General Knowledge (2011-2012)

General Awareness Question - General Awareness Question for Bank PO, Railways, RRB, SSC, CDS, Civil Services, UPSC, JRF and Other Exams

25 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which city will host the next Olympic games in 2012?

  1. London
  2. Tokyo
  3. France
  4. Moscow
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Nicolas Sarkozy is the President of which country (2011)?

  1. Turkey
  2. Germany
  3. France
  4. Korea
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which swimmer created a world record by winning eight Olympic gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

  1. Ian Thorpe
  2. Michael Phelps
  3. Lindsay Benko
  4. Pieter Vanden Hoogenband
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Condoleeza Rice was the Secretary of State of which country?

  1. USA
  2. Japan
  3. China
  4. England
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first Woman Governor of any state in India?

  1. Sarojini Naidu
  2. Florence Nightingale
  3. Aruna Asaf Ali
  4. Kasturba Gandhi
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where is the Leaning Tower situated?

  1. Egypt
  2. Spain
  3. Italy
  4. France
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Name the capital of Australia.

  1. Adelaide
  2. Melbourne
  3. Canberra
  4. Sydney
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

On the bank of which river is the city of Ahmedabad situated?

  1. Godavari
  2. Krishna
  3. Satluj
  4. Sabarmati
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the Parliament of Iran called?

  1. Reichstag
  2. Diet
  3. Majlis
  4. National Assembly
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who led India to its first Gold in Asiads, in 32 years ?

  1. Dhanraj Pillai
  2. Subroto Bhattacharjee
  3. Baichung Bhutia
  4. Gagan Ajit Singh
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which state of India are Gaddis and Gujjar tribes found?

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Himachal Pradesh
  3. Gujarat
  4. Meghalaya
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which game is Garry Kasparov associated with?

  1. Billiards
  2. Golf
  3. Polo
  4. Chess
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Y S Rajashekhra Reddy was the Chief Minister of which Indian state?

  1. Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Meghalaya
  3. Mizoram
  4. Andhra Pradesh
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sound waves with frequencies below the audible range of hearing 20 Hz (Hertz) are called as

  1. infrasonic
  2. ultrasonic
  3. sonar
  4. reverberation
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which pathogen is responsible for causing Filariasis?

  1. Virus
  2. Bacteria
  3. Worms
  4. Fungi
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the chemical name of Chalk?

  1. Sodium Silicate
  2. Calcium Sulphate
  3. Calcium Oxide
  4. Calcium Carbonate
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Name the national game of China.

  1. Hockey
  2. Table Tennis
  3. Basketball
  4. Badminton
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which city is called as the 'Windy City'?

  1. Rome
  2. New York
  3. Chicago
  4. Lhasa
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who invented X-rays?

  1. Madam Curie
  2. J.Gutenburg
  3. Thomas Alva Edison
  4. W. Roentgen
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which country is the Great Barrier Reef located?

  1. Australia
  2. Austria
  3. Africa
  4. Vatican City
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

'The Fall Of A Sparrow' is an autobiography of

  1. Indira Gandhi
  2. J.R.D.Tata
  3. Dr. Salim Ali
  4. Bimal Roy
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which water body, opened in 1869, connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea?

  1. Panama Canal
  2. Suez Canal
  3. Palk Strait
  4. St. Lawerence Waterway
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Name the first woman to have successfully climbed Mt. Everest.

  1. Cathey O'Dowd
  2. Stacey Allison
  3. Junko Tabei
  4. Bachendri Pal
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The gas used in a filament bulb is

  1. oxygen
  2. nitrogen
  3. hydrogen
  4. helium
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The shortest day or the Winter Solistice occurs every year on

  1. June 21
  2. December 22
  3. March 21
  4. September 23