Basic General Knowledge Quiz with Answers
The first complete census taken in India is in the year ______.
(A) 1881
(B) 1872
(C) 1900
(D) 1860
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 1881.
The ‘Rann Utsav’ is organised in which of the following states of India to promote tourism?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Punjab
(D) Maharashtra
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
1. Rann Utsav is a wonderful festival in Kutch, Gujarat.
2. Kutch Mahotsav features various Kutch attractions like White Rann, Mandvi beach, handicraft villages, Kutch textiles made by local artists, remarkable beautiful natural wonders and the heritage of Kutch.
3. Kutch, one of the most ecologically and ethnically diverse districts of Gujarat, is a festive land of arts, crafts, music, dance, people and nature.
Identify the correct statement about inertia.
(A) Greater the mass, the greater the inertia
(B) Lesser the weight, the greater the inertia
(C) Lesser the mass, the greater the inertia
(D) Greater the mass, the lesser the inertia
Correct Answer : A
The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 8, 2022. The Bill amends the Electricity Act established in _______.
(A) 2005
(B) 2007
(C) 2001
(D) 2003
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
The Electricity Act 2003: It is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to transform the power sector in India. It is an act to consolidate the laws relating to the generation, transmission, distribution, trading and use of electricity and generally for taking measures conducive to the development of the electricity industry, promoting competition therein, protecting the interest of consumers and supply of electricity to all areas, rationalization of electricity tariff, ensuring transparent policies regarding subsidies, promotion of efficient and environmentally benign policies. This act was amended in 2007 and was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 8, 2022.
Which of the following sites is located on the hills near the Brahmaputra valley on the way to China and Myanmar?
(A) Mehrgarh
(B) Paiyampalli
(C) Gufkral
(D) Daojali Hading
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Daojali Hading is a site on the hills near the Brahmaputra Valley, close to routes leading into China and Myanmar. Here stone tools, including mortars and pestles, have been found.
With which of the following states is the folk dance Tarangmel associated?
(A) Goa
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala
Correct Answer : A
Distance covered by object is ______ to time.
(A) equal proportional
(B) directly proportional
(C) inversely proportional
(D) double proportional
Correct Answer : B
The ‘Family Doctor’ programme launched on a pilot basis in the first week of September 2022. This programme was launched by which state government?
(A) Haryana
(B) Odisha
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer : D
Write the name, which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Right?
(A) Right to Freedom of Religion
(B) Right against Exploitation
(C) Right to Equality
(D) Right to Vote
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
The correct answer is Right to Property. The right to property is not a fundamental right. Right to Property ceased to be a fundamental right with the 44th Constitution Amendment in 1978, however, It was made a Constitutional right under Article 300A.
The Trimbakeshwar is the origin of which of the following rivers?
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Tapti
(C) Ravi
(D) Godavari
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
1. Godavari River is also known as 'Dakshin Ganga' i.e. “Ganga River of South India”.
2. Godavari River is the largest river of South India.
3. The Godavari River flows in northwestern Maharashtra state before flowing eastward across the broad Deccan plateau (Peninsular India).
4. The Godavari River originates from Trimbakeshwar near Nashik in Maharashtra and flows about 1465 km before falling into the Bay of Bengal. Covers distance.