General Awareness Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams

GK Questions and Answers

Q.107 The term used to describe a sudden fall of a government, brought about by illegal force is called

(A) credit squeeze

(B) loup de' etat

(C) deficit financing

(D) deflation

Q.108 The term steeplechase is associated with which of the following sports?

(A) Boxing

(B) Chess

(C) Rowing

(D) Horse Racing

Q.109 The total number of Judges of the International Court of Justice is

(A) 10

(B) 12

(C) 15

(D) 18

Q.110 The velocity of light was first measured by

(A) Einstein

(B) Newton

(C) Romer

(D) Galileo

Q.111 The trophies and cups awarded for cricket are

(A) McDowell's Challenge cup and World cup

(B) Federation cup

(C) Moin-ud-Dowla cup and (B) (C) Gupta cup

(D) None of the above

Q.112 The third highest nation award given for distinguished service in any field is

(A) Padma Vibhushan

(B) Padma Bhushan

(C) Padma Shri

(D) Bharat Ratna

Q.113 The term used in billiards are

(A) blocking, held ball, holding, jump ball, pivot

(B) target, field, flight, ballsege

(C) auxiliary point system, rabbit punch, break, cut

(D) blank line, break, bolting, cannon, cue, hazard, in-oft

Q.114 Vir Chakra (a medal) is made up of

(A) bronze

(B) gold gilt

(C) standard silver

(D) None of the above