Wednesday, February 18, 2009

General Knowledge Quiz

1. Which space mission to the moon has so far sent pictures of the moon's surface to the extent of five meter resolution?

A. Kaguya

B. Chandrayaan 1

C. Chang'e 1

D. SMART 1

2. Who is the first Indian to win the coveted Golden Globe award?

A. O. P. Naiyer

B. R. Rahman

C. Freida Pinto

D. Shah Rukh Khan

3. The Congress President at the time of Indian Independence was

A. Maulana Azad

B. Sardar Patel

C. S. Radhakrishnan

D. J. B. Kriplani

4. Which veteran film maker and Dadasaheb Phalke award winner passed away on 15th January 2009?

A. C. V. Sridhar

B. Tapan Sinha

C. B. R. Chopra

D. Hrishikesh Mukherjee

5. Which planet is known to have longestday?

A. Mars

B. Venus

C. Jupiter

D. Saturn

6. Which former Olympian, who also held the tag of 'world's fastest woman' is the brand ambassador for the 2009 Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon?

A. Veronica Campbell

B. Lauryn Williams

C. Melissa Barber

D. Gail Devers

7. Indian won its first overseas test cricket tour against

A. Pakistan

B. England

C. New Zealand

D. Australia

8. Which Bollywood actor plays the game show host of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' in the film, 'Slumdog Millionaire'?

A. Irrfan Khan

B. Anil Kapoor

C. Mahesh manjrekar

D. Shah Rukh Khan

9. Which country is also known as a rainbow nation?

A. S. Africa

B. Brazil

C. Paraguay

D. Uraguay

10. The much acclaimed film 'Slumdog Millionaire' is based on the book Q and A, written by which Indian author?

A. Vikram Seth

B. Amitav Ghosh

C. Aravind Adiga

D. Vikas Swarup

11. The book 1984 is written by

A. G. Orwel

B. Khushwant Singh

C. Arjun Singh

D. Ruskin Bond

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Answers:

1. B

2. B

3. D

4. B

5. B

6. D

7. B

8. B

9. A

10. D

11. A

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