Time to update your GK folks

Time to update your GK folks.

1.Which of the following countries is a land locked country in south America?
a.Ecuador
b.Peru
c.Uruguay
d.Bolivia
ans: d
2.canary Islands belongs to
a.Norway
b.Spain
c.New Zealan
dd.Portugal
ans: b

3.Titan is the largest natural satilite of planet
a.Mercury
b.Venus
c.Saturn
d.Neptune
ans: c

4.Which of the following planets rotates clock wise?
a.Pluto
b.Jupiter
c.Venus
d.Mercury
ans: c

5.A difference of 1 degree in longtitude at the Equator is equaivalentto nearly
a.101 km
b.111 km
c.121 km
d.125 km
ans: b

6.The earliest known Indian script is
a.Mori
b.Devanagari
c.Brahmi
d.Kharosti
ans: c

7.How many times the preamble was amended
a.once
b.twice
c.thrice
d.four times
ans: a

8.The term socialist was added in the Preamble by the...amendment
a.40th
b.42nd
c.44th
d.49th
ans: b

9.The state with the lowest population in Inndia is
a.Goa
b.Tripura
c.Mizoram
d.Sikkim
ans: d

10.Which person or organisation received the Nobel Prize three times so far?
a.Medame Curie
b.Linus Pauling
c.Alexender Flemming
d.International Committee of the Redcross
ans: d

11.The Finance Commision is appointed for every... year
a.3
b.4
c.5
d.6
ans: c

12.Under which five year plan did agriculture show a negitive growth?
a.1st plan
b.2n
d plan
c.3r
d pland.4th plan
ans: c

13.Who is the founder of the Capital city of Agra?
a.Akbar
b.Babar
c.Sikinder Lodi
d.Mubarak Shah Sayyad
an: c

14.The first tide generated electricity project was established at
a.Vizhinjam, Kerala
b.Mangalore, Karnataka
c.Paradeep, Orissa
d.Vishakapattanam
ans: a

15.National Institute of Oceanography is located in:
a.Calcutta
b.Chennai
c.Mangalore
d.Panaji
ans: d

16.The 2004 Olympics were held in:
a.Bangkok
b.Rome
c.Athens
d.Nagasaki
ans: c

17.Who headed the committee appointed on Kargil War ?
a.Gen.V.P.Malik
b.Gen.S.K.Sinha
c.K.Subramanyam
d.K.C.Panth
ans: c

18.The C.K.Nayudu Trophy is related to the sport of
a.cricket
b.Hockey
c.Football
d.Chess
ans: a

19.New York is situated on the river
a.Hudson
b.Thames
c.Danube
d.Tigris
ans: a

20."The Woman of the Mellenium" selected by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is
a.Margaret Thacher
b.Hillary Clinton
c.Chandrika Kumaratunga
d.Indira Gandhi
ans: d

21.The Geneal Assembly of United Nations meets
a.Once a year
b.twice a year
c.thrice a year
d.Once in five years
ans: a

22.The "Common Wealth Games 2002" will be held in
a.Toranto
b.Manchester
c.Tokyo
d.Canberra
ans: b

23.All India Radio commenced operations in
a.1926
b.1936
c.1945
d.1947
ans: b

24.The "Killer Instinct"is written by
a.Sulakshan Mohan
b.M.K.Santanam
c.O.P.Sabharwal
d.Subash Jain
ans: c

25.The Secretary- General of UN is appointed by the
a.Security Council
b.Trusteeship Council
c.General Assembly
d.World Bank
ans: c

26.Postal Voting is other wise called:
a.external voting
b.secret voting
c.plural voting
d.proxy voting
ans: d

27.The Common Wealth of Independent states (CIS)consists of ....republica?
a.10
b.11
c.12
d.13
ans: c

28.Which of the following harbours is cosidered as the world's finest natural harbour?
a.Sydney harbour
b.Toronto harbour
c.New Jersy harbour
d.Singapore harbour
ans: a

29.Who invented Radar?
a.Henrey Backquerel
b.Max Planck
c.Robert Watson Watt
d.Humphrey Davy
ans: c

30.Sandal Wood trees are mostly found in...
a.Trophical Evergreen Forests
b.Tropical most Decidous
c.Alpine forests
d.Trophical Thorn Forests
ans: d

31.The first country to legalise medically assisted suicide is
a.Switzerland
b.New Zealand
c.USA
d.Netherlands
ans: d

31.India's newsprint industry is mainly located in
a.Indoreb.Dehradun c.Nepanagard.Nagpur
ans: c
32.The tomb of Babur is at
a.Kabulb.Lahore c.Multand.Larkhana
ans: a
33.The joint session of the two houses is presided by
a.the speaker b.the president c.chairman of Rajyasabhad.none of these
ans: a
34.The Gandhara school of Art was influenced most by the
a.Greeksb.Shakas c.persians d.Kushans
ans: a
35.The Simon Commission was appointed in
a.1927b.1928 c.1929d.1930
ans: c
36.Sikkim became a full fledged state of the I ndian Union, in the year ?
a.1972b.1973 c.1974d.1975
ans: d
37.Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram ?
a.Rajaraja Cholab.Mahendra Varman c.Narsimha Varmand.Narsimha Chola
ans: c
38.The 189th member of United Nations is
a.Palaub.Tuvalu c.Soloman Islandsd.Nauru
ans: b
39.When was Burma seperated from India
a.1947b.1942 c.1937c.1932
ans: c
40.Which of the following country has more than 55,000 lakes?
a.Polandb.Denmark c.Finlandd.Norway
ans: c
41.Where is India's National Institute of Sports situated?
a.Bhopal b.Patiala c.Lucknowd.Amritsar
ans: b
42.Name the first woman of Sahitya Academy award ?
a.Amrita Pritamb.Sarojini Naidu c.Mahasweta Devid.Manjula Padmanabhan
ans: a
43.Which nation is called the land of Golden Fleece ?
a.Canadab.Australia c.Norway d.North Korea
ans: b
44.... is called the father of Medicine?
a.Henemann
b.Aristotle
c.Hippocrates
d.Darwin
ans: a