GK Questions and Answers for competitive exam – SSC, Bank, Railway
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In this post we have collected some Important general awareness question and Answer that were previously asked In Competitive exam. These question will help yous in preparing the competitive exam which is upcoming after few days.
1. Which great Indian revolutionary leader wrote “The Philosophy of The Bomb”?
Ans – Bhagawati Charan Vohra
2. Parallel government in different parts of India was a significant feature of the
Ans – Quit India Movement
3. Indian National Army had three fighting brigades named after great Indian leaders
Ans – Subhash, Gandhi and Nehru
4. Which British Prime Minister made a declaration on March 15, 1946 that British Cabinet Mission would visit?
Ans – Lord Atlee
5. In which session was Surendra-nath Banerjee’s National Conference merged with the Indian National Congress?
Ans – Calcutta Session, 1886
6. In which session was of the INC were the resolutions of Fundamental Rights and National Economic Programme passed?
Ans – Karachi Session, 1931
7. Who called Mahatma Gandhi as ‘Mahatma’ for the first time?
Ans – Rabindranath Tagore
8. Which National Movement was ended with the Chauri-Chaura event?
Ans – Non-Cooperation Movement
9. ‘Gita Rahasya’ was written by Lokmanya Tilak during his imprisonment in
Ans – Mandalay Jail
10. ‘Ghadar’ newspaper was published from
Ans – San Francisco (USA)
11. Who was the author of the Prayaga Prasarti?
Ans – Herisena
12. Which dynasty of South India claimed
Ans – Herisena
13. Uday Kotak Committee is related to………..
Ans – Corporate Governance
14. The Residex Index has been conceived and Instituted by………
Ans – National Housing Bank
15. ‘Stress Index’ is related to….
Ans – Farmers
16. Where is India ‘ first International Stock Exchange ‘ ?
Ans – Gandhinagar
17. Full form of BPLR ?
Ans – Base Prime Lending Rate
18. Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme will continue still ……..
Ans – March 2020
19. As per IMF ‘ s World Economy Outlook report November 2017, India stands at……..place in terms of PPP based per capital Income.
Ans – 126th
20. Dynamic Diary Pricing Model has been adopted in pricing of………..
Ans – Petroleum Products Mainly Petrol and Diesel
21. Government of India has launched ‘Inclusiveness and Accessibility Index’ to mark the next chapter of its flagship Campaign, the ‘Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan’. The Index was prepared in collaboration with……..
Ans – FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry )
22. Bharat QR Code is related to which sector of Indian Economy ?
Ans – Banking Sector
23. National Small Industry Day is Observed on……………….
Ans – 30 August
24. Deen Dyal Sparsh Yojana is related to………….
Ans – Pursuing Philately as a hobby.
25. Where will be Indian’ s First ‘ Rail and Transport’ industry will be established in…………..
Ans – Varadara
26. 11th World Trade Organisation 2017 was held at……
Ans – Beijing
27. The event of ‘Demographic Devidend’ of a country is related to…….
Ans – Increase in Working Group Population
28. Who has been appointed the chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange ?
Ans – Sethurathman Ravi
29. Who has been appointed the first chairman of National Antiprofiteering Authority under GST ?
Ans – Bandri Narain Sharma
30. What is the initial minimum paid up Capital requirement for opening a New Bank In India ?
Ans – 500 Crore
31. Which Indian Currency celebrated its 100th birthday in November 2017 ?
Ans – One Rupee Note
32. Social Justice Day is observed on………..
Ans – 20th February
33. Where is the headquarter of Federation Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry is located ?
Ans – New Delhi
34. Who is the Founder of FICCI ( Ferderation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry ) ?
Ans – Ghanshyam Das Birla, Purshotham Das Thakur
35. ‘Saubhagaya ‘ web portal has beeen launched for monitoring………………..
Ans – Universal Household Electrification
36. ‘ National Small Industry Day’ is observed on……………..
Ans. 30 August
37. Who was the initiator of the ‘Gurgaon Experiment’ under ‘Rural Reconstruction’ ?
Ans. F. L. Brayne
38. ‘Allin’ is a compound found in……..
Ans. Garlic
39. Which is the correct danger zone in food production ?
Ans. 41° – 135°
40. Participant observation of a culture or a distinct social group where a researcher tries to understand the cultures’ values and social processes is called as………..
Ans. Ethnography
41. What is the popular term used for that type of option in Foreign Exchange Market which provides the holder the right to purchase or sell foreign currency at the most favourable excahnge rate realized over the life of the option ?
Ans. Look Back Option
42. In India, the base year of the new GDP series has been shifted from 2004-05 to……..
Ans. 2011-12
43. The Fundamental Commission for Women was created by………
Ans. An amendment in the Constitution of India.
44. Which polymers does not contains glucose units ?
Ans. Rubber.
45. World Environment Day is observed on …………….
Ans. 5 June
45. Who has been appointed the Director-General of CISF ?
Ans. Rajesh Ranjan.
46. Who has been honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year ?
Ans. Vinod Khanna
47. The maximum age of joining the National Pension System( NPS) for subscribing in the private sector ?
Ans. 65 years
48. Who was the chairman of the committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities of the constituent Assembly ?
Ans. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
49. ‘UDAY’ Yojana is associated with………
Ans. Energy Distribution
50. Which bank is the latest entry in RBI ‘Too big to Fail Lenders List’?
Ans. HDFC Bank.
51. What is the India’s Rank on the world bank ease of Doing Business Index-2018 ?
Ans. 100th Rank .
52. Which was the First Credit Information Company in India ?
Ans. CIBIL(Credit Information Bureau India Limited ).
53.What is the Accounting year of the Reserve Bank of India ?
Ans. July-June
54. Which dynasty of South India claimed that its ancestors had ruled at Ayodhya ?
Ans. Chalukyas of Kalyani
55. Who was the leader of Kol revolt in 1831-32 ?
Ans. Buddhu Bhagat.
56. Rolling plan was designed for the period…
Ans. 1978-80
57. Who is the author of the book on the Vijayanagar Empire named ‘A Forgotten Empire’ ?
Ans. Sewell
58. Which Chola Ruler assumed the title of ‘Gangaikonda’?
Ans. Rajendra I
59. Who has become the new chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) ?
Ans. Rajnish Kumar
60. What is the India Rank on the 2017 Global Hunger index ?
Ans. 100th
61. What is the India rank on the Global passport Power Rank 2017 ?
Ans. 75th
62. ‘Ghadar’ newspaper was published from……..
Ans. San francisco.
63. Golden revolution in India refers to growth of…..
Ans. Horticulture.
64. Which National Movement ended with the Chauri- Chaura event ?
Ans. Non-Cooperation Movement
65. National Income of India is compiled by….
Ans. Central Statistical Organisation
66. Gold is mainly related to….
Ans. International Market
67. What was the main purpose of Third Five Year plan In India ?
Ans. Agriculture.
68. Who is the ‘Father of Economics’?
Ans. Adam Smith
69. When was the Gender Inequality Index introduced in HDR Indexces ?
Ans. 2010
70. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the provisions with respect to the interstate council ?
Ans. Article 263.
71. Article 1 of the Indian Constitution describes India as…….
Ans. Union of States
72. Which article of the Indian Constitution ensures the equality of opportunity in matters of public employment to all Indian ?
Ans. Article 16.
73. At present, how many fundamental duties are there in the Indian Constitution ?
Ans. Eleven.
74. Which plant is referred to as the ‘Pollution Indicator’ ?
Ans. Lichen.
75. Pamban is an Island situated between……..
Ans. India and Sri Lanka
76. Which kinds of rocks are also known as ‘primary rocks ‘?
Ans. Igneous Rocks
77. The lines joining in equal depts in oceans is called………..
Ans. Isobath
78. Which current mainly helps in the formation of the Sargasso Sea ?
Ans. Antilles Current
79. Which team emerged the champion of FIFA Under-17 Football World Cup-2017 ?
Ans. England
80. Which team won the Asia Hockey Title-2017 ?
Ans. India
81. Who emerged champion of the 2017 Formula One Championship ?
Ans. Mercedes’s driver Lewis Hamilton.
82. ‘Deuce ‘, ‘Samsh’, ‘Chip Shot’ etc. are terms associated with the game of…….
Ans. Lawn Tennis
83. ‘Max’, ‘Verstappen’, ‘Daniel Richardo’, and ‘Valterri Botas ‘ are famous sportsperson of……..
Ans. Formula One Race
84. Which Indian Criketer is popularly known as ‘Haryana Hurricane’ ?
Ans. Kapil Dev
85. What is the national game of China ?
Ans. Table tennis
86. FIFA Football World Cup is scheduled to be organised in 2018 in………
Ans. Russia
87. Which Tennis Grand Slam Tournament is played on ‘Flushing Meadows’ ?
Ans. US Open
88. WhoBecame the new Director general of UNESCO ?
Ans. Audrey Azoulay of France
89. Name the winner of 2017 Nobel Peace Prize ?
Ans. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).
90. The Coalition Years: 1996-2012 is a book written by…………
Ans. Former President of India : Pranab Mukherjee
91. ‘Chong’, ‘Khaiva’ and ‘Nuralim’ are forms of Folk dances of……….
Ans. Nagaland
92. ‘Pannalal Ghosh’, ‘Hari Prasad Chaurasia’ , and B. Kunjamani are famous exponents of…….
Ans. Flute
93. ‘Binary Language’ consists of how many digits ?
Ans. 2
94. The headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is located in….
Ans. Geneva
95. ‘Kyodo’ is the news agency of….
Ans. Japan
96. Who called the Mahatma Gandhi as the ‘Mahatma ‘ for the first time ?
Ans. Rabindranath Tagore
97. The deals of liberty, fraternity and equality in the preamble of the Indian Constitution are inspired from the……
Ans. French Constitution
98. The name of the upper House of Indian Parliament is…….
Ans. Rajya Sabha
99. The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament is appointed by the………..
Ans. Speaker of Lok Sabha
100. The Women ‘s Reservation Bill seeks how many reservation for women in the State Assemblies and Lok Sabha ?
Ans. 33%
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