General Knowledge Questions and Answers


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(Q1) General Knowledge » Miscellaneous

According to the 2011 Census of India, which of the following states has a population density of 17 persons per sq km?

A

Sikkim

B

Assam

C

Nagaland

D

Arunachal Pradesh

(Q2) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Who among the following table tennis players won nine Senior National Championships as of April 2021?

A

Soumyajit Ghosh

B

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

C

A Sharath Kamal

D

Sujay Ghorpade

(Q3) General Knowledge » Agriculture

Which of the following is the study of insects and their relationship to humans, the environment, and other organisms?

A

 Ethology

B

 Entomology

C

 Ornithology

D

 Mycology

(Q4) General Knowledge » Constitution

Which Article of the Constitution of India prohibits anyone from employing children below the age of fourteen in factories, mines, etc?

A

23

B

24

C

25

D

26

(Q5) General Knowledge » History

Chandannagar was established as a French colony in 1673, obtaining permission from______ the then Nawab of Bengal, to establish a trading post on the right bank of the river Hooghly.

A

 Murshid Quli Khan

B

 Mansur Ali Khan 

C

 Mir Zafar

D

 Ibrahim Khan

(Q6) General Knowledge » Economy

As per Economic Survey of India 2020-21, India is expected to have a Current Account Surplus of ______ of GDP in FY21.

A

1%

B

3%

C

2%

D

4%

(Q7) General Knowledge » Constitution

The First Amendment Act of the Constitution of India came up in ______.

A

 1954

B

 1953

C

 1952

D

 1951

(Q8) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

What is the study of the production and propagation of sound waves called?

A

Astrophysics

B

Optics

C

Acoustics

D

Photonics

(Q9) General Knowledge » Books and Authors

‘Ashtadhyayi’, written by Sanskrit scholar Panini, is a book on ______.

A

medicine

B

law

C

grammar

D

economy

(Q10) General Knowledge » Art and Culture

Which of the following musical instruments is also known as a ‘Mangal Vadya’?

A

Damaru

B

Santoor

C

Shehnai

D

Tabla

(Q11) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which of the following is NOT abiotic?

A

 Plant

B

 Rainfall

C

 Wind

D

 Soil

(Q12) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

How many sodium atoms are there in one molecule of sodium peroxide?

A

 Three

B

 One

C

 Four

D

 Two

(Q13) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which of the following is NOT a chemical coagulant used in water treatment?

A

 Aluminium chloride

B

 Aluminium sulfate (Alum)

C

 Polyaluminium chloride (PAC)

D

Nitrogen dioxide

(Q14) General Knowledge » Static GK

‘Sangken’ is a festival of the ______.

A

 Sikhs

B

 Jains

C

 Buddhists

D

 Christians

(Q15) General Knowledge » Economy

The Economic Survey of 2020-21 mentions that India’s fiscal policy should reflect ______ sentiment of ‘a mind without fear’.

A

 Mahatma Gandhi’s

B

 Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s

C

 Shyama Prasad Mukherjee’s

D

 Jawaharlal Nehru’s

(Q16) General Knowledge » General Policy

According to World Health Organization (WHO), “Hygiene refers to ______ and practices that help to maintain ______ and ______ the spread of diseases.”

A

 conditions, physique, retard

B

 values, health, stop

C

 conditions, health, prevent

D

 situations, fitness, prevent

(Q17) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Saccharomyces Cerevisiae is commonly used to make ______.

A

cheese

B

carbonated beverages

C

bread

D

yoghurt

(Q18) General Knowledge » Constitution

Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar was the chairman of the ______ of the Constituent Assembly of India.

A

Credential Committee

B

Order of Business Committee

C

Union Powers Committee

D

Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee

(Q19) General Knowledge » Miscellaneous

As per the theory of demographic transition, the post-transitional stage of demographic transition is characterised by ______.

A

low and nearly equal birth and death rates

B

falling death rates and high birth rates

C

high and nearly equal birth and death rates

D

falling birth rates and high death rates

(Q20) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

In which of the following cities were the first and second test cricket matches (2021) between India and England held?

A

 Chennai

B

 Ahmedabad

C

 Mumbai

D

 Pune