Common General knowledge Questions and Answers | G.K Questions in English with Answers 2021

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General knowledge Questions with Answers in English

1. In which Indian City was the first European Factory built by the Portuguese in 1500 AD?

Ans:-Kozhikode (Earlier Calicut)

 

2. Smriti ki Rekhayen", who is the writer of this memoir?

Ans:- Mahadevi Verma

 

3. What is the name of the mural painting whose name is based upon a name of a Bihar District?

Ans:-Madhubani

 

4. Who was the first Law Minister of India?

Ans:-Dr. BR Ambedkar

 

5. What is full form of IPO?

Ans:-Initial Public Offer

 

6. The states of India were reorganized on the basis of Language in which year?

Ans:-1956

 

7. "Seed Therapy " is related to which disease?

Ans:Detection of Breast Cancer

 

8. World's Fourth Fastest Computer is built in India. What is it's name?

Ans:-Eka

 

9. "Republic" was written by whom?

Ans:-Plato

 

10. Who is First India woman Grandmaster in Chess?

Ans:-S Vijay Laxmi

 

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12. Jatiya Sarkar was related to which state?

Ans:-Bengal, Tamaluk

 

13. Recently a postage stamp was released by President in the memory of which Army Field Marshal?

Ans:-Field Marshal Manekshaw

 

14. Vijay Diwas is celebrated on what date every year?

Ans:-December 16

 

16. Who is ISRO chairman?

Ans:- G. Madhavan Nair

 

17. Recently first satellite built by ISRO was successfully put into its orbit for a foreign customer fetching a profit of $ 40 Million. What was its name?

Ans:- W2M

 

18. What is the full form of GSLV?

Ans:- Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle

 

19. A cyclone caused widespread devastation in Myanmar claiming 100000 lives in 2008. What was its

name?

Ans:-Nargis

 

20. Shaikh Haseena is from which party ?

Ans:-Awami League

 

21. Who is Bangladesh's father of nation?

Ans:- Shekh Mujib-ur-rehman

 

22. Rajiv Ratan Awas Yojna is carried out by which state Govt. ?

Ans:- Delhi

 

23. What is the residence of Governor of Delhi called?

Ans:- Raj Niwas

 

24. Which state in India has recently taken up the "World's Biggest Greening Project " recently?

Ans:- Kerala

 

24. Which state has decided to raise separate unit of guards on the lines of NSG to combat terrorist attacks?

Ans:- Maharastra , Force 1

 

25. Recently a newly won chiefminister has taken "7 resolutions" to make his state "Goden State". Who is that chief minister?

Ans:- Shivraj Singh Chauhan of Madhya Pradesh

 

26. Keoladeo Bird sanctuary is in which state?

Ans:-Rajasthan

 

27. Arjun Atwal is related to which sports?

Ans:- Golf

 

28. C. K. Nayadu Trophy is related to which sports?

Ans:-Cricket

 

29. Women world Cup is proposed to held in which country in 2009?

Ans:- Australia

 

31. BILT Open" is a tournament in the field of which game?

Ans:- Golf

 

32. "Michael Phelps" is related to which sports?

Ans:- swimming

 

33. TUF scheme is related to which industry ?

Ans:- Textiles

 

34. Recently where in India was held the second summit of BIMSTEC ?

Ans:- New Delhi

 

35. Which element is used for the x-ray of elementary canal?

Ans:-Barium

 

36. If a seed germinates while the fruit is still at the plant, then what is this concept called ?

Ans:- Vivipary

 

37. A bat is a bird . Is it right?

Ans:-No, Bat is a mammal

 

38. A butterfly shaped gland in the body in front part of neck which regulates growth?

Ans:- Thyroid

 

39. Why camels adapt in desert?

Ans:-A hump with food as fats

 

40. A vitamin that acts with enzyme is called ?

Ans:-co-enzyme

 

41. What is the unit of heredity?

Ans:- Gene

 

42. What is called a centre for the preservation of dry specimens of plants?

Ans:- Herbarium

 

43. What is the fibrous connective tissue that joints bones together at joints?

Ans:- Ligament

 

44. Which blood group is universal donor ?

Ans:-O group

 

45. Which chromosome among X & Y is imparted to a person by his mother only ?

Ans:- X

 

46. What is body Mass Index?

Ans:- Ratio of Body Weight divided by square of height in meters

 

47. Why liver gets damaged because of consumption of alcohol?

Ans:-Excess Fat Storage

 

48. Beri Beri is caused because of deficiency of which vitamin ?

Ans:-Thiamine ( Vitamin B1)

 

49. The flower which we look at Sunflower is actually a…………?

Ans:-Inflorescence

 

50. The minute bodies in the cell called as powerhouse of body?

Ans:-Mitochondria

 

52. Among carbohydrates, proteins and fats, amino acid is the smallest unit of?

Ans:-Proteins

 

53. A plant which lives on another plant but does not take food from it is called? Entophyte or epiphyte

Ans:-Epiphyte

 

54. Green house effect is because of which gas?

Ans:-Co2

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