Quiz 29: Basic General Knowledge

July 11th, 2011

1. Punjab J-34 is the variety of which among the following crops in India?
[A] Cotton
[B] Wheat
[C] Sugarcane
[D] Green Gram

2. Approximately , what fraction of SAARC annual administrative expenditure is paid by India?
[A] 22%
[B] 32%
[C] 42%
[D] 52%

3. In which year, Afghanistan was added to SAARC?
[A] 2004
[B] 2005
[C] 2006
[D] 2007

4. In which year, Mohammad Bin Qasim invaded India?
[A] 688 AD
[B] 712 AD
[C] 765 AD
[D] 812 AD

5. The "Mid Day Meal Scheme" is a scheme for school children lunch, being implemented by which among the following ministries/ departments?
[A] Ministry of Education
[B] Ministry of Human Resource Development
[C] Ministry of women and child development
[D] Department of Food & Public Distribution

6. In which year, "20 Point Programme" was initiated for the first time in India?
[A] 1972
[B] 1975
[C] 1976
[D] 1978

7. What is the current contribution of Agriculture in India's GDP?
[A] 14.6%
[B] 15.2%
[C] 16.8%
[D] 17.4%

8. In which city International Statistical Education Center is situated?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Kolkata
[C] Chennai
[D] Bangalore

9. Who among the following were the first to come to India to establish trade relationships?
[A] Portuguese
[B] Dutch
[C] French
[D] British

10. "Kuyil Pattu" is a famous work ascribed to which among the following Tamil Poets?
[A] Bharathidasan
[B] Avvaiyar
[C] Anandabharati Aiyangar
[D] Subramanya Bharathi

11. Which governor of Madras had signed a treaty with Tipu?
[A] George MaCartney
[B] Sir Archibald Campbell
[C] William Medows
[D] Sir Charles Oakeley

12. In which year East India Company was brought under British parliamentary control?
[A] 1773
[B] 1793
[C] 1813
[D] 1833

13. Which among the following organizations was started by Behramji Malabari in Bombay?
[A] Bombay Asiatic Society
[B] Seva Sadan
[C] East India Association
[D] None of them

Explanation
14. On what date Indian Rebellion of 1857 started?
[A] 10 May
[B] 16 April
[C] 26 June
[D] 11 July

15. By which among the following acts, the ban on missionaries in India was lifted?
[A] Charter Act 1793
[B] Charter Act 1833
[C] Charter Act 1773
[D] Charter Act 1813