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