1500+ General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers For Competitive Exams Part 3

Q.1:- Which was the venue of the final match of the 1983 World Cup Cricket ?

  1. London
  2. Melbourne
  3. Kolkata
  4. Johannesburg

Q.2:- DCM Trophy is associated with the game of ?

  1. Football
  2. Hockey
  3. Badminton
  4. Golf

Q.3:- Which of the following cups / trophies is associated with the game of Lawn Tennis ?

  1. FIFA Cup
  2. Champions Trophy
  3. Ranji Trophy
  4. Davis Cup

Q.4:- India played its first official Test Match against England in ?

  1. 1928
  2. 1932
  3. 1942
  4. 1947

Q.5:- Which of the following is an international boundary line ? [NDA and NA (I) 2016]

  1. Dresden Line
  2. Durand Line
  3. Maginot Line
  4. 38th Parallel

Q.6:- At one of the places in India, if you stand on the seashore and watch the sea, you will find that the sea water recedes from the shore line a few kilometres and comes back to the shore, twice a day, and you can actually walk on the sea floor when the water recedes. This unique phenomenon is seen at ? [IAS 2017]

  1. Bhavnagar
  2. Bheemunipatnam
  3. Chandipur
  4. Nagapattinam

Q.7:- Which one among the following statements above South Asia is not correct ? [CDS 2011]

  1. All the countries in South Asia are currently democracies
  2. SAFTA was signed at the 12th SAARC Summit in Islamabad
  3. The US and China play an influential role in the politics of some South Asian States
  4. Bangladesh and India have agreements on river water sharing and boundary disputes
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Q.8:- Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD – 1050 AD are ?

  1. Khajuraho Temples
  2. Jama Masjid
  3. Sun Temple
  4. Mahabalipuram Temples

Q.9:- IDA stands for ?

  1. Indian Development Agency
  2. International Development Agency
  3. Industrial Development Analyses
  4. None of the above

Q.10:- Among the following countries which one has largest internet subscriptions ? [CDS 2002]

  1. China
  2. Japan
  3. Germany
  4. India

Q.11:- Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Commonwealth of Independence States (CIS) ? [IAS 2006]

  1. Armenia
  2. Belarus
  3. Estonia
  4. Georgia

Q.12:- Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing order of their populations ? [IAS 2008]

  1. Brazil & USA
  2. USA & Indonesia
  3. Canada & Malaysia
  4. Russia & Nigeria

Q.13:- Along with goods manufactured using child labour, some of the developed countries have started to boycott goods manufactured in developing countries using ‘Sweat Labour’. ‘Sweat Labour’ implies goods produced by ? [CDS 2011]

  1. Female labourers at very low wage
  2. Labourers working in inhuman / unhealthy working conditions
  3. Labourers working for more than eight hours a day without break
  4. Labourers where there is a wage discrimination between male and female labourers
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Q.14:- The oldest monarchy in the world is that of ? [IAS 1994]

  1. Nepal
  2. Saudi Arabia
  3. Japan
  4. UK

Q.15:- Which among the following countries was the earliest to give women the right to vote ? [IAS 2003]

  1. Iceland
  2. India
  3. New Zealand
  4. USA

Q.16:- Which of the following is the World’s rainiest spot ?

  1. Tavoy, Myanmar
  2. Waialeale, USA (Hawaii)
  3. Andagoya, Colombia
  4. Mawsynram, Meghalaya

Q.17:- The theory of monopolistic competition has been formulated in the United States of America by ? [SSC CHSL 2010]

  1. Joan Robinson
  2. Edward Chamberlin
  3. John Bates Clark
  4. Joseph Schumpeter

Q.18:- Speed of a ship is expressed in ?

  1. Kilometer
  2. Knot
  3. Horsepower
  4. Joule

Q.19:- The agreement signed by India and China in 1954 related to ? [NDA 1994]

  1. Trade and Commerce
  2. Restoration of Normal Relations After an Armed Conflict
  3. Cultural exchange programmes
  4. The Five Principles of Co-Existence
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Q.20:- The first satellite was launched by ?

  1. Russia
  2. Japan
  3. India
  4. France

Q.21:- Mt. Everest was successfully climbed for the first time in ? [CDS 2003]

  1. 1948
  2. 1953
  3. 1955
  4. 1957

Q.22:- Ghumura is a popular fold dance form of ?

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Odisha
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Assam

Q.23:- Who is the first India woman to scale Mount Everest ?

  1. Bachendri Pal
  2. Asha Agrawal
  3. Arti Gupta
  4. PT Usha

Q.24:- Kiwi is the national animal of ?

  1. Australia
  2. New Zealand
  3. Iceland
  4. Zimbabwe

Q.25:- India’s first Rural Telephone Exchange is located in ?

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