25 Most Asked General KnowledgeQuestions in Competitive Exams

General Knowledge & Current Affairs
Questions and Answers
1. Who among the following has been
appointed the National
Security Adviser by the UPA Government ?
(a) Brajesh Mishra
(b) J. N. Daxit
(c) Soli J. Sorabjee
(d) T. K. A. Nair
Answer ( b )
2. Who among the following is the new
Chief Minister of
Karnataka ?
(a) S. M. Krishna
(b) Uma Bharti
(c) Dharam Singh
(d) Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Answer ( c )
3. Who among the following has won
the Miss Universe 2004
crown ?
(a) Jennifer Hawkins
(b) Shandi Finnessey
(c) Alba Reyes
(d) None of these
Answer ( a )
4. A solemn ceremony to mark the 60th
Anniversary of D-Day
landings of the Allies troops during the Second
World War,
was held in
(a) Pearl Harbour
(b) Normandy
(c) New York
(d) Lisbon
Answer ( b )
5. Which of the following cricketers
holds the world record
of maximum number of sixes in Tests ?
(a) Chris Carins (New
Zealand)
(b) Viv Richards (West Indies)
(c) Sachin Tendulkar (India)
(d) Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
Answer ( a )
6. Who among the following has been
appointed the new Chief
Justice of India ?
(a) Justice Rajendra Babu
(b) Justice V. N. Khare
(c) Justice R. C. Lahoti
(d) None of these
Answer ( c )
7. Who among the following sports
persons got the honour of
lighting the Olympic flame at the Major Dhyan
Chand Stadium
in New Delhi recently ?
(a) Anjali Bhagwat
(b) Abhinav Bindra
(c) Viswanathan Anand
(d) K. M. Beenamol
Answer ( a )
8. Who among the following has been
appointed new chairman
of the NationalCommission for Farmers ?
(a) Ajit Singh
(b) K. C. Pant
(c) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
(d) Sharad Pawar
Answer ( c )
9. Which of the following planets
crossed the face of the
sun (in transit) after 122 years recently ?
(a) Mars
(b) Venus
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn
Answer ( b )
10. Which of the following countries was
readmitted to the
Commonwealth recently ?
(a) Nepal
(b) Myanmar
(c) Pakistan
(d) None of these
Answer ( c )
11. The world governing body of which of
the following
sports celebrated its 100 years in existence
recently ?
(a) Football
(b) Hockey
(c) Badminton
(d) Cricket
Answer ( a )
12. Who among the following won the
mens singles title of
the French Open 2004 ?
(a) Guillermo Coria
(b) Roger Federer
(c) Andy Roddick
(d) Gaston Gaudio
Answer ( d )
13. Who is India?s first Woman Grand
Master in Chess ?
(a) Aarthie Ramaswamy
(b) Koneru Humpy
(c) S. Meenakshi
(d) S. Vijayalakshmi
Answer ( b )
14. The a ge of a tree can be determined
by
(a) Measuring its height
(b) Measuring its diameter
(c) Analyzing its sap
(d) Counting the annual
growth rings of its stem
Answer ( d )
15. Which one of the following pairs is
not correctly matched ?
Mountains Continents
(a) The
Rocky : North America
(b) The
Andes : South America
(c) The Alps
: Europe
(d) The
Ural : Africa
Answer ( d )
16. Which of the following pairs is
correctly matched ?
(a) Purna Swaraj
Resolution : 1929
(b) Martyrdom of Sardar
Bhagat Singh : 1931
(c) Formation of the Congress
Socialist Party: 1939
(d) Simla
Confeence :
1940
Answer ( b )
17. The Lingaraja Temple built during
the medieval period is at
(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Khajuraho
(c) Madurai
(d) Mount Abu
Answer ( a )
18. Which one of the following is
essentially a solo dance ?
(a) Kuchipudi
(b) Kathak
(c) Manipuri
(d) Mohiniattam
Answer ( d )
19. The deepest oceanic trench ?
Mariana? is located in
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Pacific Ocean
(d) Indian Ocean
Answer ( c )
20. Although fog consists of fine drops of
water, we cannot
see clearly through it because
(a) The light rays undergo
total internal reflection in the
drops
(b) Fine drops of water in fog
polarize the light
(c) The fine drops are opaque
to the light
(d) The drops scatter most of
the light
Answer ( d )
21. During the Mughal period, which one
of the following
were the first to come to India as traders ?
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) Danish
(d) English
Answer ( a )
22. Who among the following Delhi
Sultans is known for
introducing market control mechanism ?
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Firoze Tughlaq
Answer ( c )
23. Which one of the following mountain
peaks of the
Himalayas is NOT in India ?
(a) Annapurna
(b) Nanda Devi
(c) Mt. Kamet
(d) Kanchenjunga
Answer ( a )
24. A rift valley is formed mainly due to
(a) The forces of tension in
the earths crust
(b) The subsidence of the
floor of a river valley
(c) The valley formed after
the formation of fold mountains
(d) The deepening of a valley
by ice action
Answer ( a )
25. Who is the author of the book,
TheMan Who Divided India ?
(a) Arun Shourie
(b) Dominique Lapierre
(c) Rafiq Zakaria
(d) Salman Rushdie
Answer ( c )