General Knowledge - 24

Q1.	In tabletop game Carrom, how many coins are used ? (A) 15 (B) 17 (C) 19 (D) 21
Q2.	How much time does Sunlight take to reach the Earth ? (A) 8 minutes (B) 10 minutes (C) 12 minutes (D) 15 minutes
Q3.	Alpha is the first letter of Greek alphabet. Which is the last ? (A) Beta (B) Gamma (C) Sigma (D) Omega
Q4.	Which ruler of Gupta dynasty is also called the 'Napoleon of India' ? (A) Ramagupta (B) Skandagupta (C) Samudragupta (D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Q5.	Which mountain range in Chhatisgarh, with name literally meaning the hump of ox, is world famous for top-quality deposits of iron ore ? (A) Aravali (B) Bailadila (C) Nilgiri (D) Patkai
Q6.	Which scientist is considered as the father of Indian Space Programme ? (A) Vikram Sarabhai (B) Homi Bhabha (C) M.S.Swaminathan (D) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
Q7.	Which pigment is responsible for red colour of tomatoes ? (A) Melanin (B) Lycopene (C) Bilirubin (D) Chlorophyll
Q8.	Who founded the 'Pushti Marg' (path of divine grace) sect of the Hindu religion ? (A) Adi Shankaracharya (B) Nimbarkacharya (C) Ramanujacharya (D) Vallabhacharya
Q9.	Who authored the book `The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid' ? (A) Philip Kotler (B) Jack Welch (C) C.K.Prahalad (D) Mohanbir Sawhney
Q10.	Indira Mount, an underwater mountain named after former PM of India Smt. Indira Gandhi, is in which ocean ? (A) Indian Ocean (B) Antarctic Ocean (C) Atlantic Ocean (D) Pacific Ocean

Answers :

Q1. (C) 19
Q2. (A) 8 minutes
Q3. (D) Omega
Q4. (C) Samudragupta
Q5. (B) Bailadila
Q6. (A) Vikram Sarabhai
Q7. (B) Lycopene
Q8. (D) Vallabhacharya
Q9. (C) C.K.Prahalad
Q10. (B) Antarctic Ocean