GK (Samanya Gyan)

GK

1) The Pacific Ocean represents how much percentage area
(approximately) of the earth covered by it?
(a) 28%
b) 35%
(c) 30%
(d) 45%
Answer : b) 35%

2. The wettest place on earth is
(a) Mount Waialeale
b) Cherapoonji
(c) Mangalore
(d) None of these
Answer : b) Cherapoonji

3. The number of non-permanent members of the UN
Security Council is
(a) 15
(b) 193
(c) 10
(d) 6
Answer : (c) 10

4. According to the latest population Census, the state with the least population density is
(a) Sikkim
(b)Bihar
(c) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer : (a) Sikkim

5.The number of Union Territories in India is
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 28
Answer : (c) 7

6. BRIC countries accounts for what fraction of world’s population?
(a) 40%
(b) 50%
(c) 70%
(d) 20%
Answer : (a) 40%

7. How many Bharat Ratna awardee have won the Nobel Prize till date?
(a) 8
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Answer : (d) 4

8) The UNO came into existence in
(a)24-11- 1945
(b) 24 -10 – 1945
(c) 12-1- 1947
(d) 26 – 01- 1950
Answer : (b) 24 -10 – 1945

9) Maltimadhavais the famous creation of which of the following personalities?
(a) Kalidasar
(b) Kambar
(c) Bhavabhuti
(d) Vishnu Sharma
Answer : (C) Bhavabhuti

10) The work for which French Noble man Baron Pierre de
Coubertin is known for, is
(a)He was the founder of Scouts movement
(b) He was the founder of Amnesty International
(c) He was the founder of Red Cross Society
(d) He was responsible for the revival of Modern Olympic Games.
Answer : (D) He was responsible for the revival of Modern Olympic Games.

11.Which of the following is NOT a recipient Of Bharat Ratna?
(a) Aruna Asaf Ali
(b) PVKane
(c) DKKarve
(d) Kamalagasan
Answer : (d) Kamalagasan

12.Which Indian city is also known as the ‘school capital of India’?
(a) Lucknow
(b) New Delhi
(c) Dehradun
(d) Ajmer
Answer : (C) Dehradun

13.The boundary line between India and China is called
(a) Me Mahon line
(b) Durand line
(c) 14 th line
(d) Sir Red -cliffe
Answer : (a) Me Mahon line

14.Andes mountain range is in
(a) North America
(b) Europe
c) Asia
d) South America
Answer : (d) South America

15.Which of the following is NOT based on the banks of river Danube?
(a) Vienna
(b) Belgrade
(c) Budapest
(d) Warsaw
Answer : (b) Belgrade

16) Ngultrum is the name of the currency of
(a) Chile
(B) Bhutan
(c) China
(d) Bulgaria
Answer : (d) Bulgaria

17. How many times of International Committee of Red Cross has won the Nobel Peace Prize for record times.
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Six
Answer : (d) six

18.Time Machineis the name of a famous work of
(a) Carl Sagan
(b) H.G. Wells
(c) Alvin Twitter
(d) Arthur cheque
Answer : (a) Carl Sagan

19.Jakob Von Vexkull was the founder of
(a) Booker Prize
(b) Pulitzer Prize
(c) Nobel Award
(d) Tedy insurance Prize
Answer : (b) Pulitzer Prize

20.Which of the following is the capital of Ireland?
(a) Dublin
(b) Istanbul
(c) Amsterdam
(d) Berne
Answer : (c) Amsterdam

21.Which of the following is the least populous union territory of India?
(a) Puducherry
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(d) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Answer : (a) Puducherry

22. Which of the following Indian states has the lowest sex ratio (number of females per thousand males)?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Haryana
(c) Kerala
(d) Arunachala Pradesh
Answer : (b) Haryana

23. Which of the following is NOT a work of Salman Rushdie?
(a) Moor’s Last Sigh
(b) Midnight’s Children
(c) Shalimar The Clown
(d) The Piano Teacher
Answer : (d) The Piano Teacher

24) International Labour Day is celebrated on every year.
(a) August 15
(b)March 22
(c)September 8
(d)May 1
Answer : (d) May 1

25) Who is credited with the construction of the Grand Trunk road?
(a)Tipu Sultan
(b)Mohammed -bin-Tughlaq
(c)Sher Shah Suri
(d)Jehangir
Answer : (c)Sher Shah Suri