EDMONTON Quiz with Answer

EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA TUE1 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

g1. How many strings does a violin have ? (a) Four (b) Three (c) Two (d) Five

2. What sport is played at Wimbledon? (a) Tennis (b) Badminton (c) Chess (d) Cricket

3. The 1st network that initiated the Internet was ? (a) Vnet (b) Inet (c) ARPANET (d) NSF Net

4. Favorites are accessible from the _ menu ? (a) Title (b) Shop (c) Menu (d) Start

5. Which one of the following countries is said to be the Home of Direct Democracy ? (a) England (b) Italy (c) USA (d) Switzerland

6. Chanakya was the prime minister of ? (a) Chandra Gupta (b) Chandra Gupta II (c) Chandra Gupta Maurya (d) Ashoka

7. G20 Finance Ministers meeting was held on 19 February at? (a) Singapore (b) Malaysia (c) Paris (d) New York

10. FRS stands for ? (a) Fellow Research System (b) Federation of Regulation Society (c) Fellow of Royal Society (d) None of the above

EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA THU 3 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1.Jantar Mantar stone astronomical observatory was recently included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. Jantar Mantar is situated at? (a) Jaipur (b) Goa (c) Agra (d) New Delhi

2. Commonwealth Games 2014 will be held at (a) London (b) Rio de Janerio (c) Melbourne (d) Glasgow

3. The Railway Budget 2010 – 2011 added a provision to run a train across the country to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. What is the name of the train? (a) Maitri Expres (b) Bharath Tirth (c) Sanskriti Express (d) Janmabhoomi Express

4. Nobel Prize 2010 in Literature was awarded to whom? (a) Liu Xiaobo (b) Mario Vargas Liosa (c) Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov (d) Akira Suzuki

5. Ezhuthachan Award 2010 (Ezhuthachan Puraskaram) was awarded to (a) Sugathakumari (b) M. Leelavathi (c) O. N. V. Kurup (d) Sukumar Azhikode

6. Recently G-20 Summit was held in…….. (a) Vienna (b) London (c) Pittsburgh (d) Toronto

7. Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner of India? (a) Navin Chawla (b) S. Y. Quraishi (c) N. Gopalaswami (d) B.B Tandon

8. David Warren who passed away recently was related with (a) Commonwealth Games (b) Holly wood (c) Black Box in Aero planes (d) Bhopal Disaster

9. Orange Prize 2010 was won by whom? (a) Arundhati Roy (b) Hillari Mantel (c) Barbara Kingsolver (d) Ashwin Sanghi

10. Who is the founder of 'Face Book' which is currently the No.1 social networking website in India? (a) Bill Gates (b) Martin Cooper (c) Orkut Buyukkokten (d) Mark Zuckerberg EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA FRI 4 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. The new Comptroller and Auditor General of India is— (A) V. N. Kaul (B) V. K. Joshi (C) D. K. Sikri (D) V. Rai

2.Which word could mean "cloud nine"? A. leshsrench B. ochhapl C. haploch D. haplresbo

3. 'Subsidiary Alliance' system was introduced by— (A) Lord Dalhousie (B) Lord Curzon (C) Lord Hastings (D) Lord Wellesley

4.Which word could mean "black widow spider"? A. deeryclostagnos B. agnosdelano C. agnosvitriblunin D. trymuttiagnos

5.Which word could mean "walkway"? A. poenmigen B. cuopeisel C. lasandansa D. poenforc

6.Which word could mean "statement"? A. kratafoni B. kratadafta C. loktifoni D. daftaimo

8.Which word could mean "yellow flower"? A. lelifroti B. lelipleka C. plekabroon D. frotibroon

9.Which word could mean "maple syrup"? A. blymuth B. hupponot C. patricrin D. crinweel

10Which word could mean "big house"? A. granahoon B. pinishur C. pinihoon D. melkegrana EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA MON 7 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

2. What is the playing time of the shorter version of the National Anthem? (A) 52 second (B) 30 second (C) 20 second (D) 40 second

3. Which of the following states has the country's largest petrochemical complex? (A) Maharashtra (B) Gujarat (C) Assam (D) Bihar

4. Which of the following vessels is India's first indigenous submarine? (A) INS Shahkul (B) INS Savitri (C) INS Vibhuti (D) INS Shalki

6. Which of the following cities was designed by the French architect Le Corbusier? (A) New Delhi (B) Gandhinagar (C) Chandigarh (D) Pondicherry

7. Which of the following states was originally known as NEFA? (A) Nagaland (B) Manipur (C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Assam

8. Who translated the National Song into English? (A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (C) Sarojini Naidu (D) Aurobindo Ghosh

9. Which is known as the 'Garden City' of India? (A) Srinagar (B) Bangalore (C) Mysore (D) Vadodara

10. 'Sriharikota' is famous for : (A) Satellite launching station (B) Thermal Power Station (C) Air-base (D) Hydro Power Station EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA TUE 8 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. The Gateway of India is situated at : (A) Mumbai (B) Delhi (C) Kochi (D) Bangalore

2. Rath Yatra is a major festival in the temple at : (A) Dwarka (B) Ayodhya (C) Puri (D) Varanasi

3. Kaziranga Sanctuary, famous for great Indian one-horn rhinoceros, is situated in the State of : (A) Bihar (B) Assam (C) Orissa (D) Karnataka

4. Which was the country's first vernacular newspaper? (A) Mumbai Samachar (B) Navjivan (C) Samachar Darpan (D) Lok Jagruti

5. Who was the first mathematician to treat zero as a number? (A) S. Ramanujam (B) Brahmagupta (C) Bhaskara (D) Aryabhatta

6. Ankaleswar is famous for : (A) Silk (B) Gold (C) Petrol (D) Iron

7. The largest city in India is : (A) Lakshadweep (B) Kanakumari (C) Indira Point (D) Rameshwaram

8. The southern most tip of India is : (A) Lakshadweep (B) Kanyakumari (C) Indira Point (D) Rameshwaram

9. In which city is the country's largest stadium located? (A) Kolkata (B) Delhi (C) Patiala (D) Chandigarh

10. Who was the oldest person to become the Prime Minister of India? (A) Charan Singh (B) Morarji Desai (C) H. D. Deve Gowda (D) P. V. Narasimha Rao EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA WED 9 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Which was the first feature film shown on the TV in colour? (A) Mughal-e-Azam (B) Mother India (C) Shatranj Ke Khiladi (D) Sholay

2. In which city is the country's largest prison located? (A) Lucknow (B) Kolkata (C) Kanpur (D) Delhi

3. Which is the largest orange-growing state? (A) Maharashtra (B) Punjab (C) Orissa (D) Madhya Pradesh

4. Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal? (A) Norman Pritchard (B) Milkha Singh (C) Leander Paes (D) P.T. Usha

5. Which is India's largest religious community? (A) Muslims (B) Hindus (C) Jews (D) Christians

6. Which is the largest chilli-producing state? (A) Gujarat (B) Jammu & Kashmir (C) Asom (D) Andhra Pradesh

7. Name the first Indian soap opera which was telecast from July 1984 to December 1985. (A) Hum Log (B) Buniyad (C) Rajani (D) Khaandan

8. In which state is the longest canal located? (A) Rajasthan (B) Gujarat (C) Punjab (D) Haryana

9. In which city was the first engineering college set up? (A) Roorkee (B) Ranchi (C) Pilani (D) Kanpur

10. Which regiment of the Indian Army has won the heighest number of gallantry awards? (A) Rajputana Rifles (B) Punjab Regiment (C) Madras Regiment (D) Sikh Regiment EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA THU 10 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. In which city was the first underground bazar constructed? (A) Delhi (B) Mumbai (C) Bangalore (D) Hyderabad

2. Who was the first Indian President to cast his vote in a General Election while in office? (A) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (B) Dr. S.D. Sharma (C) K. R. Narayanan (D) R. Venkataraman

4. In which city was the first milk powder plant set up? (A) Anand (B) Delhi (C) Chandigarh (D) Patiala

5. Who among the following was not a Vice-President? (A) Gulzarilal Nanda (B) Gopal Swarup Pathak (C) B. D. Jatti (D) M. Hidayatullah

6. Who is Daniel Redcliff? (A) A news anchor (B) A novelist (C) Central character of the film-series of Harry Potter (D) None of these

7. Which one is a well-known film critic? (A) Khalid Qureshi (B) Khalid Mohammad (C) Ashutosh Rana (D) Jaspal Rana

8. Which one of the following films is not a remake? (A) Don (B) Umrao Jaan (C) Lagaan (D) Sholay

9. Which of the following pair is incorrectly matched? (UGC Q.) (A) N. Ram -The Hindu. (B) Barkha Dutt - Zee News (C) Pranav Roy : NDTV 24 × (D) Prabhu Chawla : Aaj Tak.

10. Which one of the following is said to be the 'cartoon capital' of India? (A) Mumbai (B) Hyderabad (C) Bangalore (D) NOIDA EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA FRI 11 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. What is 'wi-fi' in information technology? (A) Wire-fidelity (B) With fidelity (C) Wireless fidelity (D) None of these

2. What is not applicable in the context of computers? (A) Folder (B) File (C) Briefcase (D) Attaché

3. What is ISP ? (A) International Service Program (B) Internet service provider (C) Integrated Service package (D) None of these

4. The TV ad of Fair & Lovely presented which well-known cricket personality doing commentary? (A) Sunil Gavaskar (B) Sachin Tendulkar (C) Ravi Shastri (D) K. Srikant

5. 'You said it', the pocket cartoon in 'Times of India' is the composition of : (A) Sudhir Dar (B) Sudhir Tailang (C) R.K. Lakshman (D) R.K. Narayanan

6. 'Reuter' is : (A) A news agency (B) A newspaper (C) A TV channel (D) A monthly magazine

7. Employment News is published by : (A) Publications Division (B) Press Information Bureau (C) Ministry of Employment (D) DAVP

8. Maximum production of films in the world takes place in : (A) India B) Hollywood (C) Lollywood (D) England

9. Which is not a film certificate given by Central Film Certification Board? (A) U (B) A (C) U/A (D) A/U

10. What is 'middle cinema'? (A) Films made for middle-aged people (B) Films made for the middle class (C) A combination of art and commercial films (D) Films made in the decade of 50s EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA MON 14 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. 'IPTA' is a : (A) Theatre group (B) Teachers' forum (C) Indian Photography Training Forum (D) None of the above

2. 'TASS' is : (A) Russian news agency (B) Russian Newspaper (C) Chinese Magazine (D) Russian TV

3. Which of the following is not a broadcasting channel ? (A) Voice of America (B) CNN (C) ABC (D) CBA

4. Who is not a radio/ TV anchor? (A) Rajdeep Sardesai (B) Akhil Mittal (C) Rajat Sharma (D) Kshma Sharma

5. Which one of the following is a 24 hours English business news channel? (A) CNBC (B) Zee News (C) India News (D) NDTV 24 ×

8. Gyandarshan and Gyanvani are : (A) House magazines of Doordarshan and Aakashvani (B) Divisions of Prasar Bharti (C) Interactive educative broadcast of IGNOU (D) Broadcast for teachers

9. Which one is not an element of the process of mass communication? (A) Message (B) Channel (C) Receiver (D) Telephone

10. What is URL ? (A) Uniform Resource Locator (B) Unified Resources Lan (C) Unique Readable Language (D) Users Recall Language EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA TUE 15 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Sting operation relates to : (A) Surgery for scorpion bite (B) Implanting artificial hairs (C) Investigative Journalism (D) TV Reality Show

2. Which one is not the name of a film? (A) Bombay (B) Hyderabad Blue (C) Delhi Heights (D) Delhi Rises

3. Which one is a brand of children's outfits? (A) Liliput (B) Ginni And Jony (C) Kangaroos (D) All

4. In the cyber world 'RAM' stands for : (A) Radio Audience Measurement (B) Random Access Memory (C) Regional Audio Metre (D) Radio Active Metre

6. The parameter of assessing the popularity of TV programmes is : (A) TVR (B) TPR (C) TCR (D) TRP

7. Who is Ram Mohan? (A) Well known cartoonist (B) Well known Animation artist (C) Well known musician (D) None of these

8. Writer of 'Malgudi days', the novel based on a south Indian imaginary locale is : (A) RK Lakshman (B) Ruskin Bond (C) RK Narayanan (D) None of these

9. Which one is not a journalist? (A) M.J.Akbar (B) Pranoy Roy (C) Shahid Kapoor (D) Sayeed Naqvi

10. 'Times of India' is a member of the following publication group : (A) Bennet &Coleman (B) Express (C) Living Media (D) Malayala Manorama EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA THU 17 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Author of 'Dwikhandita' is : (A) Sharat Chandra (B) Taslima Nasreen (C) Jhumpa Lahiri (D) None of the above

2. A branch of Indian Institute of Mass Communication has recently been established at : (A) Sambalpur (B) Dhenkanal (C) Bhubaneshwar (D) Mayurbhanj

3. English magazine 'The Week' is a member of the group : (A) Bennet & Coleman (B) Express (C) Delhi Press (D) Malayala Manorama

4. Which one is the oldest news agency of India? (A) UNI (B) PTI (C) ANI (B) UPI

5. The journalist accused by Sonu Nigam with the allegation of male casting couch? (A) Subhash K.Jha (B) Prakash K.Jha (C) Prashant Thakkar (D) None of these

6. “Because you deserve to know” is the punchline of which newspaper? (A) The Hindu (B) The Times of India (C) The Indian Express (D) The Hindustan Times

7. The first newspaper published from India was : (A) Bengal Gazette (B) Bombay Chronicle (C) Punjab Kesari (D) Times of India

8. What is said to be an 'uncontrolled medium'? (A) Cinema (B) Theatre (C) TV (D) Computer

9. First Indian feature film was : (A) Raja Harishchandra (B) Mahabharat (C) Bhakt Prahlad (D) Bharat Darshan

10. Which one of the following is not a marriage portal? (A) www.shahnai.com (B) www.bharatmatrimony.com (C) www.shaadi.com (D) www.jeevansaathi.com EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA FRI 18 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. First speaking film (talkie) of India : (A) Achhut Kanya (B) Pather Panchali (C) Alam Aara (D) Mughal-e-Azam

2. Which Hindi film was nominated for Oscar award? (A) Lagan (B) Gadar Ek Prem Katha (C) Bhagat Singh (D) The Legend of Bhagat Singh

3. Which city hosted the Miss World Pageant for the first time in India? (A) Hyderabad (B) Chennai (C) Trivandrum (D) Bangalore

4. Which Hindi film was not nominated for Oscar award? (A) Salaam Bombay (B) Mother India (C) Pakeeza (D) Lagan

5. Which brand showed an ordinary girl becoming a cricket commentator in its TV advertisement? (A) Fair Ever (B) Fair &Young (C) Emami Fairness Cream (D) Fair & Lovely

6. The recent controversial novel of Khushwant Singh is : (A) The Company of Women (B) Women and Women (C) Women (D) Men Are Men

7. Hindi Film 'Pinjar' is based on the novel of : (A) Amrita Pritam (B) Rajindar Singh Bedi (C) Arundhati Roy (D) Ashapurna Devi

8. The punch line 'Desh ka namak' belongs to which advertisement? (A) Captain Cook (B) Tata Salt (C) Annapurna Salt (D) Dandi Namak

9. The punch line 'Jagai Jeevan ke Navras' can be found in the advertisement of : (A) Brook Bond Tea (B) Tata Tea (C) Society Tea (D) Tetley Tea

10. 'www.monster.com' is a website related to : (A) Blog (B) Job hunting (C) On line Video game (D) search engine EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA SAT19 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Amitabh Bachchan modelled for : (A) Reid &Taylor (B) J.Hampsted (C) Raymond (D) Siyaram

2. Message of 'Pulse Polio' campaign is : (A) Kuchchh Boond Zindagi Ki (B) Do Boond Zindagi Ki (C) Zindagi Ki Do Boond (D) Jeevan Ki Do Boond

3. Following periodical has recently been launched by Malyala Manorama group for children : (A) Chanda Mama (B) Nandan (C) Tell Me Why (D) Champak

4. Blue Tooth is a device found in : (A) Cellular phone (B) Fax Machine (C) Tele printer (D) TV

5. Who is called 'Father of the Indian Ad World? (A) A.G. Krishnamurthy (B) Khodus Wadia (C) Alayque Padamsee (D) Siddhartha Shunu Sen

6. Which magazine has recently introduced its punchline 'Journalism with a human touch' on its cover? (A) Outlook (B) The Week (C) India Today (D) Frontline

7. Who is the present editor of English magazine 'Femina'? (A) Vimla Patil (B) Tanya Chaitanya (C) Satya Saran (D) Pearl Padamsee

8. Maqbool, the film produced by Vishal Bhardwaj was based on which the following Shakesperean tragic play? (A) Othello (B) Macbeth (C) King Lear (D) Hamlet

9. The first TV serial of Shahrukh Khan was : (A) Dusra Keval (B) Circus (C) Fauji (D) Ahmaque

1. What is 'shelf life' of a product? (A) Time slot between production and consumption (B) Time after the purchase (C) Time taken in the manufacturing (D) None of these

2. Who was the first Miss World from India? (A) Aishwarya Rai (B) Diana Hayden (C) Priyanka Chopra (D) Reita Faria

3. Azim Premji is the Managing Director of which business group ? (A) Reliance (B) JCT (C) Wipro (D) None of these

4. The new system to get cable connection of one's choice is : (A) CAT (B) VAT (C) MOD-VAT (D) CAS

5. Set-top box is : (A) DTH receiver (B) CAS receiver (C) Both (D) None of the above

6. Anita Desai is related to the field of : (A) Singing (B) Writing (C) Theatre (D) Handicrafts

7. The percentage of FDI in film and advertisement industry fixed by the government is : (A) 100 (B) 26 (C) 76 (D) 49

8. Which one is not a sports channel? (A) ESPN (B) Star Sports (C) DD Sports (D) HBO

9. Which one is a film channel ? (A) Star Gold (B) Star Plus (C) Star World (D) Star TV

10.Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's A.largest railway station B.highest railway station C.longest railway station D.None of the above EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA TUE 22 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Entomology is the science that studies A .Behavior of human beings B. Insects C. The origin and history of technical and scientific terms D. The formation of rocks

2. Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of A. Asia B. Africa C. Europe D .Australia

3. Garampani sanctuary is located at A. Junagarh, Gujarat B. Diphu, Assam C .Kohima, Nagaland D. Gangtok, Sikkim

4. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded? A. Physics and Chemistry B .Physiology or Medicine C. Literature, Peace and Economics D .All of the above

5. Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as A. Labour Party B. Nazi Party C. Ku-Klux-Klan D.Democratic Party

6. FFC stands for A. Foreign Finance Corporation B. Film Finance Corporation C.Federation of Football Council D.None of the above

7. Fastest shorthand writer was A .Dr. G. D. Bist B. J.R.D. Tata C. J.M. Tagore D. Khudada Khan

8.Epsom (England) is the place associated with A .Horse racing B. Polo C. Shooting D. Snooker

9. First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christian Bernard on Louis Washkansky, was conducted in A.1967 B.1968 C.1958 D.1922

10. Galileo was an Italian astronomer who A .developed the telescope B .discovered four satellites of Jupiter C. discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement D.All of the above EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA WED 23 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1.In which of the following cities, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose laid the foundation of 'Indian National Army'? 1.Singapore 2.Rangoon 3.Tokyo 4.Taiwan

2.When did Muslim League first make its demand for a separate Muslim nation of Pakistan? 1.1906 2.1935 3.1930 4.1940

3.Among the following who was not the President of India? 1.Zakir Husain 2 . C. Rajagopalachari 3.V.V. Giri 4. N. Sanjeeva Reddy

4.Government had constituted a panel for suggesting de-control of sugar industry. This panel submitted its report in October 2012 under the Chairmanship of - 1. Anand Sinha 2.C. Rangarajan 3. M. Rafeeq Ahmed 4. Deepak Parekh

5.Kumbum is a monastery found in which of the following countries? 1.India 2.Thailand 3.China 4.Japan

6.The Indian Institute of Toxicology Research reported that the water in and around the the deserted Union Carbide plant is contaminated and not fit for consumption. Where is this Union Carbide plant located? 1.Indore 2.Raipur 3.Jabbalpur 4.Bhopal

7.Name the astronaut of Indian American origin who took over the command of International Space Station on September 2012. 1.Rakesh Sharma 2.Kalpana Chawla 3.Sunita Williams 4.Tessy Thomas

8.World Trade Organization (WTO) has ranked India as the _____ largest player in the global service trade. 1.Fifth 2.Fourth 3.Seventh 4.Sixth

9.A committee had been constituted to review taxation in IT sector under the Chairmanship of - 1.Anita Kapur 2.N. Rangacharya 3.Y. B. Reddy 4.C. Rangarajan

10.Which Indian Bollywood actress was appointed as International Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nation programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)? 1.Aishwarya Rai 2.Katrina Kaif 3.Kareena Kapoor 4.Vidya Balan EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA THU 24 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1.China recently objected to the participation of an Indian Company in its joint venture with another country for offshore oil exploration. Which one among the following is that country? 1.Taiwan 2.South Korea 3.Sri Lanka 4.Vietnam

2.ISRO recently gave clearance for using which trequency band from satellite for internet on trains? 1.C Band 2.KU Band 3.S Band4 3.G Spectram

3.Which among the following states is not awarded Krishi Karman Awards for 2011-12? 1.Madhya Pradesh 2.Manipur 3.Maharastra 4.Nagaland

4.Who is the chairman of Fourteenth Finance Commission? 1.Prof Abhijit Sen 2.Dr. Y.V.Reddy 3.Ms. Sushma Nath 4.Dr. M.Govinda Rao

5.Who is the chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India? 1.Justice Balakrishnan 2Justice M. Kartzu 3. Justice J. S. Verma 4.Justice D. K. Jain

6.As per the latest Global Competitiveness Report 2012-13, brought out by World Economic Forum, a Swiss non-profit foundation based in Geneva, India ranks is - 1.59th 2.56th 3.57th 4.58th

8.“Water Conservation Day” observed on - 1.20th November 2.19th November 3.24th November 4.31st October

9.National Education Day observed on 1.11th November 2.14th November 3.5th September 4.21st May

10.Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution ensures Freedom of Press in India? 1.Article 356 2.Article 22 3.Article 327 4.Article 19 EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA FRI 25 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1.The International Date Line is approximately equal to 1.The Equator 2.100th Meridian 3.180th Meridian 4.None of these

2.The Vernal Equinox occurs on 1.June 21 2.March 21 3.September 23 4.December 21

3.Rajasthan canal receives water from 1.Ravi 2.Ganga 3.Sutlej 4.Indus

4.Which of the following represents a tribe of Rajasthan? 1.Garadia 2.Asur 3.Munda 4.Santhal

5.Which is the only State that touches Sikkim? 1.Assam 2.West Bengal 3.Arunachal Pradesh 4.Meghalaya

6.The largest producer of tea in the world is 1.China 2.Sri Lanka 3.India 4.Pakistan

7.The monetary unit of Bangladesh is 1.Taka 2.Dollar 3.Rupiah 4.Rupee

8.Antyodaya scheme is meant to help the 1.Muslims 2.Minorities 3.Poorest of the poor section of the society 4.Harijans

9.As per Census 2011, the highest populated State is 1.Bihar 2.Uttar Pradesh 3.Madhya Pradesh 4.Tamil Nadu

10.The upcoming Ultra Mega Power Projects(UMPPs) at Cheyyur and Sarguja are located respectively in 1.Kerala and Chhattisgarh 2.Tamil Nadu and Odisha 3.Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh 4.Kerala and Odisha EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA SAT 26 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because A .the infrared light kills bacteria in the body B.resistance power increases C.the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan D.the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D

2. Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country? A.USA B. Fiji C.India D. UK

3. Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known as A. Letter of Credit (L/C) B. laissezfaire C. inflation D. None of the above

4. Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by A. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates B. Second World Nations C. Third World Nations D. Fourth World Nations

5. First China War was fought between A. China and Britain B. China and France C.China and Egypt D. China and Greek

6. Dumping is A. selling of goods abroad at a price well below the production cost at the home market price B. the process by which the supply of a manufacture's product remains low in the domestic market, which batches him better price C. prohibited by regulations of GATT D. All of the above

7. For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are A. 26 m x 14 m B. 28 m x 15 m C. 27 m x 16 m D. 28 m x 16 m

8. Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of A. Tennis B. Volleyball C. Basketball D. Cricket

9. Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on A .May 8 B. May 18 C. June 8 D. June 18

10. Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD – 1050 AD are A. Khajuraho temples B. Jama Masjid C. Sun temple D. Mahabalipuram temples EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA MON 28 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Gravity setting chambers are used in industries to remove A. SOx B.NOx C. suspended particulate matter D.CO

2. Guwahati High Court is the judicature of A.Tripura B .Arunachal Pradesh C .Assam D .All of the above

3. Friction can be reduced by changing from A. sliding to rolling B. rolling to sliding C. potential energy to kinetic energy D. dynamic to static

4. During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March 1992 ____ was installed. A. SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging) B. Second Permanent Station 'Maitree 'C. First permanent station 'Dakshin Gangotri' D. None of the above

5. Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion? A. Taoism B. J udaism C. Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion) D. Shintoism

6. Film and TV institute of India is located at A. Pune (Maharashtra) B. Rajkot (Gujarat) C. Pimpri (Maharashtra) D. Perambur (Tamilnadu)

7. Guru Gobind Singh was A .the 10th and the last Guru of the Sikhs B .founder of Khalsa, the inner council of the Sikhs in 1699 C. author of Dasam Granth D. All the above

8. The ozone layer restricts A .Visible light B .Infrared radiation C. X-rays and gamma rays D. Ultraviolet radiation

9. Eugenics is the study of A. altering human beings by changing their genetic components B. people of European origin C. different races of mankind D. genetic of plants.

10. Ecology deals with A. Birds B. Cell formation C. Relation between organisms and their environment D. Tissues EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA TUE 29 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Filaria is caused by A .Bacteria B. Mosquito C .Protozoa D. Virus

3. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in A. 1958 B.1957 C.1956 D.1955

3. DRDL stands for A. Defence Research and Development Laboratary B. Department of Research and Development Laboratory C. Differential Research and Documentation Laboratary D.None of the above

4. Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army ? A. Gen. K.M. Cariappa B. Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari C. Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji D. None of the above

5. FRS stands for A. Fellow Research System B. Federation of Regulation Society C. Fellow of Royal Society D. None of the above

6. Coral reefs in India can be found in A. the coast of Orissa B. Waltair C. Rameshwaram D. Trivandrum

7. For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having A. low melting point B. high resistance C. high melting point D. low specific heat

8. Golden Temple, Amritsar is India's A. largest Gurdwara B. oldest Gurudwara C. Both option A and B are correct D. None of the above

9. Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of A. Orissa B. Tamil nadu C. Andhra Pradesh D. Kerala

10. Headquarters of UNO are situated at A. New York, USA B. Haque (Netherlands) C. Geneva D. Paris EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA WED 30 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Dr. Zakir Hussain was A .the first Muslim president of India B. first vice president of India C. first president of Indian National Congress D. first speaker of Lok Sabha

2. G-15 is an economic grouping of A. First World Nations B. Second World Nations C. Third World Nations D. Fourth World Nations

3. Fathometer is used to measure A .Earthquakes B. Rainfall C. Ocean depth D. Sound intensity

4. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at A. Darjeeling B. Dehradun C. Marmago D. Dispu

5. ICAO stands for A. International Civil Aviation Organization B. Indian Corporation of Agriculture Organization C. Institute of Company of Accounts Organization D. None of the above

6. India's first Technicolor film ____ in the early 1950s was produced by ____ A.'Jhansi Ki Rani', Sohrab Modi B.'Jhansi Ki Rani', Sir Syed Ahmed C.'Mirza Ghalib', Sohrab Modi D.'Mirza Ghalib', Munshi Premchand

7. India has largest deposits of ____ in the world. A. gold B.copper C.mica D.None of the above

8. How many Lok Sabha seats belong to Rajasthan? A.32 B.25 C.30 D.17

9.India's first satellite is named after A. Aryabhatta B. Bhaskara II C .Bhaskara I D. Albert Einstein

10. India's first atomic reactor was A. Zerlina B. Dhruva C. Apsara D. Kamini EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL,PALIA THU 31 OCTOBER 2013 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. The Chief Justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court suspended last year by President Musharraf was— (A) Shaukat Aziz (B) Anees Fahim (C) Ifthikar Chaudhury (D) Farooq Leghari

2. Which of the following organizations has set the target of reducing Greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by the year 2050 ? (A) United Nations (B) UNDP (C) G-8 (D) SAARC

3. The Sunfeast Open Tournament (2007) was won by— (A) Vania King (B) Sania Mirza (C) Mariya Korytheseva (D) Maria Kirilenke

4. Who was the Men's national senior Billiards champion in 2007 ? (A) Pankaj Advani (B) Ashok Shandilya (C) Abhijeet Gupta (D) None of the above

5. Ustad Amzad Ali Khan is an exponent of— (A) Santoor (B) Sarod (C) Violin (D) Tabla

6. Which book is written by Satyendra Nath Dutta ? (A) Agnibina (B) Kuhu-O-Keka (C) Sagar-Theke-Fera (D) Trijama

7. Which State is regarded as the land of five rivers ? (A) Gujarat (B) Assam (C) Chhattisgarh (D) Punjab

8. The largest rice producing State in India is— (A) West Bengal (B) Punjab (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Haryana

9. China's national game is— (A) Footbal (B) Hockey (C) Polo (D) Table Tennis

10. The oldest oilfield in India is— (A)Moran (B) Makum (C) Digboi (D) Dibrugarh