General knowledge questions for students

Q.1 Which of the following personalities gave 'The Laws of Heredity'?

(A) Robert Hook

(B) G.J. Mendel

(C) Charles Darwin

(D) William Harvey

Ans . B

Q.2 Name the person who was also known as Deshbandhu.

(A) S. Radhakrishnan

(B) G.K. Gokhale

(C) Chittaranjan Das

(D) Madan Mohan Malviya

Ans . C

Q.3 Which of the following is NOT the language enshrined in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution, as the language of the state?

(A) Nepali

(B) Kashmiri

(C) English

(D) Konkani

Ans . C

Q.4 The capital of Uttarakhand is….

(A) Masoorie

(B) Dehra Dun

(C) Nainital

(D) None of these

Ans . B

Q.5 Geet Govind is a famous creation of ……

(A) Bana Bhatt

(B) Kalidas

(C) Jayadev

(D) Bharat Muni

Ans . C

Q.6 Which of the following represents the Finance Commissions that have been set-up so far?

(A) 10

(B) 11

(C 12

(D) 13

Ans . D

Q.7 World Trade Organization came into existence in……

(A) 1992

(B) 1993

(C) 1994

(D) 1995

Ans . D

Q.8 According to the Constitution of India, which of the following is NOT one of the main organs of the Government?

(A) Legislature

(B) Bureaucracy

(C) Executive

(D) Judiciary

Ans . B

Q.9 In which year did the Cabinet Mission arrived in India?

(A) 1942

(B) 1943

(C) 1945

(D) 1946

Ans . D

Q.10 Panchayati Raj comes under….

(A) Residual list

(B) Concurrent list

(C) State list

(D) Union list

Ans . C

Q.11 Which of the amendments of the following constitution was responsible for deleting the right to property from the list of fundamentals rights?

(A) 43rd amendment

(B) 44th amendment

(C) 48th amendment

(D) 52nd amendment

Ans . B

Q.12 Harshcharita and KadamBari are the works of…..

(A) Kalhan

(B) Panini

(C) Bana Bhatta

(D) Patanjali

Ans . C

Q.13 When did the war of Americans Independence take place?

(A) 1770

(B) 1772

(C) 1774

(D) 1776

Ans . D

Q.14 Panini was……

(A) a Greek philosopher

(B) an Indian astronomer and famous mathematician

(C) a Sanskrit grammarian of Vedic times

(D) great poet of ancient times.

Ans . C

Q.15 Mein Kampf is authored by…

(A) Napoleon Bonaparte

(B) Karl Marx

(C) Adolf Hitler

(D) Benito Mussolini

Ans . C

Q.16 Which of the following is the largest and the deepest ocean of the world?

(A) Arctic

(B) Atlantic

(C) Pacific

(D) Indian

Ans . C

Q.17 The literacy rate of India is….

(A) 57.86%

(B) 61.34%

(C) 63.98%

(D) 65.38%

Ans . D

Q.18 Which Indian state has the least literacy rate?

(A) Bihar

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Orissa

Ans . A

Q.19 SAARC was formed in ……

(A) 1982

(B) 1984

(C) 1985

(D) 1986

Ans . C

Q.20 Which of the following is not a member of the European Union?

(A) Greece

(B) Finland

(C) Norway

(D) United Kingdom

Ans . C

Q.21 ASEAN is headquartered at….

(A) Male

(B) Kathmandu

(C) Jakarta

(D) Kuala Lumpur

Ans . C

Q.22 This river was also called as the Ganges of the South, Name the river from the given options.

(A) Godavari

(B) Krishna

(C) Cauvery

(D) None of these

Ans . C

Q.23 Which Indian state is inhabited by 'Jaintiya tribes'?

(A) Arunachal Pradesh

(B) Mizoram

(C) Manipur

(D) Meghalaya

Ans . A

Q. 24 Currently who is the Chief Minister of Goa (State of India)?

(A) Manohar Parrikar

(B) Prashant Sawant

(C) Rajiv Gandhi

(D) Ashok Gahalot

Ans . B

Q.25 Where is 'Dudhsagar Waterfall' in India?

(A) At the border of the Indian state of Goa and Karnataka

(B) in Karnataka

(C) in Gujarat

(D) in Rajasthan

Ans . A

Q.26 In the World Boxing Championships 2017, who won India its first medal?

(A) Gaurav Bidhuri

(B) Alexzander

(C) Tarzan

(D) Mitsuda

Ans . A

Q.27 Currently who is the Chief Minister of Assam?

(A) Sarbananda Sonowal (Since 2016)

(B) Prashant Yadav

(C) Rajiv Gandhi

(D) Ashok Gahalot

Ans . A

Q.28 Who is the current President of Bharatiya Janata Party?

(A) Amit Shah (Indian politician from Gujarat)

(B) Nitin Gadkari

(C) Yashwant Sinha

(D) Narendra Modi

Ans . A

Q.29 What is the height of Siachen Glacier at eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Mountains?

(A) 5400 Metre

(B) 6400 Metre

(C) 5600 Metre

(D) 8500 Metre

Ans . A

Q.30 Who has been appointed as the new Secretary-General of Lok Sabha?

(A) Snehlata Shrivastava

(B) Janaki Devi

(C) Yashwant Sinha

(D) Jail Singh

Ans . A

Q.31 Recently US drop its most powerful non-nuclear bomb (MOAB – 'Mother Of All Bombs') at where?

(A) An ISIS positions in Afghanistan

(B) In Pakistan

(C) In Kazakhstan

(D) In South Korea

Ans . A

Q.32 Which schemes launched for Bhim app user by PM Narendra Modi on Apr 14, 2015, Ambedkar Jayanti?

(A) BHIM Referral Bonus Scheme and BHIM Merchant Cashback Scheme

(B) Jio Money

(C) M-Paisa

(D) Real Money

Ans . A

Q.33 In 2017 which Space Agency sends 104 satellites in a single mission?

(A) ISRO

(B) NASA

(C) Russian Agency

(D) China space Agency

Ans . A

Q.34 What is India's GDP growth rate in 2017-18?

(A) 7.4%

(B) 8.4%

(C) 9.4%

(D) 6.4%

Ans . A

Q.35 When cycling federation of India was established?

(A) 1946

(B) 1846

(C) 1947

(D) 1952

Ans . A

Q.36 When the movie 'Raees' Released in India?

(A) 25 January 2017

(B) 26 January 2017

(C) 16 January 2017

(D) 20 January 2017

Ans . A

Q.37 When India's first cricket club was established?

(A) 1792 In Calcutta

(B) 1793 in Delhi

(C) 1892 in Calcutta

(D) 1992 in Delhi

Ans . A

Q.38 When India national football team was established?

(A) 1937

(B) 1938

(C) 1940

(D) 1952

Ans . A

Q.39 Who is the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (India State)?

(A) Pema Khandu (Since July 2016)

(B) Prashant Yadav

(C) Rajiv Gandhi

(D) Ashok Gahalot

Ans . A

Q.40 Which bank changed its names and IFSC code for its many branches?

(A) SBI

(B) Canara Bank

(C) Axis Bank

(D) Punjab National Bank

Ans . A

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