Mixed GK
General knowledge quiz covering Indian politics, business, science, literature, and history
Questions
'India Today' magazine is owned by
- Living media
- Bennett and Coleman
- Hindustan Times
- Today Network
After ONGC, which firm has become India's second largest PSU?
- IOC
- NTPC
- BP
- BHEL
Which Indian tennis player turned into a Hollywood filmmaker?
- Ramesh Krishnan
- Mahesh Bhupathi
- Vijay Amritraj
- Ashok Amritraj
Name the MNC which is in packaging of foods which has an equity stake in Britannia
- Cadbury
- Nestle
- Danone
- HLL
Worldspace is the service provider for
- satellite radio
- broadband
- telephone
- none of these
Which of the following honours has Dr. Kalam been awarded, the highest honour that an Indian citizen can receive?
- Arjuna Award
- The Bharat Ratna
- Padma Bhushan
- Padma Vibhushan
Which of the following phenomena of global warming in the Pacific Ocean may also increase the frequency and severity as long-term global warming continues?
- El Nino
- Trade winds
- La Nina
- None of these
In Dr. Kalam's name APJ stands for
- Avul Panthwawala Jain
- Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen
- Aral Ponnuswamy Jampiru
- Avul Panneer Jalanti
“Putting News First” is the punchline of
- CNBC India
- BBC World
- Times Now
- CNN-IBN
Which of the following words was added into the Preamble of the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976?
- Federal
- Socialist
- Sovereign
- Republic
Which of the following human rights is protected in Article 21 of the Constitution of India?
- Right to Vote
- Right to Life and Liberty
- Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression
- Right to Freedom of Religion
The famous book 'Made in America' discusses about which company's business?
- GE
- Walmart
- Dell
- Apple
The process of breaking a larger hydrocarbon molecule into smaller ones by heating in the presence of a catalyst is known as
- cracking
- fission
- centrifugation
- fusion
Which one of the following Bengali writer won an Oscar for his film direction?
- Anand Mukherjee
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Satyajit Ray
- Bankim Chandra
Which Constitutional post is enjoyed for a fixed term?
- President
- Governor
- Prime Minister
- Chief Justice
Which of the following Indian cycle companies entered its name in the Guinness Book of World Records?
- Atlas Cycles
- Hero Cycles
- TI Cycles
- None of these
Which of the following companies was founded in the 1920s by Adolf Dassler?
- Nike
- Adidas
- Reebok
- None of these
The new company 'Aventis' is the result of merger of which two large pharmaceutical majors?
- Hoechst and Sandoz
- Rhone-Poulenc and Hoechst
- Glaxo and SmithKline Beecham
- Rhone and Warner Lambert
Which business group has a majority share in the magazine Cine Blitz?
- Bennett Coleman
- Kotak Mahindra
- UB
- Reliance
The baseline 'Because life insurance is also about other people's lives' belongs to
- TATA-AIG
- HDFC
- ICICI Prulife
- Birla Sunlife
Who among the following was India's longest serving Prime Minister?
- Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Indira Gandhi
- Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Manmohan Singh
Which of following musicians received the Bharat Ratna?
- Hariprasad Chaurasia
- Bismillah Khan
- Amrita Pritam
- Shiv Kumar Batalwi
The leading brand of artificial sweetener 'Sugar Free' is owned by
- HLL
- Cadila
- P&G
- Glaxo
Who takes the final decision on the disqualification of a Member of Parliament?
- Speaker of Lok Sabha
- Vice-President
- President
- Prime Minister
From 1585 to 1592, there was no information about Shakespeare. This period is known as
- the missing years
- the black years
- the suspense years
- the lost years
Which company owns the brand Glucon D?
- Ranbaxy
- Smithkline
- HLL
- Heinz
The greeting Jai Hind was started by
- Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Subhash Chandra Bose
- Lok Manya Tilak
Tundra, the pick-up truck is manufactured and sold by
- Nissan
- Bajaj
- Suzuki
- Toyota
Morphology is the study of
- the effects of analgesic drugs
- the life of fauna
- the reproduction of cells
- the shapes of plants and animals
Who was India's first deputy Prime Minister?
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- B.R. Ambedkar
- Sardar Baldev Singh
- Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Which famous group invested in the Barista chain of coffee outlets?
- Taj group
- Tata Tea
- Hindustan Lever
- Nestle
Which Indian software company is associated with the design of A380?
- Quartz
- Infosys
- Wipro
- NIIT
From which country's Constitution did the Indian Constitution borrow the concept of a Five Year Plan?
- The UK
- The USSR
- The USA
- Japan
What brand was acquired by Frito Lays from Amrit Agro?
- Lehar Namkeen
- Uncle Chipps
- Lays
- Hello Chipps
The literary work, ''Sishu'' is the work of which of the following authors?
- Vikram Seth
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Arundhati Roy
Who was the last ruler of the Mughal dynasty?
- Bahadur Shah Zafar
- Aurangzeb
- Jehangir
- Shah Jahan