General Knowledge questions for compititive exam
General Knowledge questions for compititive exam : General knowlede forms an important section in most entrance examinations. Here you'll get General Knowledge questions for compititive exam.
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1. Tata Steel got green clearance for mining of mineral sand, used in coal production from which of the following state ?
A. Assam
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Gujarat
D. West Bengal
Ans: Option D
2. Which of the following banks has introduced Neev Fund to finance low-income state infrastructure projects ?
A. ICICI
B. SBI
C. HDFC
D. BOI
Ans: Option B
3. Name the Naval Ship which has been commissioned by Admiral RK Dhowan at Visakhapatnam ?
A. INS Sindhughosh
B. INS Shivalik
C. INS Vishwakarma
D. INS Astradharani
Ans: Option C
4. World Science Day is Observed on________.
A. 12th November
B. 11th November
C. 9th November
D. 10th November
Ans: Option D
5. India’s first Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) was launched at AIIMS in _________.
A. New Delhi
B. Jodhpur
C. Patna
D. Raipur
Ans: Option A
6. Which of the following ministry has recently launched the two schemes, Swadesh Darshan and PRASAD ?
A. Ministry of Railways
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Ministry of Defence
D. Ministry of Tourism
Ans: Option D
7. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit 2015 will be hosted at ________.
A. Australia
B. Philippines
C. Indonesia
D. Canada
Ans: Option B
8. Who has been appointed as the India’s next and permanent representative to UN ?
A. Vangala Eswaraiah
B. Raghav Chandra
C. Syed Akbaruddin
D. A S Kiran Kumar
Ans: Option C
9.National Press Day is observed on ___________.
A. 13th November
B. 16th November
C. 15th November
D. 14th November
Ans: Option B
10. Who is Saeed Jaffrey ?
A. Famous dancer
B. Famous actor
C. Famous poet
D. Famous singer
Ans: Option B
11. Who is the author of the book “The Thama and His Missing Mother” ?
A. Reshma Patil
B. Saba Imtiaz
C. Kamala Laxman
D. Rosinka Chaudhuri
Ans: Option C
12. Apple has planned to open its first retail store at ___________, which will also be Southeast Asia’s first to be powered solely by Solar Energy ?
A. Thailand
B. Singapore
C. Philippines
D. Indonesia
Ans: Option B
13. Which of the following state has implemented National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 in 14 districts ?
A. Punjab
B. Rajasthan
C. Gujarat
D. Odisha
Ans: Option D
14.13th World Wushu Championship was hosted at _______.
A. Indonesia
B. China
C. Japan
D. Russia
Ans: Option A
15. The 46th Edition of International Film Festival of India 2015 will be held from 20th to 30th November, in __________.
A. Goa
B. Hyderabad
C. Delhi
D. Mumbai
Ans: Option A
16. Competition Commission of India (CCI) has recently imposed fine on few Airlines, which of the following is NOT one of them ?
A. Kingfisher
B. Indigo
C. Spice Jet
D. Jet Airways
Ans: Option A
17. Who is the brand ambassador for Digital India Campaign ?
A. Madhuri Dixit
B. Ankit Fadia
C. Ira Singhal
D. Shriram Nene
Ans: Option B
18. What is the headquarters of Universal Postal Union (UPU) ?
A. Rome, Italy
B. Tokyo, Japan
C. Berne, Switzerland
D. Vienna, Austria
Ans: Option C
19. In which language were the Sangam classics written ?
A. Tamil
B. Telugu
C. Kannada
D. Malayalam
Ans: Option A
20. Which one of the following divinity of Rigveda ?
A. Marut
B. Agni
C. Agni
D. Varuna
Ans: Option D
21. The Indus valley civilization flourished during
A. 5000 – 3500
B. 3000 – 1500 B.C
C. 2500 – 1750 B.C
D. 1500 – 500 B.C
Ans: Option C
22. The Indus valley civilization was discovered in
A. 1902
B. 1921
C. 1922
D. 1932
Ans: Option B
23. The main occupation of the people of the Indus valley civilization was
A. Agriculture
B. cattle rearing
C. hunting
D. trade
Ans: Option A
24. Which one of the following Harappan sites had a dock ?
A. Harappa
B. Mohenjodaro
C. Lothal
D. Alamgirpur
Ans: Option C
25. Which one of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra ?
A. Rigveda
B. Yajurveda
C. Upanishad
D. Samaveda
Ans: Option A
26. The extreme form of Ahimsa or non violence is practiced in
A. Jainism
B. Hinduism
C. Buddhism
D. Sikhism
Ans: Option C
27. The Aryans at first settled in
A. Gujarat
B. Punjab
C. Sindh
D. Kashmir
Ans: Option B
28. Where is the Judicature of Orissa ?
A. Bhubaneswar
B. Cuttack
C. Both
D. None of the above
Ans: Option B
29. Which is the oldest paramilitary force in the country ?
A. Border Security Force (BSF)
B. Assam Rifles
C. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
D. Coast Guard
Ans: Option B
30. Rabi crops of the Indus Valley are
A. Rice and wheat
B. Wheat and cotton
C. Barley and rice
D. Wheat and Barley
Ans: Option D
31. The famous temple of Kailasa, hewn out of the rock, is at
A. Ellora
B. Badami
C. Mahabalipuram
D. Elephanta
Ans: Option A
32. The Aryans came to India from
A. South East Asia
B. Eastern Europe
C. Central Asia
D. None of the above
Ans: Option C
33. The earliest example of a land grant is provided by an inscription
A. the guptas
B. the mauryas
C. the satavahanas
D. the mahameghavahanas
Ans: Option C
34. Alexander died at
A. Patala
B. Taxila
C. Babylon
D. Gedrosia
Ans: Option C
35. Everyone knows ‘The Taj Mahal’. It was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan, but for whom?
A. Jahani Mahal
B. Farida Mahal
C. Mumtaz Mahal
D. Toba Begum
Ans: Option C
36. Who introduced the system of Local boards or Local Bodies in India ?
A. Lord Lytton
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Mayo
Ans: Option B
37. Which of the following Harappan sites had a dock ?
A. Lothal
B. Harappa
C. Alamgirpur
D. Mohenjodaro
Ans: Option A
38. The Indus Valley Civilization belongs to the
A. Palaeolithic Age
B. Mesolithic Age
C. Neolithic Age
D. Chalcolithic Age
Ans: Option C
39. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
A. Matriarchal
B. Matrilineal
C. Patrilineal
D. Patriarchal
Ans: Option D
40. The fourth Buddhist Council was held by
A. Chandragupta
B. Ashoka
C. Harashavardhana
D. Kanishka
Ans: Option D
41. In the Battle of Wandiwash, the English defeated
A. the Dutch
B. the French
C. the Portuguese
D. None of these
Ans: Option B
42. Indian Navy Act was passed on
A. 1921
B. 1925
C. 1927
D. 1930
Ans: Option C
43. The first president of the Republic of India was
A. V.V.Giri
B. Zakir Hussain
C. Dr.Radhakrishnan
D. Dr.Rajendra Prasad
Ans: Option D
44. The first ruler of Pala dynasty was
A. Gopala
B. Dharmapala
C. Bhaskaravarman
D. None of these
Ans: Option A
45. The first to establish regular trade with India was
A. Dutch
B. Portuguese
C. French
D. English
Ans: Option B
46. The king of Kalinga in the Maurya period was
A. Simuka
B. Kharavela
C. Kuvishka
D. Kanishka
Ans: Option B
47. Sea route in India was discovered by
A. Columbus
B. Amundsen
C. Vasco–da–gama
D. None of these
Ans: Option C
48. The treaty of Seringapatnam was between Cornwallis and
A. Haider Ali
B. Chand Bibi
C. Tipu Sultan
D. Nizam of Hyderabad
Ans: Option C
49. The Mauryan dynasty was overthrown by
A. Kanishka
B. Harsha
C. Samudragupta
D. Pushyamitra Sunga
Ans: Option D
50. Who among the following was not an exponent of Bhakti movement ?
A. Shankaracharya
B. Nanak
C. Ramanada
D. Kabir
Ans: Option A
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