General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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(Q1) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

In which of the following places was the first edition of the World Para Table Tennis Championships held in 1990?

A

Beijing, China

B

Assen, Netherlands 

C

Granada, Spain

D

Lasko, Slovenia

(Q2) General Knowledge » General Policy

The actual growth rate of the ninth and tenth five years plans was ______ and _____ respectively.

A

7.2 percent, 7.6 percent

B

5.4 percent, 7.6 percent

C

6.5 percent, 8.1 percent

D

7.2 percent, 8.4 percent

(Q3) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following war ended with the treaty of Salbai?

A

Third Battle of Panipat

B

Battle of Buxar

C

First Maratha War

D

Second Anglo-Maratha War

(Q4) General Knowledge » History

In ______ the Mughal emperor appointed the Company as the Diwan of the provinces of Bengal.

A

1750

B

1765

C

1770

D

1754

(Q5) General Knowledge » Books and Authors

The autobiography of Nirad C Chaudhari is____________.

A

An Autobiography of a Yogi

B

The Race of My Life 

C

The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian 

D

Matters of Discretion 

(Q6) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

In case of first false start in a running event, the athlete(s) shall be:

A

disqualified

B

Warned

C

suspended

D

can restart

(Q7) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

In which year did India host the ICC T20 World Cup cricket for the first time?

A

2016

B

2014

C

2012

D

2018

(Q8) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which physical theory explains the generation of thrust by rocket engines, jet engines and deflating balloons?

A

Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction

B

Exclusion principle

C

Newton’s laws of motion

D

Laws of thermodynamics

(Q9) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

The famous musician, Appa Jalgaonkar is associated with which musical instrument?

A

Sarod

B

Violin

C

Harmonium

D

Tabla

(Q10) General Knowledge » Constitution

As of 15th March 2021, how many women judges are there in the Supreme Court of India?

A

2

B

4

C

3

D

5

(Q11) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which of the following is a severe form of malnutrition that commonly affects infants and toddlers, most often around the age of weaning through age 5?

A

Bacterial meningitis

B

Diarrhoea

C

Pneumonia

D

Kwashiorkor

(Q12) General Knowledge » Constitution

Which Article of the Constitution of India provides for the power to the President to convene a joint sitting of the both the Houses of Parliament?

A

Article 108

B

Article 331

C

Article 85

D

Article 105

(Q13) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Whose law states that at a junction in an electric circuit, the sum of the currents flowing into the junction is equal to the sum of the currents flowing out of the junction?

A

Gustav Robert Kirchhoff

B

Georg Simon Ohm

C

Michael Faraday

D

Victor Francis Hess

(Q14) General Knowledge » Art and Culture

Which of the following were NOT a part of a citadel in Harrapan architecture?

A

Great Bath for important people

B

Fire altars for religious ceremonies

C

Residential buildings for masses

D

Storehouses for grains

(Q15) General Knowledge » History

In which of the following years Sikandar Lodi founded Agra?

A

1499 CE

B

1508 CE

C

1504 CE

D

1506 CE

(Q16) General Knowledge » Polity

The emoluments and allowances of the President and other expenditure relating to his office is charged on the ______ of India.

A

contingency fund

B

estimates fund

C

public accounts fund

D

consolidated fund

(Q17) General Knowledge » Geography

In an ecosystem, vertical distribution of different species occupying different levels is called ______.

A

ramification

B

levelling

C

grouping

D

stratification

(Q18) General Knowledge » Books and Authors

Who is the author of ‘The Inheritance of Loss’?

A

Jhumpa Lahiri

B

Kiran Desai

C

Chetan Bhagat

D

Arundhati Roy

(Q19) General Knowledge » Static GK

As per the 75th NSS report, ______ has the lowest number of literate females in the state, with the female literacy percentage for the state pegged at 57.6%.

A

Rajasthan

B

Andhra Pradesh

C

Bihar

D

Uttar Pradesh

(Q20) General Knowledge » Agriculture

Which of the following characteristics is NOT correct about Tropical Evergreen forests?

A

These forests are well-stratified.

B

They are found in warm and humid areas.

C

In these forests, trees reach great heights up to 60 m or above.

D

These forests receive annual precipitation of about 100 cm.