General Knowledge Question Answer: GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. A close bottle containing water at room temperature is taken to the Moon and than the lid is opened. The water will
1) boil
2) freeze
3) decompose into oxygen and hydrogen
4) not change at all

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Q. Which one among the following statements regarding the constitutionally guaranteed Right to Education in India is correct?
1) This right has been given to all Indian children between the ages of 6 to 14 years under the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act
2) This right covers both child and adult illiteracy and therefore universally guarantees education to all citizens of India
3) This right is a child right covering the age group of 6 to 14 years and becomes operational from the year 2015
4) This right has been taken from the British Constitution which was the first Welfare State in the wor

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Q. Which of the following statements regarding writ of certiorari is/are correct?
1. There should be court, tribunal or an officer having legal authority to determine the questions of deciding fundamental rights with a duty to act judicially.
2. Writ of certiorari is available during the tendency of proceedings before a subordinate court.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

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Q. Which one among the following is not correct about Down's syndrome?
1) Affected individual has early ageing
2) It is genetic disorder
3) Affected person has mental retardation
4) Affected person has furrowed tongue with open mouth

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Q. The rainfall distribution pattern over the Ganga basin decreases from the
1) east to west and north to south
2) west to east and north to south
3) west to east and south to north
4) east to west and south to north

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Q. Which one among the following elements/ions is essential in small quantities for development of healthy teeth butt causes mottling of the teeth if consumed in higher quantities?
1) Fluoride
2) Iron
3) Chloride
4) Potassium

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Q. Which one among the following pairs is correctly matched?
1) The Battle of Chausa: Defeat of Humayun by Sher Shah
2) The Second Battle of Tarain: Defeat of Jaichand of Kanauj by Muhammad of Ghur
3) The First Battle of Panipat: Defeat of Sikandar Lodi by babur
4) The Battle of Khanwa: Defeat of Rana Pratap by Akbar

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Q. The Civil Liability of Nuclear Damage Bill, passed in the Lok Sabhs on August 2010, does not make provision for
1) establishment of claims commission and appointment of claims commissioner
2) a liability cap of Rs.1,500 crore on an operator in case of an accident
3) a liability cap of Rs. 1,500 crore also on the Government of India in case of an accident
4) liability of the operator even if an accident is unintentional

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Q. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act makes a paradigm shift from the previous wage employment programmes by
1) providing a statutory guarantee of wage employment
2) focusing on all-round development of the rural people
3) providing wage employment in rural areas a legal binding for the State Governments
4) augmenting food security through wage employment in rural areas

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Q. Contact lenses are made from
1) Teflon
2) Polyvinyl chloride
3) polystyrene
4) Lucite

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