GK Questions for All Competitive Examinations
Which of the following phenomena occurs in a spacecraft due to microgravity in space?
a) Weightlessness
b) Atmospheric turbulence
c) Increased gravitational pull
d) Magnetic field distortion
Answer: Weightlessness
Which tree is also called the Bodhi tree?
a) Banyan tree
b) Neem tree
c) Peepal tree
d) Ashok tree
Answer: Ashok tree
According to a legend, which ancient city was founded in 1753 BC by twin brothers named Romulus and Remus?
a) Athens
b) Cairo
c) Rome
d) Istanbul
Answer: Rome
Gandhi Sagar Dam situated on the border of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh is built on which river?
a) Yamuna River
b) Ganges River
c) Godavari River
d) Chambal River
Answer: Chambal River
Which TV channel came into existence by the merger of Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV in 2021?
a) Prasar Bharati TV
b) Sansad TV
c) Bharatiya Darshan
d) Rashtriya Sansad
Answer: Sansad TV
I am a pair of small drums used in traditional Hindustani music. Who am I?
a) Sitar
b) Tabla
c) Harmonium
d) Dholak
Answer: b) Tabla
What is the group called which consists of several million stars?
a) Constellation
b) Nebula
c) Solar system
d) Galaxy
Answer: d) Galaxy
Which popular cartoon character is a reporter whose pet dog is named Snowy?
a) Mickey Mouse
b) Scooby-Doo
c) Tintin
d) SpongeBob SquarePants
Answer: c) Tintin
What did Nelson Mandela do for the rights of his people in South Africa?
a) Fought for independence from British rule
b) Led a cultural revolution
c) Advocated for women’s rights
d) Fought against apartheid
Answer: d) Fought against apartheid
Which of these resources of energy is renewable?
a) Natural gas
b) Coal
c) Solar power
d) Petroleum
Answer: c) Solar power
In which of the following sports does the player jump from a height by tying an elastic rope?
a) Skydiving
b) Paragliding
c) Bungee jumping
d) Rock climbing
Answer: c) Bungee jumping
Which character of Mahabharata is said to have had the strength of 10,000 animals?
a) Arjuna
b) Yudhishthira
c) Bhima
d) Draupadi
Answer: c) Bhima
What is the layer of the Earth pointed out in the illustration called?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer core
d) Inner core
Answer: d) Inner core
What was the name given to the homes run by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity for the sick and destitute?
a) Shanti Bhavan
b) Anand Niketan
c) Nirmal Hriday
d) Snehalaya
Answer: c) Nirmal Hriday
Who is the author of the books “Grandma’s Bag of Stories” and “How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and Other Stories”?
a) R.K. Narayan
b) Ruskin Bond
c) Sudha Murthy
d) Arundhati Roy
Answer: c) Sudha Murthy
What is a year with 366 days called?
a) Standard year
b) Leap year
c) Long year
d) Extra year
Answer: b) Leap year
What is the handle of a video game console called?
a) Joystick
b) Controller
c) Mouse
d) Remote
Answer: a) Joystick
Whose enemy is Lord Voldemort in Children’s Literature?
a) Harry Potter
b) Frodo Baggins
c) Peter Pan
d) Alice in Wonderland
Answer: a) Harry Potter
Who was the captain of the Indian cricket team during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019?
a) Virat Kohli
b) Rohit Sharma
c) MS Dhoni
d) Shikhar Dhawan
Answer: a) Virat Kohli
