50 Most Important GeneralKnowledge Questions inCompetitive Exams

1.The growth rate of which of the following
sectors has very low employment elasticity ?
(a) Mixed farming (b) Manufacturing
(c) Construction (d) Financial services
2. Which of the following states ranks first in
terms of the maximum number of agro-based
industries ?
(a) Gujarat (b) Punjab
(c) West Bengal (d) Kerala
Answer (b)
3. Which of the following agricultural holdings
have the largest percentage in India ?
(a) Large holdings (b) Small holdings
(c) Medium holdings (d) Marginal holdings
Answer (d)
4.Which of the following is not associated
with socialism-
(a) Communism (b) Fascism
(c) Fabianism (d) Syndicalism
Answer (b)
5. A loan bearing low rate of interest is known
as-
(a) Hard loan (b) Soft loan
(c) Capital loan (d) Real loan
Answer (b)
6. The wind system in the equatorial areas
is known as-
(a) Westerlies (b) Trades
(c) Doldrums (d) Monsoon
Answer (b)
7. Warm dry winds blowing down the east
slopes of Rockies are known as-
(a) Mistral (b) Norwester
(c) Foehn (d) Chinook
Answer (d)
8. Clouds with vertical development are
known as-
(a) Cirrus (b) Cumulonimbus
(c) Stratus (d) Cirrocumulus
Answer (d)
9 .Sedimentry rocks are formed by the
process of-
(a) Metamorphism (b) Deposition
(c) Weathering (d) Solidification
Answer (b)
10. Which of the following rocks is a
metamorphic equivalent of sand stone ?
(a) Marble (b) Quartzite
(c) Gneiss (d) Granite
Answer (b)
11.Which of the following is a feature formed
by rivers-
(a) Cirque (b) Inselberg
(c) Meander (d) Moraine
Answer (c)
12. Moon shaped sand-dunes, formed by wind
action are called-
(a) Cirque (b) Bajada
(c) Barkhans (d) Mesa
Answer (c)
13. Diego Garcia is in-
(a) Pacific Ocean (b) Arabian Sea
(c) Indian Ocean (d) Red Sea
Answer (c)
14. Which of the following is not a part of the
green revolution strategy ?
(a) Irrigation (b) Fertilizer
(c) Highly yielding varieties of seeds (d) Crop
insurance
Answer (d)
15. Which of the following major "seaports
handles the largest volume of our foreign
trade
(a) Kolkata (b) Murmugao
(c) Vishakhapatnam (d) Mumbai ;
Answer (d)
16. Who is called the Flying Sikh of India ?
(a) Mohinder Singh (b) Ajit Pal Singh
(c) Joginder Singh (d) Milkha Singh
Answer (d)
17. Nobel Prizes are distributed annually at-
(a) Manila (b) Stockholm
(c) Geneva (d) New York
Answer (b)
18. Oscar awards are associated with-
(a) Literature (b) Science
(c) Sports (d) Films
Answer (d)
19.Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology is
located at-
(a) Delhi (b) Shimla
(c) Kulu (d) Dehra Dun
Answer (a)
20. The first satellite to be sent into space was-
(a) Pioneer (b) Luna-I
(c) Sputnik (d) Apollo-H
Answer (c)
21. Sangeet Natak Academy was set lip by the
government of India in-
(a) 1952 (b) 1953
(c) 1955 (d) 1957
Answer (b)
22. In which of the following countries
tricameral legislature is present ?
(a) U.K. ' (b) U. S. A.
(c) India (d) None of these
Answer (d)
23. Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book-
(a) India Divided (b) Hind Swaraj
(c) Unhappy India (d) Mother India
Answer (c)
24. The book ' To live and not to live' was
written by-
(a) Alexander Dumas (b) Nirad C. Choudhary
(c) V. S. Naipaul (d) George Eliot
Answer (b)
25. The book 'A wounded civilisation' was
written by-
(a) Leo Tolstoy (b) Lewis Caroll
(c) Ben Johnson (d) V. S. Naipaul
Answer (d)
26.The chief ingredient of the mosquito
repellent cream is derived from-
(a) Lemon (b) Tulsi
(c) Neem (d) Rice Bran
Answer (c)
27.Which of the following is not obtained
from the bark of a tree ?
(a) Cinnamon (b) Quinine
(c) Bhang (d) Tannin
Answer (c)
28. White coal is-
(a) uranium (b) ice
(c) hydro electricity (d) diamond
Answer (c)
29. The immediate ancestor of modern man is-
(a) Java man (b) Cro-magnon man
(c) Peking man (d) Neanderthal man
Answers (b)
30. The crop most susceptible to frost is-
(a) wheat (b) cotton
(c) red gram (d) black gram
Answer (a)
31. The source of immediate energy for
cellular activity is-
(a) FAD (b) RNA (IFS '90)
(c) NAD (d) ATP
Answer (d)
32. Which of the following chemicals is
responsible for the depletion of ozone layer in
the atmosphere ?
(a) Chlorofluqro carbons (b) Nitrous oxide
(c) Sulphur dioxide (d) Carbon dioxide
Answer (a)
33. Which of the following is an insectivorous
plant ?
(a) Hydrilla (b) Nepenthes (MBA '90)
(c) Marsilea (d) None of these
Answer (b)
34. All the following are constituents of
chlorophyll, except-
(a) carbon (b) hydrogen
(c) calcium (d) magnesium
Answer(c)
35. A substance which changes readily into
vapour without heating is called-
(a) efflorescent (b) synthetic
(c) volatile (d) effervescent
Answer (c)
36. During the Mughal period, under the Zabti
System, land revenue was assessed and was
required to be paid-
(a) in cash or kind (b) only in cash
(c) only in kind (d) by the zamindar on behalf of
the peasants
Answer (a)
37. The crux of early Buddhism was-
(a) renunciation of desire (b) rigorous penance
(c) behalf in fatalism (d) idol worship
Answer (a)
38. Palaeolithic remains have been discovered
in-
(a) Gujarat (b) Kolkata
(c) Punjab (d) Belary
Answer (d)
39. Which of the following is an Upanishad ?
(a) Aitreya (b) Vijasena
(c) Chandogya (d) Krishna Karnamruta
Answer. (a)
40. Ajanta paintings depict scenes from the-
(a) Ramayana (b) Mahabnarata
(c) Jatakas (d) Upanishads
Answer (c)
.41. East India Company was promoted by the
merchants of-
(a) Manchester (b) London
(c) Liverpool (d) Amsterdam
Answer (b)
42.Paramdham Ashram was established by
whom among the following ?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Acharya Kriplani (c)
Acharya Vinoba Bhave (d) None of these
Answer (c)
43.. The source of India's sovereignty lies in
the-
(a) President (b) Prime Minister
(c) People of India (d) Preamble to the
constitution
Answer (d)
44.. Which of the following is not a part of
the Preamble to the Indian constitution
(a) Secularism (b, Socialism
(c) Democratic Republic (d) Federalism
Answer (d)
45. A bill referred to a joint sitting of the two
houses of the Parliament is to be passed by-
(a) a simple majority (b) 2/3rd majority
(c) the majority (d) absolute majority of total
membership
Answer (a)
46. The charge of impeachment against the
President of India for his removal can be
preferred by-
(a) Rajya Sabha (b) Lok Sabha
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairman of Rajya
Sabha (d) Both Houses of Parliam
Answer (d)
47. Under whose advice the President of India
declares emergency under Article 3 2
(a) Council of Ministers (b) Cabi
(c) Chief Ministers of all states (d) Prime
Minister
Answer (b)
48. The President rule of a state can be
continued for a maximum period of-
(a) 2V2 years (b) 2 years
(c) 1 year (d) 6 months
Answer (d)
49. Who among the following is authorised to
declare elections of the Lok Sabha ?
(a) President (b) Prime Minister
(c) Union Cabinet (d) Election Commissioner
Answer (a)
50. Which is the highest court of appeal in
India ?
(a) High Court (b) Privy Court
(c) Supreme Court (d) President
Answer (c)