Most important GK questions asked in previous compitative Exams:
1. Which programme given the slogan of Garibi Hatao?
5th five year plan.
2. In which five year plan India opted for mixed economy?
Second
3. When was the first five year plan of India started?
1951
4. Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission?
Jawahar Lal Nehru
5. The Secretariat of SAARC is set up at
– Kathmandu
6. what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh? –
– Padma.
7. Which State has the largest coastline in India?
– Gujarat.
8. The highest grade and best quality coal is –
– Anthracit.
9. Brightest star outside our Solar System is
– Sirius (Dog Star).
10. Closest star of Solar System is
– Proxima Centauri.
11. Light year & quotis a unit of
– Distance.
12. The highest waterfall of the world is
– Angles Falls.
13. In Bangladesh, Ganga is known by which name
– Padma.
14. The Brahmaputra system rises in
– Tibet (from Chemayungdung glacier)
15. In Bangladesh, Brahmaputra is known by which name –
– Jamuna.
16. World Environment Day
– 5 June.
17. What is the only country through which both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn pass
– Brazil.
18. Which is the longest peninsular river
– Godavari River (1465 km).
19. The largest producer of black pepper in India
– Kerala.
20. The Prime Meridian passes through
– Greenwich.
21. The Vivekanand Rock Memorial is situated at which place
– Kanyakumari.
22. Kangchenjunga is situated in
– Sikkim.
23. Marbles are formed due to change in
– Limestone.
24. Which rock are called primary rocks
– Igeneous Rocks.
25. Sandstone is a
– Sedimentary Rocks.
26. Which city is known as the Manchester of South India
– Coimbatore.
27. What is the time difference between GMT and IST
– Five and Half hours.
28. Name the strait dividing India and Sri Lanka
– Palk Strait.
29. Which state in India is called the Land of Five Rivers
– Punjab.
30. On which river is the Bhakra Nangal Dam of India Built
– Sutlej.
31. Which city in India is called the Lake City
– Udaipur.
32. Jet streams are usually found in the
– Tropopause.
33. Which hills are found where the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet
– Nilgiri Hills.
34. In which state is terrace cultivation practiced
– Uttarakhand.
35. In term of area, India is the largest country of the world
– 7th.
36. The Andaman group and Nicobar group of islands are separated from each other by
-10° Channel.
37. Of which major river system is the Sutlej a part
– Indus.
38. Which river of India is called vridha Ganga
– Godavari.
39. The Girnar Hills are situated in which state
– Gujrat.
40. The deepest mine in the world
– Africa.
41. In which type of rocks are coal and petroleum found
– Sendimentary.
42. Which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously
– Kalpakkam (TamilNadu).
43. Which one has the maximum no. of National Parks
– Madhya Pradesh.
44. Which river flows between Vindhya and Satpura ranges
– Narmada.
45. What is the highest peak in the Aravalli range
– Guru Shikhar.
46. The oldest oil refinery in India is at
– Digboi, Assam.
47. The percentage of irrigated land in India is about
– 35%.
48. Most of the weather phenomena take place in the
– Troposphere.
49. The radiation that heats earth atmosphere comes from
– earth.
50. Roaring Forties is – westerly winds
51. The highest peak in South India is
– Anaimudi.
52. Which river has the largest catchment area
– Godavari.
53. Which is the largest man-made lake in India
– Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar.
54. EL Nino replaces which current
– Humboldt.
55. Which months are known forretreating monsoons.
– October and November.
56. The scientific study of soil is
– Pedology.
57. At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in
– Andaman Island.
58. The depletion in Ozone layer is caused by
– Chlorofluorocarbon.
59. The world largest island is
– Greenland.
60. Which region is most rich in coal deposits
– Damodar Valley.
61. Nandadevi peak is located in
– Uttarakhand.
62. The term Doab means
– a land between two river.
63. The Himalayas is the example of
– Fold Mountains .
64. The largest herbarium of India is located at
– Kolkata.
65. Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called
– Magma.
66. The longest sea beach in India is
– Marina Beach.
67. What is Dakshin Gangotri
– Unmanned station located in Antarctica.
68. The beach sands of Kerala are rich in – Thorium.
69. The largest irrigation canal in India is
– Indira Gandhi Canal.
70. Which is the most important raw material for generation of power in India
– Coal.
71. On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day
– December 21.
72. Which state is the member of Seven Sister
-Tripura.
73. With which country, India has the longest international boundary
– Bangladesh.
74. The magnitude of Earthquake is measured by
– Seismograph.
75. The rift valley is formed mainly
– Between two rifts.
76. What is the main cause of Tsunami
– Earthquake on sea surface.
77. The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty which is related to
– Greenhouse gases.
78. The largest ecosystem of earth is
– Biosphere.
79. Which is one of the major causes of greenhouse effect
– Carbon Dioxide.
80. The longest day in North Hemisphere is
– June 21.
81. The shortest day in North Hemisphere is
– 22 Dec.
82. The longest day in South Hemisphere is
– 22 Dec.
83. The shortest day in South Hemisphere is
– June 2.
84. What is Earth average orbital velocity
– 29.79 Kilometers.
85. Earth takes time, revolution around the sun is
– 365 days, 5 hrs, 48 min and 45.51 sec.
86. The equator represents in
-0° latitude.
87. Which states is called Tiger State Of India
– Karnataka.
88. DOTS is a treatment given to patients suffering from
– Tuberculosis.
89. ELISA test is used for detection of
– AIDS.
90. The suicidal bags of the cell are
– Lysosomes.
91. Protein factory of a cell is
– Ribosome.
92. Powerhouse of Cell is
– Mitochondria.
93. Penicillin was discovered by
– Alexander Fleming.
94. Who discovered Polio Vaccine
– Johnak Salk.
95. Who discovered Cell
– Robert Hooke.
96. Penicillin extracted from
– fungus.
97. Who discovered Smallpox Vaccine
– Edward Jenner.
98. Largest gland in human body
– Liver.
99. Largest organ in human body
– Skin.
100. Largest bone in Human body
– Femur .
