GK Questions and Answers, General Knowledge Quiz
Q. Which one of the following would be considered Foreign Direct Investment?
1) A foreign company buying shares in stock exchanges in India
2) A foreign country pension fund investing in Indian stock markets
3) A foreign merchant banker buying shares from Indian stock markets
4) A foreign entity setting up an educational institution in India
Q. Individual lava flows are normally only a few feet thick, but over a long period of time, repeated flows may build up a volcano. Such volcanoes are termed as -
1) Shield volcano
2) Composite volcano
3) Strato-volcano
4) Cinder-cone volcano
Q. A peripediment in a desert or semi-desert region is also known as -
1) Inselberg
2) Zeugen
3) Bajada
4) Playa
Q. Which one of the following works was composed by Krishna- deva Raya on statecraft in Telugu?
1) Amuktamalyada
2) Jambavati Kalyanam
3) Rayavachakamu
4) Satyavadu Parinaya
Q. The ruins of Hampi were brought to light by which of the following British officers of the East India Company?
1) Colonel Colin Mackenzie
2) James Prinsep
3) William Jones
4) James Rennell
Q. Who among the following was the founder of the Virashaiva Movement of Karnataka?
1) Basavanna
2) Appar
3) Sambandar
4) Sundarar
Q. In which one of the following years was the first telegraphic connection established between Europe and India?
1) 1851
2) 1854
3) 1865
4) 1871
Q. Which of the following statements about sculptures of Sanchi is/ are correct?
1. In some sculptures, there is a representation of Shalabhanjika.
2. The figure of Shalabhanjika is represented by a woman surrounded by lotuses and elephants.
3. The Shalabhanjika motif was not directly inspired by Buddhist ideas.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below -
1) 1, 2 and 3
2) Only 2 and 3
3) Only 2
4) Only 1 and 3
Q. Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of Indian Federalism?
1) The federating units consented to form a union
2) Residuary powers vest with the Centre
3) Single citizenship
4) An extensive Union and Concurrent list
Q. Which one of the following best describes BRICS?
1) A group of five nuclear powers
2) A group of five industrialized nations
3) A group of five major emerging economies
4) A group of five potentially strong UN Security Council members from the Countries of the Global South
