General Knowledge (2011-2012)
General Awareness Question - General Awareness Question for Bank PO, Railways, RRB, SSC, CDS, Civil Services, UPSC, JRF and Other Exams
Questions
Which city will host the next Olympic games in 2012?
- London
- Tokyo
- France
- Moscow
Nicolas Sarkozy is the President of which country (2011)?
- Turkey
- Germany
- France
- Korea
Which swimmer created a world record by winning eight Olympic gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
- Ian Thorpe
- Michael Phelps
- Lindsay Benko
- Pieter Vanden Hoogenband
Condoleeza Rice was the Secretary of State of which country?
- USA
- Japan
- China
- England
Who was the first Woman Governor of any state in India?
- Sarojini Naidu
- Florence Nightingale
- Aruna Asaf Ali
- Kasturba Gandhi
Where is the Leaning Tower situated?
- Egypt
- Spain
- Italy
- France
Name the capital of Australia.
- Adelaide
- Melbourne
- Canberra
- Sydney
On the bank of which river is the city of Ahmedabad situated?
- Godavari
- Krishna
- Satluj
- Sabarmati
What is the Parliament of Iran called?
- Reichstag
- Diet
- Majlis
- National Assembly
Who led India to its first Gold in Asiads, in 32 years ?
- Dhanraj Pillai
- Subroto Bhattacharjee
- Baichung Bhutia
- Gagan Ajit Singh
In which state of India are Gaddis and Gujjar tribes found?
- Andhra Pradesh
- Himachal Pradesh
- Gujarat
- Meghalaya
Which game is Garry Kasparov associated with?
- Billiards
- Golf
- Polo
- Chess
Y S Rajashekhra Reddy was the Chief Minister of which Indian state?
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Andhra Pradesh
Sound waves with frequencies below the audible range of hearing 20 Hz (Hertz) are called as
- infrasonic
- ultrasonic
- sonar
- reverberation
Which pathogen is responsible for causing Filariasis?
- Virus
- Bacteria
- Worms
- Fungi
What is the chemical name of Chalk?
- Sodium Silicate
- Calcium Sulphate
- Calcium Oxide
- Calcium Carbonate
Name the national game of China.
- Hockey
- Table Tennis
- Basketball
- Badminton
Which city is called as the 'Windy City'?
- Rome
- New York
- Chicago
- Lhasa
Who invented X-rays?
- Madam Curie
- J.Gutenburg
- Thomas Alva Edison
- W. Roentgen
In which country is the Great Barrier Reef located?
- Australia
- Austria
- Africa
- Vatican City
'The Fall Of A Sparrow' is an autobiography of
- Indira Gandhi
- J.R.D.Tata
- Dr. Salim Ali
- Bimal Roy
Which water body, opened in 1869, connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea?
- Panama Canal
- Suez Canal
- Palk Strait
- St. Lawerence Waterway
Name the first woman to have successfully climbed Mt. Everest.
- Cathey O'Dowd
- Stacey Allison
- Junko Tabei
- Bachendri Pal
The gas used in a filament bulb is
- oxygen
- nitrogen
- hydrogen
- helium
The shortest day or the Winter Solistice occurs every year on
- June 21
- December 22
- March 21
- September 23