GK Questions And Answers For All Competitive Examinations | General Studies and GK preparation of SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations Set ➟ 4

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 ➟ 4

1. To meet the growing needs for coins in the country, where does the Government propose to set up another mint?

Ans ➟ Noida

2. Which oil field of India is the oldest and still producing oil?

Ans ➟ Digboi

3. The first Muslim conquest of the Hindu Kingdoms of Deccan was effected by whose forces?

Ans ➟ Alauddin Khilji

4. Since when has US been a member of the UN?

Ans ➟ 1945

5. For pasteurisation of milk by Flash method, at which temperature is milk heated?

Ans ➟ 100°C

6. After how much time are the elections to Panchayats are to be held?

Ans ➟ Every five years

7. How are the orbits of planets around the Sun, or of satellites around the Earth?

Ans ➟ Circular and elliptic

8. Buland Darwaza, built -by Akbar, is to commemorate the victory of which state?

Ans ➟ Gujarat

9. A car is running on a road at a uniform speed of 60 km/hr. What is the net resultant force on the car?

Ans ➟ Equal to zero

10. Dog bite can cause rabies. Which other animals can also cause rabies?

Ans ➟ Bat

11. For international payments, to which currency is the Indian currency linked?

Ans ➟ American Dollar

12. What is the outermost layer of Sun called?

Ans ➟ Corona

13. Where is the tomb of Babar?

Ans ➟ Kabul

14. Which chemical is used for preserving fruit juices?

Ans ➟ Sodium benzoate

15. How many High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one State (Union Territories not included)?

Ans ➟ 3

16. Which metal is found in ‘plaster of paris’ ?

Ans ➟ Calcium

17. The dry wind ‘Santa Ana’ blows in which country?

Ans ➟ California

18. To which battle of the beginning of the British political sway over India can be traced?

Ans ➟ Plassey

19. Which animal which can tolerate more summer heat?

Ans ➟ Goat

20. When does World Health Organization organise ‘World Aids Day’?

Ans ➟ 1st December

21. Trunk of tree increases in grith due to cell division in which tissue?

Ans ➟ Meristematic tissue

22. The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli lies between which states of India?

Ans ➟ Gujarat and Maharashtra

23. Who was the political guru of Gandhiji ?

Ans ➟ Gopal Krishna Gokhale

24. What is the maximum strength of the nominated members in both the Houses of Parliament?

Ans ➟ 14

25. Acetylene is used as an anaesthetic under which name?

Ans ➟ Narcylene

26. Which European country provide its currency for Bank of Central African States?

Ans ➟ France

27. Forest policy of govt. aims to bring what percentage of total area, under forest?

Ans ➟ 33%

28. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq shifted his capital from Delhi to which place?

Ans ➟ Daulatabad

29. Rabindranath Tagore was awarded Noble Prize for his which literary work?

Ans ➟ Geetanjali

30. Which is responsible for red rot of sugarcane?

Ans ➟ Collectorichum falcatum

31. In nuclear fission, how many percentage of mass is converted into energy?

Ans ➟ 0.1%

32. Which are the most important commercial forests of India?

Ans ➟ Tropical deciduous

33. Who was the first woman ruler of medieval India?

Ans ➟ Razia Sultan

34. Who decides whether a particular bill is a Money Bill or not?

Ans ➟ Speaker of Lok Sabha

35. Which property is processed by the ferromagnetic substance?

Ans ➟ Hysterasis

36. Word Bull and Big are associated with which branch of commercial activity?

Ans ➟ Share Market

37. Which is a true example of Median mass?

Ans ➟ Indo-Gangetic plain

38. In which book has Buddha been described as an ocean of wisdom and compassion?

Ans ➟ Amarakosa

39. Who is the author of the book “The Audacity of Hope”?

Ans ➟ Barack Obama

40. Which stage of development of insect is most harmful for crop?

Ans ➟ Caterpillar

41. Where is Indian Institute of Petroleum located?

Ans ➟ Dehradun

42. Which pair of countries the leading manufacturers of cement in the world ?

Ans ➟ China and India

43. Of which kingdom was Malik Ambar the Prime Minister?

Ans ➟ Ahrnadnagar

44. Which scientist shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son?

Ans ➟ William Henry Bragg

45. Which gase is essential for photosynthesis process?

Ans ➟ CO2

46. Who presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India?

Ans ➟ Sachidananda Sinha

47. Which river crosses the Equator twice?

Ans ➟ Congo

48. Who was thrice elected President of the Indian National Congress?

Ans ➟ Dadabhai Naoroji

49. The couple between base units of DNA is through which bonding?

Ans ➟ Hydrogen bonding

50. Which industry was started first in India?

Ans ➟ Tea

51. The sun is visible a little before the actual sunrise because of which reaction?

Ans ➟ Atmospheric refraction

52. On the bank of which river is New York situated?

Ans ➟ River Hudson

53. During whose Viceroyalty, Queen Victoria was crowned with ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ in Delhi Durbar?

Ans ➟ Lytton

54. Through which are water and mineral in plant are transported?

Ans ➟ Xylem

55. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?

Ans ➟ B. R. Ambedkar

56. Which electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength?

Ans ➟ Gamma rays

57. Lakshadweep is a group of how many islands?

Ans ➟ 25

58. In which year did Annie Besant enjoy the Presidentship of the INC?

Ans ➟ 1917

59. Which European country is the guarantor of Bank of Central African States?

Ans ➟ France

60. Which state ranks first in terms of the maximum number of agro-based industries?

Ans ➟ Punjab

61. Indian President and Prime Minister are a replica of the heads of the State of which country?

Ans ➟ Britain

62. Niagara Falls is located between which pairs of lakes?

Ans ➟ Lake Erie and lake Ontario

63. What was the crux of early Buddhism?

Ans ➟ Renunciation of desire

64. What is the major ingredient of leather?

Ans ➟ Collagen

65. With which sport is Leroy Burrell associated?

Ans ➟ Athletics

66. Of which bills Open market operations of a Central Bank are sale and purchase?

Ans ➟ Trade bills

67. Which country makes maximum use of the geothermal energy?

Ans ➟ Iceland

68. During which time was Gandhara school of art developed?

Ans ➟ Mauryas

69. By which are heredity characters of parent transfered to their offspring?

Ans ➟ Chromosomes

70. When is the Constitution of India designed to work as a unitary government?

Ans ➟ In times of Emergency

71. Which particle has similar mass to that of the electron?

Ans ➟ Positron

72. Which Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the region?

Ans ➟ North-West Atlantic

73. The King Kanishka held a great Buddhist Council under whose presidentship ?

Ans ➟ Vasurnitra

74. The term ‘deuce’ is common in which two games?

Ans ➟ Badminton and Tennis

75. What is the number of principal organs of UNO?

Ans ➟ 6

76. What is exception to Mendel’s principle of dominance?

Ans ➟ Mirablius

77. Among source of power India has largest reserves of which source of power?

Ans ➟ Coal

78. Which Generals of Alauddin Khilji ultimately became the first Sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty?

Ans ➟ Ghazi Malik

79. Who is the highest Law Officer of a State?

Ans ➟ Advocate General

80. Which acid used to remove ink spots?

Ans ➟ Oxalic acid

81. Which root develops from any part of plant body except the radical?

Ans ➟ Adventitious root

82. Cyclonic rainfall largely occurs in which country?

Ans ➟ India

83. The final defeat of the Maratha Confederacy came during the time of which governor?

Ans ➟ Hastings

84. Which High Court has jurisdiction over the State of Arunachal Pradesh?

Ans ➟ Mumbai

85. Between which bodies is one Astronomical Unit the average distance?

Ans ➟ Earth and the Sun

86. Where are the headquarters of IMF and World Bank located?

Ans ➟ Both Washington DC

87. What is the Molten rock below the surface of the earth?

Ans ➟ Magma

88. In ‘March 1925, who was elected as the President of the Central Legislative Assembly?

Ans ➟ Vithalbhai Patel

89. Which is a World Bank group of five institutions?

Ans ➟ IDA

90. In plant which one of the following tissues is dead?

Ans ➟ Collenchyma

91. With which does the power to extend or restrict the jurisdiction of the High Court rest?

Ans ➟ With the Parliament

92. Which is a chemical weathering process ?

Ans ➟ Oxidation

93. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India, leaving South Africa for ever?

Ans ➟ 1915

94. Which non-metals is not a poor conductor of electricity?

Ans ➟ Selenium

95. When International Day of Older Persons, recognized by the UN is observed?

Ans ➟ October 1

96. What was the earlier name of the WTO?

Ans ➟ GAD

97. Which country is known as the ‘Sugar bowl of the World’ ?

Ans ➟ Cuba

98. Mahamastakabhisheka, a great religious event, is associated with and done for whom?

Ans ➟ Bahubali

99. For the implantation of fertilize ova uterus secret which harmone?

Ans ➟ Estrogen

100. A Judge of a High Court wanting to resign addresses his letter of resignation to whom?

Ans ➟ The President