60 General Knowledge Questions with Answers
Mame Khan is an Indian playback and folk singer from ________.
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer : A
In which state of India is the Seshachalam biosphere reserve located?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer : D
Which vegetable contains a chemical called anthocyanin that turns pink/reddish in the presence of acid turns purple when neutral and turns blue or green when mixed with alkaline substances?
(A) Pomegranate
(B) Red leaf lettuce
(C) Radish
(D) Red cabbage
Correct Answer : D
What is the dimension of the Hockey field?
(A) 91.4 × 55 m
(B) 100 × 55 m
(C) 90 × 50 m
(D) 100.3 × 50 m
Correct Answer : A
Train to Pakistan’ was written by ___________, who also served as a member of the Rajya Sabha.
(A) Mulk Raj Anand
(B) Anita Desai
(C) Khushwant Singh
(D) Vikram Seth
Correct Answer : C
Who among the following is the recipient of the top four civilian awards namely, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna?
(A) Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
(B) Ustad Bismillah Khan
(C) Pandit Ravi Shankar
(D) Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
Correct Answer : B
A card of which colour is used to warn a player in Football?
(A) Red
(B) Blue
(C) Green
(D) Yellow
Correct Answer : D
Who is the author of the controversial novel ‘Lajja’?
(A) Arundhati Roy
(B) Taslima Nasrin
(C) Shobhaa De
(D) Kiran Bedi
Correct Answer : B
Which of the following may be called a fiscal deficit?
(A) Revenue expenditure − Revenue receipts
(B) Capital expenditure – Capital receipts
(C) Total expenditure – Total receipts other than borrowings
(D) Revenue expenditure + Capital expenditure − Revenue receipts
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Fiscal Deficit is the difference between the total income of the government (total taxes and non-debt capital receipts) and its total expenditure. It occurs when the government's expenditure exceeds its income.
Narthaki Nataraj, _________, becomes the first trans person to receive Padma Shri.
(A) Kathak dancer
(B) Odissi dancer
(C) Manipuri dancer
(D) Bharatanatyam dancer
Correct Answer : D
As per CBI submission in Supreme Court in November 2021, eight Indian states have withdrawn their ‘general consent’ to the CBI for conducting investigations in their territory. Which of the following states is NOT one of them?
(A) Kerala
(B) Mizoram
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Karnataka
Correct Answer : D
What happens when an acid or a base is mixed with water?
(A) Decrease in the concentration of ions (H2O+/OH–) per unit volume
(B) Decrease in the concentration of ions (H3O+/OH–) per litre volume
(C) Increase in the concentration of ions (H3O+/OH–) per unit volume
(D) Decrease in the concentration of ions (H3O+/OH–) per unit
Correct Answer : D
____________ along with his wife, herself a dancer, and their son built Srjan in 1993.
(A) Pankaj Charan Das
(B) Kelucharan Mohapatra
(C) Raghunath Dutta
(D) Deba Prasad Das
Correct Answer : B
Yog Sunder Desai, a pioneer who ventured into the world of Indian Dance in the pre-independence era, was born on July 16, 1921, in __________.
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Gujarat
Correct Answer : D
Muriatic acid is another name for which compound is used in the production of chlorides, fertilisers, and dyes, in electroplating, and in the photographic, textile and rubber industries.
(A) Perchloric Acid
(B) Sulfuric acid
(C) Hydrochloric acid
(D) Nitric acid
Correct Answer : C
The Nooran Sisters are renowned for which of the following genres of Indian Music?
(A) Qawwali
(B) Sufi
(C) Ghazals
(D) Hindustani Classical
Correct Answer : B
In February 2022, who was appointed as director of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)?
(A) Professor Hrushikesh Senapaty
(B) Professor Dinesh Prasad Saklani
(C) Professor MC Sharma
(D) Professor J S Rajput
Correct Answer : B
In May 2021, in the MR Vijayabhaskar vs ___________ case the Supreme Court observed that freedom of speech and expression also extends to reporting the proceedings that happen in courts, including oral observations made by judges.
(A) Comptroller and Auditor General
(B) Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission
(C) Chief Election Commissioner
(D) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Correct Answer : C
The Article of the Indian Constitution that deals with all the executive powers of the Governor is ________.
(A) Article 150
(B) Article 157
(C) Article 154
(D) Article 156
Correct Answer : C
Which level of the food chain includes millipedes, springtails, woodlice, dung flies and slugs that feed on dead or decaying plants or animals?
(A) Carnivores
(B) Detritivores
(C) Omnivores
(D) Herbivores
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The correct answer is Detritivores. Detritivorous animals include millipedes, springtails, woodlice, dung flies, slugs, many terrestrial worms, sea stars, sea cucumbers, and fiddler crabs.
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