Gk questions with answers for all competitive exams preparation.
Q. 1- Who said 'Go back to the Vedas and 'India for the Indians' ?
A: Dayanand Saraswati
B: Vivekanand
C: Sridharalu Naidu
D: G. K. Gokhale
Answer- A
Q. 2- Who among the following Governor- General formed the triple alliance against Tipu Sultan ?
A: Warren Hastings
B: Lord Wellesley
C: Sir John Shore
D: Lord Cornwallis
Answer- D
Q. 3- The Mongols and Chengiz Khan invaded India during the reign of:
A: Iltutmish
B: Aram Shah
C: Raziya
D: Balban
Answer-A
Q. 4- A Buddhist council during the reign of Kanishka was held at :
A: Pataliputra
B: Vaishali
C: Rajgriha
D: Kashmir
Answer- D
Q. 5- The Sikh Guru who killed by the orders of Aurangzeb :
A: Tegh Bahadur
B: Ramdas
C: Har Govind
D: Gobind Singh
Answer-A
Q. 6- Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of the at Magadha with the aid of Kautilya and founded a glorious Mauryan empire in 322 BC.
A: Panchalas
B: Nandas
C: Mallas
D: None of these
Answer- B
Q. 7- Which of the following animals has more than one heart?
A: Tortoise
B: Octopus
C: Chameleon
D: None of these
Answer-B
Q. 8- Urea, a commonly used nitrogen- based fertilizer, is prepared by the reaction between ammonia and
A: Nitrogen
B: Hydrogen
C: Carbon dioxide
D: Oxygen
Answer- C
Q. 9- The chemical name of Rock Salt?
A: Sodium chloride
B: Sodium Hydroxide
C: Calcium Hydroxide
D: Calcium Oxide
Answer- A
Q. 10- Detergents used for cleaning Clothes and Utensils contain :
A: Silicon
B: Chlorine
C: Potassium
D: Sulphonates
Answer- D
Q. 11- Which disease is caused due to the deficiency of haemoglobin ?
A: Anaemia
B: Asthma
C: Epilepsy
D: Leukaemia
Answer-A
Q. 12- Who received Nobel Prize twice for the same subject?
A: Marie Curie
B: Frederic Sanger
C: Linus Pauling
D: Frederic Jolit
Answer- B
Q. 13- Who received Nobel Prize twice for Chemistry?
A: Marie Curie
B: Linus Pauling
C: Frederic Sanger
D: John Bardeen
Answer -C
Q. 14- Where does most of the weather phenomenon take place?
A: Troposphere
B: Stratosphere
C: Mesosphere
D: Exosphere
Answer-A
Q. 15- Temperate grasslands of South America is :
A: Veldt
B: Steppes
C: Pampas
D: Postaz
Answer- C
Q. 16- Which one of the following is the biggest flower in the world?
A: Lotus
B: Sunflower
C: Rafflesia
D: Glory Lily
Answer- C
Q. 17- Which of the following rivers originates in a spring at Verinag in the South- eastern part of Kashmir ?
A: Beas
B: Chenab
C: Jhelum
D: None of these
Answer- C
Q. 18- A money bill in the parliament can be introduced only with the recom- mendation of :
A: Prime minister
B: Finance minister
C: Speaker
D: President of India
Answer- D
Q. 19-Who presides over the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha ?
A: Vice-president
B: Prime minister
C: Senior member
D: Speaker of lok Sabha
Answer - D
Q. 20- Which rank in Indian Air Force is the highest?
A: Air Commodore
B: Air Vice Marshal
C: Air Marshal
D: Air Chief Marshal
Answer- D
Q. 21- National Defence Day is observed on:
A: March 3
B: January 11
C: October 8
D: November 30
Answer-A
Q. 22- The organization which looks after the credit needs of agriculture and rural development is :
A: NABARD
B: UTI
C: RBI
D: None of these
Answer-A
Q. 23- Festival of 'Onam' is associated with the legend of:
A: Ganesh
B: Hanuman
C: Mahabali
D: Jagannath
Answer- C
Q. 24- The largest continent in the world :
A: Asia
B: Europe
C: Africa
D: Australia
Answer-A