General Knowledge Questions and Answers


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(Q1) General Knowledge » General Policy

The ______ aims to provide tap water connection to every rural home by 2024.

A

Jal Kranti Abhiyan

B

Jal Shakti Abhiyan

C

Atal Bhujal Yojana

D

Jal Jeevan Mission

(Q2) General Knowledge » Economy

With a donation of ₹7,904 crore, ______ was declared the most generous philanthropist in India by the ‘EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020’.

A

Shiv Nadar

B

Azim Premji

C

Mukesh Ambani

D

Kumar Mangalam Birla

(Q3) General Knowledge » Constitution

The ______ Amendment of the Constitution of India envisages the Gram Sabha as the foundation of the Panchayat Raj System to perform functions and powers entrusted to it by the State Legislatures.

A

 74th

B

 73rd

C

 71st

D

 72nd

(Q4) General Knowledge » Agriculture

The Minimum Support Price (MSP) for which of the following Rabi crops was increased by ₹50 per quintal over the previous year, in the marketing season 2021-22?

A

 Wheat

B

 Safflower

C

 Gram

D

 Barley

(Q5) General Knowledge » Art and Culture

______ is a vocal form of music from the state of Punjab.

A

Ghazal

B

Bhajan

C

Qawwali

D

Tappa

(Q6) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which of the following is a characteristic of fibres in relation to plant anatomy?

A

Possess various shorted cells

B

Possess only pitted thickenings

C

Possess oblique end walls

D

Responsible for conduction and also mechanical support

(Q7) General Knowledge » General Policy

India banned unregulated deposit schemes through an Act passed in the year ______.

A

2018

B

2019

C

2016

D

2017

(Q8) General Knowledge » Economy

______ is one of the languages in which the denomination is printed on the reverse of a contemporary Indian currency note.

A

Sinhala

B

Dzongkha

C

Nepali

D

Burmese

(Q9) General Knowledge » General Policy

Which of the following is an Indian ‘not for profit’ organisation, working on sustainable solutions to make sanitation and water accessible to all?

A

Sulabh International

B

Helpage India

C

Goonj

D

Pratham

(Q10) General Knowledge » Constitution

The 60th Amendment to the Constitution of India increased the ceiling of profession tax from ₹ 250 p.a. to ______ p.a.

A

₹7,000

B

₹2,500

C

₹1,000

D

₹5,000

(Q11) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

The salinity of ocean waters is calculated as the amount of salt (in gm) dissolved in ______ gm of seawater.

A

 10,000

B

 10

C

 100

D

 1000

(Q12) General Knowledge » Static GK

In which of the following Indian states will you find the Netarhat Mountains, also called ‘Queen of Chotanagpur’?

A

Jharkhand

B

Chhattisgarh

C

Odisha

D

West Bengal

(Q13) General Knowledge » History

In which of the following years did the resolution at the Karachi Session of the Indian National Congress dwell on how Independent India’s Constitution should look?

A

 1945

B

 1928

C

 1931

D

 1946

(Q14) General Knowledge » General Policy

Under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), what is the target year to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household in India?

A

 2023

B

 2025

C

 2022

D

 2024

(Q15) General Knowledge » Static GK

Which of the following became the second state in the country to achieve 100% functional household tap connections (FHTCs)?

A

Mizoram

B

Telangana

C

Sikkim

D

Kerala

(Q16) General Knowledge » Static GK

Who among the following is the President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) as of April 2021?

A

Deepak Parekh

B

Rakesh Makhija

C

Uday Shankar

D

Girish Chandra Chaturvedi

(Q17) General Knowledge » Static GK

In which of the following towns will you find the ‘Kachari Ruins’?

A

Shimla

B

Bilaspur

C

Dimapur

D

Gangtok

(Q18) General Knowledge » Economy

What is the projected growth rate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for India in 2021 as given by The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in April 2021?

A

 10.2%

B

 12.5%

C

 11.6%

D

 13.7%

(Q19) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Who among the following was named Wisden Almanack's ODI player of the 2010s in April 2021?

A

 Sachin Tendulkar

B

 Rahul Dravid

C

 Virat Kohli

D

 MS Dhoni

(Q20) General Knowledge » Books and Authors

Which of the following is a book written by Avni Doshi?

A

Interpreter of Maladies

B

In Other Words

C

Unaccustomed Earth

D

Burnt Sugar