GENERAL KNOWLEDGE- Questions and Answers -15
2801. Which place in Kerala was visited by Marco Polo the great traveller?
Kollam
2802. Which foreign traveller became the Chief Judge of Delhi, served in the courts of the king of Kozhikode, married into the royal family of the Maldives and went on a pilgrimage to Adam's Peak in Ceylon?
- lbn Battuta
2803. Who was the traveller to visit Kozhikode during 1443-44 as a representative of the King Shah Ruck of Samarkand?
- Abdur Razzaq
2804. Who was the Vijayanagar ruler during Abdur Razzaq's visit of Hampi?
- Devaraya II
2805. Name the Italian merchant and explorer of the Republic of Venice, who arrived in India in 1420 and visited the court of Devaraya I of the Vijayanagar Empire?
- Niccolo de Conti
2806. Who came to India as Portuguese India Officer between 1500 and 1516-17 and also was a clerk in Kannur and sometimes interpreter of Malayalam?
- Duarte Barbosa
2807. How much the southern tip of India is far away from the line of the equator?
- 876
2808. Which tribal group is dominant in the 'blue mountains' Nilgiri of south India _
- Todas
2809. Which state has the longest coastal area
- Gujarat
2810. The percentage of earth surface covered __ by India is
- 2.4%.
2811. The easternmost point of India
- Kibithu
2812. The northernmost point of India
- Indiracol
2813. The westernmost point of India
- Ghuar Mota
2814. Total land frontier of India
- 15200
2815. Highest peak of peninsular India
- Anamudi
2816. The second highest peak in India
- Nandadevi
2817. Largest riverine island in India
- Majuli in Brahamaputhra river
2818. Which year is called a 'Great Divide' in the demographic history of India
- 1921
2819 Pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India
-Palghat gap
2820. The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to · .. ·
- Red soil
2821. Lamba, the largest wind farm in the world located at · . . ·
- Gujarat
2822. Oldest oil field in India
- Digboi in Assam
2823. Which river of India is called Tsangpo in one Of its reaches
- Brahmaputra
2824. What is the Other name of the cardamom hills
Yelagiri hills
2825. The rocks in the Himalayan systems are" mainly-
- Sedimentary
2826. The number of major ports in India
- 13
2827. The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India
- Deccan plateau
2828. On which river is the Nagarjuna Sagar project
- Krishna
2829. The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by
- Naga hills
2830. The Deccan plateau covers an area of
- 16 lakh km2
2831. How many islands of India are located in the Bay of Bengal
204
2832. Salt lake Sambhar located at
- Rajasthan
2833. Oldest mountain range in India
- Aravalli
2834. The coastal region, where the deltas of Godavari and Krishna are met-
- Kolleru lake
2835. Largest mangrove forest in the world
- Sunderbans ·
2836. Which city of India stands on the banks of the river Godavari
- Nasik
2837. Which river rises in the Aravallis and flows into the Gulf of Cambay
- Sabarmati
2838. Rourkela steel plant was built on the banks of
- Brahmaniriver ·
2839. Which river forms its delta in Orissa
- Mahanadi
2840. Jog waterfall, the highest in India, is on
- Sharavati River
2841. Which river flows between Vindhyas and Satpuras
- Narmada
2842. Artificial harbour located on the east cost of India
- Chennai
2843. The largest river of south India
- Godavari
2844. Deepest port of India
Vishakapatnam
2845. What kind of soil predominates in the Sunderbans area ·
Alluvial
2846. Who are believed to be the oldest inhabitants of India ·
-Negitos
2847. Which is the westernmost limit of the Siwalik hills
- Potwar basin ·
2848. Which river flows in the Kashmir valley
- Jhelum
2849. National Institute of Oceanography is located at
- Panaji (Goa)
2850. Father of Geography
- Hecataeus
2851. Who was the first Geographer that prepare a world map to scale
- Anaximander
2852. The former name of 'Black sea' was
- Pontus Euxine
2853. The idea to dig Panama Canal was given by
- Humboldt
2854. The instrument used for measuring distances on a map
- Opisometer
2855. The science which studies of earth measurement
-Geodesy
2856. An Art and Science of making maps from aerial photographs
- Photogrammetry
2857. Which committee examined and suggested Financial sector reforms in India?
Narasimham Committee
2858. The 11th Five Year Plan envisages the highest growth for which sector?
- Service Sector ·
2859. Who is called the Father of Economics?
- Adam Smith
2860. National Sample Survey Organisation NSSO was established in which year?
- 1950
2861. Who introduced the concept of Five Year Plans in India?
- Jawaharlal Nehru
2862. The Mumbai Stock change was set up in which year?
- 1875
2863. The headquarters of RBI is in which place?
- Mumbai ·
2864. Who wrote the book 'Planned Economy for India'?
- M. Visveswarayya
2865. Which is the largest Public Sector Bank in India?
- State Bank of India
2866. In India, a maximum number of workers are employed in which industry?
Textile Industry
2867. With 2,987 members, which is the largest parliament in the world?
- The National People's Congress China
2868. Who was the founder of Taoism? ·
- Laozi
2869. Which is the longest river in Asia?
- Yangtze
2870. Which is the largest hydroelectric project in the world?
-Three Gorges Dam (China)
2871.Who is the author of Little Red Book?
- Mao Zedong
2872 On July 1 1997, which country handed over Hongkong to China?
- Great Britain
2873. Which country is often called as 'Sickman ofAsia'? .
- Myanmar
2874.Which country's national animal is cow?
-Nepal
2875. Who was the first prime minister of Pakistan? ,
- Liaquat Ali Khan
2876. Which is the largest Gulf Country?
-Saudi Arabia
2877. Which Asian country Other than India celebrates its liberation day on August 15?.
-South Korea
2878. Who was the first prime minister of Sri Lanka?
- Don Stephen
2879. Which Asian country's tourism tagline is 'The Wonder of Asia'?
-Sri Lanka
2880. Which is the only country in Southeast Asia that never has been under the European colonial rue?
-Thailand
2881.Which is the oldest inhabited city in the world?
- Damascus
2882. Mahaveli Ganga is the longest rivea In-?
-Sri Lanka
2883. Which world leader's real name was Nguyen Sinh Cung?
-Ho Chi Min
2884. The religious sect Cavodaism originated in which country?
-Vietnam
2885. Which is the poorest Gulf Nation?
- Yemen
2886. Which day was chosen as the day for the enforcement of the constitution of India? ·
-26th of January
2887. In which session of Indian· National Congress passed by the resolution of the "complete independence of the country''?
-Lahore session in December 1929
2888. The first independence day was celebrated in India on which day?
-On 26th January 1930.
2889. At present 26th January is being celebrated in India as the ------ ?
-Republic day
2890. The constitution of India consists of of its adoption?
-395 Articles, 8 Schedules and 22Parts
2891. At present, the constitution of India consists of -----?
-444 Articles, 12 Schedules and. 22Parts.
2892. "The Constituent Assembly, the constitution-making body of India was formed in which year?
-1946
2893. Which was the most prominent committee appointed by the Constituent assembly?
-Drafting Committee.
2894. Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee?
-Dr. B R. Ambedkar
2895. When did the Drafting Committee appoint?
-On 29th August 1947
2896. How many members were there in the Dratting Committee? ·
-Seven members
2897. When was the Drafting Committee published the draft of the constitution through the leading Newspaper to elicit public opinion?
-On February 28th 1948
2898. When was the Constitution of India approved "by the Constituent assembly?
-On 26th November 1949
2899.When did the Constitution of India come into force?
-On 26th January 1950
2900. Who was the legal advisor of the Constituent assembly?
-B N. Rao
2901. What are the basic principles of the Indian political system?
-Justice, Liberty, Equality & Fraternity.
2902.Which is one of the basic pillars of Indian Democratic system?
-Equality
2903.The minimum number of members required to form a meeting is ------?
-Quorum
2904. Cabinet Mission visited India in which year?
-1946 March 15th
2905. Cabinet Mission was in India from . . . . . .to .......... to negotiate the term of Independence?
-1946 March to 1946 May
2906.Who Were the members of the Cabinet Mission?
-Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and· A V Alexander.
2907.Who was the chairman of the Cabinet Mission?
-Pethick Lawrence
2908.When did the Supreme Court of Independent India come into existence?
-1950
2909.Which is the guardian of Indian Constitution and the protector of people's Fundamental Rights?
-Supreme Court of India
2910. In which Article of Indian Constitution describes the qualification of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India? ·
-Article 124 (3)
2911. Who was the first acting president of India?
-VV·Giri (from 1969 May 3rd to 1969 July 20th)
2912.Who was the first comptroller and Auditor General of India?
-V Narahari Rao
2913. Which is the official residence of the Election Commission of India?
-Nirvachan Sadan New Delhi)
2914.Who is the chairman of Rajya sabha?
-Vice president
2915.Who is the 13th President of India?
-Pranab Mukherjee
2916.Who is the 13th Prime Minister of India?
-Dr.Manmohan Singh
2917.Who inaugurated the Parliament House of India?
-Lord Irwin (18th January 1927)
2918.Who was the first Election Commissioner of India?
-Sukumar Sen
2919. In which year the state reorganization bill was passed by the parliament?
-1956
2920."Freedom of the press" is guaranteed under which Article?
-Article 19 (1)
2921. The battle of Kalinga was in:
-261 BC
2922. Which is called 'The Manual of Mauryan Empire'?
- Arthasasthra
2923. The capital of Pallavas was:
- Kancheepuram
2924. The Sangam was held under the royal patronage of:
- Pandyas
2925. Who was the Viceroy when Indian Penal Code was brought into effect?
- Lord Canning
2926. Name the Governor-General who introduced Doctrine of Lapse:
- Dalhousie
2927. The first British Viceroy of India:
- Canning
2928. Who was the Congress president when Jawaharlal Nehru was appointed as the chairman of the National Planning Committee constituted by INC?
- Subhash Chandra Bose
2929. Who was selected as the second person to observe individual satyagraha in 1940:
- Jawaharlal Nehru
2930. The jurist who gave the verdict in Gandhi assassination Case:
- Atmacharan Aggarwal
2931. The second President of Indian National Congress:
- Dadabhai Navroji
2932. Jawaharlal Nehru was born in 1889 at:
- Allahabad
2933. Jawaharlal Nehru attended the Congress session as a delegate for the first time in 1912. It was held at:
- Bankipur
2934. Jawaharlal Nehru Port is situated at:
- Mumbai
2935. Lal Bahadur Shastri is the first Prime Minister to born in 20th century. He was born in:
- 1904
2936. Jawaharlal Nehru became the President of the Indian National Congress for the first time in:
- 1929
2937. Who was the President of India When National Congress during the Quit India movement?
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
2938. Which portfolio was taken over by Jawaharlal Nehru from VK Krishna Menon in the wake of Chinese aggression of 1962?
- Defence
2939. In which railway station of South Africa, Gandhiji was thrown out Of a train?
- Pietermaritzburg
2940. Who was the President of India when Bangladesh was formed in 1971:
- V.V.Giri
2941. Subhash Chandra Bose became the President of Indian National Congress for the first time in:
- 1938
2942. In his life, Gandhiji has undergone imprisonment for--------- days.
- 2338
2943. For how many days Gandhiji was imprisoned in South Africa?
- 249
2944. Liberhan Commission is related to the enquiry on:
- Demolition of Babri Masjid
2945. A narrow strip of land joining two landmasses:
- Isthmus
2946. The Judge who resigned in 2011 in connection with impeachment proceedings in Parliament:
(a) Soumitra Sen (b) Dinakaran
(c) Ramaswamy (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
2947. Polygraph is otherwise known as:
(a) Udometer (b) Lie detector
(c) Kymograph (d) None of these
Answer: (b)
2948. Heat radiation is measured by:
(a) Anemometer (b) Bolometer
(c) Cryometer (d) None of these
Answer: (b)
2949. The number of basic symbols in Roman numeration:
(a) 10 (b) 9
(c) 7 (d) 8
Answer: (c)
2950. Speed of light is ...... maximum in:
(a) Vacuum (b) Water
(c) Steel (d) Glass
Answer: (a)
2951. The isotope using for radiocarbon dating:
(a) Carbon-14 (b) Cobalt-60
(c) Uranium-238 (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
2952. What is known as the ‘king of poisons?
(a) Cyanide (b) Zinc phosphide
(c) MIC (d) Arsenic
Answer: (d)
2953. Which cash crop was most benefitted by Green Revolution in India ?
(a) Rubber (b) Tea
(c) Coffee (d) Sugar Cane
Answer: (d)
2954. Hydrophytes are grown in:
(a) Deserts (b) Marshy areas
(c) Decayed matters (d) Water
Answer: (d)
2955. Which organism has the largest number of ribs?
(a) Giraffe
(b) Blue Whale (c) Snakes
(d) Tortoise
Answer: (c)
2956. The venue of President’s Trophy boat race:
(a) Sasthamkotta lake (b) Punnamada lake
(c) Ashtamudi lake (d) Uppala lake
Answer: (c)
2957. Trachoma is a disease of:
(a) Ear (b) Eye
(c) Nose (d) Tongue
Answer: (b)
2958. The nearest celestial body to Earth?
(a) Venus (b) Sun
(c) Moon (d) Mars
Answer: (c)
2959. The first space tourist:
(a) Anousheh Ansari (b) Neil Armstrong
(c) Mark Shuttleworth (d) Dennis Tito
Answer: (d)
2960. The Falkland Islands belong to:
(a) Argentina (b) Spain
(c) Britain (d) USA
Answer: (c)
2961. ‘The Lodge’ is the official residence of the prime minister of:
(a) UK (b) Sri Lanka
(c) Australia (d) Canada
Answer: (c)
2962. The native land of Lepchas:
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Sikkim (d) Gujarat
Answer: (c)
2963. In which year Indian states were reorganised under the linguistic basis for the
first time?
(a) 1953 (b) 1954
(c) 1955 (d) 1956
Answer: (d)
2964. Jhulum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej are the tribuataries of:
(a) Brahmaputra (b) Narmada
(c) Ganga (d) Indus
Answer: (d)
2965. Which dynasty constructed Charminar?
(a) Barid Shahi (b) Qutub Shahi
(c) Imad Shahi (d) Adil Shahi
Answer: (b)
2966. The prime minister who was instrumental in the formation of RAW:
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Indira Gandhi (d) Morarji Desai
Answer: (c)
2967. Who is India’s first economic thinker?
(a) WC Bannerjee (b) Dadabhai Navroji
(c) Ram Mohun Roy (d) PC Mahalanobis
Answer: (b)
2968. The Surat split of INC was in the year:
(a) 1907 (b) 1908
(c) 1909 (d) 1910
Answer: (a)
2969. The first European to invade India:
(a) Napoleon (b) Alexander
(c) Darius (d) Timur
Answer: (b)
2970. Who introduced market regulations in Medieval India?
(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Balban
(c) Jalaluddin (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
2971. Which district has the lowest number of Taluks?
(a) Alappuzha (b) Wayanad
(c) Kasargod (d) Kannur
Answer: (b)
2972. he first city corporation in Kerala (1940):
(a) Kozhikode (b)Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Kochi (d) Kollam
Answer: (b)
2973. The aim of Information Kerala Mission is to promote:
(a) E-Governance (b) Poverty alleviation
(c) Female literacy (d) Housing
Answer: (a)
2974. The first woman chief justice of the Kerala High Court:
(a) KK Usha (b) Sujatha Manohar
(c) Fatima Beevi (d) None of these
Answer: (b)
2975. Where is Police Headquarters in Kerala?
(a) Kollam (b) Kochi
(c) Kozhikode (d) Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: (d)
2976. The K.S.E.B. was formed in:
(a) 1965 (b) 1957
(c) 1959 (d) 1960
Answer: (b)
2977. Idamalayar Dam is in the river:
(a) Chaliyar (b) Neyyar
(c) Karamana river (d) Periyar
Answer: (d)
2978. The king of Travancore when the Travancore Radio Station was established:
(a) Sri Moolam Thirunal (b) Chithira Thirunal
(c) Ayilyam Thirunal(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
2979. Who identified the peculiarities of Thattekkad sanctuary for the first time?
(a) Salim Ali (b) KK Neelakandan
(c) Sugathakumari (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
2980. The founder of ‘Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham’:
(a) Dr Palpu (b) Ayyankali
(c) Kumaranasan (d) Narayana Guru
Answer: (b)
2981. In which year Nelson Mandela shared Nobel Prize with F W De Clark?
(a)1991 (b) 1992
(c) 1993 (d) 1994
Answer: (c)
2982. Number of members in Security Council:
(a) 10 (b) 5
(c) 15 (d) 54
Answer: (c)
2983. Whose birthday is observed as ‘Philosopher’s Day’ in Kerala:
(a) Gandhiji (b) Tagore
(c) S Radhakrishnan (d) Sankaracharya
Answer: (d)
2984. “Religion is the opium of the people” This statement is related to:
(a) Lenin (b) Karl Marx
(c) Plato (d) Socrates
Answer: (b)
2985. Founder of Fatepur Sikri:
(a) Akbar (b) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
(c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq (d) Shah Jehan
Answer: (a)
2986.The second capital of Kanishka:
(a) Mathura (b) Ujjain
(c) Vidisha (d) Prayag
Answer: (a)
2987. Megasthenes visited India during the time of:
(a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Chandragupta II
(c) Kanishka (d) Harshavardhan
Answer: (a)
2988. The first viceroy of British India:
(a) Warren Hastings (b) William Bentick
(c) Robert Clive (d) Lord Canning
Answer: (d)
2989. Hitler was born in:
(a) France (b) Italy
(c) Germany (d) Austria
Answer: (d)
2990. King of waters:
(a) Nile (b) Amazon
(c) Indus (d) Brahmaputra
Answer: (b)
2991. Who was known as ‘Iron Duke’?
(a) Napoleon (b) Czar Nicholas
(c) Duke of Wellington (d) Admiral Nelson
Answer: (c)
2992. Select the correctly matched?
(a) Kanpur- Yamuna (b) Ludhiana- Sutlej
(c) Mathura- Ganga (d) Nasik- Mahanadi
Answer: (b)
2993. Who is regarded as the father of modern Olympics?
(a) Pierre de Coubertin(b) Father Didon
(c) Theodosius (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
2994. China was admitted to the United Nations Organisation in the place of Taiwan in:
(a) 1969 (b) 1971
(c) 1972 (d) 1975
Answer: (b)
2995. Joseph Black discovered ......
(a) Helium (b) Ozone
(c) Carbondioxide (d) Nitrogen
Answer: (c)
2996. Sartorius is the longest..... in human body:
(a) Bone (b) Muscle
(c) Teeth (d) Nerve
Answer: (b)
2997. Which is the most abundant gas in Sun?
(a) Oxygen (b) Nitrogen
(c) Hydrogen (d) Helium
Answer: (c)
2998. The outermost planet in the solar system:
(a) Neptune (b) Uranus
(c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
Answer: (a)
2999. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the space
agency of:
(a) France (b) India
(c) Russia (d) USA
Answer: (d)
3000. Which is not a Latin American country?
(a) Brazil (b) Canada
(c) Argentina (d) Chile
Answer: (b)
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