Basic GK Practice Question and Answer

Q:

National aquatic animal of India is?

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    Fish
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    Tortoise
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    Dolphin
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    Crocodile
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Answer : 3. "Dolphin"

Q:

Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?

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    Raja Rammohan Roy
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    Mahavir Swami
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    Abdul Latif
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    Dayanand Saraswati
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Answer : 4. "Dayanand Saraswati"
Explanation :

1. Arya Samaj is a monotheistic Hindu reform movement in India that promotes principles and practices based on belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas.

2. Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati founded the society on April 10, 1875.

3. Arya Samaj follows the belief that there is only one God and his idol worship is not appropriate.

4. Arya Samaj was the first Hindu organization to promote proselytism.

Q:

What is the name of widest river in India?

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    Brahmaputra
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    Gomti
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    Ganges
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    Chambal
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Answer : 1. "Brahmaputra"
Explanation :

1. Brahmaputra is the widest river in India.

2. The Brahmaputra River originates as Siang or Dihang from the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near Lake Manasarovar.

3. It enters India from the west of Sadiya town in Arunachal Pradesh.

Tributaries: Dibang, Lohit, Siang, Budhi Dihing, Tista and Dhansiri.

4. The average width of the Brahmaputra valley is about 80 kilometres.

5. The main river of the valley, the Brahmaputra is one of the largest rivers in the world and ranks fifth in terms of its average runoff.

6. Namcha Barwa is a mountain peak in the Tibetan Himalayas with an altitude of 7757 meters. Tsangpo - The Brahmaputra river takes a U-turn on reaching Namcha Barwa and enters India in Arunachal Pradesh through a narrow valley.

7. The Himalayas extend in the east-west direction from the Indus Valley in the west to the Brahmaputra Valley in the east.

Q:

The traveler who visited the Bahmani kingdom in 1417 was?

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    Marco Polo
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    Niccol Conti
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    Athanasius Nikitin
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    Ibn Battuta
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Answer : 3. "Athanasius Nikitin"

Q:

Who represented the Indian women's hockey team from Rajasthan in the Moscow Olympics in 1980?

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    Sunita Puri
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    Varsha Soni
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    both of them
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    none of these
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Answer : 3. "both of them"

Q:

By whom is the input converted into output?

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    memory
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    Storage
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    CPU
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    input-output unit
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Answer : 3. "CPU"

Q:

Who among the following is the author of India's plight?

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    Bharatendu Harishchandra
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    Harishankar Parsai
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    Mahadevi Verma
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    Gopalchandra Giridharadas
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Answer : 1. "Bharatendu Harishchandra"

Q:

Where is the only Swaminarayan temple located in Pakistan?

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    Islamabad
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    Karachi
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    Peshawar
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    Lahore
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Answer : 2. "Karachi"

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