General Knowledge Questions and Answers


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General Knowledge » Economy

According to the Union Budget 2020-2021, the bank credit growth as of January 1, 2021, stood at ______%

A

 5.2

B

5.9

C

6.7

D

7.1

General Knowledge » Important Days

Which day has been declared by the World Health Organization as Hand Hygiene Day?

A

14th June

B

18th August

C

21st July

D

5th May

General Knowledge » Art and Culture

Lalita is a form of folk music from ______.

A

Gujarat

B

Rajasthan

C

Maharashtra

D

Madhya Pradesh

General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Who among the following won the All England Open Badminton Championship 2020 in the Men’s Singles category?

A

Viktor Axelsen 

B

Kento Momota 

C

Chou Tien-chen

D

Anders Antonsen

General Knowledge » Geography

Which of the following is the shallowest part of the ocean showing an average gradient of 1° or even less?

A

Continental shelf

B

Deep sea plain

C

ontinental slope

D

Oceanic deeps

General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Who among the following created a national record in the javelin throw event at the third Indian Grand Prix meet in March 2021?

A

Devendra Jhajharia

B

Vipin Kasana

C

Neeraj Chopra

D

Shivpal Singh

General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following Indian musicians was a part of a band named ‘Planet Drum’ along with Mickey Hart, Sikiru Adepoju, and Giovanni Hidalgo, whose first album received the 1992 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album, which was the first Grammy in this category?

A

Ravi Shankar

B

Zakir Hussain

C

Hariprasad Chaurasia

D

Bhimsen Joshi

General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Capsaicinoids, carotenoids, phenolics, and vitamins are dominant chemicals in which of the following foods?

A

Chilli

B

Carrot

C

Garlic

D

Radish

General Knowledge » Books and Authors

Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The Coalition Years’?

A

APJ Abdul Kalam

B

Pranab Mukherjee

C

Giani Zail Singh

D

KR Narayanan

General Knowledge » History

In which of the following years was the Mont-Ford Reforms report presented by the British colonial government in India?

A

1907

B

1918

C

1934

D

1942

General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which of the following techniques can be used for reducing the total dissolved solids (TDS) in water?


(1) Ion Exchange
(2) Distillation
(3) Carding

A

Both 2 and 3

B

Only 1

C

Both 1 and 2

D

Only 3

General Knowledge » Static GK

The Hundru Fall lies along the course of which of the following rivers?

A

Mahanadi

B

Subarnarekha 

C

Sone

D

Damodar

General Knowledge » Economy

As per the Economic Survey 2021, in which of the following states did the proportion of households that had health insurance decrease by 12% from 2015-16 to 2019-20?

A

West Bengal

B

Sikkim

C

Bihar

D

Assam

General Knowledge » Miscellaneous

After the death of Shri Guru Gobind Singh, the Sikhs revolted against the ______ under the leadership of Banda Bahadur.

A

Marathas

B

British

C

Gurkhas

D

Mughals

General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following was nominated for the Saraswati Samman, 2020?

A

Sharankumar Limbale

B

Pratibha Ray

C

Manishankar Mukherjee

D

Manoj Das

General Knowledge » Static GK

Which of the following is a mountain between India and Nepal?

A

Manaslu

B

Makalu

C

Dhaulagiri

D

Kanchenjunga 

General Knowledge » General Policy

In India, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, ______ is a comprehensive law to provide for the protection of children from the offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography, while safeguarding the interests of the child.

A

2006

B

2008

C

2010

D

2012

General Knowledge » Miscellaneous

In which Indian state is the ‘Fatorpa Zatra’ celebrated?

A

Madhya Pradesh

B

Kerala

C

Goa

D

Himachal Pradesh

General Knowledge » Constitution

The Constituent Assembly was recognised by Section ______ of the Indian Independence Act, 1947.

A

8(1)

B

10(1)

C

12(2)

D

6(2)

General Knowledge » Miscellaneous

Mountaineers refer to altitudes above about ______ metres as the ‘death zone’.

A

7,200

B

5,800

C

8,000

D

6,700