General Knowledge - 73

Q1.	In India, the inflation rate represents the annual change (in percentage) in which index ? (A) Consumer Price Index (CPI) (B) Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) (C) Wholesale Price Index (WPI) (D) Index of Industrial Production (IIP) Answer :
Q2.	To preserve the filaments at high temprature, which gas is filled in the electric bulbs ? (A) Argon (B) Helium (C) Krypton (D) Xenon Answer :
Q3.	'The Four Noble Truths' and 'Noble Eightfold Path' are the cornerstones of which religion ? (A) Jainism (B) Sikhism (C) Buddhism (D) Christianity Answer :
Q4.	What is the chemical name of Baking Soda ? (A) Sodium chloride (B) Sodium bicarbonate (C) Potassium permanganate (D) Calcium carbonate Answer :
Q5.	On 16 June 1963, who became the first woman in the world to go into space ? (A) Kalpana Chawla (B) Valentina Tereshkova (C) Anousheh Ansari (D) Svetlana Savitskaya Answer :
Q6.	Tirupati Balaji Temple at Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh, one of the richest place of worship in the world, is dedicated to which Hindu god ? (A) Surya (B) Hanuman (C) Ganesh (D) Vishnu Answer :
Q7.	Directed by Satyajit Ray, the Apu Trilogy films - 'Pather Panchali', 'Aparajito' and 'Apur Sansar' - were based on the novels of which Bengali writer ? (A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (C) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee (D) Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay Answer :
Q8.	In which city in Maharashtra is the 'Chaitya Bhoomi', the cremation site of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar, located ? (A) Pune (B) Nasik (C) Nagpur (D) Mumbai Answer :
Q9.	In 1875, which indoor game was invented by British Army officer Colonel Neville Chamberlain at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh ? (A) Chess (B) Snooker (C) Carrom (D) Badminton Answer :
Q10.	To send a letter to a member of Indian scientific expedition stationed at Indian base station 'Maitreyi' in Antarctica, the pin code of which city would you write in the address ? (A) Panaji (Goa) (B) Kavaratti (Lakshadweep) (C) Chennai (Tamil Nadu) (D) Thiruvananthpuram (Kerala) Answer :