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Thursday, August 15, 2013
Independence Day JGKC Quiz!
1. Which Indian freedom fighter is
known as ‘Rashtraguru’?
A. Rabindranath Tagore B. Gopal
Krishna Gokale C. Surendranath Bannerjee D. Sivram Rajguru.
2. Where is Nathu-la?
A. J&K B. Sikkim C. Arunachal
Pradesh D. Sindh.
3. Which of the following is not a
part of Laurasia?
A. India B. North America C. Asia D. Europe.
4. To which state the Bhil Tribesmen
belong?
A. Rajasthan B. Mizoram C. Madhya
Pradesh D. Odisha.
5. What was the old name of ‘Old
Delhi’?
A. Maurya Durgh B. Rajdhani C. Fatepur
Sikri D. Shahjehanabad.
6. Which one of the following is India’s first home-made aircraft
carrier?
A. INS Jyoti B.INS Virat C. INS
Arihant D. INS Vikrant.
7. Which one of the following
Revolutionaries founded ‘Naujawan Bharat Sabha’ to inspire the youth of
India to join the freedom struggle?
A. Sukhdev B. Bhagat Singh C. Lala Lajpat Rai D.
Sivram Rajguru.
8. Who is the woman shuttler who won an individual
medal for India, for the first time, in the World Badminton Championships?
A. Aparna Popat B. Jwala Gutta C. Saina Nehwal D.
Sindhu PV.
9. Which Indian freedom fighter is
called ‘Surrender Not Bannerjee’ by the British?
A. Amarpreet Bannerjee B. Om Sunder Bannerjee C. CK
Bannerjee D. Surendranath Bannerjee.
10. Who was known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji B. Rabindranath Tagore C. Motilal
Nehru D. Mahatma Gandhi.
11. Which of the following cities was
the capital of the kingdom of Mewar?
A. Jodhpur B. Kota C. Udaipur D. Jaipur.
12. In which one of the following Indian
states are village Bana & West Siang district situated?
A. Manipur B.
Arunachal Pradesh C. Sikkim D. Himachal Pradesh.
13. In which state is the
mining town ‘Joda’?
A. Rajasthan B. Odisha C. Jharkhand D. Bihar.
14. On the banks of which river the Hampi Ruins are situated?
A. Cauvery B. Hemavati C. Thunga Badra D. Krishna.
15. The largest monolithic
structure in the world is in?
A. Ajanta Caves B. Ellora Caves C. Elephanta Caves
D. Bhamian Mountains.
16. Who is known as the Payyoli
Express?
A. Tinu Yohannan B. K Binamol C. Shiny Wilson D. PT
Usha.
17. Which is the largest man made
lake in India?
A. Manasarovar B. Chilika C. Kolleru Lake D. Guru
Gobind Sagar.
18. Who is the consort to all three
major male deities of Hinduism?
A. Arati B. Sakti C. Saraswati D. Ganga.
19. To which state of modern India Khajuraho
Temples belong?
A. Bihar B. Uttar Pradesh C. Jharkhand D. Madhya
Pradesh.
20. Where does the river ‘Bhagirathi’ join the ‘Alaknanda’
to form the Ganges River proper?
A. Karnaprayag B. Rudraprayag C. Devprayag D.
Vishnuprayag.
21. Which of the following is the first biological park in India?
A. Sholayar B. Shiruvani C. Agastya Forest D. Silent
Valley.
22. Which one of the following rivers is referred to as ‘Tripathagā’
in Samskrutham/Sanskrit?
A. Saraswati B. Ganga C. Yamuna D. Brahmaputra.
23. In which
one of the following districts of Karnataka the world famous writer
RK Narayan lived?
A. Davanagere B. Shimoga C. Bangalore D. Mysore.
24. Which one of the following is the Dakshin
Ganga?
A. Tungabhadra
B. Kaveri C. Pampa D. Godavari.
25. Who was the founder of the
journal Vande Mataram?
A. Rash Behari Bose B. CR Das C. Bipin Chandra Pal D.
Bipin Chandra.
26. Which of the following is not
related to Assam?
A. Manasa B. Damodar C. Kamarupa D. ULFA.
27. When did the Indian
Constitution come in to force?
A. January 1st 1949 B. 26th
January, 1949 C. 26th January, 1950 D. 26th January 1951.
28. What is dharma chakra
pravartana mudra of Buddha?
A. Nirvana pose B. Preaching pose C. Meditative pose
D. Thinking pose.
29. Whose idea became the
Family Planning Foundation of India?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru B. Indira Gandhi C. JRD Tata D.
Lal Bahadur Sastry.
30. Which one of the following was
started as the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, in 1945?
A. ISRO B. IIT C. Baba Atomic Research Centre D. Indian
Institute of Science.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Saturday, April 13, 2013
‘Who Said It’ @ Johnson's General Knowledge Course!
1. Who said “Learning ‘Time’ Is The
Greatest Learning, Ever!’?
A. Johnson.V. B. Albert Einstein C. Rutherford D.
J.J. Thomson.
2. Who famously asked “If all the
rivers in the world can have their own names, why can’t River Sindhu be called ‘Sindhu’ instead of
Indus?
A. Johnson.V B.
John Marshall C. Amartya Sen D. Tagore.
3. Who famously proclaimed “Give Me
Blood, I Would Give You Freedom”?
A. Franz Kafka. B. Subhas Chandra Bose C. Lenin D.
Gopal Krishna Gokale.
4. Who vehemently said “The problem
of Socialism is that eventually you run out of ‘other’ people’s money!”?
A. Michael Gorbachev B. Ronald Reagan C. Henry Kissinger D.
Margaret Thatcher.
5. Who Exclaimed “Eureka...!”?
A. Archimedes B. Vasco de Gama C. Ferdinand Magellan D.
America.
6. Who said “Come With Me, Then, I
Will Make You Catch Human Beings”?
A. Abraham Lincoln B. Jesus Christ C. M.K. Gandhi D. George
Washington.
7. Who famously thundered “Arise, Awake, And Stop Not Till The Goal Is
Reached?
A. Mahatma Gandhi B. Tagore C. Swami Vivekananda D. Sardar
Vallabhai Patel.
8. Who famously thundered “I Have A
Dream...”?
A. P.B. Shelly
B. S.T. Coleridge C. Martin Luther D. Martin Luther King.
9. Who said “Elementary, Watson,
Elementary!”?
A. Sir Isaac Newton B. J.C. Bose C. G.H. Hardy D. Sherlock Holmes.
10. Who cried “Et tu brute?!”?
A. Mark Antony
B. Cassius C. Octavious Caesar D. Julius Caesar.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Johnson’s General Knowledge Course - India!
India @ JGKC!
1. Which state the language ‘Mythili’ is from?
1. Which state the language ‘Mythili’ is from?
A. Bihar B. Arunachal Pradesh C. Tripura D.
Meghalaya.
2. Which is the biggest state
in India?
A. Madhya Pradesh B. Uttar Pradesh C. Rajasthan D. Gujarat.
3. Which one is the capital of
Mizoram?
A. Shillong B.
Gangtok C. Aizawl D. Itanagar.
4. Where is the first IT Park
in India located?
A. Hyderabad B. Bangalore C. Thiruvanathapuram D.
Gurgaon.
5. Which one of the following prime
ministers of India studied at Shantiniketan?
A. Pandit Nehru
B. Indira Gandhi C. Rajiv Gandhi D. Lal Bahadur Shastri.
7. The largest monolithic
structure in the world is in?
A. Ajanta Caves B. Ellora Caves C. Elephanta Caves
D. Bhamian Mountains.
8. Which river is called the sorrow of
Bengal?
A. Brahmaputra B. Damodar C. Tapti D. Ravi.
9. Which is the state through which the
most number of National Highways pass?
A. Madhya Pradesh B. Utter Pradesh C. Bihar D. Maharashtra.
10. Which is the largest man made
lake in India?
A. Manasarovar B. Chilika C. Kolleru Lake D. Guru
Gobind Sagar.
11. Who brought rubber to India?
A. The French B. The Portuguese C. The British D.The
Dutch.
12. Who designed Victoria
Terminus / Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus?
A. Sir James Watson B. Clive Jones C. F.W Stevens D.
Jeffrey James.
13. To which state of modern India Khajuraho
Temples belong?
A. Bihar B. Uttar Pradesh C. Jharkhand D. Madhya Pradesh.
14. Who is the first Indian woman who won an Olympics
medal?
A. Saina Nehwal B. Karnam Malleswari C. Anju Baby
George D. Shiny Wilson.
15. Which temple was called the Black Pagoda?
A. Badarinath Temple B. The Somnath Temple C. The
Sun Temple Of Konark D. Dwaraka Temple.
16. Which is India’s first artificial satellite?
A. Aryabatta B. Baskara C. Chandrayan D. Apple.
17. What was the former name of India Gate?
A. Indian Soldiers’ War Memorial B. War Memorial Of
India C. 1st WW Memorial D. All India War Memorial.
18. Which is the smallest nation that shares its borders with India?
A. Nepal B. Bhutan C. Pakistan D. China.
19. The first woman who
swam across the English Channel?
A. Bula Chowdary B. Arati Saha C. Anita Sood D. Mittoo
Barua.
20. The first actress who
was awarded the Padmasree?
A. Nargis Dutt B. Shabana Azmi C. Madhubala D.
Sridevi.
21. Who built the Char
Minar of Hyderabad in 1591?
A. Qutabdin Ibek B. Mohammad Quli Qutab Shah C. Mir
Suri D. Alam Shah.
22. Where is Rajiv Gandhi
International Airport situated?
A. Delhi B. Calcutta C. Hyderabad D. Lucknow.
23. The first Indian who got
the pilot licence?
A. KM Birla
B. Jawaharlal Nehru C. JRD Tata D. Dev Anand.
24. Which of the following is the first news paper in India?
A. Navbharat Times B. Raj Samachar C. Bengal Gazette
D. Calcutta Chronicle.
25. Which river is known as ‘Sorrow
Of Orissa’?
A. Kosi B. Damodar C. Mahanadi D. Thel .
26. The first American
President who visited India?
A. Jimmy Carter B. Eisenhower C. George Bush D.
Ronald Regan.
27. Which is the first fully literate district in India?
A. Kottayam B. Bangalore C. Thrissur D. Ernakulam.
28. Which is the first reserve
forest of India?
A. Gir Forest Reserve B. Bittarkkani National Park C. Kaziranga
National Park D. Sunder Bans.
29. Where is India House sitiuated?
A. London B. South Africa C. New Delhi D. Calcutta.
30. Who designed Mysore Palace?
A. Sir Walter Henry B. Walter Irvin C. John William D.
Henry Irwin.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Karnataka @ JGKC!
Johnson’s General Knowledge Course - Karnataka!
1. What is known as the Garden City
of India?
A. Kashmir B. Mysore C. Bangalore D. Darjeeling.
2. What is known as the Silicon
Valley of Asia?
A. Bombay B. Gurgaon C. Hyderabad D. Bangalore.
3. To which one of the following
persons Srirangapattana is related?
A. Kempe
Gowda B. Kuvempu C. Tippu D. RK Narayan.
4. Which of the following Channapattana
is famous for?
A. Martial Arts B. Dance Forms C. Agriculture D.
Toys.
5. To which one of the following the Bangalore
Palace is related?
A. Kempe Gowda B. The British C. Tippu D. Wodeyars.
6. Who designed Mysore Palace?
A. Sir Walter Henry B. Walter Irvin C. John William
D. Henry Irwin.
7. How many districts
Karnataka has?
A. 27 B. 28 C. 29 D. 30.
8. Which one of the following ‘Badami’
in Karnataka is famous for?
A. Scholastic Learning B. Dance Forms C. Rock Cut
Temples D. Cultural Art Forms.
9. Which one of the following ‘Jog
Falls’ in Karnataka alternatively called?
A. Soundarya Falls B. Namma Falls C. Gersoppa Falls
D. Thushar Falls.
10. Under what name the state of Karnataka got constituted
under the States Reorganisation Act, in 1956?
A. Kannada Desh B. Kannada Rajya C. Mysore D.
Karnataka.
11. On the banks of which river the Hampi
Ruins are situated?
A. Cauvery B. Hemavati C. Thunga Badra D. Krishna.
12. Which one of the following rivers
does not flow through Karnataka?
A. Bhima B. Netravati C. Narmada D. Madra.
13. Which district in Karnataka is
called as the Cradle of Indian Hockey?
A. Karwar B. Shimoga C. Kudagu D. Mysore.
14. Which one of the following district
in Karnataka, other than Kolar, has gold mines?
A. Haveri B. Davanagere C. Raichur D. Karwar.
15. Which one of the following streams
of religion ‘Gokarn’ in Karnataka is famous for?
A. Jainism B. Vaishnovism C. Shaivism D. Buddhism.
16. In which year
‘Karnataka’ became the official name of the state, which was earlier called
Mysore?
A.1971 B.1972 C. 1973 D. 1974.
17. Which of the following cities of
Karnataka is called the Electronic City of India?
A. Belgaum B. Davanagere C. Bangalore D. Hassan.
18. In which district the Shiva
Samudram Hydro Electric Project functions?
A. Hassan B. Bellary C. Belgaum D. Shimoga.
19. In which
one of the following districts of Karnataka the world famous writer
RK Narayan lived?
A. Davanagere B. Shimoga C. Bangalore D. Mysore.
20. What is the name of the train
which was introduced as a tribute to RK Narayan?
A. RK Writer’s Express B. RK Express C. Swamy
Express D. Malgudy Express.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Johnson’s General Knowledge Course - World!
World @ JGKC!
1. Which is the smallest nation in the world?
1. Which is the smallest nation in the world?
A. Monaco. B. Vatican City C. Madagascar D.
Singapore.
2. Which river New York City is on
the banks of?
A. Mississippi B. Missouri C. Hudson D. Danube.
3. In which country ‘Neanderthal’
is located?
A. France B.
Poland C. Germany D. Spain.
4. Where is the world’s largest
ground-based astronomy project based?
A. USA B. Brazil C. Chile D. Germany.
5. Where is Chess born?
A. Russia B. China C. India D. America.
6. What is the BIGGEST carnivorous in
history?
A. Vastatosaurus Rex B. Ultrasaurus Rex C. Tyrannosaurus Rex D.
Seismosaurus.
7. In which of the following countries Kobe is located?
A. South Korea B. Indonesia C. North Korea D. Japan.
8. Name of the Atom Bomb
dropped on the city Nagasaki?
A. Little Boy B. Fat Man C. Short Man D. Tall Man.
9. What is Calvaria Major
related to?
A. Rhinoceros Rex B. Bird Dodo C. Fiji Islands D. Andes Mountain
Ranges.
10. What of the following is Camp David?
A. Camp of the Biblical Character David B. David Beckam’s Football Camp C. American
President’s Summer Residence D. Concentration Camp Of Hitler.
11. In which continent Christianity
is born?
A. America B. Asia C. Africa D. Europe.
12. What is called the ‘Living
Fossil’?
A. Tortoise B.
Arctic Turn C. Tuatara D. Darwin’s Frog.
13. What is it that can live as a
plant & a creature?
A. Amoeba B. Calvia C. Euglena D. Perpatia.
14. When was the Women’s Day
celebrated for the first time?
A. 1911 March 19 B. 1917 March 11 C. 1921 March 8 D. 1975 March 8.
15. The first postal stamp
of the world?
A. Penny Black B.US Postal Stamp C. French Postal
Stamp D. Royal Blue.
16. Which one of the following
countries is known as the Kashmir Of Europe?
A. Ireland B. Switzerland C. France D. Sweden.
17. What is known as the
Emerald Island?
A. Ireland B.
Bahrain C. Madagascar D. Cuba.
18. What is the Third
Reich related to?
A. Hitler B. Mussolini C. Tsar D. Japan.
19. The country which produces
most of the gold in the world?
A. India B. USA C. South Africa D. Egypt.
20. The BIGGEST country in
the world?
A. USA B.
Russia C. China D. Canada.
21. Which is called the
Land Of Rainbows?
A. South Africa B. Switzerland C. France D. Norway.
22. Which is the second smallest
nation in the world?
A. Monaco B. Vatican City C. Madagascar D.
Singapore.
23. The BIGGEST island in the world?
A. Indonesia B. Greenland C. Australia D. Madagascar.
24. The new name of
Formosa Islands?
A. Hawaii B. Madagascar C. Taiwan D. Philippines.
25. What was known as the Dutch East Indies?
A. Malaysia B. Indonesia C. Vietnam D. Cambodia.
26. The first National
Park in the world?
A. Yellow Stone National Park B. Jim Corbett
National Park C. Sahara National Park D. National Park of London.
27. The BIGGEST lake in the world?
A. Lake Superior B. Black Sea C. Caspian Sea D.
Baltic Sea.
28. On which river’s banks
is Paris located?
A. Seine B. Rhine C. Rhone D. Loire.
29. What is known as
Eritrean Sea?
A. Dead Sea B. Black Sea C. White Sea D. Red Sea.
30. What is Calvaria
Major?
A. Bird B. Animal C. Tree D. Insect.
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