General Knowledge for Degree level Exams.
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1. Which of the following is the river island of Brahmaputra ?
a. Majuli
b. Minicoy Island
c. Netrani Island
d. Isukathippa Island
Ans: a
2 . Who among the following won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2020 regarding the discoveries about the Black Hole?
a. Roger Penrose
b. Rainhard Genzel
c. Andrea Ghez
d. All the above
Ans: d
3 . What was the theme of World Habitat Day 2020?
a. Shelter is My Right
b. Housing For All-A Better Urban future
c. Frontier technologies as an innovative tool to transform waste to wealth
d. Municipal Solid Waste Management.
Ans: b
4 . Which of the following are not the Fundamental Right?
1. Right to Equality
2. Right to Freedom of Religion
3. Right to Work
4. Right to Vote
Select the correct answer using the code given below
a. 1 and 3
b. 3 and 4
c. 1 and 2
d. 2, 3 and 4
Ans: b
5 . Consider the following statements regarding Atal Tunnel.
1. The tunnel reduces the road distance by 46 Kms between Manali and Leh and the time by
about 4 to 5 hours
2. Atal Tunnel is the first step towards providingall year connectivity to Ladakh
3. The Atal Tunnel will also provide a strategic benefit to the country’s armed forces.
Which of the following statements are correct?
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
Ans: d
6 . Which of the following are kharif crops?
1. Rice 2. Bajra 3. Wheat 4. Maize
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a. 1 and 4
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 1, 2 and 4
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: c
7 . Consider the following statement(s) related to the scale of the map
1. The smaller the scale of the map, the larger the area it covers.
2. The smaller the scale of the map, the more accurately can its content be displayed.
Which of the following statement(s) is correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: a
8 . Which of the following statement is INCORRECT about the Act of 1919?
a. British India must be an integral part of the British Empire
b. Responsible Government would be realized only by progressive stages
c. Provincial subjects were classified into reserved subjects and transferred subjects.
d. The salary of the Secretary of State for India was drawn out of the revenues of Indian Government.
Ans: d
9 . Sittwe Port is located at ?
a. Myanmar
b. Iran
c. Bangladesh
d. Srilanka
Ans: a
10 . Which state has become the first one to legally challenge the centre’s farm reform laws in the
Supreme Court?
a. Jharkhand
b. Rajasthan
c. Punjab
d. Chattisgarh
Ans: d
11. Who all have been awarded Nobel Prize in chemistry 2020 ?
a. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A Doudna
b. Roger Penrose, Andrea Ghez and Reinhard Genzel
c. Harvey J Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M Rice
d. John B Goodenough, M Stanley whittinghamand Akira Yoshino
Ans: a
12 . Armenia has been locked in decades-long conflict with which nation over Nagorno Karabakh
Territory?
a. Azerbaijan
b. Syria
c. Turkey
d. Georgia
Ans: a
13. Which two space agencies collaborated to launch the mission called “NISAR”?
a. ROSCOSMOS and NASA
b. NASA and CNSA
c. ISRO and ROSCOSMOS
d. ISRO and NASA
Ans: d
14 . Which among the following is the world’s longest Highway tunnel ?
a. Pir Panjal Tunnel
b. Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee Road Tunnel
c. Rohtang Tunnel
d. Atal Tunnel
Ans: d
15 . Dinesh Kumar Khara is the Chairman of —- bank?
a. RBI
b. SBI
c. PNB
d. Canara Bank
Ans: b
16 .What is the brand name of India’s premium cotton ?
a. Komal b. Shakti
c. Kasturi d. Kumkum
Ans: c
17. Which of the following statements concerning the globe grid is NOT correct ?
a. Lines of latitude are always parallel to the equator
b. Meridians and parallels intersect at right angles
c. The equator is one half the length of a Meridian.
d. The scale on the surface of the globe is everywhere the same in every direction.
Ans: c
18 . The Nobel Prize for physiology or Medicine in 2020 has been awarded to three scientists for the discovery of which virus ?
a. Hepatitis C
b. Ebola
c. H1N1
d. Covid-19
Ans: a
19. When was the K.V. Kamath Committee set up for the restructuring of loans impacted by the Covid19 Pandemic?
a. August 2020
b. October 2020
c. November 2020
d. July 2020
Ans: a
20. Which of the following are correctly matched?
1. Champaran Satyagraha-1917
2. Kheda Satyagraha-1917
3. Ahmadabad Mill strike-1918
4. Rowlatt Act Satyagraha-1919
Choose the correct option
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 2, 3 and 4
c. 1, 3 and 4
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: d
21 . Who released the first edition of the National startup Awards in 2020 ?
a. Ministry of Agriuculture and Farmers Welfare
b. Ministry of Civil Aviation
c. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
d. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Ans: c
22 . In Indian History, when did the Komgata Maru incident take place?
a. 1910 b. 1912
c. 1914 d. 1916
Ans: c
23 . What was the theme of the “World Day against Trafficking 2021”?
a. Save lives
b. The future we want, the UN we need
c. Human Trafficking: Call Your Government To Action
d. Victims’ voices lead the way
Ans: d
24 . Three Scientists Roger Penrose, Andrea Ghez and Reinhard Genzel have been awarded the
Nobel Prize 2020 in which category ?
a. Chemistry
b. Physics
c. Economic Science
d. Physiology or Medicine
Ans: b
25 . Consider the following statements
1. Countries known as Non-co-operative countries or Territories (NCCTs) are put in the black list
2. Countries that are considered safe haven for supporting terror funding and money laundering
are put in the FATF grey list.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
a. only 1
b. only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
26. Who discovered New Caledonia and when?
a. James Cook, 1774 b. James Watson, 1799
c. Benjamin Cabrera, 1776
d. John Dalton, 1770
Ans: a
27 . Consider the following statements:
1. The term Lokpal and Lokayukta were coined by Dr. L. M Singhvi
2. Lokpal and Lokayukta are statutory bodies withour any constitutional status.
3. They perform the function of an “Ombudsman” and inquire into allegations of corruption against
certain public functionaries and for related matters.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Lokpal and Lokayukta?
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
Ans: d
28 . Which of the following are correctly matched?
1. Buddha: The highest spiritual potential in every one
2. Dhamma: The teachings of Buddha
3. Sangha: Order of Monks who follow Budhism
Choose the correct option
a. 1 and 2
b. 1 and 3
c. 2 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
Ans: d
29 . Which of the following Scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine 2020?
1. Harvey J. Alter 2. Charles M. Rice 3. Michael Honghton 4. William G. Kaelin Jr.
Choose the correct option
a. 1 , 2 and 3
b. 1, 2 and 4
c. 2, 3 and 4
d. 1, 3 and 4
Ans: a
30 . Choose the correct statement(s) related to Regur Soils or Black Cotton Soils
1. It is formed by solidification of Lava spread over large area of Deccan Plateau
2. They are very rich in minerals contents because these soils were formed due to Volcanic
Activities
3. They are found in Karnataka, Maharashtra, MP, Gujarat , AP and Tamil Nadu.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. 1, 2 and 3
Ans: d
31 . Select the correct Chronology of the hill stations in order of their Heights
a. Darjeeling, Srinagar, Leh, Simla
b. Srinagar, Darjeeling, Simla, Leh
c. Srinagar, Leh, Simla, Darjeeling
d. Simla, Srinagar, Leh, Darjeeling
Ans: b
32. Between which ranges does the Kashmir Valley in the Himalayas lie?
a. Siwalik and Pir Panjal
b. Pir Panjal and Dhauladhar
c. Zaskar and Pir Panjal
d. Dhauladhar and Zaskar
Ans: c
33. What is a Zombie Fire ?
a. Fire that has no known source
b. fire that smoulders underground and reignites when weather warms
c. Fire that is caused by Zombies, aliens.
d. Fire that blazes in uninhabited areas.
Ans: b
34. ISRO is planning to launch a space mission to which planet in 2025 along with participation from French Space Agency CNES?
a. Mars
b. Jupiter
c. Saturn
d. Venus
Ans: d
35. In which year Indian Council of Agricultural Research institution was established in India?
a. 1919 b. 1929
c. 1939 d. 1949
Ans: b
36 . Choose the correct statements
1. Group of Countries including Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Denmark are together called
‘Scandinavia’
2. Group of countries including Yugoslavia, Greece, Romania and Albania situated on the
coast of Black Sea and Mediterranean sea are called ‘Balkan States’.
3. Group of Countries including Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are together called ‘Baltic States’
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1, 2 and 3
d. 1 and 3 only
Ans: c
37. Which of the following is NOT matched correctly?
a. Pulicat Lake – Andhra Pradesh
b. Wular Lake – Jammu and Kashmir
c. Pushkar Lake – Rajasthan
d. Loktak Lake – Mizoram
Ans: d
38. Name the Border Guarding Force at Indo – China Border ?
a. Indo – China Border Force (ICBF)
b. Aksai Chin border Force (ACBF)
c. Indo – Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP)
d. Indo – China Border Keeping Force (ICBKF )
Ans: c
39. Select the correct non- renewable source of energy?
a. Hydel
b. Thermal
c. Solar
d. Wind Power
Ans: b
40. Which of the following was NOT included as part of the Land Reforms initiated in India ?
a. Tenancy reforms
b. Abolition of intermediaries
c. Re-organisation of Agriculture
d. Free land for all OBCs
Ans: d
41. Which of the following is NOT true about Bal Gangadhar Tilak ?
a. He wrote ‘Gita Rahasya’
b. He started Home Rule League in 1916
c. He started Ganpati Festival in 1893
d. He launched a newspaper ”Kesari” in English
Ans: d
42. What was another name of ‘Quit India Movement’?
a. Home Rule Movement
b. Swadeshi Movement
c. Khilafat Movement
d. August Kranti
Ans: d
43. Which of the following provision was not included in the Nehru Report?
a. India must be given Dominion Status
b. The Governor General must be only the Constitutional head
c. There was to be no separate electorate
d. Diarchy should be introduced both at the centre as well as provinces.
Ans: d
44. Which of the means adopted under Self Respect Movement?
1. Violent Protests against upper classes
2. Undermine position of Brahmin Priests by formalizing weddings without them.
3. Boycott of temples and places of Brahmin residence
a. 1 and 3
b. Only 2
c. Only 3
d. All the above
Ans: b
45. Which of the following statements regarding Raja Rammohan Roy are correct?
a. Considered as father of Indian Renaissance
b. Started Brahma Samaj
c. Set up Atmiya Sabha in Calcutta
d. Translated Vedas and five Upanishads to Bengali language
a. only 2 and 3 b. 1, 2 and 3 only
c. 1, 2 and 4 only d. All of the above
Ans: d
46. Who is the author of the book ”The First Indian War of Independence 1857 – 59”?
a. Karl Marx b. Syed Ahmad Khan
c. RC Majumdar d. S N Sen
Ans: a
47. Who was the Governor General during the Revolt of 1857?
a. Lord Canning b. Lord Irwin
c. Lord Lytton d. Lord Willington
Ans: a
48. Match the following regarding various acts passed regarding Child Marriage
1. Age of consent A. forbade marriage of girls below 12 years
2. Child Marriage B. not applicable to Act of 1872 Hindus, Muslims and the other recognised faiths
3. Sarda Act C. Changed marriageable age to 18 and 14 for boys and girls
4. Child Marriage D. Changed marriage age restraint Act 1978 to 18 and 21 for girls and
boys
a. 1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D
b. 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A
c. 1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B
d. 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A
Ans: a
49. Identify the correct statement(s)
1. The French was the last European power who reached India
2. French established their first Factory at Surat
3. Portuguese discovered a direct sea route to India
4. Dutch founded their first factory in India at Masauli Patam
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 1 and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: d
50. Treaty of Lahore taken place on …………
a. 1836 AD
b. 1846 AD
c. 1725 AD
d. 1816 AD
Ans. b
– Prepared by: Prof. Mathew Antony
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