General Knowledge Questions for PA/SA Exam: Part 4

1) Dr. Julius K. Nyerere was the first winner of which award?

(A) Gandhi Peace Prize

(B) Bharat Ratna

(C) Ramon Magsaysay Award

(D) Pulitzer Prize

Ans. (A) Gandhi Peace Prize

2) Which Indian state has the largest tribal population in India?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Goa

Ans. (A) Madhya Pradesh

3) Due to which physical property does the water drop take round (spherical) shape?

(A)Viscosity

(B)Surface Tension

(C)Polarization

(D)Buoyancy

Ans. (B)Surface Tension

4) Who authored the 'Buddhacharita', a Sanskrit narrative on the life of Gautam Buddha?

(A)Kalhana

(B)Banabhatta

(C)Bhavabhuti

(D)Ashvagosh

Ans. (D)Ashvagosh

5) Jerry Young and David Flio are associated with the foundation of which of the following companies?

(A)Seiko

(B)Google

(C)Intel

(D)Yahoo

Ans. (D)Yahoo

6) Who wrote the novel 'Train to Pakistan'?

(A)R.K.Narayan

(B)Mulk Raj Anand

(C)Khushwant Singh

(D)Dharamvir Bharti

Ans. (C)Khushwant Singh

7)  Who is the first indian cricketer to take Hat Trick in Test Cricket?

(A)Chetan Sharma

(B)Kapil Dev

(C)Harbhajan Singh

(D)Irfan Pathan

Ans. (C)Harbhajan Singh

8) In history, how do we better know Mughal empress Arjumand Banu Begum?

(A)Mumtaz

(B)Noorjahan

(C)Hazrat Mahal

(D)Manmati

Ans. (A)Mumtaz

9) Suva is the capital of which of the following countries?

(A)S Africa

(B)Fiji

(C)Canada

(D)West Indies

Ans. (B)Fiji

10)  Tehri Hydro Power Complex is built on which of the following rivers?

(A)Yamuna

(B)Ganga

(C)Gomati

(D)Bhagirathi

Ans. (D)Bhagirathi