General Awareness Quiz - Set 15

1. India’s first Rural Telephone Exchange is located in

a) Karnataka

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Kerala

d) Uttar Pradesh

2. Which of the following awards is instituted by the UNESCO?

a) Bhishma Award

b) Dhronacharya Award

c) Arjuna Award

d) Kalinga Award 

3. The Canada Cup is associated with

a) football

b) hockey

c) golf

d) polo 

4. Tansen Award has been sponsored by the Government of

a) Kerala

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Gujrat 

5. ‘Mona Lisa’ is

a) a form of dance drama

b) a famous French Novel

c) a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci

d) the highest peak in the Andes Range 

6. The epithet ‘Man of Peace’ is associated with

a) Lal Bahadur Shastri

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Morarji Desai

d) Aurobindo 

7. The highest civil honour in India is

a) Vishisht Seva Medal

b) Param Vir Chakra

c) Maha Vir Chakra

d) Bharat Ratna 

8. The highest rank in the Indian Navy is the

a) Admiral of the fleet

b) Commodore

c) Vice- Admiral

d) Rear-Admiral 

9. Which of the following was not the work of Kalidasa?

a) Raghuvamsa

b) Sakuntalam

c) Kumarasambhavam

d) Kadambari 

10. How many stars are assigned to the most luxurious hotel (in India)?

a) Five

b) Four

c) Three

d) Seven 

Answer: 

1. a) Karnataka

2. d) Kalinga Award

3. c) golf

4. c) Madhya Pradesh

5. c) a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci

6. a) Lal Bahadur Shastri

7. d) Bharat Ratna

8. a) Admiral of the fleet

9. d) Kadambari

10. a) Five 

Thanks.