General Knowledge Questions and Answers


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(Q1) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which of the following is NOT a type of mosquito?

A

 Culex

B

 Anopheles

C

 Limulus

D

 Aedes

(Q2) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which of the following is the middle layer in the root apical meristem that gives rise to the cortex?

A

 Calyptrogen

B

 Periblem

C

 Dermatogen

D

 Plerome

(Q3) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which of the following is the horizontal distance between two successive crests?

A

 Wave height

B

 Wave length

C

 Wave frequency

D

 Wave period

(Q4) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I.Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award instituted by Government of India since 1995.
II.The award is open to all persons regardless of nationality, race, language, caste, creed or sex.
III.The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020 was conferred on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

A

 I, II and III

B

 Only I and II

C

 Only III

D

 Only I

(Q5) General Knowledge » General Policy

______, the world’s first sailing boat made entirely from plastic waste, aims to raise people’s awareness of plastic pollution in oceans.

A

Triptropi

B

Blipblopi

C

Flipflopi

D

Snipsnopi

(Q6) General Knowledge » Economy

As per the provisions of Union Budget 2021-22, how many public sector banks have been lined up for disinvestment?

A

 Two

B

 Three

C

 Five

D

 Seven

(Q7) General Knowledge » Static GK

The Ghoom Monastery is located in:

A

 Kalimpong

B

 Gangtok

C

 Darjeeling

D

 Namchi

(Q8) General Knowledge » Economy

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the setting up of ______ mega textile parks across the country over three years, in her Budget 2021-22 speech.

A

three

B

seven

C

nine

D

five

(Q9) General Knowledge » Miscellaneous

Normally, there is a ______ day interval between spring tides and neap tides.

A

nine

B

four

C

seven

D

two

(Q10) General Knowledge » History

Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of the ______ at Magadha with the aid of Kautilya and founded a glorious Mauryan empire in 322 BC.

A

 Panchalas

B

Mallas

C

 Nandas

D

 Kurus

(Q11) General Knowledge » Miscellaneous

As per the Swiss organisation IQAir’s ‘World Air Quality Report, 2020’, which of the following is the most polluted capital city in the world?

A

 Beijing

B

 Delhi

C

 Paris

D

 Tokyo

(Q12) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Who among the following won the 2020 Tour de France?

A

 Nairo Quintana

B

 Wout Van Aert

C

 Tadej Pogačar

D

 Egan Bernal

(Q13) General Knowledge » Economy

Which of the given statements about the Union Budget is/are true?

a) Vote on Account deals only with the expenditure side of the government budget.
b) Vote on Account and Interim Budget are not the same.
c) An Interim Budget gives a complete financial statement, similar to a full budget.

A

(a) and (b)

B

 (a), (b) and (c)

C

 Only (c)

D

 Only (a)

(Q14) General Knowledge » Art and Culture

‘Povadas’ is a popular folk dance from the state of ______.

A

 Kerala

B

 Rajasthan

C

 Gujarat

D

 Maharashtra

(Q15) General Knowledge » Miscellaneous

What do you call the maximum sustainable size of a resident population in a given ecosystem?

A

 Census

B

 Carrying capacity

C

 Case rate

D

 Crude rate

(Q16) General Knowledge » Miscellaneous

Who among the following persons was associated with the Chittagong Armoury Raid?

A

Sachindranath Bakshi

B

Manmath Nath Gupta

C

Vishnu Sharan Dublish

D

Ardhendu Dastidar

(Q17) General Knowledge » Constitution

The Constitution (112th Amendment) Bill 2009 provides for ______ reservation for women in Urban Local Bodies was introduced in Lok Sabha on 24th November 2009.

A

10%

B

30%

C

20%

D

50%

(Q18) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Along with India, which of the following countries was crowned Joint Winner at the 2020 Online FIDE Chess Olympiad?

A

 Croatia

B

 Belgium

C

 Russia

D

 Ukraine

(Q19) General Knowledge » Static GK

In which of the following States/Union Territories did a regional alliance by the abbreviated name TIPRA come into the limelight in March-April 2021?

A

 Ladakh

B

 Tamil Nadu

C

 Tripura

D

 Telangana

(Q20) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Hot water can be a pollutant if it comes from:

(a) A hot spring (b) A power plant (c) An industry

A

 Only (a)

B

 Only (c)

C

 Only (b)

D

 Both (b) and (c)