General Knowledge Quiz No. 5 - Top General Knowledge Questions

General Knowledge Quiz No. 5
1. Which of the following is not an objective of India’s economic planning?
(A) Population growth (B) Industrial growth
(C) Self-reliance (D) Employment generation
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2. “Disguised unemployment” refers to–
(A) persons with no jobs
(B) more persons employed for a job which a few can accomplish
(C) unemployment among women
(D) unemployment of people above 60 years of age
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3. Which unit of valuation is known as “Paper Gold”?
(A) Euro dollar (B) Petro dollar
(C) SDR (D) GDR
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4. Which of the following is presided over by a non-member?
(A) Lok Sabha (B) Rajya Sabha
(C) Vidhan Sabha (D) Vidhan Praishad
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5. Public Interest Litigation can be resorted to in case of injury due to–
(A) breach of any public duty (B) violation of the law
(C) violation of a Constitutional provision (D) All the above
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6. Broad wooden/concrete sleepers are placed below the rails to–
(A) act as shock absorbers (B) fix the fish plate properly
(C) hold the rails parallel (D) reduce pressure exerted by train
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7. Which of the following has equal periods of rotation and revolution ?
(A) Moon (B) Mercury
(C) Venus (D) Uranus
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8. Honey that has a high concentration of sugar does not decay because–
(A) it contains natural antioxidants that prevent bacterial attack
(B) bacteria cannot survive in an active state in a solution of high osmotic strength as water is drawn out
(C) bacteria cannot survive in an active state as it is totally deprived of oxygen
(D) None of these
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9. Triple Vaccine is administered to a newborn child to immunize it against–
(A) whooping cough, tetanus and measles (B) whooping cough, tetanus and measles
(C) tetanus, diphtheria, measles and rubella (D) tetanus, diphtheria, small-pox and rubella
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10. A mammal that lays eggs is–
(A) Kangaroo (B) Otter
(C) Duck-billed platypus (D) Opossum
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11. Astronaut late Kalpna Chawla was born at/in–
(A) Ambala (B) Modi Nagar
(C) Ludhiana (D) Karnal
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12. Which one of the following awards was given to the Odissi danseuse Sonal Man Singh on 54th Republic day ?
(A) Padma Vibhushan (B) Sahitya Academy Award
(C) Padma Shri (D) Padma Bhushan
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13. After the first war of Independence, the mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II was exiled to–
(A) Rangoon (B) Port Blair
(C) Kabul (D) London
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14. Who has been booked under POTA by Chief Minister of U.P.–
(A) Vijay Pratap Singh (B) Unus Abraham
(C) Raghuraj Pratap Singh (D) Mulayam Singh Yadav
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15. The VAT is being introduced in lieu of–
(A) Sales Tax (B) Octroi S.T.O.T.
(C) Over all tax (D) None of these
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16. Which amongst the following High Courts administers Judicial functions for more than one state ?
(A) Kolkata (B) Patna
(C) Delhi (D) Guwahati
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17. Rajya Sabha dissolves–
(A) After 5 years (B) After six years
(C) Never (D) None of these
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18. Which amongst the following is the union territory ?
(A) Delhi (B) Lakshadweep
(C) Nagaland (D) Manipur
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19. K. R. Narayanan is the.................president of India.
(A) 11th (B) 12th
(C) 13th (D) 14th
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20. The National Sports of the U.S.A is–
(A) Basketball (B) Soccer
(C) Baseball (D) Boxing
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