Geography Questions (India and the World)
● The main river flowing in the
State of Jammu and Kashmir is – Indus
● The most important coal field in
India is – Jharia Coalfield
● The Kabul Lamjao, the only
floating National Park in the world is in – Manipur
● The middle zone of the earth
with a thickness of 2780 km having an average density of 5.6 is known as – Pyrosphere
● Tapti river originates from – Satpura range
● Wild Ass Sanctuary is situated
in –
Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
● Sriharikota is situated in –
Andhra Pradesh
● The headquarters of North
Eastern Railway is – Gorakhpur
● Which is a major port on the East
Coast of India? – Vishakhapatnam
● The highest peak of the Kara-koram
Range is – Mt. K2 (Godvin Austin)
Indian Polity and Constitution Questions
● The President can be removed
from his office before the expiry of his normal term only on the recommendation
of –
The two Houses of Parliament
● The State has its own
Constitution is – Jammu and Kashmir
● Under which constitutional amendment
30% seats in village panchayats have been reserved for women in India? – 73
● Which Constitutional Amendment Act
facilitates the appointment of the same person as a governor for two or more
states ? – 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956
● The oath of office is conducted
to the President by – The Chief Justice of India
● The Zonal Councils are the
statutory bodies established by an Act of the Parliament that is – States Reorganisation Act of 1956
● The provision of Panchayats has
been mentioned in – Part IX
Indian National Movement Questions
● The call for 'Quit India Movement'
against Britishers was given in – 1942
● The famine which killed nearly 8 lakh
people during British rule as per the report furnished by the Famine Commission
of 1660 had struck – Western India in November 1876-77
● The theory of economic drain of
India during British imperialism was propounded by – Dadabhai Naoroji
● Which of the British Acts provided for
the establishment of All India Federation at the centre? – The Government of
India Act 1935
● The system of competitive
examination for Civil Service was accepted, in principle, in the year – 1853
● Who said, "This (the revolt 1857) was
an eruption of social volcano, where many spent forces found vent. After the
eruption, the whole social topography had changed; the scars of rebellion
remained deep and shining." – Ashok Mehta
● The revolutionary woman who led the
revolution of 1857 in Oudh was – Begum Hazrat Mahal
● Who is the author of the book 'The
Great Rebellion' ? – Ashok Mehta
● Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru
were sentenced to death in – Lahore conspiracy case
● Who called the revolt of 1857 as a war
between barbarism and civilisation ? – T. R. Holmes
History and Culture of India Questions
● The Upanishads are – a source of
Hindu philosophy
● The Harappan civilization was
discovered in 1920-21 following excavation – By R. D. Banerjee (at
Mohenjodaro) and By D. R. Sahni (at Harappa)
● Through which officer the king
exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire? –
Mahanayakacharya
● The Sikh Khalsa was formed to instil
a strong martial spirit in the Sikhs by – Tenth Sikh Guru Guru Gobind Singh
in 1699
● Though Ashoka had many sons, the
inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is
– Tivara
● The Vijayanagar king who
employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of
his bowmen was – Devaraya I
● The Palaeolithic Age in India is
divided into three phases namely – Lower Palaeolithic (Handaxe and
cleaver-industries), Middle Palaeolithic (Tools made on flakes) and upper
Palaeolithic (Tools made on flakes and blades)
● The Chief of Sukarchakiya misl
(a Sikh confederacy) was – Maharaja Ranjit Singh
● Under the Guptas in eastern India,
there was probably an intermediate level of administration between vishayas
(districts) and villages. It was called – Vifhi
● The two main monuments of Alaud-din
Khilji's reign-the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza were constructed at –
Delhi
Economic Affairs of India Questions
● In the country, which state is on the
top in present in newly developed Education Development Index? – Kerala
● Which brand/ company uses the ad line
"We know India better" ? – LIC of India
● Based on the European Banking
system the first bank in India was started in India – at Calcutta in 1770 named
'Hindustan Bank'
● The only tungsten producing mine
in the country is – Degana (Rajasthan)
● Capital Market comprises of –
Stock markets and Bond markets
● In Global Hunger Index (GHI)
India has been ranked at – 96th place among"U9 developing countries
● Which State is the largest producer of
cashew nuts in India? – Kerala
● All revenues received and loans
raised by the Union Government go into – Consolidated Fund of India
● In coal production, India ranks
in the world – Third (after China and America)
● In India, the first bank of
limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was – Oudh Commercial Bank
Sports and Games Questions
● Fuwa was the official mascot of
–
Beijing Olympics 2008
● 'Merdeka cup' is associated with
–
Football
● Jwala Gutta and V. Diju are the
famous players of – Badminton
● The winner of Wimbledon 2011
Women's Singles title is – Petra Kvitova
● Agha Khan Cup is associated with
–
Hockey (Western India)
● The winner of Cop a America
(football) 2011 was – Uruguay
● Bully, Carry, Corner, Dribble,
Hat-trick, Off-side are the terms associated with – Hockey
● Which award is given for excellence in
the field of sports? – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
● The playground of wrestling is
called – Arena
Science and Technology Questions
● Who invented the ball-point pen? –
Lazzlo Biro
● Astronomical distance is
measured in – light year
● Name the process of production
of energy in the Sun – Nuclear fusion
● The instrument which graphically
records physiological movement (e.g., blood pressure/ heartbeat) is known as – Kymograph
● Which in automobile exhausts can cause
cancer? – Carbon monoxide
● Who invented Ball-point pen? – C.
Biro in 1938
● Who invented chloroform as anaesthetic?
– James Simpson
● The instrument which measures
strength of electric current is – Ammeter
● When did India join the Inter-national
Tsunami Warning System? – 2004
Agriculture Questions
● Kisan Mitra is an employee of –
State Govt.
● National Project on Organic
Farming was launched during – 10th Five Year Plan (2002-2007)
● The optimum cardinal temperature
point for germination of rice seeds is – 20°C to 25°C
● As per the Eleventh Five Year Plan
Period (2007-2012) target under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM), the
production of rice, wheat and pulses is to be increased by – 10,8 and 2
million tonnes respectively
● The number of essential mineral
elements of plant is – 16
● RKVY stands for – Rashtriya
Krishi Vikas Yojana
● Microbial inoculants capable of
solubilizing phosphate are called – Phosphobacteria
● Food management in India has
three basic objectives namely – Procurement of food grains from farmers,
distribution of food-grains to the consumers and maintenance of food buffers for
security and price stability
● In maize plants – Silk appear
first
● FRP stands for – Fair and
Remunerative Price (of Sugarcane)
Useful GK Questions
● BRICS stands for – Brazil,
Russia, India, China and South Africa
● The study of Cancer is called –
Oncology
● The elements of a group in the
periodic table – have similar chemical properties
● OPEC stands for – Organisation of
Petroleum Exporting Countries
● The normal term of office of UN
Secretary-General is – 5 years
● 'Being Myself' is the
autobiography of famous tennis player – Martina NavratiIova
● The pH of human blood is
normally around – 7.5 to 8.0
● Falklands Islands are in – South
Atlantic
● The minimum age required to
become the Prime Minister of India is – 25 years
● Neprologist is a specialist who
treats – Kidney system
● The office of the Prime Minister
of India is – Created by the Constitution
● Kangaroo is the national emblem
of – Australia
● The objective of the Morley-Minto
Reforms was – Extension of provincial assemblies
● The national tree of India is –
Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)
● Cirrhosis is a disease which
affects – Liver
● The members of the state
legislative assemblies are elected for a period of – 5 years
● The capital of Bahrain is –
Manama
● National Defence Academy is
situated at – Pune
● India's largest museum is
located at – Kolkata
● In a human body, the basic
building blocks are – Cells
● As per Census 2011, the highest
populated State is – Uttar Pradesh
● Hertz is a unit of – Frequency of
sound waves
