GK Questions And Answers For All Competitive Examinations | General Studies and GK preparation of SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations Set ➟ 3

GK Questions And Answers For All Competitive Examinations | 100 GK Questions And Answers For All Competitive Exams | General Studies and GK preparation of SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations Set ➟ 3

1. In which year, African Export and Import Bank came into existence?

Ans ➟ 1978

2. Which is known for extensive tropical rain forest?

Ans ➟ Congo basin

3. Which transferred his capital from Patliputra to Vaishali ?

Ans ➟ Shishunaga

4. What is the principal structural elements of a living cell?

Ans ➟ Carbon

5. In which year was the first no confidence motion moved in the Lok Sabha after independence?

Ans ➟ 1963

6. One calorie is the heat required to raise the temperature of 1g of water by how many degrees?

Ans ➟ 1°C

7. When was petroleum discovered first in commercial quantities in India?

Ans ➟ 1890

8. Who was not a contemporary of the 'Other three?

Ans ➟ Milinda

9. When is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day observed?

Ans ➟ October 9

10. From where does the National Stock Exchange functions?

Ans ➟ Mumbai

11. What is known as power house of cell?

Ans ➟ Mitochondria

12. How many number of atomic power plants existing in India today?

Ans ➟ 9

13. Which ancient Mahajanapadas was located on the bank of Yamuna ?

Ans ➟ Vatsa

14. By whom was the idea of the Constitution of India first of all given?

Ans ➟ M. N. Roy

15. To whom the credit for the discovery of transuranic element goes?

Ans ➟ Seaborg

16. When is World Development Information Day, recognized by the UN is observed?

Ans ➟ October 24

17. On which date does Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occur?

Ans ➟ December, 22

18. Who were the originators of the Dravidian style of architecture and sculpture in South India?

Ans ➟ Cholas

19. How many medals did P.T. Usha win at the Xth Asiad?

Ans ➟ 4

20. What is the role of in the rabbit and horse, the appendix?

Ans ➟ It helps in digestion of cellulose

21. For which does stomach pain happen?

Ans ➟ Food poisoning

22. Which sets of cities is located on the reference longitude for Indian standard time?

Ans ➟ Kakinanda Pondicherry

23. Who destroyed the Empire of Chalukyas of Badami?

Ans ➟ Rashtrakutas

24. For the enforcement of Fundamental Rights, what can the Supreme Court do?

Ans ➟ It may issue a writ

25. The element common to all the acids is known as which name?

Ans ➟ Hydrogen

26. To integrate cultural leaders into its meeting, which gives “Crystal Award”?

Ans ➟ World Economic Forum

27. The Konkan Coast stretches between which regions?

Ans ➟ Goa and Cochin

28. Who was the Chola King to have conquered Bengal?

Ans ➟ Rajendra I

29. Where is the Central Water and Power Research Station located?

Ans ➟ Khadakwasla

30. Which chamber of human heart pumps fully oxygenated blood to aorta and hence to the body ?

Ans ➟ Left Ventricle

31. Which writ is issued by the court in case of illegal detention of a person?

Ans ➟ Habeas Corpus

32. Soil can best be conserved on the hills by which of the cultivating methods?

Ans ➟ Contour ploughing

33. The Vijay Satambha (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was built by which ruler?

Ans ➟ Rana Kumbha

34. Which is most efficient engine?

Ans ➟ Electric

35. Which is the most important small-scale industry in India?

Ans ➟ Handloom

36. By whom was the book ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ written?

Ans ➟ Jonathan Swift

37. Why does north-western India receive substantial rainfall during winter months?

Ans ➟ Westerly disturbances

38. Who built the temple of the Sun God at Konark ?

Ans ➟ Kapilendra

39. Which bacteria helps in improving the soil fertility ?

Ans ➟ Rhizobrum

40. The Archaeological Survey of India is an attached office of which Department / Ministry?

Ans ➟ Culture

41. Before 31st August, 1965 how many members were in the Economic and Social Council?

Ans ➟ 18

42. Which industry uses mica?

Ans ➟ Electrical industry

43. Who was the first Indian to become the member of British Parliament?

Ans ➟ Dadabhai Naoroji

44. In which year was the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) founded?

Ans ➟ 969

45. White lung disease is prevalent among the worker of which industry?

Ans ➟ Cotton Industry

46. Who decides about the reasonableness of the restrictions placed on Fundamental Rights?

Ans ➟ Courts

47. Why is Los Angeles is famous?

Ans ➟ For film studios

48. Who said, “Good government was never a good substitute for self government” ?

Ans ➟ Swami Dayananda

49. When Metal carbonate reacts with dilute acids, what does it forms?

Ans ➟ CO2

50. What is the effect of inflation on tax revenue results in a situation?

Ans ➟ Fiscal drag

51. When is World Post Day, recognized by the UN observed?

Ans ➟ October 9

52. The Kiel Canal links which seas?

Ans ➟ North Sea and Baltic Sea

53. Who had founded the Theosophical Society in the United States of America?

Ans ➟ Madame Blavatsky

54. Which group contains only antibiotics?

Ans ➟ Penicillin, tetramycin, streptomycin

55. By whom is the Separation of the Judiciary from the Executive enjoined?

Ans ➟ Directive Principle

56. How is the electric potential at the centre of a charged conductor?

Ans ➟ Same as on the surface

57. On which river are Victoria Falls in Africa located?

Ans ➟ River Zambezi

58. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi enter into freedom struggle in India?

Ans ➟ 1917

59. Feroz Gandhi Award, is given for outstanding performance in which field?

Ans ➟ Journalism

60. What is the inflation experienced in the country at present?

Ans ➟ Cost push inflation

61. Which is the gas usually filled in the electric bulb?

Ans ➟ Nitrogen

62. What is an intrusion of magma along a bedding plane is called?

Ans ➟ Batholith

63. Of which metal was the The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavations of Harappa ?

Ans ➟ Bronze

64. Which is nearest to Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research?

Ans ➟ Mahabalipuram

65. Which part of separated UTI is under SEBI’s regulation?

Ans ➟ UTI-II

66. What is the principle pathway of water translocation in angiosperms?

Ans ➟ Xylem vessel system

67. Which is the highest coal-producing country in the world?

Ans ➟ China

68. What was the most important feature of the Government of India Act of 1919?

Ans ➟ Introduction of Dyarchy

69. In which Ministry, the census organisation has been functioning on a permanent footing since 1961?

Ans ➟ Home Affairs

70. Who invented the laser?

Ans ➟ Charles H. Townes

71. Which country has the largest number of’ land-border neighbouring countries?

Ans ➟ Russia

72. Which is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?

Ans ➟ Oxygen

73. Which animal was domesticated by the Harappans?

Ans ➟ Buffalo, sheep, dog, pig

74. Which Article of the UN Charter established the International Trusteeship System?

Ans ➟ 75

75. Which tree require highest amount of water for growth?

Ans ➟ Euclyptus

76. Which is the largest Committee of the Parliament?

Ans ➟ The Estimates Committee

77. Where are Mulberry trees grown mainly for silk production in China?

Ans ➟ Yangtze delta

78. Who transferred his capital from Rajgir to Pataliputra ?

Ans ➟ Udayin

79. Which alloys is used for making magnets?

Ans ➟ Alnico

80. By which bank are the central banking functions in India performed?

Ans ➟ Reserve Bank of India

81. By whom were the members of the Constituent Assembly elected?

Ans ➟ By Provincial Assemblies

82. How much does one degree of the circumference of the earth measure (approx.)?

Ans ➟ 111 km

83. Which was the dynasty that succeeded the Chalukyas in Western India?

Ans ➟ Rashtrakutas

84. What is the Mode of transmission of heat in which heat carried by a moving particles?

Ans ➟ Convection

85. Who are not protected against inflation?

Ans ➟ Agricultural farmers

86. The first Commonwealth Games were held in the year 1930 at which place?

Ans ➟ Hamilton (Canada)

87. In the earth’s atmosphere, what changes in the atmospheric pressure?

Ans ➟ Decreases with height

88. During the reign of Iltutmish which was a silver coin in use?

Ans ➟ Tanka

89. A girl ate sweets while fanning the flies away. Due to this, she suffered from a which disease?

Ans ➟ Cholera

90. What is the total number of High Courts in India at present?

Ans ➟ 24

91. Sodium carbonate crystals lose water molecules. What is this property called?

Ans ➟ Efflorescence

92. Where are the tropical cyclones-Hurricanes and Typhoons-develop and mature?

Ans ➟ Any where in the tropical zone

93. What was Karaj in the thirteenth century ?

Ans ➟ Tax on cultivation

94. The Paratroopers Training School of the Indian, Air Force, is located at which place?

Ans ➟ Agra (U.P.)

95. What is termed as the period of high inflation and low economic growth?

Ans ➟ Stagflation

96. Which cell organelle is semi-permeable?

Ans ➟ Plasma membrane

97. In which country is Cork is chiefly produced?

Ans ➟ Cadiz (Spain)

98. Which was the original name of Tansen, the famous musician in the court of Akbar?

Ans ➟ Ramtanu Pande

99. When can the salaries of High Court judges be reduced?

Ans ➟ During a Financial Emergency

100. Which electromagnetic radiation is most prevalent in the atmosphere?

Ans ➟ Infrared.