General Knowledge Quiz – Set Hundred and Two

1. In India, Writs can be issued by
a) State Assemblies
b) Cabinet Ministers
c) Supreme Court
d) Lok Sabha

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Answer c) Supreme Court

2. The Sathavahana Dynasty was founded by
a) Ashoka
b) Akbar
c) Simuka
d) Chandra Gupta

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Answer c) Simuka

3. Which of the following is wrongly matched
a) BALCO – Korba
b) HINDALCO – Renukut
c) NALCO – Koraput
d) Indian Aluminium Company – Salem

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Answer d) Indian Aluminium Company – Salem. It is in Hirakud.

4. Which of the following is wrongly matched
a) Roentgen – X Rays
b) Einstein – Relativity
c) Polio Vaccine – Jonas Salk
d) Isaac Newton – Radio Activity

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Answer d) Isaac Newton – Radio Activity.

5. The Treaty of Purandhar was signed by
a) Tipu Sultan
b) Marathas
c) Guptas
d) Cholas

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Answer – Marathas. The treaty was signed between the Rajput ruler Jai Singh I, who was commander of the Mughal Empire, and Maratha Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

6. Who is referred as Father of Economics?
a) John Keynes
b) Adam Smith
c) John Snow
d) Bruce Wayne

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Answer b) Adam Smith

7. Who is the Author of the Famous Book “Eleven Minutes”?
a) John Grisham
b) Jeffrey Archer
c) Paulo Coelho
d) JK Rowling

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Answer c) Paulo Coelho

8. Operation Gibraltar was carried out by
a) India
b) Russia
c) China
d) Pakistan

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Answer d) Pakistan. Operation Gibraltar (1965) was the codename given to the strategy of Pakistan to infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir, and start a rebellion against Indian rule. It was a failure mission.

9. The World AIDS Day is observed on?
a) November 1
b) December 1
c) October 1
d) September 1

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Answer b) December 1

10. How many pairs of chromosomes are there in human body?
a) 21 Pairs
b) 22 Pairs
c) 23 Pairs
d) 24 Pairs

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Answer c) 23 Pairs. Twenty-two of these pairs, called autosomes, look the same in both males and females. The 23rd pair, the sex chromosomes, differ between males and females.

11. The vitamin most associated with proper blood clotting
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin D
c) Vitamin E
d) Vitamin K

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Answer d) Vitamin K

12. The Central Leather Research Institute is located in
a) Varanasi
b) Jaipur
c) Chandigarh
d) Chennai

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Answer d) Chennai

13. Douglas Engelbart is associated with
a) Computer Chip
b) Computer Mouse
c) Computer Pen Drive
d) Computer Hard Disk

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Answer b) Computer Mouse

14. City of Chillies
a) Rajahmundry
b) Madurai
c) Warangal
d) Guntur

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Answer d) Guntur

15. Who is known as the Nightingale of India?
a) Mother Terasa
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Annie Besant
d) Lata Mangeshkar

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Answer b) Sarojini Naidu