MTSE Exam Question Papers - GK


1. The General Assembly of United Nationsmeets
(a) Once a year
(b) twice a year
(c) thrice a year
(d) Once in five years
Ans : a

2. The "Common Wealth Games 2002? will be held in
(a) Toranto
(b) Manchester
(c) Tokyo
(d) Canberra
Ans : b

3.  All India Radio commenced operations in
(a) 1926
(b) 1936
(c) 1945
(d) 1947
Ans : b

4.  The "Killer Instinct" is written by
(a) Sulakshan Mohan
(b) M.K.Santanam
(c) O.P.Sabharwal
(d) Subash Jain
Ans : c

5. The Secretary-General of UN is appointed by the
(a) Security Council
(b) Trusteeship Council
(c) General Assembly
(d) World Bank
Ans : c

6. Postal Voting is other wise called:
(a) external voting
(b) secret voting
(c) plural voting
(d) proxy voting
Ans : d

7. The Common Wealth of Independent states (CIS) consists of….republica?
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) 13
Ans : c

8. Which of the following harbours is considered as the world's finest natural harbour?
(a) Sydney harbour
(b) Toronto harbour
(c) New Jersy harbour
(d) Singapore harbour
Ans : a

9. Who invented Radar?
(a) Henrey Backquerel
(b) Max Planck
(c) Robert Watson Watt
(d) Humphrey Davy
Ans : c

10. Sandal Wood trees are mostly found in…
(a) Trophical Evergreen Forests
(b) Tropical most Decidous
(c) Alpine forests
(d) Trophical Thorn Forests
Ans : d

11. The first country to legalise medically assisted suicide is
(a) Switzerland
(b) New Zealand
(c) USA
(d)Netherlands
Ans : d

12.  The tomb of Babur is at
(a) Kabul
(b) Lahore
(c) Multan
(d) Larkhana
Ans : a

13.  The joint session of the two houses is presided by
(a) the speaker
(b) the president
(c) chairman of Rajyasabha
(d) none of these
Ans : a

14.  The Gandhara school of Art was influenced most by the
(a) Greeks
(b) Shakas
(c) persians
(d) Kushans
Ans : a

15. The Simon Commission was appointed in
(a) 1927
(b) 1928
(c) 1929
(d) 1930
Ans : c

16. Sikkim became a full fledged state of the Indian Union, in the year ?
(a) 1972
(b) 1973
(c) 1974
(d) 1975
Ans : d

17. Who is the founder of Mahabalipuram ?
(a) Rajaraja Chola
(b) Mahendra Varman
(c) Narsimha Varman
(d) Narsimha Chola
Ans : c

18. The 189th member of United Nations is
(a) Palau
(b) Tuvalu
(c) Soloman Islands
(d) Nauru
Ans : b

19. When was Burma separated from India
(a) 1947
(b) 1942
(c) 1937
(c) 1932
Ans : c

20. Which of the following country has more than 55,000 lakes?
(a) Poland
(b) Denmark
(c) Finland
(d) Norway
Ans : c

21. OVL implies:
(a)Oil discovery organ of ONGC
(b) A new species of virus
(c)A term used in One Day Cricket
(d) A new banking company
Ans :

22.  Which of the following involves chemical change?
(a) Rusting of iron
(b) Burning of wood -
(c) Reduction of wood
(d) All the three
Ans : d

23.  Which of the following cave paintings is the oldest?
(a) Bhimbetka
(b) Ellora
(c) Ajanta
(d) Chittnnavasal
Ans : c

24.  Leprosy has been eliminated from India, as:
(a) There was no cae of leprosy in 2005
(b) World Health Organization (WHO) has declared so
(c) The current rate of Incidence has been reduced by 1 out of 10,000
(d) All the patients have been identified for treatment
Ans : c

25. The major producer of cardamom in India is
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d)Assam
Ans : a

26. Which of the following is a submarine of the Indian Navy?
(a) INS Virat
(b) INS Sindhurakshk
(c) INS Rajali
(d) INS Vikrãnt
Ans : b

27. Which of the following Indian classical dances derived its name from the name of place of its origin?
(a) Manipuri
(b) Kathkali
(c) Odissi
(d) Kuchipudi
Ans :

28. Who among the following has been created record in aviation history for the longest uninterrupted flight?
(a) JRDTata
(b) Ratan Tata
(c) Vijay pat Singhania
(d) Steve Fosset
Ans : c

29. Which of the following countries is not a member of G - 8?
(a) Russia
(b) Britain
(c) Spain
(d) Canada
Ans : c

30. Who was the first woman Prime  Minister in the world?
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Srlmao Bhandarnayake
(c) Margaret Thatcher
(d) Benzlr Bhutto
Ans : b