G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 04
1. The last or 13th NAM (Non-aligned Movement) conference was held on
- (A) September
2000 at Jakarta (Indonesia)
- (B) September
2001 at Cartagene
- (C) September
2002 at Durban
- (D) September
2003 at Kuala Lumper
2. The date of operation of first open heart surgery in India was
- (A) July 6, 1959
- (B) August 12,
1991
- (C) June 20,
1990
- (D) January 11,
1985
3. The corresponding Gregorian date of the saka month, Bhadra is
- (A) July 23
- (B) August 23
- (C) September 23
- (D) October 23
4. National Anthem was first sung on
- (A) December
27, 1911 during the Indian National Congress Session at Calcutta
- (B) January
24, 1950 by the Constituent Assembly of India
- (C) January
26, 1959 by the Government of India
- (D) None of the
above
5. The first batch of women pilots was commissioned on
- (A) August 30,
1992
- (B) December 17,
1994
- (C) January 11,
1987
- (D) None
of the above
6. When was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?
- (A) 1948
- (B) 1951
- (C) 1958
- (D) 1971
7. The first permanent Indian oceanographic station, 'Dakshin Gangotry' during Antarctic Expedition, was set up in
- (A) April/March
1984
- (B) Dec. 1982/Jan
1983
- (C) Nov.
1985/Feb 1986
- (D) Dec.
1988/March 1989
8. The Indian Air Force celebrated its Golden Jubilee in
- (A) 1962
- (B) 1972
- (C) 1982
- (D) 1992
9. The Indian space programme began in
- (A) 1961
- (B) 1962
- (C) 1965
- (D) 1969
10. When is the Haryana Day?
- (A) September 1
- (B) October 1
- (C) November 1
- (D) December 1