GK Questions and Answers, General Knowledge Quiz

Q. Who was the leader of the 1857 revolt at Kanpur?

1) Ranjit Singh
2) Rani Jhansi
3) Tantya Tope
4) Nana Saheb

Q. Renaissance first started in -

1) Germany
2) Russia
3) Portugal
4) India

Q. Rigveda is believed by historians to have been written when -

1) It was Stone Age
2) It was Copper Age
3) It was Copper Age
4) The Iron Age had already commenced

Q. Increase of carbon dioxide in atmosphere causes -

1) Fall in earth's temperature
2) Rise in earth's temperature
3) Increase in ultraviolet rays
4) Uniformity in earth's temperature

Q. The theory of relativity was put forth by -

1) Albert Einstein
2) Edison
3) Galileo
4) Newton

Q. Who wrote "My Experiments with Truth"?

1) Jawaharlal Nehru
2) Motilal Nehru
3) Mahatma Gandhi
4) C.Rajagopalachari

Q. Which of the following presidents of America abolished slavery?

1) Abraham Lincoln
2) Thomas Jefferson
3) George Washington
4) Stanley Jackson

Q. Which of the following diseases is caused by bacteria?

1) Gonorrhoea
2) Poliomyelitis
3) Amoebiasis
4) Filaria

Q. Rusting of Iron is an example of -

1) Decomposition
2) Radioactive decay
3) Oxidation
4) Reduction

Q. Who was the author of Mahabharata?

1) Valmiki
2) Ved Vyas
3) Tulsi Das
4) Kalidas