Common General knowledge Questions and Answers for Students 

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General Knowledge Questions with Answers in English

1. "Gita Rahasya " has been written by who?

Ans:-Bal Gangadhar Tilak

2. Who has written " Glimpses of World History" .Who has written this?

Ans:-Jawahar Lal Nehru

3. Who has written"Godan" ?

Ans-Munshi Premchand

4. Who has written"Hindu View of Life" ? ]

Ans-Dr. Radhkrishnan

5. "India Divided" was written by whom?

Ans:-Dr. Rajendra Prasad

6. Who has written Kumarsambhava?

Ans-Kalidasa

7. Who has written " Life Divine" ?

Ans-Aurobindo Ghosh

8. Who has written " My Truth" ?

Ans-Indira Gandhi

9. Who has written "Oliver Twist" ?

Ans-Charles Dickens

10. Who has written " Ratnavali" ?

Harshavardhana

11. Who interpreted Honeybee's languages to communicate?

Ans-Karl Von Frish

 

12. Where is located the National Research Centre for Women in Agriculture?

Ans-Bhubneshwar

 

13. Who is the quickest bowler to take 700 wickets in test?

Ans:-Muttiah Muralidharan

 

 

15. The only bowler in the history of Test Cricket to claim Hat-Trick in the first over of a match?

Ans-Irfan Pathan

 

16. The First Indian Women to get an Olympic Medal ?

Ans:-Karnam Malleshwari

 

17. Trinidad & Tobago got independence in 1992. From which country?

Ans:-Britain

 

18. ISO is International Organization for Standardization. Where are the headquarters?

Ans:-Geneva

 

19. Which one is India's southernmost PORT?

Ans:-Tuticorin

 

20. United Arab Emirates is a federation of Emirates. How many Emirates?

Ans:-Seven

 

21. State in India, where IIT & IIM both are present?

Ans:-Uttar Pradesh, IIT Kanpur & IIM Lucknow

 

22. English Legal Charter which led to development of Constitutional Law is…?

Ans:-Magna Carta

 

24. Who has written "My Music My Love"?

Ans:-Pandit Ravi Shankar

 

25. Largest number of Districts in which Indian State?

Ans:-Uttar Pradesh

 

26. As per Hindu Mythology who is considered as Physician of Gods?

Ans:-Dhanvantari

 

27. What is north to south extension of India?

Ans:-3214

 

28. In which state Bodo Language is spoken?

Ans:-Assam

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29. Where is National Institute of Oceanography?

Ans:-Panaji

 

30. There is a small village in Karnataka , where people speak Sanskrit. What is the name of the village?

Ans:-Mattur

 

31. Where are the headquarters of UNESCO?

Ans:-Paris

 

32. "The New Courier" is a publication, published by ?

Ans:-UNESCO

 

33. Which amendment of constitution of India lowered the age of voting from 21 years to 18 years?

Ans:-61st amendment

 

36. Rajtarangini" is a work by Kalhan. What he has described in it?

Ans:-History of Kashmir

 

 

38. What was the Commander of Army called in Akbar's Reign?

Ans:-Meer Bakhshi

 

39. Moghul Architecture was on its zenith , during reign of which emperor?

Ans:-Shahjahan

 

40. "Gandhar Style" was developed in which reign?

Ans:-Kushanas

 

 

42. Shershah Suri got fame for what kind of Infrastructure Development?

Ans:-Construction of Roads

 

43. Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated by Mohammed of Ghauri in which battle?

Ans:-Tarain II

 

44. Harshavardhana used to donate all his possessions at which place?

Ans:-Prayag, after Every four years

 

45. The partition of Bengal was taken back in which year?

Ans:-1911

 

46. Sabarmati Ashram was established in which year?

Ans:-1916

 

47. Which English official was murdered at Lahore to set score of death of Lala Lajpat Ray ?

Ans:-Sanders

 

 

51. In which state is Nanda Devi Biosphere?

Ans:-Uttaranchal

 

52. Baba Budan Hills are in which state?

Ans:-Karnataka

 

55. How many bits are in a bite?

Ans:-8

 

57. Typhoid affects which part of the human body most?

Ans:-Intestines

 

58. When we do physical work, what stores in our muscles to make us feel tired?

Ans:-Lactic Acid

 

59. Messenger RNA carried what kind of message?

Ans:-Protein Codes

 

60. IAS exam commenced in India for the first time in which year?

Ans:-1950

 

61. Who was the first Muslim revolutionary hanged for India's Independence?

Ans:- Ashfaque-Ulla-Khan

 

62. Who made the suggestion first to boycott British Goods?

Ans:-Bal Gangadhar Tilak

 

65. Rowlett Act was passed in which year?

Ans:-1919

 

66. Non cooperation movement was launched in which

year?

Ans:-1920

 

67. On what date quit India Movement began?

Ans:-August 9, 1942

 

68. In which year Queen Victoria declared Indian Administration taken over by British Crown?

Ans:-1858

 

69. Who was the viceroy when Partition of Bengal taken back?

Ans:-Lord Hardinge

 

70. In the Indus valley culture , which one was the Port City?

Ans:-Lothal

 

71. "Bhabru" is related to which King?

Ans:-Ashoka, Bhabru Edict

 

72. Whose Samadhi is built in "Nandel"?

Ans:-Guru Govind Singh

 

73. What is "Mossad" ?

Ans:-Israel Intelligence Agency

 

74. "Modvat" is related to which duty?

Ans:- Excise

 

75. Whose sign is beared by Ru.1 Note?

Ans:-Secretary, Ministry of Finance

 

76. Vladivostok and Lenin Grad are the terminal stations of which railway line?

Ans:-Trans Siberian

 

77. Where is Saddle Peak?

Ans:- Andaman

 

78. Which element is found in abundant in Red Blood Cells?

Ans:-Iron

 

79. Pascal is a unit of measuring?

Ans:- Pressure

 

80. "Munda" is a primitive tribe. Where is found?

Ans:-ChhotaNagpur

 

81. What does "Chhotanagpur" mean?

Ans:- Tribal areas of Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, and West Bengal states

 

82. Which organ produces "Bile" ?

Ans:-Liver

 

83. "Cyber knife" is related to which disease?

Ans:-Cancer

 

84. What is "Lucy" ?

Ans:-Pre-human (Australopithecus)

 

85. The highest precise clocks based upon light are called?

Ans:-Optical Clocks

 

86. When did planned economic development started in India?

Ans:-1951 with inception of first five year plan

 

87. Who had written the book " Planned Economy for India"?

Ans:-Sir M. Vishveshvaraiya

 

88. When national planning committee was constituted in India? By whom?

Ans:-1938, Jawaharlal Nehru

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89. When the "Bombay Plan" was presented?

Ans:-1944

 

90. Who had given the " Gandhian Plan"?

Ans:-Sriman Narayan

 

91. Who had given the "sarvodaya plan"?

Ans:-Jaiprakash Narayana in 1950

 

92. When was the planning commission in India constituted by Govt. of India?

Ans:-15March, 1950

 

93. Who was the first Chairman of Planning Commission in India?

Ans:-Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

 

94. On what date first five year plan commenced?

Ans:-1st April 1951

 

95. When was the "national Development Council " constituted?

Ans:-6th August 1952

 

96. Which Non-statutory body was constituted to facilitate cooperation between states and planning

commission?

Ans:-National Development Council

 

97. When was the first "Industrial Development Policy " declared?

Ans:-April 6, 1948

 

98. When was RBI established?

Ans:-1935 with a capital of 5 crore rupees

 

99. On what date RBI was nationalized?

Ans:-January 1, 1949

 

100. Which was the first public sector unit?

Ans:-Vishveshwariya Iron & Steel Works Bhadravati

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