General Knowledge - Quiz 1

1.       Jayasamhita is the old name of:

(A) Ramayan                (B) Rig Veda

(C) Bhagavat Gita        (D) Mahabharat

Answer: D

2.       “Be proud that you are an Indian, proudly claim that I am an Indian, every Indian is my brother”These words are related to:

(A) Gandhiji                              (B) Vivekananda

(C) Dayanand Saraswathy    (D) Bal gangadhar Tilak

Answer: B

3.       The first film star to become the Chief Minister of an Indian state:

(A) NT Rama Rao                    (B) Sivaji Ganeshan

(C) MG Ramachandran          (D) Satrughnan Sinha

Answer: C

4.       The year of the oath of “Koonan Kurissu’:

(A) 1653            (B) 1599

(C) 1663            (D) 1661

Answer: A

5.       In connection with which event, Gandhiji visited Kerala for the second time, in 1925?

(A)Vaikom Satyagraha           (B) Guruvayur Satyagraha

(C) Paliyam Satyagraha         (D) Wagon tragedy

Answer: A

6.       Which river was called “the English channel in India’ as it separated the British and French occupied territories?

(A) Mayyazhi river       (B) Chaliyar

(C) Kavvayi                   (D) Chandragiri

Answer: A

7.       EMS became the Chief Minister of Kerala in the years:

(A) 1956, 1967                         (B) 1957, 1967

(C) 1957, 1965             (D) 1947, 1957

Answer: B

8.       Instrument used to measure electrical potential difference between two points:

(A) Viscometer                         (B) Tonometer

(C) Volt meter               (D) Watt meter

Answer: C

9.       In his father’s side Babur was a descendant of:

(A) Genghis Khan       (B) Timur

(C) Mahmud Ghori      (D) Mahmud Ghzni

Answer: B

10.    The publication launched by Bal Gangadhar Tilak in Marathi language:

(A) Mahratha    (B) Kesari

(C) Pioneer       (D) Al Hilal

Answer: B