GK Questions and Answers, General Knowledge Quiz

Q. Kanheri Caves are located in which state?

1) Maharashtra
2) Odisha
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Karnataka

Q. Triple-Test Formula is related to -

1) Appointment of teachers in Primary School
2) Appointment of teachers in Universities
3) Reservation of seats for other backward castes in local bodies (Panchayati Raj Institutions and urban local bodies election)
4) Treatment of Tubercular patients

Q. Wanchuwa festival is celebrated in which state?

1) West Bengal
2) Kerala
3) Assam
4) Tripura

Q. Which of the following ports lie in the Tyrrhenian Sea?
I. Port of Naples
II. Port of Palermo
III. Liverno
IV. Cagliari
V. Bastia Port
Correct code is -

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

Q. Which of the following island groups are found in South China Sea?
I. Spratly
II. Parcel
III.Pratas
Correct code is -

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

Q. Which of the following is/are associated with Red Sea?
(I) Bab el Mandeb Strait
(II) Gulf of Aden
(III) Palk Strait
Correct code is -

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

Q. Which of the following is an example of positive discrimination adopted in the Constitution of India?

1) Reservation of seats in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
2) Providing Constitutional Status to Panchayati Raj Institution
3) Provision of Impeachment of President of India
4) Provision of Directive Principles of State Policy

Q. Which of the following does not characterise electoral politics in India now days?

1) Multi-party system
2) Coalition formation
3) Stabilisaton of the Congress dominance system
4) Increase in the scope of electoral choices of voters

Q. Which of the following is not a function of urban local bodies in India?

1) Public Health and Sanitation
2) Water Supply
3) Public Utility Services
4) Law and Order

Q. By which Constitutional Amendment the words Socialist, Secular and Integrity were incorporated in the Preamble of the Constitution of India?

1) 4th Amendment
2) 20th Amendment
3) 42nd Amendment
4) 44th Amendment