Basic General Knowledge Questions

Saturday, December 6, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

India General Knowledge Questions and Answers

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 11:30 AM PST

General Knowledge Questions and Answers on India. India GK Questions.

1. Indian Institute of Geomagnetism is located at:

Answer: Mumbai

2. Prarthana Samaj was founded by:

Answer: Dr. Atmaram Pandurang

3. The National agency which is regulating the functioning of the Teacher Education Institutes in India?

Answer: NCERT

4. Name the author of the book "What went wrong"?

Answer: Kiran Bedi

5. The author of 'Manimekhale':

Answer: Ilanko Adikal

6. The man who known as "Bharata Kesari":

Answer: Mannath Padmanabhan

7. The first sound movie of India?

Answer: Alam Ara

8. First Women president in India:

Answer: Pratibha Devi Singh Patil

9. The oldest English Daily in India:

Answer: The Times of India

10. The leader of Narmada Bachao Andolan is:

Answer: Medha Patkar

Thursday, December 4, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Army Recruitment Exam General Science Model Questions

Posted: 03 Dec 2014 11:30 AM PST

General Science Model Questions and Answers for preparing Indian Army Recruitment Examination.

Part-II

GENERAL SCIENCE

Choose the correct Answer:

1. Malaria is caused by:

(a) Bacteria

(b) Protozoa

(d) Fungus

2. Name the Anti-Sterile Vitamin?

(a) Vitamin E

(b) Vitamin A

(d) Vitamin D

3. Relation between Work, Force and Displacement is:

(a) W=FXS

(b) W=F/S

(D) W=F+S

4. Which of the chemical is obtained from plants?

(a) Quinine

(b) Aspirin

(d) None of these

5. What is measured by Seismograph:

(a) Speed of Wind

(b) Rain

(d) None of these

6. Which gas is used in the preparation of soda water?

(a) Sulphur

(b) Carbon dioxide

(d) Carbon

7. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

(a) Speed

(b) Force

(d) None of these

8. The main constituent of haemoglobin is:

(a) Protein

(b) Iron

(d) Vitamins

9. The structural and functional unit of an organism is called:

(a) Tissue

(b) Cell

(d) Organ System

10. The blood in the human body is purified in:

(a) Heart

(b) Kidney

(d) Liver

11. Acid rains are caused due to the presence of which gases:

(a) No₂, So₂

(b) Co, Co₂

(d) NH₃, So₂

12. Electric current is measured by:

(a) Voltmetre

(b) Ammeter

(d) None of these

13. Primary Colours are:

(a) Red, Blue, Green

(b) Orange, Blue, Yellow

(d) None of these

14. Which of the following organelle is called the powerhouse of the cell?

(a) Ribosome

(b) Mitochondria

(d) None of these

15. Which of the following controls co-ordinating activities of human body:

(a) Hormones

(b) Foramen

(d) None of these

16. What is the percentage of carbondioxide in air?

(a) 21%

(b) 0.9%

(d) None of these

17. The number of chromosome in human being:

(a) 48

(b) 36

(d) 47

18. Total number of muscles in human body:

(a) 639

(b) 693

(d) 369

19. Functional unit of Kidney is called:

(a) Nephron

(b) Neuron

(d) Lymph

20. Which bacteria converts milk into curd:

(a) Acrobic

(b) E-colli

(d) None of these

Answer Key

1. b 2. a 3. a 4. a 5. c

6. b 7. a 8. b 9. b 10. c

11. a 12. b 13. a 14. b 15. a

16. c 17. c 18. a 19. a 20. c

Monday, December 1, 2014

GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

India GK Questions

Posted: 30 Nov 2014 11:30 AM PST

India General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers.

1. Who attend all the three round table conference?

Answer: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

2. Who wrote the famous book "India Wins Freedom"?

Answer: Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad

3. The first general election conducted in Independence India on?

Answer: 1952

4. The article which gives special privileges to Jammu and Kashmir?

Answer: 370

5. In which year first Five Year plan started in India?

Answer: 1951

6. State in India having the longest coast line?

Answer: Gujarat

7. Which article of the Indian constitution abolishes untouchability?

Answer: Article 17

8. The first Indian who won two Oscar Awards for music:

Answer: A.R. Rahman

9. First Women president in India:

Answer: Pratibha Devi Singh Patil

10. The oldest English Daily in India:

Answer: The Times of India