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 is India's first indigenous designed and developed long-range subsonic cruise missile which can be deployed from multiple platforms?
1) Astra
2) Akash
3) Nirbhay
4) Shankhnaad

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Q. The Ministry of Power, Government of India has recently constituted a Committee to investigate the causes of the accident that occurred on 1st November, 2017 at Feroz Gandhi Thermal Power Plant Ltd., Unchahar, in Uttar Pradesh, Who among the following is the Chairman of the Committee?
1) Dr. L. D. Papney
2) Shri Dhawal Prakash Antapurkar
3) Shri Subir Chakraborty
4) Shri P. D. Siwal

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Q. Which one of the following elements will be an isobar of calcium if the atomic number of calcium is 20 and its mass number is 40?
1) Element with 20 protons and 18 neutrons
2) Element with 20 protons and 19 neutrons
3) Element with 20 protons and 19 neutrons
4) Element with 18 protons and 22 neutrons

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Q. Which of the following represents a relation for heat lost = heat gained?
1) Principle of thermal equilibrium
2) Principle of colors
3) Principle of calorimetry
4) Principle of vaporization

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Q. When the Sun is near the horizon during the morning or evening, it appears reddish. The phenomenon that is responsible for this observation is -
1) reflection of light
2) refraction of light
3) dispersion of light
4) scattering of light

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Q. Which one of the following is not an exclusive right of the concerned coastal nations over Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?
1) Survey and exploitation of mineral resources of ocean deposits
2) Exploitation of marine water energy and marine organisms including fishing
3) Conservation and management of marine resources
4) Navigation of ships and laying down submarine cables

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Q. In which one of the following groups of State in India is the groups of States in India is the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Project being implemented as a pilot investment?
1) Gujarat, Kerala and Goa
2) Kerala, 'Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
3) Gujarat Odisha and West Bengal
4) Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

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Q. Which of the following statements about the National Water Academy (NWA) is/ are correct ?
1. The primary objective of the NWA is to function as Centre of Excellence in training for in-service enginners from Central and State organizations on various aspects of water resource planning.
2. The NWA is located in New Delhi.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-

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

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Q. Which one of the following Indian States has the highest percentage of Scheduled Tribe population to its total populations?
1) Mizoram
2) Nagaland
3) Meghalaya
4) Arunachal Pradesh

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Q. Extrusive volcanoes are not found in which one of the following mountains?
1) Alaska
2) Rocky
3) Andes
4) Himalayas

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