G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 02
1. January 15 is celebrated as the
- (A) Republic Day
- (B) Ugadhi
- (C) Teachers'
Day
- (D) Army Day
2. Journalist Day was celebrated for the first time all over the country on
- (A) Oct. 20,
1984
- (B) Oct. 1, 1984
- (C) Oct. 28, 1984
- (D) Oct. 8, 1984
3. The birthday of which of the leader in India is observed as Children's day?
- (A) Mahatma
Gandhi
- (B) S. Radhakrishnan
- (C) Rajiv Gandhi
- (D) Jawaharlal
Nehru
4. Which of the following festivals is celebrated on Prophet Mohammed birthday?
- (A) Id-Ul-Zuha
- (B) Id-e-Milad
- (C) Id-Ul-Fitr
- (D) Muharram
5. 'Rosh Hashanah' is the new year's day of which communities?
- (A) Jews
- (B) Muslims
- (C) Hindus
- (D) Shinto
6. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in
- (A) 1958
- (B) 1957
- (C) 1956
- (D) 1955
7. Indira Gandhi was assassinated in
- (A) 1974
- (B) 1984
- (C) 1994
- (D) 2004
8. The common wealth Secretariat was established in the year
- (A) 1949
- (B) 1965
- (C) 1972
- (D) 1980
9. How old are the Khajuraho temple?
- (A) 2000 years
- (B) 1000
years
- (C) 1200 years
- (D) 1500 years
10. A large scale operation was taken by Indian Army to free Kargil sector from Pakistani intruders. The operation was launched on
- (A) May 20, 1999
- (B) May 10, 1999
- (C) May 16, 1999
- (D) May 17, 1999