Some General Knowledge Questions.
Ques:-Horticulture is most widespread in the
Ans:- Mediterranean regions
Ques:-The main food crop of South Asia is
Ans:- Rice
Ques:- The Queen of Himalayas is
Ans:- Kanchenjunga
Ques:-Which Of the following states leads in the production of salt ?
Ans:- Gujarat
Ques:- Whish of the following dams is also known as Ranjit Sager Dam ?
Ans Thien Dam
Ques:- The kalakot coal field is situated in
Ans:- Jammu & kashmir
Ques:- The mean age at marriage is highest amongst the
Ans:- Christians
Ques:-Which states occupies the top position in the country in male literacy ?
Ans:- Karela
Ques:-In bhotia tibes, the graziers are called
Ans:- Andwals
Ques:- ‘Sunderlal Bahuguna’ is asociated with
Ans:- Chipko Movement
Ques:-The most spoken language in the world is
Ans:- Chinese
Ques:- To which country does India export the largest quantity of iron ore ?
Ans:-Japan
Ques:- India leads the world in the export of
Ans:-Mica
Ques:-The universsal law of gravity is attributed to
Ans:-Newton
Ques:- The food a man eats has
Ans:- Potential energy
Ques:- Liquid drops and bubbles acquire spherical shape due to the phenomenon of
Ans:-Surface tension
Ques:- Which mirror is used as a shaving mirror ?
Ans:- Concave mirror
Ques:- Transistors are made from
Ans:- Semi conductors
Ques:- The filaments of an electric bulb is generally made of
Ans:- Tungusten
Ques:- India’s biggest Nuclear Reasearch Reactor is known as
Ans:- Dhurva
Ques:- The widely used polymer, polyethylene, is made from
Ans:- Ethylene
Ques:- Rifamycin is a drug to cure
Ans:- Tuberculosis
Ques:- Alcoholic Beverages(wines) contain
Ans:- Ethanol
Ques:- Fumagillin is a/an
Ans:- Antibiotic
Ques:- Malarial parasite is transmitted by
Ans:-Anopheles
Ques:- The nut having high carbohydrate content is
Ans:- Chestnut
Ques:- Butter is a good source of
Ans:-Vitamin A
Ques:- Which of the following Fundamental Right is not avialable to foreign citizens ?
Ans Right of freedom of expression.
Ques:- Which of the following appointments is not made by the President of India ?
Ans:- Speaker of the Lok Shabha
Ques:- Who is the highest civil servent of the union Government ?
Ans:- Cabinet Secretary
Ques:- A proclamation of emergency must be placed before the parliament for its appoval within
Ans:- 1 month
Ques:- The resolution for the removal of the Vice-President of India can be proposed in
Ans:- Any House of Parliament
Ques:-Which of the following states elect only one member of the Lok Sabha ?
Ans:- Sikkim
Ques:- Which of the following categories of Bills can be initiates only in Lok Sabha ?
Ans:- Money Bill
Ques:-Who was the first Women Chief Minister in Independent India ?
Ans:- Sucheta Kriplani
Ques:- Five Year Plan in India approved by
Ans:-National Development Council
Ques:-A Finicial Emergency can be declared by applying which articles of the Constitution of India >
Ans:-360
Ques:- Which amendment to the Constitution of India inserted a new article 21A providing Right to Education in the consition ?
Ans:-86th Amendment
Ques:- What was the main aim of Antyodaya Programme ?
Ans:-Helping the poorest among poor
Ques:-SJSRY belongs to
Ans:- Urban areas
Ques:- Estimates of poverty in India are given by the
Ans:- NITI Aayog
Ques:- The central banking functions in India are performed by the
Ans:-R.B.I
Ques:- Stagflation is
Ans:- inflation with depression
Ques:- Dear Mone Policy implies
Ans:-high interset rates
Ques:-Which of the following is not a part of machinery that settles industrial disputes ?
Ans:-Wage Courts
Ques:-When was Consumer Protection Act passed ?
Ans:- 1986
Ques:-Who gave the call for ‘Evergreen Revolution’ in India ?
Ans:-M.S.Swaminathan
Ques:- Which State has become the first Indian state to implement the National policy onbio-fuels ?
Ans:-Rajasthan
Ques:-Dr.Bhishma Narain Singh, Who passed recently, was associated with which plitical party ?
Ans:-INC
Ques:- What is the India’s rank in the United Nation ‘s E-Government Development Index 2018 ?
Ans:- 96th
Ques:- Who has taken over charge as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Indirrect Taxes and Customs ?
Ans:- S. Ramesh
Ques:- Under whose captainship , The Indian Kabaddi team clinched the 2018 Kabaddi Masters Dubai title ?
Ans:- Ajay Thakur
Ques:- Which Indian cricketer has recently inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame ?
Ans:- Rahul Dravid
Ques:- NITI Aayog has recently patnered with GNFC Ltd. to implement fertilizer subsidy disbursement through which technology ?
Ans:- Blockchain
Ques:- Which State/ut government has recently launched “Happiness Curriculam” for students upto class eight ?
Ques:-The famous culturals festival ‘Behdienkhlam 2018’ was celebrated in which state ?
Ans:- Meghalaya
Ques:-Who has recently become the first serving Indian Army Officier to complete ‘Ironman’ competition ?
Ans:- Vikram Dogra
Ques:- Which telecom company has become the Indian ‘s first mobile operator to launch internet telephony services in India?
Ans:-BSNL
Ques:-Which Indian Naval Ship has become the first warship to enter port of Sabang in Indonesia ?
Ans:- INS Sumitra
Ques:-Which city hosted the first ‘Nepal-India Think Tank’ summit recently ?
Ans:- Kathmandu
Ques:-Karman Kaur Thandi is associated with which sports ?
Ans:- Tennis
Ques:-India’s first in-phone tourism guide and mobile application ‘Go whata that’ has recently launched in which city ?
Ans:- chandigarh
Ques:- What number is nearest to 457 whish is divisible by 11 ?
Ans:-462
Ques:- The simplest form of 69/92 is
Ans:- ¾
Ques:-A is 2 years oider than B who is twice as old as C. If the total of the ages of A,B,C be 27 years, then how old is B ?
Ans:-10 years
Ques :- Ram and Shyam together can finish a job in 8 days.Ram can do the same job on his own in 12 days. How long will Shyam take to do the job by himself ?
Ans:-24 days
Ques:-An athlete runs 200 meters race in 24 seconds. His speed is
Ans:-30 km/hr
Ques:-The largest size of bamboo that can be placed in a square of area 100 sq. meters, is
Ans:- 14.14 m
Ques:- January 1,2007 was Monday. What day of the week lies on Jan 1, 2008 ?
Ans:-Tuesday
Ques:-How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are straight?
Ans:-44
Ques:-A can run 100 m in 27 seconds and B in 30seconds. A beats B by
Ans:-10 m
Ques:-The 16th term of the series 3,5,7,9,11 ——————— is
Ans:- 33
Ques:- 6,17,39,72,?
Ans:-116
Ques:-If the english alphabet is written in reverse order, which one of the following letters will be the 14th letter from the leters from the left?
N,L,P, none of these
Ans:-None of these
Ques:-How many meaningful words can be formed from the word,’ GENTLEMEN’ without changing the order of letters?
Ans:-Three
!Ques:-Which one is diferent from the rest ?
Ans:-QOM
Ques:- As ’ Naked’ Is related to cloth’ in the same way, ‘Thirsty’ is related to which ?
Ans:-Water
Ques:- In a code ‘BOXER’ is written as ‘AQWGQ’, then ‘VISIT”in the same code is written as
Ans:-UKRKS
Ques:- If all the member from 1 to 21 which are divisible by 2 are written in ascending order, then which will the number at 6th place from the right ?
Ans:- 10
Ques:- Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word of the four alternative
1.Celestial
Ans earthly
2.Obscure
Ans:-famous
3.Impulsive
Ans:-caution
4. Capativate
Ans:- repel
5.Secretive
Ans:-candid
Ques:- Who was the first information commissioner of Himachal Pradesh ?
Ans:-P.C.Rana
Ques:- In which year All India Radio was set at Shimla ?
Ans:-1955
Ques:-Who headed the Punjab re-organisation commission 1966 ?
Ans:-J.C.Shah
Ques:- the new year festival in Chandra and Bhaga vally is called
Ans:-Halda
Ques:-Which town of Himachal is known as ‘Chhoti Kashi’ ?
Ans:- Mandi
Ques:-When did Mahatma Gandhi visit Dharampur (Solan, H.P) and delivered a speech ?
Ans:-1939
Ques:- Who was the first Himachali sports persons to receive Arjuna Award ?
Ans:-Suman Rawat
Ques :- Who took keen interset in promotion of Chamba embroidery and rumal ?
Ans:-Kamala Devi Chattopadhyay
Ques:-The Masrur temples of Kangra is built in which century ?
Ans:-8th
Ques:-Who started the Shivratri fair of Mandi ?
Ans :-Ajbar Sen
Ques:- The Aryans came to Himachal Pradesh from
Ans:- Central Asia
Ques:-U.S. Club, Shimla was originally the residence of which British rular ?
Ans Sir Jermiha Bryant
Ques:-Who was the first speaker of H.P. Vidhan Sabha ?
Ans:-Jaiwant Ram
Ques:- Who was the rular of Bushahr state when 1857 revolt took place ?
Ans:-Shamsher Singh
Ques:-Who founded the ‘Bhagal’ state ?
Ans:- Aje—De
Ques:- What was the earlier name of ‘Sundernager’ town ?
Ans:- Bared
Ques:- Who was the most powerful king of kullu dynasty ?
Ans:- Maheshwar Singh
Ques:- Who took possession of the books of Kangra library and got them translated into Persian ?
Ans:- Feroz Shsh Tughlaq
Ques:-Which distric does not share its boundry with Kangra distric ?
Ans:- Bilaspur
Ques:- Markanda Khad flows in which distric of H.P. ?
Ans:- Sirmaur
Ques:- Nako lake is located in which distric of H.P. ?
Ans :- Kinnaur
Ques:- Where does the river Satluj enter Shimla distric ?
Ans:Badhal
Ques:- By whaat name ‘Glaciers’ Re known in the local language ?
Ans:-Shigri
Ques:-Which of the following towns does not fall in the Shiwalic Hills ?
Ans:-Manali
Ques:-Which is the port town of Indus Vally Civilization ?
Ans:-Lothal
Ques:- The original name given to the followers of Mahavira was-
Ans:- Nirgranthas
Ques:-The last King, known to history, of the line of imperial Mauryas was
Ans :- Brihadratha
Ques:- The largest urban centre in early ancient India was
Ans:-Pataliputra
Ques:- Which of the following term to be used for all kinds of foreigners?
Ans:-Yavana
Ques:-‘Navanitakam’ deals with
Ans:- Medicine
Ques:-Who among the following is considered as ‘the last great Hindu emperor’ of India ?
Ans:- Harsha
Ques:- Which was the great Hindu imperial dynasty ofNorthern India ?
Ans:- Gurjara –Pratiharas
Ques:- The famous Chturbhuja temple at Khajurahowas built by
Ans:- Yasovarman
Ques:-Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki was assiociated with which of the following Sufi orders ?
Ans:-Chisti order
Ques:- The rular who did not go for any fresh conquest was
Ans:-Bahlol Lodhi
Ques:- Where were the ship builts for trade ?
Ans:-Maldive Islands
Ques:- Which one of the following was the first ruling dynasty of Vijyanagar ?
Ans:- Sangam Dynasty
Ques:- Which of the following emperor’s tomb is outside India ?
Ans:- Jahangir
Ques:- The longest of ssssShivaji’s military campaigins was conducted against
Ans:- Karnataka
Ques:- The Indian rular who defeated the English in the early stage of British rule in India was
Ans:- Haider Ali
Ques:-Who declared himself as the Governor of Bahadur Shah ?
Ans:- Khan Bahadur Khan
Ques:- The first nationalist leader to perside over the Indian National Congress was
Ans:- W.C.Banerjee
Ques:- How many of Gandhi’s followers were selected to go on the march to Dandi ?
Ans:- 78
Ques :- After which Congress session Muhammad Ali Jinnah left the Congress ?
Ans:- Nagpur session
Ques:- Granite is a form of
Ans:- Igneous rocks
Ques:- Which of the following is a greenhouse gas ?
Ans:- Carbon dioxide
Ques:- The salinity of sea water is highest at
Ans:- Tropics
Ques:- The soils found in the marshy areas are known as
Ans:- Bog soils
Ques:- Which of the following is a tropical grassland ?
Ans:- Savanna