General Knowledge Quiz 35 1. Which Australian state was formerly known as "Van Diemen's Land" ?New South WalesTasmaniaVictoriaQueensland2. On 28 May 2008, the Indian Air Force attained the Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) capability by procuring the Phalcon radar (mounted on Russian plane IL-76) from which country ?GermanyRussiaFranceIsrael3. Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961 ?LucknowAhmedabadKolkataBengaluru4. 'Anandmath', 'Durgeshnondini' and 'Kapalkundala' novels were authored by which Bengali writer ?Bibhuti Bhushan BandopadhyayBankim Chandra ChatterjeeRabindranath TagoreSharat Chandra Chatterjee5. Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly called 'Mahamana' ?Madan Mohan MalaviyaGopal Hari DeshmukhBal Gangadhar TilakJai Prakash Narain6. Which India born physicist invented the 'Optical Fibre' ?Narinder Singh KapanyHomi J. BhabhaC.V. RamanSatyendra Nath Bose7. What line connects the points on a map that receive equal amounts of rainfall ?IsohyetIsothermIsobarIsohel8. Baglihar Dam, also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, in Jammu & Kashmir is built across which river ?SutlejJhelumBeasChenab9. Which Indian state would you be in if you were watching birds at Ranganathittu Birds Sanctuary, situated on an island in the Kaveri river ?Andhra PradeshTamil NaduKarnatakaMaharashtra10. Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured 'Muga' silk ?KarnatakaWest BengalAssamOrissa Post navigation General Knowledge Quiz 34 General Knowledge Quiz 36