gk practise paper 35

1) Which is the biggest fresh water lake in the world?
a) Chilka Lake
b) Caspian Lake
c) Dal Lake
d) Lake Superior
Ans.d


2) Which place in the world has the least rainfall?
a) Africa
b) Thar
c) Mount Everest
d) Pamir
Ans.a


3) Which is the world’s smallest country?
a) Srilanka
b) Thailand
c) Vatican city
d) Indonesia
Ans.c


4) Where is the coldest place in the world situated?
a) England
b) Greenland
c) Russia
d) Antarctica
Ans.d


5) Who discovered antiseptic surgery?
a) Joseph Lister
b) Ronald Ross
c) Alexander Fleming
d) William Harvey
Ans.a

6) Government of India has declared 29th august as Sports Day in honour of
a) C.K.Naidu
b) Major Dhyanchand
c) Ranjit Singhji
d) None of these
Ans.b


7) What are “Upanishads”?
a) Hindu epics
b) Hindu puranas
c) Philosophical treatises representing Hindu intellect
d) Vedas
Ans.c


8) By which amendment of Constitution of India were privy purses and privileges of princes abolished?
a) 25th
b) 26th
c) 27th
d) 28th
Ans.b


9) What is the meaning of the term “tour de force”?
a) Tour of the armed forces
b) Forceful tour
c) A feat of strength
d) None of these
Ans.c


10) Among the four dynasties listed below, which one minted coins made of lead?
a) Mauryas
b) Satvanas
c) Western Kashatrapas
d) Guptas
Ans.b



11) Who said,” Child is the Father of man”?
a) Shakespeare
b) Wordsworth
c) Keats
d) Bacon
Ans.b


12) In which of the following books is ‘Knowledge is Power’ written?
a) Essay of Man
b) Paradise Lost
c) Leviathan
d) Das Capital
Ans.a


13) The Geography unity amongst the South East Asian countries is maintained by the
a) Climate
b) Culture
c) Economy
d) Topography
Ans.a


14) Which one of the following sectors of the economy is state owned and its service sector is public enterprise?
a) Mining
b) Education
c) Transportation
d) None of these
Ans.d


15) Recent industrial development of India is largely due to
a) Rationalization of raw materials
b) Availability of skilled manpower
c) Liberalization of government policies
d) Increase in market demand
Ans.c



16) What is ‘Estate Duty’?
a) Duty to one’s mother land
b) Duty to one’s home and property
c) A kind of tax
d) None of these
Ans.c


17) In India, while defining an urban area, the most important consideration besides the size of its population is that it should have
a) Half of its male working population in non primary sectors
b) A police station, a telegraph office and telephone facility
c) A police station, a college and a hospital
d) Three fourths of its male working population on non agricultural pursuits
Ans.d


18) World’s leading producer of tobacco is
a) China
b) USA
c) India
d) Russia
Ans.a


19) The most important reason for dwindling forest resources is
a) Soil erosion
b) Forest fire
c) Floods
d) Over felling
Ans.d


20) With which trade is the term ‘Exide’ associated?
a) Petrochemicals
b) Tyres
c) Batteries
d) Automobile parts
Ans.c



21) What is ‘hotline’?
a) An electric line
b) Line of control on battle field
c) Imaginary line indicating atmospheric pressure
d) A telecommunication link
Ans.d


22) Which of the following countries has won the Rugby World Cup 2007?
a) England
b) South Africa
c) France
d) New Zealand
Ans.b


23) The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at present is
a) Rodrigo Rato
b) Dominic Strauss-Kahn
c) Koichiro Matsuura
d) Angel Gurria
Ans.b


24) Among the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China), which is the only trade deficit country?
a) Brazil
b) Russia
c) India
d) China
Ans.c


25) Who among the following was voted as “European Player of the Year 2005” by UEFA?
a) Ronaldinho
b) Zidane
c) Kaka
d) Bekham
Ans.a