General Knowledge

On 7th May 2008, agni-III was test-fired. It was—

A. Ballistic Missile
B. Surface to Air Missile
C. Land to sea missile
D. Air to air missile

Ans : A

According to the World Conservation Union Report, the number of plant species in India listed as threatened is—

A. 247 plant species
B. 250 plant species
C. 275 plant species
D. 255 plant species

Ans : A

The renowned scientist John Wheeler who died in April 2008, was originally hailed from—

A. Australia
B. U.S.A.
C. Finland
D. Britain

Ans : B

Who received Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmanent and Development for 2007—

A. Bill Gates
B. Nelson Mandela
C. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
D. Arthur C. Clarke

Ans : C

India’s National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme has prepared the country’s first—

A. Dirrohoea map
B. Malarial map
C. Bird flu map
D. Cancer map

Ans : B

The World Is What It Is’ is the biography of—

A. V. S. Naipal
B. Khushwant Singh
C. Amrita Preetam
D. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Ans : A

Tata purchased Jaguar and Rover from—

A. Hyundai
B. Maruti Suzuki
C. Ford Motor
D. None of the above

Ans : C

According to a survey, the country which has the highest number of internet users is—

A. U.S.A.
B. China
C. Japan
D. Germany

Ans : B

Which of following newspapers/magazines won six Pulitzer prizes—

A. The New York Times
B. The Times Magazine
C. The Washington Post
D. The Guardian

Ans : C

Leftism in India, 1917-1947’ is a book written by—

A. S. R. Chaudhuri
B. K. Kanwar
C. R. Nagaswamy
D. Sudipto Chatterje

Ans : A

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