CYP GENERAL AWARENESS QUIZ 2
POLITICS
Q1) In recent state elections in J&K who was coined as new CM and the two parties entering into alliance?
A: Umar Abdullah, NCP
Q2) In recent general elections in Bangladesh the parties contesting and the victorious leader?
A: Bangladesh Nationalist party : Khaleda Zia
Awami League : Sheikh Hasina (Winner)
Q3) Name of the UP MLA who is alleged to have murdered PWD Engineer MK Gupta?
A: MLA Shekhar Tewari
Q4) The Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh in MP from which state?
A: Assam
Q5) Name the spouse of former PM of Pak who was assassinated in Dec 2007?
A: Asif Ali Zardari
OUR COUNTRY “REPUBLIC OF INDIA”
Q1) How many seats are their in Rajya Sabha?
A: 250 seats, 238 are elected and 12 are appointed.
Q2) What is the National Motto of India?
A: सत्यमेवजयते
Q3) Name the Space Shuttle boarded by Kalpana Chawla?
A: Columbia
Q4) Name of India’s 1st mission to Moon launched from Shri Hari Kota by ISRO on 22nd October 2008
A: Chandrayan 1
Q5) Which city is known as City of Palaces?
A: Kolkata
Q6) Which Indian railway line is included in UNESCO heritage site?
A: Kalka Shimla Rail line
Q7) Name the two mega Fashion Events of India?
A: Lakme Fashion Week
Wills India Fashion Week
WHO’S WHO OF INDIA
Q1) Who is the chief of ISRO?
A: G Madhvan Nair
Q2) Who is the Minister of Company Affairs?
A: Premchand Gupta
Q3) Who is the Health and Family Welfare minister?
A: Anbumani Ramadoss
Q4) Who is the Chief Justice of India?
A: K. G Balakrishnan
GENERAL AWARENESS: WORLD
Q1) Name the French President and the Singer model whom he maaried in late 2007?
A: Nicholas Sarkozy, Carla Bruni
Q2) Who was the Man booker Prize winner and the book?
A: Arvind Adiga, The White Tiger.
Q3) Name of the Russian President who visited New Delhi in Annual Indo- Russia summit?
A: Dmitry Medvedev
Q4) Who is the Secretary General of United Nations and the country he hails from?
A: Ban Ki Moon, South Korea
Q5) What is full name of Country Australia?
A: Commonwealth of Australia
Q6) What is full name of capital of United States of America?
A: Washington District of Columbia (Washington DC)
HISTORY
Q1) In which city Alexander the Great was born?
A: Macedon
Q2) What is the historical importance of Little boy and Fat Man?
A: They are the name of nuclear bombs which blew Hiroshima & Nagasaki respectively
Q3) What is the difference of days between nuclear attacks in Hiroshima Nagasaki?
A: Hiroshima – Aug 6
Nagasaki - Aug 9
YEAR 2008
Q1) Which Indian Conglomerate is ranked 6th among the most reputed company in Global 200 by Reputation Institute USA?
A: Tata Group
Q2) Name the 1st Runner up in Miss World 2008 and spell the name?
A: Parvathy Omanakuttan
Q3) Name the famous social activist died last year who won awards like -Ramon Magsyay Award, UN Human Rights Prize, Gandhi Peacec Prize, Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan?
A: Baba Amte
Q4) Which two Indian sportsmen won bronze in 2008 Olympics ?
A: Sushil Kumar – Wrestling
Vijendra Singh - Boxing
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS – “a mixed bag”
Q1) Who elects the President of India?
A.Lok Sabha
B.Rajya Sabha
C.People of India
D.Parliament and State Assemblies
A: Parliament and State Assemblies
Q2) Which company owns the footwear brand - Stryde?
A.Woodland
B.Bata
C.Tata International
D.Hindustan Lever
A : Tata International
Q3) Which company's famously advertised vision statement is “The Network is the Computer”?
A. Cisco Systems
B. Lucent Technologies
C. Sun Microsystems
D. Nortel Networks
A: Sun Microsystems
Q4) This year saw the launch of Yahoo!, Amazon.com and the famous launch of the Orange mobile phone service in the UK. Which year was this?
A.1992
B.1994
C.1995
D.1993
A: 1994
Q5) In which one of the following states of India is it legal for a Hindu male and illegal for a Muslim male to have more than one living wife?
A. Nagaland
B. Goa
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Arunachal Pradesh
A: Goa
Q6) One of the following liquor brands is not owned by United Breweries
A.Kalyani Black Label
B.Blue Riband
C.McDowells
D.Bagpiper
A: Bagpiper
Q7) How many countries are a part of the European union?
A. 18
B. 15
C. 21
D. 12
A: 15
Q8) The video games X box is a product of
A.Sega
B.Sony
C.Intel
D.Microsoft
A: Microsoft
Q9) What does the letters XP stand for in the product Microsoft XP?
A. Extended Product
B. Extra Pampering
C. Experience
D. Entry level Product
A: Experience
