Objective General Knowledge Multiple Questions

Objective GK Multiple Questions

1. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in–
(A) Baluchistan (B) Myanmar
(C) Nepal (D) Kashmir
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2. Sirocco is a name used to mean–
(A) a local wind (B) a volcano
(C) an island (D) an ocean current
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3. The RBI provides–
(A) refinance to agriculture (B) direct long-term finance to agriculture
(C) direct finance to agriculture (D) direct short-term finance to agriculture
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4. Whose signature is found on one rupee notes in India?
(A) The Secretary, Finance (B) The Governor, RBI
(C) The PM of India (D) None of the above
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5. Which of these programmes has not been included in the Swarna Jayanti Swarozgar Yojana?
(A) IRDP (B) DWCRA
(C) TRYSEM (D) JNURM
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6. The fiscal policy of the Sultanate was modelled on the theory of finance of the Hanafi school of Muslim jurists. From whom did the Sultans borrow this system?
(A) The Mongols (B) The Caliphate
(C) The Ghaznavids (D) The Ghurids
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7. The well-known sportsman Liu Xiang has excelled in which event?
(A) Table Tennis (B) Weightlifting
(C) Hurdles race (D) Swimming
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8. Which one of the following Muslim rulers was hailed as the' Jagadguru' by his Muslim subjects because of his belief in secularism?
(A) Hussain Shah (B) Zain-ul-Abidin
(C) Ibrahim Adil Shah (D) Mahmud II
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9. The story that Alauddin Khilji invaded Chittor to secure Padmini, the queen of Rana Ratna Singh of Mewar, was vividly described by–
(A) Amir Khusrau in Khazainul Futuh (B) Col J Todd in Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan
(C) Malik Muhammad Jayasi in the epic Padmavati (D) Ibn Battuta in his Rehla
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10. Which of the following towns is located Eastern most?
(A) Bokaro (B) Jamshedpur
(C) Patna (D) Ranchi
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11. A word in a web page that when click, opens another document–
(A) Anchor (B) URL
(C) Hyperlink (D) Reference
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12. Which one of the following is correct when a body moving in a circular path with constant speed?
(A) The body has constant acceleration (B) The body has constant retardation
(C) The body has variable acceleration (D) The body has constant velocity and variable speed
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13. Which one is not produce by sound waves in air?
(A) refraction (B) polarisation
(C) diffraction (D) reflection
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14. Holding a 'Bandh' was declared illegal for the first time in India by which one of the following High Courts?
(A) Rajasthan High Court (B) Gujarat High Court
(C) Kerala High Court (D) Maharashtra High Court
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15. "From Aceh in the far North West to Torres Strait in the East 5000 miles, almost as far as from London to Baghadad. The archipelago has 14000 islands, some mere equatorial rocks, others some of the largest in the world." This description best fits–
(A) West Indies (B) Japan
(C) Philippines (D) Indonesia
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16. The Fundamental Rights of Indian citizens–
(A) can be suspended by the President during National Emergency
(B) can be suspended by the President during all types of emergencies
(C) can be suspended by the President with the prior approval of the Supreme Court at any time
(D) cannot be suspended under any condition
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17. Jet streams are usually found in the–
(A) ozonosphere (B) mesosphere
(C) troposphere (D) ionosphere
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18. Why the summer monsoon winds blow from South-Western direction in the Northern hemisphere?
(A) The general direction of wind from the Indian Ocean is South-Western
(B) The presence of the doldrums around the equator
(C) The low pressure conditions in North-West India
(D) Due to the effect of Coriolis force
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19. Which among the following banks neither advances loans against immovable property nor charges interest on deposits?
(A) RBI (B) Unscheduled Banks
(B) SBI (D) None of these
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20. Who was the first Indian Governor of the RBI?
(A) CD Deshmukh (B) S Mukherjee
(C) Sachindra Ray (D) None of these
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21. Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?
(A) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq Shah II
(C) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud (D) Nasrat Shah
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22. Which one among the following was a reason for which the French could not succeed in India in the 18th century?
(A) They sided with the weak Indian sides such as Chanda Sahib and Muzafar Jang
(B) Dupleix was called back at a crucial time
(C) They conspired against the Indian powers
(D) Their trading company was heavily dependent on the French Government
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23. Who served as India's first Ambassador to the Soviet Union?
(A) VK Krishna Menon (B) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
(C) KM Pannikar (D) KR Narayanan
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24. Which of the following statements about Vasco-de-Gama is/are correct?
(A) He founded a new route to India and in 1498 reached Calicut
(B) He founded a factory at Cannanore during his second visit to India in 1501
(C) Both 'a' and 'b'
(D) None of the above
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25. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battle fought in India in the 18th century?
(A) Battle of Wandiwash - Battle of Buxar-Battle of Ambur - Battle of Plassey
(B) Battle of Ambur - Battle of Plassey -Battle of Wandiwash - Battle of Buxar
(C) Battle of Wandiwash - Battle of Plassey- Battle of Ambur - Battle of Buxar
(D) Battle of Ambur - Battle of Buxar -Battle of Wandiwash - Battle of Plassey
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