General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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(Q1) General Knowledge » Books and Authors

Who among the following persons is NOT a co-author of the book 'Till We Win: India's Fight Against the Covid-19 Pandemic'?

A

Dr Gagandeep Kang

B

Dr Soumya Swaminathan

C

Dr Randeep Guleria

D

Dr Chandrakant Lahariya

(Q2) General Knowledge » Static GK

Which of the following rivers flow through both the states, West Bengal and Sikkim?

A

 Sone

B

 Teesta

C

 Hooghly

D

 Koshi

(Q3) General Knowledge » Constitution

The ______ Amendment Act of the Constitution of India introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India.

A

98th

B

101st

C

92nd

D

104th

(Q4) General Knowledge » General Policy

______ is an environmental policy under which producers are given a significant responsibility – financial and/or physical – for the treatment or disposal of products that are no longer useful to the consumer.

A

Ethical Producer Responsibility

B

Producers’ Environmental Responsibility

C

Post-consumer Environmental Responsibility

D

Extended Producer Responsibility

(Q5) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

One mole of an ideal gas occupies a volume of ______ litre at 273 K and 1 atm pressure.

A

 25.1

B

 22.4

C

 20.3

D

 21.2

(Q6) General Knowledge » Art and Culture

______ is an annual three-day festival held at Bara Shaheed Dargah in Nellore.

A

Bheldiya

B

Ali Ai Ligang

C

Rottela Panduga

D

Baishagu

(Q7) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Organisms belonging to the phylum ______ are also called ‘flatworms’.

A

Ctenophora

B

Cnidaria

C

Porifera

D

Platyhelminthes

(Q8) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following titles was held by Prince Phillip, the late husband of Queen Elizabeth II, until his death in April 2021?

A

Duke of Cambridge

B

Duke of Windsor

C

Duke of Gloucester

D

Duke of Edinburgh

(Q9) General Knowledge » General Policy

In May 2020, the Government of India announced a special economic and comprehensive package equivalent to ______ of India’s GDP under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.

A

15%

B

10%

C

25%

D

20%

(Q10) General Knowledge » General Policy

Article ______ of the Indian Constitution states that ‘there shall be a Commission for the socially and educationally backward classes to be known as the National Commission for Backward Classes’.

A

338B (1)

B

243Y (1)

C

243S (1)

D

124A (1)

(Q11) General Knowledge » History

In which of the following forts was Razia Sultan imprisoned by Malik Ikhtiyar-ud-din Altunia?

A

Mehrangarh fort in Jodhpur

B

Jaigarh fort in Jaipur

C

Qila Mubarak in Bathinda

D

Golconda fort in Golconda

(Q12) General Knowledge » Miscellaneous

As per National Family Health Survey 5, ______ is the only state with a sex ratio at birth for children born in the last five years (urban + rural), above 1,000.

A

Andhra Pradesh

B

Tripura

C

Goa

D

Himachal Pradesh

(Q13) General Knowledge » Art and Culture

Which of the following is a folk song genre popular in parts of West Bengal, Assam and Bangladesh?

A

 Rekham Pada

B

 Bhawaiya

C

 Chalo

D

 Roppi

(Q14) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following pairs of Indian revolutionaries and organisations is CORRECTLY paired?

A

Badruddin Tyabji – Bombay Presidency Association

B

M Veera Raghavachari – Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

C

Surendranath Banerjee – East India Association

D

Mahadev Govind Ranade – Madras Mahajana Sabha

(Q15) General Knowledge » Economy

The Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India are appointed for a term of ______ years.

A

four

B

three

C

two

D

five

(Q16) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Who among the following is an Indian professional tennis player?

A

Shanti Mallick

B

Bala Devi

C

Ankita Raina

D

Aditi Chauhan

(Q17) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

______ ranked first on Forbes’ list of ‘Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2020’.

A

Ashleigh Barty

B

Serena Williams

C

Alex Morgan

D

Naomi Osaka

(Q18) General Knowledge » History

In which of the following years Motilal Nehru along with eight other congress leaders drafted a Constitution for India?

A

 1928

B

 1931

C

 1945

D

 1935

(Q19) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following leaders of Indian Freedom Movement gave the slogan ‘Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it’?

A

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

B

Gopalkrishna Gokhale

C

Lala Lajpat Rai

D

Subhash Chandra Bose

(Q20) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Irrespective of the source, pure water contains ______ of oxygen by mass.

A

56.83%

B

11.11%

C

35.42%

D

88.89%