GK Capsule - 16 1.
The mountain range which forms the Western boundary of the Indian sub-continent is called: (A) Aravali (B) Satpura (C) Pirpanjal (D) Hindukush 2. From which of the following ores can iron be extracted? (A) Galena (B) Cryolite (C) Magnetite (D) Cinnabar 3. Which of the following chemicals is used in the making of photographic films? (A) Sodium chloride (B) Silver bromide (C) Aluminium hydroxide (D) None of the above 4. Which film bagged the Best Film of the 11th International Indian Film Academy Awards distributed in June 2010? (A) Delhi 6 (B) 3 Idiots (C) Paa (D) Dev D 5. The first Pravasi Bhartiya Sammelan was held in January 2003 at: (A) Bangalore (B) Hyderabad (C) New Delhi (D) Mumbai 6. Suez Canal was nationalised in the year: (A) 1954 (B) 1955 (C) 1956 (D) 1957 7. Name of Indias indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft is: (A) Power (B) Rudra (C) Kranti (D) Tejas
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8. Which constitutional Amendment provides for reservation in admissions in private unaided institutions for members of scheduled castes/tribes and other backward classes? (A) 92nd Constitutional Amendment (B) 93rd Constitutional Amendment (C) 91st Constitutional Amendment (D) 90th Constitutional Amendment 9. Which of the following is the headquarters of the newly established railway zone East Coast Railways? (A) Vishakhapattnam (B) Kolkata (C) Hyderabad (D) Bhubaneswar 10. A fuse wire is used in an electric circuit to: (A) Minimise loss of electrical energy in transmission (B) Maintain constant voltage level (C) Prevent excessive current from passing through the circuit (D) Prevent heating of electric wire 11. Who won the Miss India world title for 2010? (A) Neha Kapoor (B) Manasvi Mamgai (C) Amrita Pal (D) Pooja Chopra 12. Asias first underground Hydel Project is located in: (A) Jammu and Kashmir (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Himachal Pradesh 13. With the enactment of 92nd Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2003, how many Indian languages figure in the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India? (A) 21 (B) 18 (C) 22 (D) 19 14. Which of the following diseases is caused by virus? (A) Diphtheria (B) Tetanus (C) Syphilis (D) Influenza
15. Pituitary gland is present: (A) below the brain (B) above the brain
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(C) inside the brain (D) nowhere near the brain 16. According to Huxley, the physical basis of life is: (A) Ectoplasm (B) Endoplasm (C) Protoplasm (D) Nucleoplasm 17. If the lens in eye becomes opaque, the disease is called: (A) Myopia (B) Astigmatism (C) Glaucoma (D) Cataract 18. Which one of the following writs is issued by the court in case of illegal detention of a person? (A) Quo Warranto (B) Mandamus (C) Habeas Corpus (D) Certiorari 19. Nobel Prize for Medicine 2009 was awarded to: (A) Elizabeth H. Blackburn (B) Carol W. Greider (C) Jack W. Szostak (D) All of the above 20. The Manas Wild Life sanctuary is located in the state of: (A) Gujarat (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Assam 21. The Reserve Bank of India appointed a six-member Committee to set out the framework for fuller capital account, convertibility (CAC) on March 20, 2006. The committee was headed by: (A) Mr. Kishore Chandra Deo (B) Ms. Syeda Hameed (C) Mr. Ratan Jata (D) Mr. S. S. Tarapore 22. Obra is famous for: (A) New Refinery (B) Thermal Power Station (C) New Aluminium Plant (D) Birds Sanctuary 23. Name the Indian person who won the Raman Magsaysay Award 2009? (A) Ek Sonn Chan (B) Sanduk Ruit
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(C) Deep Joshi (D) Antonio Meloto 24. In the Indian Constitution, opportunities for the development of scientific temper, humanism and spirit of inquiry and reform are found in the: (A) Fundamental Rights (B) Fundamental Duties (C) Directive Principles of State Policy (D) Preamble 25. The Hindu dynasty in the South (Vijayanagar Kingdom) came to end by the defeat of: (A) Krishna Deva Raya (B) Ram Raja (C) Hari Har (D) Bukka Raya 26. The Kyoto global warming pact imposing limits on emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases scientists blame for rising world temperatures, melting glaciers and rising oceans came into force on: (A) January 15, 2005 (B) December 31, 2004 (C) February 16, 2005 (D) January 31, 2005 27. Who is the President of South Africa? (A) Pik Botha (B) Pieter Botha (C) Fredrick De Klark (D) Jacob Zuma 28. Who is the recipient of Man Booker Prize 2009? (A) Vikram Seth (B) V. S. Naipaul (C) Hilary Mantel (D) Jhuma Lahiri 29. Four Mutts (religious centres) in four corners of India were established by: (A) Swami Vivekanand (B) Ramakrishna Paramhans (C) Shankaracharya (D) Swami Shradhanand 30. In which country is President rotated after one year tenure? (A) Switzerland (B) France (C) Libya (D) Pakistan
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31. What is the world rank of India in terms of milk production? (A) Second (B) Third (C) First (D) Fourth 32. Which one of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra? (A) Rig Veda (B) Yajur Veda (C) Atharvaveda (D) All the above 33. In refrigerator, the refrigerant liquid is: (A) Carbon dioxide (B) Nitrogen (C) Ammonia (D) Liquid helium 34. Ikebana is Japanese art of: (A) Pop music (B) Modern painting (C) Plant farming (D) Flower arrangement 35. Where is the Koyna multipurpose hydro-electric power project situated? (A) In Madhya Pradesh (B) In Gujarat (C) In Maharashtra (D) In Himachal Pradesh 36. Havana is the capital of (A) Namibia (B) Cuba (C) Zimbabwe (D) Iceland 37. The year 2009 has been declared by UNESCO: (A) Disabled (B) International Year of Astronomy (C) Indigenous People (D) Space 38. The Bharatendu Harishchandra awards have been instituted by the: (A) Hindi Sahatiya Sammelan (B) Government of Uttar Pradesh (C) Government of Madhya Pradesh (D) Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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39. Onge a tribal community which is at the verge of extinction is the inhabitant of: (A) Samthal Pargana (B) Arunachal Pradesh (C) Champaran (D) Andaman Island 40. Who amongst the following is the winner of Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration 2009? a)Ram Puniyani b)Javed Akhtar c)Balraj Puri d)Shyam Benegal 41. The Countrys first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) dedicated to Aerospace Industry has been inaugurated in Belgaum district. It is located in which state? a)Tamilnadu b)Kerala c)Andhra Pradesh d)Karnataka 42. Canada became the _____ country to sign Civil Nuclear agreement with India? a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8 43. Which Country is planning to work with Rajasthan in cooperation with the local authorities on issues like water quality and agriculture? a) Israel b) UK c) Russia d) US 44. Who has been appointed as the head of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)? a) Yvo de boer b) R K Pachauri c) Christiana Figueres d) Kofi Annan
45. According to the Worldwide Quality of Living survey 2010, which of the following city placed best among Indian cities in the global list at 140th rank? a) Delhi b) Mysore c) Bangalore d) Mumbai
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46.From which country India is buying C-17 Globemaster III strategic-lift aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in a deal worth $5.8 billion? a) US b) Israel c) Russia d) France 47. Which of the following ministry has announced a financial assistance of Rs 95 lakh for about 19,000 rubber growers in the country during the current financial year? a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry b) Ministry of Agriculture c) Ministry of Finance d) Ministry of External Affairs 48. Who won the 2010 Abel Prize (often been described as the "mathematician's Nobel" prize) presented annually by the King of Norway for his vast and lasting impact on the theory of numbers? a) Mikhail Gromov b) Jacques Tits c) John Tate d) Jean-Pierre Serre 49. Who is the new chairman of the Indian Banks Association (IBA)? a) M V Nair b) C S Reddy c) O P Bhatt d) Y V Reddy 50. Who became the first player to score 1000 runs in T20 international ? a) Virender Sehwag b) Chris Gayle c) Adam Gilchrisht d) Brendon McCullum
Answers to previous GK Capsule-15 1-B , 2-D, 3-C, 4-A, 5-D, 6-A, 7-D, 8-A, 9-B, 10-A, 11-B, 12-A, 13-D, 14-B, 15-A, 16-D., 17-C, 18-A, 19-C, 20-A, 21-C, 22-D, 23-B, 24-D, 25A, 26-A, 27-C, 28-D, 29-B, 30-A, 31-C, 32-D, 33-C, 34-D, 35-C, 36-D, 37-C, 38-C, 39-B, 40-B, 41-C, 42-B, 43-B, 44-A, 45-A, 46-B, 47-D, 48B, 49-A, 50-B
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