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

1. In which of the following diseases copper accumulates in tissues ?

a. Fabry disease

b. Canavan disease

c. Wilson's disease

d. Gunther disease

e. None of them

2. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) links 37 constituent laboratories with diverse research portfolios as varied as drug discovery to oceanography. Recently (in year 2010) we read in the newspapers that CSIR's latest imitative is launching of an Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) Programme . What is the main purpose of Open Source Drug Discovery ( OSDD ) Programme?

a. To make India a hub of drug research and development

b. To bring the scientists of the world under one roof

c. To bring down the costs of the new drugs and make them affordable to all

d. To make India self reliant in Drug production

e. All of above

3. The film Gulabi Talkies which was recently (in year 2010) in news as its lead actress gets Best actress award is in which of the following languages?

a. Telugu

b. Kannada

c. Tamil

d. Konkani

e. Marathi

4. Who among the following was the Economic Times's Policy Change Agent of the Year 2009?

a. Anand Mahindra

b. Jean Dreze

c. Jairam Ramesh

d. Nandan Nilkeni

e. Nitish Kumar

5. Hubbert peak theory is related to which of the following?

a. Nuclear Energy

b. Petroleum

c. Currency Trade

d. Metabolism

e. None of them

6. Indian firms like Coal India Ltd (CIL), NTPC and Tata Steel are looking for opportunities to acquire coal mines in this country, but recently (in year 2010) there was a policy change and country proposed to impose a super profit tax of 40% on mining leading the companies to raise their concerns. The country in the question is _____?

a. South Africa

b. Russia

c. Ukraine

d. Kazakhstan

e. Australia

7. 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

8. As per a recent Government report, National Inventory of Hazardous Waste Generating Industries, seven states account for 80 per cent of the total hazardous waste in the country. Which among the following states leads other states in this context?

a. Maharastra

b. Gujarat

c. Andhra Pradesh

d. Karnataka

e. Rajasthan

9. 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%

10. The God of Small Things was the tile of the novel for which Arundhati Roy won a Booker Prize. She was the first Indian to win a booker prize. In which year she won this prize?

a. 1996

b. 1997

c. 1998

d. 1999

e. 2000

General Knowledge

1. World Geography -Test-01

2. World Geography -Test-02

3. World Geography -Test-03

4. Geography of India -Test-01

5. Geography of India -Test-02

6. Geography of India -Test-03

7. Geography of India -Test-04

8. Geography of India -Test-05

9. History of India - Test - 01

10. History of India - Test - 02

11. History of India - Test - 03

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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