General Knowledge Questions for competitive Exams

1) Ammesty International has its headquarters at

(A)Berlin

 (B)New York

(C)London

(D)Washington

Ans. (C)London

2) The strength of UN Security Council is

(A)11

(B)12

(C)13

(D)15

Ans. (D)15

3)  In acronyms SAARC, ‘C’ stand for

(A)Conference

(B)Committee

(C)Common wealth

(D)Cooperation

Ans. (D)Cooperation

4)  What is the number of non–permanent members of the Security Council?

(A)6

(B)8

(C)10

(D)12

Ans. (C)10

5) The first Secretary General of UNO was

(A)U Thant

(B)Kurt Waldheim

(C)Dag Hamarskjoeld

(D)Trygve Lie

Ans. (D)Trygve Lie

6) Famous Somanth Temple is in which of the following states?

(A)Orissa

(B)Uttar Pradesh

(C)Maharashtra

(D)Gujarat

Ans. (D)Gujarat

7) Whose Samadhi in Delhi is called Vijay Ghat?

(A)Jawaharlal Nehru

(B)Rajiv Gandhi

(C)Jagjiwan Ram

(D)Lal Bahadur Shastri

Ans. (D)Lal Bahadur Shastri

8) National Institute of Nutrition is located at which of the following places?

(A)Pune

(B)Bangalore

(C)Thiruvanantapuram

(D)Hyderabad

Ans. (D)Hyderabad

9) The centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is situated at

(A)Jaipur

(B)Patna

(C)Hyderabad

(D)New Delhi

Ans. (C)Hyderabad

10) The International Court of Justice was established in the year?

(A)1945

(B)1946

(C)1947

(D)1950

Ans. (A)1945