Quiz 93 : Basic General Knowledge for All Exams

1. Who among the following is the current President of CII?
[A] K V Kamath
[B] Venu Srinivasan
[C] Sunil Mittal
[D]B Muthuraman


2. Who among the following was the First Indian Cricketer to bag 500 wickets in Test matches?
[A] Kapil Dev
[B] Srinath
[C] Anil Kumble
[D]Harbhajan Singh


3. Suez Canal joins Mediterranean Sea with which among the following seas?
[A] Red Sea
[B] Dead Sea
[C] Caspian Sea
[D]White Sea


4. Shahgarh Landscape, in Rajasthan is being considered for relocation / reintroduction of which among the following animals ?
[A]Panther
[B]Cheetah
[C]Tiger
[D]Lion


5. Who among the following has written "Autography of an unknown Indian" ?
[A] Amartya Sen
[B] Nirad C. Chaudhuri
[C] Arundhati Roy
[D]Amitav Ghosh


6. Who among the following was the first Indian to win an Olympic medal ?
[A] K D Jadhav
[B] P T Usha
[C] Leander paes
[D]Dhyan Chand


7. India played its first one day international with which country and in which year?
[A] England 1975
[B] Australia 1976
[C] New Zealand 1975
[D]England 1978


8. Under which among the following Governor Generals of India, the Public works department was started in 1848?
[A]Lord Dalhousie
[B]Lord William Bentinck
[C]Lord Wellesley
[D]Lord Viscount Canning


9. Mangal Singh Champia is famous in which among the following sports/ games?
[A] Archery
[B] Boxing
[C] Shooting
[D]Wrestling


10. Which among the following country is inside the European Union but Outside the Eurozone?
[A]Slovakia
[B]Slovenia
[C]Spain
[D]Denmark


11. The wildlife protection act protects which among the following species?
1. Mammals
2. Birds
3. Reptiles
4. Amphibians
5. Invertebrates
Choose the correct option:
[A]1 2
[B]1 2 3
[C]1 2 3 4
[D]1 2 3 4 5


12. Ian Fleming is known for creating which among the following famous characters?
[A]Spiderman
[B]James Bond
[C]Pink Panther
[D]Tom and Jerry


13. In ancient India, the term Nishka was related to which among the following?
[A]Crop
[B]Tax
[C]Currency
[D]Tool


14. Addu Atoll , which was recently making news, is located in which among the following countries?
[A]Mauritius
[B]Thailand
[C]Maldives
[D]Sri Lanka


15. Birth anniversary of which among the following leaders is observed as National Education Day?
[A]S Radhakrishnanan
[B]Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[C]Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
[D]Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya