General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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(Q1) General Knowledge » General Policy

Who among the following Presidents of India was also the deputy chairman of Planning Commission?

A

Pranab Mukherjee

B

K R Narayanan

C

V V Giri

D

Ramaswamy Venkataraman

(Q2) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

What is the unit of work done?

A

Joule

B

Watt

C

Decibel

D

Ampere

(Q3) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following Dynasties established the kingdom of Vijayanagara?

A

Sangama Dynasty

B

Tuluva Dynasty

C

Soma Dynasty

D

Nagama Dynasty

(Q4) General Knowledge » Economy

Which of the following is NOT one of the methods of national income estimation?

A

Product method

B

Banking method

C

Expenditure method

D

Income method

(Q5) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

______ part of xylem tissue in plants stores food.

A

Tracheids

B

Vessels

C

Xylem fibres

D

Xylem parenchyma

(Q6) General Knowledge » Polity

The term ‘Parliament’ refers to the ____________.

A

National legislature

B

Rajya Sabha

C

State legislature

D

Lok Sabha

(Q7) General Knowledge » Art and Culture

Which of the following festivals in Punjab is celebrated to commemorate the formation of the Khalsa Panth?

A

Lohri

B

Baisakhi

C

Teej

D

Hola Mohalla

(Q8) General Knowledge » Important Days

When was ‘Vayudoot’ airline setup in India?

A

1969

B

1981

C

1971

D

1991

(Q9) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

In Golgi apparatus, the maturing face is:

A

convex

B

bi-concave

C

spherical

D

concave

(Q10) General Knowledge » Static GK

Which of the following sites do “Not” have nuclear power plant?

A

Naraura

B

Rawat Bhata

C

Tarapur

D

Vijayawada

(Q11) General Knowledge » General Policy

Chief Minister of which state has inaugurated a project of the Women and Child Development department to provide milk and eggs to children at all anganwadis in the state in a bid to improve their nutrition levels?

A

Tamil Nadu

B

Andhra Pradesh

C

Kerala

D

Karnataka

(Q12) General Knowledge » Art and Culture

In which of the following Indian states, Harappan cities have NOT been found?

A

Gujarat

B

Haryana

C

Uttarakhand

D

Rajasthan

(Q13) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

The term ‘Back-stick’ is used in which of the following games/sports?

A

Volleyball

B

Badminton

C

Hockey

D

Basketball

(Q14) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following composers won the Grammy in 2015 for his album ‘Winds of Samsara' – a collaboration with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman?

A

Raghu Dixit

B

Subhashish Ghosh

C

Ricky Kej 

D

Mano Murthy

(Q15) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following is known as ‘Sarod Samrat’ in Indian Classical Music?

A

Aamir Ali Khan

B

Amjad Ali Khan

C

Pandit Ravishankar Prasad

D

Kishan Maharaj

(Q16) General Knowledge » History

Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded a reform association known as Brahmo Sabha which was later known as ______.

A

Dev Samaj

B

Arya Samaj

C

Brahmo School

D

Brahmo Samaj

(Q17) General Knowledge » Miscellaneous

Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes in June 2022?

A

M Jagadesh Kumar

B

Ashish Jha

C

Nitin Gupta

D

Nidhi Chibber

(Q18) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Common name of the compound CaOCl2 is ______.

A

gypsum

B

washing soda

C

bleaching powder

D

baking soda

(Q19) General Knowledge » Art and Culture

Which of the following festivals is celebrated in the month of August–September?

A

Bikaner Festival

B

Kite Festival

C

Makar Sankranti

D

Onam

(Q20) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Which of the following cities hosted the 2019 Military World Games organised by the International Military Sports Council?

A

Mungyeong, South Korea

B

Wuhan, China 

C

Bogota, Colombia

D

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil