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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1 . Who , among the following , has not been a Vice President of India before becoming the President of India ?
a ) S . Radhakrishnan b ) Zakir Husain c ) Shankar Dayal Sharma d ) Pranab Mukherjee
2 . The ‘ God Particle ’ is the name given to
a ) The Meson Particle b ) The Higgs Boson Particle c ) The Proton Particle d ) None of the above
3 . When it is 11:15 as per Greenwich Mean Time , what will be the time in Delhi ?
a ) 04:45 hours c ) 17:45 hours b ) 05:45 hours d ) 16:45 hours
4 . Match the position in Column 1 with the person who holds it ( till date ) in column 2
Column 1 Column 2
1 . Chief Information Commissioner of India
2 . Central Vigilance Commissioner of India
3 . Chief Election Commissioner of India
4 . Chief Justice of India
( 1 ) 1-C ; 2-D ; 3-A ; 4-B ( 2 ) 1-C ; 2-B ; 3-A ; 4-D ( 3 ) 1-C ; 2-A ; 3-D ; 4-B ( 4 ) 1-D ; 2-D ; 3-A ; 4-C
A . Nasim Zaidi
B . T . S . Thakur
C . Sushma Singh
D . K V Chowdary
5 . Select the incorrect Country – Parliament match :
Country a ) Iran b ) India c ) Japan d ) Srilanka
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6 . The world ’ s highest skywalk will come up in which state of India ?
a ) Himachal Pradesh b ) Assam c ) Arunachal Pradesh d ) Sikkim
7 . Who has become the brand ambassador for 2017 T20 Blind Cricket World Cup ?
a ) Rahul Dravid b ) Sachin Tendulkar c ) V V S Laxman d ) Saurav Ganguly
8 . The National Cancer Awareness Day is observed on which date in India ?
a ) November 8 b ) November 7 c ) November 5 d ) November 6
9 . Which year is known as the year of the great divide in the demographic history ? It is only year when there was decrease in Indian population based on decade census . Since then there has been continuous rapid growth in population .
a ) 1857 b ) 1947 c ) 1921 d ) 1951
10 . Arrange the following Indian rivers from North to South
1 . Narmada 2 . Kaveri 3 . Jhelum 4 . Godavari a ) 3 – 1 – 2 – 4 b ) 1 – 4 – 3 - 2 c ) 1 – 3 – 4 – 2 d ) 3 – 1 - 4 – 2