bay Beach' and 'Ramakrishna Beach' are located in which port city on the Bay of Bengal?
[A]Paradip (Orissa)
[B]Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
[C]Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)
[D]Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)



5. What does the Pisciculture refers to?
[A]Beekeeping
[B]Fish Farming
[C]Silk Farming
[D]Dairy Farming



6. When do we celebrate the Engineers Day of India, the birthday of Bharat Ratna recipient M.Visvesarayya?
[A]40558
[B]40602
[C]40784
[D]40801



7. Who was the first woman president in the world?
[A]Golda Meir
[B]Indira Gandhi
[C]Sirimavo Bhandarnaike
[D]Maria Isbel Paron



8. Palghat Gap, about 20 miles wide mountain pass between the Nilgiri Hills and the Anaimalai Hills, connects Kerala to which state?
[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]Karnataka
[C]Maharashtra
[D]Andhra Pradesh



9. To which ocean does Panama Canal connect the Pacific Ocean?
[A]Arctic Ocean
[B]Antarctic Ocean
[C]Atlantic Ocean
[D]Indian Ocean



10. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
[A]Gujarat
[B]Maharashtra
[C]Tamil Nadu
[D]Andhra Pradesh



11. On the banks of which river is the Jamshedpur, the steel city of India, situated?
[A]Tapti
[B]Narmada
[C]Subarnarekha
[D]Hooghly



12. In international cricket, Yuvraj Singh of India is the second batsman to hit 6 sixers in an over. Who was the first?
[A]Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
[B]Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
[C]Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)
[D]Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)



13. The subatomic particle 'Boson' is named after which Indian scientist?
[A]Meghnad Saha
[B]Jagdish Chandra Bose
[C]Satyendra Nath Bose
[D]Homi Bhabha



14. In 1892, who became the first Indian to be elected to the House of Commons (lower house of British Parliament)?
[A]Mahatma Gandhi
[B]Dadabhai Naoroji
[C]Tej Bahadur Sapru
[D]Gopal Krishna Gokhale



15. Which Article of the Indian Constitution gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir?
[A]Article 352
[B]Article 356
[C]Article 360
[D]Article 370



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