Thursday, 18 August 2011

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS _ 010

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01.

 

Astronomers are calling this recently announced discovery 2010TK7  ?

Pluto's new moon

02.

 

Name the 1st Indian Wrestler who won Gold in World Wrestling Championship  ?

Sushil Kumar

03.

 

M C Marykom belongs to which Indian state  ?

Manipur

04.

 

In 41st International Film Festival of India(IFFI) the Golden Peacock award was given to  ?

Moner Manush

05.

 

What was the old name of award "Person of the Year"  ?

Man of the year

06.

 

The 41st IFFI was held in Panaji(Goa) name the film that won Special Jury Award?  ?

Just Another Love Story

07.

 

In 41st IFFI, Who were given the Silver Peacock for best film, best actor and best actress ?

Guven Kirac and Magdalena Boozarsk

08.

 

Recently India has signed a deal to purchase C-17 Globemaster with which nation ?

USA

09.

 

Name the latest UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle) of India after Nishant and Lakshya  ?

Rustom-1

10.

 

India indigenously built Fast Attack Craft  ?

INS Kalpeni

11.

 

Name the company in India having the highest sale of Personal Computers  ?

Dell

12.

 

India has been elected in UN Women executive Board, how many members are there in it  ?

41

13.

 

UN Women will be operational from Jan 2010. Who will be the head of this body  ?

Michelle Bachelet

14.

 

Name the Best state for the growth of Biotechnology  ?

Karnataka

15.

 

Best Biopharma company of India  ?

Biocon

16.

 

National Voters' day will be celebrated  ?

Jan 25

17.

 

Who said recently "Kashmir has never been an integral part of India. It is historic fact"  ?

Arundhati Roy

18.

 

Name the one man panel appointed on the ways and procedure of 2G spectrum  ?

Shivaraj V Patil

19.

 

How many total telecom circles are there in India  ?

22

20.

 

What is known as "Dry Fuel" ?

Coal

21.

 

The largest museum in the world  ?

American Museum of Natural History

22.

 

The old name of Taiwan  ?

Farmosa

23.

 

The largest airport in the world  ?

King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia

24.

 

The largest peninsula in the world  ?

Arabia

25.

 

The Victoria Falls is located in  ?

Rhodesia

26.

 

The largest gulf in the world ?

Gulf of Mexico

27.

 

The original meaning of 'Quiz'  ?

Trick

28.

 

The residence of the Queen in London  ?

Buckingham Palace

29.

 

Adolf Hitler was born in  ?

Austria

30.

 

The world's tallest office building  ?

Sears Tower, Chicago

31.

 

The cross word puzzle was invented by  ?

Arthur Wynne

32.

 

The country whose National Anthem has only music but no words  ?

Bahrain

33.

 

The largest cinema in the world  ?

Fox theatre, Detroit, USA

34.

 

The tallest statue in the world  ?

Motherland, Volgograd Russia

35.

 

The largest railway tunnel in the world  ?

Oshimizu Tunnel, Japan

36.

 

The country where there are no Cinema theatres  ?

Saudi Arabia

37.

 

The lowest mountain range in the world  ?

Buena Bhaile

38.

 

The country known as the Land of Cakes  ?

Scotland

39.

 

The place known as the Garden of England  ?

Kent

40.

 

The tallest tower in the world  ?

C. N. Tower, Toronto, Canada

41.

 

The largest bay in the world  ?

Hudson Bay, Canada

42.

 

The largest church in the world  ?

Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican City, Rome

43.

 

The city which was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire  ?

Persepolis

44.

 

WHO stands for  ?

World Health Organization

45.

 

Who discovered Ice Cream  ?

Gerald Tisyum

46.

 

The aero planes were used in war for the first time  ?

14 Oct.1911

47.

 

Slavery in America was abolished by  ?

Abraham Lincoln

48.

 

The country which built the first powerful long range rockets  ?

Germany

49.

 

Sewing Machine was invented by  ?

Isaac M. Singer

50.

The largest auto producer in the USA  ?

General Motors

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