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TOP 100 GK QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS

TOP 100 GK QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS

100 general knowledge questions and answers pdf
TOP 100 GK QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS
  1. First president of India who died while in office- Zakir Hussain.
  2. The first British viceroy of India-Lord Cannin.
  3. The longest Corridor in India?- Rameshwaram temple Corridor.
  4. Who won the Nobel Prize for peace in the year 2014?- Malala Yousafzai & Kailash Satyarthi.
  5. The First women Airline pilot-Durga Benarjee.
  6. Father of Indian space program?- Vikram Sarabhai.
  7. City of festivals?- Madurai.
  8. Study of insects is known as- Entomology.
  9. Instrument is used to measure heat- Calorimeter.
  10. River Krishna is originated from- Western Ghats.
  11. Founder of Buddhism Buddha’s original name- Siddhartha.
  12. Queen of Arabian sea- Cochin.
  13. Silicon city of India- Bangalore.
  14. The study of sound & sound waves- Acoustics.
  15. Deficiency of vitamin-A leads to disease- Night blindness, Xeropthalmia.
  16. Instrument used for recording & origin of intensity of earthquakes – Seismograph.
  17. Sound level while a rocket taking off- 130db.
  18. Moto of Olympic games- Citus-Altius-Fortius (faster-higher-stronger).
  19. World press freedom day is on – 3rd May.
  20. United Nations Organization headquarters is at – New York.
  21. Abbreviation of LASER- Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
  22. Wake up India book was written by- Annie Besant.
  23. Capital city of Sri Lanka- Colombo.
  24. Countries which have currency as Rupee- India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
  25. First Asian to receive Nobel prize- Rabindranath Tagore.
  26. First test tube baby in the world – Louise Joy Brown (1978).
  27. Number of International Air Ports in India- 21.
  28. Largest planetarium in India- The Birla planetarium, Kolkata.
  29. British Commonwealth of nations is an association of- 54 nations.
  30. The book “ Ignited Minds- Unleashing the power within India” is written by- A.P.J. Kalam.
  31. Number of islands in Lakshsdweep- 36
  32. Day on which constituent assembly adopted national anthem- 24th January 1950.
  33. The Panama canal is different from Suez canal as it has – lock system.
  34. The space retaining life in any form is called – Biosphere.
  35. Nobel prizes are annually distributed at – Stockholm.
  36. Vitamin B12 helps in fighting against- Aneamia.
  37. Which technology giant became the first company to reach a market value of $700 billions- Apple.
  38. National youth day in India is celebrated on the birthday of- Swami Vivekananda.
  39. Who is the Metro man of India – E.Sreedharan.
  40. IRTC has partnered with _______ e-commerce portal for online shopping- Amazon.
  41. _______state government has launched Bhagya Sree scheme for girl child welfare- Maharashtra.
  42. Which is the most abundant mineral in human body? – Calcium.
  43. Numismatics is the study of – Currency& coins.
  44. Which gas is used in cigarette lighters?- Butane.
  45. River Mahanadi is originated from – Chhattisgarh.
  46. Forward Marketing Commission ( FMC) is the chief regulator of – Commodity market.
  47. Air pollution from vehicles can be controlled by fitting – Catalytic converter.
  48. Kingdoms which were associated with the life of Budda – Kosala & Magadha.
  49. The seasonal reverse of winds is typically characteristic of – Monsoon climate.
  50. Tungsten is used for the construction of filament in bulb because of – High resistance.
  51. Disease Elephantiasis is caused by organism- Wuchereria bancrofti.
  52. Inactive Nitrogen and Argon gases are usually used in electric bulbs in order to- increase the life time of filament.
  53. Arihant is a- Nuclear-powered Ballistic Missile.
  54. Baiji oil refinery is located at – Iraq.
  55. The site of cellular respiration in animal call is-Mitochondria
  56. Dropsy in a disease caused due to adulteration in- mustard oil
  57. National science day in India is celebrated on-28th February.
  58. First Moughal to prohibit sati – Akbar.
  59. ICDS stands- Integrated Child Development Services.
  60. Squirrel’s nest is called – Drey.
  61. Among the 12 gods of Olympus, the God of Beauty and Love – Aphrodite.
  62. Fundamental rights are borrowed from the constitution of – America.
  63. London is located on the bank of – Thames.
  64. First Muslim women ruler of India was – Sulthan Raziya.
  65. The highest peak of Eastern Ghats of India is – Mahendragiri.
  66. Ozone day is celebrated on – 25th September.
  67. Gas used for artificial ripening of fruits – Acetylene.
  68. ‘Statue of Liberty’ is the national Emblem for – America.
  69. ‘UNBREAKABLE’ is the autobiography of _____, famous Indian sports person – M.C.Mary Kom .
  70. Kerosene usually contains mixture of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers – C12to C16.
  71. The tragedy of Jallianwala Bagh Mascare in April 1919 occurred at – Amritsar.
  72. Latin America, Asia and Africa are jointly said to belong to the – Third world.
  73. First session of the Indian National Congress was held at – Bombay (Mumbai).
  74. The surface temperature of sun is around – 6000˚ C.
  75. Acid rain is caused by – SO2 and NO2.
  76. _____satellites help in telecast T.V. network programs, all over country- Insat-IB.
  77. April 22 is celebrated every year as- earth Day.
  78. Who was called as the “Shakespeare of India”? – Kalidas.
  79. The acronym “YAHOO” stands for – Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.
  80. A liquid drop attains spherical shape due to – Surface Tension.
  81. The head quarters of “United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) is at – Nairobi, Kenya.
  82. Program introduced by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to strengthen power transmission and network distribution was – Integrated Power Development Scheme.(IPDS).
  83. Guindy national park is located in – Chennai, Tamilnadu.
  84. ________is a big centre for Rolled Gold Ornaments- Machilipatnam.
  85. Author of famous book “The Hound of Baskervillie”- Sir Arthur Cannon Doyle.
  86. Which year was declared as International year of poverty eradication?- 1996.
  87. First five year plan in India (1951-56) gave importance to – Agriculture, Irrigation.
  88. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) first meeting was held at – Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  89. Balloon was invented by – Jacques & Joseph Montgolfier.(1783), France.
  90. Country having lowest population – Vatican City.
  91. Fountain pen was the great work of – Lewis E Waterman (1884), USA.
  92. Eden Gardens is one of the famous cricket stadium situated in- Kolkata.
  93. NASSCOM Stands for – National Association of Software and Service Companies.
  94. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is located in – Italy.
  95. ‘Pradhana Mantri jan-Dhan Yojana’ has been launched for- promoting financial inclusion in the country.
  96. In India the steel production industry requires the import of- Cooking Coal.
  97. Ozone layer of the Earth’s atmosphere is important for living organism as it- prevents the entry of harmful UV rays.
  98. LED are the latest technology in energy-efficient lighting. The expansion of LED is- Light Emitting Diode.
  99. Number of PIN (Postal Index Number) code Zones in India – 9.
  100. 100. September 5th is celebrated as Teacher’s Day on the memory of – Sarvepalli Radha Krishnan.

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  1. Thank you for the Knowledge ! but, A number of studies have assessed whether performance on a general knowledge (GK) test can predict achievement in particular areas, namely in academics, proofreading, and creativity. GK in Hindi, Current Affiars in Hindi.

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