General Knowledge Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following countries are favourably influenced by the trade winds?
(A) West Indies and Florida (B) Malagasy and Brazil
(C) East Coast of Mexico, and Guyana (D) All of these
Ans : (D)
2. Formation of potholes in river beds is an example of –
(A) Hydration (B) Erosion
(C) Corrosion(D) Corrasion
Ans : (D)
3. The pashmina is a variety of wool obtained from–
(A) Sheep (B) Cow
(C) Goat (D) Horse
Ans : (C)
4. Which of the following is the main constituent of biogas?
(A) Methane and carbon dioxide (B) Methane and carbon monoxide
(C) Hydrogen and carbon dioxide (D) Butane and carbon dioxide
Ans : (A)
5. Who is the writer of the International Bestseller ‘The White Tiger’?
(A) Aravind Adiga (B) Paul Coelho
(C) Chetan Bhagat (D) Salman Rushdie
Ans : (A)
6. Distribution of insurance products and insurance policies by banks as corporate agents is known as–
(A) General insurance (B) Non-life insurance
(C) Bancassurance (D) Insurance banking
Ans : (C)
7. In order to attract more foreign exchange, the Government of India decided to allow foreign investment in LLP firms. What is full form of “LLP” as used in this reference?
(A) Local Labour Promotion (B) Low Labour Projects
(C) Limited Loan Partnership (D) Limited Liability Partnership
Ans : (D)
8. NEFT means–
(A) National Electronic Funds Transfer system
(B) Negotiated Efficient Fund Transfer System
(C) National Efficient Fund Transfer Solution
(D) Non Efficient Fund Transfer System
Ans : (A)
9. Who among the following has been appointed as a director on board of Bank of America–the first non-American on the board of one of the largest financial institutions in the world?
(A) Azim H. Premji (B) Ratan Tara
(C) Mukesh Ambani (D) C. V. Kamath
Ans : (C)
10. When the rate of inflation increases–
(A) purchasing power of money increases
(B) purchasing power of money decreases
(C) value of money increases
(D) purchasing power of money remains unaffected
Ans : (B)
11. All of the following caves are located in Maharashtra, except–
(A) Ajanta Caves (B) Amarnath Caves
(C) Elephanta Caves (D) Ellora Caves
Ans : (B)
12. Duncan Passage is located between–
(A) South and Little Andaman. (B) Little and Great Nicobar.
(C) North and Middle Andaman. (D) Middle and South Andaman.
Ans : (A)
13. The main area of production of icebergs is found in–
(A) the West Coast of Greenland. (B) the East Coast of Japan.
(C) the North Coast of Siberia. (D) the West Coast of Africa.
Ans : (A)
14. The Operation Polo was associated with the annexation of which one of the following Princely States into Indian Union?
(A) Kashmir (B) Junagadh
(C) Travancore (D) Hyderabad
Ans : (D)
15. The name of Ram Prasad Bismil is associated with–
(A) Kanpur Conspiracy Case (B) Alipore Conspiracy Case
(C) Kakori Conspiracy Case (D) Meerut Conspiracy Case
Ans : (C)
16. Who has written the biography of the Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, ‘Sonia Gandhi: An Extra-ordinary Life, An Indian Destiny’?
(A) Rani Singh (B) Anjali Joseph
(C) Rana Dasgupta (D) Moni Mohsri
Ans : (A)
17. Who among the following has won the 26th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration?
(A) Balraj Puri (B) Shyam Benegal
(C) Mohan Dharia (D) Javed Akhtar
Ans : (C)
18. Article, 32 of the Indian Constitution stands for–
(A) Right to Constitutional Remedies (B) Right Against Exploitation
(C) Right to Religion (D) Right to Equality
Ans : (A)
19. ‘Peepli Live’ is a film directed by–
(A) Anusha Rizvi (B) Aamir Khan
(C) Kiran Rao (D) David Dhawan
Ans : (A)
20. What constitutes the social infrastructure of an economy ?
(A) Transport, health and banking (B) Education, health and other civic amenities
(C) Industry, trade and transport (D) Education, industry and agriculture
Ans : (B)
21. A Trade Cycle consists of–
(A) Three Phases (B) Four Phases
(C) Five Phases (D) Six Phases
Ans : (B)
22. The Khilafat Movement was organised to protest against–
(A) religious interference by the British (B) Russian Revolution
(C) dismemberment of Turkey (D) suppression of Pathans
Ans : (C)
23. Planning Commission was established in the year–
(A) 1980 (B) 1970
(C) 1950 (D) 1960
Ans : (C)
24. India witnessed single party domination till–
(A) 1962 (B) 1967
(C) 1971 (D) 1977
Ans : (B)
25. Which part of the Constitution of India has been described as the soul of the Constitution ?
(A) Fundamental Rights (B) Directive Principles of State Policy
(C) Preamble (D) Panchayats
Ans : (C)
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