GK Questions and Answers, General Knowledge Quiz

Q. In India, the period of steady population growth refers to the decade(s) of -

1) 1981-2011
2) 1951-1981
3) 1921-1951
4) 1911-1921

Q. Which one of the following States/Union Territories has the highest percentage of forest area to the total geographical area?

1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) Lakshadweep
3) Nagaland
4) Mizoram

Q. Where are the Bermuda Islands located?

1) Caribbean Sea
2) North Atlantic Ocean
3) Gulf of Mexico
4) Mediterranean Sea

Q. Which one of the following climatic types (Koppen’s Scheme) is best suited to describe the climate of the western fringe of Rajasthan?

1) Amw
2) Aw
3) Bwhw
4) Cwg

Q. Which one of the following is the first urban settlement in the world to reach a population size of one million (million-plus city)?

1) London
2) Paris
3) New York
4) Washington D.C.

Q. Hyphae are -

1) produced by yeast
2) thin threads formed by many fungi
3) reproductive cells
4) responsible for preventing the cell from losing water in wet conditions

Q. Yeast, which is used to make bread, belongs to the group -

1) Protista
2) Fungi
3) Monera
4) Protozoa

Q. Mutation in a virus is caused due to a change in its -

1) cell size
2) genetic material
3) shape
4) colour

Q. Which one of the following is the main reason for acid rain?

1) Dissolution of sulphur and nitrogen oxides in rain
2) Dissolution of minerals in rain
3) Dissolution of dust particles in the rain
4) Dissolution of soil solution in rain

Q. Which one of the following living organisms gives litmus?

1) Protozoa
2) Virus
3) Lichen
4) Saccharomyces