General Knowledge Questions and Answers

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(Q1) General Knowledge » Art and Culture

Which of the following dance forms is performed by Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam?

A

Odissi

B

Manipuri

C

Kuchipudi

D

Bharatanatyam

(Q2) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which cycle shows the movement of water?

A

Carbon cycle   

B

Geological cycle  

C

 Hydrological cycle 

D

 Nitrogen cycle 

(Q3) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

C V Chandra Shekhar was conferred the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to which of the following forms of Dance?

A

Manipuri

B

Kathak

C

Kathakali

D

Bharatanatyam

(Q4) General Knowledge » Art and Culture

Modhera Dance Festival is an annual cultural phenomenon in the _________ district of the state of Gujarat.

A

 Mehsana

B

 Amreli

C

 Junagadh

D

Anand

(Q5) General Knowledge » Books and Authors

Which of the following novels is written by Kiran Desai?

A

Midnight's Children

B

The Golden House

C

The Inheritance of Loss

D

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

(Q6) General Knowledge » Constitution

_________ of the Constitution of India provides protection against arrest and detention in certain cases.

A

Article 22

B

Article 25

C

Article 20

D

Article 23

(Q7) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Three Indians were named amongst Time Magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ of 2021. Who among the following is NOT one of them?

A

 Mamata Banerjee 

B

Narendra Modi

C

 Adar Poonawalla 

D

Gautam Adani

(Q8) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

DDT adversely affects our environment because:

A

it can allow growth of harmful insects

B

it can promote growth of harmful insects

C

it can kill harmful insects

D

it can kill beneficial insects like honey bees

(Q9) General Knowledge » Books and Authors

The autobiography ‘Unbreakable: An Autobiography’ is written by which of the following sportspersons of India?

A

Abhinav Bindra 

B

P T Usha  

C

Yuvraj Singh 

D

 M C Mary Kom 

(Q10) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which Indian musician won the Grammys in 2015 in the Best New Age Album category, his album Winds of Samsara was a collaboration with a South African falutist Wouter Kellerman?

A

Alokananda Dasgupta

B

Sadhu Kokila

C

Rickey Kej

D

Stephen Devassy

(Q11) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

In February 2022, which of the following persons was nominated for Laureus ‘World Breakthrough of the Year’ award?

A

Vinesh Phogat 

B

Neeraj Chopra 

C

 Sachin Tendulkar 

D

Max Parrot 

(Q12) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which of the following Indian classical Bharatanatyam dancers received the honours of Padma Shri in 1981 and Padma Bhushan in 2003?

A

Mallika Sarabhai

B

Padma Subrahmanyam

C

Savitha Sastry

D

Rukmini Devi

(Q13) General Knowledge » Economy

____________ is a situation in the bonds market when the rate of interest falls to its lowest level and the speculative demand for money becomes perfectly elastic.

A

Liquidity trap

B

Zero money velocity

C

Cash crunch

D

Infinite supply

(Q14) General Knowledge » Geography

What is the percentage of land used for agriculture in India as per the 2009 data by National Institute of Hydrology?

A

59.01%

B

59.09%

C

50.09%

D

51.09%

(Q15) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Davis Cup is associated with which of the following sports?

A

Badminton

B

Tennis

C

Hockey

D

Football

(Q16) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which of the following Indian classical singers was known as Mallika-e-Ghazal or the Queen of Ghazal and got appreciations by the Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu at the age of fifteen?

A

Suraiya

B

Amrutha Suresh

C

Chitra Singh

D

Begum Akhtar

(Q17) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which organisation was created in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to assess the science related to climate change?

A

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

B

International Climate Action Network (ICAN)

C

Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC)

D

Global Climate Growth Institute (GCGI)

(Q18) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Identify the acid that helps in digestion.

A

 Acetic acid 

B

 Nitric acid 

C

 Sulphuric acid 

D

Hydrochloric acid  

(Q19) General Knowledge » Books and Authors

Which of the following novels is written by Mulk Raj Anand that shows the cruelty of the caste system based on pre-independence era of India?

A

Coolie

B

Across the Black Waters

C

The Village

D

Untouchable

(Q20) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Sonal Mansingh, the classical dance legend, has NOT received which of the following awards?

A

Padma Shri

B

Padma Bhushan

C

Padma Vibhushan

D

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award