General Knowledge
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Questions
The Sir C.V .Raman award for 2008 was awarded to
- M.Natarajan
- Sanjeev Ramchandra Inamdar
- Prof. G.Venkatraman
- Dr. Naresh Trehan
Which among the following states observed 2008 as the 'Year of Education'?
- Uttar Pradesh
- Haryana
- Bihar
- Karnataka
Who was the chief guest at the 2008 Republic Day Parade?
- Nicholas Sarkozy (France)
- Gordon Brown (UK)
- Angela Markel (Germany)
- Naveen Chandra Ram Gulam (Mauritius)
Who among the following is the author of the book, “Death and After”?
- V. R. Iyer
- Montek Singh Ahluwalia
- L. K. Advani
- Namita Gokhale
Which of the following sites has been included in UNESCO's list of the World Heritage Sites?
- Akbar's tomb at Sikandra
- Gateway of India (Maharashtra)
- Bibi ka Maqbara
- Agra Fort
Which of the following is used in making computer chips?
- Carbon
- Uranium
- Silicon
- Rubidium
Bengal was partitioned during the viceroyalty of
- Lord Rippon
- Lord Curzon
- Lord Hardinge
- Lord Minto
Which of the following is a landlocked state?
- Gujarat
- Andhra Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
- Tamil Nadu
The deepest ocean in the world is
- the Indian ocean
- the Atlantic ocean
- the Pacific ocean
- none of these
Amartya Sen, the NRI Nobel laureate got the honour for his work on
- game theory
- securities analysis
- poverty and famines
- impact of industrialization
Microwave ovens cook by means of
- ultraviolet rays
- infra-red rays
- convection
- conduction
Which of the following rates is not decided by the Reserve Bank of India?
- Bank Rate
- Repo Rate
- Reserve Repo Rate
- Income Tax Rates
Where were the first Youth Olympic Games held in 2010?
- Beijing
- New Delhi
- Singapore
- London
The lungs are covered by two membrances called
- veins
- air sacs
- pleura
- none of these
National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology is in
- Nagpur
- New Delhi
- Mumbai
- Kolkata
Bird flu affects
- cattle
- poultry
- sheep
- prawn
Which insect is known as ' farmers enemy No.1'?
- Bollworm
- Desert locust
- Aphids
- Stem borer
In 2008, with which of the following did India fail to resolve the labour contracts dispute which has put in jeopardy job opportunities for thousands of Indian job-seekers?
- Iran
- UAE
- Malaysia
- Kuwait
Golden Revolution refers to the development of
- oilseeds
- pulses
- horticulture
- cereals
Jang Hyun Jong who was adjudged as the 'Asian Hockey Player of the year 2008' is from
- China
- Singapore
- South Korea
- India
'Long Walk to Freedom' is a book written by
- Sonia Gandhi
- L. K. Advani
- Nelson Mandela
- Benazir Bhutto