Geography
Questions (India and the World)

• The main river flowing in the State of
  Jammu and Kashmir is – Indus
• The most important coal field in India
  is – Jharia Coalfield
• The Kabul Lamjao, the only floating
  National Park in the world is in – Manipur
• The middle zone of the earth with a
  thickness of 2780 km having an average density of 5.6 is known as – Pyrosphere
• Tapti river originates from – Satpura
  range
• Wild Ass Sanctuary is situated in – Little
  Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
• Sriharikota is situated in – Andhra
  Pradesh
• The headquarters of North Eastern
  Railway is – Gorakhpur
• Which is a major port on the East
  Coast of India? – Vishakhapatnam
• The highest peak of the Kara-koram
  Range is – Mt. K2 (Godvin Austin)

Indian
Polity and Constitution Questions

• The President can be removed from his
  office before the expiry of his normal term only on the recommendation of
  – The two Houses of Parliament
• The State has its own Constitution is
  – Jammu and Kashmir
• Under which constitutional amendment
  30% seats in village panchayats have been reserved for women in
  India? – 73
• Which Constitutional Amendment Act
  facilitates the appointment of the same person as a governor for two or
  more states ? – 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956
• The oath of office is conducted to the
  President by – The Chief Justice of India
• The Zonal Councils are the statutory
  bodies established by an Act of the Parliament that is – States
  Reorganisation Act of 1956
• The provision of Panchayats has been
  mentioned in – Part IX
• The pardoning power of the President
  in India as enshrined in the Article 72 of the Constitution of India
  includes – Pardon, Commutation, Remission, Respite, Reprieve
• Article 21 of the Indian Constitution
  is violated if there is – Inordinate delay by the state in
  bringing an accused to trial
• The Indian Constitution provides for
  the appointment of Ad Hoc judges in the – Supreme Court

Indian
National Movement Questions

• The call for ‘Quit India Movement’
  against Britishers was given in – 1942
• The famine which killed nearly 8 lakh
  people during British rule as per the report furnished by the Famine
  Commission of 1660 had struck – Western India in November 1876-77
• The theory of economic drain of India
  during British imperialism was propounded by – Dadabhai Naoroji
• Which of the British Acts provided for
  the establishment of All India Federation at the centre? – The
  Government of India Act 1935
• The system of competitive examination
  for Civil Service was accepted, in principle, in the year – 1853
• Who said, “This (the revolt 1857)
  was an eruption of social volcano, where many spent forces found vent.
  After the eruption, the whole social topography had changed; the scars of
  rebellion remained deep and shining.” – Ashok Mehta
• The revolutionary woman who led the
  revolution of 1857 in Oudh was – Begum Hazrat Mahal
• Who is the author of the book ‘The
  Great Rebellion’ ? – Ashok Mehta
• Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were
  sentenced to death in – Lahore conspiracy case
• Who called the revolt of 1857 as a war
  between barbarism and civilisation ? – T. R. Holmes

History
and Culture of India Questions

• The Upanishads are – a source
  of Hindu philosophy
• The Harappan civilization was
  discovered in 1920-21 following excavation – By R. D. Banerjee (at
  Mohenjodaro) and By D. R. Sahni (at Harappa)
• Through which officer the king
  exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire? –
  Mahanayakacharya
• The Sikh Khalsa was formed to instil a
  strong martial spirit in the Sikhs by – Tenth Sikh Guru Guru
  Gobind Singh in 1699
• Though Ashoka had many sons, the
  inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source.
  He is – Tivara
• The Vijayanagar king who employed
  skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of
  his bowmen was – Devaraya I
• The Palaeolithic Age in India is
  divided into three phases namely – Lower Palaeolithic (Handaxe and
  cleaver-industries), Middle Palaeolithic (Tools made on flakes) and upper
  Palaeolithic (Tools made on flakes and blades)
• The Chief of Sukarchakiya misl (a Sikh
  confederacy) was – Maharaja Ranjit Singh
• Under the Guptas in eastern India,
  there was probably an intermediate level of administration between
  vishayas (districts) and villages. It was called – Vifhi
• The two main monuments of Alaud-din
  Khilji’s reign-the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza were constructed
  at – Delhi

Economic
Affairs of India Questions

• In the country, which state is on the
  top in present in newly developed Education Development Index? –
  Kerala
• Which brand/ company uses the ad line
  “We know India better” ? – LIC of India
• Based on the European Banking system
  the first bank in India was started in India – at Calcutta in 1770
  named ‘Hindustan Bank’
• The only tungsten producing mine in
  the country is – Degana (Rajasthan)
• Capital Market comprises of – Stock
  markets and Bond markets
• In Global Hunger Index (GHI) India has
  been ranked at – 96th place among”U9 developing countries
• Which State is the largest producer of
  cashew nuts in India? – Kerala
• All revenues received and loans raised
  by the Union Government go into – Consolidated Fund of India
• In coal production, India ranks in the
  world – Third (after China and America)
• In India, the first bank of limited
  liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was – Oudh
  Commercial Bank

Sports
and Games Questions

• Fuwa was the official mascot of – Beijing
  Olympics 2008
• ‘Merdeka cup’ is associated with – Football
• Jwala Gutta and V. Diju are the famous
  players of – Badminton
• The winner of Wimbledon 2011 Women’s
  Singles title is – Petra Kvitova
• Agha Khan Cup is associated with – Hockey
  (Western India)
• The winner of Cop a America (football)
  2011 was – Uruguay
• Bully, Carry, Corner, Dribble,
  Hat-trick, Off-side are the terms associated with – Hockey
• Which award is given for excellence in
  the field of sports? – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
• The playground of wrestling is called
  – Arena
• Science and Technology Questions
• Who invented the ball-point pen? –
  Lazzlo Biro
• Astronomical distance is measured in – light
  year
• Name the process of production of
  energy in the Sun – Nuclear fusion
• The instrument which graphically
  records physiological movement (e.g., blood pressure/ heartbeat) is known
  as – Kymograph
• Which in automobile exhausts can cause
  cancer? – Carbon monoxide
• Who invented Ball-point pen? –
  C. Biro in 1938
• Who invented chloroform as
  anaesthetic? – James Simpson
• The instrument which measures strength
  of electric current is – Ammeter
• When did India join the Inter-national
  Tsunami Warning System? – 2004

Agriculture
Questions

• Kisan Mitra is an employee of – State
  Govt.
• National Project on Organic Farming
  was launched during – 10th Five Year Plan (2002-2007)
• The optimum cardinal temperature point
  for germination of rice seeds is – 20°C to 25°C
• As per the Eleventh Five Year Plan
  Period (2007-2012) target under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM),
  the production of rice, wheat and pulses is to be increased by – 10,8
  and 2 million tonnes respectively
• The number of essential mineral
  elements of plant is – 16
• RKVY stands for – Rashtriya
  Krishi Vikas Yojana
• Microbial inoculants capable of
  solubilizing phosphate are called – Phosphobacteria
• Food management in India has three
  basic objectives namely – Procurement of food grains from farmers,
  distribution of food-grains to the consumers and maintenance of food
  buffers for security and price stability
• In maize plants – Silk appear
  first
• FRP stands for – Fair and
  Remunerative Price (of Sugarcane)

Useful GK
Questions

• BRICS stands for – Brazil,
  Russia, India, China and South Africa
• The study of Cancer is called – Oncology
• The elements of a group in the
  periodic table – have similar chemical properties
• OPEC stands for – Organisation
  of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• The normal term of office of UN
  Secretary-General is – 5 years
• ‘Being Myself’ is the autobiography of
  famous tennis player – Martina NavratiIova
• The pH of human blood is normally
  around – 7.5 to 8.0
• Falklands Islands are in – South
  Atlantic
• The minimum age required to become the
  Prime Minister of India is – 25 years
• Neprologist is a specialist who treats
  – Kidney system
• The office of the Prime Minister of
  India is – Created by the Constitution
• Kangaroo is the national emblem of – Australia
• The objective of the Morley-Minto
  Reforms was – Extension of provincial assemblies
• The national tree of India is – Banyan
  (Ficus benghalensis)
• Cirrhosis is a disease which affects – Liver
• The members of the state legislative
  assemblies are elected for a period of – 5 years
• The capital of Bahrain is – Manama
• National Defence Academy is situated
  at – Pune
• India’s largest museum is located at – Kolkata
• In a human body, the basic building
  blocks are – Cells
• As per Census 2011, the highest
  populated State is – Uttar Pradesh
• Hertz is a unit of – Frequency
  of sound waves