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PT’s General Knowledge Question Bank – 05 (01.08.2011) This set is useful for competitive exams like MBA entrance tests MAT / GCET / RMAT / SNAP / IIFT / IRMA / TISS etc.

PT’s General Knowledge Question Bank # 05 (01.08.2011)

This set is useful for competitive exams like MBA entrance tests MAT / GCET / RMAT / SNAP / IIFT / IRMA / TISS etc.

Disclaimer: Some of These questions are based on current affairs, & the data and information of those questions are subject to change in coming times, while totally relevant and current today.

Directions: For the following questions, five options are given. Choose the correct option.

1. Who among the following on May 31, 2011, received the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding? (1) Julia Gillard (2) Angela Merkel (3) Nicolas Sarkozy (4) David Cameron

2. Which among the following is not a work of Rabindranath Tagore? (1) Chitra (2) Kapala Kundala (3) The Court Dancer (4) Chithangada

3. Clove, the commonly used spice, is obtained from the (1) Fruit (2) Stem (3) Root (4) Flower Bud

4. Which among the following States/UTs has not identified tribal community? (1) Chhattisgarh (2) Haryana (3) Maharashtra (4) Karnataka

5. From where did India introduce cultivation of tobacco/tapioca/ pineapple? (1) Pacific Islands (2) Africa (3) South America (4) China

6. What is colour of light related to? (1) Amplitude (2) Frequency (3) Quality (4) Velocity

7. What principle/law explains the working of the hydraulic brakes in automobiles? (1) Bernoulli's law (2) Posieulle's principle (3) Pascal's law (4) Archimedes' principle


8. What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe? (1) Bardoli Satayagraha (2) Khilafat Agitation (3) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy (4) Chauri Chaura incident

9. Who among the following were contemporaries of Kanishka? (1) Kamban, Banabhatta, Asvagosha (2) Nagarjuna, Asvagosha, Vasumitra (3) Asvagosha, KaKdasa, Banabhatta (4) Kalidasa, Kamban, Vasumitra

10. Which of the following nonmembers of Parliament has the right to address it? (1) AttorneyGeneral of India (2) SolicitorGeneral of India (3) Chief Justice of India (4) Chief Election Commissioner

11. Match the artists with their art form. Artist Art form

(a) Jatin Das 1. Sitar (b) Parveen Sultana 2. Painting (c) Pradosh Dasgupta 3. Hindustani music (Vocal) (d) Ustad Vilayat Khan 4. Sculpture

(a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 1 2 3 4 (2) 2 3 4 1 (3) 3 4 2 1 (4) 4 1 3 2

12. Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley? (1) Godavari (2) Narmada (3) Krishna (4) Mahanadl

13. The Union Budget 20112012, presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on February 28, 2011, announced that the Government will move towards direct transfer of cash subsidy to people living below poverty line in a phased manner for better delivery of (1) Kerosene (2) LPG (3) Fertilisers (4) All of the above

14. What are the blood corpuscles that help to build up resistance against diseases? (1) Leucocytes (2) Monocytes (3) Neutrophils (4) Lymphocytes

15. Which is the gland that holds the body's thermostat? (1) Pineal (2) Pituitary (3) Thyroid (4) Hypothalamus

16. Rajya Sabha enjoys more powers than the Lok Sabha in the case of — (1) Money Bills (2) Nonmoney bills (3) Setting up of new All India Services (4) Amendment of the Constitution


17. What is the most commonly used substance in fluorescent tubes? (1) Sodium Oxide and Argon (2) Sodium Vapour and Neon (3) Mercury Vapour and Argon (4) Mercury Oxide and Neon

18. Who among the following music composers was deaf? (1) Beethovan LV (2) Bach JS (3) Richard Strauss (4) Johannes Brahms

19. Which is the largest tiger reserve in India? (1) Nagarjuna (2) Manas (3) Pench (4) Corbett

20. Which of the following Mahatma Gandhi series of currency notes issued by the RBI has "ecology" depicted on it? (1) Rs. 500 (2) Rs. 100 (3) Rs. 50 (4) Rs. 5

21. Which country/countries started privatisation of Stateowned enterprises as a major State Policy? (1) U.K. under Mrs. Margaret Thatcher (2) Russia in the C.I.S. (3) Mexico/Argentina/Brazil (4) Italy/France/Malaysia

22. Who won the 'Man of the tournament' award of ICC Cricket World Cup2011? (1) Yuvraj Singh (2) Mahendra Singh Dhoni (3) Zaheer Khan (4) Titlakaratne Dilshan

23. Who were made the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council? (1) One representative from each continent. (2) Five major powers of the Allied Forces in the Second World War. (3) Five members elected by the U.N. General Assembly at the initial Constitution. (4) Funding members of the U.N.

24. Which of the following writs/orders of the High Court/Supreme Court is sought to get an order of an authority quashed? (1) Mandamus (2) Certiorari (3) Quo Warrantor (4) Habeas Corpus

25. Which is the earliest Engineering Educational Institution in India? (1) Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (2) I.I.T., Kharagpur (3) Roorkee Engineering College, (I.I.T. Roorkee) (4) BHU (IT), Varanasi

26. Who was associated with the creation of Pentium Chip? (1) Arun Netravalli (2) Sabeer Bhatia (3) C. Kumar Patel (4) Vinod Dham


27. Which amongst the following States does not cultivate wheat? (1) Karnataka (2) Maharashtra (3) West Bengal (4) Tamil Nadu

28. The Assam State derives its name from that of a tribe that conquered the region. Where did the tribesmen come from? (1) Tibet (2) Mongolia (3) Burma (now Myanmar) (4) Siam (now Thailand)

29. Which is the Agency which the Government has engaged to grade and standardise various agricultural products? (1) Food Corporation of India (2) Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (3) Bureau of Indian Standards (4) Central Statistical Organisation

30. What is the purpose of the India Brand Equity Fund? (1) To promote inbound tourism. (2) To make 'Made in India’ a label of quality. (3) To organise trade fairs. (4) To provide venture capital to IT sector.

31. Who is considered the father of Sahatara (Sitar)? (1) MianTansen (2) Baiju Bawara (3) Amir Khusro (4) Bade Ghulam AH Khan

32. Which authority recommends the principles governing the grantsinaid of the revenues of the States out of the Consolidated Fund of India? (1) Public Accounts Committee (2) Union Ministry of Finance (3) Finance Commission (4) InterState Council

33. Which is the fastest running train on Indian Railways? (1) MumbaiGoa Superfast Express (2) New DelhiLucknow Shatabdi Express (3) New DelhiMumbai Rajdhani Express (4) New DelhiChandigarh Shatabdi Express

34. Who developed Ballistic Missile? (1) Wernher Von Braun (2) J. Robert Oppenheimer (3) Edward Taylor (4) Samuel Cohen

35. Match the rivers flowing through the cities below: City River

(a) Rotterdan 1. Seine (b) Paris 2. Potomac (c) Budapest 3. Rhine (d) Washington 4. Danube

(a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 2 3 1 4 (2) 1 3 4 2 (3) 3 1 4 2 (4) 4 3 2 1


36. The Railway Budget 20112012, presented in the Parliament on February 25, 2011, announced a. Setting up of Palakkad coach factory. b. Burn Standard Company Limited and Braithwaite Company Limited being brought under Ministry of Railways c. Setting up of railbased industries for meeting demand for rolling stock. Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (1) All of the above (2) Both a and b (3) Only c (4) Both b and c

37. What is the chromosome number in a human ovum? (1) 24 (2) 46 (3) 48 (4) None of these.

38. Hashish is obtained from a plant. From which part of the plant is it obtained? (1) Leaves (2) Stem (3) Exudates from leaves and female inflorescences. (4) Exudates from stem and male inflorescences.

39. Which State in India is the leading producer of Sulphur? (1) Assam (2) Maharashtra (3) Punjab (4) Tamil Nadu

40. Apple Macintoshes (Macs) and PCs use different ...... to process data and different operating systems. (1) Languages (2) Methods (3) CPUs (4) Storage devices

41. Which from the following towns is not on the "Golden Quadrilateral" being created for the roads infrastructure of the country? (1) Ajmer (2) Ahmedabad (3) Jabalpur (4) Gaya

42. Who invented the videotape? (1) Richard James (2) Charles Ginsberg (3) P.T. Farnsworth (4) Georges de Mestral

43. Who is the author of the book "Courts and their Judgements"? (1) Mr. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer (2) Arun Shourie (3) F.S. Nariman (4) Ram Jethmalani

44. What is an organisation's introductory web page called? (1) Portal (2) Vortal (3) Homepage (4) Web site


45. Which organ of the body never rests? (1) Eyes (2) Pancreas (3) Liver (4) Heart

46. Snakes and vultures are eating rats in a field. If wild dogs are let into the field, what will be the immediate result? (1) Decrease in the number of snakes. (2) Decrease in the number of vultures. (3) Decrease in the number of rats. (4) Increase in the number of snakes.

47. Who is competent to dissolve the Rajya Sabha? (1) The Chairman, Rajya Sabha (2) The President (3) The Jointsession of Parliament (4) None of these.

48. Point out which from the following is not a Right enumerated in the Constitution of India but has been articulated by the Supreme Court to be a Fundamental Right. (1) Right to Privacy (2) Equality before law (3) Abolition of untouchability (4) Right to form associations or unions

49. Which one of the following is the greatest circle? (1) Arctic Circle (2) Equator (3) Tropic of Cancer (4) Tropic of Capricorn.

50. Where was the first Cotton Mill in India established? (1) Surat (2) Bombay (Mumbai) (3) Ahmedabad (4) Coimbatore

51. The government has set up a highlevel panel to evolve an enabling policy framework for $ 1 billion investment in infrastructure during the 12th fiveyear plan. The panel will be chaired by (1) Rakesh Mohan (2) D. Subbarao (3) Usha Thorat (4) Anil Sardana

52. Indian Oil Corporation would invest about Rs 900 crore to pickup …….. stake in Nuclear power Corporation’s 1400 – MW atomic power project, at Kota in Rajasthan. (1) 20 percent (2) 22 percent (3) 24 percent (4) 26 percent

53. India has approximately …….. mobile subscribers and …….. bank account holders. (1) 600 million and 300 million (2) 500 million and 200 million (3) 600 million and 500 million (4) 800 million and 250 million


54. JSW Energy Ltd has agreed to acquire Canada’s CIC Energy Corp for …… (1) $ 422 million (2) $ 414.5 million (3) $ 526.5 million (4) $ 360.5 million

55. The government has decided to sell ...... stake held through Telecommunications Consultants of India Ltd in Bharti Hexacom Ltd. (1) 20 percent (2) 25 percent (3) 30 percent (4) 35 percent

56. Which of the following is the body/agency set up by the Government of India to increase the flow of foreign investment in the country? (1) FEMA (2) FCCB (3) NSDL (4) FIPB

57. Under the Annapurna scheme, how much foodgrain is provided to an eligible person every month? (1) 5 kg (2) 10 kg (3) 15 kg (4) 20 kg

58. Carmaker BMW Group has launched BMW financial services in India. To which country is BMW related? (1) France (2) Germany (3) South Korea (4) USA

59. Which country has launched the world’s first synthetic jet fuel? (1) South Africa (2) USA (3) UK (4) France

60. Global trade forecast by International Monetary Fund is _____ in 2010 and ____ in 2011. (1) 4.8% and 4.2% (2) 5.6% and 5.2% (3) 4.6% and 4.4% (4) None of these.

61. According to FICCI study on Indian Automobile Exports in 200910, Indian automobile exports was (1) $ 2.6 billion. (2) $ 3.6 billion. (3) $ 4.5 billion. (4) $ 5.2 billion.

62. For developing tourism infrastructure and services, Himachal Pradesh got ____ loan from Asian Development Bank. (1) Rs 430 crore (2) Rs 454 crore (3) Rs 476 crore (4) Rs. 525 crore


63. The Union cabinet has approved amendments to Mission Mode Project for computerization of which tax administrations of States and Union Territories? (1) Commercial tax (2) Income tax (3) Goods and services tax (4) None of these.

64. Which country in 2011 achieved its first ever victory in an ODI cricket series on Australian Soil? (1) Bangladesh (2) New Zealand (3) Sri Lanka (4) Zimbabwe

65. Which country made history in crushing Bangladesh by 10 wickets to win the first ever Asian Games women’s cricket tournament? (1) Nepal (2) India (3) Pakistan (4) Sri Lanka

66. Who won the gold medal in 10,000 m in Guangzhou Asian Games? (1) Kavita Rout (2) Pooja Sreedharan (3) Padraig Harrington (4) Sunita Rani

67. Which Pakistan player fled from the team hotel in Dubai, claiming he had received death threats? (1) Zulqarnain Haider (2) Salman Butt (3) Kamran Butt (4) None of these

68. Defeating JCT at Ambedkar Stadium, which team won the Durand Cup football tournament? (1) Mohan Bagan (2) East Bengal (3) Chirag United (4) Salgaocar

69. Sebastian Vettel became Formula One’s youngest World Champion in 2011. Which country was he from? (1) Germany (2) USA (3) France (4) Denmark

70. Defeating Novak Djokovic, who won the Swiss Indoor tennis title? (1) Rafael Nadal (2) Roger Federer (3) Flavia Pennetta (4) Somdev Devvarman

SNAP Special GK Questions

71. Which one of the following countries has carried out military operations in Georgia in late 2000s? (1) USA (2) Poland (3) Russia (4) Kyrgyzstan


72. Which one of the following committees/commission was formed to study and suggest pricing pattern for oil and natural gas sectors in India? (1) (2) K. Chaturvedi Committee (2) Sachar Committee (3) B. N. Srikrishna Commission (4) M. Veerapa Moily Commission

73. Which one of the following countries has tested a twostage satellite launch rocket named the SafireOmid or the Ambassador of Peace? (1) Israel (2) Iran (3) Pakistan (4) Turkey

74. Which one of the following was the original name of Tansen, the famous musician in the court of Akbar? (1) Mahananda Pande (2) Lal Kalwant (3) Baz Bahadur (4) Ramtanu Pande

75. In which of the following years was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid? (1) 1853 (2) 1854 (3) 1856 (4) 1858

76. Consider the following regions of India I. Western Ghats II. Aravali Hills III. Eastern Himalayas Which of the above is/are biodiversity hot spot/hot spots? (1) I only (2) I and III only (3) II and III only (4) I, II and III

77. A Forgotten Empire, written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell is about which one of the following Empires? (1) Kushan Empire (2) Mauryan Empire (3) Vijaynagar Empire (4) Mughal Empire

78. Which one of the following is considered as the drug of last resort for human being? (1) Penicillin (2) Tetracycline (3) Chloramphenicol (4) Streptomycin

Directions: The following five items consist of two statements, one labeled as Assertion (1) and the other as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answers to these items using the code given below I Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A. II Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A. III A is true but R is false. IV A is false but R is true.

79. Assertion (A): Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the sun. Reason (R): Venus is the second planet from the sun in our solar system. (1) I (2) II (3) III (4) IV


80. Assertion (A): Despite low evaporation and stable stratification of atmosphere, salinity is high in polar regions. Reason (R): Sea water freezes leaving the remaining water saline than before. (1) I (2) II (3) III (4) IV

IRMA Special GK Questions

81. The agreement reached by all nations at the G8 summit held in July 09 was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by ..... percent by the year 2020. (1) 40 percent (2) 30 percent (3) 50 percent (4) 20 percent. (5) 35 percent

82. Most of the rainfall during the South West Monsoon period occurs within ..... hours. (1) 100 (2) 120 (3) 80 (4) 90 (5) 140

83. In the union budget for 200910, an additional Rs.1000 crore has been provided for (1) Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (2) Rice intensification system (3) Promotion of high value crops (4) Promotion of SHGs (5) Grain storage

84. The adverse impact of climate change on small and marginal farmers can be reduced considerably by (1) Promoting a small farmers' SHG movement to support centralized services for enhancing small farm productivity

and profitability. (2) Teaching them management techniques to market their products efficiently (3) Teaching them Water and climate management (4) Making available group insurance and group credit. (5) Improving post harvest technology.

85. Every year we have to export rice and wheat in spite of millions going hungry because of (1) Absence of proper storage system (2) Exports of rice and wheat give huge profits (3) Absence of effective distribution channels (4) Inefficient marketing techniques (5) Poor transportation facilities.

IIFT Special GK Questions

86. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists List I List II (Multipurpose River Project) (Hydel Power Station)

I. Rihand (A) Hirakud II. Gandak (B) Balmikinagar III. Chambal (C) Pipri IV. Mahanadi (D) Kota

(1) IC, IID, IIIB, IVA (2) IA, IIB, IIID, IVC (3) IC, IIB, IIID, IVA (4) IA, IID, IIIB, IVC


87. Which one of the following is a medium range surfacetoair missile? (1) Trishul (2) Nag (3) Prithvi (4) Akash

88. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists List I (Vitamin) List II (Chemical Compound)

I. Vitamin A (A) Thaimin II. Vitamin B (B) Retinol III. Vitamin C (C) Ascorbic acid IV. Vitamin E (D) Tocopherol (1) ID, IIA, IIIC, IVB (2) IB, IIC, IIIA, IVD (3) ID, IIC, IIIA, IVB (4) IB, IIA, IIIC, IVD

89. The UN came into existence in (1) 1946 (2) 1945 (3) 3947 (4) 1950

90. The H.Q. of the UN are located at (1) New York (2) Paris (3) Washington DC (4) Geneva

91. Which of the following is not a principal organ of the UN? (1) General Assembly (2) Trusteeship Council (3) Security Council (4) World Health Organization

92. Which of the following countries is not a member of the UNO? (1) Switzerland (2) Bahamas (3) Mauritius (4) Dominican Republic

93. The permanent seat of the International Court of Justice is located in (1) Paris (2) Geneva (3) Rome (4) The Hague

94. Which of the following countries docs not have the power of Veto in the Security Council? (1) UK (2) Canada (3) USA (4) France

95. How many official working languages are recognized by the UN? (1) 8 (2) 7 (3) 6 (4) 5


TISS Special GK

96. Which cooking oil brand is owned by USbased $26billion Bunge Ltd in India? (1) Dalda (2) Dhara (3) Saffola (4) Postman

97. Tata Group's Indian Hotels acquired Ritz Carlton Hotel in ..... and Campton Palace in ..... 2007. (1) Boston, San Francisco (2) New York, Seattle (3) Las Vegas, Washington DC (4) Atlanta, Honolulu

98. The Trident Hotel brand in India is owned by ...... (1) Eastern India Hotels (2) Tata Group's Indian Hotels (3) ITC Hotels (4) Park Hotels

99. Which of the following launched Penryn chips? (1) American Micro devices (AMD) (2) Intel (3) Texas Instruments (4) Samsung

100.Which of the following launched of its Barcelona processor? (1) American Micro devices (AMD) (2) Intel (3) Texas Instruments (4) Samsung


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