Competitive exam General knowledge question and answer

Q-1:  APOLLO 10 was launched on
(a) 1970     (b) 1969     (c) 1968     (d) None

Answers: (b) 1969

Q-2:  Sputnik –I launched by ------- Rocket.
(a) R- 7 Semyorke     (b) R- 8 Semyorka
(c) A & B     (d) None

Answers: (a) R- 7 Semyorke

Q-3:  What are the no. of seats taken by NC?
(a) 28     (b) 27     (c) 68     (d) None

Answers: (a) 28

Q-4:  Who was first teacher in space?
(a) C. McMillan     (b) C. McAuliffe
(C) A & B     (d) None

Answers: (b) C. McAuliffe

Q-5 : Sally ride was ……..American woman in space?
(a) Second     (b) 1st     (c) 9th     (d) None

Answers: (b) 1st

Q-6:  Which of the fallowing PM announce from red fort that India will launch its own moon mission?
(a) A B Vajpayee     (b) Manmohan Singh
(c) Indira Gandhi     (d) None

Answers: (a) A B Vajpayee

Q-7:  Who was India’s first man in space?
(a) Sq. leader Rakesh Sharma      (b) F. officer R. Sharma
(c) Col. Rakesh Sharma      (d) None of these

Answers: (a) Sq. leader Rakesh Sharma

Q-8:  NC in a nick name of which political party?
(a) National Conference     (b) No capital
(c) A & B     (d) None

Answers: (a) National Conference

Q-9:  NC is a political party of which State?
(a) HP     (b) PB     (c) J & K     (d) None

Answers: (c) J & K

Q-10:  Who is president of NC?
(a) Omer Abdullah     (b) Sheikh Abdullah
(c) Mir Viaj     (d) None

Answers: (a) Omer Abdullah

Q-11:  How many assembly seats are there in J & K?
(a) 65     (b) 64     (c) 67     (d) None

Answers: (c) 67

Q-12:  World space weak in celebrated on ------
(a) 14th oct.     (b) 4th oct.
(c) 5th oct.     (d) None

Answers:  (b) 4th oct

Q-13:  How many seats received by PDP?
(a) 13     (b) 17     (c) 21     (d) 28

Answers: (c) 21

Q-14:  Umer Abdullah elected from …….constituency?
(a) Jamma     (b) Sonavar
(c) Ganderbal     (d) None

Answers: (c) Ganderbal

Q-15:  How many seats received by congress?
(a) 15     (b) 16     (c) 17     (d) 18

Answers: (c) 17

Q-16:  PDP Stands for
(a) People’s Democratic Party     (b) Press Democratic Party
(C) Pioneer Pupil Party     (d) None

Answers: (a) People’s Democratic pasty

Q-17:  Who is President of PDP?
(a) Muffti Mohammed sayed     (b) M. Mishre
(c) Farooq Abdullah     (d) None

Answers: (a) Mufti Mohammad syed

Q-18:  Man of destiny in nick name of …
(a) Napolean     (b) Bismarck
(c) R. N. Tagore     (d) None

Answers: (a) Napoleon

Q-19:  WHO was founded in?
(a) 1911     (b) 1946     (c) 1945     (d) None

Answers: (b) 1946

Q-20 : Egypt is also known as ----------
(a) Gift of Nile     (b) River in the sea
(c) Morning star     (d) None

Answers: (a) Gift of Nile

Q-21:  The Sydney time is published from?
(a) India     (b) Kolkata    

(c) London     (d) None

Answers: (c) London

Q-22:  Which is highest airport in world?
(a) Kolkata     (b) Palam
(c) Bongda     (d) None

Answers: (c) Bongda

Q-23:  Which country is Known as land of maple?
(a) India     (b) Canada
(c) China     (d) None

Answers: (b) Canada

Q-24:  NASA is a agency of which country?
(a) China     (b) India     (c) USA     (d) None

Answers: (c) USA

Q-25:  Colombo is capital of which country?
(a) Sri lanka     (b) China     (c) India     (d) None

Answers: (a) Srilanka

Q-26:  The father of Indian constitution is ---------.
(a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar     (b) P. Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) Rabinder Nath Tagore     (d) None of these

Answer: (a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Q-27:  What is the maximum fixed strength of Lok Sabha?
(a) 520     (b) 530     (c) 540     (d) 550

Answer: (d) 550

Q-28:  Which of the following Articles the Directive Principles of state Policy are included?
(a) Article 26 to 30     (b) Article 22 to 25
(c) Article 36 to 51     (d) Article 15 to 20

Answer: (c) Article 36 to 51

Q-29: How much time taken to produce the constitution in India?
(a) 2 years,10 months & 16 days     (b) 2 years,11 months & 18 days
(c) 3 years,7 months & 12 days     (d) 3 years,10 months & 16 days

Answer: (b) 2 years,11 months & 18 days

Q-30: Who was the first speaker of Indian Lok Sabha?
(a) Dr. B. R. Ambedker     (b) Sukumar Sen
(c) C.Rajagopalacharia     (d) G. V. Mavalankear

Answer: (d) G. V. Mavalankear

Q-31: How many parts of Indian constitution are there?
(a) 20 parts     (b) 21 parts
(c) 22 parts     (d) 23 parts

Answer: (c) 22 parts

Q-32: Total number of subjects included in union list is ----------.
(a) 90      (b) 92     (c) 94     (d) 97

Answer: (d) 97

Q-33: How many territories in India?
(a) 8     (b) 9     (c) 6     (d) 5

Answer: (c) 6

Q-34: In which year was the Assam High court renamed?
(a) 1970     (b) 1971     (c) 1972     (d) 1973

Answer: (b) 1971    

Q-35: Assam High court renamed as--------------.
(a) Guwahati High Court     (b) State High Court
(c) Assamia High Court     (d) None of these

Answer: (a) Guwahati High Court

Q-36: Which amongst the following is the Parliament of Hungary?
(a) Folketing     (b) Shora
(c) Knesset     (d) National Assembly

Answer: (d) National Assembly

Q-37: The Parliament of Libya is called ------------.
(a) General People’s     (b) Great People Khural
(c) Sejm     (d) Corts

Answer: (a) General People’s    

Q-38: Who was first mooted the idea of a constituent Assembly to frame a constitution for India?
(a) Combine conference of all parties in 1945
(b) Under Muslim League conference in 1940
(c) Under Swaraj Party meeting in 1928
(d) None of these

Answer: (c) Under Swaraj Party meeting in 1928

Q-39: Who was acted as the constitutional Adviser to the  constituent Assembly?
(a) B. N. Rau     (b) P. Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) R. Ramaswami     (d) Dr. Jaya Prakash

Answer: (a) B. N. Rau    

Q-40: Which amongst the following has been wrongly listed as a union Territory?
(a) Lakshadweep     (b) Dadar and Nagare Haweli
(c) Daman & Diu     (d) None of these

Answer: (d) None of these

Q-41: Which one of the following Article a person can move the Supreme court directly in the event of violation of Fundamental Rights?
(a) Article 30     (b) Article 31
(c) Article 32     (d) Article 33

Answer: (c) Article 32

Q-42: When was the fundamental duties of Indian citizens were incorporated in the constitution?
(a) 1970     (b) 1972
(c) 1974     (d) 1976

Answer: (d) 1976

Q-43: The President of India made use of his veto power only once in------.
(a) the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill
(b) the Money Bill
(c) the Women Welfare Bill
(d) the Social Welfare Bill

Answer: (a) the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill

Q-44: Who is appointed the members of the council of Ministers?
(a) appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
(b) appointed by the President
(c) appointed by the Prime Minister on the advice of the council of Ministers
(d) None of these

Answer: (a) appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Q-45: Which amongst the following Prime Minister never attended the Parliament  during his tenure?
(a) Mr. Inder Kumar Gujral
(b) Choudhary Charan Singh
(c) Rajiv Gandhi
(d) None of these

Answer: (b) Choudhary Charan Singh

Q-46: How many seats have been reserved for the Union Territories in the Lok Sabha?
(a) 10     (b) 15     (c) 20     (d) 25

Answer: (c) 20

Q-47: What can be the maximum gap between the two sessions of Parliament?
(a) two months     (b) four months
(c) five months     (d) None of these

Answer: (c) five months

Q-48: The salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court are charged on the consolidated Fund of India to ensure that----------
(a) they get their salaries temporarily
(b) the Parliament does not reduce their salaries
(c) they get their salaries on the basis of their duty
(d) they dispense justice impartially

Answer: (d) they dispense justice impartially

Q-49: The governor of a state is elected by ----------.
(a) the Prime Minister     (b) the President
(c) the Prime Minister     (d) state legislative 

Answer: (b) the President

Q-50: The members of the legislative assembly are elected by-----------
(a) the Parliament     (b) the Governor
(c) the People     (d) None of these

Answer: (c) the People


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