General Knowledge - 64

Q1.	Which waterbody seprates the India from the island nation of Sri Lanka ? (A) Bering Strait (B) Palk Strait (C) Strait of Gibraltar (D) Strait of Magellan Answer :
Q2.	The dargah (tomb) of sufi saint Hazarat Nizamuddin Aulia is located in which city ? (A) Ajmer (B) Delhi (C) Mumbai (D) Srinagar Answer :
Q3.	Who among the following is also known as 'Bhartiya Kokila' (The Nightingale of India) ? (A) Indira Gandhi (B) Lata Mangeshkar (C) Sarojini Naidu (D) M.S.Subbulakshmi Answer :
Q4.	Which mineral is mined at Khetri in Rajasthan ? (A) Copper (B) Lignite (C) Bauxite (D) Iron Ore Answer :
Q5.	Which foreign invader defeated the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat (1761) ? (A) Nadir Shah (B) Mahmud Ghazni (C) Ahmed Shah Abdali (D) Muhammad Bin Qasim Answer :
Q6.	In which village was Adi Shankaracharya born ? (A) Tankara (Gujarat) (B) Navadwip (W.Bengal) (C) Tiruchuzhi (T.Nadu) (D) Kalady (Kerala) Answer :
Q7.	To which political party is the trade union All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) affiliated ? (A) CPI (B) CPI(M) (C) Congress (D) BJP Answer :
Q8.	Which medieval ruler authored Telugu work 'Amukta Malyada' ? (A) Rajaraja Chola I (B) Parakrama Pandiyan (C) Krishna Deva Raya (D) Narsimhavarman II Answer :
Q9.	Tashkent city, where the Indian Prime Minister L.B.Shastri signed a peace agreement 'Tashkent Declaration' with Pakistani President Ayub Khan in 1966, is capital of which country ? (A) Kazakhstan (B) Kyrgyzstan (C) Tajikistan (D) Uzbekistan Answer :
Q10.	On 26 March 2009, who became the first tourist to go into the space twice ? (A) Dennis Tito (B) Mark Shuttleworth (C) Gregory Olsen (D) Charles Simonyi Answer :