Objective General Knowledge

Q. .....coal has the highest percentage of carbon.
1 Anthracite
2 Bituminous
3 Lignite
4 Peat
Ans: 1
Q. Mangroves are found in Sunderban because of —
1 Daily flooding by saline waters
2 Heavy railfall
3 High temperatures throughout the year
4 Fertile Alluvial soil
Ans: 1
Q. Who defended Aurbindo Ghosh in the Alipur Bomb case?
1 Chittaranjan Das
2 W. C.Banerjee
3 Bipin Chandra Pal
4 Surendranath Banerjee
Ans: 1
Q. When Indian National Congress was founded?
1 1885 A.D.
2 1875 A.D.
3 1858 A.D.
4 1883 A.D.
Ans: 1
Q. The Arab conquest Sindh took place in -
1 1191 A.D.
2 712 A.D.
3 1027 A.D.
4 1206 A.D.
Ans: 2
Q. Who was the best ruler of the Maurya empire?
1 Chandragupta Maurya
2 Bindusara
3 Dasaratha
4 Ashoka
Ans: 4
Q. Who was the author of Harshacharit?
1 Banabhatta
2 Harisena
3 Ravikirti
4 Davaka
Ans: 1
Q. Who clinched the FIDE World Cup of Chess in September 2011?
1 Alexander Gris Chuk
2 Peter Svilder
3 Vishwanathan Anand
4 Vassily Ivanchuk
Ans: 2
Q. Which country led the medals tally in IAAF World Athletics Championship held in Daegu recently?
1 China
2 Germany
3 Japan
4 USA
Ans: 4
Q. The winner of Tour Championship and Fed Ex Cup of golf is -
1 Webb Simpson
2 Thomas Bjorn
3 Bill Haas
4 None of the above
Ans: 3