General knowledge Quiz for Competitive Exam

1.	'Marasmus' and 'Kwashiorkor' diseases are caused due to deficiency of which nutrient ? (A) Sodium (B) Protein (C) Iodine (D) Vitamin D
2.	Which among the following is the largest Buddhist monastery in India ? (A) Ghum monastery (West Bengal) (B) Rumtek monastery (Sikkim) (C) Twang monastery (Arunachal Pradesh) (D) Kursha monastery (Jammu & Kashmir)
3.	According to 2001 cencus, which state has the highest literacy rate ? (A) Goa (B) Mizoram (C) Tripura (D) Kerala
4.	'Ace', 'Double fault', 'Smash', Second service', and 'Game point' terms are related with which sport ? (A) Tennis (B) Squash (C) Table Tennis (D) Badminton
5.	Where is the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, the apex training institution for senior members of the civil services in India, located ? (A) Mussoorie (Uttarakhand) (B) Mount Abu (Rajasthan) (C) Darjeeling (West Bengal) (D) Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
6.	Which among the following grassland region is also known as the "World's Breadbasket" ? (A) Pampas of Argentina (B) Prairies of North America (C) Savannas of Africa (D) Steppes of Russia
7.	Which ancient Indian sage authored the 'Yog Darshan' ? (A) Jaimini (B) Gautam (C) Kapil Muni (D) Patanjali
8.	Which Asian city was formerly known as 'Batavia' ? (A) Yangon (Myanmar) (B) Hanoi (Vietnam) (C) Jakarta (Indonesia) (D) Beijing (China)
9.	Which seventh century Indian mathematician was the first in the world to treat 'zero' as a number and show its mathematical operations ? (A) Aryabhatta (B) Medhatithi (C) Brahmagupta (D) Bhaskaracharya
10.	Which city houses the headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the world's 'Atoms for Peace' organisation set up in 1957 within the United Nations family ? (A) Tokyo (Japan) (B) Vienna (Austria) (C) Geneva (Switzerland) (D) New York (USA) Answer 1. b 2. c 3. d 4. a 5. a 6. b 7. d 8. c 9. c 10. b