General Knowledge Questions and Answers


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(Q1) General Knowledge » History

In the context of Indian Freedom Movement, which of the following years is correctly paired with the event that took place that year?

A

 1936 – The First Round Table Conference

B

1915 – Mahatma Gandhi returned from South Africa

C

 1944 – The Cripps Mission was sent by the British government to India to obtain Indian cooperation for the British war efforts in the 2nd World War

D

 1945 – The All India Congress Committee met in Bombay and ratified the 'Quit India' resolution

(Q2) General Knowledge » Economy

According to Economic Survey 2020-2021, India’s real GDP is projected to record ______ growth in the Fiscal Year 2021-22.

A

 10.8%

B

 12.3%

C

 13.5%

D

 11.0%

(Q3) General Knowledge » Static GK

Which of the following states became the first state in India to provide 100% tap water supply in rural areas in 2020?

A

 Mizoram

B

 Goa

C

 Sikkim

D

 Kerala

(Q4) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

In which of the following cities was the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships held?

A

Beijing

B

New Delhi

C

Tokyo

D

Colombo

(Q5) General Knowledge » Static GK

The Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh was designed by ______.

A

Maxwell Fry

B

Albert Mayer

C

Matthew Nowicki

D

Le Corbusier

(Q6) General Knowledge » History

India lost a large proportion of ______ growing area to Pakistan during partition.

A

cotton

B

soyabean

C

sunflower

D

jute

(Q7) General Knowledge » Economy

As per the press release dated September 2020 of the Government of India, what is the payment made by the Government of India at Minimum Support Price (MSP) rates in the last 6 years?

A

₹5 lakh crore

B

₹3 lakh crore

C

₹7 lakh crore

D

₹9 lakh crore

(Q8) General Knowledge » Art and Culture

Which of the following is a dance form that originated in Assam?

A

 Sattriya

B

 Lavani

C

 Gotipua

D

 Chhau

(Q9) General Knowledge » General Policy

Which of the following does NOT come under the category of Public Goods?

A

 Government administration

B

 Food items

C

 National defence

D

 Roads

(Q10) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

How many protons are there in a lithium nucleus?

A

 3

B

 4

C

 5

D

 2

(Q11) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Who among the following science fiction/ popular science writers wrote ‘2001 : A Space Odyssey’ and held the position of a Professor at the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad?

A

 Arthur C Clarke

B

 HG Wells

C

 Jules Verne

D

 Isaac Asimov

(Q12) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

What is the atomic mass of oxygen (expressed in ‘u’)?

A

 16

B

 8

C

 32

D

 24

(Q13) General Knowledge » General Policy

In October 2020, the Haryana Government launched a ______ under the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme.

A

household water testing kit

B

mobile app to test pH level in water

C

training programme to test water salinity

D

mobile water testing laboratory

(Q14) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Who among the following became the first Indian woman to score 10,000 runs in international cricket across all formats in March 2021?

A

Jhulan Goswami

B

Mithali Raj

C

Taniya Bhatia

D

Priya Punia

(Q15) General Knowledge » History

In the year ______, Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, issued special stamps titled ‘Wheat Revolution’ to usher in the Green Revolution.

A

 1987

B

 1975

C

 1968

D

 1943

(Q16) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following was the founder of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science?

A

 Prafulla Chandra Roy

B

 Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay

C

 Mahendra Lal Sircar

D

 Jagadish Chandra Bose

(Q17) General Knowledge » Miscellaneous

With reference to the administration of Delhi Sultanate, which of the following was the department of State Correspondence?

A

 Diwan-i-risalt

B

 Diwan-i-arz

C

 Diwan-i-khairat

D

 Diwan-i-insha

(Q18) General Knowledge » Constitution

The 40th Amendment Act of 1976 was applied to which Article of the Constitution of India?

A

297

B

248

C

245

D

226

(Q19) General Knowledge » Agriculture

Which of the following belongs to the family of ‘Hominidae’?

A

Man

B

Mango

C

Housefly

D

Wheat

(Q20) General Knowledge » Books and Authors

Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Mrs Funnybones’?

A

Juhi Chawla

B

Twinkle Khanna

C

Rekha

D

Sonali Bendre