Top 50 GK Questions & Answers
Q.1 Governor is appointed by the ____ ?
Ans: President
Q.2 The famous Chinese traveler Fahien came to India during the reign of____ ?
Ans: Chandragupta II
Q.3 Name the Governor-General and the first Viceroy of India during whose tenure the 1857 revolt took place.
Ans: Lord Canning
Q.4 Which planet falls under the category of the coldest planet in the solar system?
Ans: Uranus
Q.5 Which is the instrument, which helps in measuring the magnitude of an earthquake?
Ans: Richter scale
Q.6 Which of the following article is associated with the “Right to Education”?
Ans: Article 21A
Q.7 Which port is said to be developed as the first Green port of India?
Ans: Haldia port
Q.8 Which algae is referred to as space algae?
Ans: Chlorella Vulgaris
Q.9 What is the name of the island that is located between India and Sri Lanka?
Ans: Kachchatheevu
Q.10 Who is the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
Ans: C D Deshmukh
Q.11 Which vitamin helps in the formation of nucleic acids and red blood cells?
Ans: Vitamin B10
Q.12 My passage from India is a book authored by____ ?
Ans: Ismail Merchant
Q.13 Which element’s isotope is used in the calculation of the age of the earth?
Ans: Carbon
Q.14 Which viceroy is known as “Father of Indian Railways”?
Ans: Lord Dalhousie
Q.15 Coolie is a famous work of____ ?
Ans: Mulk Raj Anand
Q.16 The first secretary-general of the United Nations was____ ?
Ans: Trygve Lie
Q.17 Southern Railway is headquartered at____ ?
Ans: Secunderabad
Q.18 The highest producer of milk in the world is____ ?
Ans: India
Q.19 The first woman chief justice of the high court of India was____ ?
Ans: Leila Seth
Q.20 Who released the 4th cycle of All India Tiger Estimation 2018?
Ans: Narendra Modi
Q.21 Who was sworn in as the 18th Governor of Tripura?
Ans: Ramesh Bais
Q.22 The world record for the fastest double century is held by….
Ans: Nathan Astle
Q.23 This personality is credited with the invention of e-mail. Can you identify him from the given?
Ans: Ray Tomlinson
Q.24 When did the Second Round Table conference took place?
Ans: 1931
Q.25 ‘Ansett’ is the name of the domestic airline of which of the following countries?
Ans: Australia
Q.26 When did World Day Against Trafficking in Persons celebrated?
Ans: 30th July
Q.27 Who won the 2019 Dylan Thomas prize?
Ans: Guy Gunaratne
Q.28 India and China Industry Cooperation Forum was held in __________, China.
Ans: Guizhou
Q.29 Scott Morrison has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of __________.
Ans: Australia
Q.30 Metals which chemically behave both as metals and non-metals is called.
Ans: Metalloids
Q.31 Which of the following articles of the Constitution deals with a financial emergency?
Ans: Article 360
Q.32 The controversial Tehri Dam was built over.
Ans: Bhagirathi
Q.33 Vincent Van Gogh was a____ ?
Ans: Dutch painter
Q.34 Who was the first premier of Pakistan?
Ans: Liaquat Ali Khan
Q.35 Telephone was invented by____ ?
Ans: Alexander Graham Bell
Q.36 The largest river (in terms of volume of water it carries) is….
Ans: Amazon
Q.37 FICCI expands to____ ?
Ans: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries
Q.38 This place is also known as the ‘Manchester of South India’. Identify it from the given options.
Ans: Coimbatore
Q.39 Decibel is the unit of____ ?
Ans: Sound
Q.40 Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) is based at____ ?
Ans: Chennai
Q.41 In which of the following years did United Nations (UN) come into existence?
Ans: 1945
Q.42 Eduskusta is the name of the Parliament of____ ?
Ans: Finland
Q.43 The line that demarcates the boundary between India and Pakistan is_____ ?
Ans: Radcliffe Line
Q.44 Which of the following represents the year in which Alexander invaded India?
Ans: 326 BC
Q.45 Khyber Pass is in____ ?
Ans: Afghanistan
Q.46 December 1 is celebrated as the____ throughout the world.
Ans: World AIDS Day
Q.47 Who wrote the book The Algebra of Infinite Justice?
Ans: Arundhati Roy
Q.48 ‘Manas Tiger Sanctuary’ is in____ ?
Ans: Aasam
Q.49 Mein Kampf is authored by____ ?
Ans: Adolf Hitler
Q.50 Natyashastra is a famous work of____ ?
Ans: Lord Brahma
Q.51 Which of the following is the largest and the deepest ocean of the world?
Ans: Pacific
Q.52 SAARC was formed in ____ ?
Ans: 1985
Q.53 Which of the following is not the member of the European Union?
Ans: Norway
Q.54 ASEAN is headquartered at____ ?
Ans: Jakarta
Q.55 This river was also called as the Ganges of the South.
Ans: Cauvery
Q.56 Which Indian state is inhabited by ‘Jaintiya tribes’?
Ans: Meghalaya
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