GENERAL KNOWLEDGE- Questions and Answers -142

2831. 'Palm Friday' is celebrated by:
(a) Jews (b) Muslims
(c) Christians (d) Hindus
Answer: (c)

2832. Who among the following Governor Generals was impeached by the British Parliament?
(a) Dalhousie (b) William Bentick
(c) Warren Hastings (d) Hastings
Answer: (c)

2833. Monosite is the ore of:
(a) Aluminium (b) Titanium
(c) Manganese (d) Thorium
Answer: (d)

2834. P.G. Vodehouse created the character:
(a) Alice (b) Sancho Panza
(c) Jeeves (d) Dr.Watson
Answer: (c)

2835. Flushing Medows is associated with:
(a) French Open (b) U.S.Open
(c) Wimbledon (d) Australian Open
Answer: (b)

2836. The first woman of non-Indian origin to become the President of Indian National Congress after independence:
(a) Indira Gandhi (b) Sonia Gandhi
(c) Sarojini Naidu (d) Nelli Sen Gupta
Answer: (b)

2837. The broadest strait:
(a) Davis (b) Dover
(c) Dardanelles (d) Tartar
Answer: (a)

2838. The father of the nation who wrote the national anthem of the country:
(a) Tunku Abdul Rahman (b) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
(c) George Washington (d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Answer: (a)

2839. The city of Jahan Panah was built by:
(a) Humayun (b) Babur
(C) Akbar (d) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Answer: (d)
2840. Bernama is the news agency of:
(a) Russia (b) Malaysia
(c) Japan (d) Afghanistan
Answer: (b)

2841. John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in:

(a) 1964 (b) 1963

Answer: (b)

2842. Constitutional safeguards aganist arbitrary dismissal of a of 7 member of civil service are embodied in Article — the Constitution of India:

(a) 333 (b) 331

Answer: (c)

2843. Caste of a person is determined by:

(a) Birth (b) Religion

Answer: (a)

2844. The colour of Cockpit Voice Recorder:

(a) Black (b) Red

Answer: (c)

2845. The leader who advocated the creation of Pakhtoonistan:

(a) Rehmat Ali (b) Muhammadali Jinnah

Answer: (c)

2846. Mahaweli ganga is the longest river in:

(a) Nepal (b) Bhutan

Answer: (d)

2847. The name of Hans Christian Orsted is associated with:

(a) Electromagnetism (b) Lightning conductor

Answer: (a)

2848. Basra is a port in:

(a) Iran (b) Iraq

Answer: (b)

2849. The hill resort in Tamil Nadu where the Malayalee Temple is situated:

(a) Yercaud (b) Udagamandalam

Answer: (a)

2850. Who prepared the blue print of Indian Space Programme:

(a) Dr. Raja Ramanna (b) PK. Sethna

Answer: (c)

2851. To be appointed as the Advocate General of the State, the person should possess the qualifications necessary for appointment as:

(a) A Judge of the High Court (b) A Judge of the Supreme Court

Answer: (a)

2852. Whose last words are these-"Father, into thy hand I commend my spirit"?

(a) Mahathma Gandhi (b) Jesus Christ

Answer: (b)

2853. Formal surrender of power and Previleges; renunciation of sovereignty is known as:

(a) Whip (b) Abdication

Answer: (b)

2854. The first council meeting of the League of Nations was held in:

(a) Paris (b) New York

Answer: (a)

2855. Which one of the following is not defect or disease of the eye:

(a) Squint (b) Cataract

Answer: (d)
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