Basic GK Questions with Answers for Competitive Exams
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