General Knowledge Quiz Questions
1. The idea of ‘Survival of the fittest’ was originally presented by–(A) Wallace (B) Malthus
(C) Spenser (D) Darwin
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2. The chromosomal ends are known as–
(A) Metamere (B) Centromere
(C) Satellite (D) Telomere
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3. Serum is–
(A) another name of plasma (B) plasma without fibrinogen
(C) purified blood (D) none of the above
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4. The male sex hormone, testosterone is secreted by the –
(A) Bartholin’s gland (B) Cowper’s gland
(C) Graafian follicle (D) Leydig’s cells
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5. A couple with blood types A and O have three children, all with blood type O. What are the chances that a fourth child will have blood type O?
(A) 75 per cent (B) 25 per cent
(C) 50 per cent (D) 100 per cent
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6. The inner-most layer of the sun is called–
(A) photosphere (B) corona
(C) chromosphere (D) exosphere
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7. Where is the Nanda Devi peak located?
(A) Himachal Pradesh (B) Uttarakhand
(C) Sikkim (D) Nepal
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8. Which one of the following is a metamorphic rock?
(A) Gneiss (B) Granite
(C) Limestone (D) Sandstone
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9. Which of the following belts contains the largest iron ore reserves in the country?
(A) Gurumahisani-Badampur belt (B) Kudremukh-Kunigal belt
(C) Cuddaph-Nellore belt (D) Bailadila belt
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10. The Indus Valley Civilisation is associated with–
(A) Egyptians (B) Sumerians
(C) Chinese (D) Mesopotamians
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11. Fatehpur Sikri was founded during the period of–
(A) Akbar (B) Shahjahan
(C) Iltutmish (D) Razia Begum
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12. The greatness of Shershah lies in his–
(A) Victories against Humayun (B) Superior generalship
(C) Administrative reforms (D) Religious tolerance
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13. In which one of the places, Dutch had a factory?
(A) Madras (B) Pulicat
(C) Yanam (D) Calcutta
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14. Who was called the ‘Plato of the Jat tribe’?
(A) Churaman (B) Badan Singh
(C) Suraj Mall (D) Rajaram
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15. The Prime Minister at the time of Interim Government was–
(A) Nehru (B) Rajaji
(C) Gandhiji (D) Patel
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16. The first partition of Bengal under Lord Curzon took place in–
(A) 1901 (B) 1915
(C) 1905 (D) 1907
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17. Which the following Sultans opposed the interference of the Ulema in State affairs?
(A) Balban (B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Firuz Shah Tughlaq (D) Bahlol Lodhi
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18. Raja Kunwar Singh was associated with–
(A) Kanpur (B) Jagdishpur
(C) Rampur (D) Delhi
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19. In the case of a conflict between the Centre and a State in respect of a subject included in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India–
(A) The law of the State prevails
(B) The law of the Centre prevails
(C) The matter is resolved by the Supreme Court of India
(D) The law which had been passed first would prevail
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20. Proportional representation is not necessary in a country where–
(A) There are no reserved constituencies
(B) A two-party system has developed
(C) The first-past-post system prevails
(D) There is a fusion of Presidential and Parliamentary forms of government
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21. The salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India because–
(A) They may get salaries regularly every month
(B) Their salaries may be free from legislative vote
(C) There may not be any cut in their salaries
(D) Their financial position may be secured to enable them to dispense impartial justice
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22. What was the venue of the first NAM conference?
(A) Cairo (B) Belgrade
(C) Lusaka (D) New Delhi
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23. Who among the following Iranian-born US entrepreneur ready to ride a Russian capsule to the International space Station to become the first woman space tourist?
(A) Kim Gevaert (B) Irina Khabarova
(C) Anousheh Ansari (D) Fariba Adelkah
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24. ‘Economics planning’ refers to–
(A) The mobilisation of taxes (B) The allocation of resources
(C) The planning of manpower (D) The mobilisation of both taxes and manpower
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25. Which of the following is used for measuring the economic growth of a country?
(A) Gross National Product (GNP) at current prices
(B) Per capita gross national product at current prices
(C) Total real gross national product at current prices
(D) Total gross national product over a period of time
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