General Knowledge - 91

Q1.	In 2002, which committee was set up by the government to suggest measures for rationalising direct and indirect taxes ? (A) Vijay Kelkar Committee (B) B.K. Chaturvedi Committee (C) R.K. Raghavan Committee (D) Tejendra Khanna Committee Answer :
Q2.	Between 1192 AD to 1857 AD, who was the only Hindu ruler to ascend the throne of Delhi ? (A) Hemu Vikramaditya (B) Harshavardhana (C) Chandragupta Maurya (D) Chandragupta Vikramaditya Answer :
Q3.	According to Standard time zone classification, the earth is divided into how many time zones ? (A) 12 (B) 24 (C) 48 (D) 96 Answer :
Q4.	In which city of Gujarat is India's first and world's second Patang (Kite) Museum, founded by Bhanubhai Shah, located ? (A) Surat (B) Rajkot (C) Ahmedabad (D) Vadodra Answer :
Q5.	Heat travels from one place to another by which of the following methods ? (A) conduction and radiation (B) convection and radiation (C) conduction and convection (D) conduction, convection and radiation Answer :
Q6.	The tenth and last Sikh Guru Gobind Singh was born at Patna in Bihar. Where did he die ? (A) Amritsar (Punjab) (B) Patna (Bihar) (C) Nanded (Maharashtra) (D) Anandpur (Punjab) Answer :
Q7.	Pyongyang is the capital city of which Asian country ? (A) Thailand (B) North Korea (C) South Korea (D) Indonesia Answer :
Q8.	Which scientist is often referred to as the 'Father of the Atom Bomb' ? (A) Enrico Fermi (B) J. Robert Oppenheimer (C) Albert Einstein (D) Ernest Rutherford Answer :
Q9.	'Glimpses of World History' book, containing collection of letters on world history written from various prisons in British India, was authored by which Indian freedom fighter ? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Answer :
Q10.	What Indian name has been given to locally assembled T-90S Main Battle Tanks (MBT), procured from Russia in 'knocked down / semi knocked down' form for final assembly in India ? (A) Arjuna (B) Vikrant (C) Vijayant (D) Bhishma Answer :