General Knowledge & Current Affairs Questions and Answers 1

1. Who among the following has been appointed the National
Security Adviser by the UPA Government ?
 (a) Brajesh Mishra
 (b) J. N. Daxit
 (c) Soli J. Sorabjee
 (d) T. K. A. Nair
 Ans: ( b ) J. N. Daxit
  
2. Who among the following is the new Chief Minister of
Karnataka ?
 (a) S. M. Krishna
 (b) Uma Bharti
 (c) Dharam Singh
 (d) Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy 
 Ans: ( c ) Dharam Singh
  
3. Who among the following has won the Miss Universe 2004
crown ?
 (a) Jennifer Hawkins 
 (b) Shandi Finnessey
 (c) Alba Reyes
 (d) None of these 
 Ans: ( a ) Jennifer Hawkins
  
4. A solemn ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of D-Day
landings of the Allies troops during the Second World War,
was held in
 (a) Pearl Harbour
 (b) Normandy
 (c) New York
 (d) Lisbon 
 Ans: ( b ) Normandy
  
5. Which of the following cricketers holds the world record
of maximum number of sixes in Tests ?
 (a) Chris Carins (New Zealand)
 (b) Viv Richards (West Indies)
 (c) Sachin Tendulkar (India)
 (d) Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
 Ans: ( a ) Chris Carins (New Zealand)
  
6. Who among the following has been appointed the new Chief
Justice of India ?
 (a) Justice Rajendra Babu
 (b) Justice V. N. Khare
 (c) Justice R. C. Lahoti
 (d) None of these
 Ans: ( c ) Justice R. C. Lahoti
  
7. Who among the following sports persons got the honour of
lighting the Olympic flame at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium
in New Delhi recently ?
 (a) Anjali Bhagwat
 (b) Abhinav Bindra
 (c) Viswanathan Anand
 (d) K. M. Beenamol
 Ans: ( a ) Anjali Bhagwat
  
8. Who among the following has been appointed new chairman
of the National Commission for Farmers ?
 (a) Ajit Singh
 (b) K. C. Pant
 (c) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
 (d) Sharad Pawar
 Ans: ( c ) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
  
9. Which of the following planets crossed the face of the
sun (in transit) after 122 years recently ?
 (a) Mars
 (b) Venus
 (c) Jupiter
 (d) Saturn 
 Ans: ( b ) Venus
  
10. Which of the following countries was readmitted to the
Commonwealth recently ?
 (a) Nepal
 (b) Myanmar
 (c) Pakistan
 (d) None of these
 Ans: ( c ) Pakistan
  
11. The world governing body of which of the following
sports celebrated its 100 years in existence recently ?
 (a) Football 
 (b) Hockey 
 (c) Badminton 
 (d) Cricket 
 Ans: ( a ) Football
  
12. Who among the following won the men?s singles title of
the French Open 2004 ?
 (a) Guillermo Coria 
 (b) Roger Federer 
 (c) Andy Roddick
 (d) Gaston Gaudio 
 Ans: ( d ) Gaston Gaudio
  
13. Who is India?s first Woman Grand Master in Chess ?
 (a) Aarthie Ramaswamy 
 (b) Koneru Humpy
 (c) S. Meenakshi
 (d) S. Vijayalakshmi 
 Ans: ( b ) Koneru Humpy
  
14. The age of a tree can be determined by
 (a) Measuring its height
 (b) Measuring its diameter
 (c) Analyzing its sap
 (d) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem
 Ans: ( d ) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem
  
15. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
 Mountains   Continents 
 (a) The Rocky  : North America
 (b) The Andes  : South America
 (c) The Alps  : Europe
 (d) The Ural  : Africa 
 Ans: ( d ) The Ural  : Africa
  
16. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
 (a) ?Purna Swaraj? Resolution  : 1929
 (b) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931
 (c) Formation of the Congress Socialist Party: 1939
 (d) Simla Confeence   : 1940
 Ans: ( b ) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931
  
17. The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at
 (a) Bhubaneswar
 (b) Khajuraho
 (c) Madurai
 (d) Mount Abu
 Ans: ( a ) Bhubaneswar
  
18. Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance ?
 (a) Kuchipudi
 (b) Kathak
 (c) Manipuri
 (d) Mohiniattam
 Ans: ( d )  Mohiniattam
  
19. The deepest oceanic trench ?Mariana? is located in 
 (a) Atlantic Ocean 
 (b) Arctic Ocean
 (c) Pacific Ocean 
 (d) Indian Ocean 
 Ans: ( c ) Pacific Ocean
  
20. Although fog consists of fine drops of water, we cannot
see clearly through it because 
 (a) The light rays undergo total internal reflection in the
drops 
 (b) Fine drops of water in fog polarize the light 
 (c) The fine drops are opaque to the light
 (d) The drops scatter most of the light 
 Ans: ( d ) The drops scatter most of the light
  
21. During the Mughal period, which one of the following
were the first to come to India as traders ?
 (a) Portuguese 
 (b) Dutch
 (c) Danish
 (d) English 
 Ans: ( a ) Portuguese
  
22. Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for
introducing market control mechanism ?
 (a) Iltutmish
 (b) Balban
 (c) Alauddin Khalji
 (d) Firoze Tughlaq
 Ans: ( c ) Alauddin Khalji
  
23. Which one of the following mountain peaks of the
Himalayas is NOT in India ?
 (a) Annapurna
 (b) Nanda Devi 
 (c) Mt. Kamet
 (d) Kanchenjunga
 Ans: ( a ) Annapurna
  
24. A rift valley is formed mainly due to
 (a) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust
 (b) The subsidence of the floor of a river valley 
 (c) The valley formed after the formation of fold mountains 
 (d) The deepening of a valley by ice action 
 Ans: ( a ) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust
  
25. Who is the author of the book, ?The Man Who Divided India? ?
 (a) Arun Shourie
 (b) Dominique Lapierre
 (c) Rafiq Zakaria
 (d) Salman Rushdie
 Ans: ( c ) Rafiq Zakaria

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