Free GK Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following is the first IT district in the country?(A) Mallapuram (B) Thrissur
(C) Pathanamthita (D) Palakkad
Ans : (D)
2. What is the name of the gland marked X in the given human figure?
(A) Thyroid (B) Thymus
(C) Hypothalamus (D) Adrenal
Ans : (D)
3. Cerebral malaria is caused by–
(A) Plasmodium falciparum (B) Plasmodium malariae
(C) Plasmodium ovale (D) Plasmodium vivax
Ans : (A)
4. In which one of the following mammals do the ducts of the excretory system and genital tract have a common opening?
(A) Porcupine (B) Pangolin
(C) Hedgehog (D) Echidna
Ans : (D)
5. Which one of the following enzymes is present in human buccal cavity?
(A) Trypsin (B) Ptyalin
(C) Lipase (D) Gastrin
Ans : (B)
6. Human nerve cells originate from the embryonic–
(A) Ectoderm (B) Ectoderm and mesoderm
(C) Endoderm (D) Mesoderm
Ans : (A)
7. Which type of resource, the land is–
(A) Cultural (B) Human
(C) Natural (D) Social
Ans : (C)
8. Which Indian state has the maximum forest area in the country?
(A) Assam (B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Uttaranchal (D) Mizoram
Ans : (B)
9. Which one of the following is natural calamite?
(A) Earthquake (B) Volcano
(C) Drought (D) All of these
Ans : (D)
10. The most devastating earthquakes are of–
(A) Man-made origin (B) Volcanic origin
(C) Tectonic origin (D) None of these
Ans : (C)
11. The Shipkila mountain pass is located in the State of –
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Jammu and Kashmir (D) Sikkim
Ans : (D)
12. The first to invade India during the pre- Christian era were the–
(A) Greeks (B) Kushans
(C) Persians (D) Sakas
Ans : (C)
13. Who was the founder of the Sunga dynasty?
(A) Agnimitra (B) Divakaramitra
(C) Pushyamitra (D) Vasumitra
Ans : (C)
14. Buddha died during the reign of which of the following Magadha Kings?
(A) Ajatashatru (B) Bimbisara
(C) Udayi (D) None of these
Ans : (A)
15. The Slave Dynasty Sultans were–
(A) Afghans (B) Arabs
(C) Ilbari Turks (D) Persians
Ans : (C)
16. At which of the following places was the headless statue of Kanishka found?
(A) Allahabad (B) Mathura
(C) Sanchi (D) Takshshila
Ans : (B)
17. Which of the following places is asso-ciated with Jainism?
(A) Kapilvastu (B) Pava
(C) Prayag (D) Shravasti
Ans : (B)
18. Arthashastra was written by–
(A) Sur Das (B) Mirabai
(C) Tulsi Das (D) Kautilya
Ans : (D)
19. Buddha Charita deals with the life of–
(A) Lord Buddha (B) Lord Krishna
(C) Lord Mahavira (D) Lord Rama
Ans : (A)
20. Ramkrishna Mission was founded by whom?
(A) Swami Ramkrishna Paramhans (B) Swami Vivekanand
(C) Swami Dayanand (D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Ans : (B)
21. Which Indian leader first used the word ‘Swarajya’?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Swami Dayanand (D) Swami Vivekanand
Ans : (C)
22. Where was the second round table conference on Jammu and Kashmir held?
(A) Jammu (B) Srinagar
(C) Delhi (D) Bangalore
Ans : (B)
23. Press Note-18 is related to–
(A) Investment (B) Reservation in Private Sector
(C) Fiscal Deficit (D) Revenue Deficit
Ans : (A)
24. Which of the following countries has introduced a nation-wide Carbon Tax?
(A) Sweden (B) Japan
(C) New Zealand (D) France
Ans : (C)
25. Who is the Chairman of the Sixth Central Pay Commission?
(A) Justice B.N. Srikrishna (B) Prof. Ravindera Dholakia
(C) J.S. Mathur (D) Sushma Nath
Ans : (A)
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