GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Who has won the Women's Asia Cup 2024?

(A) India 

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) Bangladesh 

(D) Australia


2. Kuchipudi is a popular folk dance of which of the following states?

(a) Tamil Nadu 

(b) Karnataka

(c) Odisha 

(d) Andhra Pradesh


3. What is the currency of Bhutan?

(a) Ngultrum 

(b) Kuna

(c) Lev 

(d) Peso


4. Which is the highest gallantry award in India?

(a) Param Vishishtat Seva Medal

(b) Kirti Chakra

(c) Vir Chakra

(d) Param Vir Chakra


5. UJALA and SLNP schemes, which has completed six years,

is implemented by which ministry?

(a) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

(b) Ministry of Power

(c) Ministry of Rural Development

(d) Ministry of Communication


6. ....is the most fertile soil.

(a) alluvial soil 

(b) red soil

(c) black soil 

(d) laterite soil


7. The book titled 'Loktantra Ke Swar", is the compilation of speeches of which Indian leader?

(a) Venkaiah Naidu 

(b) Ram Nath Kovind

(c) Narendra Modi 

(d) Arun Jaitley


8. Indian Army has built a memorial for its personnel killed during the Galwan clash, at which place?

(a) Ladakh 

(b) Siliguri

(c) Jammu 

(d) Shillong


9. What is the name of the fitness campaign launched by the Union Sports Minister from 15th August to 2nd October?

(a) Run India 

(b) Fit India Freedom Run

(c) Fitness India Run 

(d) Khelo India Marathon


10. Which country is to play host to the 2023 International Cricket Council (1CC) World Cup?

(a) England 

(b) India

(c) South Africa 

(d) Australia


11. Which scientist discovered the radioactive clement radium?

(a) Isaac Newton 

(b) Albert Einstein

(c) Benjamin Franklin 

(d) Marie Curie


12. Which among the following are commonly known as shooting stars?

(a) Meteor 

(b) Comet

(c) Planet 

(d) Asteroid


13. Who among the following is the Supreme Commander of Indian armed forces?

(a) President of India

(b) Vice President of India

(c) Prime Minister of India

(d) Defence Minister of India


14. Which of the following is not a primary greenhouse gas found in carth's atmosphere?

(a) Carbon Dioxide 

(b) Methane

(c) Water vapour 

(d) Nitrogen Oxide


15. Hormbill Festival is celebrated in which state of India?

(a) Manipur 

(b) Nagaland

(c) Meghalaya 

(d) Mizoram


16. Which of the following is a book written by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?

(a) Indian Modernity

(b) The Transparent Mind

(c) A Brief History of Time

(d) Wings of fire


17. Which is the Capital of Spain?

(a) Toledo 

(b) Barcelona

(c) Madrid 

(d) Bilbao


18. What is the name of the Indigenously Developed Anti Radiation Missile, tested by DRD0?

(a) Rudram 

(b) Shiva

(c) Shakti 

(d) Rakshak


19. The martyrdom day of which Sikh Guru is observed in the month of November, as 'Shaheed Diwas'?

(a) Guru Tegh Bahadur 

(b) Guru Hargobind

(c) Guru Gobind Singh 

(d) Guru Ram Das


20. How does Corona virus transmit?

(a) When a person sneezes or coughs, droplets spread in the air or fall on the ground and nearby surfaces

(b) If another person is nearby and inhales the droplets or touches these surfaces and further touches his face, eyes or mouth, he or she can get an infection.

(c) If the distance is less than I meter from the infected person

(d) All of the above


21. Who created the legendary comic character of 'Mowgli'?

(a) Vishnu Sharma 

(b) Rudyard Kipling

(c) Ruskin Bond 

(d) R.K. Narayan


22. In which field is the Arjun Award given?

(a) Science 

(b) Sports

(c) Music 

(d) Medical


23. Which destructive cyclone entered India during the month of May 2021?

(a) Haiyan 

(b) Katrina

(c) Sandy 

(d) Taukate


24. What is measured by Barometer?

(a) Rain 

(b) Wind Speed

(c) Atmospheric Pressure 

(d) Temperature


25. Where is the Headquarter of ISRO situated?

(a) Sriharikota 

(b) Bengaluru

(c) Chennai 

(d) Goa


26. Who is the Agriculture Minister of India?

(a) Narendra Singh Tomar 

(b) Harsimrat Kaur

(c) Arjun Munda 

(d) Kiren Rijiju


27. Who is the head of State Bank of India?

(a) Atanu Kumar Das 

(b) Dinesh Kumar Khara

(c) Rajnish Kumar 

(d) A.S. Rajeev


28. What is Dry Ice?

(a) Liquid Sulphur Dioxide

(b) Liquid Oxygen

(c) Liquid Nitrogen

(d) Solid Carbon Dioxide


29. Which is the longest National Highway of India?

(a) NH 44 

(b) NH 48

(c) NH 27 

(d) NH 52


30. What did Gandhiji do to break the salt law?

(a) Dandi March 

(b) Ahmedabad March

(c) Champaran 

(d) All


31. Which state has the highest population density in India?

(a) West Bengal 

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Utar Pradesh 

(d) Maharashtra


32. Who is known as Iron Man of India?

(a) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru

(c) Lala Lajpat Rai

(d) Mahatma Gandhi


33. Who is the Governor of Rajasthan?

(a) Baby Rani 

(b) Kalraj Mishra

(c) Anandi Ben Patel 

(d) Phagu Chauhan


34. Who abolished the practice of 'Sati' during the British period?

(a) Dalhousie 

(b) Wellesley

(c) William Bentinck 

(d) Mayo


35. Which one of them is not a good conductor of electricity?

(a) Silver 

(b) Copper

(c) Aluminium 

(d) Mica


36. What is the longitude ofa place on the prime meridian?

(a) 360° 

(b) 180° 

(c) 90° 

(d) 0°


37. Guru Gobind Singh was the son of....

(a) Guru Tegh Bahadur 

(b) Guru Arjan Dev

(c) Guru Har Gobind 

(d) Guru Nanak Dev


38. What is the percentage of Nitrogen in atmosphere of the Earth?

(a) 75.03 

(b) 76.03

(c) 78.03 

(d) 78.08


39. What is the name of the layer above Earth's surface whichis located at the height of 8 km from the poles and 16 km

from the equator?

(a) Mesosphere 

(b) Atmosphere

(0) Troposphere 

(d) Stratosphere


40. Which nutrients help our growth?

(a) Proteins 

(b) Fats and carbohydrates

(c) Vitamin and minerals 

(d) All of these


41. There are seven continents in the world. In terms of area, the largest continent is...... and the smallest continent iS ............

(a) Asia, Antarctica 

(b) Asia, Australia

(c) Africa, Antarctica 

(d) Africa, Australia


42. Which is the largest Archipelago country in the world?

(a) Indonesia 

(b) Malaysia

(c) New Zealand 

(d) Malta


43. Who invented World Wide Web (WWW).

(a) Tim Berners-Lee 

(b) Bob Kahn

(c) Steve Jobs 

(d) Bill Gates


44. Who is the founder and current CEO of electric cars manufacturing company "Tesla'"?

(a) Bill Gates 

(b) Larry Page

(c) Elon Musk 

(d) Jeff Bezos


45. Which of the following river drains into Bay of Bengal.

(a) Krishna 

(b) Tapi

(c) Sutluj 

(d) Narmada


46. The saltiest water body in the world is....

(a) Red sea 

(b) Pacific ocean

(c) Dead sea 

(d) Indian ocean


47. Who has clinched the 2020 US Open women's singles title?

(a) Naomi Osaka 

(b) Serena Williams

(c) Victoria Azarenka

(d) Sofia Kenin


48. Sahyadris is also known as:

(a) Aravalli 

(b) Western Ghats

(c) Himadri 

(d) Eastern Ghats


49. On which date The Constitution of India was adopted?

(a) 26 November 1949 

(b) 15 August 1947

(c) 26 January 1950 

(d) 15 August 1950


50. Name the countries which lie on either side of Durand Line.

(a) India and Pakistan

(b) Iran and Iraq

(c) Afghanistan and Pakistan

(d) India and China


Answer - 1-b  2-d  3-a  4-d  5-b  6-a  7-b  8-a  9-b  10-b  11-d  12-a  13-a  14-d  15-b  16-d  17-c  18-a  19-a  20-d   21-b    22-b   23-d   24-c  25-b  26-a  27-b  28-d  29-a   30-a  31-a  32-a  33-b  34-c  35-d   36-d  37-a   38-d   39-c   40-d    41-b  42-a  43-a  44-c  45-a  46-c  47-a  48-b  49-a  50-c