GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

01. Which is the deepest trench of the world? a) Philippine trench b) Tonga Trench c) Kuril- Kamchatka Trench d) Mariana Trench 02. In which place in Asia receive highest rainfall in the world? a) Mawsynram, Meghalaya, India b) Emei Shan, Sichuan Province, China c) Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India d) Mt. Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii, Oceania 03. Which is the longest river in Asia? a) Brahmaputra River b) Ganga River c) Yangtze River d) Nile River 04. Which of the following the tributaries of the river Ganga originates in the plains? a) Yamuna b) Kosi c) Son d) Gomti 05. Which of the following figures in cubic kilometres correctly shows the total annual precipitation in India? a) 2,000 b) 4,000 c) 3,000 d) 5,000 06. As per an official estimate, India receives this much per cent of rainfall during the South West monsoon season (June to September)? a) 55% b) 65% c) 75% d) 85% 07. The highest proportion of the total ground water used in the country is in which one of the following sectors? a) Irrigation b) Domestic use c) Industries d) None of the above 08. Reliance’s Jamnagar Oil Refinery, considered as the largest refinery in the world, is located in a) Andhra Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Karnataka d) Gujarat 09. At which one of the following places, India’s first atomic power station started? a) Kalpakkam b) Rana Pratap Sagar c) Narora d) Tarapur 10. The Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited is located in……? a) Tamil Nadu b) Telangana c) Jharkhand d) Madhya Pradesh 11. What is the correct descending order on the basis of the number of sex ratio in the states? a) Kerala <Chhattisgarh <Mizoram <Andhra Pradesh b) Arunachal Pradesh <Kerala <Manipur <Meghalaya c) Meghalaya <Kerala << Chhattisgarh <Tamil Nadu d) Kerala <Tamil Nadu <Andhra Pradesh <Chhattisgarh 12. Who won the ICC world cup 2019? a) India b) England c) New Zealand d) Australia 13. The Hornbill festival is celebrated in a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Nagaland c) Odisha d) West Bengal 14. World Archery suspended the Archery Association of which among the following countries? a) India b) China c) Pakistan d) Bangladesh 15. Name the first woman to head a paramilitary force. a) Divya Ajith b) Archana Ramasundaram c) Punita Arora d) Ashwini Pawar 16. Who was elected as the first woman President of Indian National Science Academy (INSA)? a) Chandrima Shaha b) Aditi Pant c) Shubha Tole d) Yamuna Krishnan 17. Rouf is the folk dance of which Indian State? a) Gujarat b) Jammu and Kashmir c) Maharashtra d) Tamil Nadu 18. The new union territory of Ladakh has how many districts? a) Two b) Three c) Four d) One 19. How many agreements were signed between India and Uzbekistan for military cooperation? a) Four b) Three c) Five d) Seven 20. Who was recently appointed as the Indian Ambassador to UAE? a) Pavan Kapoor b) Navdeep Singh Suri c) Aman Singh d) Pradeep Bhaskar  

1. Which of the following statement is not correct about ‘Bombay Plan’? a) The Bombay Plan is also called the ‘Tata Bidla Plan’ b) It was started in 1944 c) Its draft was prepared by the John Mathai d) There were 10 members in this plan 2. Which of the following statements is not correct? a) There is no constitutional provision in India about the Planning Commission b) Planning commission was established in January 1951 c) National Development Council was established in August 1952 d) Jawaharlal Nehru, was the first chairman of the Planning Commission 3. Who started the ‘Gandhian Plan’? a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Dadabhai Naoroji c) M.N. Roy d) None of the above 4. Who was the revenue collector during Vedic period? a) Senani b) Jivagribha c) Bhagadugha d) Madhyamasi 5. Which of the following statements is not correct? a) The first five year plan was launched from 1st April, 1951 b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first chairman of the Planning Commission of India c) The National Development Council used to give final approval to the Five Year Plan d) The first five year plan was based on the Harrod- Domar model 6. What was the ancient name of Shivalik Hills? a) Manak Parbat b) Mahabharata Hills c) Shiva Parvat d) None of the above 7. Who among the following was the founder of Rashtrakutas? a) Dantidurga b) Yashovarman c) Mihir Bhoja d) Vakpatiraja 8. Who among the following ruling dynasty of early Medieval India called themselves descendants of Satyaki? a) Pala b) Rashtrakutas c) Chola d) Vijayanagara 9. The process of Constitutional amendment in India is taken from……..? a) America b) Japan c) South Africa d) Canada 10. Consider the following The tripartite struggle was between the Pratiharas, Palas and Rashtrakuta.Fight was to acquire supremacy over Kanauj, a symbol of prestige in Indian politics.Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct about tripartite struggle of early medieval India? a) Only I b) Only II c) Both I and II d) Neither I nor II 11. Which of the following is not ruling class of Kashmir? a) Karkota b) Utpala c) Loharas d) Senas 12. Which one of was the significant feature of the Quit India Movement? (a) Women did not play an important role in the movement(b) Nasik in Maharashtra was an important regional base during the movement(c) It was marked by anti-zamindar violence(d) It was marked by the emergence of parallel governments in different parts of India 13. Which one of the following characteristics does NOT describe the Khilafat movement? (a) Mahatma Gandhi sought to link it to the Non-Cooperation movement(b) It was not supported by the Congress(c) It demanded that the Turkish Sultan must retain control over Muslim sacred spaces in the erstwhile Ottoman empire(d) It was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali 14. Which one of the following was NOT a feature of railways in colonial India? (a) The main purpose of the setting up of railways in India was to serve the interest of the empire(b) British capital investments were invited with 15% guaranteed interest to be paid if necessary from Indian revenues(c) The construction work disturbed ecology(d) The construction of the railways was planned in such a way that it connected the internal markets with the ports, but provided no interconnection between internal market cities 15. Which colonial administrator made the following declaration about the partition of Bengal in 1904? “Bengal united is a power. Bengal divided will pull in different ways. That is perfectly true and one of the merits of the scheme” (a) Lord Curzon(b) H. H. Risley(c) Lord Minto(d) Sir Lancelot Hare 16. Who launched the Bardoli Satyagraha on 4th February, 1928? (a) Mahatma Gandhi(b) Vallabhbhai Patel(c) Rajendra Prasad(d) Kalyanji Mehta 17. Which one of the following is a feature of thought and philosophy of the Kandukuri Viresalingam? (a) He believed that science and morality were unconnected to truth(b) He believed in universal education(c) He believed that language had no role in inculcating morality in students(d) He did not attempt to build a national consciousness on a cultural base 18. Shivalik Hills are part of which of the following? a) Aravali b) Western Ghats c) Himalaya d) Satpura 19. The Nanda Devi is located in which of the following state? a) Himachal Pradesh b) Jammu & Kashmir c) Uttarakhand d) Uttar Pradesh 20. The Shivalik range was formed in which of the following period? a) Eozoic b) Pliocene c) Mesozoic d) Cenozoic  

Top 20 question of G.K. for NDA 1. The filament of a light bulb is made up of: a) Platinum b) Tantalum c) Tungsten d) Antimony 2. Which of the following is false? Sound waves are ____________ waves. a) Pressure b) Longitudinal c) Electromagnetic d) Mechanical 3. Which of the following coloured light has the lowest frequency? a) Green b) Blue c) Red d) Violet 4. The period of artificial geostationary satellite is: a) 8 hours b) 12 hours c) 24 hours d) 46 hours 5. The value of universal gravitational constant G is: a) 9.8 m/s2 b) 6.673×10-11 N m2 kg-2 c) 6.371 x 106 m d) 1.738 x 10 6 m 6. What is the unit of the magnitude of the weight? a) Distance (meter) b) Mass (grams) c) Force (Newton) d) None of the above 7. What is the value of Pi? a) 3.14159 b) 3.14358 c) 3.14258 d) 3.14289 8. Which of the following is the best electricity conductor? a) Copper b) Aluminium c) Iron d) Silver 9. Small liquid drops are spherical in shape because a) of adhesion b) of gravitational force c) of the atmospheric pressure from all the sides on the top d) the liquid tends to have the minimum surface area are due to surface tension 10. The Chandershekhar Limit is related to which of the following? a) Stars b) Black holes c) Both of these d) None of these 11. A Light Year is a measure of a) Light intensity b) Time c) Distance d) None of the Above 12. In the Solar System, asteroids circle between these two planets. a) Venus and Mars b) Mars and Earth c) Mars and Jupiter d) Jupiter and Saturn 13. Identify the pair that is correctly matched? a) Madam Curie: X – ray b) Albert Einstein: Photoelectric effect c) Linus Pauling: Electron d) C V Raman: Stark effect 14. Refraction, Reflection, Dispersion and Diffraction are associated with a) Light b) Sound c) Magnetism d) None of the Above 15. The minimum possible temperature beyond which matter cannot be cooled is in degree Centigrades is: a) 95.50 b) 100 c) 273.15 d) 473.50 16. Who among the following is credited for discovering the principles underlying electromagnetic induction? a) Michael Faraday b) Volta c) Coulomb d) Gauss 17. Which of the following statement is correct about Pi? a) It is non-repeating decimal value b) It is non terminating decimal value c) It is repeating and terminating decimal value d) It is non-repeating, non-terminating decimal value 18. It is on this principle, the quartz clock works. a) Piezo-electric effect b) Gauss effect c) Relativistic effect d) Mass defect 19. Who has calculated the circumference of the earth and considered the value of Pi = 22/7? a) Archimedes b) John Machin’s c) Aryabhatta d) None of the above 20. Cryogenic engines find applications in: (a) sub-marine propulsion (b) frost-free refrigerators (c) rocket technology (d) researches in superconductivity

1. In a row ‘A’ is in the 11th position from the left and ‘B’ is in the 10th position from the right. If ‘A’ and ‘B’ interchange, then ‘A’ becomes 18th from the left. How many persons are there in the row other than ‘A’ and ‘B’?(a) 26(b) 27(c) 24(d) 25 2. A question paper must have a question on one of the eight poets: A, B, C, D, E, F, G or H. The first four belong to the medieval period while the rest are considered modern poets. Generally, modern poets figure in the question paper in alternate years. Generally those who like H like G also; and those who like F like E also. The paper-setter does not like to ask about F as he has written a book on F, but he likes F. Last year, the paper contained a question on A. On the basis of the information given, this year’s paper is most likely to contain a question on (a) D(b) F(c) E(c) C 3. In a group of 6 women there are 4 dancers, 4 vocal musicians, one actress and 3 violinists. Girija and Vanaja are among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailaja do not know how to play on the violin. Shailaja and Tanuja are among the dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and Tanuja are all vocal musicians and two of them are also violinists. If Pooja is an actress, who among the following is certainly a dancer and a violinist? (a) Pooja(b) Jalaja(c) Shailaja(d) Tanuja 4. The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in their order are substituted by nine integers 1 to 9 but not in that order. 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the integer assigned to N? (a) 5(b) 7(c) 6(d) 4 5. The number of deaths among the army personnel is 8 in 1000, but among the civilian population it is 20 per 1000. Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from this statement? (a) It is better to join the army.(b) The relationship is fortuitous.(c) Quality of Life Index is very high within the armed forces.(d) The groups cannot be compared due to their heterogeneity. 6. Given the statement: “Buses are the cause of more accidents than cars, and trucks cause fewer accidents than buses”, which of the following conclusions can we draw? (a) There are more buses on the road than trucks.(b) Car drivers are more careful than bus drivers.(c) Truck drivers are more skilled than either car or bus-drivers.(d) None of the above 7.“If political leadership fails to emerge, there is likelihood of military taking over power in developing countries. Radical student groups or labour may try to raise revolution but they are not likely to compete with the military. Military intervention, rule, and withdrawal from politics is closely related to a society’s level of political development.” In the context of political development, the assumption in the above passage is that(a) political leadership is not an effective instrument.(b) military fills in political vacuum.(c) military intervention is inevitable for development.(d) None of the above 8. Four persons, Alok, Bhupesh, Chander and Dinesh have a total of Rs. 100 among themselves. Alok and Bhupesh between them have as much money as Chander and Dinesh between them, but Alok has more money than Bhupesh; and Chander has only half the money that Dinesh has. Alok has in fact Rs. 5 more than Dinesh has. Who has the maximum amount of money? (a) Alok(b) Bhupesh(c) Chander(d) Dinesh 9. With reference to the figure given below, the number of different routes from S to T without retracing from U and/or V, is (a) 3(b) 6(c) 9(d) 18 10. In a queue, Mr. X is fourteenth from the front and Mr. Y is seventeenth from the end, while Mr. Z is exactly in between Mr. X and Mr. Y. If Mr. X is ahead of Mr. Y and there are 48 persons in the queue, how many persons are there between Mr. X and Mr. Z? (a) 6(b) 7(c) 8(d) 9 Directions for the following 3 (three) items:Read the following passage and answer the three items that follow:A tennis coach is trying to put together a team of four players for the forthcoming tournament. For this 7 players are available: males A, Band C; and females W, X, Y and Z. All players have equal capability and at least 2 males will be there in the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with each other. But, B cannot play with W, C cannot play with Z and W cannot play with Y. 11. If Y is selected and B is rejected, the team will consist of which one of the following groups?(a) A, C, W and Y(b) A, C, X and Y(c) A, C, Y and Z(d) A, W, Y and Z 12. If B is selected and Y is rejected, the team will consist of which one of the following groups?(a) A, B, C and W(b) A, B, C and Z(c) A, B, C and X(d) A, W, Y and Z 13. If all the three males are selected, then how many combinations of four member teams are possible?(a) 1(b) 2(c) 3(d) 4 Read the following passage and answer the 3 (three) items that follow:In a survey regarding a proposed measure to be introduced, 2878 persons took part of which 1652 were males. 1226 persons voted against the proposal of which 796 were males. 1425 persons voted for the proposal. 196 females were undecided.14. How many females voted for the proposal?(a) 430(b) 600(c) 624(d) 640 15. How many males were undecided?(a) 31(b) 227(c) 426(d) 581 16. How many females were not in favour of the proposal?(a) 430(b) 496(c) 586(d) 1226 Read the following passage and answer the 3 (three) items that follow: A, B, C, D and E

1.The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is observed on_______. A. 15thJanuaryB. 10thJanuaryC. 7th JanuaryD. 9th January 2. Which of the following has won the SKOCH Award 2021(Silver) in the Governance category for its work towards combating Crime and Violence against Children? A. Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)B. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)C. Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL)D. National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) 3. Who among the following won the World Rapid Chess Championship 2021? A. Nodirbek AbdusattorovB. Ian NepomniachtchiC. Magnus CarlsenD. Fabiano Caruana 4. Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced to celebrate ‘National Startup Day’ every year on which date? A. 26thDecemberB. 14thJanuaryC. 28th MarchD. 16th January 5. The 16th India Digital Summit 2022 was organised by_________. A. NITI AayogB. DRDOC. Ministry of Electronics and Information TechnologyD. Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) 6. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently? A. A S Kiran KumarB. V. N. KrishnamurthyC. S SomanathD. K. Sivan 7. Which of the following has replaced Chinese mobile manufacturer VIVO as the title sponsor of the Indian Premier League (IPL)? A. Tata GroupB. Dream11C. Hero MotoCorpD. Reliance Jio 8. Who among the following has won a gold medal at the International Folk-Art Festival in Dubai recently? A. Malini AwasthiB. Raghu DixitC. Sumit BhaleD. Rabbi Shergill 9. A book titled “Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist” has been written by________. A. Chandrachur GhoseB. Vinod SampatC. Vikram SethD. Amitav Ghosh 10.Who among the following has been appointed as the next Vice-Chief of Army Staff recently? A. Chandi Prasad MohantyB. Manoj PandeC. Nav K KhanduriD. Yogesh Kumar Joshi 11. Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Air India Ltd. recently? A. Vikram Dev DuttB. Chanchal KumarC. Ajay SinghD. Soma Mondal 12. Recently, which of the following country has declared ‘Nusantara’ city as the new capital of the country? A. MalaysiaB. KazakhstanC. BrazilD. Indonesia 13. Who among the following Indian actresses joined the list of Young Global Leaders (YGL) compiled by the World Economic Forum in March 2021? A. Shilpa ShettyB. Deepika PadukoneC. Aishwarya RaiD. Alia Bhatt 14. Which of the following companies announced the launch of India’s first virtual academy programme Esports Academy? A. DellB. JioC. SamsungD. Asus 15. Who among the following is one of the authors of ‘The Hitman: The Rohit Sharma Story’? A. G KrishnanB. Anupam KherC. Sanjana DesaiD. S Hareesh 16. Who among the following Indian-American scientist was appointed as the acting chief of staff of the US space agency NASA, in February 2021? A. Ramesh RaskarB. Shantanu NarayanC. Bhavya LalD. Manmohan Attavar 17. Which Institute has been awarded the top position under the most innovative research institutions category by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)? A. IIT, RoorkeeB. IIT MadrasC. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) BengaluruD. National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Hyderabad 18.Who has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) and chief managing director (CMD) BrahMos Aerospace Limited recently? A. Dr Sanjeev Kumar JoshiB. Dr. Atul Dinkar RaneC. Dr. Sudhir Kumar MishraD. Dr G. Satheesh Reddy 19. In India, Good Governance Day is observed annually on__________. A. 2ndOctoberB. 28thAprilC. 14th JulyD. 25th December 20. Who among the following has been awarded the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2021? A. Divya HegdeB. Dr Anil Prakash JoshiC. Ratan TataD. Azim Premji  

1.Which among the following statements is/are correct about Plantations?The plantations have a large area and they are usually found in areas with low-density of populations.It is capital intensive.The plantation farming has been an agricultural practice primarily in tropical and subtropical regions.Select the correct code from the options given below:[A] Only 1 & 2[B] Only 3[C] Only 1 & 3[D] 1, 2 & 3 2. When did the earliest plantations come up?[A] 19th century[B] 14th century[C] 15th century[D] 18th century 3. Which among the following statements is/are correct about labor as an important factor of manufacturing?The mobility of labor is a factor contributing to the dispersal of industry.For the manufacturing activity, both cost and availability of labor are important.Select the correct code from the options given below:[A] Only 1[B] Only 2[C] Both 1 & 2[D] Neither 1 & 2 4.Which among the following statements is/are correct about the Sugar Industry?Sugar industry is highly raw material-oriented.The leading producers of cane sugar in the world include India, Brazil, China, Thailand, Mexico, Australia, and Cuba.Select the correct code from the options given below:[A] Only 1[B] Only 2[C] Both 1 & 2[D] Neither 1 & 2 5.Which of the following services is/are vital for the growth of industrial and trading activities?BankingFinanceInsuranceTransportSelect the correct code from the options given below[A] Only 1 & 4[B] Only 2 & 3[C] Only 1 & 3[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4 6. What are centers with a population of more than one lakh called?[A] City[B] Metropolitan City[C] Megacity[D] Urban Agglomeration 7.On which among the following factors/factors does the lumbering activity depend?Character of the forests.Relief of the landEnvironmental activitiesSelect the correct code from the options given below:[A] Only 1[B] Only 3[C] Only 1 & 3[D] 1, 2 & 3 8.Which among the following statements is/are correct about Commercial Plantation Tillage?It was introduced by the colonists in the tropical lands to obtain raw materials for industries.This type is highly commercial and is characterized by a high level of mechanization.Select the correct code from the options given below:[A] Only 1[B] Only 2[C] Both 1 & 2[D] Neither 1 & 2 9. What are the tropical grasslands of Brazil called?[A] Llanos[B] Savannah[C] Downs[D] Campos 10. Which among the following statements is/are correct about Tropical Grasses?The grasses in the tropical grasslands are tall, coarse, and fibrous and they are considered less edible.Tropical grasslands are generally called savannas and form the dominant type of vegetation cover in the dry low latitudes.Select the correct code from the options given below:[A] Only 1[B] Only 2[C] Both 1 & 2[D] Neither 1 & 2 11. The light of distant stars is affected byA. the earth’s atmosphereB. interstellar dustC. both (a) and (b)D. None of the above 12. The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?A. AfricaB. AsiaC. AustraliaD. Europe 13. Without ____ the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler.A. latitudinal redistribution of heatB. cycle of air circulationC. global wind patternD. All are similar terms 14. The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are calledA. coral reefsB. Seagrass bedC. hot spotsD. None of the above 15. The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves and the ____ energy they process. A. larger, moreB. larger, lessC. smaller, moreD. smaller, less 16. The hazards of radiation belts includeA. deterioration of electronic circuitsB. damage of solar cells of spacecraftC. adverse effect on living organismsD. All of the above 17. The Great Victoria Desert is located inA. CanadaB. West AfricaC. AustraliaD. North America 18. The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes areA. latitudesB. longitudesC. geographic gridsD. None of the above 19. The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of A. shapeB. areaC. baringD. distance 20. The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond withA. zones of climateB. zones of oceansC. zones of landD. zones of cyclonic depressions