Free download General awareness questions.
Free download General awareness questions.
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๐Correct answer represented by '*' mark
๐Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on
April 8
May 8*
June 8
July 8
๐Pandit Jasraj has established his reputation in which of the following fields?
Music*
Sports
Sanskrit
Dance
๐The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?
Europe
Australia*
Africa
Asia
๐Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?
Benjamin Franklin
Marie Curie*
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
๐Tripitakas are sacred books of
Hindus
Jews
Jains
Buddhists*
๐Preamble enshrines the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity – ideals inspired by the
Russian Revolution
French Revolution*
US Constitution
Irish Revolution
๐Development expenditure of the Central government does not include
defence expenditure*
expenditure on economic services
expenditure on social and community services
grant to states
๐which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously?
Tarapore
Rawatbhata
Kalpakkam*
Narora
๐The ‘Cannes Award’ is given for excellence in which field?
Films*
Economics
Journalism
Literature
๐Who is the author of the book ‘My Experiments with Truth’?
Jawahar lal Nehru
Winston Churchill
Michael Anderson
Mahatma Gandhi*
๐Madhubani’, a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
Bihar*
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
kerala
๐Which of the following is used as the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)?
Panda*
Lion
Tiger
Dog
๐The ozone layer restricts
Visible light
Infrared radiation
Ultraviolet radiation*
X-rays
๐To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated
Shaikhs
Arabs
Hindu Shahis*
Rajputs
๐The members of Lok Sabha are
directly elected by the people*
nominated
indirectly elected
partly elected and partly nominated
๐Badrinath is situated on the bank of river
Yamuna
Alaknanda*
kaveri
Godavari
๐R. K. Laxman is a renowned
Choreographer
Cartoonist*
Dancer
Journalist
๐Who composed the famous song ‘Sare Jahan SeAchha’?
Mohammad Iqbal*
Mohammad Asif
Mohammad kaif
Mohammad Sami
๐Arjuna Award is given for
Outstanding performance in sports*
Outstanding performance in battlefield
Outstanding performance in singing
Outstanding performance in dance
๐Which of the following festivals is celebrated on Prophet Mohammed birthday?
Id-Ul-Zuha
Id-Ul-Fitr
Id-e-Milad*
Muharram
๐Durand Cup is associated with the game of
Football*
Volleyball
Basketball
Throwball
๐Who invented Gramophone?
Michael Faraday
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Alva Edison*
Isaac Newton
๐Which of the following is used in pencils?
Silver
Graphite*
Silicon
Aluminium
๐Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?
Nepal
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Malaysia*
๐Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
Patna
Bhopal
Jaipur
Lucknow*
๐The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is
nitrogen*
oxygen
hydrogen
ozone
๐The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
wind
rain and thunder*
fire
wealth
๐For galvanizing iron which of the following metals is used?
Lead
Zinc*
Aluminium
Manganese
๐Who was the first Indian to be President of UN General Assembly?
Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit*
Mr Vijay hazare
Dr Vijay Malya
Vijay Dinanath Chauhan
๐The first woman in space was
Valentina Tereshkova*
Swetlana Kujnetsova
Maria Sharapova
Martina Nimidova
๐Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
Sayyid Ahmed Khan
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Changez Khan
Aga Khan*
๐The name of the union given in the Constitution is
India or aryavrat
India or Bharat*
Bharat or Hindustan
India or Hindustan
๐Washing soda is the common name for
Sodium carbonate*
Sodium bicarbonate
Calcium carbonate
Calcium bicarbonate
๐Optical fibre works on the
principle of refraction
interference
total internal reflection*
scattering
๐The famous Rock Garden is located in which city?
Lucknow
Chandigarh*
Dehradun
Manali
๐Who is the Flying Sikh of India?
Chilkha singh
Milkha singh*
Fulkha singh
Mika singh
๐The largest country of the world by geographical area is
Russia*
Australia
China
Canada
๐The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by
the Naga hills*
the Garo hills
the Khasi hills
the Jaintia hills
๐The hardest substance available on earth is
Silver
Gold
Platinum
Diamond*
๐Bismillah Khan was associated with?
Shehnai*
Tabla
Veena
Sitar
๐Where is Chitrakut situated?
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh*
Bihar
Gujarat
๐The highest mountains on earth namely Mount Everest, K2, Kanchenjunga are located in
the greater Himalayas*
the outer Himalayas
the Lesser Himalayas
the chhota Himalayas
๐The minimum age required to become a member of Rajya Sabha is
20 years
25 years
30 years*
35 years
๐Light from the star, Alpha Centauri, which is nearest to the earth after the sun, reaches the earth in
4.3 seconds
4.3 days
4.3 years*
43 years
๐The International Court of Justice is located at
Geneva
Paris
Hague*
New Delhi
๐Supersonic plane fly with the speed
less than the speed of sound
speed of of sound
greater than the speed of sound*
speed of light
๐Which city is called ‘White City’ of Rajasthan?
Udaipur*
Jodhpur
Ajmer
Bikaner
๐Our national anthem was written by
Mohammad iqbal
Aurobindo Ghosh
Bankim chand Chatterjee
Rabindranath Tagore*
๐Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats?
Krishna
Kavery
Mahanadi*
Godavari
๐On whose name is the highest award for services to the development of cinema given?
Raj Kapoor
Dadasaheb Phalke*
Amrinder Gill
Dev Anand
๐Garampani sanctuary is located at
Gujarat
Assam*
Sikkim
Nagaland
๐Who wrote the famous book – ‘We the people’?
T.N.Kaul
Khushwant Singh
Nani Palkhivala*
J.R.D. Tata
๐Who invented Jet Engine?
Sir Frank Whittle*
Roger Bacon
Lewis E. Waterman
Gottlieb Daimler
๐Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of
lead
tin
zinc*
chromium
๐Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
Kathakali
Kuchipudi
Bhangra
Garba*
๐Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?
India
UK
Fiji*
USA
๐Which of the following is NOT written by Munshi Premchand?
Mansarovar
Guide*
Godan
Gaban
๐Who is the English physicist responsible for the ‘Big Bang Theory’?
Roger Penrose
George Gamow*
Michael Skube
Albert Einstein
๐Which day is observed as World Food Day?
October 6
October 16*
October 26
December 16
๐The present Lok Sabha is the
13th Lok Sabha
14th Lok Sabha
15th Lok Sabha
16th Lok Sabha*
๐Firdausi was
a poet*
a cricketer
a mathematician
an astrologer
๐Heavy water is
deuterium oxide*
tritium oxide
tetrium oxide
pentium oxide
๐The members of Lok Sabha hold office for a term of
3 years
4 years
5 years*
6 years
๐What is the original name of Santa Claus?
St. Thomas
St. Peter
St. Poppu
St. Nicholas*
๐Alphabet is a parent company of
Apple
Microsoft
Google*
Yahoo
๐GNLF stands for
Gorkha National Liberation Front*
Gorkha National Liability Front
Great National Liberation Front
Gross National Liberation Front
๐Which among the following Sikh Gurus had been given the “Palace of Amritsar” by Mughal Emperor Akbar?
Guru Ram Das*
Guru Arjun Das
Guru Angad
Guru govind
๐Which among the following rivers originates from the Amarkantak?
Betwa
Tapti
Narmada*
yamuna
๐Which Uranium isotope is used in nuclear power plants to produce electricity ?
U-220
U-230
U-238*
U-251
๐ Famous noodles brand “Maggi” is owned by
Nestle India*
Pepsico India
Cadbury India
Sunfeast
๐Which day is observed as World No Smoking Day ?
31st April
31st May*
31st June
31st July
๐ Which among the following was the Capital of Bahamani Sultanate?
Halebidu
Badami
Hampi
Gulbarga*
๐ Which of the following book is an autobiography of Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam?
Ignited Minds
mein kampf
Turning Points
Wings of Fire*
๐ Formic acid is produced by
White ants
Red ants*
Mosquitoes
Cockroaches
๐ What is the meaning of the word ‘Sangam’ in the Sangam A
ge?
Assembly of kings
Ass
embly of religious leaders
Assembly of poets*
Assembly of soldiers
๐Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the region of
Shajahan
Jahangir*
Akbar
Humayun
๐ In which of the following states , the Sharavati Project is located?
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka*
Tamil Nadu
Madhya Pradesh
๐International Day of Nonviolence is observed on
October 2*
October 12
October 20
October 22
๐ Fascism believed in leadership of
Feudals
Political elites
One man*
Working classes
๐The parliament is empowered to make laws on any subject of the state list during
Election
Agitation
Emergency*
War
๐Tetraethyl lead is used as
pain killer
fire extinguisher
mosquito repellent
petrol additive*
๐ In which state is located the Koyna Hydroelectric Power project?
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Kerala
Maharashtra*
๐Which of the following rivers was known as “Drishadvati” in Vedic Era? (
Ravi
Ghaggar*
Beas
Chenab
๐ “International Yoga Day” celebrated on
1st June
11th June
21st June*
29th June
๐The nuclear force is
Short range repulsive force
Short range attractive force*
Long range repulsive force
Long range attractive force
๐who among the following was the Prime Minister of India when Mandal Commission was constituted?
Narendra modi
V P Singh
Morarji Desai*
Indira Gandhi
๐ Rule of law prevails in
Dictatorship
Aristocracy
Democracy*
Oligarchy
๐ IPCC stands for
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change*
International Policy on Climate Change
Indian Policy on Climate Control
Indian Panel on Climate Change
๐In Bollywood, the actress popularly known as ‘Dream Girl’ is
Zeenat Aman
Helen
Madhubala
Hema Malini*
๐ Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
Annie Besant*
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Sarojini Naidu
Indira gandhi
๐With which of the following diseases, the Project Sankalp is related to?
Malaria
HIV/ AIDS*
Ebola
Cancer
๐ Which was the first indigenous silent film?
Alam Ara
Raja Harishchandra*
Bhakta Prahlad
Mother India
๐ Rubber is a product of
Fibre
Resin
Gum
Latex*
๐Telangana creation as in independent state is primarily the outcome of
13th Lok Sabha
14th Lok Sabha
15th Lok Sabha*
16th Lok Sabha
๐Who said, “India is the bright spot on the cloudy global horizon” ?
IMF Chief Christine Lagarde*
US President Barack Obama
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
World Bank Chief Dr. Jim Yong Kim
๐Which part of the Human Body stores Glycogen?
Liver*
Intestines
Pancreas
Lungs
๐The main constituent of biogas is
Ethane
Methane*
propane
Butane
๐World water day is celebrated every year on
March 2
March 12
March 20
March 22*
๐ Who was the founder of the City of Agra?
Ala-ud-din Khalji
Firoz Tughlaq
Sikandar Lodi*
Muhammad Tughlaq
๐ ICMR is the abbreviation for
International Council for Malarial Research
International Council of Medical Research
Indian Council of Medical Research*
Indian Council of Microbial Research
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๐Correct answer represented by '*' mark
๐Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on
April 8
May 8*
June 8
July 8
๐Pandit Jasraj has established his reputation in which of the following fields?
Music*
Sports
Sanskrit
Dance
๐The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?
Europe
Australia*
Africa
Asia
๐Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?
Benjamin Franklin
Marie Curie*
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
๐Tripitakas are sacred books of
Hindus
Jews
Jains
Buddhists*
๐Preamble enshrines the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity – ideals inspired by the
Russian Revolution
French Revolution*
US Constitution
Irish Revolution
๐Development expenditure of the Central government does not include
defence expenditure*
expenditure on economic services
expenditure on social and community services
grant to states
๐which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously?
Tarapore
Rawatbhata
Kalpakkam*
Narora
๐The ‘Cannes Award’ is given for excellence in which field?
Films*
Economics
Journalism
Literature
๐Who is the author of the book ‘My Experiments with Truth’?
Jawahar lal Nehru
Winston Churchill
Michael Anderson
Mahatma Gandhi*
๐Madhubani’, a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?
Bihar*
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
kerala
๐Which of the following is used as the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)?
Panda*
Lion
Tiger
Dog
๐The ozone layer restricts
Visible light
Infrared radiation
Ultraviolet radiation*
X-rays
๐To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated
Shaikhs
Arabs
Hindu Shahis*
Rajputs
๐The members of Lok Sabha are
directly elected by the people*
nominated
indirectly elected
partly elected and partly nominated
๐Badrinath is situated on the bank of river
Yamuna
Alaknanda*
kaveri
Godavari
๐R. K. Laxman is a renowned
Choreographer
Cartoonist*
Dancer
Journalist
๐Who composed the famous song ‘Sare Jahan SeAchha’?
Mohammad Iqbal*
Mohammad Asif
Mohammad kaif
Mohammad Sami
๐Arjuna Award is given for
Outstanding performance in sports*
Outstanding performance in battlefield
Outstanding performance in singing
Outstanding performance in dance
๐Which of the following festivals is celebrated on Prophet Mohammed birthday?
Id-Ul-Zuha
Id-Ul-Fitr
Id-e-Milad*
Muharram
๐Durand Cup is associated with the game of
Football*
Volleyball
Basketball
Throwball
๐Who invented Gramophone?
Michael Faraday
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Alva Edison*
Isaac Newton
๐Which of the following is used in pencils?
Silver
Graphite*
Silicon
Aluminium
๐Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?
Nepal
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Malaysia*
๐Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
Patna
Bhopal
Jaipur
Lucknow*
๐The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is
nitrogen*
oxygen
hydrogen
ozone
๐The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
wind
rain and thunder*
fire
wealth
๐For galvanizing iron which of the following metals is used?
Lead
Zinc*
Aluminium
Manganese
๐Who was the first Indian to be President of UN General Assembly?
Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit*
Mr Vijay hazare
Dr Vijay Malya
Vijay Dinanath Chauhan
๐The first woman in space was
Valentina Tereshkova*
Swetlana Kujnetsova
Maria Sharapova
Martina Nimidova
๐Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
Sayyid Ahmed Khan
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Changez Khan
Aga Khan*
๐The name of the union given in the Constitution is
India or aryavrat
India or Bharat*
Bharat or Hindustan
India or Hindustan
๐Washing soda is the common name for
Sodium carbonate*
Sodium bicarbonate
Calcium carbonate
Calcium bicarbonate
๐Optical fibre works on the
principle of refraction
interference
total internal reflection*
scattering
๐The famous Rock Garden is located in which city?
Lucknow
Chandigarh*
Dehradun
Manali
๐Who is the Flying Sikh of India?
Chilkha singh
Milkha singh*
Fulkha singh
Mika singh
๐The largest country of the world by geographical area is
Russia*
Australia
China
Canada
๐The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by
the Naga hills*
the Garo hills
the Khasi hills
the Jaintia hills
๐The hardest substance available on earth is
Silver
Gold
Platinum
Diamond*
๐Bismillah Khan was associated with?
Shehnai*
Tabla
Veena
Sitar
๐Where is Chitrakut situated?
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh*
Bihar
Gujarat
๐The highest mountains on earth namely Mount Everest, K2, Kanchenjunga are located in
the greater Himalayas*
the outer Himalayas
the Lesser Himalayas
the chhota Himalayas
๐The minimum age required to become a member of Rajya Sabha is
20 years
25 years
30 years*
35 years
๐Light from the star, Alpha Centauri, which is nearest to the earth after the sun, reaches the earth in
4.3 seconds
4.3 days
4.3 years*
43 years
๐The International Court of Justice is located at
Geneva
Paris
Hague*
New Delhi
๐Supersonic plane fly with the speed
less than the speed of sound
speed of of sound
greater than the speed of sound*
speed of light
๐Which city is called ‘White City’ of Rajasthan?
Udaipur*
Jodhpur
Ajmer
Bikaner
๐Our national anthem was written by
Mohammad iqbal
Aurobindo Ghosh
Bankim chand Chatterjee
Rabindranath Tagore*
๐Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats?
Krishna
Kavery
Mahanadi*
Godavari
๐On whose name is the highest award for services to the development of cinema given?
Raj Kapoor
Dadasaheb Phalke*
Amrinder Gill
Dev Anand
๐Garampani sanctuary is located at
Gujarat
Assam*
Sikkim
Nagaland
๐Who wrote the famous book – ‘We the people’?
T.N.Kaul
Khushwant Singh
Nani Palkhivala*
J.R.D. Tata
๐Who invented Jet Engine?
Sir Frank Whittle*
Roger Bacon
Lewis E. Waterman
Gottlieb Daimler
๐Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of
lead
tin
zinc*
chromium
๐Which of the following folk dance forms is associated with Gujarat?
Kathakali
Kuchipudi
Bhangra
Garba*
๐Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?
India
UK
Fiji*
USA
๐Which of the following is NOT written by Munshi Premchand?
Mansarovar
Guide*
Godan
Gaban
๐Who is the English physicist responsible for the ‘Big Bang Theory’?
Roger Penrose
George Gamow*
Michael Skube
Albert Einstein
๐Which day is observed as World Food Day?
October 6
October 16*
October 26
December 16
๐The present Lok Sabha is the
13th Lok Sabha
14th Lok Sabha
15th Lok Sabha
16th Lok Sabha*
๐Firdausi was
a poet*
a cricketer
a mathematician
an astrologer
๐Heavy water is
deuterium oxide*
tritium oxide
tetrium oxide
pentium oxide
๐The members of Lok Sabha hold office for a term of
3 years
4 years
5 years*
6 years
๐What is the original name of Santa Claus?
St. Thomas
St. Peter
St. Poppu
St. Nicholas*
๐Alphabet is a parent company of
Apple
Microsoft
Google*
Yahoo
๐GNLF stands for
Gorkha National Liberation Front*
Gorkha National Liability Front
Great National Liberation Front
Gross National Liberation Front
๐Which among the following Sikh Gurus had been given the “Palace of Amritsar” by Mughal Emperor Akbar?
Guru Ram Das*
Guru Arjun Das
Guru Angad
Guru govind
๐Which among the following rivers originates from the Amarkantak?
Betwa
Tapti
Narmada*
yamuna
๐Which Uranium isotope is used in nuclear power plants to produce electricity ?
U-220
U-230
U-238*
U-251
๐ Famous noodles brand “Maggi” is owned by
Nestle India*
Pepsico India
Cadbury India
Sunfeast
๐Which day is observed as World No Smoking Day ?
31st April
31st May*
31st June
31st July
๐ Which among the following was the Capital of Bahamani Sultanate?
Halebidu
Badami
Hampi
Gulbarga*
๐ Which of the following book is an autobiography of Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam?
Ignited Minds
mein kampf
Turning Points
Wings of Fire*
๐ Formic acid is produced by
White ants
Red ants*
Mosquitoes
Cockroaches
๐ What is the meaning of the word ‘Sangam’ in the Sangam A
ge?
Assembly of kings
Ass
embly of religious leaders
Assembly of poets*
Assembly of soldiers
๐Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the region of
Shajahan
Jahangir*
Akbar
Humayun
๐ In which of the following states , the Sharavati Project is located?
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka*
Tamil Nadu
Madhya Pradesh
๐International Day of Nonviolence is observed on
October 2*
October 12
October 20
October 22
๐ Fascism believed in leadership of
Feudals
Political elites
One man*
Working classes
๐The parliament is empowered to make laws on any subject of the state list during
Election
Agitation
Emergency*
War
๐Tetraethyl lead is used as
pain killer
fire extinguisher
mosquito repellent
petrol additive*
๐ In which state is located the Koyna Hydroelectric Power project?
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Kerala
Maharashtra*
๐Which of the following rivers was known as “Drishadvati” in Vedic Era? (
Ravi
Ghaggar*
Beas
Chenab
๐ “International Yoga Day” celebrated on
1st June
11th June
21st June*
29th June
๐The nuclear force is
Short range repulsive force
Short range attractive force*
Long range repulsive force
Long range attractive force
๐who among the following was the Prime Minister of India when Mandal Commission was constituted?
Narendra modi
V P Singh
Morarji Desai*
Indira Gandhi
๐ Rule of law prevails in
Dictatorship
Aristocracy
Democracy*
Oligarchy
๐ IPCC stands for
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change*
International Policy on Climate Change
Indian Policy on Climate Control
Indian Panel on Climate Change
๐In Bollywood, the actress popularly known as ‘Dream Girl’ is
Zeenat Aman
Helen
Madhubala
Hema Malini*
๐ Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
Annie Besant*
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Sarojini Naidu
Indira gandhi
๐With which of the following diseases, the Project Sankalp is related to?
Malaria
HIV/ AIDS*
Ebola
Cancer
๐ Which was the first indigenous silent film?
Alam Ara
Raja Harishchandra*
Bhakta Prahlad
Mother India
๐ Rubber is a product of
Fibre
Resin
Gum
Latex*
๐Telangana creation as in independent state is primarily the outcome of
13th Lok Sabha
14th Lok Sabha
15th Lok Sabha*
16th Lok Sabha
๐Who said, “India is the bright spot on the cloudy global horizon” ?
IMF Chief Christine Lagarde*
US President Barack Obama
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
World Bank Chief Dr. Jim Yong Kim
๐Which part of the Human Body stores Glycogen?
Liver*
Intestines
Pancreas
Lungs
๐The main constituent of biogas is
Ethane
Methane*
propane
Butane
๐World water day is celebrated every year on
March 2
March 12
March 20
March 22*
๐ Who was the founder of the City of Agra?
Ala-ud-din Khalji
Firoz Tughlaq
Sikandar Lodi*
Muhammad Tughlaq
๐ ICMR is the abbreviation for
International Council for Malarial Research
International Council of Medical Research
Indian Council of Medical Research*
Indian Council of Microbial Research