Easy GK Questions with Answers
Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar set up a school for girls at ______.
(A) Bombay
(B) Surat
(C) Lahore
(D) Calcutta
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
The correct answer is Calcutta. Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, a Bengali reformer, actively raised the issues related to women. He was an active proponent of the education of girl children as he believed that lack of education was the real cause underlying all their problems.
Which of the following is correctly matched?
(A) Kaal Baisakhi - Autumn winds
(B) Trade winds - Winter snowstorm
(C) Loo - Hot wind
(D) Loo - Winter stormy winds
Correct Answer : C
The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022 proposes to reduce the timeline for the CCI to pass an order on transactions from 210 days to _______ days.
(A) 140
(B) 180
(C) 150
(D) 190
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022 proposes to reduce the timeline for the CCI to pass an order on transactions from 210 days to 150 days. It seeks to amend the Competition Act, 2002. The Act prohibits any person or enterprise from entering into a combination which may cause adverse effect on competition.
What is the average circumference of the standard cricket ball in international cricket?
(A) 7.89 inches - 8.45 inches
(B) 10.46 inches - 10.90 inches
(C) 9.45 inches - 10.20 inches
(D) 8.81 inches - 9 inches
Correct Answer : D
The type of forest located in the mid-latitudinal coastal region is ______.
(A) Tropical rainforest
(B) Mediterranean vegetation
(C) Monsoon forest
(D) Temperate evergreen forest
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Temperate evergreen forests are found in mid-latitudinal coastal regions. They lie on the eastern coastal margins of all the continents.
Which of the following is an inverted 'U' shaped curve?
(A) average cost
(B) marginal cost
(C) total cost
(D) total cost
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
MP curve is an inverted U-shaped curve.
With whom is the Gupta book 'Navnitakam' related?
(A) astronomically
(B) medical science
(C) mathematically
(D) metallurgically
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Navanitakama (Quintessence) is an Ayurveda book found by Colonel H. Bower in East Turkey in 1890, in a Buddhist Stupa at Kuchar on the road to China. It is related to Medicine.
The Ramakrishna Mission stressed the ideal of __________ through social service and selfless action.
(A) Bhakti
(B) education
(C) salvation
(D) God
Correct Answer : C
It is the duty of every citizen to uphold and protect the ________, unity and integrity of India.
(A) Autonomy
(B) Authority
(C) Sovereignty
(D) Privacy
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem. 2)To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom. 3)To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.
Which of the following statements about the Vice President of India is INCORRECT?
(A) Members of State legislatures do not take part in his elections.
(B) He acts as the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
(C) The Vice President is elected for five years.
(D) He can be removed from his office by the President approved through a resolution passed by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
According to Article 66 of the constitution, no person shall be eligible for election as Vice-President unless he is a citizen of India, has completed the age of thirty-five years and is qualified for election as a member of the Council of States.