General Knowledge Quiz No. 41 - Top General Knowledge Questions

General Knowledge Quiz No. 41

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1. Who was the first winner of Noble Prize of Literature?
(A) Sully Prudhomme (B) Arthur Ash
(C) Marthur King (D) C. John King
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2. Which one of the following is not insulator to electricity?
(A) Lakh (B) Lead
(C) Glass (D) Abonite
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3. Rain-drops are spherical due to–
(A) Surface tension (B) Viscosity
(C) Gravity (D) Atmospheric pressure
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4. What is the old name of African country Ghana?
(A) Abysinia (B) Congo
(C) Gold Coast (D) Tonganica
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5. Which element is found in plenty in most of the rocks and minerals?
(A) Silicon (B) Carbon
(C) Iron (D) None of these
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6. ‘The Vedas contain all the truth’ was interpreted by–
(A) Swami Vivekanand (B) Swami Dayanand
(C) Swami Shraddhanand (D) S. Radhakrishnan
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7. Which of the following battles changed the destiny of a Mughal ruler of India?
(A) Haldighati (B) Panipat II
(C) Khanua (D) Chausa
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8. Who founded the philosophy of Pustimarga?
(A) Chaitanya (B) Nanak
(C) Surdas (D) Ballabhacharya
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9. The main contribution of the Chola dynasty in the field of administration lies in–
(A) Systematic Provincial administration
(B) A well planned revenue system
(C) A well organised central government
(D) An organised local self government
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10. The black hole theory was discovered by–
(A) S. Chandrasekhar (B) Har Gobind Khorana
(C) C.V. Raman (D) S. Ramanujan
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11. All revenues received and loans raised by the Union Government go into–
(A) Public Accounts of India (B) Contingency Fund of India
(C) Consolidated Fund of India (D) None of these
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12. Which city is called the “Silicon Valley of India”?
(A) Hyderabad (B) Bangolore
(C) Mumbai (D) Chennai
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13. The role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis is–
(A) Absorption of water (B) Absorption of light
(C) Absorption of CO₂ (D) None of these
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14. Herbicides are chemicals which control–
(A) Fungi (B) Weeds
(C) Nematodes (D) Insects
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15. Which one of the following ensures personal freedom?
(A) Mandamus (B) Habeas Corpus
(C) Quo Warranto (D) None of these
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16. Which of the following are ‘Kharif’ crops?
(A) Gram (B) Linseed
(C) Maize (D) Both B and C
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17. ‘Davis Cup’ is associated with which game?
(A) Lawn Tennis (B) Badminton
(C) Chess (D) Table Tennis
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18. Which is the capital of Jharkhand State?
(A) Raipur (B) Ranchi
(C) Tata Nagar (D) Bhagalpur
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19. International Women’s Day is observed on–
(A) 9th January (B) 8th March
(C) 1st February (D) 25th March
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20. Who read first the archive of Ashoka?
(A) James Preshake (B) James Princep
(C) James William (D) None of these
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