1500+ General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers For Competitive Exams Part 13

Q.1:- Which one among the following was the first to legalize Euthanasia ? [IAS Exam 2006]

  1. Austria
  2. Switzerland
  3. Netherlands
  4. Canada

Q.2:- Coolgardie lies in the Australian province of ?

  1. New South Wales
  2. Northern Territory
  3. Queensland
  4. Western Australia

Q.3:- Rupee is the currency of ? [IAS Exams 2003]

  1. Bhutan
  2. Malaysia
  3. Maldives
  4. Seychilles

Q.4:- Within the education sector the highest priority is given to which of the following Govt. schemes ? [IBPS PO 2011]

  1. Technical education
  2. Primary education
  3. High school education
  4. Adult education
  5. None of the above

Q.5:- Kyat is the currency of ?

  1. Vietnam
  2. Myanmar
  3. Laos
  4. Namibia

Q.6:- Which amongst the following countries is not a member of the TAPI pipe line project, which was in news recently ? [SBI PO Exams 2011]

  1. India
  2. Afghanistan
  3. Portugal
  4. Pakistan
  5. Turkmenistan

Q.7:- OTEC stands for ? [SSC Grad Exam 2011]

  1. Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
  2. Oil and Thermal Energy Conservation
  3. Oil and Thermal Energy Convention
  4. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
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Q.8:- Which of the following is the lightest gas ?

  1. Hydrogen
  2. Helium
  3. Oxygen
  4. Nitrogen

Q.9:- Among the following languages, which one has the highest number of speakers in the world ? [CDS Exams 2002]

  1. English
  2. Hindi
  3. Portuguese
  4. Spanish

Q.10:- What is the Universal Product Code (UPC) adopted for ? [IAS Exam 2006]

  1. Fire safely code in buildings
  2. Earthquake resistant buildings code
  3. Bar code
  4. Against adulteration eatables

Q.11:- ‘Sunflower’ is the national flower of ?

  1. Ukraine
  2. Turkmenistan
  3. Lithuania
  4. Sweden

Q.12:- Which state is called the spice garden of India ?

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Himachal Pradesh
  3. Kerala
  4. Karnataka

Q.13:- ‘Samba’ is a popular dance form in ?

  1. India
  2. Peru
  3. Brazil
  4. Cuba

Q.14:- Which of the following countries does not have a monarchy ?

  1. Norway
  2. Thailand
  3. Ethiopia
  4. Japan
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Q.15:- ‘Biocoenosis’ denotes ?

  1. Ecosystem
  2. Ecological Balance
  3. Ecoside
  4. Ecological Pyramids

Q.16:- Silkworm consumes ?

  1. Flowers
  2. Barks
  3. Roots
  4. Mulberry Leaves

Q.17:- Two states which have made Urdu as their second official language are ?

  1. Punjab and Haryana
  2. Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
  3. Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
  4. Kerala and Odisha

Q.18:- The National Museum, the largest in India is located in ?

  1. Lucknow
  2. New Delhi
  3. Kolkata
  4. Mumbai

Q.19:- How do bees obtain nectar from flowers ?

  1. Scraping it with their antennae
  2. Using their feet
  3. Using their proboscis
  4. None of these

Q.20:- Who was the first captain of Indian Test team ?

  1. Vijay Hazare
  2. K. Nayudu
  3. Lala Amarnath
  4. Vijay Merchants

Q.21:- National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is located at ?

  1. Pune
  2. Delhi
  3. Nagpur
  4. Chennai
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Q.22:- Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research was established ?

  1. At Kalpakkam in 1971
  2. At Vadodara in 1974
  3. At Tarapore in 1972
  4. At Kaiga in 1974

Q.23:- The Paratroopers Training School of the Indian Air Force is located at ?

  1. Agra
  2. Nasik
  3. Pune
  4. Dehradun

Q.24:- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) was established in ?

  1. 1927
  2. 1947
  3. 1951
  4. 1959

Q.25:- National Brain Research Centre is based at ?

  1. Chandigarh
  2. Gurgaon
  3. Manesar
  4. Rohtak