General Knowledge Question Answer: GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. The computation of poverty in terms of Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) based on the Mixed Reference Period was recommen­ded by the -
1) Lakdawala Committee
2) Tendulkar Committee
3) Dandekar Committee
4) Alagh Committee

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Q. Which of the following is/are the sub-mission/Sub-missions of the National Skill Development Mission (NSDM)?
1. Institutional training
2. Overseas employment
3. Leveraging of public infra­structure
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1) Only 1
2) Only 2
3) All 1, 2 and 3
4) Only 2 and 3

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Q. Which of the following strategies is/are adopted for implementing the POSHAN Abhiyaan?
(1) Inter-sectoral convergence for better service delivery
(2) Use of technology (ICT) for real-time growth monitoring of women and children
Select the correct answer using the code given below -

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

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Q. Which of the following condi­tions is/are necessary for the issue of a writ of certiorari in India?
(1) There should be a tribunal or an officer having legal authority to determine questions affecting the rights of subjects and having a duty to act judicially.
(2) Such tribunal or officer has acted without jurisdiction.
Select the correct answer using the code given below -

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

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Q. Cheetahs, brought from Namibia, was introduced in India to which one of the following National Parks?
1) Kaziranga National Park
2) Keoladeo Ghana National Park
3) Keibul Lamjao National Park
4) Kuno National Park

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Q. Who among the following Chief Justices of India ordered the Constitution of a Special Bench called 'Social Justice Bench'?
1) Justice H. L. Dattu
2) Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
3) Justice R. M. Lodha
4) Justice Y. K. Sabharwal

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Q. Who among the following is the author of the book, Bandi Jivan?
1) Rash Behari Bose
2) Veer Savarkar
3) Aruna Asaf Ali
4) Sachindranath Sanyal

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Q. In the election held in 1937, in which two provinces was the Indian National Congress not able to emerge as the single largest party?
1) Punjab and Sind
2) Assam and North-West Frontier Province
3) Punjab and Assam
4) Assam and Madras

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Q. Consider the following state­ments -
After forming the Indian Natio­nal Army, Subhash Chandra Bose
(1) recruited a large number of soldiers from the Indian Prisoners of War in Japanese camp
(2) introduced a women's de­tachment named after the Rani of Jhansi
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

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Q. Which one of the following pairs denoting various forms of 'Bhakti' is not correctly matched?
1) Saguna: Belief in Gods with attributes
2) Nirguna: Belief in Gods without attributes
3) Alvars: Believed in de­votion of Shakti
4) Nayanars : Believed in de­votion of Shiva

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