GENERAL KNOWLEDGE- Questions and Answers -140

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2781. The first vice president of U.S.A.:
(a) Thomas Jefferson (b) James Madison
( c) John Adams ( d) George Washington
Answer: (c)

2782. Lolitha is written by:
(a) Maxim Gorkey (b) Leo Tolstoy
(c) Ivan Turganev (d) Vladimir Nabokov
Answer: (d)

2783. Who is the father of optical fiber:
(a) Narinder Singh Kapany (b} Roentgen
(c) Charles Goodyear (d) Graham Bell
Answer: (a)

2784. Who wrote the novel 'City of Joy':
(a) Dominique Lapierre (b) Larry Collins
(c) Rolland Joffe (d) Dominique Lapierre & Larry Collins
Answer: (a)

2785. Simon Bolivar was born in:
(a) Peru (b) Bolivia
(c) Colombia (d) Venezuela
Answer: (d)

2786. The oldest regiment of Indian Army:
(a) Jat Regiment (b) Punjab Regiment
(c) Maratha Regiment (d) Madras Regiment
Answer: (d)

2787. Who represented parsi community in the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India?
(a) Franc Antony (b) H.P.Modi
(c) Badruddin Tyabji (d) None of these
Answer: (b)

2788. German Measles is also known as:
(a) Rubella (b) Anthrax
( c) Addison's disease ( d) None of these
Answer: (a)

2789. The original name of Tulsidas?
(a) Mahesh Das (b) Ram Bola
(c) Ramachandra Panduranga (d) Ramtanu Pandey
Answer: (b)
2790. The last confinement of Gandhiji was in: ·
(a) Yervada Jail (b) Agakhan Palace
(c) Thihar Jail (d) None of these
Answer: (b)

2791. Number of countries bordering' China:
(a) 14 (b) 19 f
(c) 21 (d) 9
Answer: (a)

2792. A narrow 'V' shaped valley is ref erred to as:
(a) Glacier. (b) Meander
(c) Gorge (d) Dune
Answer: (c)

2793. The Indus valley site Sutkagender is in:
(a) Gujarat (b) Punjab
(c) Rajastan (d) Pakistan
Answer: (d)

2794. Victoria Falls is in the river:
(a) Nile (b) Zambezi
( c) Amazon ( d) Congo
Answer: (b)

2795. Who issued the first everlong inscription in chaste Sanskrit?
(a) Rudradama (b) Asoka
( c) Kanishka ( d) Harsha
Answer: (a)

2796. The Parthian ruler when St.Thomas came to India:
(a) Gondophernes (b) Kadphises
(c) Rudradama (d) Kanishka
Answer: (a)

2797. The Deputy Prime Ntinister in India usually holds key portfolios like: ·
(a) Home, Finance (b) External Affairs, Education
(c) Education, Defence (d) lndustry,Railway
Answer: (a)

2798. India's external intelligence agency:
(a) Intelligence Bureau (b) Research and Analysis Wing
(c) C.B.I. (d) N.S.G.
Answer: (b)

2799. The most populous island in India:
(a) Majuli (b) Kavarati
(c) Salsette (d) Middle Andaman
Answer: (c)
2800. There is approximately ....... number of districts in India:
(a) 600 (b) 500
(c) 700 (d) 800
Answer: (a)

2801 . Bakhtar is the news agency of:
(a) Pakistan . (b) Malaysia
( c) Japan ( d) Afghanistan
Answer: (d)

2802 Where one can see 'Amar Jawan Jyothi ?
(a) Red Fort (b) Gateway of India
(c) India Gate (d) Jallianwalla Bagh
Answer: (c)

2803. Who wrote 'Gift to Monotheists':
(a) Mahathma Gandhi (b) Raja Ram Mohun Roy
(c} Annie Besant ( d) Bhagat Singh
Answer: (b)

2804. The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is normally:
(a) Finance Minister (b) Speaker
(c) Chief Minister (d) Leader of the Opposition
Answer: (d)

2805. Ramnath Goenka was the founder chairman of:
(a) The Hindu (b) Pioneer
(c) Indian Express (d) Times of India
Answer: (c)
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