1000 General Knowledge Questions and Answers PDF Part 5 for Competitive Exams
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Most Repeated GK Questions for Government Exams with Answers – Part 5
401. The maximum number of Anglo-Indians who can be nominated
to the Lok Sabha is:
a) 2
b) 5
c) 10
d) 12
Answer: a) 2
402. If the President of India wants to resign, he has to
address the letter of resignation to the:
a) Prime Minister
b) Chief Justice
c) Vice-President
d) Parliament
Answer: c) Vice-President
403. The Parliament and the Constitution are the instruments
of:
a) Executive Justice
b) Legal Justice
c) Political Justice
d) Social Justice
Answer: b) Legal Justice
404. Who is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha?
a) Prime Minister
b) Speaker
c) Deputy Speaker
d) President
Answer: b) Speaker
405. Article 1 of the Constitution of India declares India
as:
a) Sovereign Nation
b) Union of States
c) Republic
d) Democratic
Answer: b) Union of States
406. Which among the following states has the largest
Legislative Assembly?
a) Maharashtra
b) Bihar
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) West Bengal
Answer: c) Uttar Pradesh
407. How much time did it take for the Constituent Assembly
to finalize the constitution?
a) 1 year
b) 2 years 11 months 18 days
c) 2 years 8 months 11 days
d) 4 years 11 months 18 days
Answer: b) 2 years 11 months 18 days
408. The world's largest island is:
a) Borneo
b) Madagascar
c) Greenland
d) New Guinea
Answer: c) Greenland
409. Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India?
a) Coimbatore
b) Chennai
c) Bengaluru
d) Hyderabad
Answer: a) Coimbatore
410. Which of the following plays an important role in
photosynthesis?
a) Mitochondria
b) Chloroplast
c) Nucleus
d) Ribosome
Answer: b) Chloroplast
411. The gas released during the Bhopal tragedy was:
a) Ammonia
b) Methyl isothiocyanate
c) Chlorine
d) Carbon monoxide
Answer: b) Methyl isothiocyanate
412. Ozone protects the biosphere from:
a) Infrared rays
b) Radio waves
c) Ultraviolet rays
d) X-rays
Answer: c) Ultraviolet rays
413. Which among the following is present inside the nucleus
of an atom?
a) Electrons
b) Protons and Neutrons
c) Neutrons and Electrons
d) Protons and Electrons
Answer: b) Protons and Neutrons
414. Which among the following is white phosphorus?
a) P2
b) P4
c) P5
d) P6
Answer: b) P4
415. What was the name of the Guru of Kabir?
a) Nanak
b) Ramanand
c) Dnyaneshwar
d) Vivekananda
Answer: b) Ramanand
416. The book 'Lilavati' is related to:
a) Astronomy
b) Medicine
c) Mathematics
d) Geography
Answer: c) Mathematics
417. Shivaji was crowned king of the Marathas at:
a) Pune
b) Raigad
c) Kolhapur
d) Satara
Answer: b) Raigad
418. A Horse Power Equals:
a) 550 watts
b) 746 watts
c) 1000 watts
d) 1200 watts
Answer: b) 746 watts
419. To hear a clear echo, the distance between the listener
and the reflector should be:
a) 10 meters
b) 17 meters
c) 20 meters
d) 30 meters
Answer: b) 17 meters
420. Of which part of a plant is potato a modified form?
a) Root
b) Leaf
c) Stem
d) Flower
Answer: c) Stem
421. Which branch of science deals with kidney diseases?
a) Urology
b) Nephrology
c) Cardiology
d) Dermatology
Answer: b) Nephrology
422. What does WWW stand for in the world of Internet?
a) World Wide Web
b) World Web Wide
c) World Web Work
d) Web World Wide
Answer: a) World Wide Web
423. What does meteorology deal with?
a) Earth
b) Plants
c) Weather
d) Geography
Answer: c) Weather
424. From which part of the plant is turmeric obtained?
a) Root
b) Stem
c) Leaf
d) Flower
Answer: a) Stem
425. Who propounded the universal law of gravitation?
a) Albert Einstein
b) Isaac Newton
c) Galileo Galilei
d) Johannes Kepler
Answer: b) Isaac Newton
426. Name the unit used to measure the depth of water?
a) Meter
b) Fathom
c) Cubic meter
d) Liter
Answer: b) Fathom
427. Which instrument is used to measure electric current?
a) Voltmeter
b) Ammeter
c) Ohmmeter
d) Multimeter
Answer: b) Ammeter
428. What does the pancreas secrete?
a) Bile
b) Insulin
c) Glucose
d) Gastric juice
Answer: b) Insulin
429. The filament of an electric bulb is made of which metal?
a) Copper
b) Aluminum
c) Tungsten
d) Silver
Answer: c) Tungsten
430. The mirror used in motor vehicles near the driver's seat
is:
a) Concave Mirror
b) Plane Mirror
c) Convex Mirror
d) Biconvex Mirror
Answer: c) Convex Mirror
431. In the visible spectrum, which color has the shortest
wavelength?
a) Blue
b) Green
c) Red
d) Violet
Answer: d) Violet
432. What is the unit of radioactivity?
a) Gray
b) Becquerel
c) Curie
d) Roentgen
Answer: c) Curie
433. The velocity of sound wave is highest:
a) In air
b) In water
c) In solid
d) In vacuum
Answer: c) In solid
434. How is the shape of our galaxy?
a) Elliptical
b) Irregular
c) Spiral
d) Circular
Answer: c) Spiral
435. This disease caused by a deficiency of protein is:
a) Marasmus
b) Kwashiorkor
c) Beriberi
d) Scurvy
Answer: b) Kwashiorkor
436. The number of Union Territories in India is:
a) 5
b) 7
c) 9
d) 12
Answer: b) 7
437. The maximum duration for which the President’s office
can remain vacant is:
a) 3 months
b) 6 months
c) 1 year
d) 2 years
Answer: b) 6 months
438. Shakyamuni is another name for:
a) Mahavira
b) Gautama Buddha
c) Ashoka
d) Confucius
Answer: b) Gautama Buddha
439. The first Secretary-General of the United Nations was:
a) Kofi Annan
b) Ban Ki-moon
c) Trygve Lie
d) Dag Hammarskjöld
Answer: c) Trygve Lie
440. The highest producer of milk in the world is:
a) USA
b) India
c) China
d) Brazil
Answer: b) India
441. The first woman Chief Justice of the High Court of India
was:
a) Leila Seth
b) Fathima Beevi
c) Ruma Pal
d) Indu Malhotra
Answer: a) Leila Seth
442. The Battle of Waterloo was fought in the year:
a) 1800
b) 1815
c) 1820
d) 1830
Answer: b) 1815
443. In which year did America gain independence?
a) 1776
b) 1783
c) 1787
d) 1791
Answer: a) 1776
444. Who is known as the artist of the world-famous painting
'Mona Lisa'?
a) Michelangelo
b) Raphael
c) Leonardo da Vinci
d) Vincent van Gogh
Answer: c) Leonardo da Vinci
445. The 'Boston Tea Party' protest was associated with the
revolution of:
a) France
b) America
c) India
d) England
Answer: b) America
446. Which is considered the oldest civilization in the
world?
a) Egyptian Civilization
b) Mesopotamian Civilization
c) Indus Valley Civilization
d) Chinese Civilization
Answer: b) Mesopotamian Civilization
447. Which among the following is called the "Gift of
the Nile”?
a) Sudan
b) Egypt
c) Ethiopia
d) Libya
Answer: b) Egypt
448. When were the ancient Olympic games first held?
a) 776 BC
b) 800 BC
c) 900 BC
d) 700 BC
Answer: a) 776 BC
449. Who is known as the father of Modern Medicine?
a) Aristotle
b) Galen
c) Hippocrates
d) Avicenna
Answer: c) Hippocrates
450. Who is known as the Bismarck of India?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
451. The Governor-General of India at the time of the
formation of the Indian National Congress was:
a) Lord Curzon
b) Lord Dufferin
c) Lord Minto
d) Lord Wellesley
Answer: b) Lord Dufferin
452. Which among the following is a hereditary disease?
a) Tuberculosis
b) Thalassemia
c) Diabetes
d) Malaria
Answer: b) Thalassemia
453. 'Saffron' is obtained from which part of the plant?
a) Petal
b) Leaf
c) Stigma
d) Root
Answer: c) Stigma
454. Penicillin, which is used as an antibiotic, is obtained
from:
a) Bacteria
b) Fungi
c) Plants
d) Animals
Answer: b) Fungi
455. The instrument that measures arterial blood pressure is
known as:
a) Barometer
b) Sphygmomanometer
c) Stethoscope
d) Thermometer
Answer: b) Sphygmomanometer
456. Which of the following tests is used for the diagnosis
of 'Colour-Blindness' in people?
a) Rorschach Test
b) Ishihara Test
c) MMPI Test
d) CAT Test
Answer: b) Ishihara Test
457. The Supreme Court of India was established on:
a) 26 January 1947
b) 26 January 1950
c) 15 August 1947
d) 1st November 1956
Answer: b) 26 January 1950
458. Kali Banga is located in which state?
a) Punjab
b) Rajasthan
c) Gujarat
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: b) Rajasthan
459. The people of the Indus Valley worshipped whom?
a) The Sun
b) Ficus tree
c) Cow
d) Fire
Answer: b) Ficus tree
460. Where did Aryans come from in India?
a) Europe
b) Central Asia
c) Persia
d) Africa
Answer: b) Central Asia
461. Where is Jim Corbett National Park located?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: a) Uttarakhand
462. Where is Sariska Tiger Reserve located?
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttarakhand
Answer: b) Rajasthan
463. India is the largest exporter of:
a) Tea
b) Coffee
c) Mica
d) Cotton
Answer: c) Mica
464. In which state is the gold mine located in India?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Maharashtra
Answer: b) Karnataka
465. Where is Chilika Lake situated?
a) West Bengal
b) Odisha
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Kerala
Answer: b) Odisha
466. Where is the Golden Temple situated?
a) Amritsar, Punjab
b) Delhi
c) Jaipur
d) Varanasi
Answer: a) Amritsar, Punjab
467. Where is Dal Lake located?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Srinagar
d) Ladakh
Answer: c) Srinagar
468. The chemical name of quartz is:
a) Sodium silicate
b) Silicon dioxide
c) Calcium carbonate
d) Magnesium oxide
Answer: b) Silicon dioxide
469. Crescograph was invented by:
a) J.C. Bose
b) Albert Einstein
c) Isaac Newton
d) Thomas Edison
Answer: a) J.C. Bose
470. The state of Nagaland has special protection under which
of the following articles?
a) Article 371
b) Article 371A
c) Article 370
d) Article 372
Answer: b) Article 371A
471. Which of the following states does not have a bicameral
legislature?
a) Bihar
b) Karnataka
c) Odisha
d) Maharashtra
Answer: c) Odisha
472. Which article of the Constitution provides special
rights to the President?
a) Article 360
b) Article 361
c) Article 362
d) Article 363
Answer: b) Article 361
473. The largest producer of Lac in India is:
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Jharkhand
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Odisha
Answer: b) Jharkhand
474. Financial emergency can be continued for:
a) 6 months
b) 1 year
c) Infinite
d) 3 months
Answer: c) Infinite
475. Masses of stars and galaxies are usually expressed in
terms of:
a) Kilograms
b) Solar mass
c) Light years
d) Astronomical units
Answer: b) Solar mass
476. Curie is the unit of:
a) Energy
b) Radioactivity
c) Temperature
d) Pressure
Answer: b) Radioactivity
477. Ampere is the unit of:
a) Voltage
b) Current electricity
c) Resistance
d) Power
Answer: b) Current electricity
478. Parsec is the unit of:
a) Mass
b) Time
c) Energy
d) Distance
Answer: d) Distance
479. Which one among the following metals is prominently used
in mobile phone batteries?
a) Nickel
b) Lithium
c) Lead
d) Zinc
Answer: b) Lithium
480. Who among the following proposed that the atom is
indivisible?
a) Niels Bohr
b) Albert Einstein
c) Dalton
d) Thomson
Answer: c) Dalton
481. Bronze is an alloy of:
a) Copper and Lead
b) Copper and Tin
c) Copper and Zinc
d) Copper and Iron
Answer: b) Copper and Tin
482. Brass contains:
a) Copper and Tin
b) Copper and Zinc
c) Copper and Lead
d) Copper and Iron
Answer: b) Copper and Zinc
483. Fuse wire is made of an alloy of:
a) Copper and Tin
b) Tin and Lead
c) Copper and Lead
d) Zinc and Lead
Answer: b) Tin and Lead
484. The type of metals used in printing is an alloy of:
a) Lead and Zinc
b) Lead and Antimony
c) Tin and Antimony
d) Copper and Lead
Answer: b) Lead and Antimony
485. Aluminium is extracted from:
a) Hematite
b) Bauxite
c) Magnetite
d) Iron ore
Answer: b) Bauxite
486. Which one of the following is an iron ore?
a) Bauxite
b) Magnetite
c) Gypsum
d) Sphalerite
Answer: b) Magnetite
487. Which one among the following metals is used in
fireworks to make a brilliant white light?
a) Sodium
b) Magnesium
c) Aluminium
d) Calcium
Answer: b) Magnesium
488. A Light-emitting diode (LED) converts:
a) Chemical energy to Light Energy
b) Electrical energy to Light Energy
c) Light energy to Electrical energy
d) Thermal energy to Light Energy
Answer: b) Electrical energy to Light Energy
489. The Celsius temperature is a/an:
a) Absolute temperature
b) Relative temperature
c) Thermodynamic temperature
d) Measurement of heat
Answer: b) Relative temperature
490. In terms of magnetic properties, oxygen belongs to:
a) Diamagnetic materials
b) Ferromagnetic materials
c) Paramagnetic materials
d) Superparamagnetic materials
Answer: c) Paramagnetic materials
491. Which type/types of pen uses capillary action in
addition to gravity for the flow of ink?
a) Fountain pen only
b) Gel pen only
c) Ballpoint pen only
d) Both a and b
Answer: b) Gel pen only
492. Which one among the following most correctly determines
the atomic number of an element?
a) Number of protons
b) Number of neutrons
c) Number of electrons
d) Mass number
Answer: c) Number of electrons
493. Which one among the following is used to make a
periscope?
a) Concave mirror
b) Convex mirror
c) Plane mirror
d) Prism
Answer: c) Plane mirror
494. Kilowatt-hour is the unit of:
a) Power
b) Work
c) Energy
d) Current
Answer: c) Energy
495. Which one among the following waves is called waves of
heat energy?
a) Radio waves
b) Ultraviolet waves
c) Infrared waves
d) Sound waves
Answer: c) Infrared waves
496. Ultrasonic waves are those sound waves having a
frequency:
a) Less than 20 Hertz
b) More than 20 kilohertz
c) Between 20 Hz and 20 kHz
d) None of the above
Answer: b) More than 20 kilohertz
497. In SONAR, we use waves:
a) Infrared waves
b) Ultrasonic waves
c) Sound waves
d) Radio waves
Answer: b) Ultrasonic waves
498. The working principle of a washing machine is:
a) Centrifugation
b) Filtration
c) Evaporation
d) Distillation
Answer: a) Centrifugation
499. The time period of a simple pendulum is:
a) 1 second
b) 2 seconds
c) 3 seconds
d) 4 seconds
Answer: b) 2 seconds
500. Gamma rays have the greatest similarity with:
a) Alpha rays
b) Beta rays
c) X-rays
d) Radio waves
Answer: c) X-rays
