General Awareness Quiz - Set 41

1. Which mineral is known as 'Black Gold'?
a) Iron ore

b) Bauxite

c) Coal

d) Manganese

2. Which of the following books has been written by Bill Gates?

a) Microsoft Secrets

b) The Road Ahead

c) The Elephant Paradigm

d) How Nations Compete 

3. Where is the headquarters of the UNO ?
a) Geneva
b) The Hague
c) New York
d) None of these 

4. Which is the southern-most point of India?
a) Kanyakumari

b) Goa

c) Indira point

d) Rameshwaram 

5. Which medieval Indian ruler prior to Akbar has been referred to as the ‘Akbar of Kashmir’?
a) Ibrahim Shah Sharqi
b) Sultan Sikandar
c) Zainul Abedin
d) Mahmud Gawan 

6. Which day is celebrated as Civil Service Day in India?
a) 21st April
b) 23rs April
c) 29th April
d) 4th May 

7. Which of the following schemes was launched to promote basic education in India and attract children in the school going age to attend the classes?
a) Operation Flood
b) Pulse Polio Abhiyan
c) Mid Day Meal Scheme
d) Operation Black Board 

8. NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope discovered Jupiter-like planet named as ____________ orbiting two stars discovered.
a) Kepler-1647b
b) Kepler-1647c
c) Kepler-1657b
d) Kepler-1657c 

9. India’s Naval Aviation Museum is located in
a) Kerala
b) Karntaka
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Goa 

10. The Academy Award is also known as
a) Matthews Award
b) Oscar Award
c) BAFTA Award
d) Palm’s de Affaire 

Answers: 

1. c) Coal

2. b) The Road Ahead

3. c) New York

4. c) Indira point

5. c) Zainul Abedin

6. a) 21st April

7. c) Mid Day Meal Scheme

8. a) Kepler-1647b

9. d) Goa

10. b) Oscar Award

Thanks.