General Knowledge Quiz : 83

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. What is the full form of the Indian Political Party "NCP"?
(A) Nationalist Congress Party
(B) National Congress Party
(C) National Communist Party
(D) Nationalist Communist Party
2. Which among the following Buddhist Works is written in Sanskrit?
(A) Mahavamsha
(B) Deepavamsha
(C) Divyavadan
(D) Milinda Panho
3. Who is the author of "The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy)"?
(A) Amish Tripathi
(B) Durjoy Datta
(C) Keshav Aneel
(D) Savi Sharma
4. Modem speed is measured in :
(A) Gbps
(B) Tbps
(C) Kbps
(D) Pbps
5. In 2007, which monument was declared a winner of the New 7 Wonders of the World?
(A) Taj Mahal
(B) Hawa Mahal
(C) Agra Fort
(D) Lotus Temple
6. Which of the following regions of the world is known as ‘boiling cauldron’ :
(A) South Pacific
(B) Latin America
(C) West Asia
(D) South Asia
7. Sulphur and Chlorine can have what type of a bond?
(A) Polar covalent
(B) Polyionic
(C) Non-polar covalent
(D) Ionic
8. During Pokhran II explosion whose nickname was Major General PrithviRaj?
(A) Lt.Gen. Gaj Raj Singh
(B) Gen .A. S. Vaidya
(C) Prof. Yashpal
(D) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
9. Instrument used for measuring specific gravity is called _____.
(A) Bathymeter
(B) Cryometer
(C) Areometer
(D) Cymometer
10. In which Indian state first Defence university foundation stone fixed ?
(A) Punjab
(B) M.P.
(C) Haryana
(D) U.P.
11. Which of the following is a primary function of haemoglobin?
(A) Utilization of energy
(B) Prevention of anaemia
(C) Destruction of bacteria
(D) To transport oxygen
12. Who among following is India's women Project Director of Agni-5 and Known as Agni Putri:
(A) T.C. Thomas
(B) Rajni Rao
(C) Salma Khatoon
(D) Aginshikha
13. Sauria Lacertidae is the scientific name of________.
(A) Crocodile
(B) Hippopotamus
(C) Lizard
(D) House fly
14. When was SAARC established?
(A) 8 Dec 1983
(B) 8 Dec 1985
(C) 8 Jan 1985
(D) 8 Dec 1982
15. Which among the following carries impure blood to human heart?
(A) Aorta
(B) Pulmonary vein
(C) Pulmonary arteries
(D) Vena Cava


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 83
1. (A), 2. (C), 3. (A), 4. (C), 5. (A), 6. (C), 7. (A), 8. (D), 9. (C), 10. (C), 11. (D), 12. (A), 13. (C), 14. (B), 15. (C)

General Knowledge Quiz : 82

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. India's Foreign Minister during Kargil war 1999 was-
(A) I.K .Gujral
(B) K.Natwar singh
(C) Jaswant singh
(D) Yashwant sinha
2. Which feature of a plant helps to distinguish a monocot from a dicot?
(A) pollination
(B) venation
(C) vernation
(D) aestivation
3. Who among the following was samudragupta’s contemporary ruler of kanchi?
(A) Mahendra
(B) Nilaraja
(C) Vishnugopa
(D) Ugrasena
4. Before its Independence, Bangladesh was part of ___________.
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Pakistan
(D) United Kingdom
5. Vermiform appendix of alimentay canal is made up of
(A) Digestive tissue
(B) Respiratory tissue
(C) Excretory tissue
(D) Lymphatic tissue
6. Grevillea Robusta is the scientific name of _______.
(A) Peepal
(B) Teak
(C) Silver Oak
(D) Jack fruit
7. Which of the following structures is found in Marble?
(A) Schistose
(B) Granulose
(C) Gneissose
(D) Maculose
8. Who is known as father of computer?
(A) Charles Babbage
(B) Tim Berners Lee
(C) Douglas Carl Engelbart
(D) Sabeer Bhatia
9. Which king of the Gupta dynasty was the first to call himself a "Maharajadhiraja"?
(A) Chadragupta-I
(B) Chadragupta-II
(C) Ghatotkachagupta
(D) Ramagupta
10. Chemical Formula of Aluminium Nitride is
(A) AN
(B) AlN
(C) AlNi
(D) ANi
11. What was the code name given to the operation conducted by NSG against terrorist attack in Taj Hotel in 2008 -
(A) Operation Black Tarnado
(B) Operation Black Thunder
(C) Operation Victory
(D) Operation Vijay
12. What is the unit of the physical quantity, (Radioactive) Activity?
(A) radian
(B) becquerel
(C) steradian
(D) kelvin
13. Which has highest calorific value:
(A) Charcoal
(B) Cow dung
(C) Wood
(D) Biogas
14. _____ mirror is used in the headlights of cars.
(A) Semi-circular
(B) Conical
(C) Convex
(D) Concave
15. At which of the following places, Harshavardhana established a large Buddhist monastery?
(A) Nalanda
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Vaishali
(D) Nasik


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 82
1. (C), 2. (B), 3. (C), 4. (C), 5. (D), 6. (C), 7. (B), 8. (A), 9. (A), 10. (B), 11. (A), 12. (B), 13. (D), 14. (D), 15. (A)

General Knowledge Quiz : 81

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. Greek Influence is found in:
(A) Gupta Art
(B) Mauryan Art
(C) Gandhara sculptures
(D) Mathura sculptures
2. The Gurudwara 'Panja Sahib' is located in which neighbouring country of India?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Nepal
3. During which period of the earth’s history, did dinosaurs become extinct?
(A) Carboniferous
(B) Cretaceous
(C) Quarternary
(D) Triassic
4. Ananas comosus is the scientific name of ________.
(A) Custard Apple
(B) Pineapple
(C) Bamboo
(D) Pomegranate
5. With Which ruler the Mauryan dynasty came to an end?
(A) Kunal
(B) Dasharath
(C) Brihadratha
(D) Samprati
6. Which of the following induces souring of milk?
(A) Acetic Acid
(B) Citric Acid
(C) Ascorbic Acid
(D) Lactic Acid
7. Which of the following elements has the lowest melting point?
(A) Tin
(B) Hydrogen
(C) Carbon
(D) Sodium
8. The process of Photosynthesis is
(A) Exothermic
(B) Endothermic
(C) Anabolic
(D) Catabolic
9. BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and _______________.
(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) South Africa
(C) Singapore
(D) Sri Lanka
10. Who was the founder of ‘The Asiatic society of Bengal ?’
(A) G.V.Hamilton
(B) Sir William jones
(C) H.S.Jenings
(D) J.Jolly
11. June 21 marks the winter solstice in the _________ Hemisphere.
(A) Northern
(B) Eastern
(C) Western
(D) Southern
12. Which one is non renewable source of energy:
(A) Hydrogen
(B) Natural gas
(C) Biogas
(D) Ocean
13. An example of longitudinal waves (in gas as a medium) is ______.
(A) heat waves
(B) radio waves
(C) electromagnetic waves
(D) sound waves
14. Which type of coal has highest energy content?
(A) Bituminous
(B) Sub-bituminous
(C) Anthracite
(D) All of these
15. Lok Sabha is the ___________ House of the Parliament of India.
(A) Lower
(B) Upper
(C) Left
(D) Right


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 81
1. (C), 2. (A), 3. (B), 4. (B), 5. (C), 6. (D), 7. (B), 8. (C), 9. (B), 10. (B), 11. (D), 12. (B), 13. (D), 14. (C), 15. (A)

General Knowledge Quiz : 80

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. Under which article, President of India can proclaim constitutional emergency?
(A) Article 32
(B) Article 349
(C) Article 356
(D) Article 360
2. Which among the following books sate the Ashoka was the founder of Srinagar (Kashmir)?
(A) Divyavadana
(B) Mahavamsa
(C) Dipavamsa
(D) Rajatarangini
3. How many members of upper house (Rajya Sabha) can be nominated by President of India?
(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 14
(D) 16
4. The most effective colour of visible light spectrum for Photosynthesis is
(A) Blue
(B) Red
(C) Violet
(D) Green
5. Who wrote 'Akbarnama'?
(A) Abul Fazal
(B) Faizi
(C) Abdur Rahim
(D) Abdul Qadir
6. A man that takes large amount of protein in his diet, is likely to excrete more amount of-
(A) Urea
(B) Uric acid
(C) Sugar
(D) All of these
7. Which Sikh Guru initiated 'The Khalsa'?
(A) Guru Nanak Dev
(B) Guru Gobind Singh
(C) Guru Angad Dev
(D) Guru Tegh Bahadur
8. In radio, television and cell phone information is sent in the form of :
(A) Cathode rays
(B) Electric signals
(C) Light
(D) Electromagnetic waves
9. A difference between 2 longitudes at equator is nearby equivalent to _____ km.
(A) 101
(B) 111
(C) 121
(D) 91
10. Expanded form of URL is :
(A) Uniform Research Limited
(B) Uniform Resource Locator
(C) Uniline Resource Labs
(D) Uniform Research Locator
11. Which of the following is responsible for giving colour to human skin?
(A) Luciferin
(B) Haemoglobin
(C) Flavonoids
(D) Melanin
12. Which among the following was the most famous learning centre during Mauryan period?
(A) Ujjain
(B) Taxila
(C) Taxila
(D) Vikramshila
13. Which of the following disease is non-communicable in nature?
(A) Cholera
(B) Chicken-pox
(C) Tuberculosis
(D) Cancer
14. Major Indian production of Chromite comes from :
(A) Odisha
(B) Bihar
(C) Gujarat
(D) Rajasthan
15. What is the duration (in minutes) of one-half of a football match?
(A) 30
(B) 35
(C) 40
(D) 45


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 80
1. (C), 2. (D), 3. (B), 4. (B), 5. (A), 6. (A), 7. (B), 8. (D), 9. (B), 10. (B), 11. (D), 12. (B), 13. (D), 14. (A), 15. (D)

General Knowledge Quiz : 79

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. What has Megasthenese called the Kshatriyas?
(A) King
(B) Soldier
(C) Fifth caste
(D) Second Varna
2. What are the main components of Brass Alloy?
(A) Copper and Zinc
(B) Copper and Strontium
(C) Copper, Zinc and Nickel
(D) Copper and Nickel
3. Who was the 22nd Tirthankara according to jain belief?
(A) Ajitanath
(B) Arishtanemi
(C) Parshvanath
(D) Padmaprabha
4. Who among the following is not a member of any of the two houses of our country?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Finance Minister
(C) President
(D) Railway Minister
5. Three second rule is associated with which of the following game ?
(A) Badminton
(B) Ice hockey
(C) Basketball
(D) Table Tennis
6. Which article of Indian constitution has the provision for National Emergency?
(A) Article 350
(B) Article 352
(C) Article 312
(D) Article 280
7. The Uber cup is related to which sports ?
(A) Hockey women
(B) Basket ball
(C) Volley ball
(D) Badminton
8. Who is known as the 'Father of Indian Unrest'?
(A) Anant Singh
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Bhagat Singh
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji
9. Savatthi was capital of which among the 16 Mahajanapadas?
(A) Kasi
(B) Anga
(C) Matsya
(D) Kosala
10. Which of the following region is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
(A) Eastern Ghat
(B) Vindhyanchal
(C) Aravalli
(D) Western Ghat
11. Where did Gautam Buddha sojourned in rainy season for maximum years?
(A) Saranath
(B) Kushinagar
(C) Bodhagaya
(D) Shravasti
12. The final boundary between the Earth and the outer space is called _____.
(A) magnetosphere
(B) ionosphere
(C) mesopause
(D) magnetopause
13. Which of the following is ‘neither a state of peace nor a state of war’ -
(A) Limited War
(B) Psychological War
(C) Biological War
(D) Cold War
14. What was the main motive of Third Five Year Plan in India?
(A) Rural development
(B) Agriculture
(C) Financial inclusion
(D) Economic reform
15. Who is called ' Moon Man' of India ?
(A) K. Radhakrishnan
(B) J.Nicolas
(C) Prof. Yashpal
(D) G.Madhavan Nayar


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 79
1. (B), 2. (A), 3. (B), 4. (C), 5. (C), 6. (B), 7. (D), 8. (B), 9. (D), 10. (D), 11. (D), 12. (D), 13. (D), 14. (B), 15. (D)

General Knowledge Quiz : 78

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. Which one of the following is not a type of coal?
(A) Anthracite
(B) Lignite
(C) Peat
(D) Siderite
2. First central sports university in India is stablished at -
(A) Imphal
(B) New Delhi
(C) Bhopal
(D) Shillong
3. Fog, clouds, mist are examples of _______.
(A) Aerosol
(B) Solid sol
(C) Foam
(D) Gel
4. Olympic flag is based on a model designed by Pierre de Coubertin in-
(A) 1914
(B) 1915
(C) 1916
(D) 1917
5. Which article was referred to as the 'the heart and soul' of the constitution by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?
(A) Article 4
(B) Article 32
(C) Article 28
(D) Article 30
6. Which of the following Indus Valley Sites was discovered by Rakhal Das Banerjee?
(A) Alamgirpur
(B) Harappa
(C) Lothal
(D) Mohenjodaro
7. Humayun’sTomb is located in ___________.
(A) Delhi
(B) Agra
(C) Gwalior
(D) Jaipur
8. In which text the four Ashramas are mentioned for the first time?
(A) Kathopanishad
(B) Kenopanishad
(C) Jabalpanishad
(D) Kaushitaki Upanishad
9. What is the full form of the Indian Political Party, "CPI"?
(A) Common Party of India
(B) Commonly Party of India
(C) Communist Party of India
(D) Community Party of India
10. Alkaline hydrolysis of oils and fats is called :
(A) Neutralisation
(B) Esterification
(C) Polymerization
(D) Saponification
11. Which emperor wrote the play 'Nagananda' in Sanskrit language?
(A) Prabhakaravardhana
(B) Harshavadhana
(C) Chandragupta II
(D) Bindusara
12. Which among the following alloys contains Tin(Sn) as one of its constituents ?
(A) Stainless Steel
(B) Brass
(C) Bronze
(D) German Silver
13. Which component in tobacco makes it harmful for human consumption?
(A) Morphine
(B) Nicotine
(C) Heroin
(D) None of these
14. The sun temple of Konark related to which of the following dynasties?
(A) Shailodbhava
(B) Bhauma
(C) Ganga
(D) Soma
15. Which colour is formed when Blue and Green are mixed?
(A) Cyan
(B) Brown
(C) Black
(D) Violet


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 78
1. (D), 2. (A), 3. (A), 4. (A), 5. (B), 6. (D), 7. (A), 8. (C), 9. (C), 10. (D), 11. (B), 12. (C), 13. (B), 14. (C), 15. (A)

General Knowledge Quiz : 77

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. The question asked orally after the Question Hour in the House is called
(A) Supplementary Question
(B) Short-notice Question
(C) Starred Question
(D) Unstarred Question
2. The Indian State of Sikkim does not share a border with which neighbouring country?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Bhutan
(D) China
3. Which of the following vitamin does not posses antioxidant property?
(A) Beta carotene
(B) Vitamin A
(C) Vitamin B1
(D) Vitamin C
4. Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?
(A) Coal
(B) Petroleum
(C) Plant
(D) Natural Gas
5. The first common wealth games held in 1930 at
(A) Edmonton
(B) Cardiff
(C) Kingston
(D) Hamilton
6. Who Invented LCD Projector?
(A) Gene Dolgoff
(B) Brendan Eich
(C) Douglas Engelbart
(D) Federico Faggin
7. Energy containing organic chemicals formed as a result of the incomplete breakdown of fat is called -
(A) Ketosis
(B) Ketones
(C) Lactic acid
(D) Liposis
8. A cannon ball is fired. The motion of this ball is an example of ______.
(A) Straight line motion
(B) projectile motion
(C) Hyperbolic motion
(D) horizontal motion
9. The study of the physical laws that govern blood flow is known as
(A) Blood dynamics
(B) Haemo dynamics
(C) Heart dynamics
(D) Cardiac ability
10. Who Invented Post-it note?
(A) William FrieseGreene
(B) Arthur Fry
(C) Gordon Gould
(D) Otto von Guericke
11. 2024 Summer Olympic games will be held at -
(A) Paris
(B) Tokyo
(C) Bejing
(D) Los Angeles
12. Name the author of the book "Discovery of India".
(A) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(B) Kiran Desai
(C) K Natwar Singh
(D) Indira Gandhi
13. Sun light is source of which Vitamin?
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin D
(D) Vitamin C
14. What is plant cell wall mainly composed of?
(A) Lipids
(B) Vitamin
(C) Cellulose
(D) Protein
15. Rapid heart rate at resting position is -
(A) Systocardia
(B) Bradycardia
(C) Tachycardia
(D) Accardia


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 77
1. (A), 2. (B), 3. (C), 4. (C), 5. (D), 6. (A), 7. (B), 8. (B), 9. (B), 10. (B), 11. (A), 12. (A), 13. (C), 14. (A), 15. (C)

General Knowledge Quiz : 76

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. Snakes, turtle, lizards and crocodiles falls under which category of animals?
(A) Pisces
(B) Amphibian
(C) Reptilian
(D) Aves
2. In which state of india kolar gold mine is located ?
(A) Uttar pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Odisha
3. Which of the following instrument is used to measure Soil Water Tension?
(A) Photometer
(B) Pyrometer
(C) Psychrometer
(D) Tensiometer
4. Under which article of the Constitution of India Governor has power to promulgate Ordinances during recess of legislature?
(A) 155
(B) 156
(C) 212
(D) 213
5. What is the SI unit of Force?
(A) Pascal
(B) Boyle
(C) Newton
(D) Watt
6. Which of the following mountains of India is considered as the oldest?
(A) Himalayas
(B) Vindhyans
(C) Aravallis
(D) Satpuras
7. NITI Aayog has been formed to replace which of the following institution?
(A) Planni ng Commission
(B) IRDA
(C) Departme nt of Telecommunications (DoT)
(D) Departme nt of Information Technology
8. The 'Great Barrier Reef' is located on Ocean coast of ?
(A) Eastern coast of Japan
(B) North-Eastern coast of Australia
(C) Western coast of South Africa
(D) Peru coast
9. In which year was Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founded?
(A) 1949
(B) 1999
(C) 1972
(D) 1997
10. 'Thomas Cup' is related to which game ?
(A) Basketball
(B) Volleyball
(C) Football
(D) Badminton
11. Uranium found in Ladakh is an example of which type of resource?
(A) unnatural resources
(B) Actual resources
(C) Potential resources
(D) Biotic resources
12. Which one of the provisions in the Constitution of India makes special provision with respect to the State of Assam ?
(A) Article 371A
(B) Article 371B
(C) Article 371C
(D) Article 371D
13. Which is the longest bone in human body?
(A) febula
(B) Tibia
(C) Stapes
(D) Femur
14. Which one of the following landmark judgements is not correctly matched?
(A) Indira Sahni - 1993
(B) Gopalan - 1950
(C) Minerva Mills - 1981
(D) Keshavanand Bharti - 1973
15. What is the unit of resistance?
(A) ohm
(B) farad
(C) henry
(D) weber


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 76
1. (C), 2. (B), 3. (D), 4. (D), 5. (C), 6. (C), 7. (A), 8. (B), 9. (B), 10. (D), 11. (C), 12. (B), 13. (D), 14. (C), 15. (A)

General Knowledge Quiz : 75

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1. In which year forms the Environmental Protection Act in India ?
(A) 1975
(B) 1986
(C) 1985
(D) 1976
2. In how many parts is the human brain divided?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
3. The Water dispute between Chhattisgarh and Odisha is related to which river ?
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Godavari
(C) Subarnarekha
(D) Baitarani
4. Who discovered electron?
(A) E. Gold stien
(B) J. J. Thomson
(C) Ernest Rutherford
(D) J. Chadwick
5. The most important source to understand the Municipal Administrative System of the city of Patliputra during Mauryan period is :-
(A) Mudrarakshasa
(B) Indica
(C) Ashokan Inscriptions
(D) Arthashastra
6. Japanese art ‘Ikebana’ is related to _____.
(A) paper folding
(B) flower arrangement
(C) tree cutting
(D) sand art
7. The British Conservative Leader, who termed the Revolution of 1857 as the 'National Revolt'
(A) Lord Canning
(B) Gladstone
(C) Benjamin Disraeli
(D) Winston Churchill
8. Which of the following country is not a member of 'The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)'?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Mauritius
(C) Seychelles
(D) China
9. 'Indian Association' was formed by ___________
(A) Anand Mohan Bose and Surendra Nath Banerji
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Arvind Ghosh
(D) Shyamji Krishna Verma
10. Who Invented airbag?
(A) Wright brothers
(B) Reynold B. Johnson
(C) Assen Jordanoff
(D) Ken Kutaragi
11. Which among the following dates would be the shortest day in Australia ?
(A) June 21
(B) September 23
(C) December 22
(D) March 21
12. Which dynasty came to power in India after the Tughlaq dynasty?
(A) The Guptas
(B) The Khiljis
(C) The Mughals
(D) The Sayyids
13. What is approximate difference in local times between extreme eastern and extreme western borders of India ?
(A) No difference
(B) One hour
(C) Two hours
(D) Three hours
14. Which planet is considered as the Dwarf planet?
(A) Earth
(B) Jupiter
(C) Pluto
(D) Saturn
15. Because of the construction of which canal of the following, shipping distance between London and Mumbai declined drastically after 1869 ?
(A) Kiel canal
(B) Panama canal
(C) Grand canal
(D) Suez canal


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 75
1. (B), 2. (B), 3. (A), 4. (B), 5. (B), 6. (B), 7. (C), 8. (D), 9. (A), 10. (C), 11. (A), 12. (D), 13. (B), 14. (C), 15. (D)

General Knowledge Quiz : 74

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. Which company developed 'Swift' Programming Language?
(A) Google
(B) Microsoft
(C) Facebook
(D) Apple
2. In which year, India started celebrating Civil Service Day?
(A) 2004
(B) 2006
(C) 2008
(D) 2012
3. Which World Heritage Monument has been acclaimed as the "Necropolis of the Mughal dynasty"?
(A) Humayun's Tomb
(B) Mahabodhi Temple Complex
(C) Qutub Minar
(D) Red Fort Complex
4. Which one of the following is not a member of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
(A) Iran
(B) Iraq
(C) United Arab Emirate (UAE)
(D) Malaysia
5. Malayalam is the official language of _________.
(A) Haryana
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Kerala
(D) Uttarakhand
6. In which individual game India won the first Branze medal in Olympics ?
(A) Archery
(B) Wrestling
(C) Badminton
(D) Shooting
7. Name the first satellite of India dedicated exclusively for educational purposes.
(A) KNOWSAT
(B) TEJSAT
(C) EDUSAT
(D) GSAT
8. The first Inscriptional evidence of "Sati tradition" is found in :
(A) Pryaga prashasti
(B) Udaigiri Inscription
(C) Devpara Inscription
(D) Eran Inscription
9. Which of the following is the largest gland in human body?
(A) Thyroid
(B) Liver
(C) Kidney
(D) Pancreas
10. The Kitab-ul-Hind is written in __________
(A) Urdu Language
(B) Persian Language
(C) Arabic Language
(D) Turkish Language
11. Who developed the theory of relativity?
(A) Issac Newton
(B) Charles Darwin
(C) Marie Curie
(D) Albert Einstein
12. The Army Commanders, who were also the feudal heads in the Vijaynagar Empire, were known as _____
(A) Bodigai
(B) Amar Nayak
(C) Mantrin
(D) Pradhan
13. Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter?
(A) Uday Shankar
(B) Sonal Mansingh
(C) Amrita Shergill
(D) Yamini Kirshnamurthy
14. Who among the following is a Saint of Sagun tradition ?
(A) Dadudayal
(B) Sundardas
(C) Shankardev
(D) Nanak
15. "Hema Malini : Beyond the Dream Girl" is authored by which author?
(A) Meena Iyer
(B) Hema Malini
(C) Ram Kamal Mukherjee
(D) Vijay Kumar


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 74
1. (D), 2. (B), 3. (A), 4. (D), 5. (C), 6. (B), 7. (C), 8. (D), 9. (B), 10. (C), 11. (D), 12. (B), 13. (C), 14. (C), 15. (C)

General Knowledge Quiz : 73

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. Bushman's are generally found in ?
(A) Kalahari desert
(B) Australian desert
(C) Thar desert
(D) Central Asian desert
2. Right to education in our country is a _________right.
(A) Political
(B) Fundamental
(C) Social
(D) Legal
3. In which year first Winter Olympics were held ?
(A) 1924
(B) 1928
(C) 1920
(D) 1916
4. Who is the author of ‘The Hungry Tide’?
(A) Amitav Ghosh
(B) Mitali Meelan
(C) Ravinder Singh
(D) Sudha Murty
5. When was Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) established?
(A) 1990
(B) 1995
(C) 2000
(D) 2005
6. Who among the following hasn't received Bharat Ratna?
(A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(B) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(D) V.P. Singh
7. In which year, office of the Parliamentary Secretary was created first time in independent India?
(A) 1951
(B) 1952
(C) 1957
(D) 1962
8. Commonly used abbreviation SQL in computer science stands for?
(A) System Query Language
(B) Search Query Language
(C) Structured Query Language
(D) Single Query Language
9. Where is the 'Sargasso sea' situated ?
(A) North Pacific Ocean
(B) Indian Ocean
(C) North Atlantic Ocean
(D) Asia Continent
10. What is myopia?
(A) Inability to see distant objects clearly
(B) Abnormal functioning of the thyroid gland
(C) It is a condition of enlargement of heart
(D) It is a kidney disorder
11. The Indus site which is not situated in Kutch region:-
(A) Dholavira
(B) Lothal
(C) Desalpur
(D) Surkotada
12. The Ibadat Khana was a meeting house built by which Mughal Emperor?
(A) Babur
(B) Humayun
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb
13. In which year, first new industrial policy was declared in India ?
(A) April 1948
(B) April 1949
(C) April 1955
(D) April 1980
14. Instrument for measuring work performed is called _________.
(A) Eudiometer
(B) Anemometer
(C) Hyetometer
(D) Ergometer
15. Article 280 of the Constitution of India deals with
(A) Finance Commission
(B) Information Commission
(C) Election Commission
(D) Public Service Commission


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 73
1. (A), 2. (B), 3. (A), 4. (A), 5. (A), 6. (D), 7. (A), 8. (C), 9. (C), 10. (A), 11. (B), 12. (C), 13. (A), 14. (D), 15. (A)

General Knowledge Quiz : 72

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. Which of the following is also known as Carbolic Acid?
(A) Phenol
(B) Hydroxide
(C) Sulphuric Acid
(D) Ethanol
2. Biodiversity hotspots found in India is?
(A) Western Ghat
(B) North-East India
(C) Himalaya
(D) All of these
3. Which of the following is NOT a primary green house gas in the earth's atmosphere?
(A) Methane
(B) Ozone
(D) Nitrous oxide
(D) Hydrogen
4. Where organize the first world climate summit -
(A) Jineva
(B) Tokio
(C) New york
(D) Delhi
5. Which Governor General abolished the 'Sati System' in India?
(A) Lord Canning
(B) Lord Ripon
(C) Lord Wiliam Bentinck
(D) Lord Dalhousie
6. 'The Coalition Years' is the auto-biography of __________ .
(A) Lalkrishna Advani
(B) Sonia Gandhi
(C) Manmohan singh
(D) Pranav mukharji
7. Which article can be used by The President of India to declare financial emergency?
(A) Article 32
(B) Article 349
(C) Article 360
(D) Article 365
8. Recently, which port is handed over to China by ShriLanka?
(A) Chabahar
(B) Colambo
(C) Galle
(D) Hambantota
9. How many times a person can be elected as the President of India?
(A) One time
(B) Two times
(C) Three times
(D) No bar
10. Which of the following is NOT a natural hazard ?
(A) Cyclone
(B) Flood
(C) Volcanism
(D) Industrial accident
11. Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927?
(A) Bhagat Singh
(B) Mangal Panday
(C) Sukhdev
(D) Bipin Chandra Pal Singh
12. Who among the following environmentalists initiated chipko movement in the Himalayas ?
(A) Sunder Lal Bahuguna
(B) Rajendra Singh
(C) Smt. Radha Behn
(D) Megha Patkar
13. The right portion of human heart receives ______ blood.
(A) pure
(B) impure
(C) mixed
(D) None of these
14. From Which of the following districts did prime minister launch National Nutrition Mission?
(A) Jhabua
(B) Jalandhar
(C) Jhunjhunu
(D) Jabalpur
15. What is the unit of the physical quantity "Magnetic field strength"?
(A) joule per meter
(B) newton per meter
(C) kelvin per meter
(D) ampere per meter


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 72
1. (A), 2. (D), 3. (D), 4. (A), 5. (C), 6. (D), 7. (C), 8. (D), 9. (D), 10. (D), 11. (A), 12. (A), 13. (B), 14. (C), 15. (D)

General Knowledge Quiz : 71

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. Hirakund Project is situated –
(A) Kaveri
(B) Godawari
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Chambal
2. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Selection Day’?
(A) Aravind Adiga
(B) Anil Menon
(C) Krishna Sobti
(D) Arunava Sinha
3. Indian Rupee trade takes place with:
(A) USA
(B) Russia
(C) China
(D) Japan
4. The arrangement of leaves on an axis or stem is called
(A) Phyllotaxy
(B) vernation
(C) venation
(D) phytotaxy
5. Narmada Valley is situated in between:
(A) Vindhyachal and Aravali
(B) Vindhyachal and Satpura
(C) Vindhyachal and Eastern Ghat
(D) Vindhyachal and Western Ghat
6. What was invented by Zacharias Jansen?
(A) Jet Engine
(B) Radium
(C) Microscope
(D) Electric Lamp
7. To consult the chief minister of a state before nominating the governor of that state is a -
(A) Convention
(B) Constitutional provision
(C) Rule
(D) Supreme Court verdict
8. Which of the following has the supreme command of the Indian Defence Forces?
(A) Prime Minister of India
(B) Defence Minister of India
(C) Council of Mi nisters of India
(D) President of India
9. By which constitutional amendment the term ‘Internal disturbance’ was replaced by ‘armed rebellion’ under article 352?
(A) 42nd Amendment
(B) 44nd Amendment
(C) 48nd Amendment
(D) 52nd Amendment
10. Anti-defection law is given in which schedule of Indian constitution?
(A) Second Schedule
(B) Tenth Schedule
(C) Third Schedule
(D) Fourth Schedule
11. To review the annual statement of accounts and annual progress report of the panchayat is the main function of -
(A) Gram panchayat
(B) Gram Sabha
(C) Jila panchayat
(D) Collector
12. Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University?
(A) Sukumar Dutt
(B) Madan Mohan Malvia
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) Motilal Nehru
13. Under article 323 of the Constitution the State Public Service Commission has a duty to present annually a report of the work done by the commission . To whom this report is presented?
(A) Chief Minister
(B) Vidhan Sabha
(C) Cabinet
(D) Governor
14. In which year did Kyoto Protocol came into force?
(A) 2004
(B) 2005
(C) 2006
(D) 2007
15. 'Dunk Shot' is related to which game ?
(A) Hockey
(B) Football
(C) Softball
(D) Basketball


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 71
1. (C), 2. (A), 3. (B), 4. (A), 5. (B), 6. (C), 7. (A), 8. (D), 9. (B), 10. (B), 11. (B), 12. (B), 13. (D), 14. (B), 15. (D)

General Knowledge Quiz : 70

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. 'The World Outside My Window' is written by which author?
(A) Emily Bronte
(B) Ruskin Bond
(C) I. Jan Austen
(D) Henry Fielding
2. In comparison to fossil fuels, nuclear energy is:
(A) Expensive
(B) Cheap
(C) Disastrous
(D) Hastle – free
3. Which drug is used to cure Hypertension?
(A) Risedronate
(B) Diazepam
(C) Folic Acid
(D) Hydralazine
4. The antibiotic pencilin is extracted from
(A) Bacteria
(B) Virus
(C) Plant
(D) Animal
5. Who Invented PlayStation?
(A) Wright brothers
(B) Reynold B. Johnson
(C) Assen Jordanoff
(D) Ken Kutaragi
6. The following plant is able to absorb most of the pollutant in water
(A) Mango
(B) Coconut
(C) Hydrilla
(D) Eicchornia
7. Which among the following country is not a part of Scandinavia?
(A) Norway
(B) Finland
(C) Sweden
(D) Denmark
8. To safe guard our water resources, the government of India has passed the water (prevention and control of pollution) Act.
(A) 1984 AD
(B) 1974 AD
(C) 1972 AD
(D) 1987 AD
9. Which among the following country is not a part of Scandinavia?
(A) Norway
(B) Finland
(C) Sweden
(D) Denmark
10. Where and when the first Olympic Flag was furled?
(A) 1912 Stockholm (Sweden)
(B) 1908 London (England)
(C) 1920 Antwarp (Belgium)
(D) 1896 Athens (Greece)
11. Which of the following function is performed by the kidneys in the human body?
(A) Excretion
(B) Respiration
(C) Digestion
(D) Transportation
12. Area of maximum rainfall in india is -
(A) Mawsinram
(B) Cherapunji
(C) Mahabaleshwar
(D) Amarkantak
13. What is the reason for formation of Mirage in desert?
(A) Refraction of light
(B) Reflection of light
(C) Total internal reflection of light
(D) Both Refraction and Total internal reflection of light
14. Main causes of origin of Monsoon -
(A) Easterly & westertly Jet
(B) ITCZ
(C) Alnino
(D) All of these
15. How many players are there in a team of Volleyball?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 5


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 70
1. (B), 2. (C), 3. (D), 4. (C), 5. (D), 6. (D), 7. (B), 8. (B), 9. (B), 10. (C), 11. (A), 12. (A), 13. (D), 14. (D), 15. (C)

General Knowledge Quiz : 69

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. For deliberations on the Wavels(1945) plan, a conference was called at?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Calcutta
(C) Shimla
(D) Nainital
2. What is the other name of Sahyadri Range?
(A) Lesser Himalayas
(B) Shivaliks
(C) Western Ghats
(D) Eastern Ghats
3. Commonly, who among the ashtapradhan of shivaji were not assigned war responsibilities?
(A) Mantri and Sachiv
(B) Mantri and Sumant
(C) Panditrao and Nyayadhish
(D) Sachiv and Sumant
4. What is the name of a group of similar cells performing a specific function?
(A) Tissue
(B) Organ
(C) Organ system
(D) Cellular organization
5. White revolution started in India with the establishment of National Dairy Development Board. In which year this Board was established:-
(A) 1962 AD
(B) 1970 AD
(C) 1975 AD
(D) 1980 AD
6. pH of the human blood is ______.
(A) Slightly Acidic
(B) Highly Acidic
(C) Slightly Basic
(D) Highly Basic
7. Sindri fertilizer factory is located in:
(A) Chattisgarh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Odisha
8. In which city is the Forest Research Institute of India located?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Dehradun
(D) Shimla
9. Which five year plan of India adopted the Prof. Mahalnobis model?
(A) First plan
(B) Second plan
(C) Third plan
(D) Fourth plan
10. What is the SI unit of frequency?
(A) Newton
(B) Watt
(C) Farad
(D) Hertz
11. The chipko movement was initiated from which place?
(A) Patna
(B) Trishur
(C) Garhwal Himalayas
(D) Jammu
12. Which of the following is an Inert Gas?
(A) Hydrogen
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Oxygen
(D) Argon
13. In which city Commonwealth Games will be held in the year 2022 ?
(A) Melbourne
(B) Glassgo
(C) Birmingham
(D) Victoria
14. The Mosque with "shaking minarets" is situated in which Indian city?
(A) Kanpur
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Jaipur
(D) Ranchi
15. Who is the writer of ‘Condition of Economic Progress’?
(A) Dr Gourav Datt
(B) Colin Clark
(C) Colin Clark
(D) Heckscher Ohlin


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 69
1. (C), 2. (C), 3. (C), 4. (A), 5. (B), 6. (C), 7. (C), 8. (C), 9. (B), 10. (D), 11. (C), 12. (D), 13. (C), 14. (B), 15. (B)

General Knowledge Quiz : 68

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. Which of the following carries oxygen to various parts of human body?
(A) Red blood cells
(B) White blood cells
(C) Plasma
(D) Nerves
2. Which river crosses Tropic Of cancer twice?
(A) Narmada
(B) Tapti
(C) Chambal
(D) Mahi
3. What is the unit of the physical quantity, Magnetic flux?
(A) farad
(B) weber
(C) tesla
(D) henry
4. In parliament a question to which a member desires an oral answer in the house is called -
(A) Starred question
(B) Unstarred question
(C) Short notice question
(D) None of these
5. Who is the author of "The Inheritance of Loss"?
(A) Sunjeev Sahota
(B) Anne Enright
(C) Shobha De
(D) Kiran Desai
6. Ayas described in the Rigveda is ?
(A) Metal
(B) Pot
(C) Grain
(D) Cattle
7. The flower with the world's largest bloom is _____.
(A) Pando
(B) Posidonia
(C) Rafflesia arnoldii
(D) Helianthus annuus
8. The five year plan model of India is supposed to be taken from?
(A) USA
(B) USSR
(C) UK
(D) UAE
9. In which market form, a market or an industry is dominated by a single seller?
(A) Oligopoly
(B) Monopoly
(C) Duopoly
(D) Monopolistic Competition
10. According to 2011 state of maximum population in India is -
(A) West Bengal
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
11. Who built the Konark''s Sun Temple?
(A) Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva
(B) Narasimhadeva I
(C) Kapilendra Deva Routaray
(D) Purushottam Dev
12. Which article of the constitution provides the right to be informed of the grounds of arrest?
(A) Article 20
(B) Article 21
(C) Article 22
(D) Article 23
13. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
(A) Robert Clive
(B) William Bentick
(C) Warren Hastings
(D) Charles Cornawallis
14. Who appoints judges of courts Lower than the High court?
(A) Senior Judges
(B) Chief Justice of high court
(C) Governor
(D) Chief Minister
15. Amazon river flows through which of the following country?
(A) USA
(B) France
(C) Brazil
(D) Canada


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 68
1. (A), 2. (D), 3. (B), 4. (A), 5. (D), 6. (A), 7. (C), 8. (B), 9. (B), 10. (C), 11. (B), 12. (C), 13. (C), 14. (C), 15. (C)

General Knowledge Quiz : 67

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. Who among these started Bombay Samachar?
(A) Faraoonji Murzban
(B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(C) James Silk Buckingham
(D) Shishir Kumar Ghosh
2. How many Fundamental Duties are mentioned in Indian constitution?
(A) Five
(B) Seven
(C) Nine
(D) Eleven
3. What was the first Internet service in India?
(A) Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
(B) Education and Research Network
(C) INDNET
(D) HINDNET
4. Todarmal was the famous revenue minister of which Mughal Emperor?
(A) Shah Jahan
(B) Bahadur Shah Jafar
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb
5. Which newspaper first launched an internet edition in India?
(A) The Times of India
(B) The Hindu
(C) The Telegraph
(D) Hindustan Times
6. Gravitational force is maximum at which of the following place?
(A) At equator
(B) At tropic of cancer
(C) At tropic of Capricorn
(D) At poles
7. The inventor of printing press was
(A) Marshall McLuhan
(B) Ts’ai Lun
(C) Johann Guttenberg
(D) Frederic Barbier
8. Who discovered malaria causing germs?
(A) Christiaan Bernard
(B) Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
(C) Dmitry Ivanovsky
(D) Martinus William Beijerinck
9. Name the advertising and publicity agency of the Central Government.
(A) Press Information Bureau
(B) Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity
(C) Information & Public Relations Department
(D) Information and Broadcasting Media
10. Which of the following device is used to measure humidity?
(A) Hydrometer
(B) Hygrometer
(C) Psycho Meter
(D) Anemom eter
11. Qutub Minar was not repaired by which ruler?
(A) Muhammad Tughlaq
(B) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
(C) Sikandar Lodhi
(D) Ibrahim Lodhi
12. ABM stands for ______.
(A) Anti Belligerent Mine
(B) Anti Base Machine
(C) Anti Body Mechanics
(D) Anti Ballistic Missile
13. Which one of the following Commissions/Committees in its report, recommended to incorporate ‘Duty of Industrial organisations to provide education to Children of their employees’ as Fundamental Duty in Article-51A of the Constitution of India?
(A) National Commission to review the working of the Constitution.
(B) Committee to operationalise the suggestions to teach Fundamental Duties to the citizens of the country.
(C) 259th Report of the Law Commission of India.
(D) Sardar Swarn Singh Committee.
14. What is the name of the tropical cyclones in the China Sea?
(A) Hurricanes
(B) Tornado
(C) Twister
(D) Typhoon
15. In which of its following report, the Law Commission of India had recommended that the ‘Paid news’ in election to be considered aselectoral offence and corrupt practice?
(A) 252nd report
(B) 255th report
(C) 258th report
(D) 260th report


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 67
1. (A), 2. (D), 3. (B), 4. (C), 5. (B), 6. (D), 7. (C), 8. (B), 9. (B), 10. (B), 11. (D), 12. (D), 13. (A), 14. (B), 15. (B)

General Knowledge Quiz : 66

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. Strait of Malacca separates which two land masses?
(A) Malay Peninsula and Indonesian Island of Sumatra
(B) Africa and Europe
(C) India and Sri Lanka
(D) North America and South America
2. In which one of the following State/Central Territory, the State/Union Government may nominate not more than three persons, not being persons in the service of the Legislative Assembly of the State Union Territory?
(A) National CapitalTerritory of Delhi
(B) Puducherry
(C) Sikkim
(D) Tripura
3. The latitude which passes through Sikkim also passes through _____.
(A) Haryana
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Himachal Pradesh
4. The book written by Gulbadan Begum is
(A) Akbar Nama
(B) Babar Nama
(C) Humayun Nama
(D) Jahangir Nama
5. In Indian constitution, the method of election of President has been taken from which country?
(A) Britain
(B) US A
(C) Ireland
(D) Austr alia
6. Out of the following districts, where did the first phase of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme begin?
(A) Raipur
(B) Indore
(C) Bikaner
(D) Bidar
7. What is the name of the court poet of King Harshavardhana?
(A) Tulsidas
(B) Banabhatta
(C) Surdas
(D) Raskhan
8. Creating a website that looks like itoriginated from concerned grassroots efforts of citizens is known as
(A) Lurking
(B) Trolling
(C) Phishing
(D) Astroturfing
9. Which organ has finger like outgrowths which are called as Villi (Singular Villus)?
(A) Large Intestine
(B) Bladder
(C) Small Intestine
(D) Stomach
10. Who is the web inventor?
(A) Tim Berners-Lee
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Stallman
(D) Charles Babbage
11. Which of the following pair is INCORRECT?
(A) Amjad Ali Khan - Tabla
(B) Ustad Bismillah Khan - Shehnai
(C) Hema Malini - Bharatnatyam
(D) Shambhu Maharaj - Kathak
12. Twitter is an example of what type of service?
(A) Blogging
(B) Programming
(C) Gaming
(D) Microblogging
13. Who is the author of the book titled 'The Gita for Children'?
(A) Puja Changoiwala
(B) Ruchira Gupta
(C) Priyanka Mookerjee
(D) Roopa Pai
14. Global village concept was put forward by
(A) Robert Merton
(B) Seon McBride
(C) Marshall McLuhan
(D) Wilbur Schram
15. Part IV of constitution of India deals with which of the following?
(A) The Union
(B) The States
(C) Fundamental Rights
(D) Directive Principles of State Policy


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 66
1. (A), 2. (B), 3. (B), 4. (C), 5. (C), 6. (D), 7. (B), 8. (D), 9. (C), 10. (A), 11. (A), 12. (D), 13. (D), 14. (C), 15. (D)

General Knowledge Quiz : 65

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. Which one of the following is the correct ascending sequence of States with regard to percentage of urban population (2011)?
(A) Tamil Nadu-Mizoram-Goa-Maharashtra
(B) Goa-Mizoram-Maharashtra-Kerala
(C) Maharashtra-Kerala-Mizoram-Goa
(D) Mizoram-Goa-Maharashtra-Kerala
2. 'Ace Against Odds' is an autobiography of which sports person?
(A) Vishwa nathan Anand
(B) Sania Mirza
(C) Abhinav Bindra
(D) Anjali Bhagwat
3. Which one of the following committees was constituted in year 1986 by Government of India to study the problems faced byPanchayati Raj Institutions?
(A) Ashok Mehta Committee
(B) K. Santhanam Committee
(C) Hanumant Rao Committee
(D) L.M. Singhvi Committee
4. Which acid is released when an Ant bites?
(A) Hydrochloric Acid
(B) Formic Acid
(C) Acetic Acid
(D) Phosphoric Acid
5. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is under the Ministry of Rural Development, through which it is implemented?
(A) Central Government
(B) State Government
(C) Both Central and State Government
(D) Neither Central Government nor State Government
6. Who discovered the Cholera causing germ?
(A) Filippo Pacini
(B) Robert Koch
(C) M. Laveran
(D) Felix Hoffman
7. Tilak is connected with the newspaper
(A) Bande Matram
(B) Maratha
(C) India
(D) Hindustan
8. What is the other name of Galileo's law of falling bodies?
(A) Law of motion
(B) Newton's first law
(C) Newton's second law
(D) Newton's third law
9. The highest peak of peninsular India is
(A) Anaimudi
(B) Doddabetta
(C) Kolaribetta
(D) Kanchenjunga
10. Marble comes under which category of rocks?
(A) Sedimentary
(B) Igneous
(C) Metamorphic
(D) None of these
11. Dumhal is Folk dance of
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Punjab
(C) Kashmir
(D) Himachal Pradesh
12. Who appoints Governor of a state in India?
(A) Prime Minister of India
(B) Council of Minister
(C) Judge of Supreme Court
(D) President of India
13. Which one of the following was the far western settlement of Harappan Culture?
(A) Nal
(B) Sutkagendor
(C) Rangpur
(D) Kotdiji
14. Where was the 'Azad Hind Fauj' founded?
(A) Singapore
(B) Thailand
(C) Britain
(D) Italy
15. Which of the following was the first Vice-President of India, who delivered the Presidential address to members of theboth houses of Parliament assembled together while discharging the functions of the President?
(A) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(B) Zakir Hussain
(C) Varahgiri Venkata Giri
(D) Basappa Danappa Jatti


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 65
1. (C), 2. (B), 3. (D), 4. (B), 5. (C), 6. (A), 7. (B), 8. (B), 9. (A), 10. (C), 11. (C), 12. (D), 13. (B), 14. (A), 15. (B)

General Knowledge Quiz : 64

GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations

1. Which one of the following is not true for the form of carbon known as diamond?
(A) It is harder than graphite.
(B) It contains the same percentage of carbon as graphite.
(C) It is a better electric conductor than graphite.
(D) It has different carbon to carbon distance in all directions.
2. Sandstone is which type of rock?
(A) Calcareous Rock
(B) Igneous Rock
(C) Metamorphic Rock
(D) Sedimentary Rock
3. Who is the author of the book titled "The Sellout"?
(A) Paul Beatty
(B) Arvind Adiga
(C) Elenor Catton
(D) Howard Jacobson
4. Bishnoi movement was started against which of the following?
(A) Cutting of Trees
(B) Inequality of Women
(C) Killing of A nimals
(D) Incre asing Pollution
5. The 15th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas, 2019 was held in
(A) New Delhi
(B) Gandhi Nagar
(C) Prayagraj
(D) Varanasi
6. Who discovered television?
(A) Michael Faraday
(B) Joseph Henry
(C) Abbe Caselli
(D) John Baird
7. Which drug is used to cure Migraine?
(A) Fexofenadine
(B) Tramadol
(C) Sumatriptan
(D) Levothyroxine
8. A circuit has a fuse having a rating of 5 A. What is the maximum number of 100 W-220 V bulbs that can be safely connected in parallel in the circuit?
(A) 20
(B) 15
(C) 11
(D) 10
9. Who gave the slogan 'Back to the Vedas (Vedo ki aur lauto)'?
(A) Guru Nanank Dev Ji
(B) Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Swami Vivekananda
(D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
10. Which of the following disease is caused by female Anopheles mosquito?
(A) Chicken Pox
(B) Ma laria
(C) Black Fever
(D) Choler a
11. Which part of the plant gives us saffron?
(A) Roots
(B) Petals
(C) Stem
(D) Stigma
12. At what temperature (in Fahrenheit) pure water freezes?
(A) 32
(B) 0
(C) 48
(D) 37
13. Who invented Dynamite?
(A) J B Dunlop
(B) Alfred Nobel
(C) James Simons
(D) Peter Hargreaves
14. Which one of the following is the correct ascending sequence of States in terms of their population density as per Census 2011?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh-Sikkim-Mizoram-Himachal Pradesh
(B) Arunachal Pradesh-Mizoram-Sikkim-Himachal Pradesh
(C) Mizoram-Arunachal Pradesh-Himachal Pradesh-Sikkim
(D) Arunachal Pradesh-Himachal Pradesh-Sikkim Mizoram
15. 'Rovers cup' is associated with which of the following sport?
(A) Football
(B) Hockey
(C) Golf
(D) Basketball


Answer - General Knowledge Quiz : 64
1. (C), 2. (D), 3. (A), 4. (A), 5. (D), 6. (D), 7. (C), 8. (C), 9. (B), 10. (C), 11. (D), 12. (A), 13. (B), 14. (B), 15. (A)