Common General Knowledge Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

In India, Cotton Crop is mainly grown in:

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    Alluvial Soil
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    Red Soil
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    Black Soil
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    Sandy Soil
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Answer : 3. "Black Soil "
Explanation :

Cotton is a Kharif crop in the major parts of the country viz. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and parts of Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka.


Q:

What is the capital of Sri Lanka?

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    Thimpu
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    Jafna
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    Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
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    None of the above
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Answer : 3. "Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte "
Explanation :

Colombo, which emerged as the main urban centre during British rule, remains the executive and judicial capital of Sri Lanka; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, a Colombo suburb, is the legislative capital. For administrative purposes, the country has been divided into nine provinces and subdivided into 25 districts.

Q:

What is the city that is the capital of two states?

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    Patna
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    Dadra and Nagar Haveli
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    Chandigarh
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    Panaji
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Answer : 3. "Chandigarh "
Explanation :

The city of Chandigarh is the capital of two Indian states.It is the shared capital city of both Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh is located about 165 miles (265 km) north of New Delhi; the state of Haryana bounds the territory on the east and Punjab on all other sides.

Q:

What is the name of the place where the last rites of Mrs. Indira Gandhi took place?

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    Vijayghat
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    Shantivan
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    Rajghat
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    ShaktiSathal
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Answer : 4. "ShaktiSathal"
Explanation :

Funeral. Gandhi's body was taken in a gun carriage through Delhi roads on the morning of 1 November to Teen Murti Bhavan, where her father stayed and where she lay in state. She was cremated with full state honors on 3 November near Raj Ghat, a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, at an area named Shakti Sthal.

Q:

Who is the author of India Win Freedom?

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    B.M. Kaul
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    Abul kalam azad
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    Jawahar Lal Nehru
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    N.C Chaudhary
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Answer : 2. "Abul kalam azad"
Explanation :

The correct answer is Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. India Wins Freedom is an enlightening account of the partition from the author, Maulana Azad's perspective. It includes his personal experiences when India became independent and his ideas on freedom and liberty.

Q:

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) 2005 provides _________ days of assured employment every year to every rural household. 

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    100
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    120
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    150
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    200
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Answer : 1. "100 "
Explanation :

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or MGNREGA of 2005 has helped in implementation of the Right to Work in around 625 districts of India. Under this Act, all those who are in need of work in rural areas are guaranteed 100 days of work in a year by the government.


Q:

Which one of the following non-governmental organizations is exclusively related to the promotion of human rights?

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    Oxfam
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    Ford Foundation
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    Amnesty International
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    Caritas
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Answer : 3. "Amnesty International"
Explanation :

One of the best known international human rights groups is Amnesty International. However it, like many other groups, has stretched the definition of a human rights group because aside from not being a single-issue advocate it has also ventured into issues that are not clearly human rights.


Q:

Antyodaya Anna Yozana (AAY) was launched by the government to fight ______.

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    unemployment
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    poverty
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    environmental degradation
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    population growth
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Answer : 2. "poverty "
Explanation :

The correct answer is poverty. Antyodaya Anna Yojna was launched on 25th December 2000. Presently it is part of the National Food Security Act,2013.


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