General Knowledge Flashcards
Which Indian state share he longest land border with Bhutan
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal
Assam (267 km) Longest
Full form of EMI
Equated Monthly Installment
Which monument was built to commemorate the visit of George V and Queen Mary to Bombay
Gateway of India
Not a function of money
a) Store of a value
b) Transfer of a Value
c) Value measurement
d) Price stabilization
d) Price stabilization
Which of the following are the Institutional Underwriters in India?
IDBI , IFCI ,UTI ,ALL OF THE ABOVE
All of the above
IDBI
Industrial Development Bank of India
IFCI
Industrial Finance Corporation of India.
UTI
Unit Trust of India
The concept of performance budget was taken from
Germany, France, UK, USA
USA
What is a Performance Budget
Performance budget is one that reflects both the input of resources and output of resources for each unit of organisation
SARFAESI ACT 2002 is related to which of the following ?
Regulations of banks
Foreign exchange reserves
Digital Payments
Recovery of Bad Loans
Recovery of Bad Loans
SARFAESI full form
Securitisation and Reconstruction
of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest Act
Eligibility Age for making investment in National Pension System (NPS)
18 - 70
PFRDA Full form
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
The Asset Management Companies in India are regulated by
LIC, EXIM, SEBI, RBI
SEBI
(Securities and Exchange Board of India)
Service Tax to be exempted on general insurance schemes under which scheme
a) Companies Amendment Bill
b) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
c) Customer Act
d) NIRMAYA Scheme
NIRMAYA Scheme
(exempted) Excused from Payment
Private Sector Bank which is approved by Government to Collect Direct and Indirect Tax
KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LIMITED
Formula for GDP Deflater
. Nominal GDP
GDP Deflator = ——————- *100
Real GDP
GDP Deflator measures the price inflation in an Economy.
Which platform has been launched by RBI to strengthen compliance by entities that are supervised by RBI
PRISM
( Platform for Regulated Entities for integrated Supervision and Monitoring )
PRISM Full form
Platform for Regulated entities for Integrated Supervision and Monitoring.
On whose advise the President can promulgate or withdraw an ordinance ?
Prime Minister
Vice-President
Council of Members
On his own will
Council of Members
Minimum age for a person seeking election to Lok Sabha
Not less than 25 years old
Minimum Age for Rajya Sabha
Not less than 30 years old
Which one of the possible adverse effects of the phenomena of global warming
Extraordinary weather patterns
Retreat of glaciers
An Increase of UVB Radiator
Rise in the sea levels
An Increase of UVB Radiator
___________ is associated with swimming
Shivani Kataria
Deepika Kamakar
Suresh Raina
Geeta Phogat
Shivani Kataria
- Indian Swimmer
- Competes in the women’s 200m freestyle
- Represented India at 2016 Summer Olympics
Relation between Algae and Fungi in lichen is
Symbiosis
Parasitism
Commenalism
Protocooperation
Symbiosis
Acid rain is due to an increase in atmospheric concentration of
Ozone and dust
CO2 and CO
So2 and CO
SO2 and NO2
SO2 and NO2
Sulphuric Acid and Nitric Acid
Ajanta And Ellora Caves are among the major attractions in the state of Maharashtra
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
The Hawa Mahal is a prominent landmark of Pink City, Jaipur
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Hawa Mahal is located in
Jaipur……..PINK CITY
What is the maximum allowed size of the Council of members
-Maximum 48
-No such upper limit
-Cannot exceed 15% of the total number of members of Lok Sabha
- “ 10%
Cannot exceed 15% of the total number of members of Lok sabha
Highest Decision Making Authority of our Indian Administrative System
Prime Minister
Sound of Frequency below 20 hz
Audio sounds
Infrasonic
Ultrasonic
Supersonic
Infrasonic
Bio Chemical Compounds are used as…..
Skin Treatments
Food Preservatives
Cooking oils
All of the above
All of the Above
Which blood vessels have the smallest diameter?
Capillaries
Arterioles
Venules
Lymphatic
Capillaries (5 to 10 Micrometers)
It is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and Material elements sliding against each other.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
When surface in contact move relative to each other, the friction between the two surfaces converts kinetic energy into thermal energy
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Where are the headquarters of International Gymnastics Federation
England
Germany
Switzerland
France
Switzerland
1881 Lausanne
In which year was Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) Launched?
2015
2016
2020
2018
2016
Ujjwala 2.0 was launched in
10th August 2021
Second phase of (PMUY)
The Income Tax in India is
Direct and Proportional
Indirect and Progressive
Direct and Progressive
Indirect and Proportional
Direct and Progressive
(Progressive Tax system means that high - income earners are taxed more than low income ones)
Which of the following is not a method to calculate the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Product Method
Income Law
Expenditure Method
Diminishing Cost method
Diminishing Cost method
The difference between GDP at market prices and GDP at factor cost is
Transfer Payments
Indirect taxes
Subsides
Direct Tax
Indirect Tax
What is the other name for “ Rupee denominated bonds overseas”?
IPO Bond
Overseas Bond
Indian Rated Bond
Masala Bond
Masala Bond
Which is the following National Park located in Assam?
Simplipal
Bandhavgarh
Keibul Lamjao
Kaziranga
Kaziranga
-World Heritage Site
-Famous for the Great Indian One horned Rhinoceros)
-Oldest park in Assam
‘Madhubani’ a style of folk paintings is popular in which of the following states in India
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh
West Bengal
Rajasthan
Bihar and Mithila region of Nepal
Which of the following city has been selected to host the 2032 Summer Olympics?
Brisbane, Australia
Jakarta, Indonesia
Shanghai, Chin
London, United Kingdom
Brisbane, Australia
said the International Olympic Committee on 21st July
Which state will organise the Khelo India youth games 2021 in February 2022
Haryana
Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh
Goa
Haryana
Shishu, Kishore and Tarun are the schemes working under
POSHAN Abhiyaan
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana
Shishu Loan - 50000/-
Kishore Loan - 50000/- to 5 Lakh
Tarun Loan - 5 Lakh to 10 Lakh
The Economic survey Of India is presented annually by
RBI
Ministry of Finance,
CSO
NITI Aayog
Ministry of Finance
(The first Economic Survey in India was presented in the year 1950-51……..Up to 1964 it was presented along with the UNION BUDGET)
The Book titled “VEER SAVARKAR : The Man who could have Prevented Partition” is written by
Uday Mahurkar
Chirayu Pandit
Chetan Bhagat
both ( a) and (b)
Both (a) and (b)
Uday Mahurkar
Chirayu Bhagat
( Defence Minister - RAJNATH SINGH Launched the book
at Ambedkar International Center, New Delhi)
Which is the agency the Government has engaged to grade and standardise various agricultural products
Food Corporation of India
Directorate of Indian standards
Bureau of Indian Standards
Central Statistical Organisation
Bureau of Indian Standards
Indian Army school of artillery is located at
Bengal
Chennai
Pune
Deolali
Deolali (Nashik)
In which of the following states is Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary located?
Tamil Nadu
Kerela
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Kiel Canal connects?
Baltic sea and North sea
Red sea and Mediterranean Sea
Caribbean sea and Pacific ocean
Baltic Sea and North Sea
Among the following continents which one has the lowest growth rate of population
North America
South America
Australia
Europe
Europe
Which of these International Tennis event is played on Grass court
US open
French Open
Wimbledon
Australian Open
Wimbledon
EI Nino current appears along the coast of which one of the following ?
Brazil
Peru
Alaska
Western Australia
Peru
Ellora Temples is located at
Aurangabad
Nilachal Hills located at
Guwahati (Assam)
Aurovile located at
Puducherry
Sarnath is located at?
Varanasi
Which of the following is used by computed tomography employed for visualization of the internal structure of human beings
X-Rays
Sound Waves
Magnetic resonance
Radiostopes
X-Rays
Ogaden region has been a source of conflict between
Morocco and Algeria
Nigeria and Comeroon
Angola and Zaubia
Ethiopia and Somalia
Ethiopia and Somalia
The oldest monarchy in the world is that of
Nepal
Saudi Arabia
Japan
UK
Japan (Emperor Jimmu )
Which one of the following is not related to United Nations
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee
- International Finance Corporation
- International Centre for settlement of Investment Disputes
- Bank for International Settlements
Bank for International Settlements
Which organ of UNO is considered as World Parliament?
General Assembly
Security Council
International Court of Justice
Trusteeship Council
General Assembly
Which of the following is not associated with UNO
ILO
WHO
Security Council
ASEAN
ASEAN
The headquarters of UNHCR is located at
New York
Rome
London
Geneva
Geneva
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) headquarters is located in Geneva, Switzerland.
The song Vande Mataram was originally composed in
Assamese
Bengali
Hindi
Sanskrit
Sanskrit
(written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee)
The song Jana Gana Mana was originally composed in
Bengali
(written by Rabindranath Tagore)
‘My Life’ is an Autoiography of
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Bill Clinton
Hillary Clinton
Bill Clinton
(former US President)
The Future of India is written by
Bimal Jalan
The Argumentative Indian is written by
Amartya Sen
An Ordinary Person’s Guide to murder was written by
Arundhati Roy
Confessions of a Secular Fundamental was written by
Mani Shankar Aiyar
The First women to scale Mount Everest was
Aarati Sayha
Asha Agarwal
Bachendri Pai
Reita Faria
Bachendri Pai
Ustad Vilayat Khan is associated with
Painting
Classical Music
Light Music
Instrumental Music
Instrumental Music
Who among the following was the first women Chief Justice of a High Court?
Geeta Mukherjee
Leela Seth
Sujata Manohar
Rani Seth Malani
Leela Seth
Who is the author of the book ‘Glimpses of World History
Abul Kalam Azad
Jawaharlal Nehru
S. Gopalan
S Radhakrishnan
Jawaharlal Nehru
World Environment Day
5th June
Swami Vivekananda’s Birthday is observed in India as
National Youth Day
Which of the following is a Military Alliance
ASEAN
NAFTA
NATO
EEC
NATO
Headquarters of Amnesty International
New York
London
Paris
Geneva
London
Who is not a member of Nordic Council
Norway
Denmark
Iceland
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Who among the following got the Bharat Ratna before becoming the President of India
R Venkataraman
Dr Rajendra Prasad
Dr Zakir Hussain
VV Giri
Dr Zakir Hussain
Who among the following was honoured
by the Bharat Ratna during his Life time?
Morarji Desai
Rajiv Gandhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Morarji Desai
Total Membership of European Union as of now
27
First satellite in world
Sputnik (Soviet Union)
Selene 1 the Lunar Orbit Mission belongs to ?
Japan
Book written by VS Naipaul
Magic Seeds
The God Died Young
The Sea
My India
Magic Seeds
Kalinga Award is given for
Art
Science
Literature
Sports
Science
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is associated with
Sports
Science and Technology
Agriculture
Film
Science and Technology
Brief History of Time is written by
Stephen Hawking
which of the following beaches is visited by olive ridley turtle annually for mass nesting
Chandipur
Gahirmatha
Gopalpur
Paradweep
Gahirmatha Beach
Located in the Kendrapara district of Odisha
Playing it my Way is written by
Kapil Dev
Ravi Shastri
Sachin Tendulkar
Yuvraj Singh
Sachin Tendulkar and Boria Majumdar
among the Indian languages which one is spoken maximum in the world after Hindi
Bengali
India’s first export processing zone setup
Kandala
largest man made Canal in the world is
The Suez Canal,
(located in Egypt)
headquarters of international atomic energy agency
Vienna, Austria
first newspaper in India was started by
James Augustus Hickey, 1780
the first Muslim president of Indian National Congress was
Muhammed Ali Jinnah
Badruddin Tayyabji
Sir Sayyed Ahmed Khan
Abdul Kalam Azad
Badruddin Tayyabji
The Headquarters of ASEAN is situated at
Beijing
Mexico
Kuala Lumpur
Jakarta
Jakarta - Indonesia
The first newspaper published in English language was
The Bengal Gazette
The Hindu
Young India
Native Opinion
The Bengal Gazette
by HIckey
The territory of Puducherry lies divided in the states of
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & Kerela
Tamil Nadu, Kerela & Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, & Goa
Tamil Nadu, Kerela & Andhra Pradesh
The book Mother India was written by
Catherine Mayo
Lala Lajpat Rai
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bipin Chandra Pal
Catherine Mayo
Vautawang Falls is located in
Mizoram
Manipur
Arunachal Pradesh
Tripura
Mizoram
Earth Day is observed on
22nd April
The first person to scale the world’s 14 highest mountains is
Dorothy Height / Oh Eun Sun
The first lokpal bill was introduced in the parliament in
May 1968
May1980
July 1982
June 1985
May 1968
D’Oliveira Trophy is associated with
Cricket
Hockey
Chess
Football
Cricket
Matatilla multipurpose project is located on
River Betwa
River Rihand
River Tapi
River Mahi
River Betwa
‘Romancing in life’ is a book written by
Dilip Kumar
Debasheesh Dutta
Dev Anand
Hema Malini
Dev Anand
Which of the following cities is situated on the river Hudson
Paris
New York
London
Montreal
New York
Four Nobel truths are associated with?
Jainism
Hinduism
Buddhism
None of These
Buddhism
Who was the chairman of special committee to examine the draft Constitution of India
Dr. BR Ambedkar
Sir Alladi Krishnaswamy Lyer
Sardar Patel
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sir Alladi Krishnaswamy Lyer
Where is the headquarters of central Water Tribunal is Located on
Kolkata
Delhi
Mumbai
Chennai
Delhi
The provision of Contingency Fund in India has been made under Article?
Article 266
Article 265
Article 267
Article 268
Article 267
PURA
Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas
Headquarters - United States
NSSO
National Sample Survey Office
Headquarters - Delhi
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Headquarters - Geneva Switzerland
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Headquarters - Washington
All the Statements are TRUE
DTAA full form
Double Tax Avoidance Agreement
TIEA
Tax Information Exchange Agreements
Which of the following volcanoes is situated at Mexico
Colema
Purance
Sameru
Etna
Colema
Purance - Colombia
Sameru - Indonesia
Etna - italy
Ebrahim Alkazi is a well know personality from the field of
Folk Dance
Theatre
Business
None of These
Theatre
Parliament passed Special Economic Zones Act in
2000
2005
2008
2004
2005
Who among the following was not the Vice President Of India
Zakir Hussain
GS Pathak
Neelam Sanjeev Reddy
Muhammed Hidayatullah
Neelam Sanjiv Reddy
South Asian Free Trade Agreement came into force on
1st January, 2006
15th March, 2008
10th December, 2009
11th April, 2005
1st January, 2006
BIMSTEC stands for
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi- Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
The host city for 31st Olympic Games in 2016 was
Chicago
Moscow
Rio-de-Janeiro
Manila
Rio-de-Janeiro
Who amongst the following has developed the concept of Human Development Index
Amartya Sen
As Kadir
Alva Myrdal
Mehboob-Ul-Haq
Mahbub ul-Haq
The headquarters of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is located in
Kenya
Washington
Moscow
Tokyo
Nairobi, Kenya
Which of the following is the main purpose of ‘Know Your Customers Guidelines’ by RBI
(1)To keep a check on money laundering
(2)To keep a check on money flow in market
(3)To bring more and more people in income tax net
(4)To know your customer well
To know your customer well
In world milk production, India ranks
First
Second
Third
Fourth
First
Optical fiber works on the principle of
Total Internal Reflection
Refraction
Scattering
Interference
Total Internal Reflection
Two smallest continents of the world are
Australia and Antarctica
Antarctica and Europe
Australia and Europe
Australia and South America
Australia and Europe
Shipki La is the famous mountain pass of
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Sikkim
Uttarakhand
Himachal Pradesh
Area wise which one of the following is the largest Lok Sabha constituency?
Kutch
Kangra
Ladakh
Patna Saheb
Ladakh
The state which separated North and South Islands of New Zealand is
Foveaus strait
Bass strait
Cook strait
Torres strait
Cook strait
The strait which separated India and Sri Lanka
Palk strait
The first fully Indian Bank is?
Canara Bank
Punjab National Bank
State Bank of India
Central Bank of India
The audible sound range for human is
20 hertz to 200 hertz
2 hertz to 20 hertz
200 hertz to 2000 hertz
20 hertz to 20000 hertz
20 hertz to 20000 hertz
Tropical cyclone of Philippines is termed as
Typhoon
Willy-Willy
Hurricane
Bagnio
Bagnio
The tropic of Cancer does not pass through
Sudan
Algeria
Niger
Vibya
Sudan
The territorial jurisdiction of Guwahati High Court does not cover
Assam
Manipur
Sikkim
Arunchal Pradesh
Sikkim
The Source of Energy of the Sun is
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Fusion
Collision of Atoms
Chemical reactions
Nuclear Fusion
Who discovered the Nucleus
James Chadwick
JJ Thomson
Henry Rutherford
Bohr
Henry Rutherford
The largest producer of rubber in India is
Assam
Karnataka
Kerela
Maharashtra
Kerala
Viluius is the capital of
Estonia
Macedonia
Eriteree
Lithuania
Lithuania
First Municipal Corporation was set up in 1687 in
Bombay
Allahabad
Madras
Calcutta
Madras (Chennai)
The first person to travel twice to space is
Suman Sharma
Charles Simonyi
David Kellerman
None of These
Charles Simonyi
The smallest Bone of Our Body is found in
our ear
our nose
our eye
our toe
our ear
Which one of the following is not a member of SCO
Russia
China
India
Kazakhstan
(Shanghai Cooperation Organization)
India
WTO basically promotes
financial support
global peace
unilateral trade
multi - lateral trade
multi - lateral trade
TRIPS and TRIMS are the terms associated with
IMF
WTO
IBRD
IDA
WTO
Where is the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management located?
Dehradun
Hyderabad
New Delhi
Itanagar
Hyderabad
In which state was the Nalanda University located in India?
Paschim Bengal
Bihar
Odisha
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
The National River Conservation Directorate functions under the Ministry of
Water Resources
Environment and Forests
Power
Rural Development
Environment and Forests
Regarding the International Monetary Fund, which one of the following statements is correct?
It can grant loans to any country.
It can grant loans to only developed countries.
It can grant loans to only member countries.
It can grant loans to the central Bank of a country.
It can grant loans to only member countries.
Which of the following is the oldest Trade Union Organization in India?
INTUC
CITU
AITUC
BMS
ALL INDIA TRADE UNION CONGRESS (AITUC)
founded in Bombay (Mumbai) on October 31, 1920.
As required by the WTO Agreement, the Indian Patent Act was amended in the year 1999. The Act first came into force in the year
1965
1970
1975
1980
1970
Which on of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?
Bangladesh
Maldives
Bhutan
Myanmar
Myanmar
The Capital of IMF is made up by contribution of the
Credit
Deficit Financing
Member nations
Borrowing
Member Nations
Who was the only Indian to be elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly ?
Vijayalaksmi Pandit
V.K Krishna Menon
Jawaharlal Nehru
None of these
Vijayalaksmi Pandit
The National Chemical Laboratory (India) is located in
Mumbai
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Pune
Pune
The National School Of Drama is situated in which of the following cities
Mumbai
New Delhi
Bhopal
Kolkata
New Delhi
Which one of the following United Nation Agencies has given a membership to Palestine?
UNO
UNESCO
UNDP
All of these
UNESCO
First Non-Citizen to receive Bharat Ratna was
Nelson Mandela
Abraham Lincoln
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Mother Teresa
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
With reference to Indian Railway Zones and their Headquarters, which on of the following pairs is not correctly matched
North-eastern Railway : Gorakhpur
Eastern Railway : Kolkata
Central Railway : Mumbai
Southern Railway : Secunderabad
Southern Railway : Secunderabad
(Chennai)
In which one of the following cities is the Global Automotive Research Centre being set up?
Chennai
Hyderabad
Pune
Gurgaon
Global Automotive Research Center (GARC)
Chennai
In which state is the famous Tawang Monastery located
Arunachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Himachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh
In which state is the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth
Development located
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Himachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Tamil Nadu
Who designed the National Flag of India?
Pingali Venkayya
Entomology is the science that studies
Insects
Hitler’s party which came into power in 1933 is known as
Nazi Party
Who was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Army?
Gen. K.M. Cariappa
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
API
Application Programming Interface
CAPTCHA
Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
COMPUTER
Common Operating Machine particularly Used for Trade, Education and Research
BCG
Bacillus Calmette Guerin
NCERT
National Council of Educational Research and Training
D.D.T
Dichloro-Diphenyl Trichloroethane
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
Unwritten Constitution
UK
Federal Form Of Government
USA
In Indian Polity which one is supreme?
Constitution