www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com 1. The currency of European Union is (A) Deutsche Mark (B) Great Britain Pound (GBP) (C) Euro (D) Francs Ans : (C) 2. India has the maximum volume of foreign trade with (A) USA (B) Russia (C) China (D) UK Ans : (C) 3. Most of the weather phenomena take place in which of the following layers of the atmosphere? (A) Stratosphere (B) Mesosphere (C) Ionosphere (D) Troposphere Ans : (D) 4. Who is/was the youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh? (A) Akhilesh Yadav (B) Mayawati (C) Kalyan Singh (D) Rajnath Singh Ans : (A) 5. Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942 ? (A) It was a non-violent movement (B) It was led by Mahatma Gandhi (C) It was a spontaneous movement (D) It did not attract the labour class in general Ans : (C) 6. When a bank returns a cheque unpaid, it is called (A) payment of the cheque (B) drawing of the cheque (C) cancelling of the cheque (D) dishonour of the cheque Ans : (D) 7. Mortgage is a (A) security on movable property for a loan given by a bank. (B) security on immovable property for a loan given by a bank. (C) concession on immovable property for a loan given by a bank. (D) facility on immovable property for a loan given by a bank. Ans : (B) 8. The worlds highest Rail Bridge is being constructed in the State of Jammu & Kashmir will be on which of the fol- lowing rivers ? (A) Jhelum (B) Chenab (C) Indus (D) Ravi Ans : (B) 9. Which region in India is known as the Rice Bowl of In- dia? (A) North-east region (B) Kerala and Tamil Nadu (C) Indo-Gangetic plain (D) Krishna-Godavari Delta region Ans : (D) 10. The President of which of the following countries is ac- cused of violation of War Powers Act of his country when he decided to attack Libya with other NATO countries in June 2011 ? (A) USA (B) France (C) Germany (D) Spain Ans : (A) 11. The Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of development guided the planning practice in India from the (A) First Five-Year Plan to the Sixth Five-Year Plan. (B) Fourth Five-Year Plan to the Eighth Five-Year Plan. (C) Second Five-Year Plan to the Seventh Five-Year Plan. (D) First Five-Year Plan to the Eighth Five-Year Plan. Ans : (C) 12. While a proclamation of emergency is in operation, the duration of the Lok Sabha can be extended for a period (A) not exceeding three months (B) not exceeding nine months (C) of one year at a time (D) of two years at a time Ans : (C) 13. If you travel along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez, you will come across several lakes. Which of the following lakes is not on this Canal? (A) Great Bitter Lake (B) Little Bitter Lake (C) Lake Gatun (D) Lake Timsah Ans : (C) 14. Xerophytes represent the class of vegetation found in (A) tropical rain forest. (B) humid micro-thermal climate. (C) semi-arid steppes. (D) tundra region. Ans : (C) 15. What is a clud burst ? (A) It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes (B) It refers to 50 mm rain over a period of time (C) It is caused by rapid condensation of very high clouds (D) It refers to a thunderstorm with little rain Ans : (A) 16. Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven. Who said GK Questions Set 1 2 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com these words? (A) William Wordsworth (B) Lord Tennyson (C) William Shakespeare (D) Milton Ans : (D) 17. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is associated with the ban on which of the following ? (A) Ban on nuclear tests for developing arsenals (B) Ban on terrorism (C) Ban on certain organisations under UN Laws (D) Ban on money laundering activities Ans : (A) 18. The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which of the follow- ing? (A) Journalism (B) Olympic Garnes (C) Environmental Protection (D) Civil Aviation Ans : (A) 19. Which one of the following is not an example of Lotic ecosystem ? (A) Pond (B) Estuary (C) Stream (D) Lagon Ans : (A) 20. Permissible noise level at industrial area during daytime is (A) 120 dB (A) (B) 140 dB (A) (C) 40 dB (A) (D) 75 dB (A) Ans : (D) 21. The natural gas is (A) Hydrogen sulphide (B) Methane (C) Nitrogen dioxide (D) Sulphur trioxide Ans : (B) 22. Desalination of sea water is done by (A) reverse osmosis (B) fractional distillation (C) diffusion (D) osmosis Ans : (A) 23. The man-made structure on Earth visible from space is (A) Great Wall of China (B) Gizas Pyramid (C) Golden Gate Bridge (D) Eiffel Tower Ans : (A) 24. Which one of the following actors was awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award at the 59th National Film Festival? (A) Soumitra Chatterjee (B) Ketan Mehta (C) Shekhar Kapoor (D) Mahesh Bhatt Ans : (A) 25. Which is the only host team to win the ICC (50 over) Cricket World Cup? (A) South Africa (B) India (C) Australia (D) West Indies Ans : (B) 3 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com 1. Which one of the following books is written by an Indian Author? (A) Five Point Someone (B) Harry Potter (C) Beautiful Mind (D) Animal Farm Ans : (A) 2. Which one of the following Indian Movies made it to the final nominations of Best Foreign Film Category at the Os- cars? (A) Paheli (B) 1947 The Earth (C) Salaam Bombay (D) Black Ans : (C) 3. Saffron is obtained from which part of plants? (A) leaf (B) stem (C) anther and whole flower (D) stigma and style Ans : (D) 4. Department of Pharmaceuticals comes under which of these ministries? (A) Ministry of Health (B) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (C) Ministry of Food Processing (D) Ministry of Consumer Affairs Ans : (B) 5. Who was the author of the book named Setbji? (A) Shobha De (B) Arundhati Roy (C) Chetan Bhagat (D) Salman Rushdie Ans : (A) 6. How many minutes for each degree of longitude does the local time of any place vary from the Greenwich time? (A) Two minutes (B) Four minutes (C) Six minutes (D) Eight minutes Ans : (B) 7. The black hole theory was discovered by (A) Hargobind Khurana (B) C. V. Raman (C) S. Ramanujan (D) S. Chandrashekhar Ans : (D) 8. Who amongst the following won the Wimbledon Mens Finals 2011 which was also his first Wimbledon title? (A) Rafael Nadal (B) Novak Djokovic (C) Robert Bruce (D) Lleyton Hewitt Ans : (B) 9. Who is the chairman of the committee constituted by RBI to study issues and concerns in the Micro Finance Institutions (MFI) Sector ? (A) Y. H. Malegam (B) Dr. K. C. Chakraborty (C) C. Rangarajan (D) M. Damodaran Ans : (A) 10. Upper limit prescribed for RTGS transaction is (A) Rs. 1 lac (B) Rs. 2 lacs (C) Rs. 5 lacs (D) No upper limit is prescribed Ans : (D) 11. Which one of the following is not correct regarding Tsu- nami ? (A) Tsunamis have a very long wavelength (B) Tsunamis have a slight swell of about twelve inches above the normal sea surface (C) Tsunamis grow in height when they reach shallower wa- ter (D) Tides also play an important role in the generation of Tsu- namis Ans : (D) 12. Which of the following ranges separates the Kashmir Val- ley from the Indus Valley? (A) Dhauladhar (B) Great Himalayan range (C) Pir Panjal range (D) Siwalik range Ans : (B) 13. The macro-nutrients provided by inorganic fertilisers are (A) carbon, iron and boron. (B) magnesium, manganese and sulphur. (C) magnesium, zinc and iron. (D) nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Ans : (D) 14. The ultimate cause of water movement in a plant stem against gravity is (A) osmosis (B) transpiration (C) photosynthesis (D) diffusion Ans : (B) 15. Vermicompost is a/an (A) inorganic fertiliser (B) toxic substance (C) organic biofertiliser (D) synthetic fertiliser Ans : (C) 16. Benazir Bhutto, the former Pakistan Prime Minister, was assassinated in (A) Rawalpindi (B) Islamabad (C) Hyderabad (D) Karachi Ans : (A) 17. Who was affectionately known as the Grand Old Man of India ? (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Dadabhai Naoroji GK Questions Set 2 4 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D) Mahatma Gandhi Ans : (B) 18. India test-fired successfully its Agni-V, surface-to-surface ICBM from Wheeler Island on (A) 17th March, 2012 (B) 19th April, 2012 (C) 7th March, 2012 (D) 7th April, 2012 Ans : (B) 19. In which of the following States are Indias maximum number of mines producing minerals (excluding minor min- erals, petroleum (crude), natural gas and atomic minerals) lo- cated ? (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Gujarat (C) Jharkhand (D) Andhra Pradesh Ans : (B) 20. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) is an organisation under which of the following ? (A) International Monetary Fund (B) World Economic Forum (C) United Nations (D) World Bank Ans : (C) 21. The objective of Sangam Yojna is (A) to make Ganga water pollution free. (B) to make Sangam region of Allahabad more attractive for tourists. (C) to unite various group of Hindus. (D) to ensure welfare of handicapped. Ans : (D) 22. The present monetary system in India is managed by (A) Nationalised Banks (B) The State Bank of India (C) The Central Finance Ministry (D) The Reserve Bank of India Ans : (D) 23. What is a Multinational Company? (A) A joint venture among more than two countries (B) A company set up with foreign capital (C) A company having operations in many countries. (D) A company holding a monopoly over the sale of a certain commodity in several countries. Ans : (C) 24. Explicit + Implicit Costs = (A) Private Costs (B) Accounting Costs (C) Economic Costs (D) Social Costs Ans : (C) 25. Which of the following is not relevant to Human Resource Development ? (A) Education (B) Women and Child Development (C) Caste System (D) Youth Affairs and Sports Ans : (C) 5 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com 1. Which of the following countries are favourably influenced by the trade winds? (A) West Indies and Florida (B) Malagasy and Brazil (C) East Coast of Mexico, and Guyana (D) All of these Ans : (D) 2. Formation of potholes in river beds is an example of (A) Hydration (B) Erosion (C) Corrosion (D) Corrasion Ans : (D) 3. The pashmina is a variety of wool obtained from (A) Sheep (B) Cow (C) Goat (D) Horse Ans : (C) 4. Which of the following is the main constituent of biogas? (A) Methane and carbon dioxide (B) Methane and carbon monoxide (C) Hydrogen and carbon dioxide (D) Butane and carbon dioxide Ans : (A) 5. Who is the writer of the International Bestseller The White Tiger? (A) Aravind Adiga (B) Paul Coelho (C) Chetan Bhagat (D) Salman Rushdie Ans : (A) 6. Distribution of insurance products and insurance policies by banks as corporate agents is known as (A) General insurance (B) Non-life insurance (C) Bancassurance (D) Insurance banking Ans : (C) 7. In order to attract more foreign exchange, the Government of India decided to allow foreign investment in LLP firms. What is full form of LLP as used in this reference? (A) Local Labour Promotion (B) Low Labour Projects (C) Limited Loan Partnership (D) Limited Liability Partnership Ans : (D) 8. NEFT means (A) National Electronic Funds Transfer system (B) Negotiated Efficient Fund Transfer System (C) National Efficient Fund Transfer Solution (D) Non Efficient Fund Transfer System Ans : (A) 9. Who among the following has been appointed as a director on board of Bank of Americathe first non-American on the board of one of the largest financial institutions in the world? (A) Azim H. Premji (B) Ratan Tara (C) Mukesh Ambani (D) C. V. Kamath Ans : (C) 10. When the rate of inflation increases (A) purchasing power of money increases (B) purchasing power of money decreases (C) value of money increases (D) purchasing power of money remains unaffected Ans : (B) 11. All of the following caves are located in Maharashtra, ex- cept (A) Ajanta Caves (B) Amarnath Caves (C) Elephanta Caves (D) Ellora Caves Ans : (B) 12. Duncan Passage is located between (A) South and Little Andaman. (B) Little and Great Nicobar. (C) North and Middle Andaman. (D) Middle and South Andaman. Ans : (A) 13. The main area of production of icebergs is found in (A) the West Coast of Greenland. (B) the East Coast of Japan. (C) the North Coast of Siberia. (D) the West Coast of Africa. Ans : (A) 14. The Operation Polo was associated with the annexation of which one of the following Princely States into Indian Union? (A) Kashmir (B) Junagadh (C) Travancore (D) Hyderabad Ans : (D) 15. The name of Ram Prasad Bismil is associated with (A) Kanpur Conspiracy Case (B) Alipore Conspiracy Case (C) Kakori Conspiracy Case (D) Meerut Conspiracy Case Ans : (C) 16. Who has written the biography of the Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi: An Extra-ordinary Life, An Indian Destiny? (A) Rani Singh (B) Anjali Joseph (C) Rana Dasgupta (D) Moni Mohsri Ans : (A) GK Questions Set 3 6 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com 17. Who among the following has won the 26th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration? (A) Balraj Puri (B) Shyam Benegal (C) Mohan Dharia (D) Javed Akhtar Ans : (C) 18. Article, 32 of the Indian Constitution stands for (A) Right to Constitutional Remedies (B) Right Against Exploitation (C) Right to Religion (D) Right to Equality Ans : (A) 19. Peepli Live is a film directed by (A) Anusha Rizvi (B) Aamir Khan (C) Kiran Rao (D) David Dhawan Ans : (A) 20. What constitutes the social infrastructure of an economy ? (A) Transport, health and banking (B) Education, health and other civic amenities (C) Industry, trade and transport (D) Education, industry and agriculture Ans : (B) 21. A Trade Cycle consists of (A) Three Phases (B) Four Phases (C) Five Phases (D) Six Phases Ans : (B) 22. The Khilafat Movement was organised to protest against (A) religious interference by the British (B) Russian Revolution (C) dismemberment of Turkey (D) suppression of Pathans Ans : (C) 23. Planning Commission was established in the year (A) 1980 (B) 1970 (C) 1950 (D) 1960 Ans : (C) 24. India witnessed single party domination till (A) 1962 (B) 1967 (C) 1971 (D) 1977 Ans : (B) 25. Which part of the Constitution of India has been described as the soul of the Constitution ? (A) Fundamental Rights (B) Directive Principles of State Policy (C) Preamble (D) Panchayats Ans : (C) 7 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com 1. A present group of nations known as G-8 started first as G- 7. Which one among the following was not one of them? (A) Canada (B) Japan (C) Italy (D) Russia Ans : (B) 2. The Security Council of UN consists of 5 permanent mem- bers, and the remaining 10 members are elected by the Gen- eral Assembly for a term of (A) 1 year (B) 2 years (C) 3 years (D) 5 years Ans : (B) 3. Which one of the following planets has largest number of satellites or moons? (A) Jupiter (B) Mars (C) Saturn (D) Venus Ans : (A) 4. Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India? (A) Beas (B) Chenab (C) Ravi (D) Sutlej Ans : (D) 5. Which one among the following South Asia countries has the highest population density? (A) India (B) Pakistan (C) Sri Lanka (D) Nepal Ans : (A) 6. POSCO is in the process of establishing its plants in India. What does the letter P denote in the name POSCO? (A) Popular (B) Pallin (C) Pohang (D) Paradeep Ans : (C) 7. Who amongst the following has become the Chief Minister of a State in India third time consecutively ? (A) Tarun Gogoi (B) Nitish Kumar (C) J. Jayalalithaa (D) Mamta Banerjee Ans : (A) 8. Who amongst the following is the winner of Man Booker International Prize - 2011 ? (A) Andrea Levy (B) Nicola Barker (C) Tom McCarthy (D) Philip Roth Ans : (D) 9. Interest on savings bank account is now calculated by banks on (A) minimum balance during the month (B) minimum balance from 7th to last day of the month (C) minimum balance from 10th to last day of the month (D) daily product basis Ans : (D) 10. The third International Conference of the Trade Unions was organised in June 2011 in (A) Vienna (B) Moscow (C) London (D) Paris Ans : (D) 11. Which one of the following was not a demand of the Prarthana Samaj ? (A) Women education (B) Widow remarriage (C) Raising the age of marriage for boys and girls (D) Abolition of untouchability Ans : (D) 12. Which one of the following nontoxic gases helps in for- mation of enzymes which ripen fruit? (A) Acetylene (B) Ethane (C) Methane (D) Carbon dioxide Ans : (B) 13. Age of fossil may be found out by determining the ratio of two isotopes of carbon. The isotopes are (A) C-12 and C-13 (B) C-13 and C-14 (C) C-12 and C-14 (D) C-12 and carbon black Ans : (C) 14. Who among the following Chinese travellers visited the kingdoms of Harshavardhana and Kumar Bhaskar Varma? (A) I-tsing (B) Fa-Hien (C) Hiuen Tsang (D) Sun Shuyun Ans : (C) 15. Which one of the following Indus cities was known for water management? (A) Lothal (B) Mohenjo-Daro (C) Harappa (D) Dholavira Ans : (B) 16. The asteroids revolve round the Sun in between (A) Mars and Jupiter (B) Jupiter and Saturn (C) Earth and Mars (D) Saturn and Uranus Ans : (A) 17. Free throw is given in which of the following games ? (A) Basketball (B) Cricket (C) Football (D) Volleyball Ans : (A) GK Questions Set 4 8 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com 18. Who created the new form of information presentation known as World Wide Web ? (A) Robert Morris Jr. (B) Michael Dertouzas (C) Tim Berners-Lee (D) Bob Kahn Ans : (C) 19. Which city is also known as the Big Apple? (A) New York, USA (B) Canberra, Australia (C) Madrid, Spain (D) Lausanne, Switzerland Ans : (A) 20. Which of the following vegetable oils does not contain essential fatty acids? (A) Groundnut oil (B) Mustard oil (C) Sunflower oil (D) Coconut oil Ans : (C) 21. Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution on (A) 15th August 1947 (B) 26th November 1949 (C) 26th January 1950 (D) 30th January 1948 Ans : (B) 22. The rustless Iron Pillar at Mehrauli (Delhi) was erected by the (A) Mauryas (B) Kushans (C) Guptas (D) Satavahanas Ans : (C) 23. The famous Gayatri Mantra has been taken from (A) Rigveda (B) Samaveda (C) Yajurveda (D) Atharvaveda Ans : (A) 24. The Rajput King who was defeated by Babur in the battle of Khanwa was (A) Udai Singh (B) Rana Pratap Singh (C) Rana Sanga (D) Rudra Deva Ans : (C) 25. Who was the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission ? (A) Sri Ramakrishna (B) Swami Shraddhananda (C) Keshab Chandra (D) Swami Vivekananda Ans : (D) 9 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com 1. Who won a Bronze medal for India in Boxing at the 2012 London Olympics? (A) Mary Kom (B) Vijendra Singh (C) Sushil Kumar (D) Vijay Kumar Ans : (A) 2. Who among the following is the founder of World Eco- nomic Forum? (A) Klaus Schwab (B) John Kenneth Galbraith (C) Joseph Stiglitz (D) Paul Krugman Ans : (A) 3. In the context of alternative sources of energy, ethanol as a viable bio-fuel can be obtained from (A) Potato (B) Rice (C) Sugarcane (D) Wheat Ans : (C) 4. Who is the founder of Facebook? (A) Mark Zuckerberg (B) Mark Twain (C) Steve Jobs (D) Bill Gates Ans : (A) 5. Who is the founder of Microsoft? (A) Steve Jobs (B) Bill Gates (C) Mark Biondi (D) Bill Clinton Ans : (B) 6. A centralised database with online connectivity to branches, Internet as well as ATM-network which has been adopted by almost all major banks of our country is known as (A) investment banking (B) core banking (C) mobile banking (D) national banking Ans : (C) 7. Which of the following is not considered a money market instrument ? (A) Treasury Bills (B) Repurchase Agreement (C) Commercial Paper (D) Shares and Bonds Ans : (D) 8. Spring tides are caused as a result of the (A) Moon pulling the Earth gravitationally (B) Sun pulling the Earth gravitationally (C) Moon and the Sun pulling the Earth gravitationally in opposite directions (D) Moon and the Sun pulling the Earth in the same direction Ans : (D) 9. The Government of which of the following states has agreed to give captive mines of iron ores to all the companies who are willing to establish plants there? (A) West Bengal (B) Odisha (C) Jharkhand (D) Bihar Ans : (B) 10. The beautiful valleys of Kashmir, Kulu and Kangra, lie in which of the following Himalayan ranges ? (A) Himadri (B) Himachal (C) Purvachal (D) Siwalik Ans : (B) 11. Which one of the following States was first annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse ? (A) Nagpur (B) Jhansi (C) Sambalpur (D) Satara Ans : (D) 12. Doldrums are belts of low atmospheric pressure obtaining in the regions adjoining the equator to a distance of (A) 5 degree latitude towards the north only (B) 5 degree latitude towards the south only (C) 5 degree latitude towards the north and south (D) 15 degree latitude towards the north and south Ans : (C) 13. Ashokan inscriptions of Mansehra and Shahbazgadhi are written in (A) Prakrit language, Kharoshthi script. (B) Prakrit language, Brahmi script. (C) Prakrit-Aramaic language, Brahmi script. (D) Aramaic language, Kharoshthi script. Ans : (A) 14. Sabin Award is given for the conservation of (A) amphibians (B) reptiles (C) birds (D) corals Ans : (A) 15. The Indian research station Himadri is located at (A) Siachen (B) Darjeeling (C) Arctic Region (D) Antarctica Ans : (C) 16. Absolute zero is (A) a state when an object is non-existent (B) a state when an ailing person loses all hope (C) last stage of the dying star (D) the lowest temperature theoretically possible Ans : (D) 17. Which of the following oceans has the shape of English alphabet S ? (A) Arctic Ocean (B) Indian Ocean GK Questions Set 5 10 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com (C) Atlantic Ocean (D) Pacific Ocean Ans : (C) 18. What is Barak ? (A) Residential complex of an Army unit (B) A barrage on river Brahmaputra (C) A ship-based missile system (D) A peak in Kargil Ans : (C) 19. Where is the Bandipur National Park? (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Karnataka (C) Assam (D) Odisha Ans : (B) 20. What is Jhum ? (A) A type of cultivation (B) A tribe (C) A folk dance (D) Name of a river valley Ans : (A) 21. Who led the Mutiny at Kanpur ? (A) Begum Hazrat Mahal (B) Nana Sahib (C) Tantia Tope (D) Rani Laxmibai Ans : (B) 22. Which Water Body separates Andaman and Nicobar Is- lands ? (A) Andaman Sea (B) Bay of Bengal (C) Ten Degree Channel (D) Eleventh Degree Channel Ans : (C) 23. State Highways are maintained by (A) Individual States (B) Central Government (C) Central and State Governments jointly (D) Private parties selected by the State Governments Ans : (A) 24. The first port developed after Independence was (A) Nhava Sheva (B) Kandla (C) New Mangalore (D) Mumbai Ans : (B) 25. The neighbouring country of India which has the smallest area is (A) Sri Lanka (B) Bangladesh (C) Bhutan (D) Nepal Ans : (C) 11 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com 1. Give the full form of WPI (A) World Population Index (B) Wholesale Price Index (C) World Price Index (D) Wholesale Production Index Ans : (B) 2. Who amongst the following actors has never won an Oscar for the Best Actor in a Hollywood film? (A) Al Pacino (B) Jack Nicholson (C) Daniel Day Lewis (D) Leonardo Di Caprio Ans : (D) 3. The salaries and allowances of the Judges of the High Court are charged to the (A) Consolidated Fund of India (B) Consolidated Fund of the State (C) Contingency Fund of India (D) Contingency Fund of the State Ans : (B) 4. During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India? (A) Akbar (B) Jahangir (C) Shahjahan (D) Aurangzeb Ans : (B) 5. Who took over the chairmanship of the Tata Group ? (A) Azim Premji (B) Cyrus Mistry (C) Ratan Tata (D) Adi Misry Ans : (B) 6. Banks in our country normally publicise that additional in- terest rate is allowed on retail domestic term deposits of (A) Minors (B) Married women (C) Senior citizens (D) Government employees Ans : (C) 7. Largest shareholder (in percentage shareholding) of a nationalised bank is (A) RBI (B) NABARD (C) LICI (D) Government of India Ans : (D) 8. USA has asked India to reduce its dependence on crude oil supply from which of the following countries which is also a member of the OPEC ? (A) Venezuela (B) Iraq (C) Libya (D) Iran Ans : (D) 9. Which of the following is the most essential financial ser- vice which should be provided to the poor people to bring them in the network of financial inclusion? (A) Insurance for life (B) Investment plan for future (C) Pension for old age (D) A bank account where he/she can save small amount Ans : (D) 10. Who among the following is the President of a country at present ? (A) Rupert Murdoch (B) Ban Ki-moon (C) Yoshihiko ode (D) Nicolas Sarkozy Ans : (D) 11. The year 2011 was the centenary year for which one of the following policy-making bodies of the Government of India in scientific research and development ? (A) ISRO (B) ICAR (C) ICMR (D) CSIR Ans : (C) 12. In the year 2011, NASA launched a mission to study the Moon from crust to core through its (A) Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (B) Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer Spacecraft (C) Ultraviolet Spec troscopic Explorer Spacecraft (D) Transition Region and Coronal Explorer Spacecraft Ans : (A) 13. In the year 2011, a scientist from USA discovered BISIN, which (A) is a natural preservative and can extend foods life for several years. (B) can insulate cells of brain. (C) claims for fastest prevention of bacterial infection. (D) is a distant galaxy. Ans : (A) 14. In the year 2011, a missile named PRAHAR, developed by DRDO, was test-fired, This is a (A) short-range surface to air missile. (B) long-range surface to air missile. (C) short-range surface to surface missile. (D) long-range surface to surface missile. Ans : (C) 15. Which one of the following statements is correct? (A) All proteins are enzymes (B) All enzymes are proteins (C) None of the enzymes is protein (D) None of the proteins is enzyme Ans : (B) GK Questions Set 6 12 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com 16. If saving exceeds investment, the national income will (A) rise (B) fluctuate (C) fall (D) remain constant Ans : (C) 17. Teratali is the folk dance of (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Rajasthan (D) Haryana Ans : (C) 18. UN Day is celebrated on (A) October, 24 (B) January, 24 (C) June, 24 (D) September, 24 Ans : (A) 19. What are the blood corpuscles that help to build up resis- tance against diseases? (A) Monocytes (B) Neutrophils (C) Leucocytes (D) Lymphocytes Ans : (C) 20. What is the chromosome number in a human ovum ? (A) 24 (B) 46 (C) 48 (D) 50 Ans : (B) 21. Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary is in the State of (A) Bihar (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Assam (D) Kerala Ans : (C) 22. Resin is extracted from (A) Papaya (B) Pine (C) Rubber (D) Banyan Ans : (B) 23. A common plant found in tropical rainforest is (A) Pine (B) Eucalyptus (C) Orchid (D) Fir Ans : (C) 24. Which of the following vitamins is necessary for clotting of blood ? (A) K (B) C (C) A (D) B Ans : (A) 25. Influenza virus contains (A) RNA only (B) DNA only (C) Both RNA and DNA in equal proportion. (D) DNA with very small proportion of RNA. Ans : (A) 13 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com 1. Who won a Bronze medal for India in Badminton at the 2012 London Olympics? (A) Saina Nehwal (B) Sania Mirza (C) Pulela Gopichand (D) Prakash Padukone Ans : (A) 2. In which country did the first Marxist revolution take place (A) Germany (B) Italy (C) Great Britain (D) Russia Ans : (D) 3. Which one of the following countries was never taken over by any European power as a colony? (A) Thailand (B) Brunei (C) Indonesia (D) Singapore Ans : (A) 4. Which of the following statements is correct? Relative hu- midity (A) varies with latitudes seasonally (B) is maximum in subtropical anticyclones (C) is lowest at the equator increasing towards the poles (D) None of these Ans : (A) 5. Monetary Policy decisions in India are taken by (A) Reserve Bank of India (B) Government of India (C) State Bank of India (D) None of the above Ans : (A) 6. What does the letter F denote in BFCs, a term seen very frequently in Banking world these days ? (A) Formal (B) Fiscal (C) Federal (D) Financial Ans : (D) 7. Who among the following is a Deputy Governor of the RBI at present? (A) Sri Sunil Mitra (B) Sri Azim Premji (C) Sri H. R. Khan (D) Mrs. Sushma Nath Ans : (C) 8. Standard and Poors is a Credit Rating Agency of interna- tional repute. Which of the following is one such agency of Indian origin? (A) IBA (B) BASEL (C) SEBI (D) CRISIL Ans : (D) 9. Who among the following is the Chief Minister of Uttrar Pradesh at present ? (A) Akhilesh Yadav (B) Mulayarn Singh Yadav (C) Mayawati (D) Amar Singh Ans : (A) 10. Coin of which of the following denominations is called Small Coin ? (A) Re. 1 (B) Rs. 2 (C) Rs. 5 (D) 50 paisa Ans : (D) 11. Which one of the following statements is correct ? (A) All bases are alkalis (B) None of the bases is alkali (C) There are no more bases except the alkalis (D) All alkalis are bases but all bases are not alkalis Ans : (D) 12. High Velds are the temperate grasslands of (A) Africa (B) South Australia (C) Europe and Asia (D) South America Ans : (A) 13. Which one of the following statements about NATO is not correct? (A) NATO is a collective defence organisation in Europe (B) The US is an ex-officio member of NATO (C) Turkey is a member of NATO (D) NATO has 28 independent member States Ans : (B) 14. The Cabinet Mission Plan for India envisaged a (A) Federation (B) Confederation (C) Unitary form of Government (D) Union of States Ans : (A) 15. The National Commission for Women was createdby (A) an amendment in the Constitution of India. (B) a decision of the Union Cabinet. (C) an Act passed by the Parliament. (D) an order of the President of India. Ans : (C) 16. Which one of the following is the greatest circle ? (A) Arctic Circle (B) Equator (C) Tropic of Capricorn (D) Tropic of Cancer Ans : (B) 17. Who is Julian Assange ? (A) Founder, Google (B) Founder of Rediffmail (C) Founder, WikiLeaks (D) Nobel Laureate, Peace Ans : (C) GK Questions Set 7 14 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com 18. What does the letter S denote in AFSPA, an abbrevia- tion we very often see in newspapers ? (A) Sovereign (B) Special (C) State (D) Security Ans : (B) 19. The present Somnath Temple located in the Kathiawar region of Gujarat is the seventh temple built on the original site. It was completed on (A) January 10, 1991 (B) August 6, 1992 (C) March 20, 1994 (D) December 1, 1995 Ans : (D) 20. Akbar built Fatehpur Sikri (city of victory) near Agra, commemorating the emperors conquest of (A) Gujarat (B) Bengal (C) Magadh (D) Sindh Ans : (A) 21. Lung fish is a link between (A) Amphibia and Birds (B) Reptiles and Birds (C) Amphibia and Reptiles (D) Reptiles and Mammals Ans : (C) 22. Green gland is the excretory organ of (A) Earthworm (B) Cockroach (C) Prawn (D) House-fly Ans : (C) 23. When pressure is increased, the boiling point of water (A) decreases (B) increases (C) remains the same (D) depends on the volume of vapour formed Ans : (B) 24. In the treatment of skin disease the radio isotope used is (A) Radio phosphorous (B) Radio iodine (C) Radio lead (D) Radio cobalt Ans : (A) 25. Rainbow has: (Choose incorrect statement) (A) red light as its outer-most colour towards sky (B) red light as its inner-most colour towards earth (C) violet light as its inner-most colour towards earth (D) its curvature bent towards earth Ans : (B) 15 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com 1. General Measures to study rural-urban disparities (A) Sex ratio, Literacy Rate, Per Capita Income (B) Credit Allocation, Sex Ratio, literacy Rate, Per Capita In- come (C) Per Capita Income, Physical Quality of Life Index, Sex Ratio, literacy Rate, Credit Allocation (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 2. World Development Report is an annual publication of (A) United Nations Development Programme (B) International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (C) International Monetary Fund (D) World Trade Orzanisation Ans : (B) 3. In the context of the Indian freedom struggle, 16th October 1905 is well known for which one of the following reasons? (A) The formal proclamation of Swadeshi Movement was made in Calcutta Town hall (B) Partition of Bengal took effect (C) Dadabhai Naoroji declared that the goal of Indian Na- tional Congress was Swaraj (D) LokmanyaTilak started Swadeshi Movement in Poona Ans : (B) 4. Who was the captain of the Indian cricket team that won the Under-19 World Cup in 2012? (A) Pankaj Singh (B) Virat Kohli (C) Unmukt Chand (D) Mahendra Singh Dhoni Ans : (C) 5. Which of the following country does not follow Euro as their currency? (A) Germany (B) Belgium (C) Switzerland (D) Portugal Ans : (C) 6. Gujarat is the largest producer of salt in India because (A) It has extensive shallow seas (B) It has extensive dry coast (C) Its coastal waters are very saline (D) Besides producing salt from saline water it has reserves of rock salt Ans : (D) 7. Which of the following services/products of banks is spe- cially designed and launched to help students? (A) Personal loan (B) Corporate loan (C) Business loan (D) Education loan Ans : (D) 8. Which of the following terms is not directly associated with the functioning of RBI ? (A) Open Marker Operations (B) Cash Reserve Ratio (C) SENSEX (D) Liquidity Adjustment Facility Ans : (C) 9. Which of the following statements is not correct? (A) Wheat is grown in Punjab (B) Tea is produced in Assam (C) Coffee is grown in Karnataka (D) Saffron is produced in Himachal Pradesh Ans : (D) 10. Dipika who won Crocodile Challenge Cup Finals, played in December 2011, is a famous (A) Badminton player (B) Table Tenn. is player (C) Lawn Tennis player (D) Squash player Ans : (D) 11. Under which law it is prescribed that all proceedings in the Supreme Court of India shall be in English language? (A) The Supreme Court Rules, 1966 (B) A Legislation made by the Parliament (C) Article 145 of the Constitution of India (D) Article 348 of the Constitution of India Ans : (D) 12. Which one of the following reactions is the main cause of the energy radiation from the Sun? (A) Fusion reaction (B) Fission reaction (C) Chemical reaction (D) Diffusion reaction Ans : (A) 13. In SONAR, we use (A) ultrasonic waves. (B) infrasonic waves. (C) radio waves. (D) audible sound waves. Ans : (A) 14. To which of the following categories do the forests of the Western Ghats of India belong ? (A) Equatorial forests (B) Monsoon forests (C) Sub-tropical evergreen forests (D) Temperate coastal forests Ans : (D) 15. The time period of a simple pendulum having a spherical wooden bob is 2 s. If the bob is replaced by a metallic one twice as heavy, the time period will be (A) more than 2 s (B) 2 s GK Questions Set 8 16 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com (C) 1 s (D) less than 1 s Ans : (B) 16. The major part of agricultural land in India is under (A) cash crops (B) food crops (C) oil seeds (D) plantation crops Ans : (B) 17. King Idris was the last monarch of (A) Egypt (B) Iran (C) Libya (D) Afghanistan Ans : (C) 18. The river Volga pours its water into the (A) Black Sea (B) Caspian Sea (C) Dead Sea (D) Mediterranean Sea Ans : (B) 19. Which countrys Progress cargo rocket launch, ferrying food and fuel to the International Space Station, ended in a failure recently? (A) Russia (B) China (C) Japan (D) USA Ans : (A) 20. Which of the following is not among the State/union terri- tories that underwent a name-change after their creation? (A) Chhattisgarh (B) Uttarakhand (C) Puducherry (D) Odisha Ans : (A) 21. A cyclist in circular motion should lean (A) Forward (B) Backward (C) Sideways towards the centre (D) Sideway away from the centre Ans : (C) 22. The monitor of a computer is (A) an input device (B) an output device (C) a storage device (D) a processing device Ans : (B) 23. .. is a collection of wires through which data is transmitted from one part of a computer to another part (A) Port (B) Channel (C) Bus (D) Add on card Ans : (C) 24. Amalgam is an alloy in which the base metal is (A) Copper (B) Zinc (C) Aluminium (D) Mercury Ans : (D) 25. The physical method commonly used to purify sea water is (A) Evaporation (B) Sedimentation (C) Filtration (D) Distillation Ans : (A) 17 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com 1. Which of the following Indian companies feature in For- tune Five hundred list for 2012? (A) Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, IOC (B) Tata Motors, SBI, CTS, Wipro, IOC (C) Tata Steel, IOC, Reliance Industries, Ranbaxy (D) IOC, Reliance Industries, SBI, GAIL Ans : (A) 2. Which of these bodies decides the monetary policy in India ? (A) Reserve Bank of India (B) Ministry of Finance (C) Ministry of Commerce (D) Ministry of Finance and Commerce Ans : (A) 3. CPI and WPI as acronyms, refer to (A) Political Parties (B) Purchasing capacity indices (C) Price indices (D) Poverty indices Ans : (C) 4. What is Davos famous for ? (A) It is best known tourist place of Switzerland (B) G8 members meet here, every year (C) EU financial headquarters (D) World Economic Forum Ans : (D) 5. This state contributes 70% of Indias coffee and silk. Name this state (A) Karnataka (B) Assam (C) Rajasthan (D) Punjab Ans : (A) 6. Who among the following is the recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature given in 2011 ? (A) Bruce A. Beutler (B) V.S. Naipaul (C) Tomas Transtromer (D) Ralph M. Steinman Ans : (C) 7. The 59th National Film Award for Best Actress was given to (A) Vidya Balan (B) Kareena Kapoor (C) Priyanka Chopra (D) Lara Dutta Ans : (A) 8. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the body/ agency set up to boost foreign investments in India? (A) FOREX (B) FCCB (C) FIPB (D) FEMA Ans : (C) 9. Performance of which of the following is not considered infrastructural sector of economy? (A) Electricity (B) Textile Sector (C) Telecom (D) Cement Ans : (B) 10. Sachin Tendulkar made his 100th century in the match played between India and (A) Pakistan (B) England (C) Australia (D) Bangladesh Ans : (D) 11. The Indus Valley Civilisation was famous for (A) well-planned cities (B) efficient civil organisation (C) development of art and architecture (D) All of these Ans : (D) 12. China objected to the participation of an Indian company in its joint venture with another country for offshore oil ex- ploration. Which one of the following is that country? (A) Myanmar (B) South Korea (C) Taiwan (D) Vietnam Ans : (D) 13. Which of the following years was a leap year? (A) 1998 (B) 2006 (C) 2004 (D) 2002 Ans : (C) 14. An African country, Sudan has been broken into two re- cently with formation of a new country named South Sudan. Economy of South Sudan will depend on its (A) agricultural product (B) minerals (C) forest product (D) fishery product Ans : (A) 15. The world famous Red Fort of Delhi was built by which of the following Mughal rulers ? (A) Akbar (B) Jahangir (C) Aurangzeb (D) Shahjehan Ans : (D) 16. India assumed the Chairmanship of which of the follow- ing international organisations in September, 2011 ? (A) G-77 (B) Non-Aligned Movement (C) G-24 (D) BRICS Ans : (C) 17. The Union Environment Ministry has decided to declare Sathymangalam Wildlife Sanctuary a Tiger Reserve. The GK Questions Set 9 18 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com sanctuary is in which State ? (A) Tamil Nadu (B) Karnataka (C) Puducherry (D) Andhra Pradesh Ans : (A) 18. Which of the following has conducted a study on the eco- nomic impact of interlinking of rivers programme? (A) CRISIL (B) NCAER (C) Planning Commission (D) CMIE Ans : (B) 19. Education Innovation Fund for India is an initiative of (A) Intel (B) IBM (C) Microsoft India (D) Hewlett-Packard Ans : (D) 20. Which Indian petroleum company was in news for the first hydrocarbon discovery in Sri Lanka ? (A) RIL (B) Cairn India (C) ONGC (D) Essar Oil Ans : (B) 21. The chemical name of oil of vitriol is (A) Phosphoric acid (B) Nitric acid (C) Sulphuric acid (D) Hydrochloric acid Ans : (C) 22. Cathode rays are (A) Electromagnetic waves (B) Radiations (C) Stream of a-particles (D) Stream of electrons Ans : (D) 23. The National Park Valley of Flowers lies in the State of (A) Kerala (B) Himachal Pradesh (C) Uttarakhand (D) Jammu & Kashmir Ans : (C) 24. Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused by (A) Nitrogen (B) Oxygen (C) Methyl isocyanite (D) Cyanide Ans : (C) 25. A nautical mile is equal to (A) 1.625 km (B) 1.725 km (C) 1.825 km (D) 1.925 km Ans : (C) 19 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com 1. Which of following countries in Europe were most hit by sovereign debt crisis? (A) Greece, Germany, Spain, Iceland (B) Portugal, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic (C) Greece, Spain, France, Switzerland (D) Spain, Greece, Iceland, Portugal Ans : (D) 2. Which of the following countries would account for maxi- mum petroleum production of the world ? (A) Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kazakhstan, US, Nigeria (B) Russia, US, Iran, China, Saudi Arabia (C) Saudi Arabia, US, Venezuela, Iran, Iraq (D) Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Libya Ans : (B) 3. Which of the following was not the reason for recent slide of Indian rupee? (A) Huge Trade Deficit (B) Low Growth and High Inflation (C) Low Capital Inflow (D) High unemployment rate Ans : (D) 4. Which of followings combination belongs to Bretton Woods institute? (A) IMF, World Bank (B) IMP, WTO, Doha Round (C) World Bank, WTO, IBRD (D) IMF, World Bank, UNESCO Ans : (A) 5. Which of the following countries meet more than one fourth of their energy requirement from nuclear power? (A) France, US, Russia, Germany (B) France, Ukraine, Sweden, Korea (C) France, India, Ukraine, Germany (D) Germany, Russia, Canada, Japan Ans : (B) 6. Who amongst the following was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2012 ? (A) T.V. Rajeswar (B) Aruna Irani (C) A.R. Rahman (D) Shabana Azrni Ans : (A) 7. Which of the following countries is a member of BRICS ? (A) Bhutan (B) Iran (C) Romania (D) South Africa Ans : (D) 8. Which of the following countries placed its first Spacelab Tiangong-1 into orbit? (A) North Korea (B) Japan (C) India (D) China Ans : (D) 9. Who among the following is the Solicitor-General of India at present ? (A) Jacob Mathew (B) Rohinton Nariman (C) Gopal Subrarnaniam (D) Ashok Chawla Ans : (B) 10. Which of the following schemes is launched by the Gov- ernment of India to motivate school children to attend school regularly? (A) Kutir Jyoti (B) lid-Day Meal (C) MGREGA (D) RAY Ans : (B) 11. A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a nar- row strip from the main sea, is called (A) Bay (B) Isthmus (C) Lagoon (D) Strait Ans : (C) 12. Which one among the following prominently rose in re- volt against the British in 1857? (A) Punjab Army (B) Madras Regiment (C) Bengal Army (D) Awadh Regiment Ans : (C) 13. The first Prime Minister of India in 1947 was appointed by (A) the Governor-General (B) the President of India (C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) a committee headed by Dr. Rajendra Prasad Ans : (B) 14. Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation (India), was born in (A) Sabarmati (B) Ahmedabad (C) Porbandar (D) South Africa Ans : (C) 15. Telescopes are placed in space to view distant galaxies primarily to (A) get closer to the observed objects (B) avoid the absorption of light or other radiations in the atmosphere of the earth (C) avoid light pollution from the earths populated areas (D) avoid steering the telescope against the earths motion Ans : (B) 16. The term Golden Revolution is most closely related to GK Questions Set 10 20 General Knowledge Questions and Answers www.CurrentGK.com www.CurrentGK.com which of the following missions ? (A) National Mission on Clean Coal Technologies. (B) National Bamboo Mission. (C) National Solar Mission. (D) National Horticulture Mission. Ans : (D) 17. What is the number of digits in the MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) code mentioned at the bottom of the cheque just after the cheque number ? (A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9 Ans : (D) 18. Which of the following has become the first Indian State to launch health insurance policy covering all its people? (A) J & K (B) Haryana (C) Kerala (D) Goa Ans : (D) 19. The value of a commodity expressed in terms of money is known as (A) Price (B) Utility (C) Value (D) Wealth Ans : (A) 20. The Planning Commission of India was established in the year (A) 1947 (B) 1949 (C) 1950 (D) 1952 Ans : (C) 21. In big cities, air pollution is mainly due to (A) burning of fossil fuel (B) thermal power plant (C) sewage (D) suspended particles Ans : (A) 22. The term Let is associated with (A) Badminton (B) Chess (C) Hockey (D) Football Ans : (A) 23. The oral polio vaccine was discovered by (A) Alexander Flemming (B) Jonas Salk (C) Edmond Fischer (D) Joseph E. Murray Ans : (B) 24. Who among the following Nobel Laureates for their re- lentless struggle for peace, was awarded 2010 Nobel Prize? (A) Barack H. Obama (B) Liu Xiaobo (C) Martti Ahtisaari (D) Shirin Ebadi Ans : (B) 25. The Umiam Hydel Project dam is located a few kilometres north of (A) Guwahati (B) Shillong (C) Kohima (D) Imphal Ans : (B)