General Knowledge Questions and Answers


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General Knowledge » Geography

Which of the following is a group of islands found in the tropical oceans consisting of coral reefs and a central depression?

A

 Lagoon

B

 Guyots

C

 Seamount

D

 Atoll

General Knowledge » Economy

As per the Economic Survey of India 2021, SENSEX and NIFTY resulted in India’s market-cap to GDP ratio crossing ______ for the first time since October 2010.

A

 50%

B

 100%

C

 80%

D

 75%

General Knowledge » General Policy

Right to Information Act ______ mandates timely response to citizen requests for government information.

A

2005

B

2002

C

2003

D

2004

General Knowledge » Constitution

Which of the following words does NOT precede the word ‘Republic’ in the Preamble of the Constitution of India?

A

 Democratic

B

 Sovereign

C

 Federal

D

 Socialist

General Knowledge » History

William Hawkins met Emperor Jahangir as a representative of the ______ East India Company.

A

Dutch

B

English

C

French

D

Portuguese

General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Honoured with Padma Vibushan and Padma Bhushan, Kishori Amonkar was a renowned personality related to which of the following fields?

A

 Economics

B

 Dance

C

 Music

D

 Science

General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which of the following is a type of plant disease?

A

Botulism

B

Coccidiosis

C

Blight

D

Mastitis

General Knowledge » History

Which of the following events occurred before 1919?

A

Chauri Chaura Incident

B

Lahore Session of Congress

C

Partition of Bengal

D

Gandhi-Irwin Pact

General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Which of the following states won the maximum number of medals at the Khelo India Youth Games 2020?

A

 Haryana

B

 Punjab

C

 Maharashtra

D

 Kerala

General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following won the 2020 JCB Prize for Literature?

A

Santhosh Echikkanam

B

Kureepuzha Sreekumar

C

S Hareesh

D

KR Meera

General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which of the following is an example of ‘Arthropod’?

A

 Scorpion

B

 Earthworm

C

 Hookworm

D

 Blood sucking leech

General Knowledge » Miscellaneous

Which of the following sages of ancient India wrote the ‘Mimamsa-sutras’?

A

Panini

B

Charaka

C

Jaimini

D

Badarayana

General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following was honoured by the Abel Prize of 2021 in Mathematics ?

A

 Laszlo Lovasz

B

Qaboos

C

 Andrew Wiles

D

 Karen Uhlenbeck

General Knowledge » Economy

Which of the following was the first development bank in India?

A

 Industrial Finance Corporation of India

B

 Export Import Bank of India

C

 National Housing Bank

D

 Industrial Development Bank of India

General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which of the following is a characteristic of amorphous solids?

A

Melting at a sharp and characteristic temperature

B

A definite characteristic geometrical shape

C

A definite and characteristic enthalpy of fusion

D

Gradual softening over a range of temperatures

General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which of the following is a disease caused by drinking contaminated water?

A

Scurvy

B

Rickets

C

Anaemia

D

Cholera

General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

What is the atomic number of nitrogen?

A

5

B

6

C

8

D

7

General Knowledge » Constitution

The 74th Amendment Act of 1992 added a new Part______ to the Constitution of India.

A

IX

B

IX-A

C

X

D

VIII

General Knowledge » History

With which of the following organisations was Lala Har Dayal associated?

A

Indian Home Rule Society

B

Indian Independence League

C

Swaraj Party

D

Ghadar Party

General Knowledge » Economy

Which of the following is a foreign bank operating in India as of 31st May 2021?

A

HDFC Bank Ltd

B

BNP Paribas 

C

ICICI Bank Ltd

D

Axis Bank Ltd