General Knowledge Quiz - 4

1. For Rajya Sabha, how many members are nominated by President?
[A]20
[B]15
[C]12
[D]10



2. Who is the first indian woman to win Olympic medal?
[A]Kunjarani Devi
[B]Karnam Malleshwari
[C]Shiny Abraham
[D]P.T.Usha



3. Who founded Forward Block political party?
[A]Motilal Nehru
[B]A.O.Hume
[C]Subhash Chand Bose
[D]Shyama Prasad Mukherjee



4. Aquaphobia(Also known as hydrophobia) is the fear of
[A]Water
[B]Height
[C]Thunder
[D]Darkness



5. What is the boundary line demarcating India and Pakistan known as?
[A]Curzon Line
[B]Durand Line
[C]McMahon Line
[D]Radcliffe Line



6. What is the difference between Indian Standard Time (IST) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)?
[A]5:00 Hours
[B]5:30 Hours
[C]6:00 Hours
[D]6:30 Hours



7. What is the other name of Varanasi?
[A]Banaras
[B]Cawnpore
[C]Prayag
[D]Patliputra



8. What is the observation that `Supply creates its own demand' is popularly called?
[A]Gresham's Law
[B]Murphy's Law
[C]Say's Law
[D]Parkinson's Law



9. Which metal is the best conductor of electric current?
[A]Tungsten
[B]Copper
[C]Silver
[D]Aluminium



10. Which film star founded the Telugu Desham Party?
[A]N.T.Rama Rao
[B]Sivaji Ganesan
[C]J.Jayalalithaa
[D]M.G.Ramachandran



11. Who is the only Indian batsman to score Triple Century in Test Cricket?
[A]MK Pataudi
[B]Ravi Shastri
[C]Kapil Dev
[D]Virender Sehwag



12. Which Indian city is known as "Silicon Valley of India"?
[A]Hyderabad
[B]Noida
[C]Gurgaon
[D]Bengaluru



13. In Hindu mythology, Kamadhenu is a -
[A]Mouse
[B]Cow
[C]Elephant
[D]Horse



14. Who was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
[A]Devika Rani Roerich
[B]Prithviraj Kapoor
[C]B.N.Sirkar
[D]Pankaj Mullick



15. Which sector is the biggest contributor to India's GDP?
[A]Services
[B]Industry
[C]Agriculture
[D]None of the above