Top 500 Common GK Questions and Answers
The central bank of our country is-
(A) State Bank of India
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) Central bank of India
(D) Bank of Baroda
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
1. The central bank of our country is the Reserve Bank of India.
2. It is the supreme bank of India and determines the monetary policy of the country.
3. RBI was established on April 1, 1935 under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Under Article 213, the Governor of the State has power?
(A) to exercise discretion
(B) Legislature to promulgate ordinances during rest
(C) Appointment of the Judge of the State High Court
(D) to exercise his emergency powers
Correct Answer : D
In which year was the first general election of independent India held?
(A) 1947-48
(B) 1948-49
(C) 1950-51
(D) 1951-52
Correct Answer : D
Who appoints the Comptroller and Inspector General of Accounts of India?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) President of India
(C) Finance Minister
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : B
Which one of the following fundamental rights has not been included in our constitution?
(A) Right to Equality
(B) Right to freedom of press
(C) Right to work
(D) Right to Religion
Correct Answer : C
Which country has the longest bullet train network in the world?
(A) Russia
(B) USA
(C) Japan
(D) China
Correct Answer : D
Which act mandated the importation of American settlements by ships from the English or local colonies?
(A) Grenville Act of 1763 AD
(B) Townshed Act
(C) Navigation Act of 1651 AD
(D) none of the above
Correct Answer : C
One of the seven wonders of ancient history, 'Pyramid' is the contribution of which civilization?
(A) Egypt
(B) Mesopotamia
(C) Rome
(D) China
Correct Answer : A
Which famous Greek poet said that 'Drink a lot in winter to quench cold and in summer to quench thirst'?
(A) Aristotle
(B) Socrates
(C) Charvak
(D) Alkayas
Correct Answer : D
Who was the originator of the religious reform movement in Europe?
(A) Erasmus
(B) Wycliffe
(C) Ignatius Lyella
(D) Luther
Correct Answer : D
With which civilization is the Kunhfarm script related?
(A) Rome
(B) Greece
(C) Egypt
(D) Sumeria
Correct Answer : D
'Lloyd George considers himself Napoleon but Wilson considers himself Jesus Christ'. Whose statement is this?
(A) Orlando
(B) Kavoor
(C) Clemeshon
(D) Disraeli
Correct Answer : C
'My heart is Catholic, but my stomach is Lutheran. Who said these words?
(A) Thomas Moore
(B) Patrarch
(C) Erasmus
(D) Dante
Correct Answer : C
Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
(A) Nicholas I
(B) Nicholas II
(C) Alexander II
(D) Alexander III
Correct Answer : B
1990 What position was Nelson Mandela in the African National Congress when he was released from prison after 26 years?
(A) President
(B) Vice President
(C) Secretary
(D) Advisor
Correct Answer : A
For how many years are the judges of the International Court of Justice elected?
(A) 3 years
(B) 5 years
(C) 7 years
(D) 9 years
Correct Answer : D
What was the name of the international body formed in Europe in 1889 to coordinate the efforts of socialists throughout Europe?
(A) Second International
(B) Commune
(C) Labor Party
(D) Social Democratic Party
Correct Answer : A
The Opium Wars were fought between which countries?
(A) Britain and China
(B) India and China
(C) India and Britain
(D) Britain of Japan
Correct Answer : B
With which theory is 'Diatical Materialism' associated?
(A) Fabianism
(B) Individualism
(C) Communism
(D) Idealism
Correct Answer : C
Who announced the 'Atlantic Charter'?
(A) Churchill and Stalin
(B) Roosevelt and Churchill
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Roosevelt and Stalin
Correct Answer : B
In which country did the agricultural revolution first take place?
(A) England
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) Spain
Correct Answer : A
Which is the smallest country in the " Horn of Africa " ?
(A) Djibouti
(B) Somalia
(C) Ethiopia
(D) Eritrea
Correct Answer : A
In which ocean 'Bermuda Triangle' region is located
(A) Atlantic
(B) Indian
(C) Pacific
(D) Arctic
Correct Answer : A
The Dead Sea is located between which two countries
(A) Jordan and Sudan
(B) Jordan and Israel
(C) Turkey and UAE
(D) UAE and Egypt
Correct Answer : B
One is the largest ocean in the World
(A) Indian
(B) Pacific
(C) Atlantic
(D) Arctic
Correct Answer : B
the total number of continents in the World is
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 9
Correct Answer : C
In which country was the word 'proliferation' used for the first time?
(A) India
(B) Canada
(C) America
(D) China
Correct Answer : C
Semang tribe is inhabited by?
(A) Malaysia
(B) Tundra region
(C) Kalahari
(D) Central Africa
Correct Answer : A
Where is the mountain tribe called Britain found?
(A) No. NS. a.
(B) Philippines
(C) Great-Britain
(D) France
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following tribes lives on trees?
(A) Masai
(B) Veda
(C) pygmy
(D) Sakai
Correct Answer : C
The main occupation of the Eskimo people is?
(A) Agricultural work
(B) Hunting and Fishing
(C) Handicraft manufacturing
(D) chopping wood
Correct Answer : B
With whom do Eskimo tribesmen manufacture sledges?
(A) Seal bones
(B) snow
(C) wooden
(D) Reindeer bones
Correct Answer : A
Which country was formerly known as New Granada?
(A) Colombia
(B) Peru
(C) Venezuela
(D) Bolivia
Correct Answer : A
Which country's ancient name is Formosa?
(A) Iran
(B) Myanmar
(C) Taiwan
(D) Iraq
Correct Answer : C
Ancient name of which country is Parsia?
(A) Iran
(B) Malaysia
(C) Iraq
(D) Taiwan
Correct Answer : A
the ancient name of Iraq?
(A) Formosa
(B) Dahomey
(C) Mesopotamia
(D) Persia
Correct Answer : C
In which river valley is the native tribe of Africa pygmy found?
(A) Niger
(B) Zambezi
(C) indigo
(D) Congo
Correct Answer : D
(A) US central bank regulations prevented it from doing so.
(B) European currencies were only convertible for non-residents before 1958.
(C) Some Americans were accused of being Communist agents.
(D) All of the above
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Answer: C) Some Americans were accused of being Communist agents. Explanation:
The monument Tower of Pisa is situated in which country?
(A) France
(B) Poland
(C) Italy
(D) Germany
Correct Answer : C
Statue of Liberty is situated in
(A) Paris
(B) Washington
(C) Geneva
(D) New York
Correct Answer : D
Which country's constitution is the world's longest?
(A) United States of America
(B) China
(C) India
(D) Great Britain
Correct Answer : C
The non-permanent members of the UN Security Council are elected for
(A) Three year
(B) Six year
(C) One year
(D) Two year
Correct Answer : D
World Red Cross Day celebrated?
(A) 8 May
(B) 11 May
(C) 9 May
(D) 7th May
Correct Answer : A
When is World Telecom Day celebrated?
(A) 11 May
(B) 11 July
(C) 17 May
(D) 17 June
Correct Answer : C
Mansarovar lake is situated in –
(A) Nepal
(B) India
(C) Bhutan
(D) Tibet
Correct Answer : D
The national currency of Brazil is ______.
(A) Real
(B) Franc
(C) Pound
(D) Yen
Correct Answer : A
When is the World Population Day observed?
(A) July 8
(B) July 10
(C) July 11
(D) July 19
Correct Answer : C
When was the war of American independence?
(A) 1770
(B) 1772
(C) 1774
(D) 1776
Correct Answer : D
Which one of the following is not a landlocked country in Africa?
(A) Zambia
(B) Botswana
(C) Lesotho
(D) Nigeria
Correct Answer : D
What is the currency of Thailand?
(A) Lira
(B) Bahat
(C) Dollar
(D) Kyat
Correct Answer : B
Red Indians are-
(A) the original inhabitants of North America
(B) Natives of Nilgiri hills
(C) hill tribe of Assam
(D) martial race of South Africa
Correct Answer : A
The largest city in Latin America is-
(A) Mexico City
(B) Caracas
(C) Rio-de-Janeiro
(D) Buenos Aires
Correct Answer : A
Chepu is a unique cultural symbol of ______.
(A) Bhutan
(B) China
(C) Myanmar (Burma)
(D) Nepal
Correct Answer : D
United nations educational scientific and cultural organisation (UNESCO) head quarter located in which place?
(A) Genva
(B) Washington
(C) Paris
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : C
World Turtle Day celebrated?
(A) 1 May
(B) 14 May
(C) 23 May
(D) 30 May
Correct Answer : C
Goiter / excessive growth of thyroid gland causes by the deficiency of:
(A) Calcium
(B) potassium
(C) Iodine
(D) Iron
Correct Answer : C
Which type of iron ore has magnetic properties?
(A) Magnetite
(B) Hematite
(C) Limonite
(D) Siderite
Correct Answer : A
Ranikhet disease is associated with
(A) Fish
(B) Honeybees
(C) Hens
(D) Pigs
Correct Answer : C
What are the characteristics of an electric-fuse wire?
(A) Low melting point, high specific resistance
(B) High melting point, low specific resistance
(C) Low melting point, low specific resistance
(D) High melting point, high specific resistance
Correct Answer : B
Speed of sound is maximum?
(A) in air
(B) In water
(C) in vacuum
(D) Steel
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following is a water-Soluble vitamin?
(A) Vitamin B
(B) Vitamin A
(C) Vitamin D
(D) Vitamin K
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The water-soluble vitamins include ascorbic acid (vitamin C), thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine), folacin, vitamin B12, biotin, and pantothenic acid.
The colour appearing at the bottom of rainbow is_
(A) Red
(B) Blue
(C) Indigo
(D) Yellow
Correct Answer : A
What are the functions of thyroid gland in the body?
(A) Controls metabolism
(B) Maintain internal homeostasis
(C) Controls breathing and heart rate
(D) All of the above
Correct Answer : D
Insulin was invented by?
(A) Eijkman
(B) Betting
(C) Domagk
(D) H. G. khurana
Correct Answer : B
Who invented the television?
(A) Niels Bohr
(B) J. Ale. Baird
(C) Alexander Fleming
(D) Village Well
Correct Answer : B
Who discovered the atom bomb?
(A) Atohan
(B) Albert Einstein
(C) Kepler
(D) Rutherford
Correct Answer : A
The nature of the path traveled by the particle is determined by?
(A) by acceleration
(B) with velocity
(C) by displacement
(D) none of the above
Correct Answer : D
What do players use for instant power?
(A) Sucrose
(B) Vitamin C
(C) salt
(D) Milk
Correct Answer : A
Hypo which is used in photography, chemically called?
(A) Silver Bromide
(B) sodium thio sulfate
(C) sodium phosphate
(D) sodium nitrate
Correct Answer : B
Gun powder is a mixture of?
(A) soil and TNT
(B) sulphur, clay and charcoal
(C) saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal
(D) TNT and charcoal
Correct Answer : C
Which substance is added to make natural rubber hard and bouncy?
(A) Petrol Jelly
(B) sulfuric acid
(C) sulfur
(D) Sponge
Correct Answer : C
Which acid is used in making battery?
(A) sulfuric acid
(B) nitric acid
(C) hydrochloric acid
(D) acetic acid
Correct Answer : A
Filling helium in balloons is considered more useful than hydrogen, because?
(A) it is cheap
(B) less heavy
(C) more flying ability
(D) it does not form explosive mixture with air
Correct Answer : D
Which element is found the most in minerals and rocks?
(A) Carbon
(B) Silicon
(C) Hydrogen
(D) Boron
Correct Answer : A
Vinegar is acidic in nature due to
(A) Citric acid
(B) sulfuric acid
(C) hydrochloric acid
(D) acetic acid
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following method is adopted to remove salt from sea water?
(A) sublimation
(B) Evaporation
(C) crystallization
(D) distillation
Correct Answer : B
Which of the following gas is not present in the atmosphere?
(A) Nitrogen
(B) Helium
(C) Chlorine
(D) Krypton
Correct Answer : C
Which acid is used as a dehydrating agent?
(A) hydrochloric acid
(B) sulfuric acid
(C) acetic acid
(D) nitric acid
Correct Answer : B
Ozone layer is found in
(A) Thermosphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Troposhere
(D) Mesophere
Correct Answer : B
Maximum amount of gas found in air is
(A) Oxygen
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Hydrogen
(D) Nitrogen
Correct Answer : D
Aim of pulse Polio programme is
(A) Treatment of Polio
(B) Stop paralytic effect of Polio
(C) Complete eradication of Polio
(D) All of these
Correct Answer : C
Which is the principle of Learning Environment study?
(A) Principle of necessity
(B) Principle of utility
(C) Principle of relationship with life
(D) All of these
Correct Answer : D
(A) Wenologist
(B) Grapologist
(C) Oenologist
(D) None
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Answer: C) Oenologist Explanation: Oenology is the science and study of wine and winemaking. So person who is specialist in that is called as Oenologist.
The plant which grows under water stress conditions of deserts are ?
(A) Sciohytes
(B) Epiphytes
(C) Xerophytes
(D) Heliophytes
Correct Answer : C
Which of the following grain was first used by human?
(A) Ragi
(B) Wheat
(C) Barley
(D) Oat
Correct Answer : B
Who invented the battery?
(A) Michael Faraday
(B) Volta
(C) Maxwell
(D) Roentgen
Correct Answer : B
What is white Phosphorus?
(A) P4
(B) P
(C) O3
(D) Pb
Correct Answer : A
Which type of magnet is used in an electric bell?
(A) Bar magnet
(B) Cylindrical magnet
(C) Electromagnet
(D) Button magnet
Correct Answer : C
Which of the following is the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust?
(A) Oxygen
(B) Silica
(C) Iron
(D) Aluminum
Correct Answer : A
Sulphuric acid is
(A) Monobaisc
(B) Diabasic
(C) Tribasic
(D) Tetrabasic
Correct Answer : B
(A) Earthquake
(B) Rainfall
(C) Ocean Depth
(D) Sound intensity
Correct Answer : C
The pregnancy period of Cat and Dog is approximately-
(A) 21 day
(B) 150 day
(C) 114 day
(D) 63 day
Correct Answer : D
Hydraulic break and hydraulic lift work on which theorem-
(A) Conservation law of momentum
(B) Pascal law
(C) Barnaul's Theorem
(D) Law of inertia
Correct Answer : B
If the mass of a body is 'm' on the surface of the earth, its mass on the surface of the moon will be :
(A) m/6
(B) m+ 6
(C) m
(D) 6m
Correct Answer : C
The chemical name of_______ is calcium sulphate hemihydrates.
(A) Baking powder
(B) Gypsum
(C) Baking soda
(D) Plaster of Paris
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following represents the equation for position-time relation?
(A) $$ {2as={v^{2}-{u^{2}}}}$$
(B) $$ {s=ut+{1\over 2}{at^{2}}}$$
(C) v = u + at
(D) V = u + at
Correct Answer : B
What is the scientific term for the speed of an object moving in a definite direction?
(A) Time
(B) Acceleration
(C) Velocity
(D) Motion
Correct Answer : C
If the edge of a cube is halved, then its volume reduces to _____times the actual volume.
(A) 1/3
(B) 1/4
(C) 1/8
(D) 1/2
Correct Answer : C
In an electric circuit, Rheostat is often used to change the _____ in the circuit.
(A) Temperature
(B) Resistance
(C) Electric current
(D) Potential difference
Correct Answer : B
Plants receive their nutrients mainly from in the following ?
(A) atmosphere
(B) chlorophyll
(C) light
(D) soil
Correct Answer : D
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