Basic GK Questions with Answers for Competitive Exams

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General Knowledge Questions

GK Questions and Answers

Q.31 Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) is headquartered at….

(A) New Delhi

(B) Mumbai

(C) Lucknow

(D) Bhopal


Ans .  A

Q.32 The name of the first cloned horse is….

(A) Pony

(B) Promethean

(C) Proteas

(D) Prozac


Ans .  B

Q.33 Brahmos is a/an….

(A) Supersonic Cruise Missile

(B) Tank

(C) Submarine

(D) Fighter plane


Ans .  A

Q.34 Lucknow is situated on the banks of which of the following rivers?

(A) Gomti

(B) Godavari

(C) Narmada

(D) Ganga


Ans .  A

Q.35 ‘Sugar Bowl of India’, is….

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Kerala

(D) Karnataka


Ans .  B

Q.36 Who among the following is credited with the invention of the polio vaccine?

(A) Louis Pasteur

(B) Albert Sabin

(C) Jonas Salk

(D) Alexander Fleming


Ans .  C

Q.37 Which of the following countries is also known as ‘Dairy of Northern Europe’?

(A) Switzerland

(B) Finland

(C) Denmark

(D) Belgium


Ans .  C

Q.38 Currency of Denmark is…….

(A) Rand

(B) Krone

(C) Pound

(D) Peseta


Ans .  B

Q.39 Which of the following is a Central Government tax?

(A) Income tax

(B) Corporation tax

(C) Sales tax

(D) Octroi


Ans .  A

Q.40 English education in India was introduced by….

(A) Lord Dalhousie

(B) Lord Curzon

(C) Lord Macaulay

(D) Lord Rippon


Ans .  C


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