MANAGEMENT: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE NOTES PART-1

1. Which of the following has been selected for best parliamentarian of the year award 2007 ?

a) Priya Ranjan Das Munshi

b) Mani Shankar Aiyyar

c) P.Chidambaram

d) Sushama Swaraj

ANS : a

2. Fernando Lugo’s name was in news recently as he has taken over as the president of

a) Paraguay

b) Sudan

c) Afghanistan

d) Pakistan

ANS : a

3. ISRO has launched successfully ten satellites through PSLV-C9 on -

A. 15th March,2008

B. 30th March,2008

C. 28th April,2008

D. 4th May,2008

ANS : c

4. The newly constituted National Knowledge Commission is headed by

a) C. Rangarajan

b)Prof. R. S. Sharma

c) Sam Pitroda

d) Ms. Girija Vyas

ANS : c

5. India enacted an important event of Indian National Movement celebrating the seventy- fifth anniversary. Which was it?

a) Quit India Movement

b) Delhi Chalo Movement

c) Civil Disobedience Movement

d) Non – Cooperation Movement

ANS :c

6. Pope Benedict XVI belongs to which country?

a) Italy

b) Germany

c) France

d) Poland

ANS : b

7. The media campaign “ The World Is Waiting” is related to which of the following companies?

a) Lufthansa

b) Qatar Airways

c) Indian Airlines

d) British Airways

ANS : d

8. Who among the following has been elected as President of the International Council of Science Union?

a) E. Sreedharan

b) N. Ram

c) M. G. K. Menon

d) Goverdhan Mehta

ANS : d

9. Which of the following countries launched the smallest combat aircraft in the world?

a) Germany

b) India

c) Russia

d) USA

ANS : b

10. Who among the following British Governor- Generals shifted India’s capital from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911?

a) Lord Louis Mountbatten

b) Lord Canning

c) Lord Hardinge

d) Warren Hastings

ANS : c

11. “Golden Handshake” is the term associated with

a) Share market

b) Retirement benefits

c) Voluntary retirement benefits

d) Smuggling

ANS : c

12. Which of the following is the first surface- to- surface missile in India?

a) Prithvi

b) Trishul

c) Agni

d) Naag

ANS : a

13. Which country will be host 15th SAARC Summit in 2008 ?

a) Maldives

b) Sri Lanka

c) India

d) Pakistan

ANS : b

14. Mist is caused by

a) Dry ice

b) Ice at low temperature

c) Water vapours at low temperature

d) Carbon- monoxide in solid form

ANS : c

15. Who among the following has been chosen the Miss India Universe for the year 2008 ?

a) Parvathy Omanakuttan

b) Simaran Kaur Mundi

c) Amrita Thapar

d) Tanvi Vyas

ANS : b

16. Who among the following was the author of “Rajtarangini”, commonly regarded as the first genuine history of India written by an Indian?

a) Banbhatta

b) Ravikirti

c) Pushpadanta

d) Kalhana

ANS : d

17. Who among the following advocated Scientific Socialism?

a) Robert Owen

b) Proudhon Pierre Joseph

c) Karl Marx

d) Saint Simon Henri Claude

ANS : c

18. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deal with the Directive Principles of State Policy?

a) 26 to 41

b) 31 to 56

c) 36 to 51

d) 41 to 66

ANS: c

19) Which one of the following travelers is not associated with the description of the glories of Vijayanagar kingdom?

a) Abdur Razzaq

b) Paes

c) Ibn Batutah

d) Nuniz

ANS : c :
Abdur Razzaq- Deva Raya II

Paes- Krishna Deva Raya

Ibn Batutah- Harihara I

Nuziz- Achyut Deva Raya

20. The Chinese pilgrim Fa – Hien visited India during the reign of

a) Kanishka

b) Chandragupta I

c) Chandragupta II

d) Harshavardhana

ANS : c

21. Which of the following is the economic growth percentage projected in the 11th Five Year Plan draft that was approved by the Planning Commission in November 2007?

a) 8%

b) 9%

c) 9.5%

d) 10%

ANS : b

22. The Indian Navy’s only sailing ship, which returned to Kochi after a 10- month voyage around the globe is,

a) INS Vibhuti

b) INS Tarangini

c) INS Prabhat

d) INS Viraat

ANS : b

23) Who among the following is the Director General of International Monetary Fund (IMF) ?

a) Thaksin Shinawatra

b) Liang Guanglie

c) Dominique Strauss Kahn

d) Paul Wolfowitz

ANS : c

24) Who is the author of the book “Super Star India : From Incredible to Unstopable”?

a) Shobha De

b) Hillory Clinton

c) Dalai Lama

d) Imran Khan

ANS : a

25) What does CECA stand for?

a) Community Enabled Cooperative Arrangement

b) Comprehensive Ecological Cooperation Agreement

c) Comprehensive Ecological Cooperation Arrangement

d) Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement

ANS : d

26) John wheeler was associated with -

a) Physics

b) Chemistry

c) Botany

d) History

Ans : a

1. In the absence of both the President and the Vice-President, who shall act as the President of India?

(a)Prime Minister

(b)Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(c)Chief Justice of India

(d)Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha

ANS (c)

2. Who among the following advocated Scientific Socialism?

(a) Robert

(b)Proudhon Pierre Joseph

(c)Karl Marx

(d)Saint Simon Henri Claude

ANS (c)

3. During the Mughal period, which one of the following trades were the first to come to India?

(a) Portuguese

(b) Dutch

(d) English

ANS (a)

4. Among the following States, which one sends the highest number of members to the Lok Sabha?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(d) Madhya Pradesh

ANS (ca)

5. With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements :

1. A member of the Lok Sabha cannot be arrested by the police under any case when the Parliament is in session.

2. Members of the Indian Parliament have the privilege of exemption from attendance as witnesses in the law courts.

Which of these statement is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

ANS (b)

6. Who among the following was appointed by Ashoka to administer justice in his empire?
(a) Shramana

(b) Uparika

(d) Kumaramaya

ANS (c)

7. Consider the following statement :

1. Jainism in ancient India condemned the varna system.

2. Jain religious literature was written in Ardhamgadhi.

3. Mahavira admitted women into the order of his follows.

Which if these statement is/are correct ?

(a) G. G. Agarkar

(b) M. G. Ranade

(d) G. H. Deshmukh

ANS (b)

8. Who among the following was the author of Rajtarangini, commonly regarded as the first genuine history of India written by an Indian?

(a) Banbhatta

(b) Ravikirti

(d) Kalhana

ANS (d)

9. Who among the following was the first economist to hold the office of Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs in the Union Finance Ministry?

(a) Dr. I.G. Patel

(b) Dr. Manmohan Singh

(d) Dr. M.S. Ahluwalia

ANS (a)

10.What does the abbreviation ATR stand for?

(a) Action Taken Result

(b) Actually True Report

(d) Action Taken Rejoinder

ANS (c)

11. Which of the following cities will host 2012 Olympics Games?

(a) Paris

(b) New York

(d) Madrid

ANS (c)

12. Why among the following was the founder of the Nyay Darshan, on of the six, major schools of ancient Indian philosophy?

(a) Patanjali

(b) Panini

(d) Gautam

ANS (d)

13. Which of the following companies has started a rural marketing network called “e-chaupal”?

(a) ITC

(b)Dabur

(d) Procter & Gamble

ANS (a)

14. Th e decision to from the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) was taken at :

(a) Rangoon

(b) Bangkok

(d) Tokyo

ANS (d)

15. Th e decision to from the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) was taken at :

(a) Rangoon

(b) Bangkok

(d) Tokyo

ANS (d)

16. Give the correct chronological sequence of the following :

1. Russian Revolution

2. American War of Independence

3. Spanish Revolution

4. The French Revolution

(a) 1 2 4 3

(b) 2 4 3 1

(d) 4 2 3 1

ANS (b)

17. Which of the following States has the highest female literacy rate, according to 2001Census?

(a) Mizoram

(b) Kerala

(d) Meghalaya

ANS (b)

18. Who among the following has been choosen the FDI Personality of the Year 2007 in Asia?

(a) P. Chidambaram

(b) Kamal Nath

(d) Kaushik Rai

ANS (b)

19. At which of the following places India’s fist Net Route Server has been set up?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Noida

(d) Hyderabad

ANS (c)

20. Which of the following Fortune 500 Indian companies has suffered loss for the first time in the first quarter of 2005-06?

(a) Indian Oil Corporation

(b) ONGC

(d) Bharat Petroleum Corporation

ANS (a)

21. Answers Correct Answer User Answer

(a) V.K. Duggal

(b) Jairam Ramesh

(d) Jagmohan

ANS (d)

22. Which one of the following is not a land-locked country?

(a) Afghanistan

(b ) Nepal

(d) Thailand

ANS (d)

23. Who invented polio vaccine (oral)?

(a) Albert Sabin

(b) Burkholder

(d) Jonas Salk

ANS (a)

24. Which one of the following processes is not related with chemical weathering?

(a) Exfoliation

(b) Carbonation

(d) Oxidation

ANS (a)

25. Mist is caused by :

(a) Dry ice

(b) Ice at low temperature

(d) Carbon-monoxide in solid form

ANS (c)

1. As per Global Environment Outlook 4, a report of United Nations Environment Programme, the area of forest being lost across the world every year estimated to be

a. 35,000 sq. miles

b. 40,000 sq. miles

c. 45,000 sq. miles

d. 50,000 sq. miles

Ans. c

2. Which of the following pairs of countries agreed in November2007, to open a hot line between their Defence Ministries?
a. Russia & China

b. Russia & USA

c. China & France

d. China & USA

Ans. d

3. Diamond is harder than graphite though both of them are allotropes of Carbon. The reason is

a. the hexagonal structure of diamond

b. difference in their electronic configuration

c. difference in the size of their crystals

d. difference in the intensity of their respective intermolecular forces

Ans. a

4. In the 19th century, all great social reformers of India

a. unanimously condemned idol-worship

b. advocated equal status for women in the society

c. encouraged western education through their efforts & teachings

d. condemned social ills & cherished the ideal of setting up a system free from any discrimination.

Ans. d

5. Match the following:

List I List II

A. Kol uprising 1. Sindhu & Kanhu

B. Bhumi uprising 2. Bhagirath Manjhi

C. Santhal uprising 3. Buddho Bhagat

D. Kherwar uprising 4. Ganga Narayan

Codes:

A B C D

a. 3 4 1 2

b. 2 1 4 3

c. 4 3 2 1

d. 4 2 3 1

Ans. a

6. From the outer to the innermost Himalayan ranges

a. there is a progressive increase in the altitude but no increase in physiographic complexity

b. there is a progressive decrease in the altitude but no increase in physiographic complexity

c. . there is decrease in both the altitude & physiographic complexity

d. there is increase in both the altitude & physiographic complexity

Ans. d

7. Match the following:

List I List II

A. Emphasis on labour intensive project 1. Seventh plan

B. Emphasis on self-employment 2. Fifth plan

ventures in different sectors

C. Emphasis on agriculture for 3. Eighth plan

Self- employment.

D. ‘Weekly Status’ norms to 4. Sixth plan

Measure employment

Codes:

A B C D

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 3 1 4 2

c. 2 4 1 3

d. 4 3 2 1

Ans. c

8. Match the following:

List I List II

A. Ringgit 1. Indonesia

B. Baht 2. South Korea

C. Rupiah 3. Thailand

D. Won 4. Malaysia

Codes:

A B C D

a. 1 3 4 2

b. 4 3 1 2

c. 1 2 4 3

d. 4 2 1 3

Ans. b

9. Match the following:

List I List II

(Crops) (Crop pests)

A. Rice 1. Aphid

B. Wheat 2. Gundhi bug

C. Sugarcane 3. Greasy cutworm

D. Gram 4. Top shoot borer moth

5. Bollworm

Codes:

A B C D

a. 2 3 4 5

b. 3 1 2 4

c. 2 1 4 3

d. 5 4 1 3

Ans. c

10. One well-known example of parasitic protozoan is

a. Paramecium

b. Euglena

c. Plasmodium

d. Trypanosoma

Ans. c

11. Which among the following is not matched correctly?

a. Lord Lytton : Reduction in the upper age limit for appearing in the Indian Civil Service Examination

b. Lord Ripon : Ilbert Bill Controversy

c. Lord Linlithgo : Vernacular Press Act

d. Lord Curzon : Partition of Bengal

Ans. c (Vernacular Press Act, legally known as Vernacular Press Act IX of 1878, was passed during Lord Lytton’s viceroyalty. It’s major objective was to curb the freedom of newspapers published in regional languages of India.)

12. “Science Express”, a special train showcasing the contemporary & futuristic scientific advances, has been jointly developed by the scientific agencies of India &

a. Japan

b. France

c. USA

d. Germany

Ans. d

13. Atomic mass unit is a unit of mass used to express atomic & molecular weights equal to

a. One twelfth of the mass of an atom of Carbon (C)

b. One sixteenth of the mass of a molecule of oxygen

c. half of the mass of the hydrogen molecule

d. the combined mass of proton & neutron in the nucleus of a hydrogen atom.

Ans. a

14. It has been found that excessive use of cellular phone is likely to cause

a. cerebral malignancy

b. cervical malignancy

c. hepatic cancer

d. pancreatic cancer

Ans. a

15. Trees of olive, which are used for extracting oil, are found most abundantly in a vegetation zone, that is

a. equatorial type

b. desert type

c. Tundra type

d. Mediterranean type

Ans. c

16. Consider the following statements:

The price of any currency in international markets is decided by the

1. World Bank

2. Demand for goods/services provided by the country concerned.

3. Stability of the Government of the concerned country

4. Economic potential of the country in question

Which of these statements are correct?

a. 1, 2, 3, 4

b. 2, 3

c. 3, 4

d. 1, 4

Ans. b

17. Which one of the following metals does not form amalgams?

a. Zinc

b. Copper

c. Magnesium

d. Iron

Ans. d

18. In the balanced dietary for a day of an adult working man,weights of carbohydrate food and total protein food (both superior and inferior) should be in order of

a. 600 gm and 420 gm respectively

b. 600 gm and 600 gm respectively

c. 420gm and 600 gm respectively

d. 420 gm and 420 gm respectively

Ans. a

19. Who among the following became the Prime Minister of India without having served as the Chief Minister of a state earlier?

1. Morarji Desai

2. Charan Singh

3. V.P. Singh

4. Chandrashekhar

5. P.V. Narasimha Rao

a. 1, 2, 4

b. 2, 3, 5

c. 2 only

d. 4 only

Ans. d

20. Phenylketonuria is an example of an inborn error of metabolism.

This error refers to

a. Hormonal over production

b. Atrophy of endocrine glands

c. Inherited lack of an enzyme

d. Nondisjunction

Ans. b

21. Which one of the following is the most important reason for the establishment of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thumba?

a. The sea is near to the place in the East, West and South directions.

b. It is a place near to a city in India, which is nearest to the Geographic Equator.

c. It is situated on the Geomagnetic Equator

d. Outer Space near Thumba exhibits queer atmospheric phenomena.

Ans. a

22. Match the following countries with their capitals

A. Nigeria 1. Luanda

B. Qatar 2. Abuja

C. Zambia 3. Lusaka

D. Angola 4. Doha

A B C D

a. 2 4 3 1

b. 4 3 2 1

c. 1 2 3 4

d. 4 2 3 1

Ans. a

23. Which of the following planets orbits around the Sun in backward

direction from East to West?

a. Earth

b. Mercury

c. Venus

d. Jupiter

Ans. c

24. More than 2/3rds of world’s Tin comes from which country?

a. China

b. Malaysia

c. Nigeria

d. Argentina

Ans. a

25. The largest temple in the world is

a. Meenakshi Temple

b. Angkor Vat

c. Pashupatinath Temple of Nepal

d. Kashi Vishwanath Temple

Ans. b

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