General Knowledge Study Material – Degree Level Q&A

From which part of the plant is cotton fibre derived?
(a) Bark of stem (b) Phloem
(c) Xylem (d) Epidermal hairs of seed
Answer: (d)

Geographically, Galapagos Islands belong to:
(a) Africa (b) Europe
(c) South America (d) North America
Answer: (c)

Yak is an animal belongs to …… family.
(a) Horse (b) Dog
(c) Cat (d) Cattle
Answer: (d)

Which of the following types of light are strongly absorbed by plants?
(a) Violet and Orange (b) Yellow and violet
(c) Blue and red (d) Indigo and Yellow
Answer: (c)

Which city hosted the 2008 Olympics?
(a) Shanghai (b) Beijing
(c) London (d) Paris
Answer: (b)

Economic Planning is a subject in the:
(a) Union List (b) State List
(c) Concurrent List (d) Unspecified
Answer: (a)

Chandra Mohan Jain is better known as:
(a) Mahesh Yogi (b) Baba Amte
(c) Rajneesh (d) None of these
Answer: (c)

The rarest metal on earth:
(a) Astatin (b) Rhodium
(c) Platinum (d) Gold
Answer: (b)

The first university established by the British in India:
(a) Madras (b) Mumbai
(c) Calcutta (d) Delhi
Answer: (c)

China occupied Tibet in:
(a) 1959 (b) 1962
(c) 1949 (d) 1955
Answer: (a)

British Empire Games is now known as:
(a) Olympics (b) Afro-Asian Games
(c) Commonwealth Games (d) Asian Games
Answer: (c)

The major source of revenue of the state governments:
(a) Sales Tax (b) Customs Tax
(c) Income Tax (d) Excise Duty
Answer: (a)

The famous painting Mona Lisa is kept in the Louvre Museum in:
(a) USA (b) Britain
(c) Italy (d) France
Answer: (d)

The Life Insurance Corporation of India was nationalised in:
(a) 1972 (b) 1973
(c) 1956 (d) 1966
Answer: (c)

To which God of the Hindu Pantheon is the Gayatri Mantra addressed?
(a) Shiva (b) Vishnu
(c) Savitri (d) Yama
Answer: (c)

What is ‘Dow Jones’?
(a) Share Market Index of New York Exchange
(b) Share Market Index of BSE
(c) Gold Price Index
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)

World Health Day is observed on:
(a) April 7 (b) April 5
(c) March 15 (d) March 4
Answer: (a)

The name of Arthur C. Clarke is associated with:
(a) Cartoon (b) Drama
(c) Science Fiction (d) Painting
Answer: (c)

‘Harmony at Work’ is the motto of:
(a) Technopark (b) Infopark
(c) Smart City (d) Technocity
Answer: (a)

The Indian state known as Brahmarshidesh in ancient times:
(a) Assam (b) Odisha
(c) Rajasthan (d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (d)

The only divided capital in the world:
(a) Nicosia (b) Tel Aviv
(c) Ankara (d) Astana
Answer: (a)

The venue of the Boer War was:
(a) South Africa (b) China
(c) England (d) Egypt
Answer: (a)

The Mughal ruler who granted Diwani rights to the British:
(a) Shah Alam (b) Bahadur Shah II
(c) Akbar II (d) Muhammad Shah
Answer: (a)

The time taken by light to travel from Earth to Moon:
(a) 8 seconds (b) 8 minutes
(c) 1.3 minutes (d) 1.3 seconds
Answer: (d)

Who calculated the speed of light for the first time?
(a) Newton (b) Huygens
(c) Roemer (d) Edison
Answer: (c)

Light year is a unit of:
(a) Time (b) Speed
(c) Distance (d) Mass
Answer: (c)

The number of naturally occurring elements:
(a) 90 (b) 91
(c) 92 (d) 88
Answer: (c)

Which one of the following is not a tuber crop?
(a) Potato (b) Carrot
(c) Tapioca (d) Beetroot
Answer: (d)

Wall Street is located in:
(a) London (b) Paris
(c) New York (d) Mumbai
Answer: (c)

Who delivered the Gettysburg Address?
(a) John F. Kennedy (b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) Martin Luther King (d) Washington
Answer: (b)

The first woman president of a country:
(a) Imelda Marcos (b) Margaret Thatcher
(c) Maria Estella Peron (d) Sirimavo
Answer: (c)

The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was appointed by:
(a) Planning Commission
(b) National Development Council
(c) Finance Commission
(d) Central Statistical Organisation
Answer: (b)

The first state in India where President’s Rule was imposed:
(a) Kerala (b) Punjab
(c) Thiru-Kochi (d) PEPSU
Answer: (b)

Who is called the link between the President and the Cabinet?
(a) Vice President (b) Speaker
(c) Chief Justice (d) Prime Minister
Answer: (d)

Headquarters of the Press Trust of India:
(a) New Delhi (b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai (d) Mumbai
Answer: (d)

The golden age of ancient India is associated with the:
(a) Maurya (b) Gupta
(c) Kushana (d) Sunga
Answer: (b)

Arikamedu in ancient times refers to:
(a) Goa (b) Bihar
(c) Chennai (d) Puducherry
Answer: (d)

The Viceroy who repealed the Vernacular Press Act:
(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Dufferin
(c) Lord Lytton (d) Lord Curzon
Answer: (a)

“No taxation without representation” is associated with the:
(a) French Revolution (b) American Revolution
(c) Russian Revolution (d) Chinese Revolution
Answer: (b)

Who authored Pratimanataka?
(a) Bhasa (b) Kalidasa
(c) Banabhatta (d) Sudraka
Answer: (a)

Which team won the first Cricket World Cup?
(a) West Indies (b) Australia
(c) Pakistan (d) India
Answer: (a)

The year of the French Revolution:
(a) 1776 (b) 1789
(c) 1911 (d) 1917
Answer: (b)

Who created the character Frankenstein?
(a) Bram Stoker (b) Arthur Conan Doyle
(c) Mary Shelley (d) Ian Fleming
Answer: (c)

Sankaradeva was a religious reformer of:
(a) Bengal (b) Assam
(c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat
Answer: (b)

The only INC session held in a village:
(a) Tripuri (b) Kakinada
(c) Faizpur (d) Gaya
Answer: (c)

Nostradamus was a native of:
(a) France (b) USA
(c) China (d) Egypt
Answer: (a)

France and Germany are separated by the:
(a) Maginot Line (b) English Channel
(c) 38th Parallel (d) 49th Parallel
Answer: (a)

‘Yavanapriya’ refers to:
(a) Cardamom (b) Pepper
(c) Cashew nut (d) Coconut
Answer: (b)

The Roland Garros tournament is the:
(a) Wimbledon (b) US Open
(c) Australian Open (d) French Open
Answer: (d)

The ‘Evening Star’ is:
(a) Venus (b) Moon
(c) Dog Star (d) Pole Star
Answer: (a)