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Practice Test Siva Narayana OBJECTIVE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Practice Test Siva Narayana Put a tick mark ( a) in the correct answer in the following questions: Example : Mention the writer of ‘Anand Math’: (a) Harindra Nath Chattopadhyaya (b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (c) Rabindra Nath Tagore (d) Mulk Raj Anand Ans. (b) 1. H. U. D. C. O. stands for: (a) Housing and Urban Development Corporation (b) High Under Development Corporation (c) The name of an American leading oil company (d) The name of British company 2. Who is the author of the book ‘Ignited Minds’? (a) Anita Desai (b) Mulk Raj Anand (c) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (d) Shobha De 3. (A) Who is/are popularly known as the Nightingale of India? (a) Vijaya Laxmi Pandit (b) Lata Mangeshker (c) Sarojini Naidu (d) Nur Jehan (B) ‘Arthashastra’ was written by: (a) Kalidas (b) Kautilay (c) R.K. Narayan (d) Bana Bhatt 4. The newly appointed Ambassador to China is: (a) S. Menon (b) U. Perishashtry (c) Ronen Sen (d) Nalin Surie 5. Who is the author of the book ‘White Mugals’? (a) Mikhai Solokhov (b) William Dalrymple (c) Miguel de Cervantes (d) Boris Pasternak 6. The foreign traveler who visited India during Vijayanagar period was- (a) Nicolo Conti (b) Yuan Chwang (c) Fa-hien (d) Megasthenes 7. The book ‘Wings of Fire’ has been authored by- (a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (c) Kuldeep Nayyar (d) Acharya J.B. Kriplani 8. Who is the author of ‘Life of Pi’? (a) Shobha De (b) Yann Martel (c) Shashi Pandey (d) Amit Chaudhary 9. Who said, “Man does not live by bread alone”? (a) The Bible (b) William Shakespeare (c) Lord Alfred Tennyson (d) Leo Tolstoy 10. In which Shakespearean Drama is Desdemona character? (a) Hemlet (b) The Merchant of Venice (c) Othello (d) As You Like It 11. Who said, “fools rush in where angels fear to tread”? (a) The Bible (b) John Milton (c) Alexander Pope (d) Dr. Samuel Johnson 12. James Bond is a character created by: (a) Ian Fleming (b) P.G. Wore House (c) Perry Mason (d) Erl Stanley Gardener 13. The famous work of Leo Tolstoy is: (a) The Merchant of Venice (b) Illiad (c) War and peace (d) Great Expectations 14. “I have not become His Majesty’s First Minister to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire. “Who said it”? (a) Clement Attlee (b) Winston Churchill (c) Chamberlain (d) Anthony Eden 15. In which year was English recommended as the medium of instruction for higher education in India by Lord Macaulay? (a) 1835 (b) 1833 (c) 1858 (d) 1821 (e) None of the above 16. The Arab invasion of Sind took place in: (a) 66 A.D. (b) 326 B.C. (c) 712 A.D. (d) 1191 A.D. 17. The 191st member of the United Nations is; (a) Tuvalu (b) East Timor (c) Tonga (d) Kiribati 18. Which one of the following universities was not established by Lord Dalhousie? (a) Bombay (b) Madras (c) Delhi (d) Calcutta 19. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought between: (a) The British and the French (b) The Marathas and The British (c) The Mughals and Shershah Suri (d) Ahmed Shah Abdali and The Marathas 20. India liberated Goa from the Portuguese in: (a) 1948 (b) 1965 (c) 1961 (d) 1960 21. Which battle made the British rule in India finally supreme? (a) Battle of Plassey (1757) between British forces under Clive and the ruler of Bengal, Sirazudaulla. (b) Battle of Buxar (1764) between British forces under Munroe and the Muslim rules Shuja-ud-Daulah and Shah Alam II (c) 3rd Mysore War (1790-92) between the British and Tipu Sultan. (d) 4th Mysore War (1799) between British forces under Wellesley and Tipu Sultan. 22. Who was the British Governor General in India in whose reign a part of Charter Act read like this, “No native of India, nor natural born subject of His Majesty, should be disabled form holding any place, office of employment by reason of his religion, place of birth descent or colour. (a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Hastings (c) Lord William Bentinck (d) Lord Dalhousie 23. Who was the founder of Saka era? (a) Kaniska (b) Chandra Gupta Maurya (c) Samudra Gupta (d) Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya 24. Tick out the names of the two countries in which the relics of cultural influence of ancient India are still present in the form of temples. (a) Egypt (b) Malaya (c) Cambodia (d) Indonesia (e) Thailand 25. Name one of the most illustrious kings in each of the following dynasties: I. Guptas: (a) Skand Gupta (b) Chandra Gupta II (c) Ram Gupta II. Mughals. (a) Akbar (b) Shahjehan (c) Aurangzeb 26. In which year was (I) Akbar born (II) in which year did he die? I. (a) 1530 (b) 1542 (c) 1545 (d) 1528 II. (a) 1605 (b) 1660 (c) 1603 (d) 1604 27. To which dynasty did the following belong I. Elizabeth I: (a) Tudor (b) Stuart (c) House of Hanover II. Ashoka: (a) Gupta (b) Maurya (c) Vardhan III. Sultan Razia: (a) Khilji (b) Tughlaq (c) Slave 28. What are the most important events of the following dates? I. 24 –10 - 1945 (a) The end of 2nd World War (b) Dropping of Atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan (c) The founding of the U. N. O. II. 16 –12 - 1971 (a) Man set foot on the moon for the first time (b) Liberation of Bangladesh (c) Outbreak of hostilities between India and Pakistan (d) India accorded recognition to the Republic of Bangladesh 29. Who is Kalam?’ is a book written by: (a) C. R. Maniratnam (b) Sobha Dey (c) R. Ramanathan (d) None of these 30. Name the battle in which Caesar defeated Pompei in 48 A.D. (a) Battle of Pharasalus (b) Battle of Thermopyae (c) Battle of Salamis (d) None of these 31. In which year was the Spanish Armada defeated by the British? (a) 1588 (b) 1589 (c) 1603 (d) 1590 32. In which year did the Glorious Revolution which put an end to the despotic rule of the Stuarts in England and made. Parliament supreme, take place? (a) 1660 (b) 1688 (c) 1689 (d) 1648 33. Name the world personality who came to top in the French Revolution: (a) Voltaire (b) Napoleon Bonaparte (c) Rousseau (d) Robespierre 34. Who was the King of France at the time of French Revolution? (a) Louis XVI (b) Louis XV (c) Louis XIV (d) Louis XVII 35. The Hijri Era (Calendar) started in: (a) 622 A.D. (b) 712 A.D. (c) 570 A.D. (d) 1129 A.D. 36. When was the Magna Carta signed by King John of England? (a) 1217 (b) 1215 (c) 1066 (d) 1212 37. What important events of world history are associated with the following years? I. 1789: (a) French Revolution (b) American Declaration of independence II. 1815: (a) Battle of Trafalgar (b) Battle of Waterloo (c) Crimean War 38. With which Battle or war was Joan of Arc associated? (a) Battle of England (b) 100 years’ War (c) Seven Years’ War (d) Battle of Hastings (e) None of these 39. The main allies of England in the World War II were: (a) France, Austria and Italy (b) France, U. S. A. and U. S. S. R. (c) U. S. a., France and Belgium 40. Which is the place of worship of the Jews? (a) Fire temple (b) Mosque (c) Church (d) Synagogue 41. Which is the religious book of the Parsis? (a) Quran (b) Torah (c) Zend Avesta (d) None of these 42. Which is the national animal of India? (a) Lion (b) Tiger (c) Leopard (d) Cow 43. Which is the national flower of India? (a) Lotus (b) Rose (c) Marigold (d) Sun flower 44. Who painted the portrait of Mona Lisa lying in the Louvre Museum at Paris? (a) Sir Noel Paton (b) Leonardo da Vinci (c) Pablo Picasso (d) Machael Angelo 45. Name the following: I. The densest populated state in India according to census 2001- (a) West Bengal (b) Kerala (c) Bihar II. Garden city in the World: (a) New York (b) Tokyo (c) Chicago (d) London III Most populated State in India: (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Andhra Pradesh IV. The language in India in which the largest number of newspapers and periodicals are published: (a) English (b) Telugu (c) Hindi 46. Which is the National Anthem of India? (a) Vande Mataram (b) Jana Gana Mana (c) Sare Jahan Se Achcha Hindustan Hamara (d) Jhanda Uncha Rahe Hamara 47. The supreme Command of Indian armed forces is vested in: (a) The Prime Minister of India (b) The President of India (c) The Defense Minister of India (d) None of the above 48. How many times can a person be elected as President of U.S.A.? (a) There times (b) Two times (c) No limit (d) Four times 49. Which is the more powerful house of legislature at the center in India? (a) Rajya Sabha (Upper House) (b) Lok Sabha (Lower House) (c) Both are equally powerful (d) None of these 50. Which statutory official in India can participate in Lok Sabha discussions but cannot Vote? (a) Chief Election commissioner (b) Attorney General (c) Comptroller and Auditor General (d) Chairman Finance Commission 51. The President of India can be removed form office by: (a) The Lok Sabha by passing a resolution (b) The Parliament through impeachment (c) The Chief Justice of India (d) The Prime Minister 52. Who can preside but cannot vote in one of the Houses of Parliament? (a) Speaker (b) Deputy Speaker (c) Vice President (d) Vice Chairman 53.
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