Basic Gk interview questions – page 3

NATO is a/an _____ alliance.

1. Regional
2. Military
3. Economic
4. Cultural

The ‘Trusteeship Theory’ signifies

1. Owners consider wealth for society
2. Property as theft
3. Abolition of private property
4. State ownership of means of production

K.G.B. / G.R.U. is the intelligence agency of

1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. Russia
4. China

Tera Tali is the folk dance of

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Rajasthan
4. Kerala

Haryana’s boundary does not coincide with

1. Uttarkhand
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Rajasthan

Which Maratha Peshwa is known be the title “Nana Sahib”?

1. Balaji Vishwanath
2. Balaji Baji Rao
3. Baji Rao I
4. Madhav Rao

Vilnius is the capital of

1. Lithuania 
2. Estonia
3. Macedonia
4. Eriterea

Which one of following methods of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas?

1. Terracing
2. Gully plugging
3. Mulching
4. Shelter belt

Which country is called “Land of thousand islands”?

1. Malaysia
2. Indonesia
3. Ireland
4. Finland

In eye donation, which of the following parts of donor’s eye is utilized?

1. Retina
2. Lens
3. Iris
4. Cornea

How is Bank-ki-Moon known as

1. Head of World Bank
2. President of South Korea
3. Secretary Generated of UN
4. A famous scientist of Genetic Engineering

Which of the following organizations has declared October 2 as the International Day of Nonviolence?

1. UNESCO
2. World Peace Forum
3. World Council of churches
4. UN General Assembly

Recently NASA launched LRO and LCROSS for the purpose of exploration of

1. Venus
2. Moon
3. Saturn
4. Jupiter

The Article related to Budget (annual financial statement) is

1. Article 111
2. Article 112
3. Article 113
4. Article 114

Knesset is the parliament of

1. Turkey
2. Sudan
3. Israel
4. Iran

Ginger is an example for

1. Water plant
2. Underground stem
3. Storage root
4. Climber

Morgan Freeman earned distinction in the field

1. Classical dance
2. Instrumental music
3. Acting
4. Vocal music

Which one of the following is not an element of Human Development Index?

1. Number of People below poverty line 
2. Adult Literacy rate
3. Life Expectancy at birth
4. Infant Mortality rate

Government of India decided to celebrate the year 2013 as

1. Energy conservation energy
2. Wild life conservation energy
3. Water conservation energy
4. Environment conservation energy

The tribesmen Eskimo are found

1. Sweden
2. Florida
3. Finland
4. Canada

Index ‘Residex’ is associated with

1. mutual fund prices
2. price inflation index
3. share prices
4. land prices

The Tornadoes are very strong tropical cyclones originating in

1. Arabian sea
2. Black sea
3. Caribbean sea
4. China sea

Who was the founder of Mimansa Darshan (Philosophy)?

1. Badarayana
2. Patanjali
3. Jamini
4. Kapila

Indian Air force Day is celebrated on

1. 8th Oct
2. 9th Oct
3. 10th Oct
4. 11th Oct

There are ___ non-permanent members of the security council.

1. 5
2. 7
3. 9
4. 10

In 1921, which of the following important committees was created?

1. Committee on public undertaking
2. Estimates committee
3. Public accounts committee
4. None of the above

Shora is the parliament of

1. Malaysia
2. Tajikastan
3. Uzbekistan
4. Afghanistan

As per the 2001 census data which of the following communities had the highest literacy rate?

1. Christians 
2. Jains
3. Sikhs
4. Muslims

‘Lilavati’ was a famous work on

1. Law
2. Medicine
3. Music
4. Mathematics

Which of the following is the first ever pollution control warship?

1. Sagar Manthan
2. Sagar Rattan
3. Samudra Prahari
4. Sagar Prahari