Daily GK Quiz: 27 October 2012

1. Who was the first Indian to travel in space?
[A]Sunita Williams
[B]Kalpana Chawla
[C]. K. Mitra
[D]Rakesh Sharma


2. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the primary space agency of the Indian government. ISRO is amongst the six largest government space agencies in the world. In which city is the headquarter of ISRO?
[A]Delhi
[B]Bangalore
[C]Sriharikota
[D]Vishakapattnam


3. Who wrote the novel "A House for Mr Biswas"?
[A]V. S. Naipaul
[B]Arundhati Roy
[C]Tasleema Nasreen
[D]Salman Rushdie


4. How many members are elected in the lower house (Lok Sabha) of Indian Parliament?
[A]250
[B]370
[C]495
[D]545


5. Which of the following is the economic grouping of Third World Nations?
[A]G-7
[B]G-8
[C]G-15
[D]G-18