GENERAL KNOWLEDGE- Questions and Answers -16
3001. The capital of Austria:
(a) Brussels (b) Paris
(c) Vienna (d) Sofia
Answer: (c)
3002. MENA (Middle East News Agency) belongs to:
(a) Kuwait (b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Egypt (d) Bahrain
Answer: (c)
3003. Alexandria is a port in:
(a) Turkey (b) Egypt
(c) Israel (d) Japan
Answer: (b)
3004. Country related to Colonel Gaddafi:
(a) Uganda (b) Pakistan
(c) Libya (d) Kenya
Answer: (c)
3005. The four most sacred pilgrimage places of Buddhists are Lumbini, Kushinagar, Saranath and......
(a) Vaisali (b) Rajagriha
(c) Bodh Gaya (d) Pavapuri
Answer: (c)
3006. The headquarters of Indian Railway:
(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata
(c) New Delhi (d) Chennai
Answer: (c)
3007. The Jog falls consists of four waterfalls. They are Raja, Rani, Rocket and.....
(a) Rocker (b) Roller
(c) Roarer (d) Roamer
Answer: (c)
3008. The Governor-General of British India when Calcutta University was established:
(a) Dalhousie (b) Dufferin
(c) Canning (d) Wellesley
Answer: (c)
3009. Where is INS Shivaji?
(a) Port Blair (b) Goa
(c) Lonavala (d) Visakhapatnam
Answer: (c)
3010. The first Indian whose portrait was depicted in the stamp of independent India:
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Mahathma Gandhi
(c) Chandragupta Maurya (d) Mira Bhai
Answer: (b)
3011. Which Veda is regarded as the source of Indian Music?
(a) Rig (b) Yajur
(c) Sama (d) Atharva
Answer: (c)
3012. Vaishno Devi Temple is in the state of:
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Orissa (d) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: (d)
3013. Kohinoor of India:
(a) Orissa (b) Assam
(c) West Bengal (d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (d)
3014. The Tomb of Shah Jahan is at:
(a) Lahore (b) Delhi
(c) Agra (d) Kabul
Answer: (c)
3015. Akbar was the Mughal Emperor when English East India Company was formed in London. It was in the year:
(a) 1600 (b) 1602
(c) 1603 (d) 1604
Answer: (a)
3016. C Rajagopalchari was a leader from:
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Punjab (d) Maharashtra
Answer: (b)
3017. Which sports festival was named by Jawaharlal Nehru?
(a) Olympics (b) Asian Games
(c) SAF Games (d) Commonwealth games
Answer: (b)
3018. Rajya Sabha is also known as:
(a) Council of States (b) House of People
(c) House of Representatives (d) House of Lords
Answer: (a)
3019..During the partition of the country, the provinces that were divided between India and Pakistan were:
(a) Punjab and Sind(b) Punjab and Bengal
(c) Sind and Bengal (d) Baluchistan and Bengal
Answer: (b)
3020. What is the Indian name given to our country in Constitution?
(a) Hindustan (b) Indus
(c) Bharat (d) Hind
Answer: (c)
3021. The organisation which got the most number of Nobel Prizes:
(a) UNO (b) Red Cross
(c) UNICEF (d) ILO
Answer: (b)
3022. The International Date Line passes through:
(a) Gibraltar strait (b) Bering Strait
(c) Florida Strait (d) Malacca Strait
Answer: (b)
3023. Leonardo da Vinci airport is in:
(a) Rome (b) Paris
(c) Amsterdam (d) Brussels
Answer: (a)
3024. Adolf Hitler committed suicide in:
(a) 1945 (b) 1944
(c) 1947 (d) None of these
Answer: (a)
3025. The first Home Minister of independent India:
(a) Maulana Azad (b) Syamaprasad Mukherjee
(c) Sardar Patel (d) John Mathai
Answer: (c)
3026. Who one of the following is not an extremist leader of the national movement of India?
(a) Lala Lajpath Rai (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal(d) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
Answer: (d)
3027. The month of the Gregorian calendar which is named after Jupiter’s wife is:
(a) May (b) June
(c) July (d) August
Answer: (b)
3028. The first American President to die in harness:
(a) Abraham Lincoln (b) William Henry Harrison
(c) James Garfield (d) William Mc Kinley
Answer: (b)
3029. Fastest animal on earth is:
(a) Lion (b) Tiger
(c) Cheetah (d) Rabbit
Answer: (c)
3030. Number of Puranas:
(a) 18 (b) 6
(c) 4 (d) 108
Answer: (a)
3031. The Kerala High Court was formed in:
(a) 1956 (b) 1957
(c) 1958 (d) 1959
Answer: (a)
3032. Muthirappuzha is a tributary of:
(a) Pamba (b) Bharatappuzha
(c) Chaliyar (d) Periyar
Answer: (d)
3033. The city where the first radio station was established in Kerala:
(a) Kozhikode (b) Kochi
(c) Kollam (d) Thiruvanathapuram
Answer: (d)
3034. The first Malayali to become the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha:
(a) KR Naryanan (b) MM Thomas
(c) MM Jacob (d) M Sayeed
Answer: (c)
3035. In which district is Sankhumukham beach?
(a) Kollam (b) Alappuzha
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Ernakulam
Answer: (c)
3036. Who introduced separate civil service for Indians?
(a) Northbrook (b) Lytton
(c) Ripon (d) Dufferin
Answer: (b)
3037. The total number of electors belongs to Parliament in the Presidential Election:
(a) 790 (b) 800
(c) 776 (d) 750
Answer: (c)
3038. The work of Thomas More which describes an ideal state:
(a) Treasure Island (b) Wasteland
(c) Dystopia (d) Utopia
Answer: (d)
3039. The first Congress chief minister of Kerala
(a) Pattom Thanu Pillai (b) R Sankar
(c) K.Karunakaran (d) AK Antony
Answer: (b)
3040. The district with the largest number of Grama Panchayats:
(a) Malappuram (b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Palakkad (d) Kozhikode
Answer: (a)
3041. Britain of the South:
(a) Japan (b) New Zealand
(c) Sweden (d) Sri Lanka
Answer: (b)
3042. The present name of Constantinople:
(a) Beijing (b) Ankara
(c) Kinshasa (d) Istanbul
Answer: (d)
3043. The ancient Olympics was held for the first time in..... BC
(a) 394 (b) 776
(c) 580 (d) 594
Answer: (b)
3044. Merdeka Cup is related to:
(a) Football (b) Golf
(c) Tennis (d) Cricket
Answer: (a)
3045. In which year US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed on moon:
(a) 1959 (b) 1961
(c) 1969 (d) 1970
Answer: (c)
3046. What is the working principle of a rocket?
Conservation of momentum
3047. When a coil is rotated in a magnetic field, induced current is generated in the coil. This principle is used in making -----?
Electric generator
3048. Sun can be seen for some time even after sunset. Which phenomenon of light is causing this?
Refraction
3049. Which colour of light travels most slowly through glass?
Violet
3050. In photosynthesis, light energy is converted into ------?
Chemical energy
3051. What is the purpose of the ball bearings used in vehicles?
To reduce friction
3052. A ship floats on water. This can be explained by which principle?
Archimedes' Principle
3053. Which type of lens is used to rectify myopia?
Concave lens
3054. What are the three primary colours used in a colour TV?
Green, Blue, Red
2355. Which device is used to convert sound waves into electric waves?
Microphone
3056. What is the working principle of the optical fibre?
Total internal reflection
3057. Which is India's fastest train service?
Gatiman Express
3058. Who was the founder of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan?
K M Munshi
3059. The most fertile soil found in India is ---------?
Alluvial soil
3060. The institution of Ombudsman was first created in -----?
Sweden
3061. Lokayukta submits its report to -------?
Governor
3062. Which Five Year Plan was based on Harrod-Domar model?
First Five Year Plan
3063. Who is known as 'the George Washington of South America'?
Simon Boliver
3064. Grassland found in Africa is --------?
Savanna
3065. Which was the famous horse of Rana Prathap?
Chetak
3066. Which is the southern most range of Himalayas?
Outer Himalayas or Shivalik Range
3067. What is the name of the marshy foothills of Himalayas?
Terai Plains
3068. Which is the important geographical line passing through India?
Tropic of Cancer
3069. The Tropic of Cancer passes through ------- states of India?
8 (Eight)
3070. Which Prime Minister of India abolished privy purse?
Indira Gandhi
3071. How many times Gandhiji became the President of Indian National Congress?
Once
3072. The study of life in outer space is called -------?
Exobiology
3073. Which soil type is most suited for the plantation of tea, coffee, spices and tropical fruits?
Forest & Hill soils
3074. Which is the standard meridian of India?
82 degree 30 minute East
3075. Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by -------?
5 hours & 30 minutes
3076. What is the North-South distance of India?
3,214 KM
3077. What is the East-West distance of India?
2,933 KM
3078. What is India's total land area?
3.28 million sq. km
3079. What per cent of world's land surface area is covered by India? 2.4 per cent
3080. Which is the seventh-largest country in the world?
India
3081. What is the total length of India's coastline?
7,517 km
3082. Dehra Dun Valley is situated in which Himalayan range?
Shivalik
3083. Which ranges of the Himalayas are composed of ancient sedimentary & metamorphic rocks?
Lesser Himalayas (Himachal)
3084. The hill stations of Shimla, Mussourie, Nainital & Darjeeling belongs to which Himalayan range?
Lesser Himalayas
3085. What is the name of the shifting cultivation practised in the north eastern India?
Jhumming
3086. Which plateau is situated between the Western Ghat & Eastern Ghat?
The Deccan Plateau
3087. What is the name of the water body that divides the Andaman & Nicobar island groups?
Ten degrees Channel
3088. Which is the only active volcano in India?
Barren Island
3089. Which mountain range runs in a northeast to southwest direction along the Thar Desert?
The Aravalli Range
3090. Which is considered as the oldest mountain range in India?
The Aravalli
3091. Which mountain range is situated between the Narmada & the Tapi rivers?
The Satpura
3092. Which mountain range's important mountains are Pachmarhi & Amarkantak?
The Satpura
3093. Which is the highest peak in peninsular India, situated in the Western Ghats?
Anai Mudi (2695 M)
3094. Which range runs parallel to the Coromandel coast?
Eastern Ghats
3095. Which region of India has an Arctic type climate?
Ladakh
3096. Which river is known as 'Singi Khamban' in Tibet?
Indus
3097. Which is the only district through which Indus flows in India?
Leh District (Jammu & Kashmir)
3098. Which is the westernmost and longest tributary of Ganga?
Yamuna
3099. In which year was the Project Tiger launched?
1973
3100. The Project Elephant was launched in the year -------?
1992
3101. Which are the most widespread forests in India?
Tropical Deciduous Forests
3102. Which type of forest is also known as 'Monsoon Forests'?
Tropical Deciduous forests
3103. Which session of the Indian National Congress made the demand for the establishment of a Constituent Assembly for the first time?
Faizpur session of 1936
3104. Which Article of the Constitution gives special status to Jammu & Kashmir?
Article 370
3105. January 26 was chosen as the Republic Day of India in commemoration of which historical event?
On January 26,1929 Congress passed the resolution to observe it as the first independence day
3106. Through which amendment to the Constitution was the terms 'Socialist and Secular' included in the Preamble?
42nd Amendment of 1976
3107. Who was elected as the permanent president of the Constituent Assembly?
Rajendra Prasad
3108. Who was the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
Dr B R Ambedkar
3109. From which country India borrow the idea of Directive Principles?
Ireland
3110. Which was removed from the list of the Fundamental Rights in 1978 through the 44th Constitutional Amendment?
The Right to Property
3111. Which Constitutional Amendment made the Right to Education at the elementary level as a Fundamental Right under Article 21A?
86th Amendment of 2002
3112. Which Fundamental Right was described as 'the Heart and Soul of the Constitution' by Dr. B R Ambedkar?
Right to Constitutional Remedies
3113. What is the number of writs that can be issued under Article-32 of the Constitution?
Five
3114. Which Article of the Constitution encourages the State to secure a Uniform Civil code?
Article- 44
3115 In which year was the Fundamental Duties added to the Constitution?
1976 (42nd Amendment)
3116 What is the minimum age prescribed to contest in the Presidential Election?
35 Years
3117 The President of India can send his resignation letter, addressed to --------?
The Vice President
3118 The President of India is empowered with the powers to grant pardons under which Article of the Constitution?
Article- 72
3119. Tsiology is the study of ......?
Tea
3120. Which country has most number of pets?
USA
3121. Which is the major cholesterol producing organ of the body?
Liver
3122. Which microcosm causes body order?
Bacteria
3123. The largest organ of the human body is ......?
Skin
3124. What carries nutrients and oxygen to cells?
Blood
3125. The element used for the vulcanization of rubber is ....?
Sulfur
3126. Which Indian Prime Minister was not a member of Lok Sabha during his tenure?
Manmohan Singh
3127. Which Mughal ruler abolished jizya?
Akbar
3128. Who discovered oxygen?
Joseph Priestley
3129. The element present in all amino acids is .....?
Nitrogen
3130. The headquarters of OPEC is at ...?
Vienna
3131. Which game is also known as 'Ping Pong'?
Table Tennis
3132. The first winner of Nobel Prize for Literature was....?
Sully Prudhomme
3133. The largest library in the world, The Library of Congress is situated at .....?
Washington DC
3134. The author of 'A brief history of time' is ....?
Stephen Hawking
3135. Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species' was published in the year .....?
1859
3136. The Roman letter 'L' stands for the number .......?
50
3137. What was the period of the Maurya Empire?
321 - 185 BC
3138. The original name of Chanakya was ------?
Vishnugupta
3139. Who is called as 'Indian Machiavelli'?
Chanakya
3140. The prominent Indian dynasty at the time of Alexander the Great's attack was ------?
Nanda Dynasty
3141. The Lion Capital of Asoka is situated at?
Sarnath
3142. Who was the founder of the Gupta Empire?
Sri Gupta
3143. Who was the author of Panchatantra?
Vishnu Sharma
3144. Akbar was born in the year -------?
1542 (Umerkot)
3145. Who was the author of Akbarnama?
Abul Fazal
3146. C Who was the finance minister of Akbar?
Raja Todar Mal
3147. Who is the father of Indian Archaeology?
Alexander Cunningham
3148. The chemical used in the blood banks to prevent blood clotting is ------?
Sodium Citrate
3149. The second session of the Indian National Congress was held at ....?
Kolkata
3150. In which war was Napolean defeated?
Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815)
3151. Jatiyo Sangshad is the Parliament of.....?
Bangladesh
3152. Dhivehi is the official language of ......?
Maldives
3153. La Marseillaise is the National Anthem of .....?
France
3154. The People's Republic of China was established in the year ....?
1949
3155. Which country occupies the unique position as the fifth largest country in terms of both area and population?
Brazil
3156. The largest Parliament in the world is ......?
National People's Congress (China)
3157. Diet is the Parliament of .....?
Japan
3158. Which country has the oldest national flag?
Denmark
3159. 'The Tiger State of India' is --------?
Madhya Pradesh
3160. The 'Pink City ' is .......?
Jaipur
3161. The Panchayati Raj System first time implemented in the State ......?
Rajasthan (1959)
3162. The first State to be formed on a linguistic basis was ...?
Andhra (1953)
3163. Which state is the leading producer of saffron?
Jammu Kashmir
3164. Amarnath Cave is situated in .....?
Jammu Kashmir
3165. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
Gujarat
3166. Which Indian state is the leading producer of salt?
Gujarat
3167. Dharamshala is the home of ......?
Dalai Lama
3168. Where is the Salt Lake Stadium?
Kolkata
3169. Kanchenjunga is situated in the state of .....?
Sikkim
3170. The Indian association was established in 1876 in:
Calcutta
3171. A foreign-born person who has not qualified as a citizen of the country.
(a) Plaintiff (b) Alien
(c) Culprit (d) Guarantor
Answer: (b)
3172. Charles Sobharaj was born in:
(a) India (b) Vietnam
(c) France (d) Nepal
Answer: (b)
3173. Formal written charge that a person has committed a criminal offense.
(a) Verdict (b) Decree
(c) Complaint ( d) None of these
Answer: (c)
3174. General pardon given to offenders:
(a) Armistice (b) Truce
(c) Court Martial (d) Amnesty
Answer: (d)
3175. Persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts:
(a) Alien (b) Plaintiff
(c) Bankrupt (d) Intestate
Answer: (c)
3176. The exponents of Indian Penal Code:
(a) Indian Law Commission
(b) Constituent Assembly
(c) Cabinet Mission
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
3177. The external intelligence agency of India:
(a) IB (b) RAW
(c) CBI (d) NIA
Answer: (b)
3178. Proclamation of emergency due to break down of Constitutional machinery has to be approved by Parliament within ......
(a) One month (b) Two months
(c) Three months (d) Six months
Answer: (b)
3179. Child Marriage Restriction Act was passed in:
(a) 1939 (b) 1929
(c) 1940 (d) 1949
Answer: (b)
3180. In which Article of the Constitution Fundamental Duties are mentioned?
(a) 51 A (b) 50
(c) 40 (d) 48
Answer: (a)
3181. In which case did the Supreme Court rule that Parliament had the right to amend any of the Fundamental Rights?
(a) Keshavananda Bharati
(b) SR Bommai
(c) Berubari
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
3182. A judgment of guilt against a criminal defendant.
(a) Order (b) Decree
(c) Conviction (d) None of these
Answer: (c)
3183. KGB was the intelligence organisation of:
(a) Soviet Union (b) lJSA
(c) South Korea (d) China
Answer: (a)
3184. Lakshadweep comes under the jurisdiction of ...... High Court:
(a) Madras (b) Calcutta
(c) Kerala (d) None of these
Answer: (c)
3185. An order issued by a court asking a person to appear before it is called:
(a) Warrant (b) Writ
(c) Summons (d) Appeal
Answer: (c)
3186. Books banned by the Government are known as:
(a) Black Books (b) Green Books
(c) Red Books (d) Yellow Books
Answer: (c)
3187. The body formed in 1985 which is entrusted with the duty of protection of Prime Minister?
(a) SPG (Special Protection Group)
(b) NSG
(c) NIA
(d) BSF
Answer: (a)
3188. The Borstal School under the Jail Department is at:
(a) Kollam (b) Cheemeni
(c) Thrikkakkara (d) Kattakkada
Answer: (c)
3189. The first women police station in India was started at:
(a) Kollam
(b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Kozhikode
(d) Kannur
Answer: (c)
3190. The force formed by the central govt. to curb Naxalite activities:
(a) COBRA (b) ZEBRA
(c) NSG (d) NIA
Answer: (a)
3191. The full form of C.l.D:
(a) Criminal Information Department
(b) Criminal Identification Department
(c) Criminal Investigation Department
(d) Criminal Interrogation Department
Answer: (c)
3192. The IPS Cadre is controlled by:
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Defence Minister
(d) Horne Ministry of Govt of India
Answer: (d)
3193. The Judicial System of India is influenced by:
(a) USA (b) Australia
(c) Japan (d) Canada
Answer: (a)
3194. The reduction of a sentence, as from death to life imprisonment.
(a) Arbitration (b) Commutation
(c) Attachment (d) Parole
Answer: (b)
3195. The responsibility of national defence rests with:
(a) The president
(b) The prime minister
(c) The cabinet
(d) The defence minister
Answer: (c)
3196. Who headed the first Indian Law Commission Chairman:
(a) Thomas Monroe (b) Jonathan Duncan
(c) Robert Palk (d) Lord Macaulay
Answer: (d)
3197. The term 'Modus Operandi' means:
(a) Method of Operation
(b) Method of Performance
(c) Method of Attack
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
3198. The criminal offence of exhorting money with threats of detrimental action, as such exposure of some misconduct on the part of the victim:
(a) Black Market (b) Blaclanail
(c) Kidnap (d) None of these
Answer: (b)
3199. The Criminology Institute under the Home Ministry of India is at:
(a) New Delhi (b) Hyderabad
(c) Chennai (d) Ghaziabad
Answer: (a)
3200. The details regarding acquisition and termination of Indian Citizenship are enumerated in:
(a) Preamble
(b) Indian Citizenship Act, 1955
(c) Indian Penal Code
(d) CrPC
Answer: (b)
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