General Knowledge for All Upcoming Exams

1.Assertion: Hien Tsang came to India during rule of Harshavardhana
Reason: He wanted to visit the Buddhist Shrine
(A)Both Assertion and Reason are True and Reason is Correct Explanation to Assertion
(B)Both Assertion and Reason are True but Reason is not Correct Explanation to Assertion
(C)Assertion is Correct but Reason is Not Correct explanation to the Assertion
(D)Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
(E)Both Assertion and Reasons are incorrect

Ans. (A)Both Assertion and Reason are True and Reason is Correct Explanation to Assertion
2.Which of the following was used in house making in Indus Valley Civilization?
(A)Stone
(B)Bricks
(C)Bamboo
(D)Wood
(E)all of above

Ans. (B) Bricks

3.Which among the following is not correctly matched? (Maurya Kings and contemporary Travelers/ Ambassadors )
(A)Chandra Gupta Maurya – Megasthenes
(B)Bindusara – Deimakos
(C)Asoka – Marco Polo
(D)Harshavardhana – Hiuen Tsang
(E)All are correctly matched

Ans. (C) C is not correctly matched . Dionysius was a Greek ambassador who came during Asoka’s time. Marco Polo came in 1292-93 in  kingdom of the Tamil Pandyas

4.Which among the following causes ‘Dumdum Fever’ or Kala Azar?
(A)Bacteria
(B)Fungi
(C)protozoa
(D)Virus
(E)None of them

Ans. (C) Kala Azar is also known as Dum dum fever and Visceral leishmaniasis . Its caused by protozoa of Leishmania genus, vector is sandfly

5.Which among the following is main body of United Nations ?
(A)General Assembly
(B)Security Council
(C)Secretariat
(D)Trusteeship Council
(E)Economic and Social Council

Ans. (A) General Assembly

6.At which of the following places Weight of a person will be maximum?
(A)At Poles
(B)At tropic of Capricorn
(C)At tropic of Cancer
(D)At the peak of Everest
(E)At equator

Ans. (A) At poles . Earth is flattened at poles and thus spheroid in shape, The person is 13 miles closer to the center of earth

7.Shiva Crater is located near which of the following places in India ?
(A)Mumbai
(B)Chennai
(C)Cochin
(D)Puri
(E)None of them

Ans. (A) Mumbai

8.In which of the following countries International Rice Research center is Located ?
(A)Thailand
(B)Malaysia
(C)Philippines
(D)Indonesia
(E)Japan

Ans. (C) Philippines

9.Where are the headquarters of Bioversity International?
(A)England
(B)Italy
(C)Germany
(D)Australia
(E)France

Ans. (B) Near Rome in Italy

10.Which among the following is caused by Virus?
(A)Mumps
(B)Beri Beri
(C)Tuberculosis
(D)Dysentery
(E)Rickets

Ans. (A) Mumps

11.Which of the following companies has a plant at Korba in Chhattisgarh ?
(A)Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
(B)Bharat Aluminum Company
(C)National Thermal Power Corporation
(D)Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(E)Steel Authority of India Limited

Ans. (B) Bharat Aluminum Company

12.Radiation hardening is used in design of artificial satellites, spacecraft, military aircraft, nuclear power stations, and nuclear weapons for which of the following purposes?
(A)Protection from radiation damage
(B)trace element analysis
(C)use radiation energy
(D)Increase resistance
(E)None of them

Ans. (A) Protection from radiation damage

13.Which among the following is not located in Kolkata?
(A)Anthropological Survey of India
(B)Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
(C)Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
(D)national Institute of Cholera and enteric diseases
(E)All are located in Kolkata

Ans. (C) Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute is in Durgapur

14.Which among the following is not correctly matched?
(A)Aga Khan Palace – Pune
(B)Bharat Bhawan – Bhopal
(C)Akal Takht – Amritsar
(D)Rock of Gibraltar – Nainital
(E)Meenakshi Temple – Madurai

Ans. (D) Rock of Gibraltar  in Hyderabad in Hussain Sagar lake

15.Points Calimere Bird sanctuary is located in which of the following states?
(A)Kerala
(B)Karnataka
(C)Tamil nadu
(D)West Bengal
(E)Andhra Pradesh

Ans. (C) Tamil nadu

16.Which among the following is not correctly matched?
(A)Agra – Yamuna
(B)Badri Nath – Alaknanda
(C)Jabal pur – Narmada
(D)Surat – Tapti
(E)Vijayawada – Cauvery

Ans. (E) Vijayawada – Cauvery

17.What is the total number of planets in Solar system ?
(A)6
(B)7
(C)8
(D)9
(E)10

Ans. (C) 8 , International Astronomical Union Removed Pluto on August 24, 2006

18.Which among the following is NOT correctly matched?
(A)Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek
(B)Morocco – rabat
(C)Fiji – Suva
(D)Khazakatan – Astana
(E)Egypt – Addis Ababa

Ans. (E) Egypt – Cairo

19.Which among the following is not correctly matched?
(A)Holy Land – Palestine
(B)Island of Pearls – Baharein
(C)Island of Cloves – Madagaskar
(D)Key to Mediterranean – Gibraltor
(E)All are correctly matched

Ans. (E) All are correctly matched

20.Which among the following is not correctly matched?
(A)49th parallel : USA – Mexico
(B)38th parallel : North Korea – South Korea
(C)Siegfried Line – Germany : France
(D)Maginot Line – France : Germany
(E)Durand Line : Pakistan – Afganistan

Ans. (A) A, 49th parallel : USA – Canada