GK Questions and Answers, General Knowledge Quiz

Q. Which one of the following pairs of metals is a very good conductor of heat?

1) Silver and Copper
2) Silver and Lead
3) Copper and Mercury
4) Lead and Mercury

Q. Milk of Magnesia is used when people suffer from indigestion of food. It is a -

1) Strong base
2) Mild base
3) Strong acid
4) Mild acid

Q. Stinging hair of nettle leaves injects fluid into the human body causing burning pain. The fluid is -

1) Methanoic acid
2) Tartaric acid
3) Hydrochloric acid
4) Sulphuric acid

Q. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has revised the base year index of Eight Core Industries having a combined weight of about 40.27 percent in the Index of Industrial Production. Which one of the following is not one of the Eight Core Industries?

1) Coal
2) Refinery products
3) Rubber products
4) Cement

Q. Which one of the following statements about a borrower from a Microfinance Company is not correct?

1) The borrower should not have annual income beyond a limit
2) The borrower should not seek loan amounts beyond a limit
3) The borrower should not refuse to offer a collateral
4) The borrower should not refuse to pay any rate of interest offered

Q. Consider the following statements about an Indian State -
1. It is well known globally for its variety of rocks and minerals.
2. It has the largest deposits of Chrysotile Asbestos in the country.
3. The Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Sagar Hydel Project is located in this State.
Identify the State from the following -

1) Jharkhand
2) Rajasthan
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Chhattisgarh

Q. Which types of vegetation will you find on the way as you travel from Bikaner to Konark by road by the shortest distance?

1) Tropical thorny, Desert, Moist deciduous, Mangrove
2) Desert, Tropical thorny, Most deciduous, Mangrove
3) Moist deciduous, Tropical thorny, Mangrove Desert
4) Desert, Tropical thorny, Mangrove, Moist deciduous

Q. Which one of the following is a tributary of the Barak River in Manipur?

1) Dhaleswari
2) Subansiri
3) Dhansiri
4) Manas

Q. Which one of the following is the first and oldest Government owned coal mining company in India?

1) Neyveli Lignite Corporation
2) Singareni Collieries Company Limited
3) Coal India Limited
4) Mahanadi Coalfields Limited

Q. Will all of you ____________________ up for prayer?

1) raze
2) raise
3) rise
4) race