General Knowledge Compendium - 10 Sep 11 Part I
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1) Who is the first President of the United States of America?
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) James Monroe
d) John Adams
Ans : a
2) Who was born on August 15, 1769?
a) Winston Churchill
b) Queen Victoria
c) Napoleon Bonaparte
d) George V
Ans : c
3) Which city was previously known as Salisbury?
a) London
b) Paris
c) Harare
d) New York
Ans : c
4) Who is the author of “A streetcar named desire”?
a) Jhumpa Lahiri
b) Tennessee Williams
c) Ian Fleming
d) Salman Rushdie
Ans : b
5) Which film is in Aramaic and Latin?
a) The Ten Commandments
b) Ben-Hur
c) Apocalypto
d) The Passion of the Christ
Ans : d
6) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship in 1977?
a) John McEnroe
b) Arthur Ashe
c) Boris Becker
d) Bjorn Borg
Ans : d
7) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980?
a) India
b) UK
c) USA
d) USSR
Ans : a
8) What name was taken by Cardinal Joseph Sarto when he became pope?
a) John XXIII
b) Paul VI
c) Benedict XVI
d) Pius X
Ans : d
9) How many metres is one mile?
a) 1000
b) 100
c) 1609.344
d) 1705.212
Ans : 1609.34
10) What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called?
a) Amphibians
b) Cats
c) Grasshoppers
d) Frogs
Ans : a
11) Which of the following books is not part of Pentateuch?
a) Genesis
b) Numbers
c) Ruth
d) Exodus
Ans : c
12) Which of the following countries is landlocked?
a) Brazil
b) Cuba
c) Bolivia
d) Colombia
Ans : c
13) What does Yugoslavia mean?
a) The land of the rising sun
b) The land of the midnight sun
c) The land of the Southern Slavs
d) The land of Yahoos
Ans : c
14) Which state of USA was once part of Russia?
a) Alaska
b) Louisiana
c) Florida
d) California
Ans : a
15) What did the Greeks call the present day Amu River in Iran?
a) Indus
b) Ganges
c) Jhelum
d) Oxus
Ans : d
16) Which of these is not a metal?
a) Gold
b) Diamond
c) Silver
d) Copper
Ans : b
17) Which language is written in five scripts?
a) Hindi
b) Urdu
c) Konkani
d) Telugu
Ans : c
18) Which British monarch in 20th century was not crowned?
a) George V
b) Edward VIII
c) George VI
d) William IV
Ans : b
19) Who was told “Beware the Ides of March.”?
a) Julius Caesar
b) Augustus Caesar
c) Mark Antony
d) Cleopatra
Ans : a
20) Which country’s postal stamps have the name Helvetia?
a) Finland
b) Iceland
c) Switzerland
d) Swaziland
Ans : c
21) Yen is the currency of which country?
a) Japan
b) China
c) Nepal
d) Bhutan
Ans : a
22) Which is the national flower of Australia?
a) Red Rose
b) Lotus
c) Tulip
d) Golden Wattle
Ans : d
23) What is the number of squares on a chess board?
a) 72
b) 64
c) 32
d) 48
Ans : b
24) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?
a) Nainital
b) Darjeeling
c) Simla
d) Ooty
Ans : c
25) The name of which city was changed to Petrograd and Leningrad?
a) Moscow
b) Tashkent
c) Kiev
d) St. Petersburg
Ans : d
Get updated General knowledge for Govt Jobs or Sarkari Naukri preparation. It will help you must in your competitive exams.
Note it down in your note book today.
1) Who is the first President of the United States of America?
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) James Monroe
d) John Adams
Ans : a
2) Who was born on August 15, 1769?
a) Winston Churchill
b) Queen Victoria
c) Napoleon Bonaparte
d) George V
Ans : c
3) Which city was previously known as Salisbury?
a) London
b) Paris
c) Harare
d) New York
Ans : c
4) Who is the author of “A streetcar named desire”?
a) Jhumpa Lahiri
b) Tennessee Williams
c) Ian Fleming
d) Salman Rushdie
Ans : b
5) Which film is in Aramaic and Latin?
a) The Ten Commandments
b) Ben-Hur
c) Apocalypto
d) The Passion of the Christ
Ans : d
6) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship in 1977?
a) John McEnroe
b) Arthur Ashe
c) Boris Becker
d) Bjorn Borg
Ans : d
7) Who won the Olympic Gold Medal for hockey in 1980?
a) India
b) UK
c) USA
d) USSR
Ans : a
8) What name was taken by Cardinal Joseph Sarto when he became pope?
a) John XXIII
b) Paul VI
c) Benedict XVI
d) Pius X
Ans : d
9) How many metres is one mile?
a) 1000
b) 100
c) 1609.344
d) 1705.212
Ans : 1609.34
10) What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called?
a) Amphibians
b) Cats
c) Grasshoppers
d) Frogs
Ans : a
11) Which of the following books is not part of Pentateuch?
a) Genesis
b) Numbers
c) Ruth
d) Exodus
Ans : c
12) Which of the following countries is landlocked?
a) Brazil
b) Cuba
c) Bolivia
d) Colombia
Ans : c
13) What does Yugoslavia mean?
a) The land of the rising sun
b) The land of the midnight sun
c) The land of the Southern Slavs
d) The land of Yahoos
Ans : c
14) Which state of USA was once part of Russia?
a) Alaska
b) Louisiana
c) Florida
d) California
Ans : a
15) What did the Greeks call the present day Amu River in Iran?
a) Indus
b) Ganges
c) Jhelum
d) Oxus
Ans : d
16) Which of these is not a metal?
a) Gold
b) Diamond
c) Silver
d) Copper
Ans : b
17) Which language is written in five scripts?
a) Hindi
b) Urdu
c) Konkani
d) Telugu
Ans : c
18) Which British monarch in 20th century was not crowned?
a) George V
b) Edward VIII
c) George VI
d) William IV
Ans : b
19) Who was told “Beware the Ides of March.”?
a) Julius Caesar
b) Augustus Caesar
c) Mark Antony
d) Cleopatra
Ans : a
20) Which country’s postal stamps have the name Helvetia?
a) Finland
b) Iceland
c) Switzerland
d) Swaziland
Ans : c
21) Yen is the currency of which country?
a) Japan
b) China
c) Nepal
d) Bhutan
Ans : a
22) Which is the national flower of Australia?
a) Red Rose
b) Lotus
c) Tulip
d) Golden Wattle
Ans : d
23) What is the number of squares on a chess board?
a) 72
b) 64
c) 32
d) 48
Ans : b
24) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?
a) Nainital
b) Darjeeling
c) Simla
d) Ooty
Ans : c
25) The name of which city was changed to Petrograd and Leningrad?
a) Moscow
b) Tashkent
c) Kiev
d) St. Petersburg
Ans : d
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