IIFT/SNAP/XAT/CMAT Special G K

Session

Who was the Prime Minister of

Great Britain at the start of the
World War II?
A. Clement Attlee
B. Winston Churchill
C. Neville Chamberlain
D. Ramsay MacDonald

Trivia
Clement Attlee was also the first person to
hold the office ofDeputy Prime Minister,
underWinston
Churchillin
thewartime
coalition government, before leading the Labor
Party to a landslide election victory over
Churchill'sConservative Partyin1945.
Winston Churchill: After the Conservative Party
lostthe 1945 election; he becameLeader of
the Opposition. In 1951, he again became
Prime Minister, before retiring in 1955. Upon
his death,Elizabeth IIgranted him the honor of
astate funeral, which saw one of the largest
assemblies of world statesmen in history.
Named theGreatest Britonof all time in a
2002 poll, Churchill is widely regarded as being
among the most influential people in British
history.

Which of the following is believed

to be the oldest continuously
inhabited city in the world?
A.Varanasi
B.Damascus
C.Beirut
D.Jerusalem

List the following universities in

the ascending order of their year of
establishment.
I. University of Oxford
II. University of Cambridge
III. University of Paris
IV. University of Salamanca

A. III, I, II, IV
B. II, I, III, IV
C. I, II, III, IV
D. Iv, III,II, I

Trivia
University of Oxford was established
in 1167, University of Cambridge was
established in 1209, University of
Paris was established in 1150,
University
of
Salamanca
was
established in 1218.

During the British Raj, State Bank

of India was known as:

A.
B.
C.
D.

The
The
The
The

Bank of Calcutta
Sovereign bank of India
Imperial bank of India
Reserve bank of India

Trivia
TheReserve
Bank
of
India(RBI)
is
India's
central bankinginstitution,
which
controls
the
monetary policyof
the
Indian rupee.
It
was
established on 1 April 1935
during theBritish Raj

Who is hailed as the father of the

Green Revolution?

A. Norman Borlaug
B. Robert Malthus
C. M.S. Swaminathan
D. Lal Bahadur Shastri

Trivia
Norman Ernest Borlaug,
"The Man Who Saved A
Billion Lives", was an
American
agronomist,
humanitarian, and Nobel
laureate who has been
called "the father of the
Green Revolution". He
was awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1970 in
recognition
of
his
contributions to world
peace through increasing
food supply. He was
awarded
the
Padma
Vibhushan, India's second
highest civilian honor.

Largest Media Conglomerate in the

world, in terms of Revenue?

A. BBC
B. CNN
C. Walt Disney
D. Time Warner

Trivia
Walt Disney is the
largest
studio
in
Hollywood. An early and
well-known
cartoon
creation
of
the
company,
Mickey
Mouse, is the official
mascot of The Walt
Disney Company.

Who is the eldest person overall

(dead or alive) to receive Bharat
Ratna?
A. Gulzarilal Nanda
B. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Sardar Vallabhai Patel

Trivia
Sardar Patel received
the award in 1991,
posthumously at the
age of 116.
C Rajagopalachari was
the
first
recipient.
Mahatma Gandhi never
received
the
Bharat
Ratna.
Nehru
received
the
award
in
1955.
Gulzarilal
Nanda
received the award in
1997.

Arrange the following civilian

honors in their descending order of
importance.
I. Padma Shri
II. Bharat Ratna
III. Padma Vibhushan
IV. Padma Bhushan
A. I, III, IV, II
B. II, III, IV, I
C. IV, III, II, I
D. III, IV, I, II

Which of the following places in

India is not a UNESCO world
heritage site?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Trivia
TheWorld Heritage
Sitesin
India
are
recognized by UNESCO
are 29, as of 2012.

Ajant and Ellora Caves

Akshardham temple, Delhi
Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai
Mahabodhi temple, Bodh Gaya, Bihar.

Gautama Siddharth passed away in

which of the following city?
Trivia
Gautam Buddha was
born in Lumbini, his
father was the king of
Kapilvastu. Buddha
renounced his princely
life at the age of 30 and
gave up his royal robes
at Sravasti on the banks
of river Rapti. He
delivered his first
sermon at Sarnath, and
passed away at a ripe
age of 80 at Kushinagar,
approx 60 km from
Gorakhpur.

A. Sarnath
B. Rajgir
C. Ksuhinagar
D. Sravasti.

Who is the first Tirthankar of the

Jain Religion?
A. Adinatha
B. Bahubali
C. Mahavira
D. Chandraprabha

The Nobel Peace prize is awarded

in which of the following city?
A. Oslo, Norway
B. Stockholm, Sweden
C. Copenhagen, Denmark
D. Helsinki, Finland.
Trivia
TheNobel Prizeis a set of annual international awards bestowed in a
number of categories byScandinaviancommittees in recognition of
cultural and/or scientific advances. The will of theSwedish philanthropist
inventorAlfred Nobelestablished the prizes in 1895. The prizes
inPhysics,Chemistry,Physiology or Medicine,Literature, andPeace were
first awarded in 1901.
The Peace Prize is awarded inOslo, Norway, while the other prizes are
awarded inStockholm, Sweden. The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the
most prestigious award available in the fields of literature, medicine,
physics, chemistry, peace, and economics.

Who among the following received

the Noble prize in Literature
posthumously?
A. Leo Tolstoy
B. Anton Chekov
C. Henry James
D. None of these
Trivia
The Nobel Prize is not awarded
posthumously; however, if a person is
awarded a prize and dies before receiving
it, the prize may still be presented.
Though the average number of laureates
per prize increased substantially during
the 20th century, a prize may not be
shared among more than three people.

The first person to receive Noble

Prize in literature was:
A. George Bernard Shaw
B. Rudyard Kipling
C. Sully Prudhomme
D. William Butler Yeats
Trivia
Ren Franois Armand (Sully)
Prudhommewas a French poet and
essayist, winner of the firstNobel Prize in
Literature, in 1901.
Born in Paris, Prudhomme originally
studied to be an engineer, but turned to
philosophy and later to poetry; he
declared it as his intent to create
scientific poetry for modern times.

Who is the founder of Wikileaks?

A. Jimmy Wales
B. Julian Assange
C. Steve Ballmer
D. Daniel Domscheit-Berg
Trivia
WikiLeaks is an international, online, selfdescribed not-for-profit organisation
publishing submissions of secret
information, news leaks, and classified
media from anonymous news sources and
whistleblowers. It was launched on 4
October 2006.

The head quarter of World bank is

at:
A. Geneva
B. Washington D
C
C. New York
D. Singapore
E. London

Jim Yong Kim

(PRESIDENT)

Trivia
Although both the IMF and the World Bank are
International financial are based in Washington, D.C., the
World Bank is traditionally headed by a citizen of the
United States while the IMF is led by a European citizen.
The World Bank is an international financial institution that
provides loans[3] to developing countries for capital
programs.
The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty.

The quote Sare

hindostan hamara
A. Mohammad Iqbal
B. Maulana Abul
Kalam Azad
C. Zakir Hussain
D. Sir Sayyad Ahmad
Khan

jahan se accha
is attributed to:

Trivia
Sir Muhammad Iqbalis widely regarded
as having inspired thePakistan Movement.
He is considered one of the most important
figures inUrdu literature,with literary work
in both theUrduandPersianlanguages.
In 1922, he wasknightedbyKing George
V,giving him the title "Sir". Iqbal was very
close to Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
Iqbal is the national poet of Pakistan.

Who was the

founding father of
the All India
Muslim League?

Who was the

founder of the
Indian National
Congress?

A. Mohammad Ali
Jinnah
B. Sir Sayyad Ahmad
Khan
C. Mohammad Iqbal
D. Khan Abdul Ghaffar
Khan

A. A.O Hume
B. Pandit Motilal
Nehru
C. Bal Gangadhar
Tilak
D. Gopal Krishna
Gokhale

Trivia
The All India Muslim League was founded in 1906, in the
midst of the protests over the partition of Bengal in 1905. Its
headquarters was Lucknow and the party was dissolved after
the partition.
Politically there was a degree of unity between Muslim and
Hindu leaders after the first world war. The relationships
cooled sharply after 1922, as communalism grew rapidly
forcing the two groups of leaders apart. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
became disillusioned with politics after the failure of his
attempt to form a Hindu-Muslim alliance, and he spent most
of the 1920s in Britain. The leadership of the League was
taken over by Sir Muhammad Iqbal, who in 1930 first put
forward the demand for a separate Muslim state in India.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khanwas a close friend ofMohandas
Gandhi. Ghaffar Khan strongly opposed the Muslim League's
demand for the partition of India. When the Indian National
Congress accepted the partition plan, he told them "You have
thrown us to the wolves."

In which of the following city is the

headquarter of Proctor and Gamble
located?
A. Cincinnati, Ohio
B. Boston,
Massachusetts
C. Houston, Texas
D. Chicago, Illinois

Which of the following cricketer has

not been knighted?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Jack Hobbs
Len Hutton
Clyde Walcott
Geoffrey Boycott

Trivia
Jack Hobbs- England, knighted in 1953
Len Hutton- England , knighted in 1956
Clyde Walcott-West Indies, knighted in 1993
Sir Don Bradman is the only cricketer from Australia
to have been knighted.
8 cricketers from West Indies have been knighted, 10
from England.

The quote , Religion

is the opium of the
people is attributed
to:
A.
B.
C.
D.

Karl Marx
Adam Smith
John Maynard Keynes
Friedrich Nietzsche

Who is the author of

Wealth of Nations
A.
B.
C.
D.

Adam Smith
Karl Marx
John Maynard Keynes
David Ricardo

Who was the first Indian to win an

Oscar?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Satyajit Ray
Bhanu Athaiya
A R Rehman
Shekhar Kapur

Trivia

Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to win an Oscar. She won the
Oscar in the Best Costume Design category for the film Gandhi.

Gandhi was nominated for Academy Awards in eleven categories,

winning eight, including best picture. Ben Kingsley also won for best
actor.

Ben Kingsleys real name is Krishna Pandit Bhanji.

Ben also starred as Itzhak Stern in Steven Spielbergs Hollywood

epic Schindlers List.

Satyajit Ray received the Academy Award for Lifetime achievement

in the world of Cinema in 1992. In that very year he received the

Ben Kingsley

The G in 2G,
3G and 4G
stands for:
A. Generation
B. Genealogy
C. Gerrymande
r
D. Genius

CAG stands for:

A. Controller and Auditor
General
B. Comptroller and
Auditor General
C. Comptroller and
Accounting General
D. Controller and
Accounting General

Correctly match the following pairs.

A. Vatsyayan

E.
Kumarsambhav
B. Kalidas
F. Kamsutra
C. Kautilya
G. Arthshastra
D. Asvaghosh
H.
Trivia
A. A-H, B-E, C-F, D-G
Buddhacharita
Chanakya,
also known by the name Kautilya or

Vishnugupt, was originally a professor of

B. A-F, B-H, C-G, D-E
economics and political science at the ancient
Takshashila University.
C. A-F, B-G, C-H, A-E
Little is known about Vatsyayan, except that he
was student at Varanasi. It is believed that he
D. A-F, B-E, C-G, D-H
must have lived between the 1st and 6th
century AD.

Who is the
architect of The
Rashtrapati
Bhavan?

New Delhi is also

known as:
A. Nehrus Delhi
B. Bahadur Shah
Zafars Delhi
C. Mount Battens
Delhi
D. Luytens Delhi

A. Sir Edwin
Landseer
Lutyens
B. Shah Jahan
C. Bahadur Shah
Trivia
Zafar
He has been
referred to as "the greatest British
architect" and is known best for having an instrumental
D.
Herbert
Baker
role
in designing
and building
a section of the metropolis

of Delhi, known as New Delhi, which would later on serve

as the seat of the Government of India. He was also the
main architect of several monuments in New Delhi such
as the India Gate; he also designed the Viceroy's House
now known as the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Which of the
following is not a
fundamental right?

Who is the
commander in chief
of the Armed
Forces?

A. Right to freedom
B. Right against
exploitation
C. Right to property
D. Cultural and
educational rights

A. A.K. Antony
B. Pranab Mukherjee
C. General Bikram
Singh
D. Nirmal Kumar
Verma

Trivia
There are six fundamental rights recognized by the constitution of India. Right
to property is a legal right not a fundamental right.
The President of India is the head of state of the Republic of India, the largest
democracy in the world. The President is the formal head of the executive,
legislature and judiciary of India and is the commander-in-chief of the Indian
Armed Forces

Which of the
following is the
worlds largest arms
importer?

Which of the
following is the
worlds largest arms
exporter?

A.
B.
C.
D.

A.
B.
C.
D.

India
Pakistan
South Korea
USA

USA
Russia
Germany
France

Which of the
following is the Chief
legal advisor to the
Indian Government?
A. The Attorney
General of India
B. The solicitor
General of India
C. The Chief Justice
D. The President

Who is the
Attorney General of
India?
A. Soli Sorabjee
B. Milon K Banerjee
C. Goolam Essaji
Vahanvati
D. Ashok Desai

Which of the
following stock
exchange has the
largest no of listed
companies?
A.
B.
C.
D.

NYSE
NASDAQ
BSE
Shanghai stock
exchange

Alexander, The
Great entered India
through which of
the following pass?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Shiachen Pass
Khyber Pass
Bolan Pass
Shandur Pass

With which of the

following country
India has positive
balance of trade?
A.
B.
C.
D.

China
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Switzerland

National aquatic
animal of India?
A.
B.
C.
D.

River Dolphin
Mahseer Fish
Cat Fish
Tiger Shark

Correctly match the following pairs.

A. Outlook Magazine
B. Tahelka
C. Business Today
D. Readers Digest

A.
B.
C.
D.

A-H, B-E, C-F, D-G

A-F, B-H, C-G, D-E
A-G, B-E, C-F, A-H
A-F, B-E, C-G, D-H

E. Tarun Tejpal
F. Chaitanya Kalbag
G. Vinod Mehta
H. Mohan Sivanand

Correctly match the following pairs.

IRDA
TRAI
SEBI
PNGRB
A.
B.
C.
D.

Mr. Rahul Khullar

Upendra Kumar Sinha
Shri S. Krishnan
Hari Narayan J

A-i , B-ii, C-iii, D-iv

A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D-iii
A-iv, B-i, C-ii, D-iii
None of these

The author of the

book
Everybody Loves A
Good Drought

A.isRaghunandan Das
B. P Sainath
C. Dr. A P J Abdul
Kalam
D. Amartya sen

Development as
Freedom is written
by:
A. Amartya Sen
B. Dr. A P J Abdul
Kalam
C. Jawahar lal Nehru
D. Moti lal Nehru

What is the logo of

Democratic Party
of US?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Donkey
Eagle
Elephant
Star

Who is the first Indian

to receive Order of
Australia honour?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Sachin Tendulkar
Robyn Williams
Morarji Desai
Soli Sorabjee

Which of the following is false about

Attorney General of India?
A. He / She is the Indian government's chief
legal advisor
B. Goolam Essaji Vahanvati is the current
Attorney General of India
C. He must be a person qualified to be
appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court
D. He is appointed by thePrime minister of
India

Correctly match the following pairs.

A. Jabalpur
B. Cuttack
C. Ujjain
D. Kannauj
A.
B.
C.
D.

E. Kshipra
F. Narmada
G. Mahanadi
H. Ganges

A-E, B-F, C-H, D-G

A-F, B-E, C-H, D-G
A-F, B-G, C-H, D-E
A-F, B-G, C-E, D-H

Which of the
following is not the
member of G4
nations?

The power of
knowledge is the
punch line of which
news paper?

A.
B.
C.
D.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Germany
India
Brazil
South Africa

Trivia
TheG4is a group
amongBrazil,Germany,In
dia, andJapanfor the
purpose of supporting each
othersbids for permanent
seatson theUnited
NationsSecurity Council.

The Economic Times

Hindustan Times
The Times Of India
The hindu

Trivia
The Economic published by
the Bennett, Coleman &
Co. Ltd.. It is the world's
second most widely read
English-language business
newspaper, after the Wall
Street Journal.

Euro is the
currency of which
of the following
countries?

How many member

states are there in
European union?

A.
B.
C.
D.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Monaco
Malta
Luxembourg
All of the above

26
27
28
33

Trivia
The euro is the currency used by the Institutions of the
European Union and is the official currency of the
eurozone. The euro is the second largest reserve
currency as well as the second most traded currency in
the world after the United States dollar

Which of the following movie by Shyam

Benegal
is based on the White
Revolution in India?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Manthan
Ankur
Nishant
Bhoomika

Trivia
The story of the film Manthan was
jointly written by director Shyam
Benegal and Dr. Verghese Kurien.
The Film went on to win the
national award for best feature
film.

Which of the
following states of
India has the
largest area under
forest cover?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh
Uttaranchal
Madhya Pradesh

Chipko movement
was an attempt to
save:
A.
B.
C.
D.

Birds
Forests
Cattle
Endangered wildlife
Sundarlal Bahuguna

Trivia
In India Madhya Pradesh is the
state with the largest forest cover.
In the World Russia is the country
with the largest area under forest
cover.

Among the following

who was awarded
Bharat Ratna
posthumously, but
the award was later
withdrawn?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Abul Kalam Azad

Subhash Chandra Bose
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Vinoba Bhave

Who
among
the
following has never
been the President of
the Indian National
Congress?
A.

Netaji Subhash Chandra

Bose
B. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Trivia
Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was awarded Bharat Ratna
posthumously in 1992. The award was later withdrawn in response to a Supreme
Court of India directive following a Public Interest Litigation filed in the Court
against the posthumous nature of the award. The Award Committee could not give
conclusive evidence of Boses death and thus it invalidated the posthumous
award.
When the award was offered to freedom fighter and India's first Minister of
Education, Abdul Kalam Azad, he promptly declined it saying that it should not be
given to those who have been on the selection committee. Later he was awarded
posthumously in 1992.

Who was the first

recipient of National
award for Best actor?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Uttam Kumar
Ashok Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar
Utpal Dutt

Trivia
Amitabh has won the national award for best actor for
Agneepath, Black and Paa. Along with Amitabh
Bacchan, Kamal Hassan and Mammooty are the only
three actors who have won national award for best
actor three times.

Amitabh Bachan has

won the national
award for best actor
for which of the
following movie?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Agneepath
Deewar
Sholay
Silsila

Who was the first non-citizen of India to

receive the Bharat Ratna?
A. Nelson Mandela
B. Khan Abdul Ghaffar
Khan
C. Mother Teresa
D. Zakir Hussain

Who is the CEO of

Vodafone ?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Vittorio Colao
Arun Sarin
Martin Peters
Gerard keisterlee

Accenture is
headquartered in which
of the following city?
A.
B.
C.
D.

New York, USA.

London, UK.
Dublin, Ireland
Texas, USA

The total no of
states in India with
bicameral
legislatures is:
A.
B.
C.
D.

7
8
6
9

Trivia
UP, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, J&K and
Andhra Pradesh are the states with
bicameral legislatures.
In a state with a bicameral legislature, the
lower house is called the Legislative
Assembly or Vidhan Sabha and the upper
house is called the Legislative Council or
Vidhan Parishad.

Which of the following

states has the highest
autonomy?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Karnataka
Uttar Pradesh
Assam
Jammu and Kashmir

Trivia
Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India which
enjoys special autonomy underArticle 370of the
Constitution of India, according to which no law
enacted by theParliament of India, except for those in
the field of defence, communication and foreign
policy, will be extendable in Jammu and Kashmir
unless it is ratified by the state legislature of Jammu
and
Kashmir.
Subsequently,
jurisdiction
of
theSupreme Court of Indiaover Jammu and Kashmir
has been extended.
Jammu and Kashmir is also the only Indian state that
has its own flag and constitution, and Indians from
other states cannot purchase land or property in the
state.

Who among the

following refused
to accept the Noble
Prize in literature?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Jean Paul Sartre

Winston Churchill
Hermann Hesse
Bertrand Russell

Trivia
In 1964 Jean-Paul Sartre was awarded the
Nobel Prize in Literature, but he declined it,
stating that "It is not the same thing if I sign
Jean-Paul Sartre or if I sign Jean-Paul Sartre,
Nobel Prize winner. A writer must refuse to
allow himself to be transformed into an
institution, even if it takes place in the most
honorable form.

Who is the author of

the book A bend in the
River?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Vikram Seth
Sir V. S. Naipaul
Doris Lessing
Vladmir Nabokov

Trivia
Sir
Vidiadhar
Surajprasad
"V.
S."
Naipaul,is
aTrinidadian-Britishwriter ofIndo-Trinidadianheritage
ofKanyakubja Brahminknown for his novels focusing
on the legacy of theBritish empire'scolonialism. He
has also written works of non-fiction, such as travel
writing and essays. In 2001, Naipaul was awarded
theNobel Prize in Literature.

What is the full form of NABARD?

A. National Bank
Development
B. National Bank
Development
C. National Bank
Development
D. National Bank
Development

of Agriculture and Rural

of Agriculture and Regional
of Agro and Regional
of Agriculture and Region

Who was the first American President

to visit India?
A.
B.
C.
D.

John Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Harry S Truman

Trivia
He had previously been a five-star general in the United States Army
during World War II, and served as Supreme Commander of the
Allied Forces in Europe. Eisenhower is now oftenrankedas one of the
top ten U.S. Presidents. Abraham Lincoln if often considered the
greatest American President for his role during the Civil War.

John Kennedy was the second US President to visit India.

Which of the following

Indian states attracts
maximum domestic
tourists?

Who is the author of

the patriotic poem
Sarfaroshi ki
Tamanna?

A.
B.
C.
D.

A. Chandra Shekhar
Azad
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Ram Prasad Bismil
D. Ashfaqulla Khan

Goa
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Karnataka

Trivia
Uttar pradesh attracts highest number of domestic
tourist because of its holy places

Which is the largest

waterfall in the world?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Niagra falls
Victoria falls
Angel falls
Cumberland falls

Trivia
The Victoria Falls is a waterfall
located in southern Africa on the
Zambezi River between the countries
of Zambia and Zimbabwe.While it is
neither the highest nor the widest
waterfall in the world, it is claimed to
be the largest. This claim is based on
a width of 1,708 metres (5,604 ft).
Angels is the highest waterfall in the
world.

Who was the first

author to translate
The Kamasutra
into English?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Sir Richard Burton

Max Muller
Sir Francis Bacon
Sir William Jones

Which is the second

highest mountain in
the world?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Kanchenjunga
Dhaulagiri
Annapurna
K2

Trivia
Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the
world. Moun Everest the highest mountain in the
world with an elevation of 8,848 metres. Edmund
Hillary was the first person to scale mount Everest.
K2 is known as theSavage Mountaindue to the
difficulty of ascent. For every four people who have
reached the summit, one has died trying.
All the above four peaks are the part of the
Himalayas, which is the youngest mountain chain in
the world.

The atomic bombs of

Hiroshima and
Nagasaki were dropped
under the leadership of
which American
President
A.
B.
C.
D.

Trivia

Dwight Eisenhower
Franklin Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Harry S Truman

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United

States). Under Truman, the U.S. successfully
concluded World War II; in the aftermath of the
conflict, tensions with the Soviet Union increased,
marking the start of the Cold War. While Germany
surrendered a few weeks after Truman assumed the
Presidency, the war with Japan was expected to last
another year or more. Truman's decision to use
nuclear weapons against Japan led to a speedy end of
the war but remains controversial.

Which of the following

states has the highest
autonomy?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Karnataka
Uttar Pradesh
Assam
Jammu and Kashmir

Accenture is
headquartered in
which of the
following city?
A.
B.
C.
D.

New York, USA.

London, UK.
Dublin, Ireland
Texas, USA

The atomic bomb

dropped on Hirsohima
was code named:
A.
B.
C.
D.

Little Boy
Fat Man
Fat Boy
Thin Man

Trivia
"Little Boy" was the codename for
the atomic bomb dropped on
Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 by the
Boeing B-29. It was the first atomic
bomb to be used as a weapon. The
second, the "Fat Man", was dropped
three days later on Nagasaki.

Trivia

Who is known as
the father of the
atomic bomb?
A. Albert Einstein
B. J. Robert
Oppeheimer
C. Robert Chirsty
D. Phillip Morission

Einstein is not regarded as father of the atomic bomb He

received the1921Nobel Prize in Physics"for his services to
theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law
of thephotoelectric effect". He settled in the U.S., becoming a
citizen in 1940. On the eve of World War II, he helped alert
President Franklin D. Roosevelt that Germany might be
developing an atomic weapon, and recommended that the U.S.
begin similar research; this eventually led to what would
become the Manhattan Project.

Who is the current

leader of the
opposition party?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Lal Krishna Advani

Nitin Gadkari
Sushma Swaraj
Sushil Lumar
Shinde

Who is the CEO of

Cisco Systems?
A.
B.
C.
D.

John Chambers
Leonard Bosack
Sandy Learner
Larry Page

Trivia
The name "Cisco" was derived from the city name,
San Francisco, which is why the company's
engineers insisted on using the lower case "cisco"
in the early days. Founded in 1984, the company is
headquartered in San Jose, California, United
States.

Which of the following

is the birth place of
the great British
Author, George
Orwell?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Motihari, Bihar
Patna, Bihar
Chapra, Bihar
Begusarai, Bihar

Trivia
Eric Arthur Blair , known by his pen name George
Orwell, was born on 25 June 1903, in Motihari,
Bihar, in India. His father worked in the Opium
Department of the Indian Civil Service.
Animal Farm and 1984 are two of his major literary
works.

Who is the
chairman of
NABARD?
A. Dr. Prakash
Bakshi
B. Shri B. Sivraman
C. D Subbarao
D. The Finance
Minister

Who among the

following is the great
Sanskrit Grammarian?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Panini
Patanjali
Vatsyayan
Ved Vyas

The line that

divides IndiaPakistan is also
popularly known as:
A. The
line
B. The
C. The
D. The

Mountbatten
Wavell line
Radcliffe line
Durand line

Trivia
The Radcliffe Line was announced on 17 August 1947 as a boundary demarcation line between India
and Pakistan upon the Partition of India. The Radcliffe Line was named after its architect, Sir Cyril
Radcliffe.
The McMahon Line is a line agreed to by Britain and Tibet as part of the Simla Accord, a treaty signed
in 1914. It is the effective boundary between China and India, although its legal status is disputed by
the Chinese government.
The Durand Line refers to the porous border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The Essar group of

companies has been
promoted by:
A.
B.
C.
D.

Ambanis
Ruias
Goenkas
Kanorias

Your partner for

life is the tagline of
which company?
A. Bank of Baroda
B. Max New York Life
Insurance
C. ICICI Prudential
D. HDFC Standard Life

Trivia

Trivia

Essar Group is an Indian multinational

conglomerate corporation headquartered at
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The company has
presence in sectors like steel, energy, power,
communications, shipping ports, logistics and
construction.
As of 2012 the company has revenue of US$ 27
billion.

Bank of Barodas tagline Indias international bank

ICICI Prudentials tagline We cover you at every
step in life
HDFC Standard lifes tagline sar utha ke jiyo

Which of the following

states in India has the
longest coastline?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Karnataka

Which of the
following states in
India has the
highest production
of sugar cane?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Karnataka

Firaq Gorakhpuri was Mahadevi Verma

the pen name of:
was awarded the
Jnanpith award for
Ramdhari Singh
her work:
Dinkar
Maithili Sharan Gupt
A. Neehar
Dhanpat Rai
B. Deepshikha
Raghupati Sahai
C. Rashmi
D. Yama

Who was the poet who

won the Jnanpith
award for his
collection of Poems,
Chidambara?
A. Ram Dhari Singh
Dinkar
B. Amrit Pritam
C. Sumitra Nandan
Pant
D. Suryakant Trpathi
Nirala

Writers of which
language have
received the most
number of Jnanpith
awards?
Hindi
Kannada
Malyalam
English

In Hindu theology
there are seven
chiranjeevis, which of
the following is not
one of them?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Parshuram
Vibhishan
Hanuman
Ved Vyasa

Which of the
following country is
not a part of OPEC
A.
B.
C.
D.

Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Libya
Venezuela

Which of the following

is the highest possible
rank in the Indian
Army?
A.
B.
C.
D.

General
Major General
Field Marshall
Lieutenant Major
General

Trivia
Only two Army chief in India has been ranked
Field Marshal
1. Kodandera Madappa Cariappa.
2. Sam Manekshaw Instrumental in 1971 war

The first Indian to

win the Victoria
Cross:
A. Darwan Singh
Negi
B. Chatta Singh
C. Badlu Singh
D. Bhandari Ram

Who was the first

serving minister to be
jailed for contempt of
court?
A. Lalloo Prasad Yadav
B. Sharad Yadav
C. Swaroop Singh
Nayak
D. Ram Vilas Paswan

Industry,
Impartiality,
Integrity is the
motto of:
A. Narcotics Control
Bureau
B. Research and
Analysis Wing
C. Intelligence Bureau
D. Central Board of
Investigation

Who declared the

1977 state of
emergency in India ?
A. Indira Gandhi
B. Fakhruddin Ali
Ahmad
C. George Fernandes
D. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The no of
companies having
navratna status is :
A.
B.
C.
D.

9
8
7
16

How many gold medals Chess is believed to

has India won in Field have originated in:
hockey?
A.
B.
C.
D.

8
9
10
7

A.
B.
C.
D.

Russia
Germany
Persia
India

Correctly match the following pairs.

A. Shipping Corporation of India

E. Gurgaon

B. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited F. New Delhi

C. Gas Authority India Limited

G. Bangalore

D. Power Grid Corporation India

H. Mumbai

Limited

A.
B.
C.
D.

A-H,
A-H,
A-H,
A-H,

B-G, C-F, D-E

B-F, C-E, D-G
B-E, C-G, D-F
B-F, C-E, D-G

Which of the following painter painted

the walls of the Sistine Chapel?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
Caravaggio

Trivia
Leonardo da vinci and Michelangelo were
contemporaries. Both are regarded as
Renaissance man. While Leonardo is
considered to be the greatest painter of all
time, Michelangelo is considered to be the
greatest sculptor. Leonardo painted, among
other great works, the Mona Lisa and The
last Supper. The last Supper along with
Michelangelos The creation of Adam are
two of the most reproduced paintings of all
time.

Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael are

the three giants of European Renaissance.

Genesis Mentors announces the

opening of its second classroom on SB
Road in Pune.
This is to enable the college students to take a classroom closer to
them. Classes would happen only on weekdays in the new
classroom. For weekends, we remain committed to Aundh.
Batch kickstarts on 26th Nov 2012.
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Second GK Session
on
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9 Dec 2012
Disclaimer: These questions are based on current awareness, & the data and information are subject to change in
coming times. While totally relevant and current today, some of these may not be so with the passage of time.