Latest General Knowledge Exam Questions 2012 for Staff Selection Commission, IBPS Exams

Latest General Knowledge Questions 2012 for SSC, FCI and Bank exams

1. Which among the following was first Indian Navy carrying war planes?
(1) INS Virat    (2) INS Vikrant    3) INS Vikray    (4) INS Varun
Ans: 1

2 .In 1799 Tipu   sultan  was dead in the war of
(1) Mysore    (2) Kunge    (3) Rangpatnam    (4) Wandiwash
Ans: 3

3. In a mixture of 20kg sprirt and water there is 10 per cent water. How much water will be add so that the quantity of water become 25 per cent.
(1)4kg    (2) 5kg    (3)8 kg    (4)30kg
Ans: 2

4.  In the second World War which country did not participate?
(1) Turkey     (2) Italy    (3) Belgium    (4) Spain
Ans: 1

5. Fhe\rtk1e 302 of the Indian penal code is related to:
(1) Murder        (2) Robbery    (3) Kidnapping    (4) None of these
Ans: 1

6. Which among the following is nearest to Andaman and Nicobar ?
(1)Chennai        (2) Vishakhapatanam    (3) Myanmar        (4) None of these
Ans: 1

7. World Environment Day is celebrated on:
(l)  5thJune        (2) 5th December        (3) l5th July        (4) 30th November
Ans: 1

8. ‘The construction of  Kutub Minar was completed by:’
(1) Razia    (2) Qutubddin  Aibak    (3) Iltutmish         (4)Balban
Ans: 3

9. In which Article of Indian Constitution ‘there is a provision of same
 justice and free  legal help.
 (1) Article – 30    (2) Article-39A    (3)  Article-25    (4) Article - 33 B
Ans: 2

10. The maximum age for a justice of Supreme Court is:
(1) 56 years    (2) 58 years        (3) 60 years         (4) 65 years
Ans: 4

11.’ Men Kamph’ is:
(1) Diamond    (2) Island    (3) Desert    (4) Book
Ans: 4

12. Which of the following Chandrashekhar got the Nobel Prize: --
(1) Mathematics    (2) Chemistry    (3) Physics    (4) Literature
Ans: 3

13. Lee Buzier is famous as:
(1) Architecture    (2) Painter    (3) Singer    (4) None of these
Ans: 1

14. The cost of a sewing machine is 1391 with 7% salestak.. If the sales tax will increase by 10%, then what will the sales price of the sawing machine?
(1) Rs. 1460        (2) Rs. 1430        (3) Rs. 1480        (4) Rs. 1490
Ans: 2

15. The great bath of Indus valley civilisation was found at
(1) Mohanjodaro    (2) Harppa        (3) Lothal        (4) Kalibanga
Ans: 1

16. Which is the higest building of the world?
(1) Siers  tower, Chikago        (2) Empire estale, New York
(3) Petranugs,  Kualalampur    (4) None of these
Ans: 3

17. When the United Nations was founded?
(1) 12 November 1948    (2) 24 October 1945
(3)  May- 1988        (4) 1 January, 1990
Ans: 2

18. Which on is odd?
(1) Apple     (2) Orange        (3) Papaya        (4) Cocconut
Ans: 4

19. In which kingdom Mahavira was berm?
(1) Sakya     (2) Khatriyle    (3) Likchhavi    (4) Shantwahana.
Ans: 3

20. Clotting of blood is not made in human body due to:
(1) Haemoglobin    (2) Haperine        (3) Fibrozine        (4) None of these
Ans: 3

21. Name the Indian Cricketer who has made triple century?
(1) Sunil Gavaskar        (2) Chandu Borde       
(3) G. R. Vishwanath    (4) Virender Sehwag
Ans: 4

22. In the manufacturing of Mirror which among the following is used?
(1) Silver    (2) silver oxide    (3) Silver Amalgam         (4) Silver Acitate
Ans: 2

23. Dible is related to
(1)Tennis    (2) Cricket    (3) Football    (4) Baseball
Ans: 1

24. The Island between India and SriLanka is:
(1) Lakshdweep        (2) Rameshwararm        (3) Nadrika    (4)Myanmar
Ans: 2

25. At which place on 27th, December 1911, the first time Jan Gum
Man was sung at:
(1) Mumbai         (2) Lucknow        (3) Kolkata         (4) Sabarmati
Ans: 3

26. Which among the following is the largest lake of the world?
(1) Buffin Lake    (2) Caspian Lake    (3) Arall Lake    (4) Jeneva Lake
Ans: 2

27. Who among the following visitors met Jehangir:
(1) Sir Thomas Row    (2) Ralta Bith    (3) Sir Jont    (4) None of these
Ans: 1

28. The chairman of Planning Commission is:
(1) Prime Minister        (2) Finance Minister    (3) Governor of RBI
(4) President
Ans: 1

29. Who was the commander of 1971, Bangladesh war of east command?
(1) Sam  Manexa     (2) Jagjit Singh    (3) A. Sunderjee    (4)M .M. Jacob
Ans: 2

30. Which among these Pakistan’s ruler had given the officially death punishment?
(1) General Haq        (2) General Tikko Khan   
 (3) Julfikar Ali Bhutto     (4) General Ayub Khan
Ans: 3

31. Who among the following was the first ICS from Assam?
(1) Anandram Dhekial Phukan      (2) Anand Barua
(3) Lakshminath Bezbarua            (4) Lambodar Bose
Ans: 3

32. Who among the following Assamese poets is famous as viyogy poet.
(1) Chandra Kumar Agarwal         (2) Anand Chandra Agarwal
(3) Ambikagiri Roy Chaudhary         (4) Ragunath Chaudhary.
Ans: 2

33. The first Assamese book which won Janpith Award was:
(1) Behona  Ulka        (2) Banfool   Prithiveer
(3) Mrityunjaya        (4) Manchledha
Ans: 3

34. The first steel project of India is at:
(1) Bhillai        (2) Kolkata        (3) Jamshedpur    (4) Bokaro
Ans: 3

35. The yellowness of milk is due to:
(1) rebulese        2) lactic acid         (3) carotin        (4) pectin
Ans: 3

36. What is the historical importance of 1912 In the Indian history?
(1) Death of Mahatma Gandhi            (2) Division of Bengal
(3) Transfer of capital from Kolkata to Delhi        (4) None of these
Ans: 3

37. Which among the following is different from other two?
(1) Sweet        (2) Salty    (3) Test less    (4) None of these
Ans: 3

38. What is the minimum age required for the appointment of a Governor?
(1) 25 years    (2) 30 years    (3) 35 years    (4) None of these
Ans: 3

39. Olympic Games will be held in 2014?
(1) India (Delhi)    (2) Thailand (Bankok)   
(3) Sochi (Russia)     (4) London (Britain)
Ans: 3

40. The Instrument to measure the speed and direction of clouds Is called:,
(1) Annemometer        (2) Rengez
(3) Naphoscope        (4) Hygrometer
Ans: 3

41. Which among the following is the different from the others?
(1) Death – disease        (2) Water - oxygen
(3) Wine .-grapes        (4) Butter - milk
Ans: 1

42. The cause of temporary hardness of water is:
(1) Calcium sulphate     (2) Calcium bio carbonate  (3) Magnesium sulphate    (4) Calcium chloride
Ans: 2

43. Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi Yatra from:
(1) Porbandar     (2)Ahmedabad    (3) Dandi        (4) None of these
Ans: 4

44. Which among the following is the Apbhransa of  Sanskrit language?
(1) Tulsi    (2) Aamla    (3) Azamine        (4) Bhang.
Ans: 3

45. who among the following is the on1y Pakistani recipient of Bharat Ratna?
(1) Benezer        (2) Abdul Gaffar Khan    (3) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
(4)  None of these
Ans: 2

46. ‘Knot’ is used in which of the following?
(1)Speed         (2) Energy         (3) Air        (4) Electricity
Ans: 3

47. Vasco De Gama in 1498 reached for the first time in
(1) Cochin        (2) Clicut     (3) Palghat        (4) None of these
Ans: 1

48. Becoming Prime Minister 1966 Indira Gandhi was the Minister of:
(1) Agriculture    (2) Home    (3) Foreign        (4) None of these
Ans: 3

49. The Republic Day of India was celebrated on Friday in 1996. On which day it was celebrated in2000?
(1) Tuesday        (2) Wednesday    (3) Thursday        (4) Friday
Ans: 4

50. In the Harshvardhan period a large monestery was established at:
(1) Nalanda        (2) Pataliputra    (3) Vaishali        (4) Sanchi
Ans: 1

51. Before1953, the. capital of Pakistan was:
(1)  Rawalpindi    (2) Karachi        (3) Lahore     (4) None of these
Ans: 2

52. Which among the following rivers does not form delta
(1) Mahanadi    (2) Tapti    (3) Couvery         (4) Godavari.
Ans: 2

53. National Wood Fossil Park is situated at:
(1) Churn        (2) Barmer     (3) Jaipur V        (4) Jalsalmer
Ans: 4

54. LPG is made up of:
(1) Butane and Propane    (2) Ethane and Heglen  (3) Ethane and  Neon    (4) Propane and Methane        
Ans: 1

55. Which gas is used in the tyres of aeroplanes?
(1) Hydrogen    (2) Nitrogen        (3) Helium         (4) Neon
Ans: 3

56. Which among the following is the largest plane of the world according to the capacity  of travellers?
(1) Boeing - 547 A        (2)AirBus-A380    (3) Boeing Zumbo  Zet.
(4) None of these
Ans: 1

57. Which among the following book on grammar of Sangam period has
 been regarded  as the best?
(1) Adutogal         (2) Pedinekil    (3 )Tolakappiyam    (4) None of these
Ans: 3

58. Which among the following is odd?
 (1) Shelly    (2) Keats    (3) Chaucer    (4) Churchill
Ans: 4

59. In which of the following P.T. Usha missed time, 400metres run?
(1) Asian Olympic- 1986        (2) Seoul Olympics - 1984
(3) Los Angeles -1980        (4) Moscow Olympics
Ans: 4

60.Who among the following was the heroine of the film “Saheb, Bibi and Ghulam” ?.
(1) Baizantimala    (2 Madhubala    (3) Meena.Kumari        (4)Mala Sinha
Ans: 4