General Knowledge - 81

Q1.	When an ant bites a person, which irritating chemical it (ant) injects into his (person) body ? (A) Acetic acid (B) Citric acid (C) Tartaric acid (D) Formic acid Answer :
Q2.	In the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Consitution, how many languages have been officially recognised ? (A) 15 (B) 18 (C) 22 (D) 24 Answer :
Q3.	Who founded the 'Sevagram Ashram' near Wardha in Maharashtra ? (A) Vinoba Bhave (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Jyotirao Phule (D) Anna Hazare Answer :
Q4.	Which among the following is not a gallantry award ? (A) Arjuna Award (B) Ashok Chakra (C) Param Vir Chakra (D) Shaurya Chakra Answer :
Q5.	Who authored the 'Gitanjali', an anthology of poems ? (A) Sumitranandan Pant (B) Makhanlal Chaturvedi (C) Rabindranath Tagore (D) Maithili Sharan Gupt Answer :
Q6.	Even though India became independent in 1947 but Daman and Diu remained a European colony till 1961. Which country ruled over it ? (A) France (B) Britain (C) Netherlands (D) Portugal Answer :
Q7.	Which building, designed by British architect Edwin Lutyens, and located at Raisina Hill in New Delhi, was formerly known as 'Viceregal Palace' ? (A) India Gate (B) Teen Murti Bhavan (C) Rashtrapati Bhavan (D) Sansad Bhavan Answer :
Q8.	In 1989, which municipal town of Kerala became the first fully literate municipal town in India ? (A) Adoor (B) Kottayam (C) Alappuzha (D) Palakkad Answer :
Q9.	In 2001, which Indian player was appointed as 'Messanger of Peace' by United Nations (UN), to promote its peacekeeping efforts ? (A) Vijay Amritraj (B) Prakash Padukone (C) Vishwanathan Anand (D) Sachin Tendulkar Answer :
Q10.	Which city houses the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) ? (A) Vienna (Austria) (B) Brussels (Belgium) (C) Geneva (Switzerland) (D) Montreal (Canada) Answer :