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