GK Quiz-5

1. Myneni Hari Prasad Rao, who died recently, was as an architect of which power station of India?
[A]Rajasthan Atomic Power Station
[B]Madras Atomic Power Station
[C]Narora Atomic Power Station
[D]Tarapur Atomic Power Station

Answer Madras Atomic Power Station


2. The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is held in which country?
[A]Pakistan
[B]Malaysia
[C]India
[D]Indonesia

Answer Malaysia


3. What is the maximum speed of the India’s first semi high-speed train “Gatimaan Express”?
[A]160 kmph
[B]170 kmph
[C]180 kmph
[D]190 kmph

Answer 160 kmph


4. The 2016 Water Film Festival has started in which city of India?
[A]Bhopal
[B]Mumbai
[C]New Delhi
[D]Itanagar

Answer New Delhi  


5. Dev Javia is associated with which sports?
[A]Badminton
[B]Tennis
[C]Volley ball
[D]Chess

Answer Tennis


6. Which committee has been set up to suggest ways to tighten security along Indo-Pak border?
[A]Shailesh Nagar committee
[B]NR Madhava committee
[C]Madhukar Gupta committee
[D]Abhijit Sen committee

Answer Madhukar Gupta committee


7. The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is observed on which date?
[A]April 3
[B]April 4
[C]April 5
[D]April 6

Answer April 6


8. Mossack Fonseca & Co., which was recently in news, is a company from which country?
[A]Britain
[B]Panama
[C]Iceland
[D]U.S.A

Answer Panama


9. India has recently launched “Transnational Skill Standards”, which is benchmarked to which country?
[A]United States
[B]United Kingdom
[C]France
[D]Japan

Answer United Kingdom


10. Which company recently made an appeal in International Court of Justice for arbitration proceedings over India Tax Arbitration?
[A]Vodafone
[B]Posco
[C]United Breweries Group
[D]Nestle

Answer Vodafone

GK Quiz-4

1) Who is the third President of USA?

a) Thomas Jefferson

b) John Adams

c) Abraham Lincoln

d) George Washington

Answer: a) Thomas Jefferson

2) Who is the first citizen of USA to be canonized?

a) Peter Damien

b) Maximilian Kolbe

c) Elizabeth Ann Seton

d) Maria Goretti

Answer: c) Elizabeth Ann Seton

3) Which State of USA was once part of Mexico?

a) Texas

b) Maryland

c) New York

d) Alaska

Answer: a) Texas

4) Which is the first 24 hours news channel?

a) CNN

b) Disney

c) Star News

d) NBC

Answer: a) CNN

5) What is the number of states in USA?

a) 24

b) 50

c) 60

d) 49

Answer: b) 50

6) How much is a dime?

a) 5 cents

b) 10 cents

c) 25 cents

d) 50 cents

Answer: b) 10 cents

7) Which city is known as the Big Apple?

a) Los Angeles

b) Washington D.C.

c) Houston

d) New York

Answer: d) New York

8) Who had the longest tenure as President of USA?

a) John F. Kennedy

b) Franklin D. Roosevelt

c) George Washington

d) James Carter

Answer: b) Franklin D. Roosevelt

9) In which year man stepped on the Moon for the first time?

a) 1969

b) 1975

c) 1962

d) 1957

Answer: a) 1969

10) Which of the following cities is in Nevada?

a) Reno

b) Los Angeles

c) Montreal

d) Atlanta

Answer: a) Reno

11) Which city was known as New Amsterdam?

a) New Orleans

b) Los Angeles

c) Seattle

d) New York

Answer: d) New York

12) How many stars are in the flag of USA?

a) 50

b) 20

c) 60

d) 75

Answer: a) 50

13) Abraham Lincoln was shot on 14 April 1865. It was _____.

a) Pentecost

b) Easter

c) Good Friday

d) Palm Sunday

Answer: c) Good Friday

14) If the President and Vice President of USA die at the same time who becomes the President?

a) Attorney General

b) Secretary of State

c) Speaker of the House of Representatives

d) Defence Secretary

Answer: c) Speaker of the House of Representatives

15) What is the number of judges in Federal Supreme Court?

a) 10

b) 9

c) 12

d) 5

Answer: b) 9

16) When was Pearl Harbour attacked by the Japanese Air Force?

a) September 3, 1939

b) December 7, 1941

c) June 22, 1942

d) May 7, 1945

Answer: b) December 7, 1941

17) Albany is the capital of which State?

a) California

b) Maryland

c) Texas

d) New York

Answer: d) New York

18) If it is 6.00 a.m. in New York what is the time in Los Angeles?

a) 6.00 a.m.

b) 6.00 p.m.

c) 3.00 a.m.

d) 9.00 a.m.

Answer: c) 3.00 a.m.

19) Who was the candidate in the Presidential Election of 1992, who did not belong to Republican or Democratic Party?

a) Hugh Ross Perot

b) Jack Anderson

c) Patrick Buchanan

d) Walter Mondale

Answer: a) Hugh Ross Perot

20) Which country has the highest number of Jews?

a) USA

b) Russia

c) Israel

d) India

Answer: a) USA

21) Which is the tallest building in USA?

a) Empire State

b) Sears Tower

c) White House

d) St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Answer: b) Sears Tower

22) Which is the 49th State of USA?

a) Alaska

b) Georgia

c) Texas

d) California

Answer: a) Alaska

23) Which President had the surname Blythe at the time of his birth?

a) Ronald Reagan

b) Gerald Ford

c) William Clinton

d) Richard Nixon

Answer: c) William Clinton

24) USA fought with which country in 1898?

a) Spain

b) UK

c) Vietnam

d) Russia

Answer: a) Spain

25) Who has done the role of American President in the film Independence Day?

a) Michael Douglas

b) Martin Sheen

c) Harrison Ford

d) Bill Pullman

Answer: d) Bill Pullman