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General Knowledge World Quiz – KPSC Expected Exam Questions

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1) Who among the following won the Women’s Singles in the US Open 2009?

A – Serena Williams
B – Venus Williams
C – Kim Clijsters
D – Caroline Wozniacki

2) The headquarters of the International Atomic Energy is located in ?

A – Washington
B – London
C – New York
D – Vienna

3) Who wrote the book “The Annihilation of Caste”? (Previously asked Kerala PSC Postal / Sorting Assistant Exam question held on 2006)

A – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B – Kanshi Ram
C – Mayawati
D – Ram Vilas Paswan

4) Seema Antil who won the gold medal in which of the events in the UK Jumps and Throws Festival in Birmingham held in July 2009

A – High Jump
B – Discus Throw
C – Javelin Throw
D – Triple Jump

5) Which was formerly known as 'British Empire Games' ?

A – Olympics
B – Asian Games
C – Common Wealth Games
D – None of these

6) Angela Merkel was in news recently as she was re-elected as the

A – President of Germany
B – Chancellor of Germany
C – Prime Minister of Germany
D – Foreign Minister of Germany

7) The “Blue Book” belongs to (Previous asked Kerala PSC Lab Assistant (Higher Secondary Education) exam question paper - held on 2006)

A – Britain
B – India
C – China
D – Pakistan

8) Who was the first Negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

A – Ralph Bunche
B – Frank B Kellogg
C – Bishop Desmond Tutu
D – None of the above

9) The Proverb "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread" is quoted from?

A – PB Shelly
B – Alexander Pope
C – John Keats
D – Francis Bacon

10) World's largest producer of coffee is __ ?

A – Chile
B – India
C – Brazil
D – Sri Lanka

11) Queen Victoria issued a proclamation in the year ?

A – 1935
B – 1835
C – 1848
D – 1858

12) Atom bomb was dropped in Hiroshima on ?

A – 20th February 1950
B – 30th August 1949
C – 6th August 1945
D – 24th April 1939

13) The first World Cup Football was held in (Kerala PSC Forest Guard Examination previously asked question held on 2006)

A – Brazil
B – Italy
C – Uruguay
D – Mexico

14) Michael Fred Phelps is related to ?

A – Athletics
B – Chess
C – Boxing
D – Swimming

15) The German ruler during the Second World War was ?

A – Mussolini
B – Hitler
C – Churchill
D – Stalin

16) The largest epic in the world is ?

A – Ramayana
B – The Holy Quran
C – Illiad
D – Mahabharatha

17) Rouff is a folk dance. It has its origin in ...?

A – Kashmir
B – Himachal Pradesh
C – Mizoram
4) Assam

18) Which country created news in October 2006 by announcing that it performed nuclear weapons test? (Question from Kerala PSC Postal / Sorting Assistant previous years question papers Exam Conducted on 12th November 2006)

A – France
B – Israel
C – South Korea
D – North Korea

19) How many Nobel Prizes are given every year ?

A – Four
B – Five
C – Six
D – Seven

20) The distance of marathon race is ?

A – 25 miles
B – 26 miles
C – 30 miles
D – 20 miles

21) The biggest exporter of food grains in the Asian Continent ?

A – Myanmar
B – Philippines
C – Malaysia
D – India

22) Sofia is the capital of ?

A – Bulgaria
B – Botswana
C – Iceland
D – Greenland

23) Who created the character of “James Bond” ?

A – Agatha Christie
B – Arthur Conan Doyle
C – JK Rowling
D – Ian Fleming

24) Which of the following countries is not a member of G-7 countries?

A – France
B – Germany
C – Russia
D – Canada

25) The country that awards Nobel Prize is ?

A - America
B - Sweden
C - England
D - Japan

1) C – Kim Clijsters
2) D – Vienna
3) A – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
4) B – Discus Throw
5) C – Common Wealth Games
6) B – Chancellor of Germany
7) A – Britain
8) A – Ralph Bunche
9) B – Alexander Pope (wrote the line "Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear to Tread" in his poem "An Essay on Criticism")
10) C – Brazil
11) D – 1858
12) C – 6th August 1945
13) C – Uruguay (The first football world cup was held in 1930)
14) D – Swimming
15) B – Hitler
16) D – Mahabharatha
17) A – Kashmir
18) D – North Korea
19) C – Six
20) B – 26 miles
21) B – Philippines
22) A – Bulgaria
23) D – Ian Fleming
24) C – Russia
25) B - Sweden
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