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General Knowledge Questions and Answers
- Where is the headquarters of the United National Environment Programme (UNEP) located?
Answer: Nairobi, Kenya - Who was the first English President of the Indian National Congress (INC)?
Answer: George Yule - Which Turkish ruler attacked the Nalanda University?
Answer: Bakhtiyar Khilji - Which gas is filled inside an electric bulb?
Answer: Noble gases (commonly Argon) - When is International Women's Day celebrated?
Answer: March 8 - Which was the first vernacular language newspaper of India?
Answer: Samachar Darpan, a Bengali weekly - In which state is the Bhitarkarnika National Park located?
Answer: Odisha - Niagara Falls lies at the international border of which two countries?
Answer: USA and Canada - The oldest stock exchange in India is?
Answer: The Bombay Stock Exchange - What is the full form of ICICI Bank?
Answer: Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India - What are pencil leads made of?
Answer: Graphite - Who invented the World Wide Web (WWW)?
Answer: Tim Berners-Lee - Who is the father of the periodic table?
Answer: Dmitri Mendeleev - Who is the only known person to win the Nobel Prize twice?
Answer: Marie Curie - Hailey's comet makes an appearance after a gap of how many years?
Answer: 75-79 years - Which metal is in liquid form at room temperature?
Answer: Mercury - Which is the lightest of all metals?
Answer: Lithium - Which is the fastest fish in the ocean?
Answer: The sailfish - In which year did the Titanic ship sink?
Answer: 1912 - Which is the hottest chilli in the world?
Answer: Carolina Reaper - Where is the strongest bone of the body found?
Answer: In the jaw - Which acid is found in our stomach?
Answer: Hydrochloric acid - How many times does a healthy person's heartbeat in one minute?
Answer: 72 times - What is the PH value of pure water?
Answer: 7 - Which gas is used to extinguish a fire?
Answer: Carbon dioxide - Who was the founder of the Khilji dynasty?
Answer: Jalaluddin Khilji - Which railway station has the largest number of platforms in India?
Answer: Howrah Junction, with 23 platforms - Which is the wettest place in the world?
Answer: Mawsynram, Meghalaya - Which scientific principle is the atomic bomb based on?
Answer: The principle of nuclear fusion - Which architect is credited for designing the city of Chandigarh?
Answer: Le Corbusier - Which country is known as the 'Sugar Bowl of the World'?
Answer: Brazil - When do we celebrate International Yoga Day?
Answer: June 21 - The Ranji Trophy is related to which sport?
Answer: Cricket - Which union territory of India has the highest literacy rate?
Answer: Lakshadweep - Which latitude passes through the middle of India?
Answer: Tropic of Cancer - Which is the second-highest peak in the world?
Answer: Mount Ketu/K2 (Godwin Austin) - When does the solar eclipse occur?
Answer: When the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth - What does 'URL' stand for?
Answer: Uniform Resource Locator - Where did India carry out its first nuclear test?
Answer: Pokhran, Rajasthan - Who is the author of the book 'The God of Small Things'?
Answer: Arundhati Roy - Which is the first feature film of India?
Answer: Raja Harishchandra - Which country is also known as the 'Playground of Europe'?
Answer: Switzerland - Which city is also known as the 'Gateway of Tears'?
Answer: Jerusalem - Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
Answer: Wular Lake, Jammu & Kashmir - Which type of lens is used in a camera?
Answer: Convex lens - What is the capital of North Korea?
Answer: Pyongyang - Which is the fastest train in India at present?
Answer: Vande Bharat - Which is the longest road tunnel in India?
Answer: Dr. Syama Road Tunnel in Jammu - Which is the smallest flightless bird?
Answer: The Inaccessible Island rail - Which gland is responsible for the production of hormones?
Answer: Endocrine gland - In which year was the Mughal Empire established?
Answer: 1526 - How many stars are there on the Chinese flag?
Answer: Five - Who was the first woman IAS officer in India?
Answer: Anna R. Malhotra - The Booker Prize is related to which field?
Answer: Fiction writing - Who is the Greek God of the Sky, Thunder, and Lightning?
Answer: Zeus
Answer from the following
Q1. When is ‘International Women’s Day’ celebrated?
1. 21st February
2. 2nd August
3. 21st May
4. 8th March
Answer- 4. 8th March
Q2. Who is the first Indian to win the ‘Nobel Prize’?
1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. V Raman
3. Mother Teresa
4. Har Gobind Khurana
Answer- 1. Rabindranath Tagore
Q3. When is ‘International Yoga Day’ celebrated?
1. 11th July
2. 21st June
3. 31st October
4. 4th July
Answer- 2. 21st June
Q4. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India ?
1. Pratibha Patil
2. Sumitra Mahajan
3. Indira Gandhi
4. Meira Kumar
Answer- 3. Indira Gandhi
Q5. What does UNESCO stand for?
1. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation
2. United Nations Education and Scientifical Cultural Organisation
3. United Nations Educational Scientifical and Cultural Organisation
4. United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation
Answer- 1. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation
Class 9 MCQ
Q6. Who is known as the ‘Nightingale’ of India ?
1. Indira Gandhi
2. Mother Teresa
3. Sarojini Naidu
4. Annie Besant
Answer- 3. Sarojini Naidu
Q7. When is ‘International Labour Day’ celebrated?
1. 12th January
2. 5th June
3. 1st May
4. 22nd February
Answer- 3. 1st May
Q8. Who was the first woman IPS officer?
1. Sucheta Kriplani
2. Kiran Bedi
3. Lipi Singh
4. Merin Joseph
Answer- 2. Kiran Bedi
Q9. Who is known as ‘The Iron Man of India’?
1. P.J Abdul Kalam
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Vallabhai Patel
4. Manmohan Singh
Answer- 3. Vallabhai Patel
Q10. When is ‘Good Governance Day’ celebrated in India?
1. 12th December
2. 16th December
3. 20th December
4. 25th December
Answer- 4. 25th December
Q11. How many Union Territories does India have?
1. 10
2. 8
3. 9
4. 7
Answer- 2.8
Q12. How many states are there in India?
1. 29
2. 27
3. 30
4. 28
Answer- 4. 28
Q13. Who among the following is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?
1. Dr BN Rao
2. Dr BR Ambedkar
3. Vallabhai Patel
4. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer- 2. Dr BR Ambedkar
Q14. Who appoints the chief Election Commissioner of India?
1. President
2. Prime Minister
3. Members of the Parliament
4. Chief Justice of India
Answer-1. President
Q15. In which game will a team win ‘The Ranji Trophy’ ?
1. Football
2. Hockey
3. Cricket
4. Basketball
Answer- 3. Cricket
Q16. Which Union Territory has the highest literacy rate?
1. Puducherry
2. Ladakh’
3. Delhi
4. Lakshadweep
Answer- 4. Lakshadweep
Q17. Which state is in the easternmost part of India?
1. Assam
2. Nagaland
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Manipur
Answer- 3. Arunachal Pradesh
Q18. Which of the following is an east flowing river of Indian Peninsula?
1. Tapi
2. Narmada
3. Mahanadi
4. Luni
Answer-3. Mahanadi
Q19. Which of the following latitude passes through India?
1. Equator
2. Arctic Circle
3. Tropic Of Capricorn’
4. Tropic of Cancer
Answer-4. Tropic of Cancer
Q20. The second highest peak in the world is?
1. K2 (Godwin Austin)
2. Kanchenjunga
3. Nandadevi
4. Lhotse
Answer- 1. K2 (Godwin Austin)
Q21. Solar eclipse occurs when?
1. Sun comes between Moon and Earth
2. Earth comes between sun and moon
3. Moon is at right angle to the Earth
4. Moon comes between Sun and Earth
Answer-4. Moon comes between Sun and Earth
Q22. Which is the chemically inactive gas present in the atmosphere?
1. Nitrogen
2. Argon
3. Carbon Dioxide
4. Oxygen
Answer- 2. Argon
Q23. Which country won the Euro Cup, 2021?
1. England
2. France
3. Italy
4. Germany
Answer-3. Italy
Q24. For which sport did Neeraj Chopra win the Gold Medal in the Tokyo Olympic 2020?
1. Boxing
2. Javelin throw
3. High Jump
4. Long Jump
Answer- 2. Javelin Throw
Q25. Who won the silver medal for Weight Lifting in the Tokyo Olympic 2020?
1. Mirabai Chanu
2. Ravi Kumar Dahiya
3. Rajvardhan Singh Rathore
4. Sushil Kumar
Answer- 1. Mirabai Chanu
Q26. Who is the founder of Facebook?
1. Jeff Bezos
2. Mark Zuckerberg
3. Chris Hughes
4. Steve Jobs
Answer- 2. Mark Zuckerberg
Q27. What does URL stand for?
1. Unite Resource Location
2. Uniform Resources Location
3. Uniform Resource Locator
4. Unite Resourceful Locator
Answer-3. Uniform Resource Locator
Q30. What is the full form of LED?
1. Light Emission Diode
2. Light Emitting Device
3. Low Emission Device
4. Light Emitting Diode
Q31. Who invented electricity?
1. Benjamin Franklin
2. Wright Brothers
3. Alexander Graham Bell
4. Pavlov
Answer- 1. Benjamin Franklin
Q32. Which is the wettest place in the world?
1. Mizoram
2. Manipur
3. Kerala
4. Mawsynram
Answer- 4. Mawsynram
Q33. Who was the first Mughal Emperor?
1. Humayun
2 .Akbar
3. Shah Jahan
4. Babur
Answer- 4. Babur
Q34. Which is the highest civilian award presented by the Government of India?
1. Param Vir Chakra
2. Bharat Ratna
3. Padma Shri
4. Padma Vibhushan
Answer- 2. Bharat Ratna
Q35. Dengue Fever is caused by ?
1. Bacteria
2. Algae
3. Virus
4. Protozoa
Answer- 3. Virus.
Q36. In 2014, WHO declared India free from which disease?
1. Polio
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diphtheria
4. Measles
Answer- 1. Polio
Q37. Obesity is caused due to?
1. Excessive intake of food
2. Loss of hemoglobin
3. Deficiency of food
4. None of the above
Answer- 1. Excessive intake of food
Q38. Where was the first Nuclear Test carried by India?
1. Sriharikota
2. Kolhapur
3. Thiruvananthapuram
4. Pokhran
Answer- 4. Pokhran
Q39. Which article was scrapped in 2019 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir?
1. Article 270
2. Article 14A
3. Article 370
4. Article 215
Answer- 3. Article 370
Q40. Which feature can be used to connect a smart device to the internet?
1. Bluetooth
2. Modem
3. USB
4. Wifi
Answer- 4. Wifi
Q41. In which year did the First Five Year Plan begin?
1. 2nd March 1951
2. 1st April 1951
3. 2nd April 1952
4. 1st March 1951
Answer- 2. 1st April 1951
Q42. Who is the author of ‘The God of Small Things’?
1. Arvind Adiga
2. Amartya Sen
3. Vikram Seth
4. Arundhati Roy
Answer- 4. Arundhati Roy
Q43. In which year did Delhi become the capital of India?
1. 1910
2. 1911
3. 1916
4. 1923
Answer- 2. 1911
Q44. Who is the First Education Minister of India?
1. Ramesh Pokhriyal
2. Abul Kalam Azad
3. Dr Rajendra Prasad
4. Dharmendra Pradhan
Answer-2. Abul Kalam Azad
Q45. Who is the father of Indian Cinema ?
1. Dada Saheb Phalke
2. Bal Thackeray
3. Raj Kapoor
4. Prithviraj Kapoor
Answer-1. Dada Saheb Phalke
Q46. Which is the first feature film of India ?
1. Kalidas
2. Raja Harishchandra
3. Savitri
4. Devdas
Answer- 2. Raja Harishchandra
Q47. The movie Shershaah is based on which Indian Army personnel?
1. Ajay Vashsist
2. Ved Prakash Malik
3. Vikram Batra
4. Naveen Nagappa
Answer- 3. Vikram Batra
Q48. The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many states of India?
1. 7
2. 9
3. 10
4. 8
Answer- 4. 8
Q49. What is the capital of Meghalaya?
1. Shillong
2. Dispur
3. Agartala
4. Imphal
Answer- 1. Shillong
Q50. Where is Hawa Mahal situated?
1. Udaipur
2. Jaisalmer
3. Ajmer
4. Jaipur
Answer- 4. Jaipur
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