General Knowledge Questions and Answers


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(Q1) General Knowledge » Static GK

The Deomali is the highest mountain peak of ______.

A

 West Bengal

B

 Odisha

C

 Assam

D

 Bihar

(Q2) General Knowledge » Geography

Approximately how much percentage (nearest to integer) of total water on the surface of earth is accounted for by the oceans?

A

 96

B

 92

C

 97

D

 94

(Q3) General Knowledge » History

During the rule of which of the following dynasties did Timur or Tamerlane invade India in 1398 AD?

A

 The Sayyad dynasty

B

 The Khilji dynasty

C

 The Tughlaq dynasty

D

 The Slave dynasty

(Q4) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following was a ruler of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?

A

Ashoka

B

Dhruva

C

Kanishka

D

Samudragupta

(Q5) General Knowledge » Miscellaneous

Who among the following first argued that in the face of high deficits, people save more?

A

Esther Duflo

B

Amartya Sen

C

Adam Smith

D

David Ricardo

(Q6) General Knowledge » Miscellaneous

As a part of Mission Sagar-IV, Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa arrived at Port Anjouan, Comoros on 14 March 2021 to deliver 1,000 metric tonnes of:

A

 tea

B

 rice

C

 sugar

D

 wheat

(Q7) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which of the following diseases CANNOT be prevented by vaccination?

A

 Rabies

B

 Typhoid

C

 Beri beri

D

 Measles

(Q8) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which law of Newton provides a quantitative definition of force?

A

 Second law of motion

B

 Universal law of gravitation

C

 Third law of motion

D

 First law of motion

(Q9) General Knowledge » Constitution

Which of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India declared that the Parliament has the power to abridge or take away any of the Fundamental Rights under Article 368 and such an Act, will NOT be a law under the meaning of Article 13?

A

 Twenty-third Amendment

B

 Twenty-eighth Amendment

C

 Twenty-fourth Amendment

D

 Twentieth Amendment

(Q10) General Knowledge » Geography

Ozone is an allotrope of ______.

A

 nitrogen

B

 hydrogen

C

 oxygen

D

 carbon dioxide

(Q11) General Knowledge » Constitution

Which of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India gave the status of state to Goa?

A

52nd Amendment

B

59th Amendment

C

48th Amendment

D

56th Amendment

(Q12) General Knowledge » Economy

What is the repo rate given by the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) as on 7 April 2021?

A

3%

B

5%

C

2%

D

4%

(Q13) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Who among the following female wrestlers won the Ukraine Wrestling Tournament in February 2021?

A

 Sakshi Malik

B

 Vinesh Phogat

C

 Babita Kumari

D

 Kavita Devi

(Q14) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

As of April 2021, who among the following is the only Indian long jumper to have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics 2021?

A

TC Yohannan

B

Sanjay Kumar Rai

C

Virsa Singh

D

Sreeshankar Murali 

(Q15) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which of the following is a characteristic of permanent tissue?

A

 Cells divide repeatedly

B

 Vacuoles are absent

C

 Intercellular spaces are present

D

 Inorganic inclusions are absent

(Q16) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

______ is concerned with constructing records of past climates and climatic events by analysis of tree growth characteristics, especially growth rings.

A

Bioclimatology

B

Historical- climatology

C

Dendroclimatology

D

Geo climatology

(Q17) General Knowledge » Miscellaneous

Which of the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) seeks to ‘Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss’?

A

SDG 7

B

SDG 17

C

SDG12

D

SDG 15

(Q18) General Knowledge » Economy

As per the Economic Survey, 2020, how many banks of India are there in the list of the top global 100?

A

 Three

B

 Two

C

 None

D

 One

(Q19) General Knowledge » Books and Authors

Who among the following is the author of the novel ‘Q and A’?

A

Muchkund Dubey

B

MK Rasgotra

C

Vikas Swarup

D

JN Dixit

(Q20) General Knowledge » General Policy

In which of the following years was an Act to provide for the reorganisation of the states of India and for matters connected therewith enacted?

A

1962

B

1947

C

1956

D

1959