G.K Quiz 12th August 2016 (English)
By: D.K Choudhary
Q 1. Among the following political leaders of South India, who has not acted in any film ?
(a) N.T. Rama Rao
(b) M.G. Ramachandran
(c) C.N. Annadurai
(d) jayalalitha
Ans. (c) C.N. Annadurai
Q 2. Which presently serving State Chief Minister has been in office continuously for the longest period ?
(a) Bhupinder Singh Hooda
(b) Manik Sarkar
(c) Sheila Dikshit
(d) Narendra Modi
Ans. (b) Manik Sarkar
Q 3. Shunglu Committee was appointed by the Prime Minister to
(a) Draft the jan Lokpal Bill
(b) Look in to the corruption charges in the conduct of Commonwealth Games
(c) Look into telecom scam
(d) Inquire into phone-tepping amid a corporate lobbyist scandal
Ans. (b) Look into the corruption charges in the conduct or Commonwelth Games.
Q 4. Who advocared the adoption of ‘PURA’ model to eradicate rural poverty ?
(a) Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam (b) Sri Abhijit Sen
(c) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
(d) Prof. A.M. Patha
Ans. (a) Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
Q 5. Who was affectionately know as the “Grand Old Man of India” ?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Dadabhai Narogi
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (d) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans. (b)Dadabhai Narogi
Q 6. Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavarao Scindia is the Minister of State with independent charge of the Ministry of ?
(a) Power
(b) Tourism
(c) Information and Broadcasting
(d) Chemicals and Fertilizers
Ans. (a) Power
Q 7. Late Raja Ravi Verma, was an eminent figure in which of the following fields ?
(a) Dance
(b) Politics
(c) History
(d) Painting
Ans. (d) Painting
Q 8. Bulo C. Rani was associated with which of the following fields ?
(a) Politics
(b) Motion picture
(c) Journalism
(d) Sports
Ans. (d) Sports
Q 9. Who is the Chief of the Indian Army ?
(a) Gen. J.J. Singh
(b) Gen. Dalbir Singh
(c) Gen. V.K. Singh
(d) Gen. Bikram Singh
Ans. (d) Gen. Bikram Singh
Q 10. In which one of the following States, there had been only one woman Chief Minister?
(a) Delhi
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Rajisthan
Ans.(a) Delhi
