GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (20-20) (25.12.2023)
Knowledge ka Daily Dose…
Q.1 After attaining enlightenment, Gautama came to be known as the:
(A) Jina
(B) Buddha
(C) Jnana
(D) Bodhi
Ans:- (B)
Q.2 Which Asoka Rock Edict mentions Asoka’s triumph in Kalinga?
(A) First
(B) Fourth
(C) Tenth
(D) Thirteenth
Ans:- (D)
Q.3 The first president of U.S.A to visit India was
(A) Thomas Leftersm
(B) John. F. Kennedy
(C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(D) George Washington
Ans:- (C)
Q.4 The name of the world’s second space tourist is:
(A) Yuri Gidzenko
(B) Roberto Vittori
(C) Johny Koronna
(D) Mark Shuttleworth
Ans:- (D)
Q.5 The famous Indian long distance swimmer who crosses English Channel
(A) P.K Banerjee
(B) Mihir Sen
(C) V. Merchant
(D) Ani Soha
Ans:- (B)
Q. 6 ‘Pataca’ is the currency of
(A) Panama
(B) Laos
(C) Macau
(D) Mexico
Ans:- (C)
Q.7 The only Indian to win the nobel prize in Physics is
(A) Dr.J. C. Bose
(B) Dr. C.V Raman
(C) Dr. H.J Bhabha
(D) Dr. Vikram Sarabhai.
Ans:- (B)
Q.8 Sahitya Akademi Award in India was Instituted in:
(A) 1953
(B) 1954
(C) 1956
(D) 1957
Ans:- (B)
Q.9 Oscar Award are associated with
(A) Literature
(B) Science
(C) Sports
(D) Films
Ans:- (D)
Q.10 2020 Olympic games will be held in:
(A) London
(B) Beijing
(C) Tokyo
(D) Moscow
Ans:- (C)
Q.11 India contains about ________ of the total population of the world
(A) 12%
(B) 14.10%
(C) 15.15%
(D) 17.76%
Ans:- (D)
Q.12 In which year was the “All India Radio” set up ?
(A) 1947
(B) 1950
(C) 1927
(D) 1936
Ans:- (D)
Q.13 Which city is called ‘White city of Rajasthan’?
(A) Jaipur
(B) Jodhpur
(C) Udaipur
(D) None of these
Ans:- (C)
Q.14 Indian Cancer Research Institute is located in
(A) New Delhi
(B) Kolkata
(C) Mumbai
(D) Chennai
Ans:- (C)
Q.15 The International Rice Research Institute is located in
(A) Malaysia
(B) Thailand
(C) Indonesia
(D) Philippines
Ans:- (D)
Q.16 ‘Matoshree’ book is written by
(A) Sumitra Mahajan
(B) Sheela Dixit
(C) Kiran Bedi
(D) Arundhati Roy
Ans:- (A)
Q.17 Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam has written which of these book?
(A) Wings of fire
(B) Bright mind
(C) India at 2050
(D) Youngistan of India
Ans:- (A)
Q.18 Prasar Bharti comes under the ministry of:
(A) Information technology
(B) Information and Broad Casting
(C) Human Resource
(D) Home Affairs
Ans:- (B)
Q.19 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was formed in:
(A) 1958
(B) 1959
(C) 1961
(D) 1962
Ans:- (A)
Q.20 Yuan is the currency of
(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) Indonesia
(D) Burma
Ans:- (B)