GK Questions and Answers, General Knowledge Quiz

Q. The sum of three consecutive integers is equal to their product. How many such possibilities are there?

1) Only one
2) Only two
3) Only three
4) No such possibility is there

Q. What is the value of X in the sequence 2, 12, 36, 80,150, X?

1) 248
2) 252
3) 258
4) 262

Q. Let p be a two-digit number and q be the number consisting of the same digits written in reverse order. If p x q = 2430, then what is the difference between p and q?

1) 45
2) 27
3) 18
4) 9

Q. What is the smallest number greater than 1000 that when divided by any one of the numbers 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 leaves a remainder of 3?

1) 1063
2) 1073
3) 1083
4) 1183

Q. Two candidates X and Y contested an election. 80% of voters cast their vote and there were no invalid votes. There was no NOTA (None of the above) option. X got 56% of the votes cast and won by 1440 votes. What is the total number of voters on the voters' list?

1) 15000
2) 12000
3) 9600
4) 5000

Q. There are eight equidistant points on a circle. How many right-angled triangles can be drawn using these points as vertices and taking the diameter as one side of the triangle?

1) 24
2) 16
3) 12
4) 8

Q. There is a numeric lock that has a 3-digit PIN. The PIN contains digits 1 to 7. There is no repetition of digits. The digits in the PIN from left to right are in decreasing order. Any two digits in the PIN differ by at least 2. How many maximum attempts does one need to find out the PIN with certainty?

1) 6
2) 8
3) 10
4) 12

Q. A person X wants to distribute some pens among six children A, B, C, D, E, and F. Suppose A gets twice the number of pens received by B, three times that of C, four times that of D, five times that of E and six times that of F. What is the minimum number of pens X should buy so that the number of pens each one gets is an even number?

1) 147
2) 150
3) 294
4) 300

Q. P, Q, R, S, T, and U are six members of a family. R is the spouse of Q. U is the mother of T and S is the daughter of U. P's daughter is T and R's son is P. There are two couples in the family. Which one of the following is correct?

1) Q is the grandfather of T
2) Q is the grandmother of T
3) R is the mother of P
4) T is the granddaughter of Q

Q. Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H sit around a circular table, equidistant from each other, facing the center of the table, not necessarily in the same order. B and D sit neither adjacent to C nor opposite to C. A sits in between E and D, and F sits in between B and H. Which one of the following is definitely correct?

1) B sits in between A and G
2) C sits opposite to G
3) E sits opposite to F
4) None of the above