500 GK Questions And Answers
500 GK Questions And Answers
1. Why was the Panchayati Raj System adopted?
To Decentralise the power of democracy
2. In colourful diamond, Why are different colours present?
Due to impurity
3. From the view of International economy, What does third World imply?
The developing countries
4. Which is a land-locked country?
Zimbabwe
5. The ruler of which State was removed from power by the British on the pretext of mis governance ?
Awadh
6. With which field was Satyajit Ray associated?
Direction of films
7. Which plant is referred to as a living fossil?
Gingko
8. How long did the Constituent Assembly take to finally pass the Constitution?
About 3 years since Dec 9, 1946
9. What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?
Brazil
10. From where did the Quit India Movement start?
Bombay on Aug. 8, 1942
11. Which physical quantities have the same dimensions?
Momentum and impulse
12. In which year did UN establish the UN Conference on Trade and Development?
1964
13. Which Committee was formed to suggest means for eradicating black money?
Cheiliah Committee
14. The Karakoram Highway connects which pairs of countries?
China-Pakistan
15. Which Indian revolutionary helped Subhash Chandra Bose in raising ‘Indian National Army’?
Rasbehari Bose
16. Which crop would be preferred for sowing in order to enrich the soil with nitrogen?
Gram
17. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
18. What is the number of unpaired electrons in carbon atom?
2
19. Which latitude passes through India?
Tropic of Cancer
20. Who propounded that ‘destiny determines everything, man is powerless?
Ajivakas
21. Which type of coal is difficult to light in the open air?
Peat
22. Leukaemia or blood cancer is characterised by abnormal increase of which cells?
White blood cells
23. How many subjects are in the Union list?
100
24. Which instrument instrument used for recording earthquake waves?
Seismograph
25. Which Mughal emperor gave land for the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar?
Akbar
26. What does Oxidation involve?
Loss of electrons
27. Among South Asian countries which one is the Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,000 live births) lowest?
Bangladesh
28. What is meant by ‘Underwriting’, the term frequently used in financial sector?
Under valuation of the assets
29. ‘Caldera’ is a feature associated with which thing?
Volcanoes
30. Under the leadership of which Guru did the Sikh become a political and military force?
Guru Gobind Singh
31. Which Part of plant is important for the life cycle of plant?
Flower
32. By which committee were Mandal Panchayats recommended?
Ashok Mehta Committee
33. What will be If a pendulum clock be taken from the earth to a revolving artificial satellite?
It will stop altogether
34. Which city is associated with the river Mekong?
Phnom-Penh
35. Which decisive battle was fought during the Third Carnatic War between the English and the French?
Wandiwash
36. Coolgardie lies in the Australian province of which direction?
Western Australia
37. Gum Gopi Krishna was a maestro of which dance form?
Kathak
38. Which is an insectivorous plant?
Pitcher plant
39. A ship met with an accident at 30°E and 35°N. Where was the ship was sailing?
Mediterranean Sea
40. Which gave an impetus to the growth of militant nationalism on a widespread scale?
Partition of Bengal
41. Alpha-keratin is a protein present in which thing?
Answer: Wool
42. Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held?
Answer:
New Delhi
43. Which of the following is used as ‘a moderator in nuclear reactor?
Answer:
Graphite
44. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky?
Answer:
Mars
45. What was the source of the blue gem stone, lapis lazuli, for the people of Harappan culture?
Answer:Afghanistan
46. Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century against which’ country ?
Answer: Bangladesh
47. In baseball, the two opposing teams consist of how many players?
Answer:9 players each
48. The improper function of which results in condition ‘Myxoedema’ in human beings?
Answer: Thyroid
49. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet?
Answer: Jupiter
50. In the Vedic society, which was the term used to denote a group of families?
Answer: Grama
51. Who was the Chairman’ of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
52. Which element that does not occur in nature but can be produced artificially?
Answer: Plutonium
53. When had India a plan holiday?
Answer: after the draught of 1966
54. How are Latitude and Longitude?
Answer: Perpendicular to each other
55. Which Philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by Universal Law?
Answer: Jain philosophy
56. Which book is authored by V.S. Naipaul ?
Answer: A House for Mr. Biswas
57. Which can be used for biological control of mosquitoes?
Answer: Gambusia
58. Which proclamation National Emergency automatically suspends?
Answer: Right to freedom
59. The latitude of a place is the same as which place?
Answer: Celestial pole
60. What was the script used in the earliest Tamil inscriptions?
Answer: Brahmi
61. In which technology do Cryogenic engines find applications?
Rocket technology
62. Shovna Narayan is a reputed personality in which field?
Classical dance
63. During which Plan did prices show a decline?
first
64. Which instrument used for finding out wind-direction?
Wind vane
65. Which ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period?
broach
66. Which vitamin is considered to be a hormone?
D
67. On the basis of financial crisis how many times has emergency been declared by the President of India?
Zero
68. Which is the element found on the surface of the moon?
Titanium
69. Why is ‘Beaufort Scale’ used ?
To measure wind velocity
70. Which Tomar ruler is credited to have established Delhi?
Anangpal
71. ‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of which person?
Pt. Ravi Shankar
72. Which was the first talkie film of India?
Alam Ara
73. Through which Translocation of food materials in plants takes place?
Phloem
74. When does Relative humidity decreases?
With increased temperature
75. Who was the Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India?
Feroz Shah Tughlaq
76. What type of Party system has been evolved in India?
Multi-Party
77. A man with a dark skin, in comparison with a man with a white skin, What will experience?
Less heat and less cold
78. Which bank is the Banker of the Banks?
RBI
79. Where are a large number of species are found within a small unit of area?
Wet evergreen equatorial forests
80. Krishnadeva Raya wrote a famous work, namely Amuktamalyada, in which language?
Telugu
81. Folk painting ‘Madhubani’ is famous in which state?
Bihar
82. Which is the tree requiring minimum water for its growth?
Babul
83. Which post does the Constitution of India does not mention?
The Deputy Prime Minister
84. Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite?
Australia
85. Which Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar?
Rani Durgawati
86. How are Oxygen and ozone?
Allotropes
87. From where did India introduce cultivation of tobacco/tapioca/ pineapple?
South America
88. When was the Reserve Bank of India taken over by the Government?
1948
89. Which is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40° latitudes?
Mediterranean Climate Region
90. Which school of paintings developed independently during the Mughal Period?
The Bijapur School
91. In which is ‘Foot and Mouth Disease’ found?
Cattle
92. Who decides the number of Judges in a High Court?
President
93. What denotes the smallest temperature?
1° on the Kelvin scale
94. In which latitudes largest quantities of bauxite is found?
Tropical latitudes
95. Which was the first English ship that came to India?
Red Dragon
96. Which tree, once very popular in social forestry, is now taken to be environmental hazard?
Eucalyptus
97. Foot-and-Mouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in some parts of the world, By which is this caused?
Bacterium
98. In which animal is respiration done by skin?
frog
99. The Ruhr-Westphalia region is a famous industrial region of which country?
Germany
100. Which was the first newspaper to be published in India?
Bengal Gazette
101. With which does the power to extend or restrict the jurisdiction of the High Court rest?
With the Parliament
102. ‘Gobar gas’ contains mainly which gas?
Methane
103. Which is the biggest Public Sector undertaking in the country?
Railways
104. Which rocks is transformed into marble?
Limestone
105. Which ‘Englishmen was fellow of Gandhiji in South Africa?
polok
106. By which number the quality of gasoline’ sample is determined?
By its octane number
107. Due to bite of mad dog the disease hydrophobia is caused by which virus?
rabies
108. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
President
109. What is the principal reason for the formation of metamorphic rocks?
Extreme heat and pressure
110. Who said “I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn if it can be had”?
Mahatma Gandhi
111. A temperature at which both the Fahrenheit and the centigrade scales have the same value?
-40
112. With which is the ‘Tennis court oath’ associated?
French Revolution
113. Which is the tax that takes away a higher proportion of one’s income as the income rises?
Progressive tax
114. Where is the Sargasso sea located?
North Atlantic Ocean
115. Who commented that Cripps Mission was a post-dated cheque on a crashing bank?
Mahatma Gandhi
116. Medicine for epilepsy is obtain from which lichen?
Parmelia
117. Up to how much age can the Members of the Union Public Service Commission function?
65 years
118. Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic?
Quartz glass
119. Which is the greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean)?
11,033 m
120. At which one place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?
Champaran
121. With which country is “Orange’ Revolution” associated?
Ukraine
122. With which field was Pandit Bhimsen Joshi associated?
Music
123. What percentage of water is lost during transpiration?
99%
124. Which is the most populous city in the world?
Tokyo
125. By which ruler was the practice of military governorship first introduced in India?
Greeks
126. Which country has the briefest Constitution in the world?
USA
127. When temperature is gradually decreased, what is the specific heat of substance?
Decreased
128. What is the mean of Invisible Export?
Export Services
129. Which is the country with the highest density of population in Europe?
Netherlands
130. Bhakt Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal emperor?
Jahangir
131. Who was the first person to cross the Alps with army?
Hannibal
132. What is the loss of water in the form of water drops called?
Guttation
133. Who was made the Home Minister when Jawaharlal Nehru formed the Interim Government in 1946 ?
Sardar Patel
134. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands?
Myanmar
135. Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in Mughal India?
Aurangzeb
136. Which metal is non toxic in nature?
Gold
137. Which is the latest addition to the list of UNESCO’s world heritage sites in India?
Dolavira
138. Which committee was assigned to recommend reforms in the insurance sector?
Malhotra Committee
139. Which State shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India ?
Assam
140. The first railway line in India was opened in which year?
1853
141. What is Study of growth and development of embryo?
Embryology
142. What is the minimum permissible age for employment in any factory or mine?
14 years
143. Angular separation between two colours of the spectrum depends upon which thing?
Angle of deviation
144. Which mountain range stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north?
Aravalli
145. In which nomad man started settling?
Neolithic
146. Where is the headquarter of International atomic Energy Agency is located?
Vienna
147. The book ‘Diplomatic Encounter’ has been written by which author?
Arundhati Roy
148. What is the Study of pulse and arterial blood pressure called?
Sphygmology
149. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range?
The Great Himalayan Range
150. Rigveda is divided into 10 books. Which books are the oldest?
Second and seventh
151. Who is competent to prescribe conditions as for acquiring Indian citizenship?
Parliament
152. Which is the element that has the highest first ionization potential?
Nitrogen
153. During which Plan did prices show a decline?
First
154. Which state has the largest number of salt lakes in India?
Rajasthan
155. Who was the last of the 24th Jain Tirthankara?
Mahavira
156. Who is the author of the book ‘The Rights of Man’?
Thomas Paine
157. What is considered as the easily digestible source of protein?
Soybean
158. When the Vice-President acts as President he gets the emoluments of which post?
President
159. Which port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan?
Paradeep
160. Which site, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the bull capital?
Rampurva
161. Total internal reflection of light is possible when light enters from which thing?
Water to air
162. The book ‘Worshipping False God's is written by which person?
Arun Shourie
163. When was the Rolling plan designed?
1978-83
164. Which is a global biodiversity hotspot in India?
Western Ghats
165. During which reign was Kalidasa lived?
Chandragupta
166. In the human body, cowper’s glands form a part of which system?
Reproductive system
167. The resolution for removing the Vice-President of India can be moved in which sabha?
Rajya Sabha alone
168. Which transition metal is in liquid state?
Mercury
169. Which type of forest exhibits highest bio-diversity ?
Tropical rain forest
170. Which Rashtrakuta ruler established a victory pillar in Rameswaram ?
Krishna III
171. Who directed the famous T.V. serial ‘Tandoori Nights’?
Saeed Jaffrey
172. The UNESCO declared 2011 as which International Year?
International Year of Chemistry
173. In absence of ribosome in cell which function does not takes place?
Protein synthesis
174. Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located?
Uttarakhand
175. Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate ?
Nasir-ud-din-Mahmud
176. To whom does the Public Accounts Committee submit its report?
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
177. If a bar magnet is cut length wise into 3 parts, what will the total number of poles be?
6
178. The Issue Department of the RBI maintains -------------- against printing of note?
Minimum reservation
system
179. With which river is the Omkareshwar Project associated?
Narmada
180. The ruler which was not invited to join the confederacy to fight against Vijaynagar in the battle of Talikota?
Berar
181. The United Nations declared 2010 as which International Year?
Rapprochement of Cultures
182. Which tissue take part in healing the wounds?
Epithelium tissue
183. Which is the highest and final judicial tribunal in respect of the Constitution of India?
Supreme Court
184. What is the state the main activity associated with the fold mountain?
Earthquakes
185. Who was the Afghan ruler of India whose administrative system was emulated by the British?
Sher Shah
186. Temporary hardness of water is due to the presence of which thing?
Magnesium bicarbonate
187. Regatta is associated with which sports event?
Rowing
188. Rupee was devalued by what percent in July 1991?
20%
189. What is the term as the drainage pattern developed on