General Knowledge - General Awareness Quiz - Questions and Answers, GK 2010

1. The human musculoskeletal system consists of

a. human skeleton

b. bones attached to other bones with joints

c. skeletal muscle attached to the skeleton by tendons .

d. None of the above

e. All of the above

2. Which among the following is not correctly matched?

a. Firozabad (UP) - Glass Bangles

b. Bhagalpur (Bihar) - Silk

c. Jalandhra (Punjab ) - Sports Material

d. Sambhar (Rajasthan) - hand block printing

e. Kachh (Gujarat ) - Salt

3. Which among the following statement about Shri. Siddhartha Shankar Ray, who died in November 2010, is NOT correct ?

a. He worked as India's ambassador to England

b. He worked as Chief Minister of West Bengal

c. He was known for his stringent actions against the naxalites

d. He worked as Governor of Punjab

4. Which among the following is the correct location of India's National Institute of Hydrology (NIH)?

a. Goa

b. Mumbai

c. Roorki

d. Haridwar

5. Which among the following waves are used in the gemstone industry to change white topaz into blue topaz?

a. X-Rays

b. Gamma Rays

c. Alpha Radiation

d. Beta Radiation

6. During whose reign Changez Khan invaded India?

a. Balban

b. Iltutmish

c. Razia

d. Alauddin Khilji

e. None of above 4

7. Which among the following were not discovered by the time , Mendeleev published his periodic table?

a. Lathanides

b. Actinides

c. Noble Gases

d. Halogens

8. Approximately what fraction of gas output in India is being contributed by the KG-D6 of Reliance?

a. 20%

b. 30%

c. 40%

d. 50%

e. 60%

9. Which among the following coal has highest carbon content ?

a. Bituminous

b. Anthracite

c. Torbanite

d. Albertite

e. Lignite

10. Consider the following:
1. Birth Rate
2. Death Rate

Since 1951, which among the following is correct about the above two variables of Population of India?

a. Birth Rate declined , Death Rate showed fluctuations

b. Birth Rate showed Fluctuations, Death Rate declined

c. Birth Rate Increased, Death rate declined

d. Birth Rate declined , Death Rate declined

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10. History of India - Test - 02

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12. History of India - Test - 04

13. History of India - Test - 05

14. History of India - Test - 06

15. History of India - Test - 07

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