General Awareness Quiz - Set 8

1. Which of the following States are benefited by the Konkan railways?
a) Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal
b) Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
c) Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa
d) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Maharashtra

2. Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur is associated with
a) Music
b) Literature
c) Astrology
d) Social Services

3. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
a) Odissi - Orissa
b) Bharat Natyam - Tamil Nadu
c) Kathakali - Kerala
d) Kuchipudi - Rajasthan

4. Which of the following awards is associated with Literature?
a) Pulitzer
b) Magsaysay
c) Jnanpith
d) Bharat Ratna

5. Which of the following is a dance of Punjab?
a) Bhangra
b) Dandiya
c) Kathak
d) Odissi

6. Acoustics is a property of
a) Physics
b) Chemistry
c) Biology
d) Economics

7. Raw silk is abundantly available in
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Gujarat
c) Karnataka
d) Tamil Nadu

8. 'Operation Kutir Jyoti' refers to
a) Rural electrification
b) Adult literacy
c) Self - employment
d) Olympic torch

9. A super - thermal power station is located in Odisha at
a) Talcher
b) Angul
c) Sambalpur
d) Sunabeda

10. Which of the following countries does not have a monarchy?
a) Norway
b) Thailand
c) Japan
d) Ethiopia

Answers:

1. c) Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa
2. a) Music
3. d) Kuchipudi - Rajasthan
4. c) Jnanpith
5. a) Bhangra
6. a) Physics
7. c) Karnataka
8. a) Rural electrification
9. a) Talcher
10. d) Ethiopia  

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