GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS IN BLUE COLOR
1. The treaty of Mangalore was signed between?
(a) The English East India Company and Haidar Ali
(b) The English East India Company and Tipu Sultan
(c) Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut
(d) The French East India Company and Tipu Sultan
2. The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was?
(a) Athanasius Nikitin
(b) Nicolo de Conti
(c) Ibn Batutan
(d) Ferishta
declared the ‘Cricketer of the Twentieth Century’ by the ICC?(a) Shane Warne(b) Kapil Dev(c) Sunil Gavaskar(d) Brian LaraAnswer: Shane Warne
4. 2018 FIFA World Cup would be held in:
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) Qatar
(d) Netherlands
5. Vijender Singh is associated with which one of the following games?
(a) Boxing
(b) Shooting
(c) Athletics
(d) Badminton
6. First Afghan War took place in:
(a) 1839
(b) 1843
(c) 1833
(d) 1848
7. The desert that lies on the boundary between India and Pakistan is?
(a) Gobi
(b) Thar(c) Sahara(d) None of these Answer: Thar
8. The ‘Cannes Award’ is given for excellence in which field?
(a) Films
(b) Journalism
(c) Literature
(d) Economics
9. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which of the following organizations?
(a) Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
(b) Indian Council for Agricultural Research
(c) Indian National Science Academy
(d) ISRO
10. Who wrote the book ‘Origin of Species’?
(a) Charles Darwin
(a) Athanasius Nikitin
(b) Nicolo de Conti
(c) Ibn Batutan
(d) Ferishta
declared the ‘Cricketer of the Twentieth Century’ by the ICC?(a) Shane Warne(b) Kapil Dev(c) Sunil Gavaskar(d) Brian LaraAnswer: Shane Warne
4. 2018 FIFA World Cup would be held in:
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) Qatar
(d) Netherlands
5. Vijender Singh is associated with which one of the following games?
(a) Boxing
(b) Shooting
(c) Athletics
(d) Badminton
6. First Afghan War took place in:
(a) 1839
(b) 1843
(c) 1833
(d) 1848
7. The desert that lies on the boundary between India and Pakistan is?
(a) Gobi
(b) Thar(c) Sahara(d) None of these Answer: Thar
8. The ‘Cannes Award’ is given for excellence in which field?
(a) Films
(b) Journalism
(c) Literature
(d) Economics
9. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given by which of the following organizations?
(a) Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
(b) Indian Council for Agricultural Research
(c) Indian National Science Academy
(d) ISRO
10. Who wrote the book ‘Origin of Species’?
(a) Charles Darwin
(b) Morgan
(c) Malthus
(d) Mendel
11. The first President of India was?
(a) Mr. Sanjiva Reddy
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Dr. V.V Giri
(d) Dr. Zakir Hussain
12. Which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated with?
(a) Classical Music
(b) Commercial Art
(c) Film Direction
(d) Classical Dance
13. The most commonly used bleaching agent is?
(a) Alcohol
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Chlorine
(d) Sodium Chloride
Answer: Chlorine
14. The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is?
(a) Ethylene
(b) Ethane
(c) Carbon dioxide
(d) Acetylene
15. Light year is a unit of?
(a) Time
(b) Distance
(c) Light
(d) Intensity of light
16. Magnetism at the centre of a bar magnet is?
(a) Minimum
(b) Maximum
(c) Zero
(d) Minimum or Maximum
17. Inside an aeroplane, flying at a high altitude?
(a) The pressure is the same as that outside
(b) Normal atmospheric pressure is maintained by the use of air pumps
(c) The pressure inside is less than the pressure outside
(d) Normal humidity and partial vacuum are maintained
18. The most important ore of aluminium is?
(a) Bauxite
(b) Magnetite
(c) Haematite
(d) Monazite
19. Who has scored the most runs in a single First-class innings?
(a) Hanif Mohammad
(b) Brian Lara
(c) Sir Donald Bradman
(d) Sachin Tendulkar
20. The members of Lok Sabha are?
(a) Directly elected by the people
(b) Indirectly elected
(c) Nominated
(d) Partly elected and partly nominated
(c) Malthus
(d) Mendel
11. The first President of India was?
(a) Mr. Sanjiva Reddy
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Dr. V.V Giri
(d) Dr. Zakir Hussain
12. Which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated with?
(a) Classical Music
(b) Commercial Art
(c) Film Direction
(d) Classical Dance
13. The most commonly used bleaching agent is?
(a) Alcohol
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Chlorine
(d) Sodium Chloride
Answer: Chlorine
14. The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is?
(a) Ethylene
(b) Ethane
(c) Carbon dioxide
(d) Acetylene
15. Light year is a unit of?
(a) Time
(b) Distance
(c) Light
(d) Intensity of light
16. Magnetism at the centre of a bar magnet is?
(a) Minimum
(b) Maximum
(c) Zero
(d) Minimum or Maximum
17. Inside an aeroplane, flying at a high altitude?
(a) The pressure is the same as that outside
(b) Normal atmospheric pressure is maintained by the use of air pumps
(c) The pressure inside is less than the pressure outside
(d) Normal humidity and partial vacuum are maintained
18. The most important ore of aluminium is?
(a) Bauxite
(b) Magnetite
(c) Haematite
(d) Monazite
19. Who has scored the most runs in a single First-class innings?
(a) Hanif Mohammad
(b) Brian Lara
(c) Sir Donald Bradman
(d) Sachin Tendulkar
20. The members of Lok Sabha are?
(a) Directly elected by the people
(b) Indirectly elected
(c) Nominated
(d) Partly elected and partly nominated
21. Glycogen synthetase is increased by:
(a)Insulin
(b)Epinephrine
(c)GH
(d)Cortisone
22. The commonest 1 gG with maximum individual variation is:
(a)1g G2
(b)1g G4
(c)1g G3
(d)1g G1
23. The incubation period in filariasis is:
(a)1-2 months
(b)1-2 years
(c)5-10 months
(d)1-2 weeks
24. The incidence of infectious cases of Leprosy in India is:
(a)30%
(b)10%
(c)20%
(d)50%
25. All are oncogenic viruses EXCEPT:
(a)Reo virus
(b)Human papilloma virus
(c)Retro virus
(d)EB virus
26. Which toxin of streptococcus cause Chemolysis?
(a)Streptolysins
(b)Hyaluronidase
(c)Streptodarnanse
(d)Streptolysin
27. Good Pasteur’s syndrome is an example of which type of immunological injury?
(a)Type II
(b)Type IV
(c)Type III
(d)Type I
28. Classical pathway activation requires which ion?
(a)Magnesium
(b)Zinc
(c)Calcium
(d)None of these
29. Communist international may be classified as an institution in the class:
(a)Political
(b)Economic
(c)Cultural
(d)Social
30. Smallest DNA virus is:
(a)Adeno virus
(b)Pox virus
(c)Parvo virus
(d)Herpes virus
31. Opacity around colonies of Clostridium per fringes is due to:
(a)Lecithinase
(b)Cytokinin
(c)Demolace
32. Thymoma is associated with all EXCEPT:
(a)Hyper gamma globulinemia
(b)Thrombocytopenia
(c)Red cellaplasia
(d)Graves disease
33. Bollinger bodies are seen in:
(a)Cow pox
(b)Small pox
(c)Fowl pox
(d)Chicken pox
34.Generation time of tuberculosis bacillus is:
(a)20 minutes
(b)4 weeks
(c)48 hours
(d)20 days
35. Tyndallization is a type of:
(a)Pasteurization
(b)Lophotrichate
(c)Bipolar
(d)Intermittent sterilization
36. The reaginic antibody is:
(a)IgD
(b)IgG
(c)IgE
(d)IgA
37. The denominator for the breech presentation is:
(a)Coccyx
(b)Femur
(c)Sacrum
(d)Lumbar
38. Which of the following is a fibre in diet?
(a)Pectin
(b)Gum
(c)Hemicelluloses
(d)All of those
39. Recommended daily allowance of Vitamin B12 is:
(a)2 mg
(b)10 mg
(c)5 mg
(d)1 mg
40. Prevalence rate of psychoses in general population is:
(a)2%
(b)3%
(c)5%
(d)1%
41. All of the following are subtypes of schizophrenia, EXCEPT:
(a)Catatonic
(b)Hyberphrenia
(c)Hysterical
(d)Paranoid
42. Foetal kidneys starts functioning from:
(a)12 weeks
(b)10 weeks
(c)20 weeks
(d)16 weeks
43. The most commonly used colloidal solution to treat hypovolemic shock is:
(a)5% albumin
(b)6% hetastarch
(c)6% dextran
(d)Blood products
44. Delusions of guilt are more common in:
(a)Schizophrenia
(b)Mania
(c)Depression
(d)Paranoid disorder
45. Fallopian tube is lined by:
(a)Stratified epithelium
(b)Germinal epithelium
(c)Ciliated epithelium
(d)Columnar epithelium
46. Freud’s name of Freud is associated with:
(a)Oedipal complex
(b)Operant conditioning
(c)Scientific classification of psychiatric disorders
(d)Dreams
47. Who is known for promoting Human treatment of mentally ill?
(a)Fred
(b)Moniz
(c)Pinel
(d)Mesmer
48. The drug of choise for cardiac pain relief is:
(a)Morphine
(b)Demerol
(c)Codeine
(d)Dilauded
49. Xenographs used for value replacement have a viability of about:
(a)4 years
(b)12 years
(c)8 years
(d)2 years
50. Recommended daily dose of niacin is:
(a)4.4 mg/1000 k cal
(b)8.8 mg/ 1000 k cal
(c)6.6 mg/1000 k cal
(d)2.2 mg/1000 k cal
51. The negative feedback on parathormone secretion is by:
(a)Serum phosphorus
(b)Vitamin D3
(c)Serum calcium
(d)All of these
52. Incidence of Bulimia in obesity is:
(a)>5%
(b)>12%
(c)>10%
(d)>1%
53. Which was the first phenothiazine to be used in Psychiatry:
(a)Triflupromazine
(b)Promethazine
(c)Trifluopenazine
(d)Chlorpromazine
54. Which of the following best describes the type of emotional arousal which can improve performance at a task?
(a)High levels
(b)Prolonged intense levels
(c)Intense burst
(d)Low levels
55.Interavtion of a persons constitution and personality with his:
(a)Environment
(b)Financial situation
(c)Work situation
(d)Family
56. RBC’s are enlarged in infection with:
(a)P. malaria
(b)P. vivax
(c)P. falciparom
(d)P.ovale
57. The following are characterized by brady cardiac EXCEPT:
(a)Brucellosis
(b)Yellow fever
(c)Leptospirosis
(d)Typhoid
58. Contact dermatitis is:
(a)Type II
(b)Type IV
(c)Type III
(d)Type I hypersensitivity
