Quiz 6: Basic General Knowledge

May 18th, 2011

1. The terms Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia are related to which among the following?
(A)Body Fat
(B)Blood Sugar
(C)Metabolism of sugar galactose
(D)Respiration

2. Opium is obtained from the dry latex from which part of the Papaver somniferum Plant?
(A)Stem
(B)Leaves
(C)Poppy
(D)Stem Joints

3. Which part of the Human Body stores Glycogen?
(A)Liver
(B)Pancreas
(C)Skin
(D)Intestines

4. In Cricket, there are only four bowlers to have bowled over 5000 overs in Test cricket. Who among the following is NOT included in these 4 players?
(A)Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka
(B)Shane Warne of Australia
(C)Kapil Dev of India
(D)Courtney Walsh of West Indies

5. Who among the following is the only player in the history of cricket to have taken more than 400 wickets and scored more than 5,000 runs in test cricket, making him one of the greatest all-rounders to have played the game?
(A)Courtney Walsh
(B)Glenn McGrath
(C)Richard Hadlee
(D)Kapil Dev

6. Who among the following is known to have produced a piece of art titled ‘Portrait Francoise’ ?
(A)Mac Adams
(B)Pablo Picasso
(C)Paul Ondrusch
(D)John Greer

7. What is the original name of Santa Claus?
(A)St. Thomas
(B)St. Nicholas
(C)St. Louis
(D)St. Peter

8. Who among the following has written the book- -“The Men Who Killed Gandhi”?
(A)R. K. Narayan
(B)Manohar Malgonkar
(C)Raghunath Vinayak Dhulekar
(D)Rajshekhar Basu

9. Narrow water area attached with a main land in the form of channels, known as "Kayals" are found in which among the following states of India?
(A)Karnataka
(B)Maharastra
(C)Kerala
(D)Tamil Nadu

10. Which among the following rivers originates from the Amarkantak?
(A)Betwa
(B)Mahi
(C)Narmada
(D)Tapti

11. Which among the following is the Highest Peak located entirely in Territories of India (excluding POK)?
(A)K 2
(B)Nanda Devi
(C)Kangchenjunga
(D)Naga Parbat

12. Who among the following was the first Indian Scholar who treated Mathematics as a different subject?
(A)Aryabhatta
(B)Apastamba
(C)Baudhayana
(D)Katyayana

13. Consider the following:
1. Delhi
2. Puducherry
3. Lakshadweep
4. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Which among the above Union Territories are represented in Rajya Sabha?
(A)1 only
(B)1 & 2
(C)1, 2 & 3
(D)1, 2, 3 & 4

14. Which among the following was the Capital of Bahamani Sultanate?
(A)Halebidu
(B)Gulbarga
(C)Humpi
(D)Badami

15. Which of the following rivers was known as "Drishdvati" in Vedic Era?
(A)Ravi
(B)Chenab
(C)Jhelum
(D)Ghagghar

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Anonymous said on December 30th, 2008

thnx...........its really a great morning breakfast knowledge for me...........

neelam said on January 6th, 2009

thank you dear

gaurav said on July 13th, 2010

act i ws totaly nt intresten in gk n all........bt aft reading all this intrestin questions m crazyy abt it..........

thanks a lot......

Anurag said on May 19th, 2011

Q. 11: Information in the public domain shows that the highest peak in India is considered to be K2, Is that wrong or there is some falw in my undersatnding of the said question; Kindly clarify?

admin said on May 19th, 2011

K2 is in POK area

Nainpreet Singh Cheema said on May 19th, 2011

Kanchenjunga is the highest peak in India. It is in Sikkim and not in Nepal. Please clarify.

Gaurav said on May 19th, 2011

The answer for 11 should be Kancenjunga as it is the 3rd highest peak of World after Everest and K2

sabarmathi said on May 20th, 2011

sir,
what about kanchenjunga? pls clarify

psharma.in said on May 20th, 2011

Q.11: The highest peak in the Indian territory is Kangchenjunga (3rd highest, after Everest and K2), which lies at the Indo-Nepal border in Sikkim.

admin said on May 20th, 2011

Thanks for your comments. My question was basically asking the peak which is entirely within the territories of India excluding POK. Of course Kancenjunga is the highest peak, but being Kangchenjunga on the border of India and Nepal, I maintain Nanda devi as a correct answer. To avoid any confusion, let me maintain that
1. The Highest peak in India is Kanchenjunga.
2. The Highest peak entirely in Indian territory, exluding POK is Nanda Devi.
3. The Highest peak in India (Including the area which we claim but has been occupied by Pakistan as POK) : K2

Anurag said on May 20th, 2011

Well thanks a lot sir........i think dis explanation must be sufficient to wash away ol d confusions.

Anurag said on May 20th, 2011

But still if we are not specifically asked and the question says The highest peak in India is.........i think the best one wud be to pik K2. hope i am fyn sir.....