General Knowledge Question Answer: GK Questions and Answers

General Knowledge Questions, Quiz for Competitive Exams, Important MCQs for GK

Q. Consider the following statements concerning the American War of Independence -
1. The Americans raised the slogan, No taxation without representation.
2. The American merchants resorted to the boycott of the British products.
Select the correct answer using the code given below -

1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2

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Q. Consider the following statements related to Dayanand's idea of social reform -
1. Dayanand's reform envisaged a social order, where different castes performed functions suitable to their status determined by merit.
2. Dayanand's 'robust Vedic counterpart' challenged the masculine West that had enslaved the Aryavarta.
Which of the statement/s given above is/ are correct?

1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2

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Q. The provisions of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India shall not apply to the administration and control of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in -
1. Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha
2. Assam and Tripura
3. Meghalaya and Mizoram
Select the correct answer using the code given below -

1) 1 only
2) 1 and 2 only
3) 2 and 3 only
4) 1, 2 and 3

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Q. The principal component(s) of Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of economic development was/ were -
1. Restructuring economic dependency on metropolitan capitalism into independent economic development.
2. Transition from semi-feudal agriculture to capitalist farming.
Select the correct answer using the code given below -

1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2

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Q. Lithosphere consists of -
1) upper and lower mantle
2) crust and core
3) crust and uppermost solid mantle
4) mantle and core

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Q. Which one of the following is a major plate?
1) Pacific Plate
2) Cocos Plate
3) Arabian Plate
4) Philippine Plate

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Q. A deep valley characterized by steep step-like slope is known as -
1) U-shaped valley
2) Blind valley
3) Gorge
4) Canyon

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Q. Stalactite, stalagmite and pillars are the depositional landforms of -
1) running water
2) wind
3) glacier
4) underground water

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Q. Loktak lake is situated in the State of -
1) Sikkim
2) Manipur
3) Odisha
4) Mizoram

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Q. The headquarters of National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC) is located at -
1) New Delhi
2) Lucknow
3) Kolkata
4) Bhopal

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