Friday, March 26, 2010

G K Q. BANK

Q1.

Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured 'Muga' silk ?

(A) Assam

(B) Orissa

(C) West Bengal

(D) Karnataka

 

Answer : A

 

Q2.

Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly called 'Mahamana' ?

(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(B) Jai Prakash Narain

(C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh

(D) Madan Mohan Malaviya

 

Answer : D

 

Q3.

Which Indian state would you be in if you were watching birds at Ranganathittu Birds Sanctuary, situated on an island in the Kaveri river ?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Andhra Pradesh

 

Answer : A

 

Q4.

'Anandmath', 'Durgeshnondini' and 'Kapalkundala' novels were authored by which Bengali writer ?

(A) Rabindranath Tagore

(B) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee

(C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(D) Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay

 

Answer : C

 

Q5.

Baglihar Dam, also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, in Jammu & Kashmir is built across which river ?

(A) Beas

(B) Chenab

(C) Jhelum

(D) Sutlej

 

Answer : B

 

Q6.

Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961 ?

(A) Kolkata

(B) Bengaluru

(C) Ahmedabad

(D) Lucknow

 

Answer : A

 

Q7.

What line connects the points on a map that receive equal amounts of rainfall ?

(A) Isobar

(B) Isohel

(C) Isotherm

(D) Isohyet

 

Answer : D

 

Q8.

On 28 May 2008, the Indian Air Force attained the Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) capability by procuring the Phalcon radar (mounted on Russian plane IL-76) from which country ?

(A) France

(B) Israel

(C) Russia

(D) Germany

 

Answer : B

 

Q9.

Which India born physicist invented the 'Optical Fibre' ?

(A) C.V. Raman

(B) Satyendra Nath Bose

(C) Homi J. Bhabha

(D) Narinder Singh Kapany

 

Answer : D

 

Q10.

Which Australian state was formerly known as "Van Diemen's Land" ?

(A) Victoria

(B) Queensland

(C) Tasmania

(D) New South Wales

 

Answer : C

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