General Knowledge Question Answer: GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. 'Mission Buniyaad' is an initiative of -
1) Rajasthan Government
2) Delhi Government
3) Bihar Government
4) Jharkhand Government

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Q. Which is the first city in India to have 100 per cent drink-from-tap water supply?
1) Jodhpur
2) Puri
3) Varanasi
4) Ahmedabad

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Q. What is 'Dhirio'?
1) Traditional Bullfighting sport of Goa
2) Traditional Cock fighting sport of Jaipur
3) A folk dance of Goa
4) A musical instrument

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Q. Which of the following districts of the country has been chosen by the Ministry of Jal Shakti as the best district for the fourth National Water Award-2022?
1) Burhanpur (MP)
2) Ganjam (Odisha)
3) Gorakhpur (UP)
4) Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Q. What is 'Operation Dhvast'?
1) A joint operation of Punjab and Haryana police against the terrorists - gangsters - drug smugglers nexus
2) A operation of Delhi police to demolish illegal constructions
3) A drive to make the NCR drug (narcotics) free
4) A joint drive of para­military forces and J&K Police to keep a close watch on terrorists during a meeting of G-20

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Q. Which of the following state­ments is correct about The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction?
I. The Framework was adop­ted at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan, on March 18, 2015.
II. It aims to achieve the sub­stantial reduction of disaster risk and losses over the next 10 years.
Correct code is -

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

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Q. Basohli painting has got the Geographical Indication Tag. Basohli painting belongs to which state/UT?
1) Puducherry
2) Jammu & Kashmir
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Uttarakhand

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Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Parliament building on May 28, 2023. Which of the following statements is/ are correct in this regard?
I. The new Lok Sabha cham­ber, with 888 seats, has peacock-themed interiors.
II. The interior of the Upper House, with 300 seats is Lotus themed.
III. The new building's six entrances exhibit "guardian statues showing auspicious animals-gaja, garuda, ashva, hamsa, makara, shardula.
Correct code is -

1) Only I and II
2) Only I and III
3) Only III
4) All I, II, and III

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Q. Which of the following is known as 'World Wetlands Day'?
1) 10 January
2) 15 January
3) 1 February
4) 2 February

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Q. World Social Protection Report is published by -
1) World Bank
2) World health Organization
3) International Labour Orga­nization
4) World Economics Forum

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