GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

General Knowledge

1. Which Asian river is sometimes referred to as ‘The Road to Mandalay’?

Answer: Irrawaddy (Myanmar)

2. Which non-governmental organization in India issues ‘Zero rupee note’ as a means of helping to fight systematic political corruption?

Answer: 5th Pillar

3. Where is the headquarters of the Transparency International?

Answer: Berlin (Germany)

4. Which international organization was founded by Peter Eigen?

Answer: Transparency International

5. Which is the world’s most saline lake?

Answer: Lake Vanda (Antarctica)

6. A projectile launched at which degree angle has the greatest range?

Answer: 45 degree angle

7. What is the unit of measurement of cotton?

Answer: Bales

8. Which metal is added to fireworks to get the lilac colour?

Answer: Potassium

9. Which acid is used to acidify foods and beverages such as various colas?

Answer: Phosphoric Acid

10. What kind of creature is a ‘silverfish’?

Answer: Wingless insect

11. Which animal’s walking style is known as ‘Knuckle walking’?

Answer: Gorillas and Chimpanzees

12. Which is the largest Indian state by economy?

Answer: Maharashtra

13. Which country’s official currency is the ‘Renminbi’?

Answer: China

14. Which country started the Money Order System?

Answer: Great Britain

15. Who is the founder of Agra?

Answer: Sikander Lodi

16. The founder of Vijayanagar:

Answer: Harihara I

17. Who founded the city of Siri?

Answer: Alauddin Khilji

18. The city of Daulatabad was founded by:

Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

19. Dinpanah was founded by:

Answer: Humayun

20. The city of Allahabad was founded by:

Answer: Akbar

21. The city of Jahanpanah was founded by:

Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

22. The founder of Kolkata:

Answer: Job Charnok

23. Who founded Ajmer?

Answer: Ajayaraja

24. The founder of Gangaikondacholapuram?

Answer: Rajendra Chola I

25. The city of Shahjahanabad was founded by:

Answer: Shah Jahan

26. Founder of Fatepur Sikri:

Answer: Akbar

27. Chandigarh was designed by:

Answer: Le Coubusier

28. The city of Amritsar was founded by:

Answer: Guru Ram Das

29. The city founded by Kanishka in Kashmir:

Answer: Kanishkapuram

30. The founder of the city of Patna:

Answer: Sher Shah

31. The architect of New Delhi:

Answer: Edwin Lutyens