General Knowledge for Competitive Examination

1. Who was the founder of the Indian National Army?

(A) Gandhiji

(B) Bal Gangadhara Tilak

(C) Subhash Chandra Bose

(D) Nehru

2. Kathakali dance form is associate with which state?

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Manipur

(C) Kerala

(D) Tamil Nadu

3. What is the famous chipko movement associated with?

(A) Trees

(B) Saving the tigers

(C) Saving the wetland

(D) None of these

4. According to 2011 Census, the State having maximum population is

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Kerala

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Maharashtra

5. An ordinance issued by the Governer has to be passed by the assembly within

(a) 10 weeks

(b) 12 weeks

(c) 6 weeks

(d) 8 weeks

6. Who has authored the book “The Kingdom of God is Within you”?

(a) Henry David

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) John Ruskin

(d) Leo Tolstoy

7. Which is the major cause of ‘October Heat’?

(a) Very low-velocity winds

(c) High temperature associated with high humidity

(b) Low pressure system over the Indo-Gangetic plains

(d) Hot and dry weather

8. Which of the following was the founder of the house of Peshawar?

(a) Balaji Vishwanath

(b) Balaji Baji Rao

(c) Parsuram Triamusuk

(d) Ramachandra Pant

9. Seismography is the science of

(a) Earthquakes

(b) Volcanoes

(c) Mountains

(d) Rivers

10. Cuba is the largest producer of

(a) Sugar

(b) Wheat

(c) Rice

(d) Barley

ANSWER

1. Subhash Chandra Bose
2. Kerala
3. Trees
4. Uttar Pradesh
5. 6 weeks
6. Leo Tolstoy
7. Hot and dry weather
8. Balaji Baji Rao
9. Earthquakes
10. Sugar