General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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(Q1) General Knowledge » Books and Authors

Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Unaccustomed Earth’?

A

Arundhati Roy

B

Jhumpa Lahiri

C

Anita Nair

D

Shobha De

(Q2) General Knowledge » General Policy

The expected returns to farmers by way of MSP (Minimum Support Price) over their cost of production for barley for marketing season 2021–22 is estimated at ______.

A

 65%

B

 50%

C

 106%

D

 93%

(Q3) General Knowledge » Static GK

The branch of horticulture which deals with the production, storage, processing and marketing of vegetables is called ______.

A

olericulture

B

pomology

C

agronomy

D

apiculture

(Q4) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

______ is a disorder resulting in abnormal electrical discharges from the brain cells causing seizures.

A

Prostatitis

B

Epilepsy

C

Hypoglycaemia

D

Rheumatoid arthritis

(Q5) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a vaccine for ______.

A

typhoid

B

plague

C

mumps

D

tuberculosis (TB)

(Q6) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Kelucharan Mohapatra was an exponent of which of the following categories of dance?

A

Manipuri

B

Odissi

C

Kuchipudi

D

Bharatanatyam

(Q7) General Knowledge » Art and Culture

The festival of Durga Puja is observed to celebrate the triumph of Goddess Durga over ______.

A

Mahishasura

B

Hiranyakashipu

C

Ravana

D

Jarasandha

(Q8) General Knowledge » General Policy

The Regional Rural Banks were established on the recommendations of the ______ on Rural Credit.

A

Kelkar Committee

B

Narsimha Committee

C

Tandon Committee

D

Rekhi Committee

(Q9) General Knowledge » History

The Mughal court chronicles are written in ______.

A

Urdu

B

Turkish

C

Arabic

D

Persian

(Q10) General Knowledge » Geography

The ______ lies above the mesopause and is a region in which temperatures increase with height.

A

troposphere

B

stratosphere

C

exosphere

D

thermosphere

(Q11) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following was a contributor to the subject of medicine in ancient India?

A

Harsha

B

Charaka

C

Panini

D

Bhasa

(Q12) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

In the 2020–21 season, each NBA team played ______ regular-season games.

A

94

B

72

C

68

D

86

(Q13) General Knowledge » Constitution

An amendment to the Right to Information Act 2005 proposing that the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners be appointed ‘for such term as may be prescribed by the Central Government’ was passed in the year _____.

A

2017

B

2016

C

2014

D

2019

(Q14) General Knowledge » Books and Authors

Si-yu-ki or ‘The Records of the Western World’ was written by:

A

Marco Polo

B

Fa-Hien

C

Hiuen Tsiang

D

Abdur Razzak

(Q15) General Knowledge » Economy

As per Economic Survey 2020-2021, during the first half of the financial year 2020-21, the services sector contracted by almost ______.

A

6%

B

16%

C

21%

D

11%

(Q16) General Knowledge » Art and Culture

______ is a mask dance popular in South Malabar.

A

Parichakali

B

Dhangar

C

Kummattikali

D

Zemmado

(Q17) General Knowledge » Art and Culture

Which of the following festivals is celebrated in Uttarakhand?

A

 Nuakhai

B

 Dol Jatra

C

 Vishu

D

 Phool Dei

(Q18) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Which of the following countries will host the 2023 AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships?

A

 Uzbekistan

B

 Serbia

C

 Russia

D

 Mongolia

(Q19) General Knowledge » Constitution

Which amendment to the Constitution of India added a new subject in the Union List called 'taxes on services’?

A

78th

B

56th

C

88th

D

62nd

(Q20) General Knowledge » Constitution

Which of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India amended Article 19 and inserted provisions fully securing the constitutional validity of zamindari abolition laws in general and certain specified State Acts in particular?

A

 Second Amendment

B

 Fourth Amendment

C

 Third Amendment

D

 First Amendment