General Knowledge Question Answer: GK Questions and Answers

General Knowledge Questions, Quiz for Competitive Exams, Important MCQs for GK

Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
1) Computer : Charles Babbage
2) Radio : Karl Benz
3) Barometer : E. Torricelli
4) Dynamo : Michael Faraday

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Q. The communication satellites are invariably -
1) revolving at their own speed
2) stationary
3) geostationary
4) changing their track and speed

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Q. For which substance among the following, conductivity increases with temperature?
1) Copper
2) Germanium
3) Silver
4) Iron

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Q. In which State was the military exercise 'Vijay Prahar' held in May 2018?
1) Maharashtra
2) Gujarat
3) Rajasthan
4) Madhya Pradesh

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Q. Who has won the Women Singles Title of Badminton in Commonwealth Games, 2018?
1) Saina Nehwal
2) P.V. Sindhu
3) K. Gilmour
4) Michelle Li

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Q. In the World Press Freedom Index, 2018, India is placed at -
1) 135th
2) 136th
3) 138th
4) 137th

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Q. In which of the following texts, it is stated that those who could not speak Sanskrit language correctly were called 'Mlecchas' ?
1) Shvetashvatara Upanishad
2) Gopatha Brahmana
3) Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
4) Shatapatha Brahmana

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Q. With reference to the book Arthashastra, which of the following statements is/ are correct?
1. It is the oldest masterpiece on Indian State Policy.
2. There is no description of Mauryan empire and administration in this book.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below -
Codes:

1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2

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Q. Who among the following addressed Delhi as one of the greatest cities in the world?
1) Ibn Batuta
2) Alberuni
3) Farishta
4) Abul Fazl

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Q. Who is known as the Father of India's Local Self-Government?
1) Lord Lytton
2) Lord Ripon
3) Lord Curzon
4) Lord Dalhousie

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