RRB (Non Technical) Exam General Knowledge Practice Questions

1. Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop?
1) Coconut
2) Cotton
3) Sugarcane
4) Rice

2. Which of the following is used in oven?
1) X-rays
2) UV rays
3) Microwaves
4) Radioactive

3. Gamma rays can cause .....
1) gene mutation
2) sneezing
3) burning
4) fever

4. Which element found in all organic compounds?
1) Carbon
2) Nitrogen
3) Calcium
4) None of them

5. Alloys made with mercury as one metal are called?
1) Mixtures
2) Emulsions
3) Solders
4) Amalgams

6. All noble gases are .....
1) Colourless
2) Colour
3) Colourless and odourless
4) Colourless and but have odour

7. What is the hardest form of carbon?
1) Coke
2) Graphite
3) Charcoal
4) Diamond

8. What is hottest part of the gas flame is called ........
1) blue zone
2) luminous zone
3) dark zone
4) non-luminous zone

9. Which type of lens is used to correct myopia?
1) Convex lens
2) Concave lens
3) Biconcave lens
4) Biconvex lens

10. Which one of the following is used to coat household articles?
1) Lead
2) Silver
3) Chromium
4) Tin

11. Which one of the following radioactive elements is used in heart pacemakers?
1) Platinum
2) Cobalt
3) Iodine
4) Iron

12. What is the chemical name of a substance which kills rats?
1) White phosphorus
2) Red phosphorus
3) Potassium cyanide
4) Ethyl Alcohol

13. The boiling point of water can be raised by..
1) reducing pressure
2) increasing pressure
3) reducing heat supply
4) increasing heat supply

14. Optic fibre are used in:
1) CAT scans
2) X-ray photos
3) Ultrasound scans
4) Endoscopy

15. "curie" is unit of:
1) Radioactivity
2) Temperature
3) Heat
4) Energy

16. Which of the following types of soil are mostly confined to river basins and coastal plains of India?
1) Alluvial soils
 2) Black soils
3) Laterite soils
4) Red soils

17. T.V. antennas are usually made up of .....
1) Copper
2) Steel
3) Aluminium
4) Brass

18. The natural region which holds the Indian subcontinent is .......
1) equatorial climate change region
2) hot desert
3) monsoon
4) Mediterranean

19. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?
1) Diabetes
2) Malaria
3) Smallpox
4) Tuberculosis

20. What is the mainstay of Indian economy?
1) Manufacturing
2) Business
3) Public sector
4) Agriculture

21. Name the poison present in tobacco.
1) Coniine
2) Nicotine
3) Theobromine
4) Narcotine

22. Alcoholic drink contains ......
1) Butyl Alcohol
2) Ethyl Alcohol
3) Propyl Alcohol
4) Methyl Alcohol

23. Which of the following dams has generations of power more than irrigation as its main purpose?
1) Gandhi Sagar
2) Hirakud
3) Periyar
4) Tungabhadra

24. Which of the following areas or regions is most prone to earthquakes?
1) Ganga-Brahmaputra valley
2) Deccan plateau
3) Plains of Northern India
4) Western ghats

25. For which Diode is used?
1) Modulation
2) Oscillation
3) Amplification
4) Purification

26. Name the gas used for making vegetable ghee.
1) Nitrogen
2) Oxygen
3) Sulphur
4) Hydrogen

27. In summer, the mirages are seen due to the phenomenon of .......
1) reflection of light
2) total internal reflection
3) interference of light
4) diffraction of light

28. Electron microscope was invented by .....
1) Knoll and Ruska
2) Robert Koch
3) Leeuwenhoek
4) CPS Wanson

29. Which metal does not undergo corrosion due to the formation of oxide layer?
1) Copper
2) Iron
3) Aluminum
4) Zinc

30. The chemical part of the dye that absorbs light and produces colour is called .............
1) Neon
2) a chromophore
3) a photochrome
4) a pigment

31. A nautical mile is equal to ....
1) 5060 feet
2) 6080 feet
3) 5280 feet
4) 6060 feet

32. What is viewed through an electron microscope?
1) electrons and other elementary particles
2) structure of bacteria and viruses
3) inside of human stomach
4) inside of the human eye

33. 'Vinegar' is commercial name of ....
1) Oxalic acid
2) Hydrochloric acid
3) Acetic acid
4) Citric Acid

34. The study of Dendrology is associated with:
1) Flowers
2) Trees
3) Shrubs
4) Plants

35. The food poisoning is caused by .....
1) Clostridium titeni
2) Clostridium botulinum
3) Salmonella toyphosis
4) Baslils anthresis

36. The Bhopal gas tragedy was caused by the gas ........
1) Methyl chloride
2) Methyl Iso cyanide
3) Methyl Iso Cyanate
4) Methyl Cyanide

37. Molasses a by-product in the manufacture of sugar, is converted into .......
1) Alcohol
2) Paper
3) Fuel
4) Pulp

38. The thermal equator is found .....
1) at the equator
2) at the Tropic of Cancer
3) north of the geographical equator
4) south of the geographical equator

39. A large blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart is called.....
1) a vein
2) an artery
3) a capillary
4) nerve

40. Horse latitudes lie within the atmosphere pressure belts of .......
1) Equatorial low
2) Polar high
3) Sub-tropical high
4) Sub-polar low

41. Name the Continents that form a mirror image.
1) Asia and Africa
2) North America and South America
3) Africa and South America
4) Europe and Asia

42. Which of the following is an air-borne disease?
1) Measles
2) Pink eye
3) Typhoid
4) Tuberculosis

43. Plants which grow on saline soils are ......
1) Xerophytes
2) Hydrophytes
3) Halophytes
4) Succulents

44. Which component of plants receives stimulus for flowering?
1) Stems
2) Branches
3) Leaves
4) Roots

45. Which one of the following hormones is a steroid?
1) Cortisone
2) Glucagon
3) Insulin
4) Oxytocin

46. Fungi are plants that lack ........
1) Oxygen
2) Carbon dioxide
3) Chlorophyll
4) None of these

47. Submarines move under water. They have engines that run on ......
1) Petrol and oxygen
2) Diesel
3) Batteries
4) Stream

48. Reptiles are ......
1) Cold blooded
2) Warm blooded
3) Non-hearing
4) Egg-laying

49. Camberts law is related to .....
1) Reflection
2) Refraction
3) Interference
4) Illumination

50. Which one among the following is a major source of sugar?
1) Watermelon
2) Beetroot
3) Sugarcane
4) Date

ANSWERS:
1-1, 2-3, 3-1, 4-1, 5-4, 6-3, 7-4, 8-4, 9-2, 10-1
11-1, 12-1, 13-2, 14-4, 15-1, 16-1, 17-3, 18-3, 19-3, 20-4
21-2, 22-2, 23-1, 24-1, 25-4, 26-4, 27-2, 28-2, 29-3, 30-4,
31-2, 32-2 33-3, 34-2, 35-2, 36-3, 37-1, 38-3, 39-2, 40-3
41-3, 42-1, 43-3, 44-3, 45-1, 46-3, 47-2, 48-1, 49-3, 50-3

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR RRB EXAMS

1. The river most mentioned in early Vedic literature is ....
1) Sindhu
2) Sutudri
3) Sarasvati
4) Ganga

2. Who among the following is constitutionally empowered to declare a geographic area as a scheduled area?
1) Governor
2) Chief Minister
3) Prime Minister
4) President

3. 'Right to constitutional remedy' has been mentioned in which article of the constitution?
1) 30
2) 31
3) 35
4) 32

4. What are masala bonds?
1) Rupee denominated domestic bonds
2) Rupee denominated overseas bonds
3) Dollar denominated overseas bonds
4) Dollar denominated domestic bonds

5. Which country is conducting the first 'South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise' (SAADMEx) - 2015?
1) Myanmar
2) India
3) Sri Lanka
4) Bangladesh

6. Who among the following was a lady Alvar Saint?
1) Andal
2) Madhura Kavi
3) Perumal
4) Tirupan

7. Who is the author of the autobiography, "The Indian Struggle"?
1) Annie Besant
2) Subhash Chandra Bose
3) Chittaranjan Das
4) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

8. Who among the following has been elected as President of FICCI for 2016?
1) Venugopal Dhoot
2) Rajan Raheja
3) Harshavardhan Neotia
4) Sanjiv Goenka

9. In which country, the world's second largest diamond ever has been discovered?
1) South Africa
2) Botswana
3) Democratic Republic of Congo
4) Namibia

10. Who among the following is honored with UN Disaster Risk Reduction Asia Champion?
1) Ajinder Walia
2) Kiren Rijiju
3) Shekher Chaturvedi
4) Sreeja S. Nair

11. Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of population per sq km?
1) Pondicherry
2) Lakshadweep
3) Delhi
4) Chandigarh

12. Which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously?
1) Kalpakkam
2) Narora
3) Rawat Bhata
4) Tarapore

13. The south-west monsoon contributes .......... of the total rain in India.
1) 86%
2) 50%
3) 22%
4) 100%

14. Who among the following is the winner of the 2015 Infosys Prize for Social Sciences?
1) Srinath Raghavan
2) Amit Sharma
3) Mohan Maharaj
4) G Ravindra Kumar

15. In which among the following cities, India's first AMRIT pharmacy outlet was opened?
1) Bhubaneswar
2) Surat
3) Mangalore
4) New Delhi

16. The apex institution in the area of rural finance is:
1) RBI
2) SBI
3) NABARD
4) All of these

17. Which among the following is the most famous Bronze Image of Chola Period?
1) Murugan
2) Nataraja
3) Venkateshwara
4) Vishnu

18. The Kuka Movement started in the midnineteenth century is .....
1) Western Punjab
2) Maharashtra
3) Bengal
4) Madhya Bharat

19. Who among the following Indian women farmer is included in BBC's list of 100 most
aspirational women?
1) Shoba Pramila
2) Lakshmi Kumari
3) Rimppi Kumari
4) M. Mahadevi

20. The East Asia Summit 2015 was held in which country?
1) Singapore
2) Indonesia
3) Philippines
4) Malaysia

21. Which Indian state has signed a historic sister- state agreement with South Australia?
1) West Bengal
2) Rajasthan
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Andhra Pradesh

22. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?
1) Brahmi
2) Nandnagari
3) Sharada
4) Kharoshti

23. The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called ....
1) Rupaka
2) Karshapana
3) Dinara
4) Pana

24. Which Indian state has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for planting the most number of saplings in one day?
1) Karnataka
2) Tamilnadu
3) Rajasthan
4) Uttarpradesh

25. Which organ is the custodian of the National purse?
1) Executive
2) Judiciary
3) Legislature
4) Civil Servants

26. The tenth schedule of Indian constitution deals with ......
1) Anti-defection legislation
2) Panchayati Raj
3) Land Reforms
4) Distribution of powers between the Union and states

27. The best indicator of economic development of any country is ........
1) its agriculture
2) its transport
3) its gross production
4) its per capita income

28. Who was the father of Operation Flood?
1) Dr. Norman Borlaug
2) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
3) Dr. Verghese Kurien
4) Dr. William Gande

29. What is the India's rank in 2015 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report?
1) 55
2) 65
3) 70
4) 80

30. Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the Himachal mountains?
1) Beas, Ravi and Chenab
2) Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum
3) Sutlej, Beas and Ravi
4) Sutlej, Ravi and Jhelum

31. Which of the following groups of states has the largest deposits of iron ore?
1) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
2) Bihar and Orissa
3) Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
4) West Bengal and Assam

32. 'Ek Kadam Unnati Ki Aur' campaign is launched by which company in Telangana state?
1) Infosys
2) Intel
3) Flipkart
4) Wipro

33. Service sector (tertiary sector) includes:
1) Trade
2) Transport
3) Health and education
4) All of these

34. Who is the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission?
1) Vijay Kelkar
2) K.C. Pant
3) C. Rangarajan
4) Montek Singh Ahluwalia

35. Which of the following is related to secondary sector?
1) Manufacturing
2)Transport
3) Trade
4) All of these

36. Who among the following has been appointed as a member to the high-level panel on health by United Nations (UN)?
1) P.M. Bhargava
2) Yusuf Hamied
3) Devi Prasad Shetty
4) Ashok Seth

37. Who among the following is the winner of the IBSF World Snooker Championship 2015?
1) Geet Sethi
2) Aditya Mehta
3) Pankaj Advani
4) Ashok Sandilya

38. The increase in oil seeds production was due to ....
1) White revolution
2) Yellow revolution
3) Green revolution
4) Brown revolution

39. Green Revolution in India was launched in:
1) 1971 - 72
2) 1960 - 61
3) 1966 - 67
4) 1980 - 81

40. On which date, The United Nations' (UN) International Day for Tolerance is observed?
1) November 10
2) November 16
3) November 21
4) November 24

41. The northern boundary of the peninsular plateau of Indian runs parallel to the Ganga and the Yamuna from Rajmahal hills to a point near ....
1) Allahabad
2) Delhi
3) Gwalior
4) Jaipur

42. Which of the following food grain crops occupies the largest part of the cropped area in India?
1) Barley and maize
2) Jowar and bajra
3) Rice
4) Wheat

43. Which Indian state will organise the Nypunyam 2016, an International Skill Summit?
1) Tamilnadu
2) Kerala
3) Maharashtra
4) Punjab

44. In context to defence system in India, 'Samarth' refers which one of the following?
1) Torpedo recovery vessel
2) Offshore patrol vessel
3) Aircraft carrier
4) Amphibious warfare ship

45. Satya Paul Agarwal, who passed away recently, was related to which of the following fields?
1) Cardiologist
2) Space scientist
3) Environmentalist
4) Neurosurgeon

46. India's first mega silk cluster will come up in which Indian state?
1) Assam
2) Karnataka
3) West Bengal
4) Andhra Pradesh

47. Who has been the only Lok Sabha Speaker
to have become the President of India?
1) Gyani Zail Singh
2) V. V. Giri
3) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
4) K. R. Narayanan

48. The Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed by the President. He can be removed by
1) By the President
2) On the address from both Houses of Parliament
3) By the Supreme Court
4) On the recommendation of the President by the Supreme Court

49. Who is known as the First Law Officer of India?
1) Chief Justice of India
2) Law Minister of India
3) Attorney General of India
4) Law Secretary

50. What is the minimum age laid down for a candidate to seek election to the Lok Sabha?
1) 18 years
2) 21 years
3) 25 years
4) 30 years

ANSWERS:
1-1, 2-4, 3-4, 4-2, 5-2, 6-1, 7-2, 8-3, 9-2, 10-2
11-3, 12-1, 13-1, 14-1, 15-4, 16-3, 17-2, 18-1, 19-3, 20-4
21-2, 22-4, 23-1, 24-4, 25-3, 26-1, 27-4, 28-3, 29-4, 30-1
31-2, 32-2, 33-4, 34-1, 35-1,,36-2, 37-3, 38-2, 39-3, 40-2
41-2, 42-3, 43-2, 44-2, 45-4, 46-2, 47-3, 48-2, 49-3, 50-3

RRB Assistant Station Master General Knowledge Solved Paper 2007

1. Which of the following countries is a land locked country in south America?

a. Ecuador

b. Peru

c. Uruguay

d. Bolivia

Answer : d

2. Canary Islands belongs to

a. Norway

b. Spain

c. New Zealand

d. Portugal

Answer: b

3. Titan is the largest natural satellite of planet

a. Mercury

b. Venus

c. Saturn

d. Neptune

Answer: c

4. Which of the following planets rotates clock wise?

a. Pluto

b. Jupiter

c. Venus

d. Mercury

Answer: c

5. A difference of 1 degree in longitude at the Equator is equivalent to nearly

a. 101 km

b. 111 km

c. 121 km

d. 125 km

Answer: b

6. The earliest known Indian script is

a. Mori

b. Devanagari

c. Brahmi

d. Kharosti

Answer: c

7. How many times the preamble was amended

a. once

b. twice

c. thrice

d. four times

Answer: a

8. The term socialist was added in the Preamble by the...amendment

a. 40th

b. 42nd

c. 44th

d. 49th

Answer: b

9. The state with the lowest population in India is

a. Goa

b. Tripura

c. Mizoram

d. Sikkim

Answer: d

10. Which person or organisation received the Nobel Prize three times so far?

a. Medame Curie

b. Linus Pauling

c. Alexender Flemming

d. International Committee of the Redcross

Answer: d

11. The Finance Commission is appointed for every... year

a. 3

b. 4

c. 5

d. 6

Answer: c

12. Under which five year plan did agriculture show a negative growth?

a. 1st plan

b. 2nd plan

c. 3rd plan

d. 4th plan

Answer: c

13. Who is the founder of the Capital city of Agra?

a. Akbar

b. Babar

c. Sikinder Lodi

d. Mubarak Shah Sayyad

Answer: c

14. The first tide generated electricity project was established at

a. Vizhinjam, Kerala

b. Mangalore, Karnataka

c. Paradeep, Orissa

d. Vishakapattanam

Answer: a

15. National Institute of Oceanography is located in :

a. Calcutta

b. Chennai

c. Mangalore

d. Panaji

Answer: d

16. The 2004 Olympics were held in :

a. Bangkok

b. Rome

c. Athens

d. Nagasaki

Answer: c

17. Who headed the committee appointed on Kargil War ?

a. Gen. V. P. Malik

b. Gen. S. K. Sinha

c. K. Subramanyam

d. K. C. Panth

Answer: c

18. The C. K. Nayudu Trophy is related to the sport of

a. cricket

b. Hockey

c. Football

d. Chess

Answer: a

19. New York is situated on the river

a. Hudson

b. Thames

c. Danube

d. Tigris

Answer: a

20. "The Woman of the Millennium" selected by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is

a. Margaret Thacher

b. Hillary Clinton

c. Chandrika Kumaratunga

d. Indira Gandhi

Answer: d

21. The General Assembly of United Nations meets

a. Once a year

b. twice a year

c. thrice a year

d. Once in five years

Answer: a

22. The "Common Wealth Games 2002" will be held in

a. Toranto

b. Manchester

c. Tokyo

d. Canberra

Answer: b

23. All India Radio commenced operations in

a. 1926

b. 1936

c. 1945

d. 1947

Answer: b

24. The "Killer Instinct" is written by

a. Sulakshan Mohan

b. M.K.Santanam

c. O.P.Sabharwal

d. Subash Jain

Answer: c

25. The Secretary-General of UN is appointed by the

a. Security Council

b. Trusteeship Council

c. General Assembly

d. World Bank

Answer: c

26. Postal Voting is other wise called:

a. external voting

b. secret voting

c. plural voting

d. proxy voting

Answer: d

27. The Common Wealth of Independent states (CIS) consists of....republica?

a. 10

b. 11

c. 12

d. 13

Answer: c

28. Which of the following harbours is considered as the world's finest natural harbour?

a. Sydney harbour

b. Toronto harbour

c. New Jersy harbour

d. Singapore harbour

Answer: a

29. Who invented Radar?

a. Henrey Backquerel

b. Max Planck

c. Robert Watson Watt

d. Humphrey Davy

Answer: c

30. Sandal Wood trees are mostly found in...

a. Trophical Evergreen Forests

b. Tropical most Decidous

c. Alpine forests

d. Trophical Thorn Forests

Answer: d

31. The first country to legalise medically assisted suicide is

a. Switzerland

b. New Zealand

c. USA

d. Netherlands

Answer: d

31. India's newsprint industry is mainly located in

a. Indore

b. Dehradun

c. Nepanagar

d. Nagpur

Answer: c

32. The tomb of Babur is at

a. Kabul

b. Lahore

c. Multan

d. Larkhana

Answer: a

33. The joint session of the two houses is presided by

a. the speaker

b. the president

c. chairman of Rajyasabha

d. none of these

Answer: a

34. The Gandhara school of Art was influenced most by the

a. Greeks

b. Shakas

c. persians

d. Kushans

Answer: a

35. The Simon Commission was appointed in

a. 1927

b. 1928

c. 1929

d. 1930

Answer: c

36. Sikkim became a full fledged state of the Indian Union, in the year ?

a. 1972

b. 1973

c. 1974

d. 1975

Answer: d

37. Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram ?

a. Rajaraja Chola

b. Mahendra Varman

c. Narsimha Varman

d. Narsimha Chola

Answer: c

38. The 189th member of United Nations is

a. Palau

b. Tuvalu

c. Soloman Islands

d. Nauru

Answer: b

39. When was Burma separated from India

a. 1947

b. 1942

c. 1937

c. 1932

Answer: c

40. Which of the following country has more than 55,000 lakes?

a. Poland

b. Denmark

c. Finland

d. Norway

Answer: c

RRB ASM EXAM GENERAL KNOWLEDGE SOLVED PAPER

1. Destination India, conference on commerce and trade was organised at:

(a) Zurich 
(b) Bangalore 
(c) Singapore 
(d) Tokyo

2. According to a survey by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry which of the following countries tops the list on labour productivity:

(a) India 
(b) Luxembourg 
(c) Belgium 
(d) France

3. Indias first Asset Reconstruction Companys road map was prepared by:

(a) SBI 
(b) IDBI 
(c) ICICI 
(d) HDFC

4. Which of the following country is the new member of International Coffee Organisation?

(a) India 
(b) Sri Lanka 
(c) Kenya 
(d) Vietnam

5. Who among the following headed the Indo-UK Round Table conference held at London to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries?

(a) Swaraj Paul 
(b) Jaswant Singh
(c) K.C. Pant 
(d) Yashwant Sinha

6. Diva a specially ! ! designed womens international credit card has been launched by:

(a) Federal Bank 
(b) Standard Chartered Bank
(c) Dresdner Bank 
(d) ABN-Amro Bank

7. Richard Grasso is the head of:

(a) NASDAQ
(b) London Stock Exchange
(c) New York Stock Exchange
(d) Dubai Stock Exchange

8. Indiva is the multipurpose vehicle, launched by____at the international motorshow in Geneva.

(a) TELCO 
(b) BAJAJ and SIL 
(c) LML 
(d) HONDA

9. Match the following Company/organisation Chief Executive Officer

I. General Electricals A. Harvey Pitt
II. Star Alliance B. S. Devarajah
III. Securities and C. Jeff Immelt Exchange Commission 
IV. Manufacturers Association of Information Technology D. Cheong Choong Kong
 

Code:I II III IV
(a) A B C D
(b) B A C D
(c) C D B A
(d) D C A B

10. Nokia Corporation, the leading mobile phone makers is a___based company.

(a) USA 
(b) Japan 
|(c) Philippines 
(d) Finland! !

11. ICENET is the network connecting the offices of the:

(a) Central Board of Excise and Customs
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Human Resource Ministry
(d) External Affairs Ministry

12. Geographical Information System Software known as Gram Chitra was unveiled by:

(a) C-DAC 
(b) Media Labs Asia
(c) Satyam Infoway 
(d) Honda

13. The Kofi Annan Institute for IT Excellence, has been set by India at____:

(a) Kenya 
(b) Guatemala 
(c) Ghana 
(d) Durban

14. Indias first Defence Intelligence Agency became operational in___2002.

(a) June 
(b) March 
(c) April 
(d) May

15. The first hydel project in Andaman and Nicobar islands has been commissioned by:

(a) NHPC 
(b) Dabhol Power Corporation
(c) BHEL 
(d) NTPC

16. First Indian Laboratory (and India to be the 26th country) to be accredited by the College of American Pathology is:

(a) Cipla lab 
(b) Speciality Ranbaxy Ltd
(c) Zydu! ! s Cadila Ltd 
(d) Sun Pharma lab

17. Smart Kid Insurance policy has been launched for students by:

(a) Tata-AIG 
(b) SBI-Cardif
(c) ICICI Prudential 
(d) LICI

18. Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of Central Electricity Authority:

(a) J.L. Bajaj 
(b) H.L. Bajaj
(c) Y.N. Prasad 
(d) J.L. Raina

19. Chilka Development Authority, the first organisation in the Asian subcontinent to receive Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award for the year 2002 is in:

(a) Kerala 
(b) Orissa 
(c) Assam 
(d) Uttaranchal

20. The chief architect of Ganga Action Plan, an environmentalist and recipient of various awards died recently. Name him.

(a) Md. Bazzi 
(b) Arshad-uz-Zaman
(c) Dr T.N. Khoshro 
(d) George Soros

21. CBE-2002 a NATO exercise by Canada, Greece, Hungary, Turkey, UK and US was launched in____, for NATO peace programme.

(a) Georgia 
(b) Angola 
(c) Durban 
(d) Ireland

22. 2002 MN is the name of:

(a) Supercomputer 
(b) Asteroid
(c) Spacecraft 
(d) Star

23. Orange Prize is given in the field of:

(a) literature 
(b) sports 
(c) medicine 
(d) acting

24. In the global tea production, India accounts for____per cent of tea production.

(a) 27 
(b) 26.7 
(c) 24.3 
(d) 27.7

25. USA has signed a legislation to protect the country from biological terrorist attack worth:

(a) $ 4.6 billion 
(b) $ 6 billion
(c) $ 7 billion 
(d) $ 8 billion

26. World day to combat desertification and drought is observed on:

(a) June 17 
(b) June 20 
(c) April 17 
(d) July 20

27. Name the robot spacecraft, launched by NASA to observe frozen core of comets.

(a) Contour 
(b) Odyssey 
(c) Dumar 
(d) Columbia

28. Blue Ocean, the Worlds most powerful Supercomputer, is specifically designed for:

(a) NASA
(b) US Naval Oceanographic office
(c) US Federal Reserve Bank
(d) US Intelligence Agency

29. To review the disclosure and investor protection guidelines, a committee was constituted by SEBI under:

(a) T.N. Chaturvedi 
(b) A.K. Basu
(c) N.J. Reddy 
(d) Y.H. Malegam

30. First State to introduce a life insurance scheme covering 1.2 crore students and three lakh teachers is:

(a) Karnataka 
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra 
(d) Rajasthan

31. Hrithik Roshan has turned down an offer to act in the Warner Brothers film,____due to unavailability of dates.

(a) Escape from Taliban
(b) Hamlet
(c) Three Wall
(d) Hey Ram! Genocide in the land of Gandhi

32. œThe Shade of Swords  is a book written by:

(a) M.J. Akbar 
(b) Manil Suri
(c) Urmila Lanba
(d) Vasant Potdar

33. Indias first Jan Shatabdi Express between Mumbai-Goa was commenced on:

(a) April 16, 2002 
(b) April 20, 2002
(c) June 20, 2002 
(d) June 16, 2002

34. Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of IIM Ahmedabad:

(a) Y.C. Deveshwar 
(b) N.R. Narayana Murthy
(c) Sanjiv Gupta 
(d) M. Damodaran

35. Automobile Industrys man of the year 2002 is:

(a) Carlos Ghoshn (Japan) 
(b) Dr Mark Faber
(c) Dr Doom 
(d) Lious Haochuang

36. Who among the following has been named as the White Lightning in the cricket?

(a) Adam Parore (New Zealand)
(b) Allan Donald (South Africa)
(c) Ben Hollioake (Australia)
(d) Dion Nash (New Zealand)

37. Which Indian cricketer has bagged a deal with ESPN?

(a) Md Kaif 
(b) Yuvraj
(c) Sachin Tendulkar 
(d) Anil Kumble

38. Who among the following is the official sponsors of the Indian team at the Asian Games to be held ! ! in Busan, South Korea?

(a) Phillips 
(b) Sahara 
(c) LG 
(d) Samsung

39. 24 Brand Mantras, is a book written by:

(a) Bimal Chowdhary 
(b) Shiv Khera
(c) Arindam R. Chowdhary 
(d) Jagdeep Kapoor

40. Ist developing country in the world to make use of fire optics technology is:

(a) China 
(b) Japan 
(c) India 
(d) Vietnam

41. Defence Research and Development Organisation was formed in the year:

(a) 1980 
(b) 1958 
(c) 1956 
(d) 1975

42. Who among the following has been appointed as the President of the flagship channel Zee TV:

(a) Apurva Purohit 
(b) Pritish Nandi
(c) Jitendra K. Singh 
(d) Raghu Rai

43. Indias first commercially manufactured sports car is:

(a) Reeva 
(b) Indigo 
(c) Sedan 
(d) Fibro

44. How many new railway zones have been notified by the Railway Ministry in July 2002:

(a) 10 
(b) 8 
(c) 14 
(d) 5

45. Name the quarterly magazine, launched by The Time Grou! ! p.

(a) Bindia 
(b) b-drive
(c) businessdrive.com 
(d) none of these

46. According to Economic Intelligence Unit, maximum amount of FDI is received by:

(a) India 
(b) China 
(c) South Korea 
(d) Brazil

47. European Union Summit was held in Slovenia at:

(a) Bled 
(b) Geory 
(c) Repti 
(d) Ottowom

48. Transport Research and Injury Prevention Programme was awarded the Stockholm award and is unveiled by:

(a) IIT, Kanpur 
(b) IIT, Delhi
(c) IIT, Kharagpur 
(d) IIT, Chennai

49. Alvaro Silva Calderon was appointed as the Secretary General of:

(a) OPEC 
(b) FIEO 
(c) NACO 
(d) AIMPLB

50. ASEAN was set up in the year:

(a) 1985
(b) 1975 
(c) 1967 
(d) 1958

ANSWERS:

1. (a)2. (b)3. (c)4. (d)5. (c)6. (b)7. (c)8. (a)9. (c)10. (d)

11. (a)12. (b)13. (c)14. (c)15. (a)16. (b)17. (a)18. (b)19. (b)20. (c)

21. (a)22. (b)23. (a)24. (d)25. (a)26. (a)27. (a)28. (b)29. (d)30. (a)

31. (b)32. (a)33. (a)34. (b)35. (a)36. (b)37. (c)38. (d)39. (d)40. (c)

41. (c)42. (a)43. (a)44. (d)45. (b)46. (c)47. (a)48. (b)49. (a)50. (c)